"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