New dolls.

 These 2 dolls and bunny were fun to finish today.     Good way to start 2024.

 It has been a long time since I posted here.

I am going to try to post more often.

Life has changed so much for me since my Tom died.  2612 Days have passed since that day.

I have finished a lot of the holy do list that was his.

A new sun room to replace the screen porch.A new screen porch.

2 new furnaces. a ew hot water heater, washing machine and new central air.

We talked about things that needed to be done.

The the up keep on this big house, but I would not change it for anywhere else.

I down sized my gardens and flower beds.I will share pictures in the future but just wanted to check in on this blog. 

I am doing a lot of craft/art projects.i did these salt shaker snowmen as gifts for 2022. 

 Time seems to go by so fast. 

Then there are some days that seem to go on and on.

Here we are 1/2 way through 2023. 

It has bee a busy time all spring. Lots of projects and am pleased with what I got done. I added a new paver path out front.

I finished a lap quilt for a family member"s 80th birthday.

My flowers on the back patio are looking good. It is what I see when in my sewing room where I am a lot of the time.  It is where I paint, do computer stuff and sew.

I had a volunteer dill plant come up last year.  It went to see and I now have dill growing in the cracks of my paver sidewalk. LOL. I will harvest soon to use to make dilly green beans.

my latest painting is a field of daisies. I so enjoy painting with acrylics.They dry fast. Corrections are easy to do.

new adventure

I have begun doing acrylic painting. I also bought myself a sketch book. It is relaxing for me. 

I rearranged a few things in my sewing room to make a paint corner. I spend most of my time in this room sewing .painting and making cloth dolls. 

The tool chest to the right has my oil paint supplies in it. 

The 3 tier cart and the shelves behind it and to the left have the acrylic supplies.

 The small wooden table is a vintage folding table.It fit perfect. I covered it with a venial backed painters cloth I cut to fit. 

The chair I bought years ago at a thrift store.I put a light above the table on a shelf and an out light behind and to my left. In this room I have a recliner. 

I sit there and do sketching in the evening. I am very much a beginner in the sketching and acrylic painting.

In the past I have oil painted the cloth dolls I make.

 The Izannah Walker doll "wanna be" Cleta, is done.

She took a lot of hours to finish. She was a challenge and demanding.

Because this doll took so long to make I feel she may be my last doll for a while. I feel this doll was a culmination of my doll making. I used all the skills I have acquired in my years as a doll maker. Mask making, doll and clothes design. Oil painting.

There may be a few embroidered face dolls. Easily done with not much thought.

I am moving on to doing some acrylic paintings and oil paintings on canvas. 

Doll named Toby

This is Toby.

 

Poor boy has waited for many years to be finished. He sat in the bobby sock cover for all that time---- so I made his shirt from the cover. This shows the process and finish painting

 

clothes

 Her clothes are done. I will be making a bonnet, shawl and a necklace for her soon. But for now she is drying. I will dress her and take her photos.