cold little hoonie...

Heres the little hoonie Ive been working on. He seems to be taking after me. Its been way too cold here ( around 0 degrees for the last week) and you can see the winter in him. Im thinking of making him holding a tissue box.. any thoughts?

cold little hoonie..

Well the hoonie is about 75% done. He seems to be reflecting my feelings right now. It has been way too close to 0 degrees outside for the last week or so, and so he is very wintery. Im thinking of putting a box of tissues in his hands.. what do you think? ( seems I cant get any pics to publish... will try again tomorow!)

Angelic Choir

So here they are, my choir of angels. (Chorus of angels?... hmmm, Im pretty sure they arent called a herd.. although since they have wings they could be a flock...lol) Anyway now that they are done I am free to begin something new. I have a wonderful tute for a maryhoonie waiting for me to start, and then there is the nagging steampunk doll that keeps appearing in my dreams. I am so excited at the possiblities! A new year, a new me, a new begining!!!

Zoya

Success..

Finally! Im down to one more head and two sets of hands, and the ornaments that were Christmas elves will all be angels. YEAH!! I cant wait to get on to something else!! Its good to have something go right so Im happy to stay inside, the weather outside is frightening. The temps havent been so bad themselves, but there is about two inches of ice over everything. Makes it very hard to walk outside and ( of course) the wood stove is down hill from the door. Nothing like carrying an armload of wood with nails sticking out to the stove down an icey slope. Off to finish, pics to follow.. maybe even tonight!!

visions of dolls to come

Do you dream of your creations? Last night I had a dream about the next doll I will be working on. It was very detailed in shape and color. Right down to the accessories she will have. In some ways it makes it easier to create, since I have a definite direction. In some ways it hurts because I am trying to "live up to" my imagination, making it just like the picture in my dream. I suppose no one else would ever know if it is close or not, but I do. And I really do think that is all that counts. If I am not pleased with something, if I do not see it as almost flawless, then its not good enough to sell or even give away. Those pieces are sometimes trashed, but most often they are kept for parts. Or at least to let me know where not to go next time ;O)

Two and a half..

done and four to go. The ornaments that is. They are going much faster now though, alot easier since I figured out exactly what to do and how to get there. Its such a relief to see it all coming together.

Just got a catalog of the new classes for the bead and button show in Milwaukee in the mail. Looks like there are some wonderful classes being offered, but unfortunatley they have some wonderful prices to go along with them. Seem to be alot of steampunk type jewelry coming around this year too. Shame Im not rich enough to take the ones I would like, but can you justify taking a class for around $500 when you have three children? If so let me know, cause I cant seem to stomach it.

Gasp...could it be..??

Actual free time? Today the youngest two went to a friends house to play, and wont be back until their father picks them up. That leaves just the oldest and I, and she isnt too demanding of my time. So far today Ive finished five sets of hand armatures and completed one angel. Hmmm, seems things go alot faster when you dont have to referee all the time. :o)

Just waiting to find out the schedule agreed upon at the last guild meeting ( I missed it) and I will be sending out those emails. A new year sounds great!