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Angelica the Gumdrop Baby

I thought I’d finish a doll, rather than just do a little on this one and a little on that one, so I’d have something to show for myself! This is Angelica.

She reminds me of Little Red Riding Hood, only as a baby.
We ran outside to try to photograph her before the rain started. The sun was shining here this morning, but it’s been getting darker. We have rain so far, but no strong winds from Hanna yet. Here’s hoping it won’t amount to anything serious.

I have so many projects going on right now, I’m not even sure what I will finish next. Most likely, I will start a few things too. I’ve been putting my cloth dolls and toys over in my Etsy shop.
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Still fusing the world together, one piece at a time

Okay, yeah, that would be an ambitious project, and I’m not sure a necessarily good one to take on. I am, however, still fusing my appliquéd pieces together for my Lucy dolls. I know these don’t look all that different here from the last time I posted about them, but I’ve gotten more done on them. They just don’t look like “something” until they come together, all sewn and stuffed, and they take a long time to make. I’ll be embellishing them next.

Thanks everyone who wrote to tell me they voted for my “Hug Me! Slug” in Etsy’s Handmade Kids Challenge, and thanks to everyone who didn’t write to tell me they voted too 😉 The polls are open until September 8th. You can still vote for my Gerard the “Hug Me! Slug” here (if you haven’t already)…I really appreciate it!

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Please vote for me!!!

I’m a finalist in the Etsy Handmade Kids Challenge! I’m so happy! Gerard, my “Hug Me! Slug” is is in the toy category. Please, please, please go vote for him (and me!) here. All you need is an Etsy user ID. It’s free and easy to get one. You can vote only once in each category and, by voting, you get a chance to win an Etsy shopping spree. You can read all about the Handmade Kids Challenge and Sweepstakes here.

This is Gerard. He has already found a home, but you can still see his listing here.

The photos on the voting page rearrange themselves, and so you might have to look for him a little on the page. Etsy will be having a guest panel of judges from Boingboing, Cookie, decor8, Martha Stewart Living, Ohdeedoh, Parents and Treehugger. I’m so excited. I have been on Etsy for some time now, hoping to be found amidst the many handmade items by all sorts of artists and craftspeople. Thanks Etsy!

Gerard is happy about it too, or I’m sure he would be. I hope someone will tell him!

I’m still making my dolls. They got dresses, stockings, and shoes today, or some of them did. I’m making progress.
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I have big shoes and a messy room

I’m still working on a bunch of dolls all at once. They were all getting appliquéd hair today. That is a pile of ponytails-in-progress in the upper right of the top photo with my “Gumdrop Baby” faces.

This one is a Lucy doll in progress. I pull the paper backing off my fusible web as I go, and drop it on the floor. I know that isn’t so nice, but there isn’t anyone here who is going to complain about it. As long as no paper-chewing pets are in there, it’s okay for a while. We have one cat who will chomp on all sorts of weird things if we’re not careful. He’s not allowed in there. It’s important to keep pets away from art and craft supplies they might eat. You just never know what might be intriguing to them and it’s best to be safe.

My floor looks like this until I come through with a waste paper basket. I don’t like to trip over anything extra in that room. So it’s easier for me to leave the waste paper basket somewhere else and come through with it when I need to. I am a clutter-aholic.

I also finally got new sneakers. I have been putting that off for months. I think I mentioned before that I hate to buy new sneakers. Don’t you know, they redesigned them, and made the toe area bigger. I am floating in the usual size I get, which I ordered by mail. I don’t think I mentioned before that I also hate to return things, and so I will be floating in these for a good long time! I wear sneakers most of the time, even with sundresses. That should be an even better look for me now 😉