Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Ready to send her to Jean....




Okay I've done my part...now she will go to Jean Bernard and she will do her magic and she will come back here for the retreat...I can't wait to see what Jean does...OH MY

She is getting that renaissance feel




well she is looking more renaissance don't you think teehee...

Iowa/Reno retreat doll begins....



Jean Bernard and I are having our 3rd Iowa/Reno retreat...this will be the first year for it to be in Iowa...It will be Sept 12, 13 and 14th...so I have begun my part of the doll...we will be using my shaya face or students can bring their own head if they like...so far they will learn wire wrap armature, plaster cloth, paverpol and Spectrumsculpt...gosh and jean hasn't even gotten a hold of her...this will be a no sew class...

Friday, March 21, 2008

Happy Easter!




Rhi came to stay as Scarlett has Infulenza A so we dyed easter eggs and she will be doing more at Nana's teehee

Thursday, March 20, 2008

wohoo she is finished and written up



I'm so excited...my 42" old world mannequin if finished and ready to take the "plass" it's written up and pdf...how's that for getting my butt in gear...teehee
she is 20.00 ...
i'm doing the happy dance...if your prefer CD form it's 25.00 and contact noel at http://www.clothdollpatterns.com
or MaryAnne at http://www.dollmakersjourney.com
they will carry the CD which will have the body pattern in paper form and CD will tell how to make her with lots of pictures...

PayPal US 20.00 for PDF 'plass"


WOW the beginning of color....


Well I have started to add color..now to wait for that to dry...I will age her and she will be finished...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

she has hands...


wohoo she now has her hands...tomorrow I sand and start color...yippeee

Okay she is 42" not 48" rofl


Well she only measures 42"...I was wrong...now she is drying...when dry I will sand and be ready to paint...so now I'm working on the arms...

Now the fun part


Now is the fun part...adding all the stuff and then painting...wohooo

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Mannequin head finished


WEll I finished the mannequin head...this is my jade pressmold...

Monday, March 17, 2008

She has a head...


WEll guess it's time to sew...she has a base...now a head...

Sunday, March 16, 2008

48" Old World Mannequin the beginning...


I have started working on an old world type mannequin...so we begin again....teehee

All most finished




I need to do a few more little things but basicly he's finished...

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Meet Mokee Lil Poke....



Thanks to Sandra and Ev he now has a name...and he also has dirty hands and face, that need to be cleaned up...but he is coming along...

He has arms



Well he is coming right along...however papermache sure does take a long time to dry teehee

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Starting a new project


Well I'm working on a new piece...this one is small...his head is about the size of a quarter...

Monday, March 03, 2008

Meet LeeOna and Alfred





I'm finished and thrilled...I can't seem to get a good picture of them together but they are finished and in person I'm tickled at the turn out...wohooo

Sunday, March 02, 2008

More paints


okay so he is now coming to be...

He has arms


Alfred got his arms...