Kitty re-work

evening crafters

popping in to share a little re-work i have done on Kitty (again).

i re-made her head again as i'm now getting the hang of the process you go through creating a Waldorf style doll. i still have lots to learn and i'm hope full that i manage to attend a workshop in the near future as i prefer hands on rather than following a book or you tube. (it's jus a me thing).

i will add the books i already have are really helpful and the video tutorials i have sat and watched through are really informative but they can't tell you where you are going wrong which is where i struggle..

 

 

for the re-work i have carefully removed her head from the body, carefully removed her wig from her head, re-made the head making sure that i didn't make it too big to fit the body. carefully put her all back together again and i pleased to say she has turned out gorgeous.

that's all for this evening, join me again soon for my next doll (a boy) and cards that i am working on.

Ann

on your birthday

 hi and good morning

i'm popping in with a card share today as i have managed to do a little colouring in between knitting and making more Waldorf inspired dolls.

the card was another request from a colleague for a friends birthday with a farm theme and possibly a tractor, sadly i don't have an image of a tractor and this image was chosen. i hope the recipient likes her card.

my list of goodies

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain

cap: faded jeans

jacket: old paper, forest moss

jeans: faded jeans

boots: black soot, pumice stone

dog: walnut stain, antique linen

gate: antique linen, walnut stain

wall: pumice stone

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

papers: designer paper: maja - denim girls, dark blue card

dies: spellbinders, joy-crafts and do-hickey

stamps: lili of the valley - in the country. various sentiment stamps from my stash

pink satin ribbon

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

April

 hi everyone

stopping by to share another completed Waldorf/Mary Jane tearoom inspired doll.

April has been loving made using a variety of natural yarns, threads and filling.

as spring is in the air i have chosen colours to match the season, hues of beautiful green, lilacs, pinks and warm white for her clothes and a warm blonde wig.

April has a lovely pink/mauve dress (lace yarn) complete with a beautiful multi coloured cardigan (conniston fingering yarn). her wig has been hand made using wild brush-able mohair and i have plaited it to one side and added a small pink ribbon.

April has been hand knitted (body, clothes & wig), needle felted and hand sewn (head) from start to finish.

small list of materials used (including links)

pattern for the body is from: Mary Janes Tearoom

yarns used for her body are from:

the knitters attic WYS 4ply 

toft

and other items:

cardigan: eden cottage yarns

wig: wild brush-able mohair

&

face fabric: de-witte jersey

from Little oke dolls

the lace yarn was in my stash.

as always i like to give a shout out to those that inspire me on my projects:

North coast dolls
Susan Hickson: mary jane tearoom dolls

lalia dolls
dear little doll

little oke dolls
to name a few.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your evening

and craft happy. Ann

 

wonderful birthday wishes

hi and good morning everyone

sharing my latest card creation with you all.

 

every now and again i am asked to make a birthday/baby/wedding/wedding anniversary card.

this card is for a colleague at work and his request were as follows:

had to have a large birthday cake

not to be too girlie

and had to include friendship somewhere on the card.

so i decided to start backwards in creating the card base first (based on a previous card i had made) colour a couple of images (to choose from) once the image had been chosen attach it to the card. the stampingbella image will be saved for another project.

here's a little photo journey of the card:

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain, antique linen

dresses: faded jeans, chipped sapphire, spun sugar, worn lipstick, speckled egg and picked raspberry.

cakes: antique linen, walnut stain, tea-dye, rusty hinge, wild honey, chipped sapphire, fosilized amber and ripe persimmon

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

papers: cream card, designer paper: maja - denim girls

dies: spellbinders, LDRS and joycraft

stamps: lili of the valley - cake glorious cake, stampingbella - bree loves buttercream. various sentiment stamps from my stash

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x

happy birthday

hi and good morning 

popping in with a little shabby chic creation.

i do love stamps by Lili of the Valley and was estatic when they recently released some polymer stamps that quickly ended up in my basket, and today i'm sharing my first creation using Grace.

thier images feel slightly smaller than the rubber stamps but they are adorable non the less.

it felt like forever since my distress re-inkers were out and i have to admit i felt a little rusty.

on the colouring front my thirst to colour and create cards has not fully returned and it's small steps again at the minute (doll making keeps distracting me lol) my craft room is a little cluttered and now my kitchen is near completion i can move my boxes back to the kitchen and start to enjoy my craft room again.

colours used:

skin: vintage photo, tattered lace, worn lipstick

hair: walnut stain, antique linen

dress: broken china, faded jeans, mowed lawn, chipped sapphire, victorian velvet, spun sugar, aged mahogany.

flowers and ground: aged mahogany, mowed lawn, old paper

and my supplies:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

Fabriano 5 - water colour paper

7"x7" base card

papers: cream card, designer paper: lemon craft

dies: LDRS

rubber stamp: lili of the valley - Grace & lotv sentiments

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day.

and craft happy. Ann x