Prim Pumpkin Doll Finished

I finished this doll for a challenge over at Cloth Doll Artistry. We were given the pumpkin head shape and told to make whatever we wanted. I love little Prim dolls but it's not a style I make so I decided to challenge myself and do one using my style. She's kind of a rag doll and I had fun designing her body. She's 15" tall and made from a combo of craft felt and wool blend felt and is completely hand sewn. She has 2 different kinds of black button eyes and a hand stitched face. I got a chance to dig into my piles of Halloween fabric!

I made her little coordinating bloomers.

And a little bow for her stem.

I think she's just the sweetest thing and I've been carting her around on my arm all morning.

I've Been Published!

I finally achieved one of my long term goals of being published. I'm very happy and excited about that. It's given my confidence a big boost. My Native American Doll is in this issue of Soft Dolls and Animals.

I sent another doll I just finished, that a very lovely artist friend told me was my best work yet, to ADQ (Art Doll Quarterly). 

I have a lot of projects going on right now too, here are a couple of WIPs.

 

A Vintage Halloween Piece.

 A Little Pumpkin Ragdoll.

Other projects are just bits and pieces and aren't worth showing yet and some are still in my mind.

Friday's Worktable

Trying to be a better blogger. I have a bunch of new projects on my worktable right now. They are all in the beginning stages so not much to see yet. I know I haven't shown any photos of my newly organized studio yet but well it looks like a bomb went off in here right now so until I have a chance to clean...you will just have to wait. ;0)

Here's a shot of my sewing worktable today. Long time readers will know that this is where my computer desk used to be.

Long Time Coming...

So I finally finished the piece that I've been calling the never-ending piece. I started it back in July and just finished it 2 days ago. I'm pretty pleased with it. It was a difficult piece of engineering for me because of the way I make my dolls. 

I present Frankenstein and his Bride as a Topsy Turvy Doll.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

I didn't realize that I hadn't posted for so long so let me bring you all up to date. 

I did finish moving my studio around and it works so much better now. I haven't had time to take pics yet but I will soon.

I'm working on a new special project that I can't show just yet.

I sent photos of my Native American Doll to Soft Dolls and Animals magazine and I'm hoping to see her in print in the Fall issue. I won't know until it comes out. Fingers crossed!

I want to start Halloween things so bad but I've got other projects I have to finish first. I have 2 projects I'm doing for my Cloth Doll Artistry group, a Summer doll challenge at the Art Dolls Artist group and a Halloween ornament swap with ADA as well.

I'll be opening my Etsy shop back up soon with some fun plush dolls.

 

Here's a prototype of something I've been working on. I choose not to use this one but I love him so much I need to make a finished doll of him...someday.