Welcome to my world of creating. I love to create with paperclay, vintage fabrics and anything old. You never know what I will be up to. I fill my world with a love of creating dolls, painting, quilting and gardening.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Upcoming ART DOLL QUARTERLY Challenge
The next ART DOLL QUARTERLY Challenge is HAUNTED FAIRY TALES. The challenge is to put a haunted twist on a fairy tale character. This challenge has me excited as fairy tales and Halloween are two loves of mine. As an elementary teacher, I always enjoyed fairy tales with my students. The deadline is March 15th, so I feel I have plenty of time to be creative! Today I started my first haunted fairy tale character.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Edith Flack Ackley
I treated myself to a wonderful Christmas present. It is a book written by Edith Flack Ackley titled DOLLS TO MAKE FOR FUN AND PROFIT. Edith wrote the book in 1938. She writes in a simple delightful way with her love of dolls abundant throughout the book.
In her book, Edith provides patterns for dolls ranging in size from eight inches, thirteen inches, fourteen inches, and fifteen and a half inches. Her cloth doll patterns are basic and the size could easily be adapted. She also provides some simple costume patterns.
I love to collect doll books and Edith's book is a wonderful addition to my collection. Her love of doll making speaks to my heart. Perhaps I will use one of her doll patterns and adapt it with a clay face. Or maybe an Edith Flack Ackley doll is just what my little granddaughter Eliza needs!
Pictured below is a photo from the book featuring Edith and some of her doll creations.
In her book, Edith provides patterns for dolls ranging in size from eight inches, thirteen inches, fourteen inches, and fifteen and a half inches. Her cloth doll patterns are basic and the size could easily be adapted. She also provides some simple costume patterns.
I love to collect doll books and Edith's book is a wonderful addition to my collection. Her love of doll making speaks to my heart. Perhaps I will use one of her doll patterns and adapt it with a clay face. Or maybe an Edith Flack Ackley doll is just what my little granddaughter Eliza needs!
Pictured below is a photo from the book featuring Edith and some of her doll creations.
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