Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge 2009

I recently finished my entry for the Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge. It was my first time entering. Although there was a lot of paperwork, I was happy that I finished my doll and sent her on her way. Her skirt is made up of cut up squares and rectangles of different fabrics and pieced together like a quilt. She is dipping her toes into acrylic water. The rocks, waterfall and tree trunk are all made of a light weight modeling compound called "Delight" and then painted.

Meet the newest member of our family. Miss Bonnie, a 12-week old Dachshund.

Angel's Baseball

We went to the Angel's basball game...yeah they won! My son Joey got me a Jersey and 4 tickets to the game for my birthday. Pictures are of him, Anthony, Kevin and myself.

Hoffman Doll Challenge

I am entering the Hoffman Challenge for the first time. I finally got my entry finished. The Hoffman fabrics that I used were called "Earth Pearl" and "Green Pearl" so the Name of my entry is "Earth's Future is Green". She was adapted from Sherry Goshen's Celyn pattern and I used her Jesse pressmold. (Cloth over clay...my first attempt at that as well).

My Class Doll

My class doll from Sherry Goshen and Jean Bernard's class. Creations in Fiber, New Mexico 2009.

Creations In Fiber

One of the Winners by Agnes Illey of the Netherlands....

I recently returned from a Creations In Fiber Conference in New Mexico. It was wonderful to see old friends and meet new ones. I took a 3-day class with Sherry Goshen and Jean Bernard...two fantastic teachers. There were two Perfect Score winners this year, my Friend Agnes from the Netherlands and Ms. Nancy Gawron a famous teacher of Critters.

Mother's Day Gifts

Today I helped my Grandson make a little Mother's Day gift for his Mom and Step-Mom. We used his own hair for the babies' hair. We also used some glitter on the babies and I think the shine of it distorted the photos a little, but in person there are really cute. I think he had fun.

Ginger

Here's is Ginger in her new dress and bonnet.

More Puppy Pretties

I finished two more Puppy dresses with matching bonnets. Hopefully I'll get Ginger to model them soon.

Here's is Ginger in her new dress.

Ginger's First Dress

Today I made a puppy dress for the first time. It is for Ginger, my son's dog. She is the only girl in the family, so I used fabric all the boys could relate to. I will get a picture of her in it as soon as I can.

Here are my four Grandsons. Ayden, Alec, Alex and Anthony.

Taken Easter Day.

Just about ready for Easter. I made four Easter baskets for Ayden age 2, Alexander age 7, Alec age 7 and Anthony age 11. I colored eggs with a glitter kit....won't do that again. Tomorrow the gang comes and I'll take some pictures of my family.

Carmen is finished!

I just finished a doll for the Creations in Fiber conference. She will decorate a table, then be auctioned off that evening to make money for next years conference.

Class Projects

Today I finished two projects from an on-line class. It was Jean Bernard's Fantasy Fairy Busts.

She's a great artist and I hope to do more of these in the future.

A Day in Las Vegas

Today we flew to Las Vegas for the day for Kevin's birthday. We had a great time and we were exhausted by the end of the day. The last photo is Anthony at the end of the day.

Alec's Award

Today my second Grandson, Alec received two awards at school. One for Perfect attendance and another for Alertness & Action. He is the second from the left in the bottom row. He is 7 years old and really a sweetie.

Another Shopping Spree

I went back to the Road to California conference again today. I took a picture of Pamela from Treasures of the Gypsy. I also bought one of Arley Berryhill creations and one of his patterns. I also took photos of the Hoffman Challenge dolls although I don't think I know any of the creaters...still they are fun to look at.

Road to California

Today I went to the "Road to California" quilt conference. Although I don't quilt anymore, there were lots of great fabrics and trims to look at and I bought a few. My favorite place was of course, Treasure's of the Gypsy.

After I finished the fireplace, I decided the kitchen was next in line to paint.

I took a break from cleaning and doll making and decided to paint the fireplace once again.

Camilla & Giselle

Here is Camilla & Giselle modeling their hat & hair bows.