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Other dolls I've painted.

2/16/2024

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A bit bigger these are 'reborn dolls'.
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My sister often gets me to try different crafts, she visited me in NZ and  brought some doll kits so we could try this together.  For a while I made these realistic baby dolls, just for something different to do.  They were amazingly fun to make, and sold quite well, but my real passion is quilting so this craft was only a 'phase'.  Loved it when people mistook them for real babies. 
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A different sort of recycling.

2/9/2024

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With two grand girls, my interest in dolls has blossomed.  This brought back the idea seen once online. A mom in Australian mom took dolls with heavy makeup and turned them into a more natural look. She called them Tree Change Dolls.  So I tried my hand at this repaint/redress.  My grand babies love their remade dolls. Their parents less so as they spend a good bit of time putting the clothes and feet back on... 
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Tree Change Dolls
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When you are looking upon the world all judgmentally...

1/30/2024

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Ever had someone take a photo of you, only to discover you looked...not like you thought?  Several times I've been surprised to see my image in one picture or another looking smug or disdainful- when my thoughts were anything but.  *sigh*           MY FACE LIES.
Apparently this is my 'resting face.'  Wha??
In this photo at quilt club my friend Jenny is holding up a quilt block...my brain was pondering where she had found her feature fabric, how clever she was, any number of benign, ordinary non-judgemental thoughts.  
My face however felt it necessary to communicate quite a different range of emotions.   SO yeah.  My face hates me.
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May 23rd, 2021

5/23/2021

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NON-quilt art...because I do other things too...

5/23/2021

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A guitar case sat by a pile of rubbish, in the rain.  A friend of mine always paints random wooden objects, so I peeked in the case to see if there was in fact a guitar inside. 
There was, and it was broken badly.  Showed it to my friend who declined so I set it back out with the rubbish. 
A day later I wondered if it was still out there and decided to rescue it from an ignoble end.
With a bit of wood putty, sandpaper, glue, clamps, paint and time it became a piece of 'art' no longer expected to perform except to look pretty.  This piece sold in our Arrowtown art show recently. From the gutter to glamour.  Have to love when a plan comes together!
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Laundry in my lounge.

10/24/2017

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Laundry in my lounge, hanging here and there,
Drying -all the while putting moisture in the air,
Lets hope for sunny weather- so I won't have to see
The laundry in my lounge, which just annoys me.  

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Seriously?  This is too beautiful not to share...

3/5/2015

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Crazy time in Florida

10/8/2014

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    The last thing you expect to see while dining out is a water tornado.  

While sitting on the porch of the Crab Shack in Pensacola, we had an uninterrupted view of this huge water spout for about 15 minutes.  

The cell phones all went off with an emergency alert, saying we were in the vicinity of a tornado and to take cover immediately.  

How do you take cover on a porch or inside a restaurant that has nothing but picture windows towards the ocean?

The funnel was amazingly elegant, but the raw power left us all a bit in awe.  My youngest had said before our American trip that she would like to see a tornado.  Apparently this one 'counts' and she'd rather not see any more!

When it hit land it quickly dissipated without causing any damage.  If we HAD to see a twister, this is the type this quilter prefers!

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Happy Anniversary!

8/7/2014

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New Hampshire in the sunshine.

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The 'library' windows.  

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My darling husband and I celebrated our 27th anniversary this week.  He surprised me with a stay at a bed and breakfast (and dinner) place for three nights, while my girls stayed with relations.  
Circumstances had made the last two anniversaries a big non-event, so Jeff was determined to try to do something special this year, and he succeeded. It was lovely.
We had a couple of 'nothing' days just enjoying being tourists and relaxing. After dinner we even enjoyed romantic strolls through the long forested drive in the dark! Um..at least for the first two nights.  
The last day of our stay we were driving and a few blocks from the b&b saw a large black bear lope across the road - in broad daylight, in a residential area. Guess who gave up the last romantic late-night stroll?   LOL 
Perhaps the bear was having a feed on on these lovely wild blueberries that blanket the roadsides!




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Keeping the Little guys busy...

7/2/2014

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On Sunday several families came for a shared lunch along with their bunch of smaller people.  The day wasn't overly warm, but warm enough for the little guys to eat and play outside.  

When the little guys became bored with the whole scene, one of my visitors suggested I let them paint.  Honestly?  Sure!  The suggestion was: fill a container with water add a few drops of food colouring, give them paint brushes and set them to work on the stones of the walkway.  

It was magical.  We had to rustle up paintbrushes for the five youngest, but they spent AGES painting until the whole walk was 'beautiful'.  Fortunately when that  project was finished we also had an easy access brick wall in the front garden that needed the treatment.  

Their little faces were the picture of virtue and fortitude as they brushed coloured water on rocks with their one to two inch wide brushes.  They seemed pretty  impressed that they were allowed to 'paint'.  

I wish we had thought to grab a picture of them all at work, but while they worked away, those who had stayed (after the meal) got out some sets of Monopoly deal cards and played a long time unmolested.  

What a useful child-occupying idea!  thanks to clever Holly...

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