Vacation

Well it is for me anyways. I have the next 10 days off from work. I'm going nowhere. Doing nothing. Sounds boring, huh? If you saw what I do to myself day in and day out, you would understand. 10 days to be nowhere in particular, at no particular time, no deadlines, no contracts, no due dates, no confrontations, no pressure.
This next week is going to be sleeping til I wake up, going for long walks, school clothes shopping with the boy, sewing, painting, cooking, ( I want some lemon scones) painting my nails, doing whatever I want, whenever I want.

Spending the last couple days of summer vacation with Andy. Not sure he is looking forward to sharing the house during the day :o) I really, really do remember what it feels like those last couple days of summer before classes start up again. As much as I try to hang on to him and let him enjoy his time before the world starts demanding things from him... I just can't stop it from coming. He turned 15 a couple weeks ago. It was real hard. For me, anyhow. He is full of excitement and anticipation of things that are going to come his way. I hope he gets them all.

It's been a rough summer, emotionally, for me. Not sure what's up. You ever feel like your life is about to make a major shift? You are ready for it, but you just don't know what it is? That's where I've been. I'm so tired, also. Tired way down in the soul, tired. And I cry a lot. I haven't had crying jags like these in years. I guess I'm at that age.....

So back to this coming week. I'm going to... clean some closets, clean out my pots and pan cupboard. I'm going to go grocery shopping. For reals. I have to get back in the kitchen. All three of us are in the need of a nutrition overhaul. Honey has some medical issues come up this summer, the boy has been living on hot pockets and boxes of cereal, and me, well... yeah

I am going to do much painting and sewing. I have some dolls to get up on ebay and I want to get a start on some more. I need to raise the cash so I can do this: http://willowing.ning.com/
Life book. She has a boatload of different teachers onboard with this and I really want in. But one habit has to pay for the other..... dollies have to pay for the art :o)

Then I'm going to spend some time with my art journal... there are way too many blank pages in here. Where did summer go?I'm gonig to hang out with the puppies... I took a picture of Archie, but he looked like a dork because his ear kept sticking up... Holly is in bed, but here she is a couple weeks ago. Yeah, she's pretty freakin cute.

So, for toinight... to start off on the right track....It was late and I'm tierd (like I said before :o)) I started a collage... not sure what it's going to be yet. Tomorrow I will throw down another couple layers and we will see... I'm thinkin a pretty girl in a blue dress...and I'm also thinking I'm going to regret that tissue paper in there... I'm sorta rough with my stuff...but I guess I can always cover it with another layer... or two..

Good night... sweet dreams everyone :o)

Happy Wednesday

I know , I've been missing from here lately. Been caught up in my day job, it has been exhausting :o( I'm so tierd... I've also been trying to work on Melody Ross' class and Suzi Blu's petite dolls class. I've been staying up too late to do those because the house is quiet then. My sewing has gotten behind a bit, but I have tons of ideas rattling around in my head. Sometimes I think it will make me crazy. Mostly, it just makes me sad, I don't have much time to do what I enjoy. Lots of thinking going on here lately.... What I want to do with myself...but here is a picture of Archie. He always makes me smile, he is such a happy guy.

Enjoy your week... I will try to have some new dolls soon. Fall is around the corner and I've got only a few things done. Not like me at all, it's my favorite season to make dollies.

XXO

CA

Not so scary Scarecrow

Auction Ends Tomorrow

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Ebay

I blasted ebay tonight with everything I had left in my sewing room. I also posted a couple dolls that I just can't seem to sell, maybe July will be their lucky month. I've been staying away from ebay because the fees have just gotten ridiculous. They sent me a "free insertion" add so I decided to take advantage of it. So tonight I put up some Annies and some Halloween dolls. I could do Halloween dolls all year round.. I love them. I've got a witch, a banshee and just some wierd guy that I did. Come check them out!

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A couple new ones

I bought a new pattern last week from Brenda Sanker (Vintage Polka Dot). I've been messing with it and I found I really liked it. The heads are a little diffrent from the way I usually make them. They are three front pieces and one large one in the back. It makes the head kinda sorta flat in the back, but I think it will make nice dolls for hanging.


This was the Annie. She had four variations of the doll in her pattern, so it is very adaptable. I kept Annie close to the way she did hers, because it was the first one I tried and wanted to see how the pattern went together. I know, you are supposed to read the instructions first, but I cut first and ask questions later.....

This is a ghost like mummy kinda thing. I'm not sure.... I started off wanting to make a ghost but I didn't like the way the dress was going. So, I got irritated and just started wrapping lace and gluing bits of ribbon and stuff to her body. In the end, not bad...definately one of a kind.

Of course I had help. This one has been stuck to my side all day today. Not sure what is up with her. I woke up with her laying next to me on my pillow, she sat on the toilet while I took my shower, followed me while I did laundry. It's not unusual for her to hang around and supervise, but she literally has not let me out of her sight. I even took her out back for a bit to pick at the garden.

I'm feeling a little cruddy today, so maybe she's just sensing that. Even right now she's peering over the computer screen to see what I'm up to. Always looking out for me :o)

I have a couple more ideas for that doll pattern (I'mthinkin pumpkin head)and I've got a Round Head Scarecrow that's done, but he needs a pumpkin or something to hold on to before I'm ready to let him go. I've been in the mood for fall stuff, not sure why, but after all these years, I've learned to just roll with it. If I try to make something I'm not in the mood for, it shows.

Prarie Dolls