End of month celebration

It's nearly September and that means I have some uninterrupted crafting time coming up due to my hubby going out moose hunting! To celebrate that I've put ALL my personal patterns on sale at Doll Street for 10% off through the end of the month. YAY! (BTW, my patterns are on Page 3 at the Pattern Shop)

One of the things I've got planned is a mini retreat with my friend Karen. We're going to spend a few days playing dolls - in particular we've decided to finally try making a reborn baby doll. Should be fun!

Here's my mermaid business card holder .. one of the patterns for sale!

Instant Download Art Doll Patterns

I've opened a new department over at Doll Street - instant download patterns! I'm pretty excited about this. If you have patterns you would like to sell through my site please contact me for details by emailing me at the address shown in the little box on the left of the page. Or just leave me a comment!

Don't you just love this doll? It's Sherry Goshon's Jelly Bean and her pattern is available for download. Go see what's offered!

Severed Hand Pincushion Pattern

I decided rather than make bunches of these to sell I would make one and photograph the steps so I could offer it as a pattern. Is that lazy? There are 19 step by step photos in this pattern - kind of like an online class. You'll make the hand, dye it with Jacquard dye-na-flow fabric paint, make the glove, and do the fingernails. If you make it with felt it can be a pincushion; make it with cotton and it can be a creepy Halloween decoration. Did I say it is life size? Fun, fun, fun!!!

This is a PDF file, an e-pattern. Price: US $6.00.

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Stone Cold Troll Pattern

Finally! Here is Mossy McCavern with the one that got away! He's short, stubby, and very cute (in a manly sort of way!).

Learn a new faux stone painting technique - go from plain muslin to granite! I have instructions for all the accessories - the altered bra, the club, and the wristbands. I have two ways of making his loincloth - the mossy one uses Paverpol - but if you don't want to buy it - then I have instructions for a leather/fake fur one. I have two pages of color photos that you can decide if you want to print or not. What else? Oh, he is 12" tall, and he is in a fixed position with a brass rod up his ... leg! What did you think I was going to say????

Two ways to purchase - first button is Paypal with me emailing it to you. Second button (says more info) is instant download from PatternMart. Same price for both. Pattern is about 1MB.

Price: US $8.00.

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Stump Sisters Pattern - Cloth Doll Pattern

Two dolls for the price of one! Okay - not these dolls but the pattern to make them! I have instructions for both dolls including their accessories. There are 3 pages of color photos that teach how to draw and color Ingrid's face. Including the cover and pattern pages there are 12 pages in this pattern. In depth instructions on how to sew, turn, and wire fingers. I've had this pattern tested by beginner, intermediate and advanced doll makers and they all loved it, I'm betting you will too!

PDF pattern is only $8.00 US via PayPal. I will email you the pattern once I receive the notification of payment from PayPal.

Don't like PayPal? Buy this pattern through the shopping cart over at Doll Street - it's instant download - no waiting for me to email it to you!

Cloth doll headdress class available now

You know how I'm not so great with doll hair? So I make headdresses instead? I love hats, turbans, and other head coverings. Most of them are cloth but I do have a couple of head pieces made with flower petals. I thought I would offer my readers the opportunity to purchase the head dress class that ran over at Doll Street a few months ago. I must have written it well because the online class was so quiet it might as well never have been formed. No one had any questions - they downloaded the file and said they loved the class. I teach 6 different headdresses, with variations for a couple of them, here's photos of them ...

I think there are about 26 pages of photos and instructions. If you'd like a copy I can email the PDF file to you for $10 U.S.

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Ruby of the Sea; 10" mermaid

I'm excited to announce the release of my very first pattern. Ruby of the Sea is my mermaid business card holder. She is very easy to make and is 10" long from head to tail. I know that a beginner doll maker can make this mermaid because I had two beginners make it for me and they were very successful. Let me tell you what you can expect from this cloth doll pattern - face sculpting instructions, face coloring instructions, how to use fancy fibers (yarn) for hair, and how to make the illusion of costuming. Oh - she also has a flat face option too.

PDF pattern is only $6.00 US via PayPal. I will email you the pattern once I receive the notification of payment from PayPal.

Don't like PayPal? Buy this pattern through the shopping cart over at Doll Street - it's instant download - no waiting for me to email it to you!
Cherie just received the pattern and here's what she has to say:
What a great pattern! You did a wonderful job. It's clear, easy to understand and very professional - and it looks good too!. You should be very proud!
I'm looking forward to making Ruby!
Thanks so much,
Cherie :)

How to make scissor fobs

One of the things I did today was make some scissor fobs - finally. I had bought the charms for these back in February - planning on making them as gifts. But as usual, they got forgotten - out of sight, out of mind!. They sell these things in the shops for $10 and up but you can make them yourself for about $1.50 and a little time.

They're really easy to make. I have these everywhere - on my scissors, on all my hemostats. They're fun to make - it will take you more time deciding what beads to use than it will making them. Plus they make great gifts! Hey - just remembered something .. I saw these in the clothing store being sold as hip hugger jewelry - the kids clip them to their belt loops - and they were EXPENSIVE! So - lots of reasons to make them, eh?

Update: Feb 2006. I taught an on-line class on how to make these. The class isn't up anymore but if you would like to purchase the instructions I used it is only $5.00. I will email you the class file - it is an Adobe PDF file.