Going Dark

The orders are beginning to come in and this means I need to get busy. However, I don't want to just post with zero content so I decided to share one of the local bands out here with you. This is one of our favorites. They're just fun. In my humble opinion, there is a shortage of fun bands these days.

They're called Hamajang, and if you have time give them a listen.

http://www.myspace.com/hamajangband

Off to work with me.

The Birthday Tour 2009

The Birthday Tour 2009 turned
out to be a smashing success.




The house was filled with little ones (lots of them) and laughter. Jon made the cake. Lenore and Raven did their best to portray the "anti-establishment" youth of their generation, but couldn't stop giggling.

We made a rock video with the footage from the party and everyone made their own guitar.

The disco ball pinata failed to open, but really that was the only setback. At the end of the day,
I had a massive headache and a couple of tears (mine) because it was over.

Happy Monday!

I Like Bows...

There is a new doll in the shop: www.theluckypebble.com

I'm happy to finally be able to sit long enough to post some pictures.

I have been playing around with a few changes. For one, this little one has 2 eyes. Weird...I know...:D

But I have had requests for LGF's with 2 eyes in the past so why not?

The pony tails are located on the back of the head for this one. I just got bored with the side pony tail look and needed a change.

Also, I am into the bows for the holidays. I want each doll to look like a cute little present, and bows are so girlie.

I 'm not sure if I will continue with this trend, but it's what I'm making right now.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. We are counting down to Lenore's big birthday bash this Sunday.

I will be sure to take plenty of pictures.

Rock ON!!!!

(Bye)

Musings Of A Clingy Mom.

I'm not sure what's wrong with me, (if anything). But I am having difficulty with the idea of the kids getting older.

I was looking at pictures from Christmas 07. As you can see from the photos, Jon and I had difficulty getting all three to look at the camera at once.

I think we took about 100 pictures that night and you can see what we had to work with.

Alex was the only one to cooperate every time. Raven was too distracted with Lenore and tried to "help" by holding her sister's head in place. Lenore was just Lenore.

Today, all three will cooperate. Back then, I couldn't wait for the day when we could actually take a decent photo (dare I say) the first time.

Now that we can, I'm sad. Alex asked me the other day what am I going to do when he goes off to college. I told him I will be happy for him and it will be a blast, but can we please just enjoy 5th grade?

He laughed. I laughed on the outside.

Yesterday, Raven asked me if I knew I was going to marry Jon the minute I met him. What the hell? She's only in 4th grade. We had a great talk and she really enjoyed the stories about Jon and I when we were 19.

She laughed and smiled. I did so on the outside.

This morning, Lenore counted off on her little fingers the days until she turns 5. Only three days away. She's skipping around the house singing "The 5 Song".

Not even going to tap into that feeling right now. :)

I guess every parent goes through this. "My kiddos are growing up and I'm sad", posts are not groundbreaking or anything like that. But it has affected the way I will move forward with my doll business.

It's one of the reasons Jon and I have decided to write a "How-To"/pattern book for my dolls. Sure it's plenty of work right now, but hopefully it will free up some precious time reserved for my little ones.

Please don't misrepresent what I'm saying. I LOVE sewing my creations and am extremely grateful for the work on custom orders. Those custom orders are crucial to us.

But like so many other moms/dads out there I am trying to strike a healthy balance between work and family. Sometimes I fail at this but it doesn't stop me from trying again.

So here's to all you wonderful parents out there in cyberspace who are going through the same thing. God bless you, and if you ever want to vent about the kids growing too fast, drop me a line and we can get through it together.

Ouch

Hi Everyone. I pulled an all-nighter to complete some dolls. This one was a custom request, and is currently the only picture I have to show for the long hours.

Anyway, I don't have much to say today. I'm going to grab a shower and a quick nap before I take pictures of the others.

Happy Wednesday.

Dolls To Be Continued....

***Update!
I am thrilled to announce that my LGF has made it to the pages of http://www.vivalamoda.co.cc.

If you have the time, you may want to check out this issue. It's crammed with fantastic items, and no, I'm not just saying that because I'm there.

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GRRR! Yesterday was a pain. I became behind schedule. I blame the meds.
Meds.?, you ask.

Let me explain...Yesterday afternoon something got to me (allergies) because every time I stepped outside I began a furious fit of sneezing. I managed to pick up the kids from school, but by the time we got home I was a mess. Sneezing, eyes watering...I was a vision of beauty.

When I could no longer take two steps without sneezing 15-20 times a stretch I decided to bust out the allergy medication. Nothing exotic....just some over the counter Tylenol Allergy/Sinus little pills. I took the recommended amount, and waited for the magic to begin.

The magic happened alright. It took away the sneezes and turned me into a walking zombie the rest of the day. It was awful. I don't recommend it to anyone who has to operate heavy machinery, a sewing needle, or watch three children until their dad comes home.

Once Jon got home I crashed IN my clothes, on top of the bed covers with the lights on. I just woke around 5:30 this morning.

So now I'm a day behind. I have a custom order that was supposed to be finished yesterday, and here are some of the dolls that were supposed to go into the shop today. These are the dolls that I had hoped to list. I won't post a picture of the custom order because I think the customer should see the picture first. The orange doll and the bear girl will be complete today, but little blue will have to be listed tomorrow unless I stay up late tonight. That may happen.

I have a couple of Pebble Doll bodies that are pre-cut, but that has been pushed back a day as well.

The good news is that there are no sneezes today and I can promise there will not be any meds.

Until tomorrow....

Lucky Find

The girls got bunk beds this weekend. It was a lucky find and a bed opportunity just fell into our lap.

This gave me the opportunity to utilize another lucky find.

About a year ago, I was lucky to find a couple of Morgan Jones Chenille quilts for a very low price. I didn't want to use them on my bed (Jon didn't like them) and I had way too much to make dolls.

In the end, I decided to make special bedspreads for the girls.

This one is Lenore's. Her pillows are far from complete. I found wonderful coordinating vintage chenilles, and some fantastic thick wool blankets to make heart shaped pillows. I have a green wool heart in the works to go with the pink.

Raven didn't want the rose buds. She chose the yellow popcorn chenille. I think it's called Popcorn, not sure but I'll have to check.

Anyway, Rave's spread (when complete) will be yellow. I have two huge white fluffy pillows with fringe and a black and white "Aloha print" heart shaped pillow. I'll be sure to update when this project is complete.

Other than that, I have been working on some custom orders. Should have those complete by the end of the day.

When all was said and done, Lenore was relatively happy with her new bed but asked if she could have a Dora The Explorer blanket instead of roses.

I said no.

Have a great Monday, and stop by tomorrow to see some new dolls for the shop.