HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

My hubby and I are leaving Christmas morning for Dallas, Texas. We are going to spend Christmas with two of our sons and their families. I can't wait to see them again. I know the grandkids have grown like weeds since the last time we saw them. It will be a nice Christmas!! as always. I am so looking forward to this visit. While in Plano, Texas (Dallas area) I will visit HOBBY LOBBY!!!! We don't have Hobby Lobby in Vegas. Wish we did. My husband is glad we don't. hehehehehhe!!!

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.........Patti Culea's new book "Creative Cloth Explorations" Adventure's in fairy-inspired fiber art.(I got my granddaughter Brittany a copy from Amazon.com and I autographed my page for her :-)). I AM IN PATTI'S new book. :-) I'm so HONORED, THRILLED AND EXCITED!! My work is in Chapter Two on page 45.

Got to run, have to go sell more perfume. Working at out Perfume Shop, Christmas is the busy season. Not much time for anything else except selling perfume. :-) Won't get back to creating dolls, journals, paper dolls, etc until the 1st of Jan. OH! and while I'm thinking of it, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

SNOW IN VEGAS

SNOW IN LAS VEGAS!!! Pictures below are when the snow started.

I haven't been on the computer all day because I've been busy working in my studio.

I HAD to show Y'All these pictures. IT'S SNOWING IN VEGAS!!! Big storm coming in and we are under a Winter Advisory until 6 A.M. tomorrow(Thursday) morning.

The pictures are when the snow first started. I'll take more later tonight or in the morning. Parts of the Valley are getting more snow due to being higher up and close to the mountains.

The weather says we are going to see 3 to 6 inches around the valley and some parts could see up to 10 inches. ROFL!!! Sorry, I have to laugh because we don't see this much snow in one snow fall. We had 4 to 5 inches in 2006 but it was gone in a few hours. My poor roses are cold.

This snow started as rain and turned into snow. It's coming up from California. The news also said, it's snowing in Malibou, California. That's something that doesn't happen. Weird weather.

Love & Hugs
Fran

TWO NEW DOLLS FOR TEACHING IN 2009

As Promised several days ago are pictures of 2 New Dolls I designed for Teaching in 2009. If any Doll Groups or Conferences are interested in my teaching either doll, please email me:
Fransdollland@cox.net Please type my email address in. Sometimes if you click on my email address here it will go to OutLook and I DO NOT get email through OutLook.

I'm Proud To Introduce "NATURES BEAUTY"
" NATURES BEAUTY" Close Up

I'm Proud To Introduce "FLUTTER ROSE"

Both are FUN dolls to make. Hope you like them.

I have New Patterns Coming Out in 2009. I will post pictures in a Later Post.

I also have New Pressmolds Coming Out in 2009. Keep a Watch Out for them.

COMING IN JAN. 2009

Love & Hugs

Fran

NO PICTURES YET

I haven't posted any pictures of my new class dolls yet. SORRY! We have had a death in our family and lots of things are going on. I hope to have pictures of my new class dolls, patterns and pressmolds up in a few days. Right now things are on hold for a few days.
Love & Hugs
Fran

HOLIDAYS & OTHER THINGS

I hope everyone had a lovely and yummy Thanksgiving. I did. It was nice spending the day with family and friends.

I have been decorating my house for Christmas. I'm not finished yet. :-)
Still have things to do. My hubby decorated the outside yesterday afternoon. It looks really nice. Will take pictures and post them when all is finished.

I have been working on new dolls that I will teach, patterns, pressmolds, etc, etc, etc. I still have some work to do in that department. Some are finished and some have to be created.
I will post pictures tomorrow of 2 New Classes I Teach. My camera is charging right now. I know I shouldn't have let it go dead but I did. I put it up and forgot where it was. When I found it, it was dead.
That's it for today. Thought I would let everyone know I'm here and what I'm up to. :-)
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.

We are celebrating with family and friends. I'm looking forward to eating turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, corn, slaw, pies, drinks and lots of other foods.
Well, there goes the diet. hehehehe!!! OH WELL!!

It's RAINNING here in Las Vegas. The rain started last night and still rainning. Supposed to rain on Thanksgiving Day. BUT we REALLY REALLY needed this slow all night all day rain. You know it's a DESERT and it's dusty and dry. Just ask my allegries????? :-)

Going out tonight to the Grand China for supper. We don't have to go far, it's right across the street from our development. My husband Ken said, he needs HOT Sweet N Sour soup to burn the allergies out of his nose. hehehehe!! That will DO IT!! Probably see flames shooting out his ears to. Our grandson Cain is spending the night with us tonight. He is going to help us cook the Turkey. Sure ......he is going to get up really early in the morning with Grandma and Grandpa and put a turkey in the oven. I'm laughing :-) because getting him up really early on a day off from school just NOT going to happen. He gets up really early on school days as it is. Maybe we will make some cookies and maybe some other goodies after he wakes up. Grandpa wants him to watch the Thanksgiving Parade with him.

I better get off this computer and finish cleaning house. Don't want tomorrow's guest see a messy house. ;-)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

I HAVE A NEW SHOP ONLINE

WOOOHOOO!! I have a new shop online. Check it out; www.fransdollland.etsy.com
You know what's so sad about it???? I have had it for over a year and just put my first item for sale on it today. :-) I know, I'm bad. hehehe. I will be putting other items up for sale. Everything I will be selling in my Etsy shop is Handmade my me.
Hope you enjoy my shop even though it's only got one item in it right now. :-)

Stay tuned for updates when I put new items in my Etsy Shop.
Love & Hugs
Fran

MY BIRTHDAY CAKE

Here's a picture of my Birthday Cake (Cheese Cake, we added strawberries and whipped cream after I blew out the candles in one breath) with Candles burning. :-0 I BLEW EVERYONE OF THEM OUT!!!! WOOOHOOO!!! I still got it. LOL My husband wasn't going to put all the candles on this year BUT I told him yes I want all my candles plus the one to grow on and the one for good luck. I have to make a wish and blow all of them out. I want all my candles on all my birthday cakes. When I can't blow them out then I'll think about that one. LOL!! My son-in-law said, WOW you blew them all out in one breath, good lungs. I guess but sometimes I don't feel like good lungs. LOL

My hubby didn't get a picture of me blowing all my candles out. He got a picture of me looking at the cake but didn't get the cake in that picture either. I told him,hewas fired from taking pictures of my birthday next year. LOL LOL

It was GREAT & FUN Birthday. Went to OutBack for supper. YUMMY!!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

It's My Birthday today. My husband made me breakfast. My grandson Cain spent the night with us. My husband and Cain served Large Cinnamon Rolls with candles and sang Happy Birthday to me. :-) Very cute and nice of them. I got lots of Birthday phone calls from our kids, grandkids and friends. Nice way to start the day. :-)

I went to Art Quilt, Etc. meeting. We had show and tell (I took 3 dolls to show & tell). Then we had one of the lady's teaching a beading class. I stayed for that and had a nice time. Now I'm home and my COMPUTER WORKS!!! HURRAY!!! It has been bad the past few days. Hope it keeps working right. I guess it's nice because it's my birthday????? LOL LOL!!!

My husband, our daughter, her husband, our grandson Cain, my sister in law and brother in law are taking me out to eat at Out Back for supper. Then we will come back to our house and have my cake with all those candles. My grandson Cain said, Grandma we will have to have the fire dept. standing by. LOL LOL!!

NOPE! no pictures. Well, not yet. Tonight they will take pictures. I'll post a picture or two tonight or tomorrow.
Love & Hugs
Fran

ROSES IN NOVEMBER

Look how large some of my roses are in November. When it's cooler in Vegas the roses show it proudly BUT when it's HOT they don't like Vegas Heat; they get much smaller. My white roses never open all the way EXCEPT for now. I kept looking at them on my rose bushes and I had to go cut them and show them off. I have had them in my house for 4 days now and they are still BEAUTIFUL!!! They smell so sweet. **Click on the picture of my roses and it will enlarge. You will see small drops of rain on them. We had a small shower before I went outside to cut them. That's another thing we don't see much of "RAIN".

All my rose bushes are blooming right now. Lots of new growth going on. We usually get roses for Christmas. I'm hoping for a vase full at Christmas.

GYPSY CHALLENGE/CELEBRATION OF THE DOLL,2008

GYPSY CHALLENGE DOLL I MADE. Her name is "Jessenia". I needled sculpted her face and hands with nylon stocking. her face features are painted on. Body is wire armature wrapped. Feet/Shoes are sculpted out of Paperclay and pieces of silk fabric with Paverpol brushed on the silk fabric. Her head dress is made of silk and beads. Her dress is made of silk.

IN CELEBRATION OF THE DOLL 2008. I MADE: "Dancine Faith" Her face is sculpted out of Prosculpt clay. Her body is cloth with paper, fancy fibers, etc. mod podged on. There's lots of other techniques used on her. I also teach "Dancine"

These two dolls are at the International Quilt Show in Houston, Texas. All the dolls in the show are WONDERFUL. Check out these pictures: Lots of Eye Candy .

http://www.materialgirlsdollclub.com/quiltshowinfo/2008/index.htm

Love & Hugs

Fran

CAIN ON HALLOWEEN AS THE JOKER

Here's a couple of pictures of my grandson Cain dressed as the Joker last night Trick or Treating.

The mask he is holding in front of his face is a sucker grandma and grandpa bought him for Halloween. It's a Strawberry sucker, should last him awhile. O! MY! he got loads and loads of candy. I think he went every where. LOL LOL The best was when he went to one house, the man ran out of candy and gave him a dollar. :-)

We had lots of Trick or Treaters last night. The best costume besides my grandson Cain :-) was "Jack In The Box" It was FANTASTIC. I laughed this litttle boy about 3 years old was dressed as a policeman and his daddy was dressed in a orange prison jump suit. LOL

Love & Hugs

Fran

"VICTORIA WINTER"

"VICTORIA WINTER CLOSE UP"

VICTORIA WINTER FULL VIEW

I made Victoria WInter for the Holiday Seasons. She's hanging on the wall in my Studio right now BUT she will hang in my Living Room when I decorate for Christmas. Actually she could hang year round. MMMMMMMMMM!! maybe she will hang in my living room wall year round.
I'll be making more of her for the Holidays and sell them in my Perfume Shop.

Her face is a sculpt I did last year or maybe 2 years. Any how, her face is sculpted out of Pro Sculpt clay. I painted her face features. Her face is probably going to be a new pressmold as soon as I send her to Master Mold Maker Jeff. I'm so slow about doing anything anymore. There will be a body pattern and clothing for her also. The Pattern will be for a Litttle Girl Doll and not the Holiday Hanging. A THOUGHT!!! I guess I could put the Holiday Hanging instructions in with the Doll pattern as an Extra Bonus. I'll have to think on this one. :-)

OOOOOOO! My Studio is clean .......Well, it was until I started working on Victoria Winter and some other things. LOL LOL

Love & Hugs
Fran

STUDIO STILL NOT CLEAN!!!!

Well, my studio still isn't cleaned up. I went out and bought more large 3 drawer plastic cabinets. I MADE LOTS MORE WORK FOR MYSELF!!! LOL

I have books to put on the book shelves, file papers away, find places to put everything. hehehe
You know how we are ........ We have lots of stuff and go out and buy more stuff when we have no more room to put it. We Just Have To Go Shopping at Michael's, JoAnn's, ETC ETC ETC rather we need something or not. :-) I have two 50 % off coupons(cash register tapes) for Michael's that ends today and a 40 % coupon(flyer). I'm trying to be good and not go BUT OOOOOOOOOOO! How I hate not using them. I have JoAnn coupon also. OOOOOOOOO!!!! HOLD ME BACK!!! :-)

My studio is looking better BUT still have lots to do. Maybe after supper tonight I will finish cleaning and straightening out everything. I NEED to finish writing patterns and making dolls.

I best say GOOD BYE for now, I WILL BE BACK after my Studio is back together.
Love & Hugs
Fran

CLEANING STUDIO

I'm cleaning my VERY MESSY Studio so I can work on some new dolls, pattern, etc.
I should have my studio clean within the next hour. LOL I won't get to work on anything until tomorrow. Going out for supper with our daughter Brandi and our grandson Cain.

I couldn't read emails most of the day due to Cox was doing maintenance. I didn't have time to be on the computer today anyhow. :-) It was a good time for Cox to do maintenance.

Back to cleaning studio so I can get it finished.
More Another Day
Love & Hugs
Fran

NEW ONLINE CLASS AT DOLLSTREET

You might have seen my snowmen and snowladies I posted on my blog last year. GOSH! it's been a year already, how time flies by. I have added a couple of new snowmen and snowladies to them. They are the same except done in different colors. I had request for patterns of my snowmen & snowladies so instead of patterns I am doing an on line class, which is best for making my Snowmen and Snowladies. You will find my Snowmen & Snowladies class on
http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com/ then click on Creative Collage and you will find the link to sign up for my class. You will find lots of other classes in the Creative Collage that are great.
Have Fun and I hope to see you in my Snowmen & Snowladies class.
Thanks
Hugs
Fran

SNOWMEN & SNOWLADIES

PICTURES FROM HAWAII TRIP

BANANA TREE WITH GREEN BANANAS AT THE TOP OF THE TREE

DIAMOND HEAD NOT SURE WHAT THE NAME OF THIS FLOWER BUSH IS CALLED
HAMMER HEAD SHARK
HAWAII SUNSET

I have lots more pictures, will post more later.
We had a wonderful fun time in Hawaii and the Crusise was FANTASTIC too.
More pictures to come later.
Love & Hugs
Fran

HOME FROM HAWAII

Aloha, We arrived home around 1 A.M. this morning. I have lots of pictures in my camera. I will post some of them later. We had LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN!!!
MORE LATER
Love & Hugs
Fran

BACK FROM INDIANA AND LEAVING FOR HAWAII

I'm back from teaching Dancine at Indiana. What a wonderful fun group they are. I loved every minute I was there. We went to a Boutique at a woman's house. WOW!!! great stuff and great prices. We went to and had Greek food that was to die for. YUMMY YUMMY!!! I loved seeing green grass and trees again. I even got to see some RAIN. hehehe Here in Las Vegas we don't see hardly any water falling out of the sky. We see lots of water sprinklers in yards. :-) Indiana is a beautiful clean state just like my home state Kentucky. Now I'm back in the desert, it was 100 degree when I arrived home at 8 P.M. last night. 100 degree at that time of night at this time of year is above normal.

Dancine class went great. I can't wait to see all the dolls totally finished. I wanted and I tried to get them all to give me their dolls. LOL LOL!!! They laughed at me too. :-0 Thank You for a wonderful time. Everyone of you are special and I enjoyed the time spent with all of you.

I'm off to wash clothes and pack for Hawaii. Think I might give the Hula a try while I'm there. hehehehehe!! See Y'ALL when I get back. Yes, I'm taking my camera and yes I will use it.
Love & Hugs & ALOHA!!!! I think I spelled it right. hehehehe
Fran

A NEW DANCINE

I made a new Dancine. I gave the original Dancine away to one of my students. I will be teaching Dancine next weekend Sept 6 & 7 in Indiana. I'm looking forward to seeing Nita and the others. We are going to have lots of FUN!!! Dancine is ready to travel. Full View of Dancine
Another Full View of Dancine


Close Up View of Dancine

Hope y'all enjoyed looking at Dancine. She's a lot of fun to make. Yeah I'm going to post a little plug here. hehehehe. If any one would like me to teach Dancine or any of my other dolls, please contact me at Fransdollland@cox.net PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON IT HERE, IT GOES THROUGH OUTLOOK AND I DON'T GET MAIL THROUGH OUTLOOK. PLEASE RE TYPE MY EMAIL ADDY IN YOUR EMAIL. THANKS.

My camera isn't taking very good pictures for some reason or other. Seems they are a bit out of focus when you click on them to make them larger.
Luv & Hugs
Fran

SEE MY AWARD FROM BARBARA

Barbara of 123 Lavender Lollipop Lane gave me this Award. Check out Barbara's Blog. Click on her site on my blog to your right.


Barbara, Thank You for such a Wonderful Award



I'm supposed to pass this award on to 7 other people. You will find their blog addys on my blog on the right side under LINKS. Each one of these 7 artists are very talented so go check them out. :-)

Sherry

Jacque

Catie Ann

Shashi

Nita

Jean

PICTURES OF PIN KEEP SWAP

I'm posting pictures of Pin Keep swap I joined in on Vivian's blog. What FUN this swap was. Wish I could do the Halloween Swap BUT I can't, I'm way to busy. :-( Hopefully I can join in on the next swap Vivian host. I think Vivian is the Queen of Swaps. Go check out Vivian's blog and swaps. Click on Vivian's name in my list of blogs. You will love looking at her blog and some of the other blogs.

Fairy Pincushion I made for Catie. She's one of my Fairy Pincushions. Heart Pincushion Catie made for me. It's sitting on my sewing machine. I LOVE IT!!! Thank You again Catie. I enjoyed having you as my swap partner for the Pin Keep Swap.

STAY TUNED FOR NEW POST & PICTURES

Hi All,
Sorry, I haven't posted in awhile. Life does get in the way sometimes. Sometimes more than we want it to but that's life. :-) My daughter Nicole, her husband Randy and kids (my grandkids) Brittany, Cameron and Shawn are on their way to PA with a big rental truck and 2 cars. They are moving to PA. YES, MY HEART IS BROKEN!!! I MISS THEM. :-( They are in Texas seeing my sons Kevin, Kenny and families. They will stop in Kentucky and see our family and then onto PA. Randy's family lives in PA and so does 2 of my other daughters Angela & Michele and grandkids.

I have pictures of a Pin Keep Swap I was in. I will post them tomorrow. Vivian if you are reading this I will send pictures of Catie's Pin Keep she made me.

I'm working on finishing a few dolls that have to go in the mail for a display, a challenge and for teaching. I have a couple of RR Recipe Journals I have to mail tomorrow while my hubby and I are out shopping. It's really to0 HOT here in Vegas to go shopping BUT one has to get out in that HOT TEMPS if they want to shop. :-) Hope I don't melt while shopping and if I do I hope I melt into CHOCOLATE. hehehehehe. Just a little humor. :-)
More Later
Love & Hugs
Fran

I'M BACK !!! :-)

I'm back to posting to my blog. I was away at EDAC (Enchanted Doll Artists Conference) last week. This week I have been here in Las Vegas helping put on ODACA (Original Doll Artist Council Of America). It was a FANTASTIC Day!! The luncheon was FANTASTIC!! Everyone enjoyed ODACA DAY! It was so nice making new friends, seeing friends and meeting ODACA's newest Artists. I did not get to take any pictures as I was way to busy sitting up the Luncheon, Helper Dolls, Table Favors, etc etc. I was very busy BUT loved every minute of it. I was happy to help.

I'm going to be working on new dolls. I'm sending some dolls to various places for display and for challenges. I'll finish working on 2 RR Cookbook Journals and get them in the mail. They are way late. SORRY!!! I have a Pincushion swap I have to mail out. It's ready to mail. :-)

My house has been wall to wall with my children and grandchildren since mid June. My son left this morning for his home in Texas. My daughter, her husband and my 3 grandchildren and one of their friends leave tomorrow afternoon to go back to their home in PA. GOSH!!! My home will be quite. I won't know what to do!!! I sure will miss them. It's been nice having them around.

My granddaughter Brittany had surgery on her ankle today. They had to reconstruct her ankle inside. Long story..... She will be in the split they have on her now for 2 weeks, then she will be
in a hard cast for 6 weeks, then she will be in a soft cast for 4 weeks, then she will go to PT for 8 weeks. She won't be back to herself until Dec.

Just wanted to touch base with everyone. I haven't posted in awhile.
Have A Wonderful Day
Love & Hugs
Fran

HELLO OUT THERE IN BLOG LAND

Hello OUT THERE IN BLOG LAND. I've been so busy I haven't had much time to sleep. LOL
I'm working on lots of things and I'm leaving for EDAC (Enchanted Doll Artists Conference) on Tuesday. You know, I always have a year to get ready for EDAC, one would think that was plenty of time to be ready way ahead of time. NOPE!! NOT ME!!! I'm working as fast as I can. hehehehe!! Got lots of loose ends to tie before I leave.

I don't know if I will post again before I leave or not. If not, I will post pictures, etc of EDAC when I get home. That will be July 21st. Please don't expect to see any post that day or several days after that. LOL I have ODACA here in Vegas a few days after I get home from EDAC. :-)
Soon after I will post pictures and details. I WILL. :-)
Love & Hugs
Fran

WHAT I'M UP TO & THEN SOME

Good Morning, Afternoon, Night or WEE Hours,

I haven't had a change to post lately. RIGHT what's new!! LOL Seems like something is always going on in my life as I'm sure it is in everyone's lives. I feel like I'm in a Rat Race. I've been hand dying lace, silk ribbon, seam binding, Tibetan mohair skins, making dolls, getting doll making supplies ready for my sales table at EDAC. www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org
I'm the Room Mom for EDAC and have been for several years now. I leave July 15th and coming home on July 21st. I still have lots of things to do.

I'm up really early this morning. I couldn't sleep; have too much on my mind that I have to get done in a few weeks. I probably shouldn't be on the computer right now BUT you know how the computer says I'm waiting for you to wake me up; my screen is sleeping and I need to wake up. ROFL!!! Maybe it's way too early. LOL LOL Humor is Good!! Keeps me sane. hehehe

My daughter Angela(from PA) and my grandson Kyle 4 yrs old are here until July 29th. Her husbandJohn, my other granddaughters Pam & Elizabeth will be coming out here July 15th and going home July 29th. My other daughter Debbie(from NY) and my grandson Steven and my granddaughter Kaeleigh are coming out July 18th and leaving July 25th. Debbie will be here for Subway convention. Yes a HOUSE FULL!!! There will be bodies everywhere. LOL LOL Thank goodness we have 2 daughters living here in Vegas. Some will go spend the nights with them.


Now I have to go do some things and get ready for my monthly Polymer Clay Class.
Everyone Have a Fun Day
Talk to Y'all later.
Love & Hugs
Fran

CHAIR & JESTER

JESY JESTER SITTING ON HIS THRONE!!! I CAN'T GET HIM TO GET OUT OF HIS CHAIR. HE LOVES IT TOO MUCH!!!! :-)

VIEW OF MY CHAIR. ISN'T IT WONDERFUL!!! I LOVE IT!! I FINISHED IT LAST NIGHT.

I had SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun making my Jester Chair. I already had the Jester sculpted. He was like Goldielocks, it was JUST RIGHT and he is still sitting in his Jester Chair. It was made for him. This class was for the Reno Retreat people from Las Vegas. What a wonderful fun time we all had with Jean and making chairs. Silver Doll-Ers Doll Club had Jean teach her chair class a couple of years ago but these chair are different than the ones we made then. Jean let us go WILD with our imaginations.

Here's pictures of my Jester Chair and Jesy Jester sitting on his throne. :-)

Love & Hugs
Fran

WHAT I"M DOING

Well, I haven't posted in awhile. This is what I'm doing...............Been taking my grandson Cain to school and picking him up from school everyday this week. Today is his 10th Birthday. I'm taking cupcakes to his school this afternoon for his Birthday. Ken (grandpa) and I took him to see a movie after school on Tuesday. He's going to have his Birthday cake tonight.

I've been working on lots of things, ordering stuff to sale on my sales table at EDAC in July. Cutting lace, ribbons, seam binding, Tibetan mohair skins getting them all ready to hand dye. I'll be hand dying all of it next week. I've got dolls cut out ready to sew together. I'm writing up my pattern instructions for new doll patterns , pressmolds and printing older doll & pressmold patterns to package. Can't forget to take pictures for the pattern covers. AND THERE'S LOTS MORE besides what I just typed. I WISH I COULD CLONE MYSELF. Hehehehehe! It would be nice. Just think, I could get everything done in a few days and if I cloned 100 of me I could finish in one day. Hehehehehe It surely would be nice if I could BUT reality makes me do it myself. :-) You know a Girl Can Wish!!!!
Well, that is some of what I'm up to. YES there's more but I have to go now.
Everyone have a Fantastic Creating Day!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

LIL CLOWN

Meet "LIL CLOWN" I made her in Diane Little's class. She was here in Las Vegas teaching "Silver Doll-Ers" Doll Club on Monday. We had soooooooooooo much fun!! It was great seeing and visiting with Diane again. :-) All the girls loved her class. Diane is a wonderful and fun teacher. I finished my doll tonight, I'm giving her to my granddaughter Brittany tomorrow after her ankle surgery. Brittany is going to be soooooo SURPRISED when she sees "Lil Clown"
Love & Hugs
Fran

FULL VIEW OF "LIL CLOWN" Be sure and click on the pictures to get a larger picture.


CLOSE UP OF "LIL CLOWN" FACE

POLYMER CLAY CANE CLASS

POLYMER CLAY CANE CLASS I TOOK TODAY!!!

I took a polymer clay cane class today. It was fun. Each month there's a different polymer clay class. I really enjoyed the Cane class. Here's a picture of the canes I made. I'm HOOKED!! It is so much fun making the canes BUT it takes a lot of work to make them. Not bad for my first time. :-)

Have A Happy & Safe Memorial Day!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!
My Mother's Day has been wonderful. Two of my daughters Brandi & Nicole and their husbands and kids (my grandkids) and my hubby Ken took me to I Hop for breakfast. YUMMY YUMMY!! it was good. All the kids gave me a bracelet, earrings, necklace, Angel, a hanging crystal, flowers and there's more but I don't know what it is yet until my daughter Angela mails it to me. :-) Then Nicole came over this afternoon and we went shopping at Bath & Body Works, got lots of smell good stuff. :-) Warm Vanilla Sugar of course!!! my favorite. We went to JoAnn's. I WAS VERY GOOD while in JoAnn's. I DID NOT BUY FABRIC! I must be sick!!!!
I bought large and tiny wooden spools and Fabri Tac glue. See, I told you I was good. THAT HAD TO BE A FIRST FOR ME!!! No Fabric!!! MMMMMMMMMM!!! I must be slipping. LOL LOL!!
Ken and I are going to his sister's for supper. Really been a nice day. :-)
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

TODAY, YESTERDAY AND OTHER DAYS

I haven't posted anything new or old lately. I've been busy with life and other things. Most of us know how that is. :-)

I am working on several dolls, patterns, etc etc etc. The list goes on and on and on and on.

I hope to post some pictures in a few days. That's not a promise, it could be longer than a few days, knowing me and how things seem to happen that has to be taken care of ASAP. Keep checking for new stuff.
Have a Wonderful Weekend
Love & Hugs
Fran

MINI CLASS FOR ENCHANTED DOLL ARTISTS CONFERENCE

"LADY COLLAGE" I designed her for a mini class on Friday evening July 18th that I will be teaching at Enchanted Doll Artists Conference. The conference is July 17-20; (Some people arrive before the 17th) People arrive for the conference on Thursday July 17th, one and two day classes are July 18, 19 & 20th(Friday. Saturday and Sunday). Mini classes are July 19 & 20th.(Friday and Saturday nights). We all go home on Monday July 21st OR some stay a few extra days to check out New Mexico. Go check out Enchanted Doll Artists Conference site. http://www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org/ Check out every page to see all the fun stuff there is.
There's a great line up of teachers. Be sure and check out What's Happening on Thursday Morning 9 A.M. to 12 Noon. It's going to be wonderful!! There's going to be a Wedding too. :-)
All is on http://www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org/ Hope to see some of ya at EDAC 2008 !!
Love & Hugs
Fran
MEET "LADY COLLAGE" She's great fun to make and has several great techniques.
BE SURE TO CLICK ON LADY COLLAGE PICTURE TO ENLARGE HER.

ANNOUNCING ONLINE CLASS

ANNOUNCING MY SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHION ONLINE CLASS

ONE OF MY SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHIONS
ANOTHER ONE OF MY SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHIONS

BOTH OF MY SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHIONS TOGETHER

ANNOUNCING MY SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHION ONLINE CLASS AT DOLL STREET.

http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com/ There's still time to sign up even though it starts today April 25, 2008. The class is on going and you can sign up anytime you want. This Fairy Pincushion is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN TO MAKE. You will have a BLAST making her. I will be available through the class with any questions anyone has. I will be there step by step for you. I can hardly wait to see the Spring Fairy Pincushions the students make. It's going to be FUN FUN FUN!!!

Hope to see you in the class.

Love & Hugs
Fran

GOING TO MM&M IN KENTUCKY

HI ALL,
I'm going to MM& M (Magic, Mischief & Mayhem) in Kentucky. I have family in Kentucky but won't get to see them. They are about 3 hours away from where I will be. That's Okay though, I'll be busy creating dolls, having fun, meeting friends and making new friends. PLUS I get to go back to my home state for a few days. I will get to see green trees and houses on nice green acreage. I live in the desert and houses are sitting 10 feet on each side. YUCK!! I do have green grass in front and in the back. I also have beautiful roses. It's still the desert. :-) I will return home on Monday the 21st. Until then I won't be posting to my blog nor on a computer. :-)
I'll post pics of the 2 dolls I'm making in Natalie's class and Barbara's class.

Well, got to go finish packing supplies and clothes. I'm leaving tomorrow evening. I'll still have time to get those last minute things in my suitcase. LOL LOL!
More When I Get Home!
Love & Hugs
Fran

JUST WORDS TODAY :-)

It's just going to be words today. I'm working at our Perfume Shop today. Ken hurt his back several days ago and needs to stay in bed another day or maybe two. He says he's going to work at the shop tomorrow. ????????? We shall see. :-) Poor guy, he's been in lots of pain.

The tempture is really nice today; in the high 70's. Nice breeze blowing and lots of sunshine as it is most of the time. The weather man says it's going to hit the 90's by the weekend or early next week. Not looking forward to the HOT TEMPS in the Summer. I have beautiful roses in my back yard. They love the cooler temps. They don't like the HOT Summer. I even have roses at Christmas time. :-)

I brought doll work with me to the shop :-) When not busy selling perfume, etc I can play dolls.
I really am working on doing Pre Work for MM&M (Magic Mischief & Mayhem) that I'm going to next week in Kentucky. Annie Hess is the wonderful doll artist that puts this doll conference on. Take a look at the site. http://www.anniedolls.com/

It's going to be fun. Natalie Hamade and Barbara Schoenoff are the teachers. WOOOHOOO! Nothing like putting off until the last minute to do my pre work. That's me. LOL LOL!! I still have a week. :-)
Back to the Pre Work. :-)
Love & Hugs
Fran

NEW ONLINE CLASS AT DOLL STREET

Here's a couple of pictures of SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHION I am teaching on Doll Street. Class begins April 25, 2008. Want to join in on the fun of making SPRING FAIRY PINCUSHION????
Go to: http://www.dollstreetdreamers.com/ to sign up. You will have lots of fun!! Hope to see you in the class room.

CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE LARGER VIEW

I'VE BEEN TAGGED BY DEANNA. I have to tell 5 things about myself and tag 5 other bloggers.

1. I LOVE designing and creating dolls of cloth, clay and other mediums, patterns, costumes, and props for my dolls.

2. I MISS my children and grandchildren that live in NY, CT, PA & TX

3. Dolls dance in my head all the time and want to be created. They even wake me up all hours of the night. I have a pad and pencil on my night stand so I can sketch & write them down.

4. I'm addicted to fabric, dyes, fiber papers, fancy fiber yarns, natural dyed flowers, stems, etc.

5. I work better under pressure. :-) Seems that way any how. :-)

I'll go to 5 peoples blogs and tag them. :-)

Love & Hugs

Fran

ROUND ROBIN DOLL CAME HOME TODAY

RR DOLL
CLOSE UP OF RR DOLL

LIL LITE FAE RR DOLL & LIL LITE FAE

WOOOHOOOO!! My Round Robin Doll came home today along with Pammy's Round Robin Doll. I worked on Pammy's doll and I will put her in the mail tomorrow. Pammy you are going to love her.

I love my Round Robin doll. She's BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you, Pammy, Judi W, Judi A, Sherry, Natalie, Jan and MaryO. Each one of you did beautiful work on her. Thank You. She also had a little traverler with her. Jan made her a little Lite Fae. She really lights and flashes too. She's as good as can be. Thank you Jan. Someone put a beautiful crocheted or knitted neck scarf . Which one of you make the neck scarf? Thank you, I love it. The colors are just PERFECT!!! Love those colors. I just took a closer look at the neck scarf and it looks like it might be knitted------Now I wonder which one of you it was. Come on and tell me. I LOVE IT!! I LOVE MY DOLL and her Lil Lite Fae.

COMPUTER

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!! My computer is FAST now.
We had the computer man over for 3 hours working on my computer. Upgraded the ram and new driver and did a few other things. Now I don't have to sit here thinking I must be on a phone line when I'm really on wireless. It's nice and fast. :-) Now I can get my work done.
I'm HAPPY!!! :-) WOOOOOOHOOOO!!!
Back to working on an online class I'm going to be teaching in April. Now it won't be a nightmare to work on.
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Wishing eveyone a HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!!! Are ya wearing green? I hope so, you don't want to get pinched do ya????? :-) I have corn beef cooking as I type. Company coming over for supper. We are having corn beef, cabbage and boiled potatoes. YUMMY YUMMY I'm hurgry now. :-)

On another note, I'm on my hubby's computer because mine is VERY VERY Sick at the moment. :-( Long story but hope to have her up and running tomorrow after the computer man works on it. :-) My husband is NEVER ALLOWED to work on my computer again. He deleted stuff out that he should not have. This is not the first time this has happened and it WILL be the last time he makes my computer sick. LOL LOL :-) His fingers love hitting the wrong keys and/or hitting the delete button. He doesn't read the little notes that pop up, he just hits delete, etc.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

SWAP DOLL FROM BARB

Here's pictures of the swap doll Barb made me. Isn't she the cuties. This one is a Spit Fire. hehehehe When I opened the box she had her arms folded and looked at me and said, "LADY! It's ABOUT TIME YOU LET ME OUT OF THIS DARK HOT BOX". She's sitting her looking at me and saying SURE you have to tell everybody what I said when you opened the box. She still has her arms folded. She's enjoying living here with all the other dolls. She's a CUTIE!! She makes me SMILE! :-)

Love & Hugs

Fran

HOME FROM SEDONA & DOLL SWAP DOLLS

MEET "VIOLETE CARMELA"



Violete Carmela now lives with Barbara of Lavender Lollipop Lane. We were swap partners. I designed Violete Carmela for Barbara and for my newest pattern OR class. Haven't decide which one yet. She's 14 inches tall, she will sit, hang or stand on a stand. She's cloth, paper clay with cloth over. I am making another one but she won't be just like Violete Carmela, Violete is one of a kind.

My hubby and I had a wonderful and fun relaxing time in Sedona, AZ. If any one goes to Sedona be sure and eat at COWBOY'S in the Silver Saddle room. OH MY! The food is to die for. It's really YUMMY!!! best I've had. The Art Galleries are great, lots of wonderful creations. The mountains and rock formations are beautiful. All in all Sedona is a fantastic place to have fun and relax.
Love & Hugs
Fran

I'VE BEEN TAGGED :-)

I've been TAGGED by Susan at "A Walk In The Park".


HERE ARE THE RULES:

1. Link to the peson that tagged you.

2. Post the rules on you blog.

3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.

4. Tag five or six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.


HERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT ME.

1. I miss my hometown in Kentucky but would never move back.

2. I sometimes snort when I laugh.

3. I was a cheerleader in the 8th grade

4. I'm a fabricholic.

5. I love calling my brother by his middle name(Morton) to make him mad :-)

6. I sneak and eat sweets while dieting.





THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I TAGGED !
CHECK OUT THEIR WONDERFUL CREATIONS ON THEIR BLOGS.

1. http://123lavenderlollipoplane.blogspot.com/ - Barbara

2. http://needlepullingthread.blogspot.com/ - Nita

3. http://cheryl-comfort.blogspot.com/ - Cheryl

4. http://faeriewindow.blogspot.com/ - Lori

5. http://sherrygoshon.blogspot.com/ - Sherry

6. http://www.artdolls.info/ - Judi

HAVE FUN CHECKING OUT THESE WONDERFUL ARTISTS BLOGS.

Love & Hugs

Fran

HELLO

Just saying HELLO !! I don't have anything else to post except a big HELLO TO ALL ! Maybe I'll have something to post tomorrow. Got several things in the making BUT nothing finished to show. Keep checking back to see a finished creation. :-)

Have A Wonderful Day/Evening
Love & Hugs
Fran

QUILT SHOW DOLL WINNERS 1ST & 2ND PLACES AND ROUND ROBIN DOLL

MARGIE IN FLIGHT FIRST PLACE WINNER & FAIRY AND HER QUILT SECOND PLACE WINNER. AREN'T THE RIBBONS PRETTY? THE PICTURES AREN'T VERY CLEAR. IF YOU SCROLL DOWN PAST THIS POST YOU WILL SEE THEM WITHOUT THEIR RIBBONS. THOSE PICTURES ARE CLEAR.

I SOLD FAIRY AND HER QUILT WHILE AT THE QUILT SHOW. SOMEONE WANTED TO BUY HER.
FULL VIEW OF A ROUND ROBIN DOLL. I SENT THE BODY OUT AND EACH PERSON ADDED TO HER. SHE'S LOVELY. EVERYONE THAT WORKED ON HER DID A FANTASTIC JOB. HER SHOES ARE HANDBLOWN GLASS. HER LEGS ARE AND ARMS ARE BEADED.
ROUND ROBIN CLOSE UP. I THINK SHE JUST MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE OUT OF THE ROUND ROBINS I HAVE DONE. SHE'S HANGING IN MY LIVING ROOM.
LOVE & HUGS
FRAN

DOLLS IN QUILT SHOW

WOOOOHOOOO!!!! Margie In Flight won 1st place and Fairy & Her Quilt won 2nd place. I'm soooooooo excited. One of the gals that is working our doll club booth today called me and told me. :-) I will be working at out doll club booth tomorrow. I will see my dolls that were judged then. I will take pics of them with their ribbons.

Now I have to get busy cleaning my studio. It looks like a tornado went through it. Have to clean it so I can work on more creations.
Love & Hugs
Fran

DOLLS

FAIRY AND HER QUILT

MARGIE IN FLIGHT

Meet Margie In Flight and Fairy & Her Quilt. These are a couple of dolls I've been working on. I'm working on other stuff and doing everyday life stuff.

I've had a couple of health issues I'm taking care of. I'm okay for now and I WILL continue to be okay. I have problems with my thumbs, been going to PT and going today to be fitted for thumb splits like baseball and skier have to have sometimes. :-) I have fiber cysts and a couple of lesions in my left breast and they aren't being nice. Had an ultrasound and have to go back in 6 months for another ultrasound. Been to the doctor several times. Not cancer. Have to watch them.

On to a happier note. :-) Here's pictures of Margie in Flight and Fairy & Her Quilt. Both dolls will be going to the Desert Quilters Of Nevada Quilt Show this weekend. Our doll club also will have a booth in the show. This show is GREAT and FUN. Lots of shopping. :-)

LOL Looks like pictures of Fairy with her quilt and Margie in flight went on top. That's ok. :-)

Love & Hugs

Fran