On A Roll - Now Here's Gnome!

I really should be packing!  But this has turned out to be a productive week for other projects.  Just finished Gnome and had to post some pics!  He is a kind and rustic little soul. I imagine him living in a garden or traveling along the dusty roadways, making friends with the hedgehogs.  Might "dirty" up his feet a little more -If he's supposed to be walking about in the...

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Rabbit Complete!

So excited!  I just, rather unexpectedly, finished my Rabbit figure!  Hurray! I'm surprised because previously I had been working on the elf from my last post and hadn't picked up Rabbit in a while.  This past weekend I got inspired and in just a few days finished Rabbit.  I guess it was just the right time for her to be ready to go to a new home! The friend who inspired me to...

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Fall Elf: Seasons Change

When I last posted, fall was in full swing.  Beautiful leaves and colors.  Since then, there have been busy times and some excitement.  I haven't finished the fall elf yet, but she is getting there!  Part of the reason is that work has been very busy and will be for the forseable future.  My husband and I also started looking at buying our first place right around the time...

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The First Elf of Fall

I would be so disappointed if I didn't make at least one post for September.  This month was busy and went by way too fast.  I'm really looking forward to October though - the color of the fall leaves, the cooler weather.  September may be over, I may not have completed any characters, but I have made progress on some old ones and started a new face! Fall Elf, Work in Progress Here...

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Is This The Goose Girl?

The Art Dolls Only quarterly challenge is to create a doll inspired by one of the Grimm's fairy tales!  I'm so glad that I finally finished - in time even!  The Goose Girl is also the fist doll that I've now completely finished, through costuming and all.  This is also the first body I've created using Fimo Puppen, which I had been dying to try out and finally ordered a month...

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CSA Love - This Week's Take

Molly Checks It All Out So much to do!  I need to update my Art Doll gallery page.  I also have at least 3 ideas for dolls that I want to complete in time for contest deadlines.  With the speed I work at, that will be a feat indeed.  At the time I need to be most industrious, I end up surfing the web for even more inspiration, reading other blogs and getting ideas for posts. ...

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A Summer Wind Brings...Pandowdy

Monday was such a beautiful day.  After a stretch of hot weather, a cool breeze finally came our way!  The sky was clear and bright, trees rustling - it almost felt like fall had come (my favorite season!).  This unexpected treat brought with it the undeniable desire to bake.  Last year, I discovered a great new baking book at the library, Rustic Fruit Desserts.  Since...

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Thank You! - Rojo's First Photo Shoot

Rojo - by Abi Monroe I still cannot believe it!  First off, the lovely doll above is not mine, it is the fantastic work of Abi Monroe!  She held a fundraiser for Rescue The Animals which ended last week (correction two weeks ago).  She made two beautiful dolls, Azure and Amethyst, just for the occasion.  So many people participated, I count myself extremely lucky that I came...

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Abi Monroe: Giveaway Draw Results......

Abi Monroe: Giveaway Draw Results......

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A New Face - Rabbit

There are a lot of works in progress right now, but it's just too hard to resist making a new face!  This is one character that I actually intended to create from the start.  I had been thinking that I wanted to try making a rabbit.  While daydreaming, I had made a few rough sketches of my idea.  These were just on bits of scrap paper and post-it notes.  Finally, one day,...

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Feet!

 This month everyone is getting feet!  Have you seen the little Gnome on my gallery page?  He was probably the 3rd character I started, but I kept putting him aside to work on new ideas.  He still didn't have any arms or feet - until now! :-) Now he is ready for cotton batting to be added to build up his body.  Then, just a layer of fabric glued and sewn over it as "skin"...

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Welcome!

Welcome and thank you so much for visiting! I've started this blog to showcase my creations. I make one of a kind (OOAK) art dolls formed from inspiration, dreams and imagination. Each one starts from nothing, just basic materials - a lump of clay, some wire, cloth and cotton batting - no molds! Over time it evolves into a truly unique figure with its own special life and character. I currently work in Fimo and Super Sculpey, using wire armatures. I'm relatively new to doll making and still...

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