a better photo of Fern

I was just too rushed this morning to finish processing the rest of the photos on the memory stick.  I think this one shows her construction and face much better.

OK!!! Here's Fern, my Hoffman Challenge Doll, 2011

First off, this is all Liz's fault for even showing me how to do yo yos.  Then, it's Mary B's fault for telling me
about the Hoffman Challenge, a yearly event where quilters, sewers and doll makers can enter an item made
from the challenge fabric.  Here's a link: http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com/entry_rules.html 

So I purchased the cloth and set about creating Fern.  She's my own original design, no pattern used. She's

got a wooden bowl, inverted and covered in velvet upholstery fabric and batted.  Then she's seemingly balanced on a 12 sided "soccer ball" made of 12 different shades of silk taffeta or dupioni, which is also stuffed... Then she's made of the challenge fabric as  her sleeves and pantaloons.  She's wearing a hat over
her Sulky cotton thread hair, has a  cloth over clay head, a stuffed cotton body and a silk body suit.  And!
note her little gold lame` ballet slippers!!!  I hope she gets chosen to travel.  I would love that.  But the main thing is, she's made and on time!  *mwah*

Aurora the Angel

Aurora is my first angel. She's a wall hanging doll, but could be set against your pillows on your couch.

She is going out to a Special Someone who loves angels.

I have been moderately busy

Expect photos in the next few weeks. Just so you know I'm still here...
Hope your spring going into summer is delightful! ;-D

the storybook challenge is done...

but of course mother nature has deigned to let it rain all day.  I'm going to take this personally because I wanted to photograph Merrylegs, Miss Julie, Miss Flora and Frisky outside... under an apple tree.

but.. things beings what they are, here they are:

more...

And here's Callie and Geneva, two 'yo yo' dolls done my way with fully stuffed bodies, re-dressable if you
cared to.. and all cotton bodies, with silk clothing and trims. Their hair is made from unraveled sweaters.

They are about 17 inches tall, with fully articulated hands, floppy sitting bodies. 

It's about time I put some photos up... so here they are

This was a challenge piece from a Rossetti painting called Monna Vanna.  She's naked again, awaiting
different clothing.