Lemon Tree Tales

Look what I found in the lemon tree!

This morning I went out to the backyard and saw these two little surprises in the lemon tree! They wanted to say a quick hello before they went scampering off to live with my little friends Miss L & Miss J. Wasn't that sweet of them?!

 

They didn't tell me their names because they're waiting to get them from Miss L & Miss J. Here's Miss J's lovely pink doll:

 

A closeup of her fingers:

 

And a closeup of her face:

 

 

Here's Miss L's doll done in coordinating aquas and blues:

 

A closeup of her beaded sleeves:

 

And a closeup of her face:

 

They were both made from Deanna Hogan's Averill doll pattern using the trapunto face option. I used colored pencils and micron pens on their faces. The hair is a rectangle that's knit from Fun Fur that's often found at Michael's craft stores. Fortunately the girls really seemed to like them. I think that this is probably the last doll for Miss L as she's getting older. Perhaps next time she'd like some sort of book bag or purse? Anyway I'm glad that these two UFOs are complete. Now I have to clean the mess that is my studio so that I can get to the next UFO.

Messy Work Table

I have a messy work table right now. It's filled with scraps of fabric from two projects (one finished, the other in progress), boxes of beads from the finished project that have yet to be put away, and of course all the odds and ins from one of the works in progress. This one is killing me with the guilt because I haven't finished it yet. They're two dolls for my friend's daughters. They were SUPPOSED to be gifts for the holidays but I just didn't get to them in time. Now they're HIGH on my priority list. I want to finish them so that I can see the joy on the girls' faces. I'm giving myself until Tuesday to get them done.

This one is partially assembled. She still needs hands, feet and a face. Her clothing is partially sewn in front of her. And see the skeins of yarn? One of those will become her hair. Her sister has a body but no arms or legs yet, the poor dear.

The goal is to get her clothing sewn today. Then tonight I can knit her hair.

Now the other mess is on the dining room table. It's from the Anne Klocko class that I took with my doll club. She's made from polymer clay and still needs to be baked. But first I have to sculpt her hands, another arm and give her hair, hat and perhaps a collar. Then she can be assembled and baked. I had a lot of fun with her. I really can't believe that this was Anne's first time teaching a class. She was marvelous and a pro at it. 

My in progress clay doll:

Just two examples of Anne Klocko's dolls:

I can't wait to see how mine turns out. Maybe she'll need some type of shadow box to display her too. Okay, I have my mission for the next few days. What do you have planned for the weekend?