I'm in the process of re-designing dolls, re-vamping my business and basically getting my shit together. All my time last summer and Fall was taken up with caring for my mother after she was released from the hospital and my own illness. I went to the ER twice in October and was finally admitted to the hospital where I had surgery. Thank goodness for my daughter who held down the fort at home and cared for my mom while I was unable to. I've been physically and emotionally exhausted all Winter and am just starting to feel normal (well normal for me) again.
Here are 2 little felt dolls that I was able to get done before Christmas.
While I was in the hospital Red and Wolfie sold as did my Black Cat Witch. I'm so very grateful to those buyers! I was beginning to think there was no customer base for my work and was seriously thinking about quitting making dolls. Now I'm more energized and have so many fun things to post soon.
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Well November turned out to be the one month a year that I have very little pain and I actually feel Human again. Unfortunately it was also the month I had the full body wracking cough that had me worried I'd crack a rib. Very little sleep, trying to sleep sitting upright against a wall, waking up everyone in the house at night with my coughing and explosive sneezing. Some kind of virus or allergies? I didn't get better until my sinus' got infected and I got an antibiotic. I still have a dry hacking cough but at least I can sleep now. And still compared to October it was a good month.
Didn't get much done since I can't sew when I'm hacking up a lung. I managed to get one special Ornament done for the ADA's Christmas Swap.
He's a sweet little felt and paper clay Santa. I received the loveliest Santa Cat ornament from Trish Powell.
I took advantage of Cyber Monday and purchased a brand new sewing machine for a fantastic price and free shipping. It's a present to me from my wonderful mom for Christmas only I get it now.
I played around with it and so far I don't hate it, it's pretty easy to use and it seems to like me fine so we are becoming fast friends. Hopefully this baby will help get a good stock of doll bodies built up so I can do some shows next year. Fingers crossed.
My poor daughter
just had a cyst or cysts on one of her ovaries rupture and has been in
so much pain. So even though she's 20 years old she still needs mom to
take care of her.
I put some of my older Holiday Plush dolls in my etsy shop and a couple of them sold...yay!
These guys are still in my shop. I made them last year. I make a new set of holiday characters in a new design every year. Just couldn't make a set this year.
These 2 are the last of the holiday plush dolls from 2010 and are also in my shop.
I'm currently working on a doll for a swap and a custom order and I'm making a Super Hero doll for my youngest nephew and a girl doll for my brother's new girlfriend's daughter. I have a bunch more challenges coming up and I'm just tired thinking about them. Actually I'm physically exhausted. But of course I'll do them anyway.
