Posts Tagged 'Handmade dolls'

Cincinnati Doll Sale!

Here are the photos from my September sale of dolls, monsters, bags, and animals at the St. Ursula Bulldog Boutique in Cincinnati.  Thank you to all the buyers & my co-sellers!  If I can find any more time to sew,

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Cincinnati Doll Sale!

Here are the photos from my September sale of dolls, monsters, bags, and animals at the St. Ursula Bulldog Boutique in Cincinnati.  Thank you to all the buyers & my co-sellers!  If I can find any more time to sew,

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Girl Dolls!

I had a great sale in Cincinnati this weekend at an event, St. Ursula’s Bulldog Boutique.  A lot of my human dolls & monster dolls are now dispersed around the Southern Ohio area — sad to see them go, but

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Girl Dolls!

I had a great sale in Cincinnati this weekend at an event, St. Ursula’s Bulldog Boutique.  A lot of my human dolls & monster dolls are now dispersed around the Southern Ohio area — sad to see them go, but

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Elephant Factory

It was a mini elephant factory this weekend, thanks to a boxful of electric and velvet fabrics from Alice! I made ten, half with glasses, half without, but yet unstuffed.

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Elephant Factory

It was a mini elephant factory this weekend, thanks to a boxful of electric and velvet fabrics from Alice! I made ten, half with glasses, half without, but yet unstuffed.

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2 Days in NY

My dolls (and here’s the making of Chris Rock), now in the movie poster for the upcoming film 2 Days in New York….

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2 Days in NY

My dolls (and here’s the making of Chris Rock), now in the movie poster for the upcoming film 2 Days in New York….

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My dolls on film

I made a group of dolls (here and here) for Julie Delpy’s upcoming film 2 Days in New York last year — the movie should be coming out soon, with the dolls feautred prominently in the opening. and you can

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My dolls on film

I made a group of dolls (here and here) for Julie Delpy’s upcoming film 2 Days in New York last year — the movie should be coming out soon, with the dolls feautred prominently in the opening. and you can

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Shop Razblint!

The new RAZBLINT SHOP is up & running!  All the dolls, animals & monsters you could want, all for sale, ready for action!  Come have a look…  

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Shop Razblint!

The new RAZBLINT SHOP is up & running!  All the dolls, animals & monsters you could want, all for sale, ready for action!  Come have a look…  

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Parental Unit Dolls

Its Amals parents!  Welcome to the end of the quarter, its time for doll making once again.  Two parental units to accompany Amal the doll, a whole family together for the holidays. I think I have some Picasso syndrome, I

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Parental Unit Dolls

Its Amals parents!  Welcome to the end of the quarter, its time for doll making once again.  Two parental units to accompany Amal the doll, a whole family together for the holidays. I think I have some Picasso syndrome, I

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Chris Rock and baby dolls

2 more movie puppet-dolls, a quick turnaround — both in a few hours, impressed with my own speed.  I guess only when need be…

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Chris Rock and baby dolls

2 more movie puppet-dolls, a quick turnaround — both in a few hours, impressed with my own speed.  I guess only when need be…

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I will make you into a doll

an experiment in Prezi, my new favorite thing, thanks to a Nathan Freitas presentation last week. Stanford, you are full of good things I Will Make You a Doll on Prezi

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I will make you into a doll

an experiment in Prezi, my new favorite thing, thanks to a Nathan Freitas presentation last week. Stanford, you are full of good things I Will Make You a Doll on Prezi

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Woman Man and Baby Doll-Puppets

Upon request, future movie star dolls!  My first foray into puppets — a woman, a man, and a baby, all from fabrics from Alice, the lovely supplier.

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Woman Man and Baby Doll-Puppets

Upon request, future movie star dolls!  My first foray into puppets — a woman, a man, and a baby, all from fabrics from Alice, the lovely supplier.

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The Family of Four Dolls (with two beards)

So I’ve got my family of 4 dolls almost done, just waiting for some tweaks, adjustments, recommendations, etc.  But the bases and faces are all there, stuffed and sewn up!  After a long day of grunt work yesterday, today was

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The Family of Four Dolls (with two beards)

So I’ve got my family of 4 dolls almost done, just waiting for some tweaks, adjustments, recommendations, etc.  But the bases and faces are all there, stuffed and sewn up!  After a long day of grunt work yesterday, today was

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Doll Workshop: Family of 4

Today has been a doll day, finally I am getting into the cut-and-sew groove.  I have an assignment of a family of 4, parents and two children, so I’m laboring away.  Thank goodness there are beards and eyeglasses involved!  They

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Doll Workshop: Family of 4

Today has been a doll day, finally I am getting into the cut-and-sew groove.  I have an assignment of a family of 4, parents and two children, so I’m laboring away.  Thank goodness there are beards and eyeglasses involved!  They

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Two Pandas and a Zen Face

Three dolls – one green suede Zen face doll, tongue out & eyes open!  And two Heart Pandas, one slightly larger than the other, but both ready to be thrown and hugged.  All are now available on Etsy…

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Two Pandas and a Zen Face

Three dolls – one green suede Zen face doll, tongue out & eyes open!  And two Heart Pandas, one slightly larger than the other, but both ready to be thrown and hugged.  All are now available on Etsy…

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Three Steeler Nation Tattoo Men Dolls

My first Steelers Nation Tattoo Men — three barrel chested, pin headed, massive armed guys.  After drawing the tattoos and assembling the bodies, here are the completed men.  Each almost 3 feet tall!  Long legs, very squeezable (muscle? fat?) torsos,

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Three Steeler Nation Tattoo Men Dolls

My first Steelers Nation Tattoo Men — three barrel chested, pin headed, massive armed guys.  After drawing the tattoos and assembling the bodies, here are the completed men.  Each almost 3 feet tall!  Long legs, very squeezable (muscle? fat?) torsos,

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The Homestead Saturday Sale

We went down to Homestead for rainy-sunny-then-completely-maniacal-rainy Saturday.  New items included the Meow-Bahh bags, Pittsburgh house totes, and some more panda action.  Thanks to everyone for stopping by, having their picture taken in the Monsters Mouth, and especially to the

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The Homestead Saturday Sale

We went down to Homestead for rainy-sunny-then-completely-maniacal-rainy Saturday.  New items included the Meow-Bahh bags, Pittsburgh house totes, and some more panda action.  Thanks to everyone for stopping by, having their picture taken in the Monsters Mouth, and especially to the

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My Second Doll

Made on Eglantine Avenue in Belfast, from an old purple sweater experiment that I had knitted, some basic felt from Craftworld, and braided embroidery floss, for the top part of her dress.  Nothing about her is symmetrical or clean, but

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My Second Doll

Made on Eglantine Avenue in Belfast, from an old purple sweater experiment that I had knitted, some basic felt from Craftworld, and braided embroidery floss, for the top part of her dress.  Nothing about her is symmetrical or clean, but

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IMMarket @the South Side Works!

It was a great day out at the South Side Works yesterday, warming weather, delicious chili from the Tin Front Cafe in Homestead, and lots of dolls dolls dolls.   I am still exhausted, but my hands aren’t too bloody or

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IMMarket @the South Side Works!

It was a great day out at the South Side Works yesterday, warming weather, delicious chili from the Tin Front Cafe in Homestead, and lots of dolls dolls dolls.   I am still exhausted, but my hands aren’t too bloody or

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The Troy Polamalu Doll

A brainflash woke me up yesterday morning.  I had been planning on giving a PandaMom-PandaKid set of dolls to Lucy & Gail for their upcoming charity auction.  But why not make a hairy Samoan instead?  So I took a few

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The Troy Polamalu Doll

A brainflash woke me up yesterday morning.  I had been planning on giving a PandaMom-PandaKid set of dolls to Lucy & Gail for their upcoming charity auction.  But why not make a hairy Samoan instead?  So I took a few

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The Panda Doll : Make Your Own

After getting out Aranzi Aronzo’s “Fun Dolls” from the library, I’ve been going towards pandas.  I found this tutorial for Anna Panda from Lynn Roberts in the UK.  I improvised, putting the stitches on the inside, giving more of a

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The Panda Doll : Make Your Own

After getting out Aranzi Aronzo’s “Fun Dolls” from the library, I’ve been going towards pandas.  I found this tutorial for Anna Panda from Lynn Roberts in the UK.  I improvised, putting the stitches on the inside, giving more of a

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The Pink Face – Tongue Out Monster

More simple faces, more tongue!  Though I gave into mouthpiece-ear-limb temptations.  And then there’s the plaid, rescued from a Cape Cod skirt, to go with the pink bathrobe that has gone into the tongue.

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The Pink Face – Tongue Out Monster

More simple faces, more tongue!  Though I gave into mouthpiece-ear-limb temptations.  And then there’s the plaid, rescued from a Cape Cod skirt, to go with the pink bathrobe that has gone into the tongue.

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The Dolls in Vancouver

During civilian times, they seem to be concentrated around Water Street in Gastown.  There is NOOD (New Objects Of Desire) and Modernkind, plus a whole load of dedicated tourist shops full of mounties, moose, and polar bears. But thanks to

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The Dolls in Vancouver

During civilian times, they seem to be concentrated around Water Street in Gastown.  There is NOOD (New Objects Of Desire) and Modernkind, plus a whole load of dedicated tourist shops full of mounties, moose, and polar bears. But thanks to

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The Red Winter Monster

This is one of my first dolls ever, my first monster.  He’s from Mairead’s clothes, a red hoodie, a green-pink t-shirt, and some green sweater from Uncle Karl.  Very red, very bouncy, a permanent resident of Pittsburgh.

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The Red Winter Monster

This is one of my first dolls ever, my first monster.  He’s from Mairead’s clothes, a red hoodie, a green-pink t-shirt, and some green sweater from Uncle Karl.  Very red, very bouncy, a permanent resident of Pittsburgh.

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Stuffed Magazine

I found this magazine yesterday at JoAnns, and after paging through it for 15 minutes, decided it was worth the 13 dollars. After I got in line with it, two other women decided to buy it too. Full of bizarre,

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Stuffed Magazine

I found this magazine yesterday at JoAnns, and after paging through it for 15 minutes, decided it was worth the 13 dollars. After I got in line with it, two other women decided to buy it too. Full of bizarre,

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