Drawer Pulls

Just listed these fun drawer pulls in my etsy shop.

From SuZi Blu's Class

This is "FREE".

I made this piece from Suzi Blu's Les Petit Beginners Class. So much fun. Enjoy!

In FuLL BLooM

I just re-listed this piece on etsy June 6, 2010. I decided to alter the sun, enhance the face with richer color, and add handmade eyelashes for even more dimension. I Love her!!! Hopefully, she'll sell this time round:) Below is how she looked. Much better now.

Just Listed this piece on Etsy!!!

Dotee Dolls

I've been quite busy with a new project so haven't had time to post these little Dotee Dolls until now. They are for a swap on Doll Street hosted by the lovely, Judi Wellnitz. I can't wait to see what I receive back...

Pattern Testing...

A couple of months ago, Doll Designer, Colleen Babcock had posted a doll titled: Treasures of the Deep. I, like several followers of her blog, immediately fell in love with the doll. After I sent her a private email, she asked whether I would be willing to test the pattern for her before it's release. No need to ask me twice, I jumped at the opportunity and, if I may add, so glad I did. This design is FANTASTIC and USEFUL. TOTD is not only a doll, but she also serves a purpose---displaying jewelry. How cool is that??? I cannot say enough good things about Colleen's work, it really speaks for itself.
I truly loved making this doll and found one process a bit of a challenge for me. The face, because it was done using only pencils, not paint, which is my forte. But guess what---I really like the look. I'm not sure if I would have felt as confident working with flesh toned fabric instead of the pale orchid color I chose, but Colleen's instruction is so thorough, I'm sure I would have done just fine.
Do keep an eye out for the release of this beauty---she's a real treat.
Thanks Colleen!!!

The Rainbow Quiz

Your rainbow is strongly shaded brown and black.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What it says about you: You are a powerful person. You appreciate the roughness of nature. You may meet people who are afraid of you. You feel closer to people when you understand their imperfections.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Round robin FINISHED!

Finally finished this piece up for a round robin I'm involved in. This is a beautiful silk tunic, which was dyed, stamped, beaded, and painted---then it came my way and I created the (silk) moon with paints, inks, and salt. Too fun!!!

Resplendishant~ Fairy created for Patti Culea's latest book, Creative Cloth Explorations

Embroidery floss, Sulky threads, silk waste, and organza were sewn onto water-soluble stabilizer sprinkled with Bo-Nash, for Resplendishant’s whimsical hair.

Resplendishant is transferred to Egyptian cotton---trying out hair piece.

Resplendishant is painted with acrylics and Jacquard textile paints.

Jacquard Lumiere paints are used on the bodice and slippers. Background is painted in a horizontal pattern using acrylic paint(s), and textile medium thinned with water.

Background is further enhanced with watercolor pencils and Lumiere paint.

Soft, subtle clouds created with lace fabric, which served as a stencil, and white acrylic paint.

Sparkle and shimmer added to clouds with a Shiva paint stick. Stars were randomly stamped with a rubber stamp and Silver metallic paint.

Fairy dust was added to hair by applying textile medium and a generous sprinkling of glitter.

Enhancing features with watercolor and colored pencils.

Zig pen and pastel pencils.

Enhancements finished

Hair sewn in place. Ear pierced.

Wings made from Angelina film, stitched in place, and detailed with a soldering iron (holes) and gold Lumiere paint. Bodice detailed with stitching.

Skirt---Dupioni silk stitched in place with free-motion embroidery

Overskirt---metal organza, burned, painted, stuffed with Angelina fibers. Waistband---ribbon, hand painted trim, wire, beads, glass vial with fairy dust, silk cocoons overflowing with glass baubles, and a stunning lampwork bead by artist, Debbie Sanders. Slippers---hand-dyed ribbon, glitter, and glass beads.

Staff---wire covered with painted Tyvek, embossing powders, glitter, melted with a heat gun and capped off with a Swarovski bead.
Swarovski rhinestones randomly adhered to background. Hanger---ribbons, charms, wired beads, and more silk cocoons. Edges bound with threads and highlighted with Lumiere paints.

Resplendishant taking flight…

Published in Patti Medaris Culea's, Creative Cloth Explorations~adventures in fairy-inspired fiber art~

Christmas Presents

Here are a few items I made for X-Mas presents.

One pet rock (river rock and acrylics), and two fabric and fiber face pins.

It's been awhile---

Oh my, it's been so long since I've posted. I hope everyone had a Wonderful Holiday Season. I sure did. I visited my Mom and Step-Father up in Michigan and had The BEST Christmas since my move, 4 years ago.

Over the next few days I'm going to try to put up some images of what I worked on prior to my visit. Also, I will be uploading some photos which I took while preparing for my submission for Patti Culea's latest book, Creative Cloth Explorations. What a delight to be published in such a Beautiful Book. Enough chatting.

Photos above, are before and after of a set of pillows which were commissioned by a fellow doll maker. I decided to go with a teal hand painted fabric for a background. The girls were painted with my usual process and each piece was finished with beaded eyelash trim. Enjoy!