Friday, May 25, 2012

NEW DOLLS

MEET THE GIRLS
I haven't named them yet but soon they will have names.
I created them by sculpting them out of clay. Then I painted their body and face features.
I dressed them using pieces of vintage antique lace.





Hope You Enjoyed Looking At My Girls

HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!
HUGS, FRAN

Friday, May 18, 2012

SNAIL DOLL & MOTHER DAY'S FLOWERS

Here's pictures of the SNAIL DOLL I made in Marilynn Huston's class when I was in Las Vegas a few weeks ago.   Here's pictures of FLOWERS I got from some of my children for Mother's Day. 

Please check out the post below this one about Baby Jacob.
HUGS,
FRAN
"Dolls Are My Canvas Within My Soul"
Fran Parrigan Meehan 1996






I hear the train horn.  I LOVE listening to the train blow it's horn at night time when it comes through our area.  Had to throw that in because the train is blowing it's horn.  It's so peacful sounding to me.

Hope you enjoy my pictures I posted.   Please see my post below this post about Baby Jacob.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

BABY JACOB

BABY JACOB NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS


I tried to put this on as a button from Vivian's blog but I couldn't figure out how to do that SO I sent it to my pictures and then added to my blog post.  Baby Jacob needs all of our prayers.  Baby Jacob is Vivian's unborn grandson and he needs our thoughts and prayers before and after he's born. 






Wednesday, May 09, 2012

OOOLALA & CARL ARE HOME FROM PARIS

OOOLALA & CARL are home from Paris.  They have been gone for several weeks.  They said, they had lots and lots of fun.  They met new friends to fly around with.  Carl has a new brea on his head.

Sorry, pictures aren't that great.  Will take more tomorrow.  The lighting just wasn't good and I couldn't get the pose I wanted. 

OOOLALA & CARL are telling me lots of wonderful stories about places they were.  OOOLALA showed off her wings I made from real old antique feathers from Paris.  Now OOOLALA is telling me some of her friends want me to make them some wings with my real old antique feathers from Paris.  Will have to see about that one. :-)   I still have some left but not sure how I will use them yet.  SHHHHHH!! Don't let OOOLALA hear me say that.


See the pics aren't that great.  Will re-do them tomorrow.  I'm tried and going to watch TV tonight.
or go to sleep while sitting on the couch watching American Idol. 
HAVE A GREAT DAY & EVENING,
HUGS
FRAN

Monday, May 07, 2012

"BLUE & HANK"

"FLYING LIL FAIRY ON HER BIRD"
"BLU" & "HANK"


"BLU" Loves sitting on her bird "Hank" and fly around all over the world. 
They are like glue.....They stick together all the time.  They have seen the
world together.  They come home every now and then to see their creator, ME :-). They are here with me now.  That is why you are seeing their picture. They have a lot of stories to tell when they come home from their adventures.

BLU and HANK just told me they have new Fairy and Bird friends.  Wait until you see their New Friends.  It will be awhile before I can post pictures for all to see, because they are flying everywhere. As soon as they all come home I will post their pictures for all to see. 
SOON THEY WILL MAKE THEIR APPEARANCES.  Some have been flying
for a real long time.

"BREAKING NEWS FLASH"!!!   "BREAKING NEWS FLASH"!!!
Just got an update from Paris....OOOLALA! and CARL are flying home as I type.  WOOOHOOO!! Can't wait to see them again.   When they arrive I will post picture of them.

Hope You Enjoy "BLU" & HANK" 
Hugs, Fran

Friday, May 04, 2012

BACK FROM LAS VEGAS, NV

Had lots of fun visiting our families & friends in Las Vegas.  NOPE didn't gamble while there. MMMMMMMM!! Yeah, I must be slipping. LOL LOL!!  We stayed busy with family and friends.  I also took Marilynn Hustons snail class while there. She taught at our doll club in Las Vegas. Yes, I'm still a part of the Las Vegas Silver Doll-Ers even though I live in Texas now. Always will be, after all I'm one of the co-founders with Pam whom has moved also.  I LOVE our club and I REALLY REALLY MISS IT and all the MEMBERS!!  I will put the finishing touches on my snail and post a picture.  That week just flew by.

Now that I'm home the days are flying by here.  I can hardly believe we have lived here for 1 year and  2 months ALREADY!!  Time really does FLY BY!!  We are still making changes in the house.  Yesterday was a very long busy day PLUS we had our counter tops removed and new ones put in.  That took most of the day. I LOVE THEM. Also put a new black sink in.  Got to do some touch up painting on the walls, buy new plate covers for all the plugs.  Had other things to do and then we were still out after 9 P.M. last night.  Not sure what time we went to bed.  It was late.  At least it's another new beautiful day even though later storms might be moving in.  Can't have it all. LOL LOL!!  I'm Happy here BUT REALLY MISS ALL OUR KIDS, GRANDKIDS, FAMILY & FRIENDS.  The UP SIDE....We have two Sons, daughter-in-laws and 5 grandkids that live here and friends.  Just can't believe over a year has gone by already.  

I'm working on a new face (which I did in Marilynn's class).  When I got home I took the head off the snail body then I pressed the face in Amazing Mold and made a mold; then I sculpted on it a little bit because it got a bit smashed on one side of her face when it was cooking in class.  I pressed it in  Amazing Mold, then I took my clay and pressed it in the mold.  Pulled the face out and added more clay where needed (it was smashed).  Now I have the face fixed, cooked the clay face and made a new mold.  Now to make a wild body or not so wild body for my new face.  Won't know what it will become until I sit down and start working on it.  I call it IT for now.  Knowing me, IT will turn out pretty.......Seems I don't do weird or mean to well BECAUSE when I try to they still come out pretty. ROFL!!!  Only thing I really really made mean looking was a Snowman for a friend (Sandy) of mine several years ago.  That Snowman was a bad bad bloody snowman holding a bloody snowman head with a bloody pitch fork.  Sandy and I laughed because she didn't think I had mean in me. LOL LOL!!!  It's fun thinking back in the past sometimes. 

Well, I have rattled on and on......My new face is done cooking and cool by now.  Will press her head in Amazing Mold and make a good mold of her.   Probably will have resin molds and a new pattern of the doll I make.  Not saying when because I have several new dolls on the drawing board to finish first.

CHECK OUT www.alldollart.com  Great Conference coming up July 26-29,2012.
I'm Teaching at the confernce.  Would love to see some of you at the conference, in my class or in one of the other teacher classes.  Lots of great teachers and classes.  Lots More ....Check It Out. 

Just wanted to update my blog and what I've been up to. 
HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!
Hugs,
Fran