Dolls and more miniatures

So here I am again with more miniatures. First, I would like to tell you that I’m a doll collector, whether it be something already made or OOAK’s (One of a Kind). Lots of my dolly friends are having their OOAKS reproduced and I’m so happy for them. They make them out of polymer clay. OOAK’s are my favorite because there isn’t another one like it. I usually collect the ones that are under 6". I do have a couple that are dollhouse size and I really love them. I don’t see how they can make them that small and them look so good. I started sculpting but got really sick with Lyme disease so never got to sculpt much. I love doing it though. Most of mine looked like little old men so it might be good that I had to quit. :0)

Today I’m going to show you a miniature gift bag that I made a few years ago. I filled it with lots of miniature goodies. Things that I thought a child would like. I gave it to Riley Kish. I’m sure some of you know her. She is 7 1/2" tall and made by Helen Kish, who just happens to be my favorite doll maker. I saw a tutorial on Pinterest that shows how to do this and I will post the link, only it’s for a grown up. I guess to Riley a grown up would be pretty big. :0) Anyway, here’s the link to another bag that’s made very similar to the one I make. http://hellosandwich.blogspot.com/2011/12/paper-gift-bag-tutorial.html  I just made mine up as I went. I used ribbon for the handles since it was so small it didn’t need anything any heavier. I think she used the handles from another shopping bag.

So here’s the bag! I think it turned out pretty cute. I like the bee that I glued on it.

Here’s Riley with a dress on that I made her. The apron part and the bodice is made from a vintage hankie. The rest of the dress is made from a different vintage hankie. I used to sew a lot but illness got the best of me but I think maybe I’m whipping it’s butt now. I’m getting better so I’m hoping to really get back into crafting, which I love so much.

Here’s Riley after she’s been shopping with her new bag. She decided to go green and take her own shopping bag. My daughter is really good about that but I have to confess, I’m not.

Looks like Riley wanted a different colored teddy bear. I think she has plenty but obviously she doesn’t.

Until we meet again!

Look at This! Miniature Dollhouse Aquarium

I know some of you are like me and love anything small or miniature. My preference is 1/12 size and that’s what most dollhouses are. One day I got a wild hair and decided I wanted to make something for my dollhouse (that isn’t even finished yet) that I hadn’t seen before. I thought and thought and this is what I came up with. I had no idea what to make it out of but this is a baby food container and it was the perfect size. I had some of that wonderful fake water and the rocks. I made the fish and the turtle out of polymer clay. not perfect, mind you, but they worked. I do wish now I had spent more time on them. I was just so excited to get it done so I could light it up. I used fake plant life and I thought it did the job. I used the lid for the top and then on the back I have the pump hanging over the side. I was pretty proud of myself at the time. Looking back, I realize I could have done better but I don’t think my dollhouse family minds that it isn’t perfect. Actually, I don’t think they mind that their house isn’t finished. They have all the furniture they need and most of the inside is done minus a few windows. oops! I know I will get around to it one of these days just like all my other craft projects that I have started. I’m sure any crafter can relate to that. Here’s to “Some Day”.

It’s Been A Long Time Since I Posted

I decided it was time to get back to my blog. I’ve been really sick with lyme disease for the last 2 years. It is in my brain so it makes it hard to concentrate but I will do the best I can. Overlook me if I repeat myself.

I’ve decided this will not be just a scrapbooking blog anymore. I love all crafts and DIY projects. So when I do something I will post pics or if I find something interesting I will post the link. If any of you haven’t found Pinterest yet, you really should. I am so addicted to it. I can go there and just look around for hours but then I start wanting to try out some of the tutorials there. I’ve only done one so far but when I can I will post a pic and a link to the tutorial.

You may find anything here. I love miniatures, sculpting dolls out of clay, although I haven’t done that since I’ve been so sick but want to get back into it. You may find recipes here and who knows what else.I love anything creative and anything with fur. (my dogs LOL) I have 3 yorkies so you may hear about them some but I’ll try not to talk about them too much. I also have a 7 year old granddaughter that I love dearly. I will try not to neglect the blog any longer. Thanks for reading if you’ve gotten this far.

I'm Such a Bad Blogger

Every time I tell myself I will do better next time but I never do. I really want to do better it's just that we have so much going on in real life. We have been trying to get started remodeling our house and it just isn't coming together. Hopefully soon we will be able to get started. I'm not looking forward to it except for the finished product. LOL We are going to move to an apartment we have next door so we won't have far too move. Not looking forward to that at all.

Hubby's sister is also very sick and she can't walk. Two months ago she was teaching school and is now in a nursing home. The problem is that they can't find anything wrong with her.  Hard to believe but hubby is doing everything he can to find her some help so that's taking most of his time considering she is 100 miles each way from us and he goes to see her 3 or 4 times a week. I'm really proud of him though for being so determined. I could only wish my brother would do that for me. The days hubby isn't visiting her he is on the phone trying to find her some help. This whole thing has just been a nightmare. Add running a business on top of all this and it spells STRESS. LOL

Anyway, enough about all that stressful stuff and now on to the fun stuff. I have a couple of LO's I did. One is of my 3 little yorkies, Tanner, Zoe and Max. The other one is my granddaughter Cassie. She's so funny. The last time she was here I had a feather duster laying on the dresser and she said, "Poppy look, a dead chicken". I laughed so hard over that one. The next day she said, "my tummy is telling me something". We asked what was it saying and she said it wanted to go swimming. LOL I thought I would die when she said that. I thought she was going to say she was hungry or something related to food. LOL  Little Miss Cassie will be here again tonight and I can't wait to see her.

 

Credits: Royanna Fritschmann for the CU butterfly, flower and doodles. I made everything else.

 

Credit: Tanyia Deskins Spring Fling Kit

 

Wow, I just used Windows Live Writer to add this to the blog. It's so much easier. I love it.  Thanks to Lisa of ScrapDebris for recommending it.

Until next time. Hopefully it won't be so long.

Just Rambling and LO'S

I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since I posted. I was going to try to do better and post more often. Where oh where does the time go? I swear it's Monday and the next day it's Friday or so it seems. Summer will be gone before we know it. It's waaay too short for sure. I'm just not a winter person at all. I just love hot (yes, I said hot LOL) weather. I really need to live on a tropical island somewhere. That would suit me just fine.

This second LO is of my granddaughter Cassie. She was 2 years old here but she's almost 4 now. Hard to believe. I think I'm getting old. LOL I made everything here except the sand and I don't know who I got it from. Sorry I can't give credit to whoever made it. I had no idea how to make it. I know this isn't your typical LO but I wanted to do something different.

This first LO isn't your typical page either. LOL I love furniture so when Scrapdoctor made this I wanted to use it but wasn't sure what to do with it but this is what I came up with. She made everything here except the chair rail molding on the wall. I made that and it's not very good but it's the best I could come up with. Check out her blog, too. She has some great freebies. Her blog is listed in my sidebar.

Now to my last LO. This one is one I did of my friend Cat and I. I hope she doesn't mind that I posted this for the world to see. LOL Anyway, I made everything here except for the big bracket and that was made by Heather Stokes. Thanks Heather!! Check out her blog here. http://www.dylanstokes.blogspot.com/ She has some great freebies there.

I still can't get my pictures to go where they belong. LOL That would be the reason I went to the second LO first. Oh well!! Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far.

Thank you June @ Cen's Loft and a New LO's

OK, I can't figure out how to get the pictures at the bottom of the page instead of the top so you will just have to go there to read about them. LOL Hopefully I will get better at this blogging thing and maybe actually blog on a regular basis. If anyone knows how to get the pics at the bottom I would appreciate some help. I need all the help I can get. LOL

I want to thank June from Cen's Loft for leaving my first ever comment on my blog. That was so sweet. You all should check out her blog. http://censloft.blogspot.com/. She is such a great designer.

Also, I had a wonderful day yesterday. I got go have lunch with my good friend Cat, her sister Mary and Andrea, my daughter. Cat and I met on the internet several years ago and this is the third time we've got to meet even though we live 8 hours from each other. How neat is that? It was nice to meet her sister and she got to meet my daughter. She has been such a good friend to me and I can talk to her about anything. She probably gets tired of hearing about my problems. LOL Mary is already a digital scrapper and we're trying to get Cat into it. That would be great as I only have one friend that does it and she's the one that got me into this obsession I have with it. I need some help maybe like a 12 step program. LOL

Now on to the LO's. This first LO is of my daughter's dog Daisy. I decided to try to make a kit using daisys and this is what I came up with. Keep in mind I am not a designer. LOL It is fun trying to make things though. With all the great talent out there I'm really embarrassed to post what I make but hey, you have to start somewhere. I'm not that good at making LO's either but it sure is fun trying. So here is the LO using the Daisy kit. I want to thank Scrap Loft for the CU bow used in this kit.

The second one is my granddaughter Cassie. She's like me, she loves shoes. LOL

Credits: Andrea Nelson Kit and wordart is by Elegant Wordart

Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far. It's so hot here and I have a granddaughter and a pool calling me. LOL Hopefully it won't be as long as it was last time till I post again. It was over a month. I'm so bad. LOL

Thanks to Gloria

I forgot to thank Gloria at Moo Two Designs for the overlay that I used to make the green background paper. I love her commercial use Friday freebies. You can find her at
http://www.mootwodesigns.blogspot.com/