Emergence of the Bird Woman

This is the beginning of a new project. I have the body cut out as well and when I put the two together, I thought "this looks like a bird to me". Now I have to figure out a clever way to make bird legs. :)

In Progress

I am working on several things at once right now. This is the top of a doll that is going to be very green all over. The body is all cut out and will be adorned with shades of green, including the sequined button on the bottom.

Me Spain, Hubby Netherlands

"MY" team won the World Cup yesterday. Hubby was pulling for the Netherlands. I was trying to be a gracious winner but I had to tease him, just a little bit and all in good fun. So I strung up a Spanish beer (Estrella) can in a prominent place as a reminder that "his" team lost.

This morning we had another chuckle about it. Then he smashed up a Dutch beer (Heineken) can and snapped a picture. This is how we amuse ourselves.

Below is the beginning of a new project to be posted soon.

Second ATC

This is the second ATC for my swap and boy did I struggle with it. I don't know how many times I had to change it to get a result I could live with. Again, the emphasis is on the mouth as outlined in my previous post.

An ATC is supposed to be 2½ x 3½ inches so I am "thinking outside the box" maybe (?) with the three fabric strips. My swap partner can cut them off if she doesn't like them.

My Favourite Star

I was away this weekend which prevented me from finishing up the last ATC for my swap. I only like to do my creative thing during daylight hours. Once it starts getting dark, it doesn't feel right to me.

Since I don't have another ATC to show, I thought I'd post my favourite star ornament. I had been trying to photograph this and just wasn't able to get a good shot. As I was browsing through my pictures, I discovered that I had previously scanned an image of this little gal after I first created her.

Of all the stars I've made, I think she is my favourite. I had a lot of fun hunting for suitable fabrics for the "Star" series. All are made from quilting cottons with very tiny celestial themed prints embellished with either gold or silver.


I managed to find a dozen or so cottons that fit the bill. No two stars are alike. When I can figure out how to re-connect my scanner to my computer, I will post a few more of my stars. I should do another series, maybe out of Christmas fabrics.

This weekend, I had the chance to go to two different Michaels craft stores. I get completely overwhelmed - there's so much stuff. I could browse in there for many happy hours. Along with some fabric markers, quality coloured pencils (that were marked down more the 50%), and a punch, I bought two female face rubber stamps (50% off thanks to the coupons). The face stamps are for some dolls that I am starting soon.