Fairies in Progress

I'm working on four more fairies. They still need wings, wands, and some embellishments.. Will probably finish this weekend and then will post some more photos of the finished dolls.

Another Fairy

Busy weekend

I finished a few things this weekend. The doll with the green hat is about 8" tall and I made a bunch of them out of muslin, then painted with fabric paint and stamped the words on the body. The hat is made of felt.

The fairy is about 20" tall and was a lot of fun to make. She is inspired by a Julie McCullough doll, but this is my own pattern. I have a few more to make from this pattern.

What a lot of fun making these!

Green doll

This doll is (finally) finished. I just couldn't figure out what she wanted to wear. I guess all green was meant to be since I finished her on St. Patrick's Day!

Finished rabbit

Finished lioness and baby

January 2008 Doll Class

The finished "Secret Squirrel" plus my cat and rabbit in progress.

Bebe

This is "Bebe" made from a pattern by Barbara Willis (http://www.barbarawillisdesigns.com/). She is only 8" from the top of her head to the bottom of her skirt. Fun to make and I think she's pretty cute.

Finished doll

My first doll finally gets shoes.

Doll remade/finished

This is a doll I started at the Campbell Folkschool in June and I finally re-did and finished her - new hair, hands, and clothes. Her name is Kira, after the neighbor of a fellow classmate.

My Akira Blount doll

I bought this on ebay - never thought I'd be able to afford an Akira Blount doll, but managed to buy this. It was made in 2000 and is just beautiful. check out Akira's website: http://www.akirastudios.com/

Doll gets a new hairdo

Check January 2007 post for the original hair and hat. I made new hair and turned the hat into a basket. I like her better this way.

New doll

This is the latest doll - still needs a body, but the hair worked well. I learned how to do the yarn hair from Charlie Patricolo. Here's a link to some of her work.

http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/charliep/?member_portfolio=1

Jacket and bag for Christine's wedding

The June doll class

Working on doll at Campbell Folkschool

We practiced different fabric painting techniques in class. This body started out as plain muslin, then I painted it with three colors of fabric paint.

New doll

The head below, with hair. This is a needle sculpted head covered with LaDoll clay and painted with acrylics

JP

My dog, JP, also known as "The Little White Dog" and "Little Bits."

He is a Bichon-Poodle mix and has a great personality.

The next doll

The face is sculpted from LaDoll clay and painted with acrylic paints.

The doll I made in class at JC Campbell Folkschool