December 30, 2008

Edward Scissorhands


I told my hubby I wanted some beading scissors for Christmas. So he sneaked one of my doll forms and made this great doll. : D

I couldn't get the camera to catch the detail of his face which is too bad. It's made on paper, but I'm going to make a cloth face and embroider his face on there.





















Just in the Nick of Time

Here she is Jolly Holly, just in the nick of time to enjoy the last of the holidays.

December 16, 2008

Stitch in Time Doll Club - Christmas Party


Last month we took a blank doll and decorated it for the Holidays from a stash on the table. The rule is you can't use any of the stuff that you bring. This month at the Holiday party we swapped. I received this beauty. : )

November BJP - Calendar Doll


Finally I've finished Miss November - Hiawatha. Obviously she has too many fiddly bits as she's two weeks overdue. She represents the first Thanksgiving.

She is a combination of right angle weave (RAW) on her dress, the sleeves are peyote and the tassles, headband and corn are done in ladder stitch.

November 1, 2008

Just in time for the Witches Ball - October B JP

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

This little doll took the entire month of October to bead but Wendoline was finished just in time for the yearly Witches Ball on Halloween.

She comes dressed in the latest in witches finery. A cute flirty dress with a matching cape and hat. Of course her striped stockings and last but not least her broom.




Wendolin is 100% beaded. Face and arms are 13 seed beeds the rest are 11s. Her eyes are tiny buttons. She is about six or seven inches tall. Clothing and hat are peyote stitch. Feet - Booce. Hat and broom band - ladder stitch. Face and legs - Back stitch. Hair is loops that intersect itself to make a looooong letter eight.








October 20, 2008

Fly dragon fly....


I found this pattern on the Bead & Button website. It is so fun to make. You just can't stop. I'm making one for each month in the birthstone colors. Was going to do it for the BJP but it's too easy. So I think I may have to do my dolls for both the BAD Calendar Challenge and the BJP.

October 1, 2008

The Color Purple

Here's my second doll of the Art Doll Coolaberation. His name is Cass. This is the before picture with out his glorious new hair. It was a lot harder than I thought choosing a medium for it. I think it would have been a blast to bead it but that would have made it quite heavy and it has to be mailed several more times and not just in the U.S. Then I thought about torn strips of fabric but it didn't look right. So I finally decided on yarn but now what color? All along I'd been planning to do greens and yellow but that didn't' look right either. : P Black, black has to look good.... Nope. Finally Cass chose purple and I have to say he was right. : )

Ta da! Still needs a few embellishments for the hair and then he'll be ready to go to Arkansas.

Quite the mane don't you think?