Coasters, Coasters and more coasters

Well I'm making polymer clay coasters...however Jeff says he will pour them in resin for me...OH MY...I'm so excited...they start out white...then I will paint them like the one I just finished....awww for those who are hard to buy gifts for...wohooo

one more little ornament

Next lil canvas ornament

Well here is number two...it's green and has beads...these are so much fun...this one is on etsy also

http://sherryicc.etsy.com/

and number 3

lil canvas ornaments

I am working on some canvas ornaments...they are about 5" tall and have modeling paste on the bodies and watercolor pencil faces...they are on my etsy store

http://sherryicc.etsy.com/

Thumbelina has wings

Well I finished Thumbelina and now she has her wing...

Snickerdoodle time...oh my

Well it's that time of the year...I don't cook much as many of you know...but the family sure loves when I make Snickerdoodles...and I'm making 3 dozen tonight...

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar (white)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 beaten egg
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
PREPARATION:
Sift together first 4 dry ingredients. Add in the butter, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla. Mix. Beat in the egg.
In samll bowl, mix the 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough into balls (size of your choice.
I go for ping pong ball sized) and roll them in the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Bake at 400 degrees F. for about 8 minutes. Cool on a rack. -

I double this recipe...oh my

Heads for teapot swap

Here are my heads for the teapot swap...I used my willow mold for two...Jacque's witch mold for two and Jean Bernard's mold for one...now we are waiting for my heads to arrive...oh my...

Christmas Card

Jeff and I kept the grand daughters last night for the first over nighter with both of them....oh my a two year old and 6mth old is lots of work...however once I got Scarlett settled down...rhi and I made "art" so I'm using Rhi's art for our Christmas cards this year...

Meet Beatrice...who says no sugar for me...

I'm hosting a teapot parts swap on my online group Fabricdollart...and I couldn't resist putting my teapot together all tho I can't mail parts out yet as I'm waiting for more parts to arrive...but thought you might like a sneak peak at what we are getting...

Head by Natalie Hamade

Body by Jacque Uetz

Hat by Fran Farrigan-Meehan

Spout by Delys Brady

Handle by me...

I will have another one as I signed up for handles and faces...

Meet Pinster Hastythreads

Pinster Hastythreads submitted by Devona Pinkoushis pattern is now available thru your local online stores and me of course...it goes with Jacque's Rosebud pressmold...and Pinster will reside in my new studio when finished...thank you for the 100's of names that were submited...

I am taking names for my newest pattern he is a dollmaker's muse...I used Jacque Uetz's Rosebud mold and created a new body/clothing pattern and he sits on a spool of thread that is a sewing container (the instructions are in the pattern for it too)...His hat is a pin cushion and he can hold scissors, thread and he has a wool patch on his vest for needles...I am taking names from now til midnight tomorrow night Tues US...I will announce the winner on Wed...thanks for taking a look and helping...email your names to innerchildslg@yahoo.com

Dollmaker's Muse...

Well now that I know who he is...he is sitting upon a spool of thread that is also a container which would make a great little sewing box...he is about 19"and how to make his spool of thread will be part of the pattern...tomorrow he gets dressed...and of course he needs a name...win a free pattern name him....

teapot parts

We are doing a teapot parts swap on FDA and here are my handles and pots...got to do faces next...

The last two days...

Jeff brought in an old mobil home to turn into my studio...it's been a long process to get it to where we are now...which is still horrid teehee...however I posted pictures from the other day...then this week I will post pics of it walls stripped...new windows and now we begin the part that starts to look pretty to see pics go to my picturetrail...

http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid13910914

just to let you see the orginal

This is the orginal rosebud you can get the mold at http://www.dollmakersjourney.com

It's a HIM not a her...OH MY

WEll I got the elfin's hair on and it's a him....oh my not a her....teehee

Painted....

WEll she is painted...now I get to give her some hair and costume her...

what do you think?

ready to paint...

Well the elfin is coming to be...she has arms...and is has all the gesso done and dry...yippee...

I'm ready to paint....isn't she getting cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

Rosebud naw but who????

Jeff was pouring Jacque's rosebud pressmolds and I had a vision...so I asked if I could a pattern using her mold...she said yes and so I'm making my new pattern (I know I said last one for the year...I couldn't help it) but so far I have the body designed and sewn...and cloth over the face...now for the fun part...well she will have arms just haven't turnned them yet...

and I'm gonna let yall name her and the name that is picked will get a free pattern...so keep watching...

Monday...

Well I'm going to mother's today for a play day with the grand girls...we are keeping both so that Em can get her ebay loaded...what fun...I will take pictures...and then tomorrow I will start working on my studio...so will do before and after pics...wohoooalso here is a canvas collage I did over the weekendit's called "make a wish"and it's at http://sherryicc.etsy.com