TILLIE IS ENROLLED

In her new classroom in Pensacola Florida. She's a very popular gal!

WHILE RECUPERATING FROM SURGERY

My little operation, turned out to be more than expected. Was a lot of stuff to fix in there, and a lot more pain than I expected! On the good side, while talking to daughter Rachel, we decided she needs a doll for the kids in her kindergarten class to tell their problems to...so although it was a slow go I made "TILLIE TELLME". It was a great way to occupy myself & do something creative. I made her head first, with big ears for listening. Gave her purple hair braided to stand up. Legs & arms are jointed with buttons so they can be posed, and fingers have wire to hold stuff. Already thinking of ways to incorporate her into classroom activities. Painted her shoes so they wouldn't get lost, and made yarn ties, which can be undone for kids to practice those skills. I made some wings for her to fly from Colorado to Florida, but they are just held on with a ribbon in back so can be removed.
So this is my first doll for 2011...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MUSEUM SHOW, A BIG SUCCESS!

It's been quite a hectic time. Had friends from Fla. staying with us for the past 2 weeks, which slowed me down a bit. However, not only did I sell several pieces at the museum, but got requests for more. I told them in some cases I could make another one, but not to expect it to be exactly the same. "It's like having children. Same parents, similar features,but they do not look exactly alike!" Thought I'd throw that in, as it was an easy way to explain. My little business card holder was another hit, so Kat asked if I could make up 5 more. Which I did, but this entailed coming up with a new design as the original was quickly thrown together. After tweaking & playing I think I came up with a much better one...and happily others thought so too. Now it's time to clean up all my messes, so I can make more in the New Year!

LADY GAGA

Had been working on this doll, not knowing "who" she wanted to be. Her mouth just wouldn't do right...so tried a new experiment: used some of my cold porcelain to go over the cloth mouth...that's when she told me she wanted to be Lady GaGa!

KAT & MOI AT OPENING SHOW AT LUTHER BEAN MUSEUM

Had a nice turn out for the show, and lots of good comments. Sold 3 pieces so far, which is always great. One set of the Three Kings sold, so now I have an excuse to make more for other Holiday events. Lot's events scheduled to take place at the Museum during the next few weeks Kat told me, so have big hopes. If nothing else can't beat the exposure! Now I need to clean up the messes I made getting ready for the big event!
Sigh....

Business Card Holder

Wanted a cute, effective way to display my business cards,so made this sweet little girl. The actual card holder is a little box I cut down & covered with a ribbon, then glued and sewed her around it. She'll make her debut at the Museum display Friday.

THE SOCK ELF

Have you ever noticed when you're washing clothes
There's one sock missing...ever wonder where it goes?
When you put them in the wash, you're sure there was a pair
But, when you take them out, only one sock is there
Well it seems there is a group of little elfin folk
Who for some reason, think it's quite the funny joke
When you're not looking, to sneak in and snatch
A sock or two...but never take one's that match
The fun would seem to be in watching your despair
As you look for that missing sock, but it's just not there
There really isn't much that you can do
Those pesky little rascals steal my socks too
And although it's aggravating, goodness knows
I just hope they stick to socks & not my pantyhose!

I've had this little head sitting around for several months, so decided I'd complete & make into an elf. As so often happens, he had different ideas about who he should be so I gave in and he is now the Sock Elf. Had to take off his shoes & give him bare feet, as that seemed more appropriate. And yes, his cap is a green sock for which I could not find the mate.