Challenges

So I keep joining these different challenges and then I stress myself to the max trying to come up with some idea of what to do. Right now I'm doing the travel doll. this is really hard. I've never worked quite this tiny before and it's making me a little crazy. Especially when I saw what others are doing for their travel doll. YIKES! As usual I'm having problems with the face. I think I need to take a face class. LOL

Here are some pics of some of the previous challenges I've gotten myself into. The first two was from my Las Vegas days with the Silver Doll-ers. We had a Thrift store challenge. We bought $20.00 worth of junk & had to make a doll from it. The other was the parts challenge we're we had to pick parts from a bog and make a doll. She's Alice through the looking glass.

The third is from the Doll Street Runway challenge which was an evil elf, out to meet the queen at court and the last was a doll costume make from "shapies" only. Enjoy!

Our new grandbaby!

Here are pics of our new baby granddaughter Isabella who is 1 month old now. She's a real cutie and we got to visit with her on Father's Day. Here are the pics of her with Granddaddy, Daddy and Great-Granddaddy.

We love ya, Isabella!

My first doll class

So I finally did get to go to a doll making class...right before I left Las Vegas. I took a class with Natalie Hamade who taught us how to make her Nissa Doll. It was great fun & I really learned a lot of great things to help with making my dolls. Here is a pic of my version. It's a little cut down, since I was in the middle of moving and couldn't pack & ship the regular size doll which is quite big & heavy.

Anyway I loved the class and loveed Natalie. She was such fun and a great teacher.

Thanks Natalie!

Lampshade Dolls

Here are my "lampshade" dolls that I made a while ago. I found these small lampshades and thought they'd make perfect dolls somehow. I decided to see how many ways I could make these dolls using different items. The first was from paper mache, then corn husks, buttons and coins, rope, lace, fur, and finally leather.

The doll bodies are all different. Some are old "Barbie" type dolls where I re-painted their faces, some are just plain wood balls with faces that I painted on them and one is actually and old stuffed animal. Since these were some of the first dolls I ever made they are somewhat primitive.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my adventure into doll making.

Some more art works...oldies but goodies!

Here are some old pieces that I've worked on the last year or so. As you can see I've been involved with all sorts of art work. I used to think it was just me who couldn't settle on one type of art medium, but now I see I'm in very good company.

Mama's got a brand new bag.

New handbags I've been working on.

My family

Here are some pics of my babies! Some living here in Virginia and some at the Rainbow Bridge. Do I have to say how spoiled they are?

A year later!

So here it is a year later and I'm getting back to my blog! LOL Do you think I'm ther great procrastinator? HMMM. So here we are in settled in Virginia. I'm working again, only part time now. This economy has wrecked havac on our retirement plans. Thus we find ourselves working again. However I'm still finding time to make some art. I'm also making OOAK handbags that I'm hoping to sell eventually. I doubt I can live on it but perhaps it will help.

Either way I love creating and now I am. See my pics.