My first doll visitor- Mimi

Well she finally arrived and none the worse for wear. she's is a beautiful felted doll. Wow I was blown away from the talent of this woman. I don't think you can appreciate it from the photos. I'll try & take a better close up one next.

We took her to Charlottesville and went to eat at fishbones.

She was quite the hit.

I hope you enjoy her and much as I am.

Lorraine

4th of July was great. We got to spend it with my brother David and his family. As you can see we had a great time. The kids love the dogs and got to play with them for the whole week. Not too sure how the dogs liked it, but they all survived.



At one point we left my husband Cris to watch the kids. Needless to say... this is how it ended up. Who's watching who?


All in all we had a great time and I can't wait until they come back again. It's a long drive, especially with two small kids, but I'm sure they'll forget the pain and plan another trip here soon. lol


Love
Aunt Lorraine xxxooo

Esmeralda goes on a Trip!

Well, I've joined in a travel doll challenge where we make a small doll (10") and then we send it to 5 people on our list from all over the world and they each keep the doll for 2 weeks. They will also be sending me their dolls as well.

During this 2 weeks you take the doll all around the "world" that you live in, taking photos etc. then when the 2 weeks is up you pass the doll on and get a new one until we each get a chance to visit with all 5 dolls.

I found this very challenging because as a new doll artist I'm still very critical of my work, and I know that most of the people in this club are all wonderful seasoned doll artists. Very intimidating!!!

Anyway I finally stopped working on her... and she is what she is. Definitly not my best work, but it's funny because she ended up looking a little like my mom. She has the same crooked nose my mom had. No matter how I tried to fix it, it just stayed crooked. I didn't notice it until I saw the pictures. It's so funny.

Anyway her name is Esmeralda because she is very prim & proper, ready for travel in her faux fur and long skirt suit. However...I think with a little prodding she can be quite the party girl. We'll see.....

I'll keep you up to date as I get the dolls.

Lorraine