Source I love this song. We sang it every time we pulled into West Virginia where my Dad was born and raised. The first version I knew was by John Denver. Then one day about 25 years ago, I was in a coffee shop and I heard a reggae version by Toots and the Maytals. […]
An ode poem is a poem that is about one specific thing that you think is amazing and praiseworthy. It can be centered on an object, idea, or a person. I feel inspired to write a few odes. The only Ode I can name is Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats. I’m sure […]
pedicure massage high tea with a good friend take a day off work and go to the movies shopping in Georgetown visit a friend in Connecticut bake lemon meringue pie in honor of my grandmother make a doll that looks like me go horseback riding do a fun run/walk make Kefir at home have a […]
One thing I like about being a seller on Etsy is getting to know other sellers. I am pleased and honored to introduce you to a seller I recently came across, Lori Felt of SneakersR HeartFelt. Lori has started a sneaker revolution! She started designing and hand painting sneakers for her daughter’s sorority house and […]
One of my colleagues is from Ghana and she brought me some fabric remnants. She gave them to me with dolls in mind but the pieces were large enough to make one quilt with plenty of scraps leftover for dolls. So I made the quilt. Now I just need to make some dolls! Related articles […]
I had fun with this doll: the applique felt heart, the fancy shoes, the floral pattern. Also, the hair bow was fun to make. Fun, fun, fun! Related articles Paper Heart (glorialana.wordpress.com) Next creative project- a DOLL (joymommy.wordpress.com) Challenge: Paper Doll (coasttocoastcentral.com)
I love limiting the colors. I’m thinking about a holiday line: Valentine’s doll, Halloween doll, etc. What do you think? 🙂 Related articles Top 10 Pantone Fashionable Color Trends For Fall 2013! Featuring Samba (harmonysrainbow.wordpress.com) Let’s Just Get to Fall Already (kedavidson30.wordpress.com) Who’s ready for Halloween? (amyzingeventplanning.wordpress.com)
I had fun sewing all the ribbon on! Related articles Fairy Dolls (amigurumibb.wordpress.com) Doll (thelostartofsecretkeeping.wordpress.com) The twice baked doll (climbingvineclothing.wordpress.com) Doll (unclebensgoodies.wordpress.com)
Funny story about this one. I set out to make a very different doll, failed, then made this one. I love when cool things come from mistakes! Related articles Tweedy (julianalim14.wordpress.com) Tweedy excitement (veryberryhandmade.co.uk)
I just opened a store on Etsy called Dolls and Monsters! It’s so exciting. As many of you have witnessed, I started making dolls about six months ago. I have been making them for fun and giving them away. Having given dolls and monsters to most of the children of my family and friends, and […]
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