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New Doll...

I bought a new book,  “Creative Doll Making” by Patti Culea. It’s loads of fun, and I can see so many ways to Goth and Pagan these dolls right up. I had a go of the pattern in just plain black, and I quite liked the outcome – so I thought I’d muck around with it a little. These are definitely “Art Dolls”, not kiddies toys (they exude a ‘grown-up-ness’. For this doll, I straightened out one of the arms and one of the legs a little. I went for a pretty green paisley material for the whole doll – I wanted her to be more about form than garish accoutrements, plus there is something inherently creepy about a doll with no face (even if the print on the material sort of lends itself to facey-ness). I was pretty pleased with it, and I’m looking forward to playing with the pattern even more, and finding funky materials to sew her in – it’s sort of Goddess-like (or other-being-like) in a way, don’t you think?

 

New Offering...

A new offering for you all, my new Goddess Dolls. Made of felt (yessss, felt ) with wool embroidered spiral. She's my first one - I'm going to make a few in black with different coloured spirals, then I may make some in different coloured felts, perhaps even some hand dyed colours. And I'll name each one after a particular Goddess, with a card as to her strengths etc. I've shown her with an Apple, sacred to Goddess (and to give an idea of size). What do you think?

Also new, the beautifully dark poison bottle in the top left hand corner of the page. Yep, I am now a proud member of the EtsyDarkSide ! Go visit and be awed and inspired, and then buy lots of our stuff, you know you want to!

Something Stitch-ed This Way Comes...

"By the pricking of my thumbs/Something wicked this way comes"
from William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Yay! So here I am! Welcome to my mini-minuscule-bite-sized contribution to the blogiverse. Together we'll explore all things crafty; of the arty-knitty-sewing-herby-baking-gardening-creepy-kooky variety, but particularly with my newly rediscovered obsession with creating. What better way to share, learn and be inspired than joining the great community that is blogging?

My current obsession? My 'dark' rag dolls. Drum roll ...please meet Artemisia Noire, Lucretia Luna and mAlice

 

These girls are going to be a large part of my focus - I can see myself playing with them for a long time to come - and oh what fun we'll have! I'm thinking Halloween costumes, masked balls, historical figures, fairytale characters. The list is endless - but always with their creepy-kooky personalities at the forefront. I'm working on a Halloween dress for mAlice at the moment, replete with a 'Zorro' type mask so her identity may remain concealed, of course. Mayhap a mask for dirty-white rabbit too? I'm thinking about a 'little red riding goth' outfit for Lucretia and some sort of gothy-black-swan-lake tutu for Artemisia. All will be available in Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe . Also in the works some rag doll bookmarks, badges and prints and perhaps some paper dolls too? Then world domination, of course.

Currently reading: The Chalice by Phil Rickman - I'm only new to Mr Rickman's works, but I'm really enjoying them - particularly the Merrily Watkins mysteries. I was put on to his books by the awesome Margaret at Uncle Festers , who also gave me the impetus to share my creations with the world

What's playing in my car: Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age  - amazing as always, Love, love, love Josh Homme

Blog of the day: A Pillow Monster A Day What an amazing artist is Nichol. I love seeing how her creativity has grown and flourished with constant attention. Crafty inspirational!

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