Summer 2009

free doll pattern by Jennifer Zacher, the box is a painted cigar box. The saying on it is Memories lurk in every corner of my house and I take great delight every time I stumble across one	Pattern by Martha Boers, from the free newsletter written by Adele Sciortino
The Bead Society of New York, World of Beads VIII June 20 at Fashion Institute of Technology
I wish you could see the beading detail on the cloak. This site has a better picture		This was this year's third place winner A close-up of the veggie king

Spring 2009

Lenny the Guinea Pig from the May 2009 Soft Dolls and Animals
Adapted from the tooth fairy pattern in the Soft Dolls & Animals July 2009 edition. It says "Sweet Dreams" on the pocket.	Another Ms. Paige with a yo yo headdress.
	I used plastic canvas and assorted lengths of yarn I had to make a case for long doll needles

Fringe

May 23, 2009 - Too bad they let Kirk Acevedo go.

April 14, 2009 - at the start of this episode a parody of a good omelet

April 7, 2009 - A good omelet

I wish Fringe were a better TV series. I like the actors, and the last episode Ability was a good one. Too bad more of them aren't like that. Today, February 22, 2009, I found a quote

An example of the Chuang-Tzu's struggle with sensory perception appears in the dream of the butterfly: Long ago, Chuang Chou dreamed that he was a butterfly. He was elated as a butterfly--well pleased with himself, his aims satisfied. he knew nothing of Chou. But shortly he awoke and found himself to be Chou. He did not know whether as Chou he dreamed he was a butterfly, or whether he actually was a butterfly who now dreamed he was Chou.

I thought this might relate to the symbol of the butterfly with hand bones in its wings.

Wired Beaded Brooklyn Woman

This is what we did on March 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Doll Club. Each person brought their creativity and we shared beads, thread, wire and cloth to create unique little dolls.

Winter 2008-09

March 2, 2009 They closed the schools for this!!!!!	MADOFF Oif zeineh raid ken men Nit bolen kain binyen. On his words no building could be built.	First Day of Spring
My adaptation of the pattern for Tomkin that was in the May 2004 Soft Dolls and Animals	Dust cover for sewing machine. I have now used a lot of the yo yos I made during the summer.	January 2009 had many cold and snowy days.
	Click for detail

Autumn 2008

yo yo pin
This pin doll was inspired by the free ballerina pin doll pattern created by Sandra Corson-Walker	This doll is from a pattern by Elinor Peace Bailey. It is called mini Fadora.

Summer 2008

Nita Butler made this doll for me, she was my swap partner on Glitter Town Dollys. It turned out we both love yo yos, so I made the doll into a necklace. Used the small Clover quick yo yo maker. The tee shirt I got at a bazaar for fifty cents, I added the pink yo yo to it.
	It's so hot and sticky I think I'll just make yo-yos. June 28, 2008 I made the little bag from yo-yos, the third week of August
If you can't bring yourself to throw away a scrap of material you will understand this doll.	Beaded Liberace completed during the heat wave of early June 2008 in NYC
	Inspired by this pin cushion tutorial
All dressed up for the Amalgamated Co-op Craft Show	Shadow stamp technique

Winter

Inspired by a Barbara Stuart pattern	Crocheted scissors case. I modified an Annie's Attic pattern.
I'm working on the Elinor Peace Bailey Victorian doll	Finished! I bought the two patterns at Pieces Quilt Shop in Renton, Washington. The doll on the left is the Retro Angel, I left off the wings because I thought she was magical enough. On the right is a doll from the Miniature Victorian and Pierrot pattern.
4.75 x 3.5 inch book with pockets on some of the pages.	This pattern adapted from one on Celt's Vintage Crochet site Instead of DMC size 8, South Maid Size 10 and steel crochet hook 5 was used. This is a doll bought at Lot-Less, it is 7 inches high.
Japanese Stab Binding	Stamps by Stampers Anonymous. A page from a fatbook on Paisley and Polka Dots
Beaded mah jong tile pendant Domino Pin	I bought the box at a bazaar at the Van Cortlandt Senior Center, painted it, put the die cut on it. Put a final coat of clear acrylic on it.

Autumn

Picture by Basquiat, saying from Viva Las Vegas

Summer

Instructions for photo wallet There are lots of variations of the photo wallet, search blogger for more	Papers and ribbon from Target dollar bin, September 2007
Photo wallet opened
This pattern is by Angela Sgro

Marriage

Two years after I got divorced my Aunt Sarah said at a family gathering that divorce was cowardly. I have been happily married for twenty years. Marriage isn't about withstanding all the emotional abuse someone wants to hurl at you.

Chess and Commerce

I don't agree with everything Susan Polgar has to say but she is an excellent player who can encourage many more young women to play the game. Here's a quote from one of her blog entries and my reply to it. **********start quote************************* What happened was this company wanted this organization to provide /recommend 10-20 chess players (that fit their mold) for a commercial shoot for a series of chess events that they wanted to sponsor. That means that hundreds of chess players will benefit financially and a lot of free mainstream publicity for chess and the organization. The person who represented the chess organization kept asking what their organization will get out of it personally.... *****************end quote***************** The company wanted to use a chess organization to further their own goals. It's not clear how much publicity the chess organization would be given in exchange for their help. At the proposed event, would they have banners? allowed to hand out membership forms? would their internet address be given prominent display? What was the tone of the person calling the chess group? respectful or contemptuous. There is no way we can determine what really happened by hearing only one side of the story.

Crafting in 2007

	Tree of Life pattern from the book A Treasury of Jewish Cross Stitch by Barbara Ann Richter
Heart made from microbeads bought from PennyWiseArts

The Hats We Wear

Chess USATE 2007

I was in Parsippany the past weekend playing in the US Amateur Team East chess event. Great fun, got to see people I haven't seen in a long time. I made this pin for the event. Reassembler has a more detailed blog about this event.