Primitive Folk Art Doll - How to Make Miniature Doll Art

I saw this on you tube ,Found it interesting and picked up a couple new techniques

Milliande Visionary Art Bus Free Art Education Classes Online
Her blog is
http://www.milliande.com/Primitive-Folk-Art-Doll.html

work shop doll and pattern finished tada!

This is Annie 01..she is 10 inches,

Prim Folkart style, This is the pattern I have created for

my work shop, I thought small would be better for first time doll makers, Being they would be able to start and finish their little dolls in one class.I have kept it small and simple..using aged muslin, artists pencils for facial features, and cotton thread for her hair.I will already have the bodies sewn and ready for them to stuff. I was wondering does any one know where I can buy hemostats or suggest another stuffing tool?? I only own one pair of hemostats and guard them with my life. But was thinking what tools the girls could use for stuffing their dolls..

showing you her bloomers and striped legs. I took lots of step by step pictures for the E-pattern

Also have printed it out for each student, and have it on CD also:)

This will be my smallest dolls for the show also.I have ready to stuff, 5 dolls ranging from 18 inches to 28inches. and 4 more dolls ready to sew.Styles are Vintage YesterYear, Primitive, FolkArt, Whimsical..My goal is to be able to (introducing) show them different styles not all the same...whew the ole sewing machine is going full blast and I think JoAnns know me by my first name now! What fun!! I am so totally open to any suggestions, dislikes, any thing you have to say please! things always look better through some else's eyes!

Today's Primitive Home

Today's Primitive Home

New issue is out please stop by this is a amazing Traditional American Folk Art & Crafts Created By Contemporary American Artists

Hugs to all Sherrie

http://todaysprimitivehome.com/

My New Dolls

This is one of my new dolls, I'm creating her in to a E-Pattern, Whoa! I decided to try my hand at making E-Patterns, This patttern will be about painting a dolls face vintage style, and aslo about vintage aging. Reminiscent doll of yesteryear...She has a 3 darts head.. She is 15 in.
This is my second newest doll , I'm making in to a E-Pattern also...Early Vintage Rag Doll...
9 inches tall. This is going to be fantastic E-pattern for learning four styles of cloth doll creations!Prim, Folk Art, Vintage, Whimsy, Style’s

**OCTOBERFEST & Halloween Specials**

Happy Monday Morning to you all!!

I wanted to share with you all about the up coming

'OCTOBER FEST' Month of October 2008**OCTOBERFEST & Halloween Specials**

http://www.theneverendingcraftshow.com/

What is "Never-Ending Online Craft Show "

It is :A very cool on-line craft show.. Shop 'til you Drop at the Never-Ending Online Craft Show Open 24/7/365

We have monthly seasonal and more themes..
I hope you will stop by THIS Wensday October 1st.

for our Octoberfest!

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SympleTymes Never-Ending Online Craft Show Booth

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Vintage Aging Tutorial

I'd like to share how I get a vintage aged look to my fabric. This is not a heavy aging or is it grunged..There is no coffee used in this aging method, There is a light clean smell of cinnamon and vanilla.

Just my own way of achieving a yesteryear look, Cloth that has been packed away for years and years.

Just a nice honey in color aged look . #1: Start In a large pan ,I used a dutch oven, Bring to boil Tea Bags use a good brand..(remember you get what you paid for :) I used Luzianna

#2: 12 Tea bags..fill pan 3/4 full with water...I do buy my Vanilla and Cinnamon at the dollar store and it works great...#3: Add Vanilla 3-4 Table Spoon..1/2 cup of Cinnamon

#4: Add your fabric.. Bring to a boil and then turn off heat. Let simmer about 30minutes.

*(If you want your fabric to be darker aged let steep in aging bath a hour or two)*

5: Using slit spoon remove from aging bath and place on to cookie sheet

#6: Run water in sink HOT and rinse fabric LIGHTLY

#7: Place fabric back on to cookie and then place in a pre-heated 250 oven NEVER LEAVE fabric while in oven..It will burn.. Turn fabric several times while in oven to keep from getting burned marks!! When fabric is still lightly damp remove from oven

#8: This is what it will look like.. See the Cinnamon that has dried on to the fabric.

#9: Now take a terry cloth towel and wrap it around your finger rubbing the Cinnamon into the fabric and also off the fabric as you go. #10: Now steam iron fabric dry #11: Here is the end results, Perfectly vintage aged fabric..

See the regular muslin..this is what it looked like before aging and the darker is after aging..This is the SAME cloth..This is what I use for my doll body's..

Perfectly vintage aged fabric..That smells fresh and clean too. #12: This picture shows you both sides of the printed fabric

This fabric is what I will use to dress my dolls...

*NOTE*: you will be saving your aging liquid after your finished with it in a container in the refrigerator ...Be sure to remove the tea bags first. Just bring to boil again when needed. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, If you have any question just email me or leave a comment...Hugs to all Sherrie

Thinking Fall Thinking Haloween

Thinking Fall Thinking Halloween Thinking cool mornings,

Thinking open windows with crisp air flowing through out..

Yeppers I'm a Thinking and keeping cool LOL

What better time to start creative creations like these Fall Folk Art Tags.. I'm totally into my fall line..awww tis a good thing to be thinking!!! Orange, Red ,Yellows, Golden Browns, Rusts, Purples, Greens, Black, Jack-O-Lanterns, Cats, Mice, Trick-or-Treaters , Whimsy Witches all a glow , Dolls dressed for the fall , Dolls Dressed for the Halloween season , Tags awatiting for cards and packages, Pumpkins of all sizes and all faces , ScareCrows Man and Woman, Thinking Feather Trees adorned with Fall Ornies, for Halloween , For Thanksgiving with oodles of lights to shine upon them.. Thinking Cool!! Vintage Halloween Tags , Arrangements of Mums, SunFlowers , All kinds of Fall Flowers, Hay Bales, Acorns , Dried leaves, and thinking cool:) !!

FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE CONTEST

"AGOC’s FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE CONTEST”

I am not a member of AGOC's but I am on their wonderful news letter list

I just received their latest one

What fun they are having their very first Christmas Tree contest!

I really enjoyed looking at the talented artists personal

Prim, FolkArt and retro Christmas Trees

Scoot on over to AGOC's and enjoy looking too and be sure to vote..

http://www.agatheringofcrows.com/

Hugs to all Sherrie

Falloween Fae

Falloween Fae Checks Pumpkins in the cornfields, Enjoying the Golds among the browns,

She stops her work to look at all the Leaves of rust and scarlet Trembling slowly down;
Falloween Fae sees the Birds that travel southward

Oh what a Lovely time to play!!

Falloween Fae knows there is Nothing is quite like a pleasant autumn day!

My Falloween Fae is prim folk art is so sweet..with her hand embroidered round head ,

She has hand painted beautiful green eyes

Stripped legs along with a bodice and full skirt with a wasit band that ties in to a bow in the back

Falloween Fae has a pretty petticoat with green check pantaloons