News Update

Hello everyone

I finally got my act to-gether  and listed some things in my Etsy Shop.

About time as it has been empty all too long..

If you want to have a look  here is my Etsy address

Artist Sale at the Elmhurst

Here I am at my table of goodies.

These events are always fun as I get to see people I would not otherwise connect with.

The weather was not good.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain  made me happy I was inside.

Some of the artists were outside under their canopys....Not fun!

Since this was a summer event, the sales were not too good.

I did manage to sell almost one of everything  so I was pleased.

I will be putting some things in my Etsy shop later to-day and will let you know.

Finally Caught Up.

I have been out of commission for a bit on the verge of insanity... No kidding..

It was brutal.

My doctor is on holidays so I went to Emerge.

I had a rash all over my chest and legs.

It was so itchy I thought I would lose my mind!

Turns out I had a Yeast Skin Rash.... never heard of it before but apparently common to diabetics..Guess it loves "sugar"(me too<3)

I have been on Prednisone along with  a steroid ointment.

The prednisone shoots my blood sugar off the chart, so I have been on insulin for  now.Hope to get back to my usual oral meds this week.

Happy to report I am OK now..Just another bump in the road of life.

After all this I finally got back to my work and finished up these dolls.The order was weighing heavily on my mind but I just had no time to sew since my hands were busy scratching!

 These are the "Hot Tubbies" each wearing their own style:) you can't see in their bags but the assortment runs from knitting  to little books of Seduka Puzzles, Knitting books and cook books..LOL

And.. here are the Raggedy Anns. They are regaining their popularity happy to say.  They  encourage imagination which seems to be a lost cause nowadays...
The hair is individual strands hand knotted and does take awhile but it's there to last forever!!

So now with all that off my list I have some playtime.
I was looking at some Utube bits on Zentangles and find that very fascinating, I will show you what I learned later..
I have been working on some more journals and some fibre art pieces and inbetween I am continuing to clean out cupboards and closets...ICK!.. but a necessary evil!
Needless to say I continue to amuse myself daily and  will share my progress as time permits..
Thank you for stopping by and leaving comments.
 I look forward to your visits which always makes me smile. <3

Fun With Dolls

I have been working on some dolls ......Variety is the spice of life so "They" say :)

The first picture is of some pin dolls... called "Wild Women".
                          They measure 2 1/2" tall.
 They are so much fun to do and being creative...... the sky's the limit.

 These tiny dolls are called Waldorf Dolls.. measuring 2" tall.
                          No features and all hand done..
They rest in a sweet little leaf that I have hand embroidered.
THey are made from wool felt and the leaf fits in the palm of your hand.
So Sweet and the little people just love them.

A Watercolor Journal in Shocking Pink Silk

I had such a time trying to get this picture to go the right way...sigh!

Anyway after wasting too much time I'm sure you can figure out that the bottom of the picture is where it opens and the gold stripe is the bottom. That being said the Journal has 60 pages of 140 coldpress watercolor paper and measures 9 1/2 " wide and 6 1/2 "  long.

I was gifted with some sari silk  fabric with goldwork on it. I have had it for quite awhile wondering what special thing I would use it on. This idea seemed to fit the bill. Thank you to Phllis King for this  fabric.The back of the journal has a lovely flocked silk fabric

It wasa perfect match in color.

The back flap of the  journal has a roomy pocket for notes and sketches

 I used a very pretty batik for the inside.The journal has three sewn in sinatures.....lots of room for some watercolor paintings..
The closure is a special gold button I have been saving forever and since I had no cord that seemed right I made a cord out of some of the silk and sewed it with gold thread..
I think that is all I can tell you about this beautiful journal(If I do say so myself:)))))
If I don't sell this one it will be in my Etsy shop next week.

Another Bag

When I saw this fabric I fell in love :)

I paired it with a faux yellow leather and Voila!!!!

It looks so summery.

I should have taken a photo of the inside but I forgot

It has one large zippered pocket and one small zippered pocket. Lots of room for everything. I hope I sell it at the Artist Sale this week-end.

This is the Ultimate in Miniatures:)

I had some small pieces of journal paper and some leather  that I just could not throw away..

 What do I do make another mini journal only this one is only 1" square!
I must say it was a wee bit awkward sewing in the pages but I DID IT!!
Did someone say there was a cure?!?!?!:)

MORE Journals

It's an ADDICTION:):):)

As some of you know I have been making some leather covered mini journals.

 The smaller ones are 2 1/2" and I  gave them a key chain attatchment...
The bigger ones are about 3 3/4" . I used a ruler to give an idea of the size.They contain cold press watercolor paper and would be ideal for the artist on the go for thumbprint sketches.

I am getting these ready for an artist sale in 2 weeks..Never a dull Moment!

KIWI CAROLE'S JOURNAL WORKSHOP....DONE:)

WELL!!! Here I go again!

I do not know what I did except waste an hour publishing the post about  my lace journal..

Sorry to those that took the time to come see....and there was nothing!

Anyway I was so excited to finally finish Carole Brungar's workshop on an altered lace journal. It was a wonderful experience. Carol gives a fabulous workshop taking you by the hand with every step. Thank you Carole for dragging me out of my box!!

This is the front cover of the journal

This is the back

 I used 400 cold press watercolor paper and decorated each page with distress inks trying different ideas. That was fun but I should have worn gloves!!!

I left lots of blank spots so there would be room for writing thoughts etc.

 I ran some fabric sheets through the printer and used some of my faves.

 These images were done on the silk sheets,and I LOVE the way they just melded into the page with the colors staying true.

 The lettering I did on my embroidery machine

 and the lace bits I have been saving for a special occasion.

 This was a letter and an envelop written in the 1800's. I put a clear envelope on the page to put them in.

I get used books they sell at our library($1.00 for a grocery bag full!!!) so the little card holders at the back are good to use also and add interest

This was a little thread painting I did of a sunrise.. I always wondered what I would do with it:)

Love butterflies

and peacocks

The last page has a cute piece I did on the embroidery machine.."Gone Fishing" seemed appropriate

The tag for the book mark has a butterfly sitting on a silk leaf with an added tassel

That's all I will take time to show.

I have lots more pages but this will give you an idea of how I did the book.

Now I feel it is too pretty to actually write in!!!

Thanks to everyone that stopped by for a peek

My Latest Adventure

Aren't these the cutest?!
I am in love with anything miniature and since I am into making journals right now I decided to do some mini journals and make them into a keychain...
I used some leather for the covers and the closures and added a wee bead
The yellow one is 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" and the brown one is 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".I am using cold press watercolor paper and for the small ones it is a bit hard to work with due to the thickness.. however I did manage to get 25 pages in there. Room for many little thoughts .

You must pop over to Beyond the Lillypad and enter to win a fabulous necklace..

HOT TUBBIES

This is my latest venture...."Hot Tubbies"

The  local Art Gallery looked through my CD of my work and selected some items they wanted to put in their Gift Shop 

These dolls are so much fun to make..They do not like to get wet in the Hot Tub, but they like to get into their swim wear and sit arounf the Hot Tub and share time with their friends.

Some like to knit, some like to read, sometimes they have a glass of wine.

Their stories and chatter is hilarious but as the saying goes.......

WHAT GOES ON AT THE HOT TUB.STAYS AT THE HOT TUB

I didn't know exactly how many to make so 3 sounded good...

They were sold before I got out the door!

  So I guess it is back to the drawing board...LOL