Cute tutorial!

My friend Mary posted a super cute tutorial to make a doll head, which was taken from an article in Portuguese, but just by pictures you can figure the steps, plus Mary explained very nicely. THis is cold porcelain but any clay really, can be used.

Click to see her blog

Here's my DoD paper doll!

This Paper Doll mini challenge is an early Day of the Day/Dia de los Muertos celebration ;o)

Here's the doll, free hand drawing on water color paper, then outlined in black. A Micron, Sharpie, or any waterproof pen can be used. I wanted a thick line, but a thin line could work too.
Give it a coat of matte medium, or collage glue to make it sturdy, use watered down acrylic paints to give it a soft effect like watercolors, cut, put together with tiny brads and add accessories.

If you want to, you can print this one on cards stock, and have the kids coat with collage glue, cut, put together and decorate!

Here she is after putting the brads in every joint:

This is the end results, looks all happy!

September Dia de los Muertos ~ Day of the Dead Challenge

Well, first of all, an apology to be late in hosting the September mini challenge from ADO: Day of the dead ~ Di de los muertos paper dolls.
For those that visit my painting blog, it's not news, but my computer died, and I lost all capabilities to use my images, or even produce new ones. No scan, programs... not even favorite links. Really frustrating! Bu hopefully i will get fixed soon. For now I have this slow little laptop, bless it's little metallic heart <3
It can't read my camera's disc,or even plug to the scanner.... but I'm online and that is to say something :o)

It is very appropriate to have a dead computer, for the day of the dead event, right?

The graphics team made this cool avatar for the paper doll mini challenge:

Hopefully by my next post I will be able to show my paper doll for this challenge!

Big Maggie is visiting me!

Big Maggie has been  just kicking back for a while. First thing I had to do was fix the paint on her face, as she was not well wrapped and got here with her make up ruined :o(
At first I thought I would have to do the whole face since I had no idea what paint was used, but I managed to get a very close color! So I only refinished her little nose.

Since she just wanted to relax and it's been hot outside, I made some sandals for her, a nice little bag to match, and a hair band. Here's the video on how I made them:



She is almost ready to go back home to TX, this was her last stop. I will miss her. Her journal is beautiful, full of recipes! I really don't know what I will do to it yet.

It is so much fun to get to work and play with each doll! Thanks for stopping by.

Victoria in California

Poor Victoria had a stressing trip to California. It was 107 out there and she was in a box. She needed some rest and took it easy for a while, in the air conditioning :o)

Later on when we both were ready, I went to work on her and to my dismay, her leg came off!

I thought about options on how to fix her and the solution was to drill both legs and give her new knees.

After that, the rest was fun! She has new make up, fun stripes on her legs and shoes. And the best of all, a black fur stole that she loves.

She is on her way to visit Lezlie in Texas, then go back home to tell Moriah all about her travels!

Zeb and Calee in Oklahoma

(Text and images by Shauna Henry, from the TDP blog)

After narrowly escaping Moriah’s clutches in Florida, Zeb and Calee made their way to Oklahoma.

Surely no one would recognize them all the way out here!

Travel weary and hungry Calee had to have some of her favorite snack - POPCORN!

While she was munching, she failed to notice Zeb had disappeared!

After looking all over for him she happened to wander back stage at one of the tents. Seeing her wearing a fabulous feather boa, she was handed 2 feathered fans and pushed out on stage. She was mistaken for a burlesque dancer!

Scared and unsure what to do she was saved by Zeb who grabbed her and started running. Along the way she noticed he was missing his pants, and carrying a pair of women's bloomers. Confused by the small size she asked what was going on.

Zeb had found his way into the world’s smallest woman's tent and was almost seduced! 

Her husband walked in on them and Zeb turned tail and ran! Unfortunately for him, he grabbed the wrong pants on the way out and now he is stuck with too small woman's underwear!

Zeb and Calee are running for the hills to escape the wrath of the Oklahoma circus folk. Maybe they will be able to blend in better in New York. (Visiting Nicole Johnson of Mealy Monster Land)

Zeb and Calee in Florida

(Text and photos by Moriah Betterly from MLB Studios)

Zeb and Calee arrived on my doorstep and when I opened the box I was smitten.  Martha and Lezlei had done a fabulous job on these little cuties and I was dying to work on them.  However, they arrived when I had out of town family staying with me so I couldn't do anything with them for awhile.  Once I was able to work on them I decided to focus on Calee since Lezlei had done such a fabulous job with Zed.  Calee was looking a little bare so I stitched up a green tutu to match her fabulous green boa.

I decided she just had to have black and white striped leggings (because I love them so much myself) so I painted those on with acrylics.

Then I decided she needed some eyelashes and make-up.  After all, what circus performer doesn't have make-up?  I so wanted to keep adding stuff to her but I had to force myself to stop so the three people after me could work on her too.  :(