May 2012 - Ruffing’s Artist Dolls and Toys

Posted on May 31, 2012July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Replenishing the toad population

I was fresh out of toads this morning. The last Hug Me Toad I had ready is heading off to the Netherlands. I can’t do without toads.

I got this pink one done and posted this afternoon. I will be posting my new handmade stuffed animal toys in our Ruffing’s shop.

I’ve had to take a couple of detours to do computer junk.

My WordPress blog theme wasn’t displaying right. I lost some of my widgets on my sidebar, and gained an extra menu at the top of my page. Unfortunately, I didn’t save a copy of the last version of my theme before the latest update. I tried to change it to an alternate theme, but for some reason, it didn’t change anything, except that it ate some of my widgets. The message at the top of the admin page said all my widgets would be put back where I had them, but some went missing.

After trying various advice, and trial and error, I finally got rid of the extra menu by going into my theme’s stylesheet and changing this:

.menu {
/*width:940px;*/
float: right;

to this:

.menu {
display:none;
}

I was relieved to have figured that part out, but I still had, and still have, some missing widgets from my sidebar. At least I know how to put new widgets up, when I get a chance. It took a while to get my Sitemeter widget back, so I can see view my website traffic.

Aperture, one of the programs I use to edit and organize photos, wasn’t cooperating with me the day before. It was too full. It wouldn’t even open so I could delete anything. It seems to be functioning again, after cleaning out the trash I’d forgotten to empty. I’d forgotten Aperture has its own trash folder in addition to the main one for the computer. I get annoyed having to take time fiddling with computer/software issues. Thankfully, most of the time, everything goes smoothly.

Phoebe finally got Zoomie to give her a bath today, like he does for Bertie. She has been shyly approaching him, pushing her forehead under his chin. She was so happy. After her bath, they took a nap in the sunshine together. Zoomie is going to have paws full with the two girls asking for his attention.

Posted on May 29, 2012August 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Ingrid, Original One-of-a-kind Dollhouse-sized Ragdoll Kitten by Max Bailey

Ingrid is a beautiful Ragdoll kitten with blue eyes and a pretty pink nose.

She is wearing a blue gown with a ruffle around the neck and down the front. Her pink cuffs match the trim on the ruffle.

Ingrid comes with a mahogany-stained dollhouse spindle cradle. Her mattress, pillow, and coverlet are blue gingham. Ingrid loves her cradle. Nobody else is allowed to sleep in it.

Ingrid is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only.

She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Ingrid was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.

She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Ingrid and her cradle are 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.)

Ingrid stands 1 and 7/8 inches tall.

Update: Ingrid has been adopted. Thank you!

Posted on May 29, 2012June 11, 2012 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Stephanie, Original One-of-a-kind Dollhouse-sized Silver Tabby Maine Coon Kitten by Max Bailey

Stephanie is a very earnest silver tabby Maine Coon kitten with amber eyes. She is always eager to please.

She is wearing a violet jumper with ruffles over the shoulders., trimmed in grass green. Her blouse is off-white with matching green trim.

Stephanie comes with a white dollhouse spindle cradle. Her mattress, pillow, and coverlet are off-white with violet flowers and trailing green leaves. Stephanie loves to take long naps in her pretty cradle.