Guess what I’ve been up to this summer! Here’s a little sneak peak. Three new kitties are waiting to meet you. That’s Floradora, doing her best curtsy.
And, something new for me…
One-of-a-kind, original folk art dog dolls! Ten friendly puppies, all wagging their tails, waiting to be introduced. (You can click on the photos to make them larger.)
I’ll be introducing them all to you, one at a time, shortly! Be sure to check back 🙂 I’ll be trying to post here, on our Ruffing’s blog, first, before anywhere else. You can subscribe to receive email updates, if you like, in the upper right hand corner of the Ruffing’s blog. Hope you all enjoyed the summer and this holiday weekend! See you soon!
In keeping with my recent Cinderella theme, I went out last night and lost not one, but both of my shoes! The soles on each one split right in half, in the same place on each shoe, clean through the soles. I can’t imagine why they broke in half at the same time, except perhaps the one just couldn’t bear to live without the other. The funny thing is, just before it happened, I was walking along, not sure exactly where the place I was looking for was, thinking it would be a humorous time for me to lose a heel or something. I will have to curb these kinds of thoughts! Maybe I have some Carrie-like telekinetic powers. At least the Pliers from Heaven didn’t fall on my car, like they did that time I went out for coffee.
I wonder what this means? If nothing else, that it is time for me to put some new shoes on! Figuratively? Literally? Both?…
In other news, we spent the morning photographing new dolls. Be sure to check over at the Ruffing’s Blog to have a look. We are going to try to be more organized this season and introduce the original hand-sculpted folk art dolls there first, so people will know where to look for the new ones as they become available. Then anyone who wants to can subscribe to receive email updates. There is an area in the upper right hand corner on the Ruffing’s Blog where anyone can subscribe. I’ll still be posting about my cloth dolls and toys here too, as I make them.
Wow. September is here. I suddenly feel the need to clone myself again! There is plenty to do around here. I’m feeling kind of nervous! There are toys and dolls and paintings and prints and web pages and ads to be made. Oh my.
By the way, I recently purchased these two very adorable books on hand-knitted toys. I love looking through them.
I traced my drawing, preparing to transfer it to my canvas with transfer paper, when I got an idea! Why not just print my drawing right on my canvas with a digital printer! Why didn’t I think of that in the first place?
Here is the stapling order, which is in the video, in case it goes by too fast, or you want to click on the photo to get a bigger picture.
And here is a photo of the two tucks in the corners that you make when you do a gallery wrap, which means the staples are around the back instead of on the sides. Again, you can click on the photo to make it bigger.
This is my second Persian kitten drawing. This one is even smaller than the first, and I am going to try to paint in three by four inch miniature, using acrylic paint. I am still struggling with how to transfer the drawing to the canvas without creating pressure that might warp my tiny canvas. I wish I had an overhead projector, or an opaque projector, or some kind of projector!
I’m debating over filming this, the painting part, that is. I’m leaning toward filming, but I’m trying to alternate painting with sewing, which leaves little room for a tripod. I may also need to use a magnifying lamp, which might block the camera view.
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Guess what I’ve been up to this summer! Here’s a little sneak peak. Three new kitties are waiting to meet you. That’s Floradora, doing her best curtsy.
One-of-a-kind, original folk art dog dolls! Ten friendly puppies, all wagging their tails, waiting to be introduced. (You can click on the photos to make them larger.)
