Floods in Iowa

Well the weather is so stange everywhere...we live close to the Iowa River and it's out of it's bank...this is a field that is next to our house...well it usually is a field...looks like we have lake front property at this point...one of the roads leading to our house has water over it...good thing there is another way to town...oh my

Illusion of Costuming book finally finished....

Oh my I'm a year over due...I have been working on a new booklet called Illusion of Costuming...it is 7 Virtues....it takes a basic pattern and creates 7 dolls plus how I do the Illusion of Costuming...it's been proof read right now...and so for those who have been waiting for ever as you prepaid...I will start mailings on monday...yippeee and here is the final doll for the book...OH MY thank you to all who have supported this adventure and held on while my life was crazier then it's ever been this last year...and I even have how to do Chantal in the book for those who have asked for many years for me to put out her pattern to go with the mold...

booklet will be available from http://www.dollmakersjourney.com or http://www.clothdollpatterns.com as I won't be doing any individual sales while we are redoing the school....

Let's have a contest What's my name?

Let's have a CONTEST!
This precious lil Dragonfly Lady needs a name. She is currently a work in progress (WIP) and will make her debut at the 2009 "Creations in Fiber Inc." Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 28-June 1, 2009. The collaboration was started by Sherry Goshon and will travel to Jean Bernard for the finishing touches. We need your help to name her before she settles into New Mexico hence the CONTEST. Visit either Sherry's blog: http://sherrygoshon .blogspot. com/ or Jean's blog: http://www.jeanbernardv.blogspot.com and look for the CONTEST listing and cast your vote. The deadline for suggestions is midnight, June 1, 2008. Sherry and Jean will compare names and one winner will be announced soon afterwards. The winner will receive Sherry's Book: "Creating Watercolor Pencil Faces" and a Jean's Double Mold : "Cassie & Rhi" as our Thank you gift for helping us name her. Keep checking both blogs as this lil Dragonfly lady WILL metamorphosis before your very eyes :)

Creations in Fiber Inc doll for 2009

I just found out that Jean Bernard will be teaching the butterfly woman at CIFI may 09...I am finished with my part now stay tunned to watch what jean will do...she is doing head piece and wings...oh my

Back to working on my Dragonfly

I'm back to working on the dragonfly woman...I wil work out her hair then I have to get out of the wing challenged thing rofl...

Creations in Fiber inc Class dolls

WOW CIFI was a great success and I just had to share my class dolls with you...the girls were awesome...I'm missing Stacy's doll....humm she needs to send me a pic as it's wonderful also...

A new doll in progress

Well I have started a new doll...she is going to be a dragonfly of sorts...