Nativity Group

Magi, finished

Gifts of the Magi

A couple of links to share regarding the Magi and their gifts.

 Gold is pretty well understood: the universal 'money', always a useful gift.
 But we are less familiar with Frankinsence and Myrrh. To learn more about these ancient herbs, click here:  http://www.itmonline.org/arts/myrrh.htm

The 'wise men from the east', often referred to as the Magi: Who might they have been?  Try this link:  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09527a.htm

magi, work in process

   

 The Magi are almost finished. Headresses yet to be completed, the robe for the tall dark one needs some trim, or at least, a hem. Also, their gifts are unfinished. 

New and improved shepherds??

I made the shepherd taller by putting him on a taller bottle, so then he'd outgrown his gown, so now he has a new one! I think his proportions are better, now. Thanks to Kat Lees for suggesting that solution to the impression of the head being too large.  Better now.

Tidings of Joy

Shepherd and son.  These need some improvements, probably smaller heads.

An angel...

The Angel, Gloria, for the nativity set.
All the human figures for this set will be bottle-covers.
Height will depend on the chosen bottle.
Gloria is about15 inches.


                  

Holy Family finished

Well, I have changed their hair and worked on Joseph's features. Picture at left: beard lightened to brown as I 'tweaked' the image, to see the details in the shadows. It's really black, as in the other photo. And Mary's is brown, not auburn.

Nativity figure no. 2

Joseph, like Mary, is still a work in process, and will probably have several changes before I declare him 'finished'. I'm not sure how Mary will be presented but I think I prefer her seated. Or perhaps reclining, but definitely holding her baby. And I like Joseph being close.

Work in progress....

Here, at last, is a peek at my first figure for the Cloth Doll Artistry Nativity challenge. Mary is definitely a work in progress, at this point, and I've not made the infant, yet, but I am getting a good start on the set. My goal is to develope patterns as I go, and eventually offer the entire set as a printed pattern. Well, of course the first goal is to get at least the major players finished by Christmas. Hehehe. The set will have 11 or 12 figures, including 2 or 3 animals.  The 'people' will be  15-17 inches tall, and will have a surprise feature, which I will reveal a little later. Curious? I will post more pictures at least weekly.

I love butterflies!

Leslie was a little bored, sitting on the shelf, so she went out to the meadow to pick some flowers. A butterfly came by to visit and check out her little bouquet. Leslie loves sunshine, butterflies and flowers!

Daisy's new friend

And here is Daisy with her new friend, Leslie.  Daisy seems a little wistful, very thoughtful, perhaps a little sad, which is unusual for a fairy.  Leslie, on the other hand, is a rather flirty little ballerina, thinking of all the mischief she can get into, even without wings.

Many of the dolls pictured on this blog have been commissioned, or have been sold, but many others are still adoptable. It is hard to part with them, as each becomes 'a part of the family' as they are being created, but the house would burst at the seams if I kept them all. In fact, that is part of the reason I named my very first website, Cramalot Inn.  So, if anyone is interested in any of them,  please contact me at vada428@windstream.net,

or Wendy or Joyce at Truly Bluegrass Gifts and Collectibles in Versailles, KY. trulybluegrass@yahoo.com