Art Dolls!!!

Bought this magazine from Barnes and Noble WOW! It is fab. Good paper stock for starters ... and the pictures are out-of-sight. If you don't get any ideas from ONE ISSUE -- you are just brain dead. LOL








I went to their web page to see if they have the next issue available. Lucky me. Maybe the next issue will be on the shelf in a week or so.:

Back Issue:

Thx to Marjorie for sharing a picture of her dolls. She sent it via e-mail. Now, she made some creative and interesting dolls for the project!!! And colorful. And delightful. And -- she does not have a blog [boo hoo ... she should have one] EVERY creative person on the planet should blog. Do you hear me???
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From the Public Library: I found a couple books on dolls ... sculpting, sewing, creating. More like .... now that you've seen the finished product -- here are a few ways to get started & some tips for doll making. Not exactly what I was looking for ... but a good start!! For the Comfort Doll Project, P.Winter wants dolls up to 6". Yeah, I think I can do that.

more info on this book HERE





Decent book review HERE on Linda's Blog.


After I finish up a gift I'm stitching up [no, no pictures, don't want to spoil the fun] I'll give these art dolls a try.

Comfort Doll Project

Have you read CQ on-line magazine? Check out the article by Pat Winter, Spreading the Love.



OK, now that I've read all about Comfort Doll Project ... I'm going to try and make some dolls. I'd like to participate. OK, I have no idea what I'm doing ... if anybody has suggestions or hints, please comment!!!

First off, I will have to figure out how to draw a face & what to use -- what kind of marker works on fabric??

Yeah, I'm down to the basics. I'm sure to have some fabric scraps & beads ... hmmmmm

all for a good cause

What I'm reading:

I'm barely into this book ... just launched into the first 10-15 pages. Book review HERE and HERE









Yesterday, I finished this romance novel. Website HERE. Looks like it was made into a movie, too. It won Book of the Year, 2007 Quill Award.

A romance novel ...

Website for Mary Balogh.

Per the web site, sounds like this book is one of a series of books. It was easy to read & interesting.

"The Simply quartet tells the stories of four lady teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls in Bath, England. Simply Unforgettable is Frances Allard's story. Simply Love is Anne Jewell's--and Sydnam Butler's, brother of Kit Butler in A Summer to Remember. (Note that the hardcover and the paperback editions have different covers) Simply Magic is Susanna Osbourne's story--and Viscount Whitleaf's, cousin of Lauren Butler in A Summer to Remember (two different covers again). Simply Perfect is Claudia Martin's story--and the Marquess of Attingsborough's, a character in One Night for Love and several other books. The Bedwyns make frequent appearances in the quartet--and Anne and Claudia first appeared in Slightly Scandalous."

what I'm reading ....

It isn't Mitford, but it is Father Tim & a return to his roots. Web site HERE