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Tutorial: Ribbon Mermaid Doll with a swishy fishy fin

artigianati — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:39:51 +0000

Cathie Filian shows how to make this sweet little Ribbon Mermaid Doll. Her body is made from fabric, but her swishy, fishy fin is made from strips of ribbon. Look at her seashell bikini top! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Cathie Filian]

SOURCE _ http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-ribbon-mermaid-doll-with-a-swishy-fishy-fin/2010/06/10/

An Athens mother and daughter make 155 knit dolls to distribute on African mission trip

artigianati — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:13:56 +0000

Mother Rita Van Spriel and daughter Lori-Anne Bergwerff hold the red flannel sheet with over 155 named knit dolls held in place with an elastic band.

by Doreen Barnes

EMC News - As this article goes to print, Rita Van Spriel and daughter, Lorie-Anne Bergwerff, along with nine other people from Athens will be arriving in Eldoret, Africa. They are on a mission to help build a Bible School, teach a program, the Amour of God and distribute 155 knit dolls they have made.

"I'm on the board at the Free Methodist Church, Athens and when they brought it (mission) up to people to be voted on, my knees started to shake and I trembled all over, I was so excited. I knew immediately that if it was possible I would go," says Van Spriel.

As soon as Van Spriel decided to take this trip with the group, things fell into place. Even her daughter noticed the ease of planning.

"Actually, I was selfish as I didn't want my mom, Rita, to go as there was no one to look after my kids. She kinda talked me into going to the meeting and listen to the information. I came away asking 'how am I going to do this' (go on a mission to Africa)?" said Bergwerff.....

Dollhouse crafts have huge appeal

artigianati — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:29:14 +0000

Samantha Patrick carefully glues some trim to a miniature hat during a class in Greensburg, Pa. The teen joined her mother Darlene for the class.AP / Keith Srakocic

by MELISSA KOSSLER DUTTON

Every month, Darlene Patrick sets a special table to reflect coming holidays or occasions. No one ever dines at the table, because it’s made out of a plastic foam soup container.

It’s part of a miniature centerpiece she created for her dining room table during a class at Just Miniature Scale, a dollhouse store near her home in Greensburg, Pa.

February’s table featured roses and chocolates made of clay resting on a red tablecloth with white hearts. The March display celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and includes tiny steins filled with green beer made from colored resin. She displays the tables on a glass cake stand.

For Patrick, the tables are a creative outlet for her interest in miniatures......

Mrs T.Bagg:Artist creates clay teacup creations

artigianati — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:46:02 +0000

by Samantha Hurst

Doll artist Rose Farnsworth Davis works to create the face of a Darjeeling baby for her newest collection. Davis created Mrs. T. Bagg a decade ago.

NORTH SHELBY — A dainty lace bonnet pokes out above the rim of a just as dainty antique teacup. The scene evokes a smile from those who recognize a familiar feature in the face beneath the bonnet.

“I believe women especially love them because they recognize someone they know -— they’ll see their mother or their sister,” said Rose Farnsworth Davis, theartist who created Mrs. T. Bagg, a miniature doll originally created for tea parties.

Davis began playing around with polymer clay when her kids were in school. She had purchased a plethora of craft materials to keep her kids entertained during the school holiday.

“The clay was great because you could mold something, bake it and have immediate gratification,” Davis said. “My kids played with it, and when they went back to school, I kept playing with it.”

Davis said she sculpted boxes worth of faces. She didn’t, however, enjoy creating bodies to go along with her doll faces. One day, she had an empty teacup sitting on her worktable, and when she finished a face she plopped it into the cup......

Cabinet Co. Takes on Santa’s Workshop, Crafts Dollhouses For Needy Children

artigianati — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:34:42 +0000

Alpine Cabinet Co, based in Timnath, Colo., cut a quarter of its workforce back in January but that hasn't dampened the giving spirit of the company. Its remaining 40-something employees who are busily building 50 to 70 dollhouses for needy children, The Coloradan reports.

Project Dollhouse has been a team effort, as some employees are sewing tiny curtains and bedding to outfit the houses, while others are handcrafting miniature furniture and appliances. Paint and lumber for have been donated by Alpine suppliers, and an employee's wife donated dolls to complete the five-room dollhouses.

SOURCE - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/cabinet-co-takes-on-santa_n_385046.html

Joliet woman crafts one-of-a-kind gnome dolls

artigianati — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:47:57 +0000

by DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND

The only way to own an original Sue Shetina gnome doll is to attend one of shows at the Festival of Gnomes on Dec. 5 and buy a chance to win one.

"I figured this makes them unique," said Shetina, of Joliet.

"Billie always calls me each year to tell me who adopted the babies. Sometimes I know the winner and sometimes I don't since the festival attracts people who live outside the area. It's nice to know people are enthusiastic about the dolls and willing to take a chance on them."

Dolls are raffled separately during the Festival of the Gnomes held at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park. Tickets are available during the 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. shows at the park theater, 201 W. Jefferson St. Tickets are 50 cents each or three for $1....

Small-scale artisans embrace the virtual dollhouse

artigianati — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:23:36 +0000

Sold through Etsy.com, Montreal doll maker Sarah Faber’s handcrafted figures have ardent fans across North America and Europe.

by Shaun Pett

Kiki Hayes was pondering what to get her husband for their first wedding anniversary recently when she stumbled across the work of blackeyedsuzie, a.k.a. Sarah Faber of Montreal, on the Internet. When Hayes saw the contemporary-Gothic dolls that Faber creates, she thought, “So Tim Burton!” Since both she and her husband are huge fans of the director's aesthetic, Hayes commissioned Faber to hand-sculpt a pair of busts from a wedding photo. Gift problem solved.

“They're absolutely gorgeous and lovely to hold in your hand … perfectly detailed,” Hayes says of the dolls, which arrived at her home in Brighton, England, a couple of weeks later......

Weaver stretches creative repertoire with dolls

artigianati — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:32 +0000

Janet Anzlovar shows a doll she's finishing. The doll's dress was sewn patchwork-style from fabric woven by Anzlovar.

Method meets creativity and whimsy in this weaver's art dolls.
Big-eyed and soft-bodied, the dolls made by Janet Anzlovar are detailed masterpieces - of weaving, sewing, embroidering, beading and more.
Anzlovar, who's retired from a long career of teaching in District 70, says she approached doll-making like she did teaching.
"I enjoyed making learning units when I was teaching, so I made one outlining what I would do to be a doll-maker. I set my goals, I listed activities like taking classes and joining a doll club, I listed the resources I'd use.......

Pocket dolls find way to war-torn countries

artigianati — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:13:03 +0000

A shipment of 60 handmade pocket dolls soon will be on its way to U.S. soldiers in the Middle East thanks to True Hope Evans, of Chagrin Falls.

The colorful dolls, knitted by Mrs. Evans and several of her friends at Hamlet Village, also are known as "undercover peace offerings" for soldiers to give to children they see on the street, she said. They're called pocket dolls, because they easily fit into a soldier's pocket and weigh practically nothing, she said.

She started the project over 1 1/2 years ago when she read an article about a woman in Atlanta making dolls to send to soldiers so they could give them to children they meet. She sent a box of 50 of her pocket dolls to the cause and decided to start her own program and asked some of her friends who knitted to help.

Mrs. Evans, 89, knows a little something about knitting. She and her twin sister, Athalie, both former models in the early 1940s for a national advertising campaign for Pepsodent tooth powder, learned the art from a woman they met on a train. Mrs. Evans knitted her way through her adult life, sweaters for her three children, dolls and scarves, and owned a knitting shop in Chagrin Falls. For 30 years, she volunteered at the Sassy Cat, a shop full of handmade items, such as dolls, kids' clothes, crafts and home accessories, with proceeds benefiting local charities....

How to:Cute Corn Husk Kitchen Witch

artigianati — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:53 +0000

According to legend, a kitchen witch in the kitchen means meals will never burn. We can't guarantee that, but the fun of making this raven-tressed doll is its own reward.

Materials:

24 pieces of black yarn, each about 15 inches long

8 tamale wrappers or dried corn husks (sold in grocery stores) soaked in water for at least 5 minutes

3 (12-inch) tan pipe cleaners

Scissors

1 (6-inch-long) stick

For instructions go to - http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/corn-husk-kitchen-witch-671180/