I'm baaaaaaack

Long time, no blogging for me. Every year about this time, life gets a little crazy with trips and my daughter's theater and I just have can't keep up. But the suit cases are unpacked, I'm all caught up and caught my breath and am ready to get back to playing in clay. I miss you squishy clay!

In other news..... I took in a foster dog named Trump. He had been wandering around the countryside on his own until he found his way to Spanish Oak Hunt Club & Kennel in Thrall, Texas. He was very underweight and heartworm positive. He's put on 10 pounds and will be starting treatment for his heartworms as soon as I drum up the $$.

I made a short video of him

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The aliens have landed

Etsy Team MIDS (Miniatures in dollhouse scale) did a challenge last month to create a miniature alien. Come see the result and vote for your favorite. I have an alien in there, but it's secret which is mine until after the contest.


Team Mids Blog

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My Mother's Day Gift

For Mother's Day I wanted to finally get in all the doors and windows for my house. I ordered them early so they would be here for Mother's Day and I could spend my day getting them all installed.



Fortunately, the house's previous owner had cut most of the windows to the size I needed. I did have to cut a different size for the front door, the attic window, and I put a door on the third floor as I am going to add on a balcony.



I got them all cut and just stuck in there and the house is already looking so much better. I'm excited to see it with doors and windows. It gives it a whole new life. I got the kind of windows that could open and close and the attic windows swing out.




I started the painting, at least on the outside of the windows and doors, but not the inside yet. I have everything sitting there so when we are watching TV shows I like I can paint. I also realized I forgot to buy the door knobs and I'll need to go back and clean up the paint I got on the glass.



And just because ---- here's a picture of my little dog Tink sleeping in her hammock with her tongue hanging out.

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I love toads

For the last few nights the toads have been "singing" really loudly. Out looking for love I guess, because, today while cleaning my pond I found a happy toad couple and their strands of pearly babies.

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One is the Loneliest Number Treasury

My sad clown was put into a treasury about Loneliness. To me some of the loneliest times are in a big crowd. It's a beautiful treasury and I'd like to thank Creations by Eileen for including me in it.

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Fairy and witch hand

ADO's Spring Enchantment Challenge has come to an end and I made it in the nick of time getting my Fairy with the Caterpillar done. Next in my dolly world, I'm ready to get started on an Alice and Wonderland doll. I'm still not entirely sure what I want to do, I have so many ideas, I can't decide what to settle on.



In the mini world, I got in 12 windows and two doors for my big doll house which I'm excited about because then I start getting to the pretty stuff which is more fun for me than the building part.

Team MIDS (Miniatures in Doll House scale) is doing an Alien Challenge this month which sounds like fun so I'm going to make a mini alien. So far, I got his eye made.



Recently I inherited some minis from a family member and in there was a little red apple. So I made the witch's hand from Snow White to hold that little apple. I put it in my Etsy shop, but I really like it and am going to make one for myself as well.

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Faerie and Caterpillar Update

I've made it further on my faerie and caterpillar art doll. I'm feeling a peacock influence costuming for her. The timing for a faerie is good as this month the ADO (Art Dolls Only Team) is doing a Spring Enchantment challenge. I just have to get this one done before the end of the month.

The quarterly ADO is Alice in Wonderland. I've made a couple dolls with the Alice in Wonderland theme as it's one of my favorites. I just haven't decided which character or scene I want to do. There are so many good choices, it's not a matter of thinking of one, it's a matter of narrowing it down to one.

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