Sewing Dolls!

I look at so many of my friends who say that art is there job!! I love it! I have joined them as well!!!! My raggedies are almost done!!!

Today is the Grand Opening of my Etsy store!! Check it out at http://angelhugdolls.etsy.com/. If you don't see anything you like I do custom orders!!!!

Rag Doll craze is here!!! I am making a series of Raggedy Angies!! LOL! Different sizes from 2 inches to 36 inches!! Order now for the holidays!!

Almost Done!

So many dolls in my head lol!!! I am working on minis and raggedys at the same time. Almost impossible but I have to feed the deisre to create! The show 11/19/11 was fun! Met lots of interesting people. Lots of orders to fill. I will have to stay up 24hrs a day until after Christmas lol!!!  Almost finish minis. Thought I would be finished for this show. But I have another show in 2 weeks. In fact every 2 weeks until Christmas. In December I am having a trunk show. Date to be announced!

Mini's

Whew little people take a lot of work but they are coming! I am doing a show 11/19/11. The display I am creating will be awesome! Then I will post pictures. Can't wait.

Holiday Projects

Some goddess pins in the works!!!

The little people are coming......

New Little People!

I love creating. You folks should be here in Mt Vernon, NY with the one and only Ankie Daanen here from Spain! What a wonderful doll we will be learning! Will post soon! Working with paperclay. Will try it again!!Working on some miniature dolls. I love dolls!

Dolls Dolls Dolls!!!

Can I ever get enough? NO! LOL! I love these creatures and creations!!! And I will continue to make them day and night! Well it's almost November. Where does the time go?

Holiday Time!!!!!!!

Well I am a temporary fulltime dollmaker!!  I am making the most of this opportunity for the time being!! Creating and sewing!!! Doll pins are next!!!

October ha ha!

Well I will post in October on the heels of November lol!! Just back from the most wonderful conference around! I warned you to go to Art Is! If you didn't you missed a treat! If you couldn't then hopefully next year. Pin dolls and dollhouse dolls were a hit. More to come with jewelry with dolls hanging off of them. Go figure. Will be making it's debut in 2 weeks. Yeah! Then tell me what you think. Well still on an art high. Learned woodburning. Will be woodburning some mandalas on wood. What fun. I am using them to create backgrounds for doll displays. All roads lead back to dolls always!!!!

September!!!

What will this creative change of season bring?? It was just August and blink it's September! Creativity is still flowing. Art-Is is coming up. The grand opening of my new doll business is coming up. I'm already in January of 2012. Whew!

Dollmaking Weather

What beautiful weather to sit by your window and sew. The fall is coming soon. Time to get ready for the holidays!

Day with Dolls!!

Day with Dolls was held in Boonton NJ this year!!!! What a wonderful day!!!!Dollmaking, raffles, snacks and old friends. Nothing could have been better. Hmmm Day with Dolls where next year?

Creations

Finishing a prim for Saturday's big event! Day with Dolls is here! Finishing up a prim for show and tell. It takes the mind, body and soul. The idea starts in the mind, the body gets it into action. The soul produces the creation.

Pins! Pins! Pins!

Doll pins of course. They have taken over! Yes they are all sewn, cut out, turned and stuffed. 30 of them! They may not sound like a lot but tell my fingers lol! Now for the fun part, beading and embellishing.

Dolls of Course!

Well another project completed. A wonderful primitive doll was sent off to Patti Culea! She is making a DVD about her dolls and people who make her dolls. Ran out of business cards for the last event so I decided to make some. Made a little doll pin and attached it to the business card. What a success. So now I am on the doll pin mode. I am traveling to North Carolina this weekend so I am making as many litte pin dolls that I can to take with me to bead! I even found a cute little teddy bear pattern from a Soft Dolls and Animals magazine from last year. The pin patterns came from an artist by Ronda Kivett. She put free pin patterns on the internet a while ago. Making and beading them. They are so cute. Make a pin pattern? Why reinvent the wheel. Ronda said I could use her little pattern and I am. Sewing in the secret place by the light of the moon.

Tory Burch

Well the Tory Burch event was quite a success! She is the sweetest person! Gave her a doll pin too. Met Russell Simmons. My two mentors were wonderful Doreen Wright (retired Senior Vice President an CIO of Campbell Soup company. And Simon Collins Dean of Fashion at the Parsons school of design.  What a wonderful entrepenuer experience!!!! Pictures forthcoming. Tory Burch believes in women entrepeneurs and supports them with her foundation. Russell Simmons gave us a copy of his book "Super Rich"! I told my cloth doll story and it was heard! Yeah! Putting cloth dolls on the map even in the fashion world.

Events!

So much to do. Working nightly on my projects. Today I have a mentor workshop with world known Tory Burch, famous fashion designer. Russell Simmons is one of the speakers! Whew it's only 12:30 and I am showered and dressed for a 6:00pm meeting in the city. Making strides for the cloth doll world! 2 great festivals coming up! Preparing for Day With Dolls and Art-Is. I am a happy busy lady!

Sunday!

This Sunday has turned into sew day! Working on project after project. So I guess I'm never done with projects. Thank God.  More pictures are coming. The biggest project is the grand opening of my doll business.

Grand Opening of Angel Hugs Handcrafted Cloth Dolls

Yes you have heard it hear first!!!! Kick off of my company is coming the first week in November!! Stay tuned more information to come!!!