First Day at Miniatura..

Spent a marvelous day at Miniatura today.  I am so tired I cant get off the sofa LOL.  I have been working hard and spent a lot of time in my studio.  Its nice to spend time with my mini making friends, Julie from Belle a Belle, Jain - Giddy Kipper, Mags - Magsnificent Miniatures, Bea and Tony from Petite Properties, Bob and Doreen - Country Contrast, Mary Williams and many more.

Got to meet Janice - On Being a Mini Mum and Julia from Bear Cabin Minis and her lovely hubby Hywel.  Such lovely people and I have been talking all day, mind you I am good at talking.

It was busy today and there was a lot of interest.

New Mad Scientist, the thing flashes and is hooked up to the brain and I used glow in the dark paint to Jazz him up.

Still contemplating getting a bottle of wine LOL.

I also met a lovely lady from France who follows my blog.

Lots of Luffies

Debie xxx



Still here, just...

Time is ticking away and I have got my bum on seat in my work room every moment that I can getting ready for Miniatura.  I have been working on childrens heads mainly as I find them the most difficult, I am sculpting loads and then picking the best ones to turn into dolls.

No pics, yet.

We have been without a fully functiong internet for two weeks now.  I am lucky its on now so that I can post. Its very frustraiting.

Life is busy, work and family etc. I have just finished a project for Dolls House and Miniature Scene mag and they have asked me to do another but the deadline for this is not till May.

My hubby has little finches that are currently moulting and shedding some lovely little feathers, I will time permitting use them to make owls.

The older you get the faster time goes......

Tic tock, tic toc.....

The Dark Lord

Yep finally finished and got down to getting him photographed. Boy was this one a labour of love.

He has got his wand I just couldnt find my tacky stuff.

It was really hard trying to sculpt a flat face.  Well this is my interpretation of him, be nice or I will unleash the dark mark LOL.

I have been busy writing a project for Dolls House and Miniature Scene Mag, not a doll but something else.  Now its full on sculpting for Miniatura.

Back soon....

A VERY Belated New Year...

OMG how time passes, well I am slowly finishing off projects and getting read for Minatura in the the Spring. After about 3 years of waiting I finally got into the show.

I finally got around to hanging this prim wall hanging I did about 17 years ago when I was just starting to get interested in crafting. I have used it to pin my altered art jewellery that I make onto it. That way I can see what I have made and not stuff it into a drawer and forget about it.

I have a collection of vintage postcards that I scan into my PC and use then I use the images on my work.  This brooch is made with a large button.

I finished this Piskie Poppet Peeper that I made about 8 years ago and hung him up.





This is Sabhine, she wasnt meant to look like this but this is what she wanted to look like. I learnt a new wigging technique and the wings are poseable using another new technique.

She also needed some boots, she was definately a learning curve doll.



I have also been making some birds, another lets see if I can moment.

Oh and Voldemort is finished, finally, I had to put him on a shelf and look at him for a while. No pics of him yet the light faded.

Well heres to a good year, a year for me and my family to heal and become whole again.

Thank you for sticking with me x



Droitwich Show and Dolls for Etsy

Last Sunday was the day for the new Warners fare at Chateau Impney in Droitwich. It was a well attended show, but a little quiet on the sales front. I covered my costs and really enjoyed myself.

It was good for me to go to the show as I have become a bit of a recluse of late and still dont really feel like my self but they say time is a good healer.

Here are some of my new dolls which will go in my Etsy shop soon, well as soon as I can get the images sorted etc.

You will notice that there is a pumpkin pram, its an ORIGINAL design by me, it was inspired by a pumpkin, hence its pumpkin shape. Its got wheels because it is of course a pram and prams have wheels. Its got nothing to do with cinderella.

The witch, well shes is saying mess with my pram and you mess with me LOL.

Witchy with a crow made by moi....

Witchy on her own .....

Mad Scientist....

Cleaning lady,

Crone with a chair...

Wizard with wand...

I will be making some brooches soon too.

Luffies

Debie xxx

New Work, Old Work, New Workroom...

Ahah my friends once again a very long time has elapsed between blog posts.  There has been a huge storm raging (metaphorically speaking) and now for a while we have calm. Lessons have been learnt and I have learnt the true meaning of the phrase 'no good deed goes unpunished'.  Cryptic? Yes but necessary.

So I now have a new workroom, I have less distractions to take up my time and I can focus on the good stuff.

New workroom its cosy, warm and there is no dog leaving his hair on my work LOL

New witchy, new wizard, some bad pics yes but the light is bad today, thats my excuse LOL

Years ago I was heavily into American Arts and Crafts and used to make these guys amongst other things.  Hes a lightbulb LOL

Another phase, Gimlins, theres a story to go with them and everything LOL It was another fad. This is an Ice Gimlin. I stopped making them because people find them creepy....

Elven Rider and a customised brayer.  I wigged the horse and did a bit of a repaint, I used viscose, and I set this horse on fire several times getting rid of stray hair.  Never get a naked flame too close to viscose because it goes poof very quickly.  I only use fine mohair now or alpaca.  I never use Tibetain mohair for ethical reasons and I dont like the fact that it comes on the hide.

Voldy still isnt dress, other stuff lies unfinished, I will do them when I get the urge. Right now  I need to carry on with my sculpting because I have got slow and rusty.

Tummy bubble time.......

Dinner Nagini...

Well, I am slowly getting back into the sculpting saddle and thought I would show you how I start a head.  There is much scraping, smoothing, cleaning and filling in to do.

Voldemort, I made  him once before ages ago and decided to give him another go. I love Ralph Feinnes (sp) hes once of my fav actors.  I love Volemort  he has got to be one of the best bad guys ever. 

Heads like this take time, two to three days doing a little bit here and there. Its helpful to to a bit stand back and then do a bit more. 

My fingers have been very sore for a few months due to a reaction to something that caused my skin to peel hence my long absence.

I have ordered some silk for his robes which I feel need to be like a Kimono.  He will probably take a while longer to complete.  I want to get him right.

I have got lots to do and lots to finish off and now I have broken up for the holidays I hope to do so.

I have got some other Harry Potter characters coming I am just waiting for bits and pieces for them.

Lorra Luffies

Debie xxxxxxxxx