My mother has unwillingly had to let go of her lifelong passion for needlework. Because of health challenges, she is not able to handle independent living anymore. Reluctantly, she has moved out of her condo and into a different living situation where she gets the support and assistance that she now needs. Most of her [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘doll & dolls & dollmaking & doll making’
May 24, 2010
Nostepinne Doll Tselah the tree spirit
My latest Nostepinne doll (I turn the Nostepinne dolls on the lathe and then paint them, and each one is one of a kind), is , “Tselah, the tree spirit”. Tselah, like all the other Nostepinne dolls that I have made (see Ermingarde and Flora) has her own story. Here’s Tselah, The Tree Spirit Nostepinne [...]
May 19, 2010
Nostepinne Doll Flora and the Flamingo
Last week, I posted about Ermingarde, (link) a new Nostepinne Doll that I had just turned on the lathe. Well… I have turned, burned and painted another new Nostepinne Doll- and she has a story to tell, too.. Meet Flora, the Nostepinne Doll that I have just turned in walnut wood. Flora has a wonderful [...]
May 12, 2010
Miss Ermingarde the Nostepinne Doll
I have become captivated by turning wooden dolls on the lathe- but these dolls are more than just dolls. They are hard working little souls. That’s because they are also nostepinnes. (see: Tarn Tutu) I love nostepinnes, and rarely wind yarn on my yarn winder anymore. Nosties just are so much nicer to work with. [...]
May 9, 2010
Artsy Blogger Links for May 9 2010
I hope that those of you who celebrate Mother’s Day had a lovely time this weekend. The whole weekend was very family focused for me, with lots of lovely family time spent together and it was all delicious! Which makes me late for posting my weekly Artsy Blogger group links…. Beading Arts Cyndi has launched [...]
May 3, 2010
Menopause Fairy and 5 peg spool knitting on 4 pegs
Recently, I noticed that -horror of horrors! – that there was a link to a dead file in my pdf pattern for the Spool knitted Menopause Fairy. So, I completely re-built the pattern, and added all the information that was missing, and made it all ‘oh so pretty’. And, one of the things that I [...]
April 29, 2010
This week 2 profiles and Friendship Fairies
It’s been a busy week in the studio! I have been working away on a new design for some adorable little spool knitted dolls. They are ‘The Friendship Fairies’. They’re spool knitted dolls that are a celebration of wonderful friends and relations, teachers, students, co-workers…. you name it- if there is someone who makes you [...]
April 1, 2010
April 1 is International Tatting Day- No Fooling!
Ah, April Fool’s Day…. time for a little frivolity, right? Actually, YES! ‘Frivolité’ is what tatting is called in France. So, I am wondering if this is the reason why April 1 was chosen to be International Tatting Day. Makes sense to me! Will I tat in public? You bet. What will I tat? Well…. [...]
March 27, 2010
Artsy Blogger Links for March 27 2010
Did you remember that this evening at 8:30 it’s ‘Earth Hour’ ? (Link) We usually schedule a candlelight dinner and Scrabble by candlelight in honour of Earth Hour. What do you do? This week, as always, the Artsy Bloggers have some fun links for you: Beading Arts Does the beginning of spring lift your spirits? [...]
March 20, 2010
Artsy Bloggers Roundup March 20 2010
This week has been a really busy one for me, as I change gears and make the transitions from blogging at hankering, to getting Tottie Talks crafts going, as well as promoting ‘The Woven Bag’ and working on new designs for the next book. It means that I have got a lot of plates spinning [...]
