ALASKA CRUISE PICTURES

Here's some pictures that I took while on our Alaska Cruise. I have lots more but haven't finish putting them in my album.  My husband Ken has more pictures in his camera.  He has some of the towns we were in.  I'll have to post them at a later time. 

WATER FALLS IN THE GLACIERS

ICEBERG

                                               GOING INTO THE GLACIERS

                                                                     GLACIERS

                                                          ICEBERGS IN THE WATER

                                           WALL FALLS IN THE GLACIERS

                                    ANOTHER WALL FALLS IN THE GLACIERS

                                                                      SALMON

                       SAIL BOAT GOING BY THE CRUISE SHIP

       MORNING SUN SHINNING ON THE WATER FROM OUR BALCONY

I have lots more pictures of towns we docked in.  I'll post them at a later date.

This cruise was fun and relaxing.  We had a great time. 

Love & Hugs

Fran

WOOHOO! RENO/IOWA RETREAT

WOOOHOOO!!! I'm going to Jean Bernard and Sherry Goshon Reno Retreat next year.  Can't wait, it's been several years since I attend one of their retreats. I went to 2 or 3 in Reno but never got to go to the one in Iowa because it falls on my anniversary and Ken and I always go away for our anniversary.  Don't have to worry about that in 2011because it's way before our Anniversary Sept.11th.   This is going to be FUN FUN FUN!! and lots of CREATING GOING ON!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

NEW PATTERNS

MY NEWEST PATTERN

TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI

WITCHY WITCH

Hope you like my newest patterns.  I had lots of fun making both patterns and dolls.  They are dressed in wonderful fabrics from Pamela Armas Gypsy Lady from Treasures Of The Gypsy.  She has such wonderful yummy fabrics, trims and lots of wonderful things.   She will be in Houston, Tx for the International Quilt Show.  Stop by her shop, you will LOVE IT!! 

Love & Hugs

Fran

SAD NEWS

I have sad news! Our nephew Chris passed away yesterday.  We are getting on a plane and going to New York in the morning to be with family.  Chris will be missed and peace be with him.  We will miss him and will keep him in our hearts and thoughts.

Will be home on Saturday.  Will post later.
Love & Hugs
Fran

"TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI"

 "TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI"

I designed Tiffany Fay Whimsi in Eleanor Peace Bailey's 3 day class at Enchanted Doll Aritsts Confernce.  Eleanor pulled my inter creations out of my head and soul that has been inside me for a real long time by talking to me and asking me questions.  Then she said, go draw your pattern and make your doll.  I did and I love what came out of my head and soul.  Thank You Eleanor for pulling this doll and many more dolls to come out of my head and soul.   If any of you ever get a chance to take Eleanor Peace Bailey's  3 day class where you design your own doll; DO IT!!! Eleanor is one special person.  I'm glad she is in my life. Thank You again Eleanor.  Can Ya'll tell I'm EXCITED?  I AM!!

I AM WRITING "TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI" PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS.  

"TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI" PATTERN SHOULD BE FINISHED NEXT WEEK.    You see I said, SHOULD. That's because sometimes things get in the way of deadlines. "-)

NOW MEET  "TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI"

Tiffany Fay Whimsi Can Also Hang On A Wall If You Want Her To :-)

 

                 Tiffany Fay Showing Off How She Can Hang On A Wall              

Tiffany Fay Whimsi Showing Standing With Hand On Hip

 

Tiffany Posing With Arms Down  

Tiffany Fay Whimsi Face Close Up While Wall Hanging 

Tiffany Fay Whimsi  Face Close Up

 "TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI" IS WEARING A HAT.  I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF TIFFANY FAY WHIMSI BACK SO YOU CAN SEE HER HAT.

Love & Hugs,

Fran

WITCHY WITCH

Here's WITCHY WITCH

She is holding an orange spider BUT she will be holding a broom as soon as I make it or buy it.

Now back to working on instructions for her pattern.

ENJOY WITCHY WITCH

MORE LATER,
Hugs
Fran

A FEW WORDS FROM ME-----UPDATE

Well as you can see I haven't posted since July 4th.  Seems I'm aways busy doing other things these days. Each day goes by so fast and before I know it, another Month is here.

I am working on New Patterns.  I'm working on putting them in print.  It takes awhile to draft a pattern, write the instructions, draw diagrams, take pictures, proof read, etc etc.  I'm going to put out WITCHY WITCH pattern first.  I should put out a few other patterns (long over due) before "WITCHY WITCH" but she wants to be first AND YOU DON'T SAY NO TO "WITCHY WITCH"   I will take pictures of her tomorrow and post her in all her glory.  She's not a mean witch BUT she can be if she wants to be.  You know the saying.....You can't tell a book by it's cover! Well, that's "WITCHY WITCH". 
Stop by tomorrow sometime and see  "WITCHY WITCH".
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TROOPS FOR PROTECTING US AND OUR COUNTRY!!! There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about what you are doing for us and our country. I wish for peace soon so all of you can come home to your families and us.

Hope all have a wonderful safe fun Fourth of July,
Love & Hugs,
Fran

MISS PRISSY PINCUSHION & OTHER STUFF

I typed stuff & put a picture in before I added this picture of MISS PRISSY PINCUSHIONS. I couldn't get this picture to go to the bottom of this post. LOL !! Perhaps one can't add a picture to the bottom after they have typed in a post. ????? There's more text below this picture.

" MISS PRISSY PINCUSHIONS"

I'm posting a pic of Miss Prissy Pincushion as she is a new but oldie creation of mine. I actually created her 5 years ago and didn't do anything with her until now. I decided to teach a mini class at EDAC so I thought of Miss Prissy Pincushion. Well, I now have 6 Miss Prissy Pincushions sitting on my work table looking at me as I type this. It's ok that I made so many Miss Prissy Pincushions because one is going to be given away at my mini class and I'll put the others on my sales table. I do have an Esty Shop but there's nothing for sale on it right now. I must start putting items on my Esty shop soon. I over extend myself all the time. I wouldn't know what to think if I didn't have lots of things going on at once. LOL! That's ME! and I think there's a lot of you out there that are just like me, RIGHT? LOL!


I'm publishing her PATTERN for sure (she already is in pattern form BUT not up for sale yet. AND I plan on selling her as KITS with all parts and instructions. This will take place probably in early AUG. or BEFORE AUG. MMMMMMMM!!! I'm having way too much fun creating lots of Miss Prissy Pincushions, patterns and Kits.


I did post her in a post before but didn't tell anyone about my post. Thought you would like to take a look at her/them. That's just 3 of them in the picture above. The other 3 didn't want their picture taken. LOL

HERE'SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! "MISS PRISSY PINCUSHION"

This is the picture I posted first and couldn't move it.

I really am tempted to make more. They are all different. I have so much fun creating them. I messed up and wasn't going to delete and redo. Now I know I can't add a picture after I type in sentences. Soooooooooo, I learned something new today. :-) Love & Hugs, Fran

I'm teaching a Mini Class at EDAC http://www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org/ in July. Below you will see the Mini Class I'm teaching. I had SOOOOOOOOOOO! MUCH FUN creating her. I could sit for hours making Miss Prissy Pincushions. I made 5 Miss Prissy Pincushions. After my Mini Class ends; One of my students will WIN "MISS PRISSY PINCUSHION" Miss Prissy Pincushion loves hanging out in my studio and watching me create more and more of her. :-)

MEET "MISS PRISSY PINCUSHION" I'm making up kits for my Miss Prissy Pincushion Mini Class. I also am getting lots of stuff together for my Sales Table at EDAC. Got lots and lots of work to do. Tha't another reason I'm so quite and haven't been posting much. (the other reason is....My SINUES are KILLING ME.) After EDAC is over and I'm back home; I will start on lots of new creations and old creations. :-) It's going to hit 102 degrees here today. It went from the 70 & 80 degrees to the100's. It skipped the 90's all together. !! THAT'S VEGAS!!

I really really HATE the HOT WEATHER HERE!! I stay in doors as much as possible. :-)

P.S. Miss Prissy Pincuhion pattern and instructions will be FOR SALE in Pattern form in early August, 2010 AND Miss Prissy Pincushion Kits will be available also.

More Later,

Love & Hugs

Fran

ARTISTIC FIGURES IN CLOTH

ARTISTIC FIGURES IN CLOTH is a conference held every other year in Columbus, Ohio. It is a FANTASTIC conference. Great line up of teachers. Check out the teachers. YES :-) I'm one of the teachers for AFIC 2011. www.cyndysdolls.com/AFIC/AFIC.htm OH! and while you are in the site check out Cyndys Dolls. Her work is FANTASTIC!! So are the doll club members dolls.
Lots to see on Cyndy's site.
More Later,
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO OUR SOLDIERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PAST SERVICE. WE HONOR YOU IN PRIDE!!! IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, OUR COUNTRY WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS TODAY!!! THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING US!! MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FALLEN SOLDIERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES! JUST REMEMBER THEY FOUGHT TO KEEP US SAFE AND KEEP OUR FREEDOM!! FOR THAT, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH!!
Love & Hugs,
Fran

"JUST A NOTE" & HOBBY LOBBY

Wanted to say Hello to Everyone. I'm still around but just been really busy with creating new dolls/patterns, teaching doll classes in my studio, working at our Perfume Palace shop, running around with hubby, etc etc etc..... :-) Time REALLY DOES FLY BY!!! When we were little we couldn't wait to be grown up and now we wish were were little again. Time Goes By Fast!!!

I FORGOT the BEST NEWS!!! HOW COULD I FORGET IT!!! HOBBY LOBBY IS COMING TO VEGAS THIS YEAR!!! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG LOTS OF US HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR HOBBY LOBBY TO COME TO VEGAS?????? YEARS!!!! HOBBY LOBBY WILL BE LOCATED OFF SUNSET AND STEPHAINE IN HENDERSON. HENDERSON(Las Vegas area) IS ATTACHED TO VEGAS. :-) ONLY 20 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE OR LESS.
I HAD TO ADD THIS EXCITING NEWS!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I'M IN 7th HEAVEN!

I'm also working on things for my sales table at EDAC http://www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org/
It's a wonderful fun doll conference. Check it out. Hope some of you will attend. You will have a Fantastic Fun Time!! I'm also the Room Mom for EDAC. I have been for several years. I'm working on Table Favors for EDAC Banquet and I'm working on a doll for Center Piece for the Banquet. I'm working on all kinds of THINGS N STUFF!!!

I better get off of here and go sell some perfume.
Love & Hugs,
Fran

INTERESTING DAY TODAY/MOTHER'S DAY

It's been a very interesting day in our shopping center today. #1 I've been really busy selling perfumes. That's a GREAT thing. #2 The nail shop had to call the paramedics for someone. #3 Somone sit fire to the bushes behind the shopping center. A couple of shops down from ours. The fire dept. came and put it out. Looks like it might have been a cigarette because the people in the shop where it was; goes outside to smoke and a big tall ash tray sits there. Glad it only burnt a couple of bushes. It's really close to the building. If anything else happened I don't know about it. Only reason I know about the other two happenings is because the people in the next shop to me came and told me. One more thing happened at the shop. It's good. FedEx delivered me a box and it had 2 Orchids in pots. My daughter Nicole and family sent them to me. One plant is opening up and it's yellow. The other one I don't know what color it will be, they aren't open yet. I LOVE Orchids. I have a baby vanilla one at home.

SOON it will be time to close up and go home. Then I have to go to the airport and pick my hubby up. Got to clean up the shop before closing.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!!
My daughter Brandi, her hubby Jason and Cain our grandson are coming over for Breakfast on Mother's Day. They are going to make me Breakfast. Ken is taking me out for supper. MMMMM! Lots of good food and I'm on a diet. LOL LOL!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

PICTURES OF MY DARK SIDE

These are pictures of the chair class I took with Jean Bernard when she was here teaching at our doll club.

REMEMBER when you look at this creation I usually do PRETTY!! Well, this time I did not do pretty. No matter what I did I couldn't do pretty. It didn't want to be a pretty chair. I really don't call it a chair now. It doesn't have a seat to sit on. :-)

My Creation isn't finished! I have lots more to do to it. It's going to be sitting on a board with sand, other bones, dried tree limbs and lots of other fun stuff. Right now I'm calling it My Dark Side but not sure what the real name of this creation will be. I'm sure it will tell me. :-)
YES! I had a lot of fun creating this piece. Jean was thrilled to see the dark side come out of me. LOL LOL!!! She knows me all to well-------I Do PRETTY!!! The other girls were shocked that I created a Dark piece. They know me all to well also. I Do PRETTY!! :-) I was shocked at myself but sure did love creating this piece and can't wait to totally finish it. My grandson Cain loves it and can't wait for me to finish it. I think I'm going to give it to him. He has a Birthday coming up in June. :-)

REMEMBER DARK SIDE IS NOT FINISHED YET!!! I WILL POST NEW PICTURES WHEN I FINISH DARK SIDE.

Love & Hugs

Fran

HELLO!! OUT THERE!!!

Hello. I know I know....I've been MIA Yet Again!! Our doll club had Jean Bernard last weekend teaching 3 wonderful fun days. I have not taken a picture of my so call chair(when you see it you will know). Well, it was going to be a PRETTY chair but IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE PRETTY!! No matter how hard I tried to make it pretty in the beginning; It just wasn't going to happen!! I came out of my BOX and I DO MEAN REALLY GOT OUT OF THE BOX!! LOL!! BUT, I really had fun making this chair. It isn't totally finished yet. Maybe I'll show it in progress. I have to get batteries for my camera this evening. Hopefully Radio Shack will have the batteries I need. If I use plain batteries it will hurt my camera. Go figure??? Don't really understand that one but that's what the instructions to my camera says. The batteries my camera takes are Ni-MH.

I will take a picture in progress and post it this evening if I can find these Ni-MH batteries at Radio Shack.

And I wanted to say Hello to Everyone. I miss going to your blogs. I'll play catch up (if there's such a thing) later.
Love & Hugs
Fran

GOING TO TAKE A CLASS FOR 3 DAYS

Jean Bernard is teaching her chair and pincushion classes for the next 3 days to our doll club.
Jean is a FANTASTIC teacher and a good friend. Her work is WONDERFUL!
****To See Jean's work click on her name on my side bar.

I will take pictures and post them after the 3 day class. I've taken several of her classes. This will be the 3rd time I've taken the chair class. Always come out with a totally different chair every time.

I'm sure I won't be posting until Monday. :-)

Everyone Have A Wonderful Weekend!! I know I will. :-)
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY WEEKEND!!

HAPPY WEEKEND TO ALL!! I spent from 10A.M.- 2 P.M. at our doll club. I taught this months project. I taught them how to make hands with fingers. It was fun and everyone had a good time. After the meeting several of us met at Starbucks and talked and laughed. After that I went to Nancy's Quilt Shop and bought some yummy fabrics to add to my stash!! YES! I HAD TO HAVE MORE FABRIC! LOL!! I really did need one piece I bought BUT I had to have more. :-) Got some of it on sale. So, that's good. :-)

The past few days I have been working on a new doll. I will post her picture when I finish her. Probably not until Tuesday evening or Wednesday. Ken and I are going away for a couple of days. His sister and her hubby(my SIL & BIL) are going with us. Won't be home until Tuesday sometime. I guess it's nice to get out of Vegas for a couple of days. SHHHHH!!! don't tell anyone but I wish we were going to Texas. :-) We are going to Laughlin, NV and Bullshead, AZ. Hotter there than here. That I don't like. Yes, there's Casinos in Laughlin. I'm taking doll stuff and doll books while there. We won't spend all our time in the Casino, we never do. I'm not giving them my money!!! I WANT THEIR MONEY!!! LOL We will go to Oatman which is an old old old town. It has neat stuff there. The donkies rome the streets and you feed them carrots. There's one shop that has THE BEST ICE CREAM CONES!! I've been good on my diet this week. I lost 3 lbs. NOPE I WON'T PUT IT BACK ON. I won't eat any ice cream cones. :-)

Guess I better get off here. I have to go to our perfume shop and pick up my hubby.
More when I get back from our short but nice get away. :-)

Everyone Have A Wonderful Fun Weekend.
Love & Hugs
Fran

IT'S FRIDAY!!!

HAVE A WONDERFUL FUN FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

EASTER BUNNY, HOME FROM TEXAS AND READY TO CREATE

PICTURE OF EASTER BUNNY I MADE CHERYL FOR VIVIAN'S EASTER SWAP. GOSH! I JUST LOVE DOING VIVIAN'S SWAPS.


LITTLE BUNNY is sculpted out of paperclay and standing on a decorated round wooden box that I made. I added some goodies to the swap. I added a little pink cloth bunny, bunch of flowers and other goodies. I JUST LOVE SWAPS!!

We had a wonderful fun time in Texas visiting with family and friends. It was busy from the time we arrived until we left. Ken left on Tuesday and I stayed a few more days. Joleen and Natalie (our daughter-in-laws) took me to Hobby Lobby. Didn't get to do much shopping. We didn't have the time. :-( Next visit to the kids will be for relaxing, fun and hitting up all the Hobby Lobbies in town. There's 4 and they are not to far from each other. :-) I was really good this time shopping at Hobby Lobby. I spend only $14.00. YES! I WAS IN SHOCK!!! OH! There were lots of things I wanted but didn't have an empty suitcase. LOL LOL!!! I probably could have bought yet another suitcase. YES, I have several suitcases because I needed them to take stuff home that I bought. SOOOOOOOO!!! I figured I better not buy another one. Next time I will take an empty one with me. :-) Now that would be the smart thing to do. LOL

I am rested up and ready to start some new creations. I have lots dancing around in my head.

I'll start on a new creation tomorrow. Thursday and Friday I am teaching a doll class in my studio.

EASTER BUNNY SWAP/GOING AWAY

I LOVE VIVIAN'S SWAPS!! I JUST HAD TO DO THE EASTER BUNNY SWAP.

My Easter Bunny Swap partner is Cheryl of Artsy~Fartsy. Her creations are WONDERFUL!
Below is the Easter Bunny she created for me. Isn't this bunny a real CUTIE???? Look at the wonderful egg it came in. Love all the goodies that she put in the egg with the bunny.
I LOVE IT! Thanks Cheryl.

EASTER BUNNY SWAP FROM CHERYL

WOW! LOVE IT!!! OH! and there was (YES WAS) some Hershey Kisses in the egg. YES! I ATE ALL OF THEM. :-)
YUMMY YUMMY!!! They were SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!! :-)

Cheryl, your bunny swap from me goes in the mail tomorrow. It's packed and ready for the post office in the morning. You should have it in a couple of days.

I'm going away again. My hubby and I are going to TEXAS to see some of our kids and grandkids. We are also going to a wedding there. I will return home April 3rd. My hubby will return home several days before I do. He has to work at out Perfume Shop. I will stay a few extra days with the kids and grandkids. I can soak more Texas into me. LOL LOL LOL I REALLY REALLY LOVE TEXAS. Maybe one day we will move back there. HEY! A girl can hope. :-)

Love & Hugs

Fran

NEW ONLINE CLASS & A GIVEAWAY

NEW ONLINE CLASS: WALL HANGING TASSEL DOLL

CLOSE UP OF "TASSEL DOLL"

TASSEL LADY DOLL FULL VIEW

WALL HANGING "TASSEL DOLL" I'M TEACHING

Check out my class on http://www.ebearz.com/

Click on Dolls and you will see "Tassel Doll"

She's a lot of fun to make. Lots of fun techniques. I walk you through each step with lots of pictures and instructions. The class is for Beginners to Advance.

Hope to see you in class. :-)

Love & Hugs

Fran

THERE'S A GIVEAWAY AT THIMBLE PRIMS STUDIO. CHECK IT OUT!!

http://thimbleprimsstudio.blogspot.com YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE WHAT YOU SEE!

VALENTINE'S DAY

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!!

I just wanted to jump on and say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!
Now, I'm going back to watch rest of NASCAR!!! LOVE NASCAR!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

GOING AWAY

I'm going away for a few days. I will return on Feb. 3rd.
Will catch up with others blogs when I return home.

Thank you for your nice comments about my 5 new dolls. I appreciate hearing your comments.

Have a Wonderful Week.
Love & Hugs,
Fran

New Dolls

Here's 5 New Dolls (Elegant Ladies) I have made. They are all cloth. Clothing is new fabrics and vintage fabrics and trims. Hair is needle felted mohair. Faces are hand drawn. Totally hand made my me. :-)

These dolls are For Sale and I will be posting them to my Sales Blog And/Or My Etsy Shop in a few days.

All 5 dolls Stand On Their Own. No stands for these Elegant Ladies.

ELEGANT LADIES

SHELLY ANDREA WHITE

DESIREE ANN DEVINE



WANDA FAE PRESCOTT


IDA MAE WEATHERSPOON

EVELYN LYNN PEACOCK

I haven't posted in awhile and I haven't been online much. I was hoping to start the New Year posting, etc like crazy BUT didn't happen the way I wanted it to. That's OK though; Every thing is Great!!! I'm working on some new creations and new online classes. Plus everyday life things.

Everyone Have A Wonderful Week!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

THINGS

Well, I was hoping to have the New Year start out better but doesn't look like it. We shall see about that. :-) I'll turn it around as soon as I get my Studio in order. I already have a schedule of what I'm creating and the creating time. I know I know, that usually doesn't work but we shall see. :-)

I've also been busy doing this and that. I'm in the middle of cleaning and rearranging my Studio. It's taking me a lot longer than I thought it would. Nothing new there. LOL I have way too much stuff. hehehe! It will be nice when it's finished. I PROMISE MYSELF THAT I WILL CLEAN UP AFTER EACH DAY THAT I CREATE!!! I WILL!!!
I'm organizing myself. :-) I have a good plan and I WILL STICK TO IT!!! X X Yes, those are crossed fingers. :-)

I'm having some computer problems as usual along with some other computer problems that has taken me days(week so far) to get straightened out. Got it under control and hope nothing else happens.

I'll get off my soap box about myself. HEHEHEHE!!! It's upsetting when things happen and takes so long to get them fixed or straightened out. The Internet is great but it does have it's problems and takes time to fix it.

Everyone Have A Wonderful Day,
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! I know I'm a day late but never got on the computer yesterday. Just stayed at home watching movies with hubby and our cat, Kat. Nice day to stay in PJ's and watch movies.

May 2010 bring all of us Peace on Earth. I wish all a healthy and successful year. I Wish for the war to be over and for all Countries to get along with each other. OH! WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

HOLIDAYS ETC.

WISHING THAT ALL HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. We had a wonderful Christmas. As some of you know my husband and I own a Perfume Shop here in Vegas. During the Christmas Holidays I have to work everyday from Opening to Closing. We are ready for bed as soon as we drag our tired bodies into our house each evening JUST TO GET UP EARLY THE NEXT DAY AND DO THE SAME THING EVERYDAY FOR 9 DAYS IN A ROW. LOL LOL!! I keep telling my husband this is the 9TH CHRISTMAS in a row now. LOL LOL I'm tired I guess. I just want to have one year that we can have a normal Christmas without being so tired. hehehe
I really shouldn't complain, our store is holding it's own. Not like some that have gone under. I really do Pray and count our Blessings.

I do have a few Christmas pictures and I will post them later.

HAPPY NEW YEAR is next. :-) I'm looking forward to a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR in 2010.
I will post pictures and most stuff later.
Love & Hugs
Fran who is going back to our Perfume Shop to work some this afternoon then we are going out for supper with some friends.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

MY BOY KAT

THIS IS MY BIG BOY "KAT". He is 8 years old. We have had him since he was 8 months old. He is a BIG cat. (Still growing) He's a sweetheart. Sometimes his eyes are green and sometimes his eyes are orange. In this picture they are green. Picture doesn't capture how pretty his eyes are. On Halloween they were orange. When the door bell rang he would go to the front door to see all the kids dressed up. He would stand or sit and look at them. LOL!! I'm not sure what that is behind him.

"KAT"

THANKSGIVING/FAMILY/ DOLLS & CHRISTMAS

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING. We did. Our daughter Angela and our grandson Kyle came in for a few weeks. They left yesterday to go home. REALLY DO MISS THEM!!!

Went to our grandson Cain's concert last night. He plays the violin. It was a wonderful concert at his school. I'm so proud of him. :-) WOOOHOOO!! GREAT JOB CAIN!!!! Grandma & Grandpa are PROUD OF YOU!!!

I met my deadline on making 5 dolls. WOOHOO!!! My new camera I got for my birthday came in handy. It really takes wonderful pictures.

I finished the Littest Elf Swap that I was in on Vivian's list. I mailed my Elf to my swap partner a couple of days ago. Amy, Hope you like him. Amy if you are reading this post, please take pictures of him. I FORGOT TO. :-( I thought I did take pictures but with everything going on I must have forgot because there's no pictures of him in my camera. OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I'm BAD!!!! IT SLIPPED MY MIND!!! SORRY!!! Hope Amy sends pictures and I will post them on my blog. I guess I had/have too much on my mind of late. YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! WHAT MIND!!! HEHEHEHEHE!!! I REALLY DO HAVE ONE. HEHEHEHE!!

Now, I need to screw my head on right BECAUSE I have to get to work on new patterns and dolls. I have 2 stockings to make and mail out. Today I will clean my studio SO I can get back to creating. My mind is so full that it's running over. hehehehe! It's PENCIL & PAPER TIME!! MUST CARRY THEM AROUND WITH ME. hehehehe!

EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL FUN FULL DAY OF CREATING!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

TODAY/NO PICTURES JUST TALK

Today is a great day so far although I'm still working day and night on a deadline. Got 5 dolls just about finished. I have shoes to make, nails to do and final little touch ups. Thought I would take a small break and jump on the computer for a few minutes. Haven't been checking emails, blogs, lists, etc like I should but I'm swamped in my studio right now.

My daughter Angela and our grandson Kyle will be here Saturday!! WOOOHOO!! I can't wait to see them. They will be here until Dec. 8th. Hopefully some of our other kids and grands will be here for Thanksgiving. We know Brandi, Jason and Cain will be here; they live here. :-)

I am doing a Littest Elf Christmas Swap on Vivian's blog. I'm working on my Elf for my swap partner between working on the 5 dolls. :-) Can't just work on one thing at a time. NOPE!! NOT ME!! and I'm sure that goes for you too. :-0

I better get off here and get back to those dolls. I hear them calling me. LOL
Love & Hugs
Fran

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!

Today is my Birthday!! I LOVE FRIDAY 13th. 13 is a very good number. Nothing scary about 13. I've been working on dolls all day in my studio. Now I have to go clean house before company comes over to watch me blow out all those candles on my cake. Must put the fire dept. on alert. LOL!! YES! There are LOTS & LOTS of candles to blow out. I have blown out all my candles on my past years cakes SOOOOOOOOOO, I will blow all them out tonight!! YES I WILL!! Practice comes in handy. ROFL!!! Fill those lungs up.

Will post more later.
Love & Hugs
Fran

POSTING/BIRTHDAY

I haven't posted is awhile. I try to check out a blog or two and some of my doll lists BUT haven't done much of that either. I have been held captive in my studio for weeks. Nice place to be held captive BUT it's VERY MESSY!! Do you know how many body parts I have made????LOTS & LOTS!! And they are all over the studio. I finially got a arm with fingers the way I wanted it. It's for a small doll and those fingers are tough!! Well, at least these were. I have designed lots of hands with fingers but this one just did not want to cooperate UNTIL TODAY!!! I have a deadline to meet by Dec. 1st for 5 dolls and I'm praying and hoping I get these dolls finished by then. Especially after all the work I've been doing. I only have 19 days left. OOOOOOH!! WISH ME LUCK!!!

Our daughter Angela and our grandson Kyle are coming out to spend 3 weeks with us. WOOOHOOO!!! They will be here for Thanksgiving. They will be here to help trim the Christmas Tree. We always put our tree up Thanksgiving Day and then trim it in the evening. I'm really looking forward to their visit. I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS!!!

O! and it's by BIRTHDAY on Friday Nov. 13th!!! Nope I wasn't born on Friday 13th. I was born on a Saturday. But I love Friday the 13th and the number 13 is lucky for me. :-) We will have cake and all of my candles plus one to grow on and one for good luck will be on my cake. FIRE DEPT. STAND BY!!! I blow all my candles out at once. WOOOHOO!!! Hope I blow all of them out this year. hehehe!!

Well, got to get back to sewing more arms and tiny finger. Attach the arms to the bodies and then the doll body is together and finished. WOOHOO!!! Can't wait!!! Then I start costuming the dolls. Designing the costumes is my favorite thing to do beside drawing the face.
Have A Great Day!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

SNOWLADIES-SNOWMEN ONLINE CLASS NOW ON DOLLSTREET

SNOWLADIES - SNOWMEN (SNOWPEOPLE) is an Online Class I Teach on www.dollstreetdreamers.com Take a peek and see what you think about taking this class. Sign up is going on right now on www.dollstreetdreamers.com My SNOWPEOPLE are lots of fun to make. My class has Step by Step Instructions and Lots of Pictures. This class is for Beginners to Professionals. VERY FUN CLASS!

When you sign up for SNOWLADIES - SNOWMEN (SNOWPEOPLE) Class; You will have access to me for any questions you have. I'll be there for you. I know you will LOVE THESE SNOWLADIES - SNOWMEN. THEY MAKE WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MY SNOWLADIES - SNOWMEN ONLINE CLASS.

Here's some pictures of Snowladies - Snowmen.

SNOWLADIES ON DECORATED ROUND BOX THAT OPENS

Little Snowman

SnowLady on box that opens. You can put a special gift inside

Snowlady in Red

HOPE YOU ENJOYED LOOKING AT MY ONLINE CLASS.

If you are interested in taking the class go to www.dollstreetdreamers.com click on Creative College and you will see my onlined along with other online classes.

Love & Hugs

Fran

BAD BAD SNOWMAN!!!

MEET BAD BAD SNOWMAN!!! Since it's almost Halloween BAD BAD SNOWMAN wanted to show what Fran made last year at Halloween for Sandy.
BAD BAD SNOWMAN MADE ME DO IT!!! LOL LOL!!! They didn't think I had it in me to make something SPOOKY SCAREY!!! I was making snowmen and snowladies SO, I thought I can do something Dark & Spooky. Soooooooo, OUT of my Box I got. LOL LOL!!! Sandy is a friend of mine and she has it displayed in her house. Her little granddaughter loves BAD BAD SNOWMAN!!! HEHEHEHEHE!! I surprised myself on this one. :-)

I'M BAD BAD SNOWMAN

YOU DON'T MESS WITH BAD BAD SNOWMAN

BAD BAD SNOWMAN IS BAD!!!!

Love & Hugs
Fran

FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY ON PUMPKIN PATCH PRIMITIVES

LOOK AT THIS FANTASTIC WONDERFUL FABRIC STASH HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY!!
Scroll on down pass the pictures for the url to this FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY!

WOW! WOW! What a wonderful stash Pumpkin Patch Primitives is giving away. HURRY! don't walk........Get on your BROOM and FLY over to http://www.pumpkinpatchprimitivequiltshoppe.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-happy-halloween-giveaway.html Follow her directions to enter in this FANTASTIC HALLOWEEN SWAP!!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

MERMAID DELIGHT

Thought I would post a couple of pictures of my "MERMAID DELIGHT". She is a new pattern of mine, COMING SOON! I have to write up the instructions. I'm going away tomorrow and will return home late Sunday. Next week I have lots of work to create in my Studio. :-)

"MERMAID DELIGHT"

"CLOSE UP OF MERMAID DELIGHT"
Have a Great Weekend!! I'm going to. We are going to Cedar City, Utah to see 2 plays and have a nice relaxing fun time. Will post again next week.
Love & Hugs
Fran

GOING OUT OF TOWN AGAIN

I'm going out of town AGAIN! Now y'all know why I don't get anything done. LOL!! Hopefully this will be our last trip for the year. I have so much that I have to finish. Time is slipping right past me. I'm even missing our doll club meeting this Saturday and I'm the President. That's OK, Micki the Vice President is standing in for me. WOOHOO! She's good!! I do have to send her some information for the meeting.

I have Christmas Ornaments I have to make and get in the mail. I have a Ebay item that I'm bidding on and it ends while I'm gone. !! DARN!!I don't want to miss out on this item. Maybe I will take my lap top and hope I can use it in Cedar City, Utah OR place my highest bid before I leave and HOPE I WIN!!!

I have been designing a leg (legs) pattern most of the day. I haven't had time to look at lots of blogs because there's always something else I have to do. No time to read all my emails and lists that I'm on. Where is the time going??? I sure wish time would slow down some so I can get more done in a day. LOL! I'm sure most of us wish for that one. :-) I think I'm out of control with everything I have to do and finish creations. I woke up around 4:30 A.M. this morning THINKING about everything that I have to do. That really isn't anything unusal for me. :-) I did get up and do some house work and then went into my studio until our daughter Brandi came over for Breakfast and to help her Dad with a program on the computer. NOW I HAVE A HEADACHE!!

Relax???? WHAT IS THAT????hehehehe!
Love & Hugs
Fran ;who is going to start supper, wait for hubby to come home, watch some TV and then work in my studio some this evening. Sounds like a plan. :-)

MY HALLOWEEN BOY!!

Meet my Halloween Boy, Kat. My husband wanted to name him Dog but I wouldn't let him. Next name he wanted to name him was cat. I told him cat with a K not a C. Kat was sleeping and I snapped his picture and he woke up. I got his eyes open. They are orange and sometimes they are green.
He's our big boy. He weighs almost 30 lbs. He's a big boy. We had to buy him a dog bed to sleep in. Cat beds were too small for him. He's normal, he's a big cat. I forget what cat family he is. He's not in the main coon family. The cat family he is in starts with a B. Our cable guy has one just like him but his is a girl. She's 25 lbs. Kat loves to run and romp through the house, up and down furniture. I sure hope he doesn't run up and down our new sofa and chair that was delivered today. So Far, So Good. :-) SHHHHHHH!! Kat went right back to sleep. The deliverly guys thought he was a dog at first glance. hehehehe!!! SHHHH! we won't tell Kat they thought he was a dog.
Love & Hugs
Fran

Kat

Nature's Beauty Class I Teach & Students Dolls

Monday Sept. 5th & Tuesday Sept. 6th I taught my Nature's Beauty Class to 3 wonderful ladies & friends of mine in my Studio. Each doll is unique and beautiful. Ladies, you all DID ME PROUD!!! FANTASTIC DOLLS!!

Each student did a fantastic job of creating their Nature's Beauty. We all had a fun 2 days.

I have to get a PLUG in here. :-) I travel to teach "Nature's Beauty" class to Doll Clubs & Conferences. If any clubs or conferences are interested in my teaching "Nature's Beauty" or any other classes I teach; Please contact me at dollartistfran@yahoo.com

My Demo Nature's Beauty doll as I taught Nature's Beauty to my 3 students. Yes! I have several different Nature's Beauties from teaching other classes. I suppose I have to say I have a collection of Nature's Beauties. :-)

Micki's Nature's Beauty

Jeri's Nature's Beauty


Casey's Nature's Beauty

****Credit for Photos goes to Maurine Adrezin. THANK YOU Maurine for taking all these wonderful pictures for us.

Thank You to my Students for a wonderful, fun class. Thank you for helping clean up after class was over. Y'All are DOLLS!!!!

Love & Hugs

Fran

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