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

Fairy with a daisy

This is Faye, another of the group. 5 more of these to finish up, but I may set the rest aside and work on the Nativity Challenge dolls. If I don't start soon, I'll not get many (or any) of them done before Christmas. This summer has been slipping away quickly, and I'm sure the fall will come and go at the same speed. ;)

Ballerina dreams........

This is Chloe. She is another of the unfinished group of fairies waiting in line on the craft table. Her head is one of my pin-doll heads. I made her as a little ballerina, as she reminded me of a young lady I know, so she does not have wings. Her costume of polyester knit sheer is cut in petals with 'burned' edges. Wool roving hair. Painted shoes and leotard.

A little 'something different'.

A little 'sewing cottage'.
Heavy double-sided interfacing bonded to fabrics and satin stitched on all edges, shaped as a fold-out bird house with removeable roof which forms the lid. I have made these as photo albums, but this one was furnished as a sewing kit, complete with pincushion, needles, and threads. The base is about 3-1/2 inches square. Cotton and silk fabrics, with lace trims.

Sienna, updated

.Oops! The eyebrows were missing!! What was I thinking, to send her out without her make-up??   Sienna (at left) has a 'flatty' or 'pancake' face, with only a couple of sculpting stiches at the corners of her mouth. I have also made these little seated fairies with fully needle sculpted features, and various wing styles, such as Nikki.

Summer and Sienna

After taking time off in June for vacation and gardening, etc., I've begun to get back to work in the craft-room. While I consider the style, size, patterns, fabrics, etc., to be used for my CDA Nativity challenge project, I have begun to finish up a group of 'Merryhill Faeries', started ages ago. Their 'parts' have been sewn and mostly stuffed, just hanging out in the shoe-bag pockets.

This is Sienna. She is the gatherer and protector of seeds. She has collected some wisteria seeds in her milkweed pod 'bowl'.  Sienna sits 6-1/2 inches tall. She has feather wings and feather trim on her turban.    Her ears are made of wisteria seeds, and her earrings are exotic seeds.

Art has a new home

I'm happy to report that the doll, "Art in the Park", was a hit, received lots of flattering comments and attention, and was 'won' at a final bid of $230. He will have a prominent position with a local artist group. I'll be more specific when I get the details, and perhaps a picture of Art in his new home.  

Meanwhile, back at the park......After 2 inches of rain Friday night, the weather was mostly sunny and warm, for the art-fest on Saturday, with some cloudy moments, as in this picture.
More photos at http://photosbyvmw.blogspot.com/