Little Socks

Hi everyone. I don't want you all to think my hands have been idol...I mean idle.
See the little socks I have been working on. I just did a little crotchet with wild yarn around the tops. Aren't they cute. And my Granddaughters love them.

BUNDLE OF LOVE

Nothing crafty here, but, definitely a work of art. Our youngest granddaughter. Born 8/28 at 7:27 am.

still another paper doll

How many paperdolls can one person create? I think that depends on when you start and when you die. This seems to be turning into a life long journey. I have to quit...I just have to quit. I have a new grand daughter coming into this world August 28. I have quilts to make. So, hopefully, this will be the last paper doll for a while. And I really don't have words to describe her...just tell me what you think????

paper doll again

Same story up the stairs...only this time I knew exactly what doll I was going to make...but it didn't happen. Instead there was this ATC that I had made laying on the table. It grabbed my interest. A light bulb came on. And away I went. This one I am just not sure about. But here it is.

flower fairy paper doll

Here I go again. Went upstair to make another paperdoll. As usual not an idea in my head. So I started with the face. I thought perhaps it would take me somewhere. After finishing the face...still not any ideas...I thought about that box (ok it isn't a square box it is oval, so what do you call an oval box....surely it isn't a box) with the assorted silk/synsethic flowers in it. Everyone should do at least one flower fairy..so here is the result. Now the color is not right..I mean in the picture the colors are not true. What looks red is very dark pink.

Paperdolls

I have discovered that paperdolls are habit forming....Now I didn't need another habit, obsession, etc.
I'm making 3 for a paperdoll swap on Dollstreet...Judi from Alaska is hosting. (sorry Judi can't remember your last name) She has a big job ahead with some 150 dolls headed to her home.
I cut out a bunch of doll parts a few days ago. Today the house was quiet and I decided it would be a good day to do some. Not an idea in my head. I picked up an old calendar I had decided to keep....just didn't know why I was keeping it at the time. Copies of Van Gogh paintings. Well I was inspired immediately. I thought how can you go wrong with Van Gogh picking your colors and theme.
Well, I'll let you look and see what you think.

This week I received my Paperdolls and Journal from the RR put on by FabricDollArt.
I have a wonderful journal with awesome paperdolls. Thank you Helen and Boris, Sherry, Judi, and Cherie.

Paperdoll round robin

This is the last paperdoll for the FabricDollArt round robin. I am sad to see it end. This one is for Sherry W. I hope she likes it.

Paper doll RR number 3

This paper doll and journal page was created for Cherie. One more to go. The next one will belong to Sherry Dawn. Then the dolls and journals will come home in July.

Organize Creative Ideas

Do you wake up in the middle of the night with a great idea? Then forget what it was by the next morning.
Keep a notebook by the bed and write it down.
Keep another one in the Kitchen and one next to your easy chair. And I know you already have one in your studio.

While you are driving down the road do you get insight into a project you are working on?
Ok, this one is tricky. You could write it down on that note pad that you keep in your purse but, first you would have to dig the note pad and the pen out of your purse. A little tape recorder would work...Or what I do leave yourself a voice mail on your home phone or your husbands cell phone. Leaving one on your husbands phone is more fun. And keeps him guessing. A word of caution. Put down the cup of coffee before you try using the phone and driving through the busiest intersection in town.

And even though I tried to be organized I still had those little pieces of paper with insights, ideas, problem solvers, and the inevitable grocery list laying various places in my car and home.

My solution: Is in the picture above. It is or was a 1998 calendar/planner that I never used. I altered it. Now it has pockets and sections labeled: craft ideas, future products, craft shows to attend, well you get the idea. I take all those misc. pieces of paper and put them in the book. Some I write in. Some I simply paste the note in. Many of the pages are stamped, painted: altered. It is a good place to try something new and stay semi-organized too.

This paperdoll and journal page is for a round robin in progress. This paperdoll and page will end up in Alaska, via Kentucky, Georgia, and Utah.
The Journal has already been to New York.


Oh My I think I have had plane trips that took this same route.

PaperDoll round robin

A club I belong to is doing a paperdoll journal round robin. Here is one of the dolls and one page I have done.

transform the ugly black 3 ring binder

Thursday, March 23, 2006
Do you have one or more of those ugly black 3 ring binders. I do....many...maybe too many.
It is easy to change it into something pretty. Your need lots of ribbon. Bet you have some in a box somewhere.
Here are some brief insturctions.
Gather your ribbon.
You will need some 13 inches long.
enough pieces to cover the front of the binder from top to bottom.
You will need some 12 inches long.
Again enough to cover the front of the binder from side to side.
Glue about in inch of one end of the 13 inch pieces to the inside of the front cover. Let them hang down over the front. Now glue about an inch of one end of each of the 12 inch pieces down the opening side of the inside of the cover. Now start weaving. I did the weaving from side to side and glued each ribbon down on the spine area as I went. Then pulled on the ribbons running vertically and glued them to the inside of the binder front cover. I glued a wide ribbon down the spine to cover the ends of the woven strips. I glued ribbon on the inside around the 3 sides that had ribbon glued to them....to cover the glued down ends.
I left the back black...but it would be easy enough to cover the whole binder in the same manner....just need more ribbon. LOL

Good Wednesday Morning

March 15, 2006
This is my first attempt at a Blog.
I want to share an ATC that I made. I used babywipes and stamped images for the background and a really neat butterfly stamped on to the cover of a brochure.