Saturday, January 16, 2010

Knitting Markers

I learned something new today!  I didnt know I could create this slideshow using google docs...how fun is this!  I am hoping to add these little gems to my Etsy shop very soon.  Let me know what you think??  Hugs...

My new Domino Necklace



Ok, after some hard work and hrs of stitching, here is my latest and greatest. I really like the way this turned out. I am seriously considering a tutorial for this, what do you think? This is my painting, I put her on a domino. I glittered her up and added some flat pearls. I haven't done a whole lot of peyote stitching and actually made this by trial and error. The error being the outer beads. I made the strip of beads too long, so I set them aside. Then decided to try making the rest, and I did. Then I slipped the outer beads over the edges and stitched them on and viola! A perfect fit. Now the trick is to make this again...LOL


Here is a better front view...

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Happy New Year!



Ok, so Christmas is done for now, my house is kind of looking normal again, but what is normal?  I have lots on my mind as to what I would like to do for this new year.  New ideas, new TV, new Wii..oh yea!!! ....need to get my yard back into shape, lose a um...a few...pounds..yea riiiight....and reorganize my poor cluttered spare room.  That is just the small list, LOL.  Last summer I was recuperating from surgery, so this summer I plan on getting many of these things accomplished.  It feels like summer is far away, but in reality...it will be here before we all know it!  It is the time I have off from work that I can accomplish most of my goals!

Oh, I got my computer all reformatted now so I need to work on cluttering it up again too with all my software!  Hopefully I wont have any issues again.  This time I played it smart and put McAfee on first. Then Office 2007 with all of the service packs... No errors!!!  So far so good...all my hardware is working correctly as it should!  It was the first time ever I reformatted a computer in less than 30 minutes...I was so impressed!  Yea for technology, gotta love it!

Wishing you all a wonderful, safe, prosperous, healthy New Year!

Love,

Chris

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Green Mermaid Dotee Doll


Well...I dont have a name for her yet.  It will come to me sometime soon.  If you have any suggestions please feel free to pass them my way....  She took me all day to work on...off and on...I had a difficult time with her crown, but I finally got it to work...for some reason I have a hard time soldering sometimes.  The solder just wont hold!  I use flux...and I tried both my torch and an iron.  Thought I had it...with the iron...and when I started adding the other wired pieces...it broke...so I figured another way to make it work...but its not how I wanted it.  It works though...and it holds rather nicely. I learned a new way to do this...and might use it again in the future...

Hope you enjoyed your day off if you had one.  I did!  My heart goes out to all military personel....being a retired Navy wife, I feel for ya!!!  Military life is not easy. 


Saturday, November 07, 2009

Heather - New Dotee Doll





I made another one...I just love her~She is so pretty. I am going to add several photos so you can see her a little better. Im thinking of putting her up on my Etsy. I have nothing on Etsy at the moment....UGH...

Now available on my etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/wingsnscales

Monday, November 02, 2009

By Request!!!


Ok, here is Zelda's butt! Hehehe...I am going to marker over the thread so it wont show so much....Hehehehe

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Zelda Close Up!


Ok, here she is completely finished now. I added just a few little pearls and added some shimmery paint which you really cant see in this photo. I also wired up her hair so you can see her arms better.

Thanks again for all your wonderful advise...

Hugs..

Chris

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Newest Dotti Doll!


Here is my newest Dotti Doll. I named her Zelda because she reminds me of a wild cat. I took most of the day putting her together...I like to take my time...lol She has a belly button, ta ta's and a butt! I try to make all my dolls with butts...hehehe.. sometimes I can't!

Her face is painted with watercolors and acrylics. I outlined everything to add a little more detail. Can you believe I used a purple micron pigma pen to do that... I thought I grabbed a brown one. The lighting was not that great in my living room or I would have notice right away...but I think I like it this way! I have an ott light, but its in my dining room where I do most of my jewelry...oh well.. Oh, and I rubbed the tips of her hair walnut stain distress ink! I have more pictures of her that I will put up soon...

I'm debating if I should put a skirt on her or some kind of a tu-tu. I think I want to do a little more sparklies on her too... I would love to hear your input!

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!!!!

Thanks...

Chris

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Snowmen Earrings


Here is another one of my little creations. I think the snowmen are so dang cute with the black swavarski bead in the center for his scarf....