A Slow Day
Just a few pictures today...I am working on finishing a tassel adorned with a lot of pom poms. I love these little puff balls because they are fun...AND a great way to use up the odd threads in your...
View ArticleNo spring for us
It looks like this year there will be a much abbreviated spring. Those pictures from a few days ago? Here is the same scene just two weeks later. Already this week we had over 80 degree heat and I had...
View ArticleBusy Day of Crafting
Today was a day for creativity. I have been wanting to finish the environment for this fairy for the longest time. I just haven't been in the mood to fire up the air compressor to carve the goose egg....
View ArticleOOAK Fairy Environment in the Works
What a beautiful weekend! And a great weekend to work on the environment for my little OOAK polymer clay fairy. This little sleeping fairy princess has rose petal wings and dainty hands and feet. She...
View ArticleOOAK Fairy and Egg Art - the Fairy is in Her Environment
At long last, I am finished with my little rose fairy, her swan, and her goose egg. The egg is trimmed with glitter, ribbon embroidery, and Swarovski crystals in antuque rose. This was an incredible...
View ArticleOOAk dolls, The University of Kentucky Wildcats, and other Distractions
GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What a fantastic national championship game last night. As a University of Kentucky alumnus and native of Kentucky, this was such a thrill. The recent games and a three...
View ArticleIts an Exciting Day for Me and my Dolls
Hello out there...I am so excited to work on my dolls this morning. I am working on three at the same time, a little polymer clay mermaid, a big Dingle Doll doll for the class I am taking with Ankie...
View ArticleA Day of Work on OOAK Dolls
Pictures pictures pictures. Nine hours of blissful doll work!
View ArticleOOAK Dolls, Blossoms, and Time that Gets Away
I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post, I have been in a blissful state of busy-ness making dolls. The little polymer clay face I posted before has blossomed into quite a piece, but I...
View ArticleOOAK Mermaid and Egg Almost Finished!
I am so close to finishing this project I can feel it in my blood! It is in the final stages. I am just posting pictures today, and will write more about it when I am ready to post the final pictures....
View ArticleOOAK Mermaids, Egg Art, and Other Musings
Alas I am calling my mermaid and egg sculpture (no name yet) and my Ankie Daanen Dingle Dangle Doll finished. I am glad to do this as my head is swimming with new ideas, my work space is tidy and ready...
View ArticleOOAK Fairy Disaster Gosh I am Soooo Sad
Hi out there, I am out there diligently working on my next doll/egg project. Or at least I was. I sculpted a little toddler doll, she was to be a little fairy. Her face was soooo adorable, I kept...
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Hello out there! Gosh it has been a while. It would seem that the loss of my little Lily shut my world down. Actually I have been on doll overdrive! I have been wanting to wrap up some projects before...
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I am just about finished with this latest block of projects. I tried to post the pictures in chronological order but I guess it's just going to do what it wants...but they are all here! Libelle, a...
View ArticleTwo Additional Pictures
Here are the egg panels for the ostrich egg...I noticed on yesterday's post I only had captured two of the four panels. Also, the outsides are almost done as of now and I am getting ready to spray...
View ArticleOstrich Egg and Ribbon Fairy Finished
The ostrich egg/ribbon fairy is finished! Well that is what I am calling it anyway. Finished, that is. I think anything else added at this point 1)might just be overkill and 2) increases the chance...
View ArticleA Tasselling We Go
Time to tassel! Let the fibers fly! We are going into the video studio today to work on video tutorials...I will be teaching how to make this very simple but elegant tassel. This is intended to be your...
View ArticleTassel for Tutorial: Second Color Version
Hi all! Here is the white tassel that will be featured on the video. I will be posting free instructions for making the Swarovski Rivoli crystal embellishment on the tassel form, but it is optional....
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