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

********* To post a comment you will have to scroll further down. Don't know what I did but I can't fix it.

SOMEONE IS HAVING A GIVE AWAY!!!! AND ANOTHER SOMEONE IS HAVING A GIVEAWAY ALSO!! A THRID GIVEAWAY!!

OH MY!!! You have to go see Adorable New Christmas Doll Giveaway on http://thimbleprimsstudio.blogspot.com/ You Don't Want To Miss Out ON This Giveaway. I HOPE I WIN!!!! LOL!!! A GIRL CAN HOPE, CAN'T SHE???

YET ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!! Check out http://codyskeepsakes.blogspot.com/
"bella" is a Fantastic Bat. Just right for Halloween!!

A THIRD GIVEAWAY!!! Check out http://mommabsfrontporch.blogspot.com/2009/09/give-away.html
You are going to LOVE the HALLOWEEN PLATE!!! It is FANTASTIC!!!

LOL!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

OOOPS!! OUT OF TOWN

OOOPS!!! SORRY!!! I forgot to post that I would be out of town from Sept. 10th through Sept. 15th. My hubby and I are in Texas. We went to San Antonio for our 15th anniversary and then we went to Dallas to see our 2 sons and their family. We will be leaving for home tomorrow evening. It has rained everyday that we have been here. Every time we come to Dallas IT RAINS!!! San Antonio needed the rain. LOL LOL!!! It's been fun spending time with the kids and grandkids.
Love & Hugs
Fran

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!

I want to wish all a HAPPY LABOR DAY!! Hope all have lots of fun and yummy food. :-) Ken and I are going to go see a movie tomorrow. We are going to go see "ALL ABOUT STEVE" Sandra Bullock is one of my favorite actress. It looks like it will be funny. OH! and we are going to eat yummy food. There goes the diet. NO!! not really. Have to be good. I've lost 7 lbs. so far. Can't mess up now. Ken has lost 7 lbs also. Usually men loose more and I know he will because he has lost that much before in one week. He has to get with the program. hehehe!! and leave the goodies alone. Got to get healther. Good ole exercise to. :-) We have our mind set to loose these extra extra pounds. We have done it before (put it back on) BUT we are determined to stick to the diet & exercise. WISH US LUCK!!
HAPPY LABOR DAY!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

TODAY'S POST :-)

I was a couple of days late on mailing out the 2 give aways. I just checked and one package has been delivered today and the other package is at the post office and hopefully delivered today also. Hope you like your prizes.

I figured I would post some other stuff today. I got most of the doctors appointments done. WOOOHOOO!!! Now I have to watch what I eat and exercise. UGH! I go back in 3 months to have more blood work. That's to check and see if watching what I eat and exercise is bringing my blood sugar(Glucose, Serum which is only 3 points above normal) and triglycerides down. My cholesterol is good except for one of them (bad or good one is to low HDLone) This is where the exercise comes in. It will bring it up. My triglycerides don't know what to do with the sugar. I never had high blood sugar until this year. Go Figure!! Eating lots of all the good sugar desserts brings my triglyerides up . SOOOOOOOOOO!! I WILL START BEING GOOD AND LEAVE THE GOOD STUFF ALONE AND EXERCISE!!! Other than that I'm healthy. :-) God's watching over me. That reminds me, a few weeks back my husband and I went to the Chinese restaurant. My fortune cookie said "God looks after you especially"

I received an email from the Museum Curator in Lithuania. My doll arrived and they really like it. Also got my invitation to the exhibit. I wish I could go but can't. I'm really excited that I was asked to send a doll for the exhibit. Pictures of the exhibit isn't up but the announcement is. Here's the website. http://www.jmm-muziejus.lt/ International Exhibition "The World of Dolls & Woodland Fairies" from Lithuania, Latvia & United States. Sept. 4 - Oct. 17, 2009

I'm in a Halloween PinKeep (Pincushion) Swap so I'm off to go work on a Pinkeep for my swap partner.
EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL & CREATIVE WEEKEND
Love & Hugs
Fran

I know I'm a bit early posting but I did say on/or before 1 P.M. Pacific time (Las Vegas) My hubby and I are going to be going out today. Soooooo I had to post the WINNERS before we left for the day.

AND THE WINNERS ARE REVEALED!!!!

This was SOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!

I had so much fun with this give away, I think I will do it again at CHRISTMAS!!! Besure and watch for my CHRISTMAS GIVE AWAY!!

Something to look forward to. :-)

NOW FOR THE 2 WINNERS!!!

Basket with all 33 comment names. Was a total of 34 comments but one comment was deleted by the author because name was in twice.

List of all 33 Comment names that entered.

My husband Ken drawing name of WINNER for the PRETTY BOX OF LACE, ETC. THE WINNER IS.......... Comment 20 - FLYINGBEADER

CONGRATS!!! Please send me your name & address to my email; dollartistfran@yahoo.com

My husband Ken drawing name of WINNER for the WITCH PINCUSHION.

THE WINNER IS.......Comment 31 - MARZEL

CONGRATS!!! Please send me your name & address to my email;

dollartistfran@yahoo.com

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO JOINED IN ON MY GIVE AWAYS!! BE SURE AND COME BACK TO MY BLOG OFTEN. I WILL BE DOING A CHRISTMAS GIVE AWAY!!!
Love & Hugs,
Fran

200th POST

GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED!! I HAVE 33 PEOPLE THAT ENTERED. WINNERS WILL BE POSTED ON/OR BEFORE 1:00 P.M PACIFIC TIME TODAY!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR ENTERING!! :-)

!!!!!REMINDER!!!!!REMINDER!!!! MIDNIGHT IS THE BEWITCHING HOUR THAT ENDS THIS GIVE AWAYS!!! HURRY!!! AND LEAVE A COMMENT NOW!!!!! MIDNIGHT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!!! REMEMBER....IT'S MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME (LAS VEGAS).

200th POST GIVE AWAY!!!

SEE GIVE AWAYS & INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!

"PINCUSHION WITCH"

"PRETTY BOX" Lace, etc comes in

HAND DYED LACE, SILK RIBBONS, SEAM BINDING, CORDING. HAND PAINTED BATIK FABRICS and LOTS OF FANCY YARNS. ALL ITEMS GO INSIDE PRETTY BOX.

This is my 200th Post and I'm giving away 2 items. I'm giving away a Witch Pincushion, designed and made by me for this give away. I'm also giving away a pretty box filled with my hand dyed lace, hand dyed silk ribbons, hand dyed seam binding, hand dyed cording. 7 pieces 4.5 inch wide x 21 inches long of Hand Painted Batik fabrics(I did not personal hand dye the Batik fabrics). Several pieces of fancy yarns all tucked away in a very pretty box and a little surprise.

To win one of my Give Aways, you will have to leave a comment now Aug. 21st through Saturday Aug 22nd midnight; this is when sign ups end. Sunday Aug. 23rd I will have my hubby Ken draw 2 names. I will then post the 2 winners on/or before 1 P.M. PT (I live in HOT!! Las Vegas).

Picture does not do the Pincushion Witch justice! Must be the one taking the pictures. :-) OR She might have put a spell on the picture taker!!! Hehehehehe!
GOOD LUCK!!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

POST # 199 There will be a give away for POST #200

This is my 199th post. WOOOHOOO!!! Post #200 is coming up so please watch for it on Friday morning Aug. 21st. I will post pictures of my Give Aways. YES! There will be 2 Give Aways. When you visit my blog and Post #200, leave a comment and you will be in the Give Away drawing.
Stay Tuned to see the 2 Give Aways!!! They will be posted in my #200th Blog Post on Friday. You will have until midnight Saturday evening to post a comment. Sunday afternoon Aug. 23rd at 1 P.M Pacific time (I'm in Las Vegas, NV) I will post the 2 WINNERS!!! THE 2 WINNERS will have to email me with their name and address. I'm excited! can't wait to see who the WINNERS will be. I will have my hubby draw the names.

I have to go for my yearly blood work tomorrow morning. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT!!! YES! I'm a baby when it comes to sticking a needle into my vein and drawing out my blood. OOOOOOOO!! I can't think about it.
Seems I have a lot of doctor appointments this month. Regular doctor, Breast doctor and Eye doctor. Well, at least I will have all that behind me for a year except for the breast doctor. I have to go every 6 months to see him. Hopefully he will say I don't have to come back for a year. I hope. Not bad, it could be worst. I'm thankful I'm as healthy as I am.

My doll "Margie In Flight" is published in "Doll Crafters & Costuming" magazine. Made me Happy :-) when I opened the magazine and saw her and her goose.

I have a couple of dolls to send to California for Exhibit. They are ready to go in the mail tomorrow. WOOOHOOO!!!

I was asked to send a doll to Lithuania to be display in a museum. It's on it's way to the Lithuania Museum. I am THRILLED!!!

I have to make a gyspy doll for the Gyspy Challenge. I also have a doll made already for Celebration of Dolls. They both go to Houston, Texas to be display at the International Quilt Show.

I have to work on an online class or two that I will be teaching in the near future.

I have to work on new patterns I am designing. I also have to make 3 or 4 new dolls for another project. OH! DEAR! Looks like I just made my THINGS TO DO LIST!! LOL!! I have lots more to add to it but I won't yet. :-)
Sooooooooo, Now you know some of the things I'm up to. :-)

REMINDER! Be sure and come back to my blog on Friday Aug. 21st for my Give Aways!!
I've typed enough for one blog. :-)
Love & Hugs
Fran

EDAC MINI CLASS I TAUGHT

"NEEDLE, THREAD & SPOOL FAIRY" MINI CLASS TAUGHT AT EDAC

I taught my "Needle, Thread & Spool Fairy" as a mini class at EDAC. Everyone had so much fun. All the Fairies turned out so cute and wonderful. Sorry, I do not have any class pictures due to my not charging my camera before I left for EDAC.. A couple of students took pictures. I will see if they will email them to me and I will post them at a later date.

Only picture I have is the one post above of my Original "Needle, Thread & Spool Fairy". I raffled her off in class along with 2 others.

What FUN!! we had!

Love & Hugs

Fran

HOME FROM EDAC

I'm home from EDAC 2009 http://www.enchanteddollartistsconference.org/
It was FANTASTIC!! I'm the Room Mom and everything went great. Everyone was excited and had a fantastic time. Wonderful stuff in the Sales Room. YES, I did spend $$ there. :-) Some of us went to HOBBY LOBBY!! YES! I spent $$ there also. We don't have a Hobby Lobby in Vegas. Wish we did. My husband hopes one never comes to Vegas. HAHAHAHA!

I did rest a day before I got on the computer. Below is a picture of my "Magical Jester" I won First Place Advance Professional catagory. WOOHOO!!! I was EXCITED!! So was my "Magical Jester" He's still Excited!!
Love & Hugs
Fran

GOING AWAY AGAIN!

I'm going away again. I leave tomorrow morning for EDAC (Enchanted Doll Artist Conference) www.enchanteddollartistconference.org in New Mexico. I've been working day and night to finish stuff for my sales table, etc. Didn't get done with everything I wanted to make. That's ok. My suitcases are full with what I did finish. LOL LOL!!! Got 2 big suitcases and a carry on with dolls in it. NEXT YEAR I'M GOING TO WORK ON STUFF ALL DURING THE YEAR!! Then just maybe I will not have to rush around like a chicken with it's head cut off. My head is fried right now. I know I will forget something. I hope not but got that feeling. I even made myself a list or two or three. :-)

Will post when I come home next week.
Everyone have a WONDERFUL WEEK!! I AM!!
Love & Hugs
Fran