Sleepless Night and Decision Making.

It was an emotionally draining weekend. I thought I'd have to fly my son home because things aren't going well with him. After a lot of back and forth he's decided to try and stick it out but is grateful that he can come home as a last resort. So...preciously saved money will go to him to help him thru this difficult life experience.

 My Goofy Kid

Meanwhile I took a serious look at all my projects and decided I need to scale way back on what I thought I could get done. I've decided to make just a few gingerbread people, reindeer and snow people in the large plush doll size and more smaller little plush that would be good for stocking stuffers, ornaments and decorations. I really want to make sales and since my designs are a bit odd and different I know they won't appeal to the masses, so I think the smaller ones will do better. I'll continue to make Large Snarky Girl dolls in different designs and smaller ones too. Also Christmas and Holiday Owls...got to have owls! I'm already thinking of designs for Easter and Spring!

Mini Reindeer Plush

I'll also be concentrating more on my stationery business. I took a long break but am back up and taking orders in my Zibbet shop. It will take a huge time commitment and lots of hard work to get that business back to the level it was. I'm slowly getting items loaded there. So if you are looking for gift stickers, address labels, note cards, enclosure cards, gift tags, shipping labels or invitations for any occasion come check me out.

Meet the Queen Of Snarkdom...

...in doll form that is. My daughter is affectionately called "Snarky Girl" or Queen of Snarkdom because of her temperamental teenage attitude. You never know what's she's going to say or when she'll explode for any un-given reason. This seems to be typical for girls between 13 and 18. I had an idea for a doll based on my daughter for a while now but finally sat down and worked out a prototype. I'm pretty pleased with it. I have more designs for clothes and testing to do but I think they are perfect for pre-teen to teen girls.

The doll is a mixture of my daughter and Japanese Anime which I love so much. The dolls will be 11 inches tall.

I plan to do specific girls like "Petulant Patty" and "Moping Millie" etc, that will be OOAK series dolls and also "Make A Doll Like Your Daughter/Niece/Granddaughter" with specific hair and eye color and type of clothing. I'll also have digital prints of the various dolls available for framing for girl's rooms and possibly a paper doll set. So many ideas!

I'd very much love to hear some feedback about this prototype. If you like it great. If you hate it, that's fine but please tell me why so I can improve the design. Either way thanks for taking a peek!