The Freedom to Create

All the little pieces that go into creating something special. From the vision of designing, to layout, measure, and cutting. To bring everything together into a unique expressive creation. The weather is cooling down and has put me in the mood for sewing and creating cloth dolls.  This pair of unique Monster/Voodoo Dolls were my first creations which are now available through my etsy shop at LollyLins . The Monster pictured on the left is my frustration doll (resembling #45) while the one on the right is the Zombie of the Corn. With each creation I find myself more free to express by using various techniques with fabric. The denim on the Zombie is first bleached with rock salt added to give it a mottled effect. Marker was used in creating the eyelashes and charcoal around the eyes and face to give it a scruffy appearance. I found that making these dolls was very therapeutic in helping me break out of the norms by being bold and daring to try new things.  Do...

It's always somebodies birthday somewhere in the world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. This past week I've been organizing my time between crocheting and planning a birthday party for my daughter along with making gifts for 2 other birthdays within days of each other. This is one of 3 cupcakes I am doing. The photo below shows the assembly of pieces in creating some cupcakes. The gift I am making for my grandson is a singing Dragon. He has a recording box in his foot which sings "Puff the Magic Dragon". The photo below show the pieces involved in creating this dragon. I'll post a picture of him when he is assembled. Until then....... Happy Hooking!