Category: Me and My Studio

Me and where I paint, and sew, and create things

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I made it to the Etsy front page! Yay!

During the presidential debate last night, my “Goodnight Irene” doll made it onto the Etsy front page!! This is my first time on the front page, as far as I know. I was so excited! Thanks again, Elena, for putting me in your treasury, and thanks Etsy!

And this morning, my “Lovely Lucy” was included in this adorable “Dolls for all!” treasury by Fraisebijoux on Etsy. Thanks, Nicky!

These things really make my day. I really do appreciate it so much when people compliment my work in this way. I have hard days, like everyone does, and the kindness lifts me up. Many thanks!

Gosh…I’d better finish those Lucy dolls that are waiting for me! I’m so pleased that people like them 🙂
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I was pretty good

I corrected one of my kitten drawings, traced it, and transferred it onto Claybord. I have a newer kitten drawing I plan to paint on canvas, but I’ve been asked where this other kitten wandered off too. I thought I should circle back and finish what I started. I usually work in circles, mentally. I do a bunch of things at once, then go back to where I started. That’s just how my mind works.

Check out my previous post for more on transferring a drawing.

I feel very excited about working on several projects right now, but today is Wednesday, and I promised Max I’d help edit doll photos and make up ads. Oh, take a look at this blog post called “Elizabeth Ruffing Rocks“. Thanks, Shel! That’s so sweet. I totally love that anyone thinks I rock…but some credit is due Max because Max rocks too. People tend to think we are all one person over on Ruffing’s, but it’s actually a shared site, even though I am “the webmaster” 😉 Some dolls are mine, but many are Max’s, including the new dogs. I’m always happy to pass a compliment along though!

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Socks and sock doll doodles

While waiting for my mom at the dentist’s this morning, I drew out some ideas for some sock creatures. Yesterday, I picked up a variety of colored socks. I later wished I had grabbed some stripes or patterns too, but I was thinking of incorporating some quilting cottons into my designs. I’ll see what happens once I start playing around with them.

This afternoon, we edited some more doll photos and got Max‘s next original one-of-a-kind folk art dog doll ready for the Internet. We posted her over on the Ruffing’s blog first. She’s a very sweet Cocker Spaniel named Charlotte. Be sure to go have a look.

From now on, we’ll post announcements of new original art dolls on the Ruffing’s blog, and new soft dolls and toys on this blog, as they become available. You will be able to find all of our available dolls and toys in our online doll gallery, at any time.

I’m still way behind setting up a shopping cart on the Ruffing’s site. What is done seems to work, but I made a lot of changes to the pages that I haven’t uploaded yet. Fall always seems to catch me off guard. No matter how many plans I make, I am never ready when the season gets here.