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My blog is show my doll making ventures and all my other crafty doings. I also have my blog to show the updates to my personal website.

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  • Halloween Chair

    Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 08:22 am in my dolls, doll challenges

    The chair I've been working on is done and looking quite regal. The witch loves it and is ready to greet those who dare to approach..... She's a young witch so she's been outfitted with only the most current fashions that only a fashionista like her ...

  • Witchy Ways !

    Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 pm in doll challenges

    The little witch is coming together. She's going to look like a little witch for sure compared to the size of the chair, but she's going to love it. She'll feel so regal and ready to rule the world.  So here are the beginnings of her reign... ...

  • Halloween Challenge 2

    Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 10:54 am in doll challenges

    I've put the chair together for my Halloween witch. It's glued in the joints, and now I have to stitch the arms and legs in place. What a great project this is, lots of work but the end result is so much fun...Trims will be added, but I am going to w...

  • Halloween Challenge

    Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 03:57 pm in doll challenges

    So here are the first stages of a Halloween challenge I'm working on for our doll club. Lots of work just to do this part, but the end result is great and once it's totally put together, I think it will be amazing. I can't wait now to see it all toge...

  • Fat Quarter Challenge

    Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 07:41 pm in doll challenges

    The results are in over at Cloth Doll Artistry in the Santa studio,  for the winners of the Fat Quarter Challenge. This was my entry in the silliest Santa category. Congratulations to the winners.... ...

  • Carnival Doll

    Posted on Sunday August 2nd, 2009 at 09:55 am in my dolls, doll challenges

    For those of you who get Adele's Scortino's newsletter, you would know that she had a Carnival challenge recently. The entries were in the last newsletter. Unfortunately, my last name was left off in the newsletter which was disappointing, but maybe ...

  • The ADO Challenge

    Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 08:55 am in my dolls, doll challenges

    A big thank you to all of you who posted comments about my Art Doll Goddesses. It was a wonderful challenge and thank you to ADO for allowing all of us non members to participate...Romona ...

  • ADO 4 Elements Challenge

    Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 11:59 am in my dolls, doll challenges

    The challenge was to create one or more art dolls based on 4 elements. My ambitious nature took over and instead of one doll I did all four. They are all little goddess dolls measuring from 8" to 10". This was a fun challenge and probably e...

  • Blueberry Swirl

    Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 04:12 pm in doll challenges

    This is the doll I made for a challenge on Mary Tresslers site. I didn't win a prize for her, but I sure enjoyed making her. It never ceases to amaze me how when you set out to make a doll a certain way, something happens along the way and things cha...

  • Lisa's Heaven Challenge

    Posted on Friday October 17th, 2008 at 10:35 am in doll challenges

    A thank you to those who voted for my doll entry. The results are in and if you'd like to see the results, please go here.  This was my entry and a short story about her.. Marisol by Romona King Voted Lisas Choice Her name is Marisol. She's a ...

  • Gypsy Challenge Doll

    Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 05:10 pm in doll challenges

    Well my doll is finished and will be getting sent off tomorrow. She turned out great I think. I fashioned her after a vintage post card I found on the net while researching Gypsies. According to my mother, there were Gypsies in our family somewhere a...

  • Hoffman Challenge 2008 Part 3

    Posted on Friday July 11th, 2008 at 08:47 am in doll challenges

    So here she is all done and ready to send off. I've secured her to her chair and hopefully enough so she doesn't sustain any damage. I've seen pictures of disasters, so I'm keeping everything crossed that all will be well. I designed the outfit mysel...

  • Hoffman Challenge 2008 Part 2

    Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 06:40 pm in doll challenges

    I'm a little late getting the next pictures up, I had to perform some surgery on my dolls eyes. I had her looking like she had cataracts, so hopefully now, it's better. I guess it will have to be, because I have no more time to work on her. I'm worki...

  • Hoffman Challenge 2008 Part 1

    Posted on Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 10:47 pm in doll challenges

    I'm almost finished the doll for the challenge, should be tomorrow...but for tonight I thought I would show you part of it. This is a chair I made for her. The base is a small wooden plaque with a small wicker basket upside down on top of that and th...