Doll Competitions - What do to do?

Lately I've been thinking maybe I should try the "All Dolled Up Beaded Art Competition." When I first heard about it, I was too intimidated but now I'm thinking it could be fun! I've been planning to do the Haufman Challenge which is due a month earlier. The advantage of the All Dolled Up one is that it's beaded and you only have to submit a photo, whereas the Hoffman Challenge you have to send your doll.

J

Lovely Mayrah and her friend Bart

This round in the Art Doll Coolaberation I have Mayrah who has come all the way from Sweden. She's quite the lucky gal, travelling the world. So far she's been to Australia, Canada, California and now Oregon.

I helped her aquire her useful hands and a travelling companion, a cat named Bart who is literally two faced. He has a Cheshire face and a whimisical surprised face.

Calendula

This month the theme at the local doll club was monochromatic. We drew colors and then had to do the doll in only that color, which someone else brought. I sort of cheated, I drew yellow but traded someone for orange because I love orange and the woman was quite unhappy to have it.

She reminds me of the calendula plant, one of my favorite flowers. The flowers are that color of orange and the green isn't far off either.

J

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.

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.