Friday, September 04, 2009

Summer 2009


























Pattern by Jenny

Fabric from a package
bought from Painted Threads



This is my version of the Itsy Bitsy pattern on the OhSewDollin.com website.















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 window of the Museum of Biblical Art. I've superimposed one photo on top of another. African dolls made by Vicki Fremont, she makes art from recycled material. Here are some websites where you can see some of the dolls better.
Uptown Flavor


There's a picture of Vicki Fremont about halfway down this page

Box of Crayons and hoast.org





Business cards with websites collected during the
Black Doll Show at Riverside Church, NYC on July 25, 2009






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



Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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

Saturday, March 28, 2009

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.

Monday, March 02, 2009

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

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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

Monday, February 11, 2008

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.