The personal baby I'm taking to the show

I LOVE traveling with one (or two) of my dolls.  

It is always so hard to choose who to bring but for this show, it was a lot easier...

It's Sophie Amelia, my silicone by Sandy Faber and repainted by 

Kris of the Dainty Loft. 

I love this baby so much~always have~but even more so since she's been repainted.

It's time to get her changed!

She looked adorable in this ladybug outfit:

Sophie says, "Aunties...Mama was going to gibs me wooted hair..."

"but her's nebber had tha time so I is still bald!"

It's okay Sophie. 

Bald IS beautiful and so are you! 

Sophie will fly in my arms on the plane.  

I'm sure she will get lots of love from other passengers and those at the show and hotel.  

Speaking of rooting...

I made good progress yesterday (and am SO tired of sitting!) on Ashah but my oh my.  What was I thinking trying to get this huge head done in time?!?!?  

And...I am running out of hair!  Thankfully my provider of this awesome curly human hair had just a little bit from her stash to send me.  She has mailed it today so I should have it by Friday.  I know how I'll spend my weekend evenings!

Hugs!

New kit by Dianna Effner

I did it! 

I finished the paint (for now) on Dianna Effner's 

Annalisa prototype!  

I may make some changes when I return home from the show~

I got to a place where I didn't know what else I needed or wanted to do.

My experience tells me that this is the best time to stop, at least for now.

When this kit goes up for presale, it will be available at Dianna's website

Expressions Dolls

I wanted her to be Asian but I'm not sure that I reached that look.

What do you think?

She may look completely different with the painted hair she is going to receive.

So what's left?

Finish rooting big head, Ashah (Suzon) and root teeny silicone Pebbles.

Then pack it all up, to which I have been accumulating the things I need.  

Next week at this time, I'll be on a jet headed to NC  :)

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Oh boy!

I had a great day painting yesterday and look forward to another one today.  

With all other tasks set aside and long, 10 hour days, I am sure to get this 

prototype kit, Annalisa painted today!  Whew!  I needed things to go really well and 

with ease and they have.  

Last night, I got another good section rooted on Ashah (Suzon).

Making tracks!  

XXOO

Making progress!

After I write this blog and get off the computer, I will package up the last batches of 

mohair for the Down East Doll Show. 
YES!  That means that the mohair is finished!  

I am doing the happy dance about that!

And...THREE babies are complete!

They are:

Rue Ling:

Silicone Benson (Silicone Stephanie Webb):

(I planned on rooting hair on him but I just don't have time.  He's real sweet bald anyway!)

And you already met Silicone Dawson, who is keeping his given name.

His entire outfit/layette is here and I'll take pictures of him later in it.  

It's SO adorable!

I was able to get a little bit of rooting done last night on Suzon, now named Ashah.

I'll be rooting her every evening this week, then I have tiny Pebbles to root.  Her outfit arrived as well and it's gorgeous!

Today I will start paint on Prototype Annalisa, by Dianna Effner.

She is the one I will take to Evon Nather's hair painting class as well as use for my balance and weighting workshop at the show.  

I am feeling like I might make it!

Hugs!

Tick, tick, tick

The time clock is ticking as I get closer to the

Down East Doll Show.

I am starting to see some small glimmers of light at the ends of some tunnels, 

but not all of them.  

Onward, forward!

Let's talk about Sally!! The Sally prototype that is :)

I have been holding this one under my hat for some time now but now that her prototypes are out, I can't hold on any longer!!

This is Sally, by Bonnie Brown:

That was the clay sculpt.  

Bonnie has received the vinyl prototypes and has distributed them to 3 Australian artists and one US artist.  

I will be picking up my Sally prototype personally from Bonnie when we meet at

the Down East Doll Show!  

Here is Bonnie with my Sally PT at another show recently:

I am so very excited to have the honor of reborning this darling little one!!!

This blank kit will be on display at Bonnie's table at the Down East Doll Show...in just a little over 2 weeks.  Time is flying!

XXOO 

New work schedule

Usually, in April or May, my husbands job turns to 10 hour days, 4 days per week.

This year, the change over happened late and just today, we go back to 10 hour days.

Of course, I often work 10+ hour days when I am preparing for a show but when I return home from this show, I will be enjoying having three days off in a row that we may go on trail rides, camp trips, long runs in the mountains and visiting family and friends.

As it is now, it is simply too hard to get the weekend house chores done in time to play with only two days off.  Yay!

So, my schedule will be Sun-Wed of work work work...of course, until I return from the show, I will have to do some work on the weekends.  I still have quite a lot to do.

Today, I will begin rooting big head, Suzon.  I will rename that doll when something inspires me.  

Oh, I almost forgot!  The other night, at about 12:30, I finished rooting the large baby, Alasia by Lorna Miller Sands.  She is Asian and I will give her a new name too.  

Have a great, LONG day!  

XXOO