Two last ones for now.
This is the one I’d like to live in if I was to choose.
I always wanted to live in a yellow house.
I am putting these all into my Etsy shop. They should all be there by tomorrow.
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3 more
a variety of tiny worlds but they all look summer-y to me.
The Lighthouse-
The perfect summer day-
And a little fairy house under the flowers.
I have 2 more to finish, sitting on my desk. I will be putting all these on Etsy sometime in the next few days.
and some snowy tiny worlds
I’m getting ahead of myself. I’m on to winter.
some tiny worlds!
They are fall inspired.
IPad sleeve 2.0
Yes we had a great time in Montreal. I guess my IPad cover loved it enough to stay. I don’t know how it happened but it got lost. Bummer.
So, a new one.
As usual I couldn’t get the red right in the photo. The sleeve is made from 2mm dark red wool felt. The bit on the top is 2mm gray. It closes with elastic and a felt button. I might change that to a real button. I’m in the testing stage.
what’s happening
I will be in Chicago in just a few more days- I’m flying on Thursday morning. My dolls have been shipped and all the show supplies are on their way. Renegade, here I come! Please, if you read my blog and you come to the market, tell me- It will make my day!
Mostly I have been doing show related chores- labeling, packing, delivering boxes to shippers, etc. Boring. But, I’ve been have fun with my IPad camera. Here are some pics-
playing with Instagram-
my desk-
and a few days later-
A sunflower in front of the house. When I returned a few hours later, there was a chunk out of the flower. I’m trying to imagine what kind of animal could/would do that! Probably a squirrel or a teenage boy.
I’m hoping to finish at least one of those girls before I leave town. I’d better get back to work.
other things that got done
When I am getting ready for a show or a trip, all kinds of random things get finished. And not just dolls. I think I make myself a new bag before many trips. And lately, it has been summer shirts.
The polka dots is a light weight linen. The plaid is a vintage cotton from my mom’s stash, probably from the late 60’s.
and earring-
The things is, I never think about my clothes, accessories or jewelry unless I am doing an event or packing my suitcase for a trip. And why should I? I work at home where my main consideration is comfort. And then, all of a sudden I start obsessing about what I’m going to wear!
I’ve started making shirts (and other clothes too) by making patterns from old ones that I like, that fit and have worn out. I cut them up and trace the pieces. These two shirts were made by tracing the pieces of 2 other shirts that are no longer wearable. The polka dot shirt is the fourth one I’ve made from one shirt that I really liked. I used the shirt directions in the book Sew U to help me with pattern piece placement and instructions for how to put them all back together. I make clothes this way because of my dissatisfaction with commercial patterns. I guess I must be of an age or body type that doesn’t match up with the patterns. And I don’t have the patience or knowledge to alter (or completely rework) them. When I try matching up my I-know-this-fits pattern pieces to commercial patterns that I have spent (wasted) money on, they seem to be quite different. Hmm… mystery!
dorset buttons
We had great fun at my doll club yesterday- we made dorset buttons.
The pink one is mine- slightly off centered. The multi-colored wool one was made by Jean who was sitting next to me.
We used this tutorial by the amazing Sister Diane!
I thought I had some of these type of handmade buttons in my collection but I couldn’t find any. Of course that doesn’t mean I don’t have them somewhere! I did find these buttons though-
The white button on the top right-hand side is the closest. It is made on a ring. The other button look like they were crocheted and they were all made on those forms in the middle of the pic. The top form looks like it is made of bone. The two lower ones are wood. Here are some close-ups-
If you are interested in making some yourself, I just googled “dorset buttons” to try to get some kind of history and discovered many tutorials.
and the last 3
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you had a nice day. We had a Skype family visit- so nice to sit and see everyone!
I got these last 3 finished. I restarted my juices by doing some fabric dyeing and by spending a few days away from my desk. Sometimes you have to do that.
It is PINK world! Lot’s of pastels in these ones.
I listed all the others in my etsy shop and I’ll get these in soon.
and 2 more
These were finished yesterday but the weather did not cooperate with picture taking.
The mug above is not a gorgeous Portuguese traditional pottery classic. It is a cheap Made in China rip-off that I bought at the thrift shop. Oh well- it is still pretty.
And another lighthouse-
I started another 3 tiny worlds, but suddenly I’ve run out of steam. So I went to work on the foxes and there was no energy there either. I will probably spend the afternoon puttering around the studio. Tomorrow I am off to Portland (Maine) to pick up the son from school. Who knows what I will end up working on next week!