Doxie Crafts: The Blog

George, also know as Baby George

2010-12-08T17:12:00.000-08:00

We came across this picture recently of George when is was just a little bit. It brought back so many memories. Everyone thought he was a chihuahua due to his size or a rabbit when he was hopping around with excitement. Yes, he does hop! George keeps our home lively. He loves, sometimes too much, to squeak toys. He is also great at playing fetch. One of his favorite toys to run after is bigger than him; it is a huge stuffed toy! Ah, the life with a dachshund is wonderful and never boring!

Dog Clock Face

2010-10-13T18:24:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce a new piece from Suzanne E Noll. She is an amazing artist that focuses on clay and mosaic work. This is a very unique dog face where the tongue wags back an forth.

This is perfect for ANY dog lover.

http://www.doxiecrafts.com/5008.html

Introducing Jake, our New Family Member by Teresa

2010-08-22T15:14:00.000-07:00

Jake is our new dachshund. He is not so new to the world but new to us.

Jake was found by a wonderful college lady where he was living on the front porch of a burned down house. The college lady alerted Almost Home Dachshund Rescue who in turn rescued the dachshund with her and her friends help. I was to keep this homeless dachshund until transfer to a foster home. I am not a good short term foster parent and ended up keeping him. Long story short, Jake is now part of our family.

Jake is about 5 lbs heavier than George. It took George a bit to get use to sharing his toys and attention. Laura immediately liked Jake and this is good since she is the top dog. I do have to keep our shoes in a closed closet because Jake seems to enjoy a good shoe chew now and then. Jake is slowly realizing this is his new home. He has some separation anxiety but it is less every week.

Let's say Mark and I are very happy with Jake.

Dachshund Event Calendar

2010-07-18T03:54:00.000-07:00

We are very excited to announce a new feature to our website. We have added a calendar to post dachshund events. We encourage everyone to send us information from around the USA on any dachshund events. We will also include any links.

http://www.doxiecrafts.com/calendar.html

Featured Artist: Tisha Templin

2010-07-04T05:43:00.000-07:00

It is a pleasure to introduce Tisha Templin. Doxie Crafts has offered her art to our customers since we opened our shop in early 2009. Honestly, it is like Christmas for us when a package arrives from her. Every piece is wonderful, detailed and obviously made with love. Tisha creates very original dachshund art pieces in 2 or 3 panels using paper, ink, fun embellishments and acrylic paint on 8" x 8" gallery profile frame with 1 3/8" stretchers. The image wraps around on the sides on the canvas to create a very complete design. If you own a piece of art from Tisha, you own a very original work that is not a copy or massed reproduced.

Tisha's background in her own words:
As a child I was exposed to all sorts of dance, music, theatre, and art. I attended the Arts Magnet High School in Dallas and have a BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.

I began to focus on visual arts and painting animals in 1999, around the time that I got pregnant with my first child. A move in 2000 brought my family to Wisconsin. I paint in my home art studio outside of Madison,Wisconsin. My husband and I have two daughters. We share our home with a boston terrier and two retired greyhounds adopted from Greyhound Pets of America Wisconsin.

I work in acrylic and mixed medias. My pieces are colorful, bold, and full of character. I tend to focus on the head and the eyes since they tend to be the most expressive part of any animal. Despite all the art classes I have taken and all the paintings I have done, I will probably never stop mixing paint on my hands.

Dachshund Art by Tisha Templin:

Smooth Hair Dachshund Wall Art

Wire Hair Dachshund Wall Art

Long Hair Dachshund Wall Art

New from Suzanne E Noll

2010-05-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

Suzanne never ceases to impress me with her talent. Her latest work is not only visually beautiful but amazingly detailed and skilled. Please stop by doxiecrafts.com to own her work.

Barkley, Ceramic Handmade Dachshund

Handmade Dachshund Leash Hook: Red and Yellow

Handmade Dachshund Leash Hook: Blue and Yellow

Handmade Dachshund Leash Hook : Orange and Red

Dachshund Garden Flags but Bigger!!

2010-04-29T17:57:00.000-07:00

I just received some wonderful colorful handmade garden flags. They are beautiful! I really enjoyed taking each out and snapping pictures in front of my beautiful azaleas. It was hard not to keep several.

The Flags
These flags are bigger than your usual garden flag at 13" x 21". The flags are made from poly cotton fabric. The design is appliqued on one side and cut away on the other. The flag has a sleeve on the bottom so as to insert a 3/8" dowel rod. This limits the flag from flipping onto itself.

The History of the Dachshund Flags
The flags were born from my desire to have a handmade dachshund flag in my yard. Yes, I pretty much use Doxie Crafts as an excuse to shop for myself. My sister is an art teacher and owner of Debbie's Designs so it was simple to bribe her into designing the flags. I met Shirley from And Sew On from another site where I enjoyed her flag work. She makes all her flags and banners from hand. We worked out a deal where Shirley makes these dachshund flags exclusive for Doxie Crafts. The doxies are Debbie's designs and all the color choices, wonderful sewing and embellishments are Shirley's. The flags are great because you get the result of two talented artists in one piece!

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Dachshund Garden Flag: Two of Four Designs, Colors from White, Black to Colorful!

http://www.doxiecrafts.com/yardart.html

Denise Clark : Handmade Cards

2010-03-06T15:45:00.000-08:00

Doxie Crafts is very pleased to provide our customers with handmade cards from Denise Clark. Every card is an original piece of art made with Denise's hands. It is an absolute joy to open one of her packages and see all the dachshund cards.

Now, Denise does more than dachshund cards and you can see these on her blog.

http://stampingvacation.blogspot.com/

http://www.doxiecrafts.com/Paper.html

Lake Norman Weiner Races

2009-11-08T17:33:00.001-08:00

This is a bit late but better late than never! On September 26th we attended the Lake Norman Rescue fundraiser - Weiner Races! It was a bit wet during the day but it was still fun! The coordinators did an awesome job.

Here are photos of some really adorable doxies:

One quick shot of the races:

A few shots of the Doxie Crafts Booth (Mark on the back left!)

Mosaic Artist: Suzanne E. Noll

2009-07-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

We are very pleased to introduce a new artist to our site, Suzanne E. Noll of Animal Instincts. Suzanne's work is amazing, original and very fun!

About Suzanne & Her Art
Suzanne loves colors and textures and also has her heart in nature and animals. She has found a way to include all these passions in her work. She uses mosaics and tiles, some handmade, some purchased. She uses glass, polished rocks, marble, high and low fire clays. Her art is original, so no two are alike. Each piece is hand signed and comes from her heart.

Her art is in displayed in several galleries across the USA. She is a member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists.

Handmade Dachshund Coat Rack /Leash Hanger : Yellow & Blue

Handmade Dachshund Coat Rack /Leash Hanger : Red & Oranges

Hand Made Dachshund Candle Holder : Dark Brown

Handmade Dachshund Candle Holder : Light Brown

Hand Made Dachshund Clock with Swinging Tail

Her Animals

Suzanne with Frisco (Pug), Benji (Cockapoo), Harley (Pomeranian), Pongo (Boxer)

Brandy & Robin

Griffin

Hippity

Bouncing George & His Santa Toy

2009-07-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

George loves to play with balls and anything that squeaks. His Santa toy is both - ball on one end and a squeak on the other end! George bounces like a bunny at times. It reminds me when we were outside with the neighbors and George was running around. The neighbor thought he was a rabbit!

George & His Santa Toy

George bouncing towards his Santa!

Quick Post on George & Laura

2009-06-23T20:48:00.001-07:00

Hello! I just had to post about George and Laura today.

We went walking tonight and George and Laura were sporting their new harnesses, which are awesome. George and Laura are about the same color and that is about where their similarities end. George loved loved the walk. As he walked, his tail wagged, his ears perked and his investigation skills were on! Now Laura, she would be happy if we left her on the couch. Her tail was tucked under, her ears were down and she was not having any fun.

Here is a picture of George from the other day.

Debbie's Designs: Art Teacher with Major Talent

2009-06-16T05:51:00.000-07:00

The Artist: Debbie

Debbie's Designs are from the creative mind of Debbie, who is also a dachshund owner for most of her life. Debbie has been an art teacher now for 22 years, with most of the years at the middle schools. She has an art education degree with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Debbie's favorite medium is watercolor but she loves to quilt and make anything that sparks her interest.

Debbie created and handmade this pillow. She offers custom pillows to match your home decor. http://www.doxiecrafts.com/pillow.html

This is a quilt Debbie created using a picture of a dachshund. Each color is hand cut and sewn together. This project took a couple of months. Quilt is 40" x 40".

Debbie’s Dachshunds

Sophie
March 1994, Heaven December 2007
Sophie lived a long and good life. She was very huggable and loved by everyone who met her. Her only fault was that she was a bit selfish with her chew toys and bones. Her favorite things in life were to chase squirrels, to go after her automated ball and to relax. Her loss was difficult for both Debbie and Jenny.

Jenny
May 1994 to present
Jenny acts and looks like a country dog. She received her name from Jenny in Forest Gump and of course, we say Jenny just as Forest does! She was best friends with Sophie and loved her more than any human or thing. In fact, Jenny belonged to Debbie’s roommate and loved Sophie so much that she stayed with Sophie when her mommy moved. Jenny's spirit is strong and survived a back surgery when her legs collapsed. Jenny still has some issues with bladder control but lives a happy and content life with her new best friend Star.

Jenny & Sophie

Star
Adopted February 2, 2008 to present
Star is a beautiful rescue dog from Almost Home Dachshund Rescue. She was living among over 40 dogs in a small house with a woman who just could not say “no” to picking up animals. Star is very skittish around humans and has attached herself to Debbie alone. She does love living with Jenny and she spends her days at Grandma’s with the other dachshunds, enjoying their open fenced in yard and their comfy couches.

Star

Chloe, A Great Friend

2009-06-13T13:18:00.000-07:00

Chloe went to Heaven June 9, 2009
Written by Teresa Joy
(very amateur writer, daughter, dachshund lover)

Chloe was my mom's long hair dapple dachshund. She lived a good life of 11 years and was loved by all that met her. She died due to complications from a gall bladder rupture.

I remember going with my older sister Pennie to buy a puppy at a local breeder's house. There was a bunch of dapple puppies of all colors of hair and eyes. We could have chosen any of the puppies but Chloe chose us. She pushed her way through the group, wiggled and jumped all over us until we just had to take her home. Once at my mom's house, Chloe just said hello to everyone and made herself at home. Chloe was never homesick for her brothers and sisters and immediately became part of her new family.

One thing I remember about Chloe was her gentle nature. The grand kids would wiggle all over her and she would seem not to care. She was always the first to greet you when you visited mom. She was always happy and friendly. This is how Chloe will be remembered.

Chloe left many friends behind, both human and dachshund. As difficult is her loss for my mom, dad and sisters, it has been more difficult for her dachshund companions, Jodie and Star.

Please hug your little family member and remember that their time here with us is short but a blessing. Thank you.

Updated: NC Wiener Roast Picture

2009-06-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture just submitted from the 2009 NC Wiener Roast costume contest hosted by the Almost Home Dachshund Rescue. This adorable dachshund, Valentina won 3rd place with her Vegas showgirl outfit! Mom, Shelia W. from Statesville, NC did an awesome job with the glam, glitz and lights!

photo submitted June 8, 2009 by unkown, thank you!

NC Wiener Roast 2009

2009-05-17T19:03:00.000-07:00

Dachshund Fundraiser at the Castle
May 16, 2009

http://www.almosthomerescue.org/ncpicnic/ncpicnic2009.htm

This was our first year at the NC Wiener Roast hosted by the Almost Home Dachshund Rescue. They did a super job! There were lots and lots of adorable doxies everywhere with lots of fun activities such as wiener races, costume contests, kissing contests and wiener bobbing for wieners!!! The Doxie Crafts gang missed most of it but heard lots of excited comments at our vendor table. We did have the best spot to see every one's dachshund!

One funny spot, a bigger non-dachshund entered the room and all the doxies had a bit of an issue with his appearance! There were at least 10 dachshunds all barking at the poor dachshund supporter.

We did have a chance to take George to the toy dive. He really did not want to leave and wanted to come back. Here is a video clip:

The first race was the smallest dachshund, which George won second place. Now, that does not mean much since only 2 dachshunds actually ran the length of the race track. Here is a video clip of one of the races:

The winner of the costume contest was Santa Scene, below. Here is also a picture of one of the entries, Oscar Mayer (pictures thanks to Oscar's mommy, Carloyn L.).

Pictures of our vendor table:

Please share any pictures if you were there! We missed lots. Thank you! doixe@doxiecrafts.com

Meet Brianna: Funnny & Original Dachshund Artist

2009-04-07T06:14:00.000-07:00

We would like to introduce Brianna (Bry-anna) from central Kansas, USA. Not only is Brianna an amazing artist, she is a dachshund owner! She is a self proclaimed Weenie Dog Enthusiast; she has accosted dachshunds in public for sweet hugs!

Brianna's Artwork

Brianna creations range anywhere from elaborate puppets and oil paintings to sculpey, jewelry and paper craft. Currently, we have her fun dachshund magnets on our website (short hair, long hair and wire hair).

The silly dog magnets are hand drawn by Brianna while her dachshund Chris P. Critter sits in her lap!!

She uses a series of artist quality markers and pens to create her images. From there she takes her art work to a professional printer where they make beautiful color-rich and high quality copies. Back at her home, she turns the artwork into magnets by cutting out the circles and using a hand-press to snap the artwork into a 1.25 inch button. She uses very sturdy adhesive to secure the magnet on the back. The magnets are water proof and very strong.

Brianna's Dachshund

Now to Chris P. Critter. He is a 16-year-old wiener dog that loves to have tummy rubs. One funny fact from Brianna is that when Chris P. sneezes he hits his face on the floor! No worries; he does not get hurt when sneezing!