Day With Dolls

5th Annual Day With Dolls
August 7, 2010

On Saturday, August 7, 2010 over 100 art doll makers gathered to share a creative and inspirational day with fellow doll makers at a "Day With Dolls". The event was sponsored by the 3D Cloth Doll Club and the Manhattan Doll Club. This year's event included demonstrations, workshops, goodie bags, raffles, door prizes and more.


Merrilee and me with "Dolls With An Attitude"

The event was begun by Diane Kearney five years ago when 13 women gathered at Diane's home
to enjoy creative time with fellow doll makers.

Maria Quinones demonstrated how to draw and color and face.

Gloria "Mimi" Winer demonstrated face overlay and sculpting the mouth.

George Washington was made by Sandy Nuhn of the Dolls with Attitude group from CT.

A highlight of the day was the Show and Tell table.
The talents of these creative souls are many and varied.

A special Anniversary cake was provided by Diane the founder of Day With Dolls.

In addition to the demonstrations, we made a Mojo Doll, and a wrist or finger pin cushion.
I wish I had more to show but I was too busy enjoying the friendship and creative spirit that was abundant throughout the day. This was the first time I attended "Day With Dolls", and I'm sure it won't be the last.

Morning Surprise

This spider web greeted me when I went out the back door this morning.
It was spun in the corner between the deck rail and the house.
How do they do it?

Night Visitor

Help Name Our Group

We are: mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins, retired, working, jobless, missing each other, living near, living far, living in the mountains, living in the cities, connecting through art... and we need a name! Click on the link below to read more and cast a vote.

Help Name Our Group

And The Winner Is

Last week end I posted two paintings, one by my granddaughter and one by me, and asked viewers to guess who did which painting.
http://www.marysmelange.net/2010/07/beautiful-sky.html
Linda, Becky, and Helen guessed correctly and this evening the Princess drew a name, and the winner is Becky. Becky you be receiving a gift in appreciation of your taking the time to view and comment on the paintings. Mine was the first, and the Princess's was second. Thanks everyone for looking and commenting.

Digital Montage

I am taking a Digital Montage class on line. Below are the results of my efforts.

Grandma Hill's Recipe is a story assignment.
This was to practice what we learned in lesson one.

Our first lesson and theme was Widow's Walk.
I'm not really excited with the results I achieved, but the process was
a great learning experience.

Another Visitor

We believe this to be a second generation Whitey.

Beautiful Sky

The Princess directed Grammy in mixing paint to create
colors, and placement of the colors.
Can you guess who painted which one, top -bottom?
Leave a comment with your guess.
I will post the correct answer next week end.
I will have the princess do a drawing from all of the correct
answers and send a prize to the winner.

Afternoon Visitor

This was the best photo I could get before she flew away.

Sketchbook Project

My sketchbook arrived. I plan to start working on it this week end.
I will keep you posted.

Where Have All The Flowers Gone??

Wedding Shower Gift

This is a recipe book that I made for my niece's wedding shower.
It is a "stock their bar" shower. That must mean that they have
everything else that they may need. I included drink recipes and
family favorites.

This is the front and back cover and the inserts with labels for each section.

This is the back of the inserts and covers.

I printed recipes and glued them to decorative paper.

This is the inside of the book showing one the inserts with section label.

This is the inside showing the back of the insert and one of the recipes.

Front cover.

I painted the inserts and covers with acrylic paints, added paper cut outs,
and then went over them with a metallic paint wash.

Around the Neighborhood

Flying Low.

A sign of the times.

Road closed since April requiring us to detour in order to get to route 66.
We do get spoiled.

A new grocery store just around the corner. Yeah! We needed one.

A two tone tree.

Our local elementary School.



MoCon
The dining hall at Wesleyan University from 1962-2007.
My husband and I attended a few Fireman's Balls here.