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Welcome, my name is Sylvia Smiser. I am a self taught artist. I enjoy creating one of a kind art dolls and sculpted figures. Vintage Halloween styled artwork and Dia de los Muertos art dolls is what comes naturally to me and what I am most passionate about creating. I am a proud member of the wonderful art groups EHAG (Eclectic Halloween Artists Guild) and PFATT (Primitive Folk Art Talk & Tea). I am a participating artist at Ghoultide Gathering. I am honored to have been published in Art Doll Quarterly, Dolls magazine, Somerset Studio Gallery and Celebrate 365 Magazine. I am also a Physical Therapist and Mama to 15 year old Boy/Girl Twins. My husband is a wonderful man who is very supportive of my art and together with our two doggy fur kids we make one happy, busy family.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

ANABOO CREATIONS WEB SALE


Hello Friend and welcome to my Web Sale! 
I hope you enjoy my offerings.


These are one of a kind pieces and I will not be making any duplicates.  Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for coming by to check out my sale. 

First up is Purple Masquerade Catrina
She is 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.
Her dress is made from antique fabrics: Including Striped silk taffeta, violet silk velvet and a matte sequined tulle trim. Her underskirt is trimmed with antique silk black lace. 


SOLD
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Catrina in Rust Velvet
This little lady is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.
Her dress is made from antique silks and metallic trims. The rust velvet of her skirt is a very rich beautiful color. 


SOLD
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Matilde
Matilde is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.  She is dressed in antique bobbin lace and a colorful skirt also trimmed with antique lace. 


She is $195 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com
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Frida Catrina
Frida is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics.  She is dressed in antique black ruffled trim and a colorful Day of the Dead skirt. She also comes with a removable rebozo around her head. She was featured in this year's Ghoultide Gathering add inside the front cover of the current Art Doll Quarterly magazine. 



SOLD
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My last large Catrina is Lady in Daffodils 
Lady in Daffodils is also 20" tall. She can stand with the aid of a doll stand or sit. 
Her arms and legs are posable and made of fabric with a wire armature. 
Her face is sculpted from paperclay and she is painted in acrylics. She is wearing a vintage lace trim top decorated with a tiny ribbon flower trim. It's so delicate and feminine. Her day of the dead colorful skirt is also trimmed with antique lace. 


She is $195 + $9.00
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com
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Mini Catrina in Blue
This sweet little mini is one of the minis featured in an article I wrote in the current issue of Art Doll Quarterly. 


She is 5 3/4" tall and is wearing and antique trim top and a day of the dead themed skirt. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD
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Mini Catrina in Red
This little lady was also featured in the Art Doll Quarterly article mentioned above. 
She is also 5 3/4" tall and dressed in her special red and white day of the dead dress. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD

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Mini Catrina in Pink and Black
She is 6" tall and is wearing a skirt and top made from antique trims. 
She has posable arms and legs and stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 
SOLD
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Mini Catrina is Black and White

She is 5 1/4" tall and is wearing antique cotton and lace. Her skirt is made from a small remnant from an early1900's quilt.  Her arms and legs are posable and she stands with the aid of a tiny doll stand. 

SOLD

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Next up are 3 baby bats. Each with their own personality.  They hang upside down and they have posable wings.  These sweet little guys are 6 inches tall and their wing span is 13" when fully spread out.  They are $65.00 each. 

Bat pup #1
SOLD
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 Bat pup #2
SOLD
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 Bat pup #3
SOLD

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Little devil treat box

This is a hand sculpted and painted little treat box. It's inside is 1 3/4" in diameter and the horn to beard measurement is 2 1/2"
He is $35.00 + $2.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Sneezing Pumpkin treat box

This is a hand sculpted and painted little treat box. It's inside diameter is 1 3/4" and the step to chin measurement is 2 1/2"
SOLD

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The next four items are hand puppets created in the old Punch and Judy Style. 
These are functional Puppets that are sitting on a cone for display. 

First up is a Beautiful Black Cat Puppet
He is made from antique silk velvet and has a hand sculpted and painted head and paws.
His head is 2 3/4"tall and his entire length is 18 1/2". 
He is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Halloween Skeleton Puppet
He is made from a vintage orange and black Harlequin fabric with crepe paper ruffles.
His head is 3" tall and he is a total of 17" in height. 

SOLD

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Ghost Girl Puppet
She is made from quality cotton quilting fabric and a vintage lace collar.  
Her flowing hair is made from sheep's wool.
Her head is 3" high and her total length is 18".
She is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Judy Puppet
She is made with antique cotton fabric commonly used in old quilts. She has a vintage lace collar and sheep's wool hair.  Her head is 3 1/2" tall and her total length is 17 1/2". 
She is $125 + $5.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Last but not least are my favorite Cat Couple. These two are sold separately. 
I love these two because I made their matching outfits from real antique Halloween costume fabric. This type of fabric is very hard to find. 
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She is also wearing an antique beaded trim headband that sparkles beautifully around her head.
She stands 19" tall and has posable arms, legs, and tail. 

Miss Kitty is $275 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Purrrcy the Halloween Cat
Purrrcy is all decked out in his Halloween finest. He measures 21" tall to the top of his hat. 
He has posable arms, legs and tail. 

Purrcy is $275 + $9.00 shipping
Please e-mail me for a paypal invoice.
sylvia@anaboocreations.com

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Thank you for visiting my web sale and have a magical evening! 
~ Sylvia










Tuesday, October 7, 2014

I'm having a WEB SALE! Sunday October 12, 2014 at 9 PM EST



Tune in on Sunday night 9 PM Eastern time, 8 PM Central time, and 6 PM Pacific time for a parade of goodies that will be available for purchase on a first come basis. 
I hope you will join me! 

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Pumpkinstiltskin, New for the EHAG Emporium

This month EHAG had an artist challenge. You had to create a piece in the theme of "Once upon a WICKED time, a Halloween Fairy Tale. 



I chose to do the mischievous Rumpelstiltskin or in this case PUMPKINstiltskin. 


Come see what everyone has created! 


Pumpkinstiltskin is now available in my ETSY Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnabooCreations
Thanks for stopping in to take a peak.
~Sylvia


Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! The Ghoultide Gathering Website Has Been Updated With This Year's List Of Exhibiting Artists And Guess Who Is On The List...


Good Morning Friends! 

As some of you may know I look forward to attending the Ghoultide Gathering every year! 
In year's past I have even shared some photos from the show. 
Because for those that cannot go, you should at least get a peak of the magic created at the Ghoultide Gathering. There are so many outstanding artists in this show sharing their one of a kind creations that you feel like a kid in a candy store!

Scott Smith and Bill Gilmore put on an amazing show every year. Just when you think it can't get any better they add something special to make it even more spectacular!

Now for my big news!
Exactly a week ago today I got the most amazing invitation ever!!!

I was invited to be an exhibiting artist at the 8th annual
 Ghoultide Gathering!! 

I am out of my mind excited about this new adventure!!! It will be the experience of a lifetime because it is a dream of a lifetime to be able to be part of creating the magic for this event. 

I hope you will visit the show this year, you will love it! 
Here is the link to the show site if you'd like to learn more and make your plans to come!

Now I've got to run and get busy, busy, busy!!! 
Have a wonderful Day! 
~Sylvia

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Frida Dia De Los Muertos Calaca For This Month's EHAG Emporium

Dear friends, I'm just stopping in for a few quick pictures.  Here is an advanced sneak peak at my offering for tomorrow's EHAG emporium.  I do hope you will come check her out by following the link below tomorrow March 31, 2014 at 9 PM EST







Thank you! Have a great week! 
~Sylvia






Monday, March 10, 2014

A New Mini Dia De Los Muertos Mini For This Month's PFATT Marketplace

This month, on the PFATT MArketplace,  I am offering a new mini Dia de los Muertos posable doll.  She is a wee 5 1/2 inches tall, including her flowers.  
She is dressed in antique fabric, lace, and ribbon. 
This little sweetie has already found a new home but I am currently working on a couple of my larger Catrina, Dia de los Muertos dolls that I hope to have done by the EHAG emporium, on the 31st. 
Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my newest little creation. 
~Sylvia


Friday, February 28, 2014

IT'S ALIVE!!! Frankenstein's Monster for the February EHAG Emporium

Welcome one and all. 
Today is very special because it's my first EHAG Emporium as an EHAG artist.
I thought I would share with you what I have created for this months EHAG Emporium.





Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster was my inspiration for this one of a kind piece. 
I hope you like him. He will be available in my ETSY shop at EHAG Emporium time, 9 PM Eastern time on February 28, 2014.




Sunday, February 2, 2014

Wonderful Things Already Happening in 2014 for Anaboo Creations!


I am so pleased to announce that on January 31, 2014, I was invited to become an artist member of the Eclectic Halloween Artist Guild!

I have admired the talented artists of EHAG for many years. To become a part of this massively talented group is a dream come true. 

I will be working extra hard to ensure that I will be an asset to EHAG. 
I hope you will tune in over the next several months to see my new works. 

A Big Thank you to all of you that have always supported my artistic endeavors!

Have a Wonderful Day!
~Sylvia