Baby, it’s cold inside
Our heating is broken, and it’s warmer sitting outside in the overcast gloom than it is at the kitchen table. I feel like we live in the olden days – at least –...
Dolls
Dolls for the Casa Bernabe Orphanage
I have just signed up to make a doll to contribute to Craft Hope’s second project, which is to supply as many dolls as possible to the children at the Casa Bernabe Orphanage in Nicaragua. “The...
Scrap happy
We are heading to Canada on Sunday so I am dashing about packing, repacking bags that small children unpack, sorting, making lists and generally feeling slightly panicked. In between I am finding moments to...
Doll design – cracked!
A good part of the last week has been spent tinkering away with my doll prototypes. Tinkering is a nice word for it really. It’s been more like CUT and HACK, RIP and CURSE....
Prototyping
On my desk today – rag doll designs. I am trying to make a new doll shape and it’s driving me crazy! I came up with just the right proportions this afternoon only to...
On my desk – turned wood
On my desk today are a group of beautifully turned wooden kokeshi-like dolls. My Uncle Michael has had a wood lathe for a long time but just recently has been spending some serious time...
The Friday Archives – Polymer clay dolls
I have had a seriously crazy, running all around the place, kind of day. But I did manage to get to IKEA to get another table and I bought a cute set of those...