If You Need Me....

You can find me here. Or in my chair stuffing and filling little bodies. What a busy time for me! On top of the full time doll making, I think we may have found a place to rent. We're looking at a couple of places but I really have my heart set on one in particular. Please send some positive vibes our way, that we get the right house for us!
I had really given up being able to move before school starts up because we just weren't finding a thing to suit our needs. But it's looking like we might just get in right under the line! But if we're moving next week, that will mean I'll have to put school off for at least another week. But, as my mom reminded me, that's the good thing about homeschooling!

Summer Ending

Good morning and happy Monday! Perhaps it's not morning where you are. But here, it's such a cool morning. Makes me feel Autumn is so very close.

Our days have been very full but, truthfully, I'm eager to see the wide expanse of summer come to a close. Do you ever feel there's only so much of that wide openness and high energy you can take?
Kaiya has been spending much of her time hand stitching. Her grandma has been showing her how to make tiny doll quilts. It's all she wants to do and I've been having to actually make them go outside. Zoe isn't into it but she won't go without her. Otherwise, they don't sleep well and they're at each others throats. Not making for a happy home.



We've gotten out of the habit of all going out together and that really needs to end. We all need our daily doses of fresh air and exercise. I've been a little consumed with my work recently and am struggling to strike a balance. I'll have to get it together this week, though, as next Monday will be our first day of school. Zoe going into Kindergarten and Kaiya moving up to first grade. They're excited, I'm feeling unprepared. We'll get there, though.

Which brings me to a question for all of you, dear readers. Please tell what your cleaning routine is like. As it is, I clean on Mondays. That's the day to scrub everything and bring the entire house into order all at once. I do it on Mondays because I like to start the week out clean and fresh. But with school stating up I really don't think it would be prudent to begin our week with the whole first day spent doing that instead of school work. So how do you do it? Do you have a day when you do everything, or do you do certain tasks on certain days? Of course, I keep the house tidy and the floors swept and the counters wiped clean and beds made every day, but I'm talking about scrubbing the kitchen thoroughly and the bathroom and dusty and moping.... Please share with me!
Now I've still got material reading to cram and a first week to plan. I hope to be back very soon. I don't like staying from here so long. You know, once a day or two rolls by it's easy to let another a week and month or more go by without blogging. But I enjoy it and love to hear from all of you, so I'm not going to let that happen.

Hope you have a wonderful start to your week, friends!

Peg to Baby Doll

You are all so, so sweet for all of your comments about my dolls! When I put the first up for sale, I really wasn't sure how she would be received. But you've all blown me away!

While not working on any new peg dolls, at least not for the moment, I was inspired to 'bring them to life', so to speak. This is the first... modeled after my Flower Fairies.

Gosh, I loved making her! She even has the little wings in the back. She is in my shop now, for those interested.

More will follow... I'm thinking of witches and apple girls....

But for now I've already got a few girls waiting for bits and pieces of their wardrobe yet to come. Enter to win a 10" dolly from me, if you haven't already!

Meltdown Monday Giveaway

Comments on this giveaway are now closed and a winner has been drawn. Congratulations to Bridget! I've contacted you already.


Happy Monday, everyone! I hate that I've been away from here so much lately, but I'm just going to be completely honest with you. I am full force about doll making right now and every time I sit down to post I realize I'm getting ready to talk about that again and stop. I don't want to bore you all to death and so I've stayed away. Perhaps I'll just have to bore you for a while to get it out of my system anyway. Anyway! I am back with a brand new giveaway for you.

I want to make a dolly for one of you dear readers. A 10" doll, your choice girl or boy.

Other than choice of sex the doll will be a surprise to you, though, if there is a special request I'm happy to hear it. Your doll will come with one outfit...

underwear...

and a wee pair of shoes.

Unlike my usual weekly giveaways this one will run for two weeks. So the winner will be drawn August 19th. But here's what I need from you; leave a comment on this post, of course, and then 'like' my Facebook page. If you don't have a Facebook account, don't worry, your comment will count as your entry. But for those that do you have the chance for many more entries. Share this giveaway with everyone you know and for everyone that likes my Facebook and then leaves me a comment there letting me know that you sent them, you'll get another entry. Make sense?

*Giveaway is open worldwide. For your entry to count you must first leave me a comment here. Please don't forget to leave me a way to contact you!