Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Meet Trixie


WEll Trixie is finished...she is the body and costuming for my trapunto class on http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com
what fun...she is illision of costuming...wired skirt....faux painted shoes...trapunto and watercolor vest and fun fun hat...

she has her skirt...


All that is left is a name and her trapunto vest...wohooo

Also my new little one...


I'm also working on a new gourd doll...he still needs his arms and legs and more but thought he might like to come out and say hello...

Trapunto class doll almost finished


I need to make her skirt and her trapunto vest then she will be ready...but wanted to share her along the way...

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Noel's Tuna Can


Noel Wolfman of http://www.clothdollpatterns.com
wanted to play so I sent her the basic info I had shared with FDA
and look what she did...she is "THE QUEEN OF SCRUNCHIES" yepper that's what the trim is...

Friday, February 16, 2007

Tuna Can pincushion


We are playing on FDA and I created this little pincushion out of a tuna can for our play day today...

Thursday, February 15, 2007

THE head I'm teaching...Trapunto method


Here is the head that is from the class for Trapunto...
http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com
the first class is the Trapunto only...
2nd class is the coloring and making the head...
you can buy the basic pattern for the doll body for 5.00 or
take the costuming class which will include the body pattern

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Cookbook Round Robin


There are 13 of us doing a cookbook round robin and I decided I would like all kinds of coffee recipes...so here are a few pages from mine...

A gift for my brother


My brother just took a picture of a gourd piece I made him last Christmas as he wants me to make something to go with it...I was so pleased at how well it photographed...wish he lived closer to take pics of the dolls teehee...

Pop Can Rita



This is the new pattern I created while at Noel's I have named her "Pop Can Rita" as her base is soft drink can...she retails for 8.50....love sherry

Friday, February 09, 2007

More work on the studio




WEllllllll I got to paint the window trim...the windows and around the top of fireplace and the one new door...of course they all need a 2nd coat but what fun...