People often ask me where I get my ideas. Here is the story on this one.
I was listening to Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.  One of the questions on the show talked about a study that showed how very popular and charming people aren’t good at close relationships. Interesting. Hmmm.  And I thought of a doll description- “Mr. Handsome- Not suitable for long term relationship!” And here he is.
Another guy in a suit. I’ve been looking at mens’ fashion photos and trying to copy the expression that seems to be on every one of the models’ faces.
2 guys-
Other news-
Thanks so much to Lisa Pijuan-Nomura of Girl Can Create, who interviewed me for her newsletter, The Red Letter.
I am planning to do an Etsy shop update over the week-end. Get the fairy grandmothers and babies listed and hopefully some other things that I’ve had a hard time parting with in the past. I took tons of photos today and hopefully that will get me through the process since it is suppose to rain all weekend… no do-overs.
Pretty much the same pattern as the tattooed guys, but in wool-
He is 23 1/4 inches tall.
It is so hard to get a photo with the colors right. On my computer, the colors on the one below look right. The herringbone is black and a grape jelly purple. The yellow shirt is a warm buttery color.
I have a few more coming and then I’ll tell you where they came from.
the last one for now-
the group-
I couldn’t make up my mind which group photo was better so here are both of them.
I was having some camera aggravation- batteries not charged when the sun was good. Then later, very dark. And it is suppose to be a very stormy weekend and I wanted to get this little one posted today… you know how it is. So, not perfect photos, but you get the idea.
These babies are 11″ high.
This is the first quilt that I made that I considered a success- I was happy with the design and function. I made it in 1978, 30 years ago. The top and bottom edges were originally navy and white stripe. I also used that fabric in the dark areas. The design has changed because of how it faded but not ruined. I used another stripe fabric from an old dress that has completely disintegrated. This quilt has seen a lot of use and it is stained, torn, all around pretty ratty. If I get inspired to make another quilt, I might use this design as a starting place. I’m going to put this photo onto flickr so you can see it big if you are interested.
I am in a funk. I did my taxes over the weekend. Every single year I have the same experience- I add it up, do the subtraction and think- why am I doing this art thing? I know perfectly well that it’s not for the money, but still- It is so depressing. And I know I will wallow in self-doubt and criticism for a few days, and then I’ll get over it and get back to work. I’m just not there yet.
Have you seen this post on Screaming Lulu? Click on the link and watch the film. I feel like this all the time.
And I agree with a lot of what this Crabby Old Lady has to say. Good advise for making your blog user-friendly. Via, In a Minute Ago. My particular peeve is music… I read blogs by opening up a lot of tabs and when one starts playing music- argh! I unsubscribe.
I started out the New Year with a lucky win- from Yummy Goods! I received my prize- a VERY big package full of fabric- I can’t wait to start playing with it!
Melissa has a new line of fabric coming out- how amazing is that?! She lives on Cape Cod, which isn’t all that far for me so I am hoping that we’ll be able to meet up sometime soon.
Phew- I really wanted to be able to post at least one doll before the end of the month. Thank goodness for the extra day!
Two little woolly babes.
This one is the day baby with an orange cashmere bird.
This one is the night baby. I guess I needed to try my hand at owl imagery… so much owly goodness around the internet- I was inspired!
A moon “hat”-
The owl is cut from an angora-blend printed sweater. I have found several printed, natural fiber sweaters. I always grab them. There is something odd and wonderful about them. When I found this one, I thought it would be perfect for a kitty or wool hair. Instead, an owl!
2 more babies with trees to finish.
