Linda July 2nd, 2009
I had been practicing my sculpting–I wanted to try different lips, noses etc. I had these 4 heads sitting around–Scott thought is was amusing to put stuff on top of them. He also informed me that they would look cool sitting on top of spelling block, that way he could put them on the mantel and spell different words with them, hint hint. So I obliged him and put these together. They also will probably show up in “Doll Collector and Costuming”, the Oct/ issue. I have a “how-to” article in it and these should make a appearance.
I am still messing around with placement of pictures, after our update–please be patient. Big empty spot below–why??? Only the computer knows and it’s not telling ;0(
Linda July 1st, 2009
About a week ago my husband and daughter were doing some errands in town and stumbled upon a Boy Scout rummage sale (or jumble sale as the brits say it-I think? LOL). They found this charm for me. I did not crop the pic so you could see the size compared to my hand. It it this very sweet carriage. The wheels move and so does the top so you can see the “baby” inside. The seller said make an offer, Dh said “how about a quarter?” Sold. I looked for a makers mark and could not find one. We have a close friend who is a jeweler. I suspected that it was real gold and he confirmed it–he thinks it is 14 carats (with out doing the actual test.) I do not know what the “jewels” could be but it is so darn cute is it not???? And a very fun find ;0)
Here the top is moved so you can see into the carriage and see the baby.
Linda June 30th, 2009
Here is how my froggy prince looks now. It took a couple of tries on the kimono to get it right (he has a funny pudgy belly that throws the usual pattern off) and also to get the nerve to cut into the fabric. It is gorgeous stuff but kinda scary to cut. He now need a belt and I will make him a hat–again, it took me 3 mock-ups before I got a template that I was happy with. He will have a fu-Manchus mustache as well as a “que” in the back. I have some green mohair curls that I am playing with right now. I am thinking that because the green has so much yellow in it that is does not come off appearing christmas-ie. Any opinion?
Linda June 29th, 2009
I got this tattoo late last year and was not happy with it till I had the black outline added. As Scott pointed out you can see some of my leg hairs-sigh. The wording on it means image of God. I am and we are, all made in His image–ain’t that grand!!!! The phoenix is a ancient symbol of death and rebirth. I have been thinking about that alot recently hence the phoenix. I will turn 50 soon and see the day when the kids will be out of the house…My job as teacher/mother will change alot. What will I do with this phase of my life–I have decided that the REAL question is what do I want to do with the rest of my life??? A young friend of mine pointed out that a phoenix does not die once but dies and is reborn again and again…sweet hope, I like that.
Linda June 29th, 2009
As promised here is a picture of my grandmothers’ cabbage rose. I don’t know the real name but that is what she always called it. Is is not a hybrid rose so it is alot easier to maintain. It gets these big fat blooms on it and they are very fragrant. I love them, when I see them I always think of my plump danish grandmother. She had such a green thumb that she could make a stick grow–honest, I saw her do it. She would stick it in this mucky jar and let it sit for weeks and then “pop” it would have roots!
(Scott loaded these pictures for me..our website has been updated so there is alway a big learning curve–what is your opinion on the bigger pictures???)
Linda June 28th, 2009
This is my daughters newest doll. She is a “Hujoo”. Mimi saved up for her and we ordered her blank, with eyes separate. I did the “face up”, which means I painted the face, made her the pink wig and “installed” the eyes. Now while this is not my type of doll, I think she is kinda cute now after we got her dressed and painted. The doll is about 9 inches tall and is vinyl not resin–that made her a lot cheaper.
(I will appologize about not posting for awile–we were experiencing technical difficulties and our “web guy” had a death in the family and was out of town–big wave and thanks for Rich for fixing this!!!)
This little girl needs shoes but that may take awhile–just gotta keep lookin’.
Linda June 9th, 2009
This is my Tifa in her newest outfit. The style is called Elegant Gothic Lolita, it is a japanese street style of dressing. I also made the hat and the rosary. If you want to see more pics of this and the new wigs I got for her they are on my BJD page…and now onto cats….
Bad Baby has had all of her shots and her kitty maker removed. We tried to move her to the outside this weekend only to have her mom (i.e. the feral cat known here as “Jade”) attack her. Needless to say the kids were very upset. Soooo, the plan was to trap Jade and get her fixed and then see if we could/can find her a better home. I made the painful mistake of picking her up by the scruff of her neck..she actualy turned in her skin and layed in to my hand…..YEE OWWW!!! HA HA, I had the presence of mind to let her go at that point. Into the bathroom to mop up the blood….bandaids, soap, and neosporin cream were used in large quanitities. To complete this tale of woe, yesterday I put food in the bottom of a wire cage, that I use to transport the chickens, and she simply jumped in and stared eating. I calmly shut the top on her and wired it shut. She is now at the vets’ awaiting her kitty maker removal surgery. Sigh, sometimes the right thing is the hard thing.
Linda June 4th, 2009
I am very happy to say that Chicken Jane is on page 43 of Doll Crafter and Costuming. She is in the gallery section, “figment of imagination.” She is the only non-fairy mythical doll. I have been hoping to get into this magazine for awhile. I do have an article that will be in the fall/Oct issue. It is a how-to. Stay tuned for more
Linda May 31st, 2009
Computer wiz son fired up the random number generator code and gave me the winning numbers. Below you will find the list of winners:
2 headed bear:
Kaci Marie
asst. patterns:
Melissa Haren
beaded pin:
Sarah Vee
charm pack:
magikquilter
jelly roll:
Kathy
hand made book:
Kathy
charm pack:
Debbie Walter
I have sent out emails to all and am awaiting their addresses etc. I will be sending out the packages in coming week. I also have a few surprises up my sleeve so don’t be surprised if your name does not appear in the list but I contact you for your address.
Linda May 27th, 2009
Spring in the great northwest is here and once again I find it hard to be inside and create…I promised my daughter that I would make 2 more jean skirts and there are a few “repair” projects that I have to attend to. If interested I have sewn a new outfit for my big girl BJD, Tifa. It is on my BJD page. It was supposed a Elegant Gothic Lolita outfit (a street style of Japanese dressing). But instead I think she looks like a very colorful gypsy. Take a look.
The pictures above are of my snowball bush. The blossoms are so big they make the branches droop. I love this plant. When we moved to Sultan 16+ years ago, there was an abandoned house on the corner over grown with wild blackberries. Next to it was a snowball bush. Sadly enough the property was bought and the house and foliage were bulldozed down. I was sad to see this large tree/bush go–someone loved it enough to plant it. Over a short period of time grass grew up and along with it appeared a “stick with leaves” with one snowball blossom!!! Yippee, it had survived in a small way. I snuck down and dug it up, and nurtured it over the years into the bush that it is (o.k. it is probably 12 feet tall ;0). I have chopped it to no effect, it has suffered the on-slot of aphids, snow and children (who think it is great sport to take the balls off and throw them!!!) and still is lovely and full as ever. What I like best is that the flowers are so white that on dark rainy spring days or at dusk, the “snowballs” seem “glow“.
The other plant picture is of a “Solomons seal”. I just like the name ;0)
