The Dollery Show

I realized it has already been almost a month since I wrote. I guess I am too busy to take the time needed for this blog. So I will always be apologizing that I don't write often enough.
Anyways - I did the Dollery show and it was a great show. I sold a few dolls and got to talk to many collectors! We were not very optimistic going in that it would be good but once again we (us artists) found that the doll world is a good one to be in!!!
The first picture is of the new owner of three of my dolls! The second one is two of Jamie's dolls, the third is Diane setting her piece up and the fourth is the rest of my dolls.
I am including a few pictures so you get the feel of it and maybe some of you will come next year!
And now I am off to help my daughter clean her house pending their move out of state. (Boo-hoo.)

Fall in Minnesota

This week is one of the reasons we LOVE MINNESOTA!! Warm fall days, leaves just beginning to change.....and bike rides in the park!!!!
Better get back to work....

Sheep and Wool Festival

I am pretty excited! I am going to a sheep and wool festival tomorrow! I am hoping to find some great fibers to use for my black doll's hair. My other source dried up so now I get to see and feel before I buy! Of course it may all be dyed funky colors but hopefully someone will have some natural browns and blacks. If not at least I can make some new contacts and even learn a thing or two.!

Pictured here is Sierra, I sold her at the Dollery Show last fall.

IDEX ORLANDO DOLL SHOW

Wow, this is pretty scary! My first blog!! So here goes....

I attended the IDEX Doll Show in Orlando last month and I was pretty stressed out with the whole thing. I had been preparing for months and could never seem to get much progress. Finally during January I pulled it off and finished six pieces. I persuaded two good friends to go with me and off we set with eight pieces of luggage between us. Of course, six of those were mine.

I shared a booth with my fellow doll artist Lucia Frederichy and she helped pave the way for me! We had tons of fun and the dealers were great. I sold five of the six pieces and took orders and now I have lots of work to do. Here is a picture of Lucia's booth. Don't you just love her dolls??? I do.

And here is Lucia and I!!