New Lady Ragalia

 
Since my computer went kaput a few weeks ago, I have discovered I didn't back up some of my patterns - namely Lady Ragalia and One Kiss so I am making new dolls, taking lots of pics and going to reissue the pattern on CD with more detailed directions and lots of pics.  Here is my new Ragalia made with fabrics (except her legs) left from this year's Hoffman challenge.  The prints are large, but I think they work.  I flocked the bottom half of her shoes and colored the white flocking with alcohol inks!  After the ink dryed, I strained the flocking through a tea strainer to make it fine and it came out awesome!!! who know????  Now just have to rewrite the pattern and alter the pics to fit ( took over 400 of them!)

Book with Pockets and Tags Class Sunday Oct 28!

Cover of the "Grunge Version"

Fabric stamped and embossed

I'm teaching this lovely little 6 page book (finished size about 4" x 6") with embossed pages and colored tags.  This book has lots of possibilities - I'll be showing you two.  Fabric covered cover, beaded binding, pages covered in either old book pages or printed card stock - your choice!  The tags are the perfect size for wallet size photos.
Where and When
THE ARTSY SOUL, 59 North Main Street, Manahawkin, New Jersey.  TN 609 549-6350  Seats still available.  Class starts at 11 am and will run to 4 pm.  Contact Colleen to reserve your space and for more details.  Hope to see you there!



Old book pages stamped and colored with Twinkling H2O
watercolors.

Printed cardstock versin, Stamped and colored with
Twinkling H20's

Forever in our Hearts

Day we Adopted her

Monday we lost our little girl, Diamond.  She was the sweetest dog on the face of the earth and we loved her dearly.  We tried everything but the Vet said there is no cure for age. We will miss her as she was with us everyday except for maybe 10 since we got her in January,  2007 including vacations.  I saw that face on Petfinder and just had to have her.   She lived on my lap for the first 2 months and also the last two. They thought she was 9-10 when we adopted her.  We will miss her loyalty and her sweet loving prescence.


Mermaid Class

Class pic final day.  Thank you for a wonderful class.  Missing
is Donna.

Donna won the BestChest award!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week I taught my Soprana class to a lovely group of women in Kalamazoo Michigan.  I had the BEST time!  The shop where the classroom was had the most amazing silks, suitings, and other fabrics and really awesome yarns.  Needless to say, I left some of my earnings there!  The class room was huge with lots of room for everyone.   Here are some pics of the lovely ladies.

Ladies hard at work

Still working

French Ladies and Ragalia  by Tammi,  Bees Knees done as a club
project.  All are stunning!

I slept here!  At Tammi's lovely antique
home/palace.

Another view in the Bedroom.

In honor of the Blue Moon

For some reason I feel more creative during the moon cycles.  The new moon on the 17th became a Blue Moon - second full moon in the month.  I could see the cycles from my skylights in my studio so starting Thursday and ending Friday, August 31, the actual full Blue moon, I created a book.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.  It has water color pages colored with Distress stains, Inka gold Hematite, Graphite and Yellow Green  and Silver paint dabber.  I used Stencils and stamps to create the "images".  I also was given some new product to try by Colleen from the Artsy Soul in Manahawkin, NJ, Viva Modeling Cream.  This is similar to Dreamweaver embossing paste but very soft.  I REALLY liked it.  Goes on with a sponge brush and it doesn't bleed under the stencil.  I also tried using the Inka Gold watered slightly and applied to a stamp.  Love the effect.  After I stamped it, I sprayed the stamp with water and stamped again and got a "ghost" image.  Very cool.  The book cover was treated just like the pages.  The front has an overlay made from Soda Cans, cut, embossed, colored with Ranger Patinas.  Sizzix die for the star, Die-Namics mini doily behind the center clay medallion and yes it is cut from metal too!  Added charms - some made, some purchased and altered.  The star on top is grungeboard, embossed and attached to a bobby pin blank.  I bought MANY of these on Blitsy thinking they were something else and was a little disappointed when I got them, but not any more!  This will be a class at Artsy Soul also.  Interested?  Visit the Artsy Soul facebook page or the shop at 59 No. Main St., Manahawkin, NJ.

Progress on Little House book

Here is the cover done-I think.  Not sure about the bird though.  I have another variation in mind so he may change.  The rose is from the mold, the side pieces are from molds I made of resin pieces.  These all started life sprayed gold, then I gave them a wash of black water color paint, added some red (damson and cream gilders's paste mixed together) and green gilder's paste, next added pink and green mica powders (Perfect Pearls and Pearl-ex), finally a light touch with Old Silver Inca-gold (love this stuff!  goes on like butter!).  The cage was antiqued with some awesome Embossing Powders I got at the Artsy Soul Mixed Media supplies in Manahawkin NJ.  I used three colors, Bronze patina, Rusty Nail, and Weather Vane.  The frame at the bottom is metal covered in silver glitter but I added a coat of gold metallic paint and then some green Peridot embossing powder and voila!  The leaves on the rose are also colored with Patina Bronze and Asure Patina powders done in layers.  Love how they blend with the addition of a little heat.

Saving the best News for last

We are grands again and welcomed another little boy, name undecided yet, 7lbs 13 oz, 19.5", turqoise eyes (hope they don't change!) and light brown hair, July 31, 11:03am.  Mother, baby and Dad are doing great.  And big brother Jake is pretty excited!