OWOH 2010, Addison and Ben

This time of year is full of love, family, friends and laughter, I wish you all lots of all of the above!!

For those of you traveling, I wish you a safe journey and for those of you expecting travelers I wish them a safe journey to your homes:)

The time has come once again for the One World One Heart event!!! Last year was my first time partaking and what a great experience that was!!!Thanks to Lisa's over at A whimsical bohemian ( I can't seem to get the link to her page work right now but am going to try and add a click able badge on my tool bar)

Any way, this is a great event that you should ALL attend. There will be LOTS of cool stuff to be won and a ton of wonderful people to meet:)

This might just be my last doll for 2009!! (maybe not too LOL)

Her name is Addison and her little mouse friend is Ben.

Addison still need some shoes...hehe hopefully tonight:)

Monster, Ornie and Earnest Philip Samual

November's Mini Monthly Challenge was to make a doll using a foreign objest, I had this tiny hour glass that I wanted to use. Earnest Philip Samual (Earnie) was what came about. Poor little lad is worried about time marching on. Even at his young age he relizes that "Time Waits For No One"

ADO did an Ornament exchange for Christmas with a "secret santa" and LUCKY ME had Nicole from

http://www.itsybitsyfunzyonesie.blogspot.com/

Isn't my ornie the cutest ever!!!!

Then to make me even luckier, for Zan's www.wildatheartart.blogspot.com monster swap........I got Nicole AGAIN!!! Man, how can one girl be soooooo lucky??? Just look at my swap!! If you thought my ornie was adorable, take a look at my monster and his girl:) How adorable are they???

MONSTERS MONSTERS MONSTERS!!!

The sweet and talented Zan from http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/2009/08/monster-mash.html hosted a monster swap that I think about 40 people participated in and now that it is over she has posted the monster parade to showcase ALL the amazing monsters!!! You simply MUST pop over to her blog to see them!! Here is her link again just in case you missed it the first time:) lol
http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/2009/08/monster-mash.html

Thank You Zan, for again being such a wonderful host and bringing all of us together for such a fun event :) WE LOVE YOU!!

HUGZ
Jacqui

THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE EBAY A TRY

So it has been a few years since I have listed anything on ebay so I thought I would give it another try??? Boy it has changed alot since I used it last!! Looks different and I don't know how to make it look pretty:(

Please take a few min and check out Elijah Edwards auction:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220503371294




























tonight is the midnight ball, Yve is hosting it and you simply MUST attend!!!! There will be sooooo many amazing dolls to see!! Check it out:)

http://www.freakylittlethings.com/Site/Welcome.html

Elsie, Bella, their BIG hats and more!!!!

I have been just terrible with updating my blog:( I have a million things on the go and can't seem to post about any of it:( This is the last thing I finished so though I would at least post them.

I have on the go my monster swap that Zan is hosting from http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/2009/08/monster-mash.html You still have time to sign up if you haven't yet!! The deadline is Nov 4th

an ornament Christmas exchange with my ADO members, and a few challenges,(that are due soon...ugh, I haven't started yet) Oh, you should check out the Halloween challenge finished dolls on the ADO blog, they are awesome!! http://artdollsonly.blogspot.com/

A few DAG challenges to do, one to finish and one to start... Check out the Dark Artist Blog to see some wicked, dark art by some amazing artists!! http://darkartistsguild.blogspot.com/

So after my hat lesson with Kamila the hat master, http://woodedwoods.blogspot.com/ this is what came of it:) Elsie and Bella.

Elsie is trying to take Bella off to Sunday school but Bella has other plans that do not include Sunday school!!

Elsie is about 12" tall and Bella is 10"

A Lovely Award and Creepy Kids

Here is my finished piece. Clyde, Izzie and Cecil for ADO Quarterly Challenge Halloween:)

They don't live in the best part of town.......

Clyde and Izzie

Went out to trick or treat,

Clyde dressed like a duck

Cause he was born with web feet.

Izzie a bunny

Her Mom stitched her lips tight,

So she can't eat poison candy

While out Halloween night.

Cecil her spider

Who is like a watch dog,

Is there to protect them

From what lurks in the fog

These little creepy cuties are available in my Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31667011

I got this award from Essie at http://vanessies.blogspot.com/ Thank you Es for thinking of me:) You are a doll, and the AMAZING Michelle at http://thestudioatcrowhavenfarm.blogspot.com/ thank you my dear friends:)

Here are the award rules:

1. Thank the person who gave this to you.

2. Copy the logo and place it in your blog.

3. Link the person who nominated you.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that no one would really know.

5. Nominate seven 'Kreativ Bloggers'

6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate

7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know you nominated them.

Now for the seven things no one knows about me.......HMMM,,, Okay here goes......

1. I fell off my porch when I was 10 and broke my wrist , both bones clean break......SNAP!! I had a long sleeve shirt on and my sister thought I had a tennis ball up my sleeve until I pull my sleeve up and had to hold my wrist together to keep my hand in the right place.

2. I have been with the same guy for almost 15 years. I met him when I got my first tattoo and I now have about 1/3 of my body tattooed. ( not all by him)

3. I live in Canada and have traveled as far as England JUST to get tattooed. I was there for 36 hrs..lol at the time the pound was almost 3X the Canadian dollar!!!!

4. When I first discovered polymer clay 4 years ago I had NO idea that there were people who made a living from making one of a kind dolls....in fact I had no idea what an art doll even was!!!

5. I dream of the day when I will make dolls and teach doll making full time:)

6. I am a mother to two Cane Corso ( Italian Mastiff) dogs. Both boys, the first one is Morpheus and he will be 6 Oct 17th and the second one is Sirius he just turned 4 Aug 15th. Sirius is epileptic and has be seizure free since he went on his meds when he was 10 months old. He take it 2 times ever day. they drewl like idiot!!! LOL

7. Most of my best friends I have never met in person.....But I hope to some day!!!!

Now for my nominees.....who I have never met in person. lol

1-The amazing Flora from http://boneheadstudio.blogspot.com/

2-The ever so talented and entertaining Judy at http://creagerstudios.blogspot.com/

2-Rosanna who's dolls I adore and am lucky enough to have won one in the OWOH at http://rosannasart.blogspot.com/

4- to my good friend and wonderfully giving and supportive person, Michelle at http://thestudioatcrowhavenfarm.blogspot.com/

5-Joanna who's who work I admire a great deal, her dolls are simply incredible and adorable and perfect!! http://joannathomasdolls.blogspot.com/

6-Kamila who is a huge inspiration and who I have had the honour and complete pleasure to meet in person and become very good friends with....who BTW is going to be a mommy in a matter of days. http://woodedwoods.blogspot.com/

7-And the unique and master monster maker of all times.....Nicole:) who is one of the most supportive and bestest person in cyber space:) http://itsybitsyfunzyonesie.blogspot.com/

Now let's keep this award circulating so ever one here in blog land get one!!!!

Hope you all had a great Sunday!!

Tata for now

Jacqui

ADO Mini monthly challenge "Clowns"

Sept ADO challenge was clowns. This challenge will be finished on the 8th of Oct. There are some wonderful clowns that were done by the Art Dolls Only team. This is BoJo ( Robert Joseph ) and "friends" This was my clown for the challenge.

Bojo stands about 8" tall and is a full sculpt.

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, I am trying to get caught up with my challenges and just can't seem to find the words or the time to post:(

Monster in the closet and A BIG Hat

So the wonderful and amazing Zan from Wild at heart http://wildatheartart.blogspot.com/2009/08/monster-mash.html is hosting another swap!! I am so excited to be a part of this as I do LOVE monsters and there are sooooo many wicked cool artists attending......It is going to be GREEEAAAATTTT!!!!

Please, if you have not yet, go and sign up!

If you are interested in attending and participating then just drop Zan an email wildatheartfarm@aol.com and you will be added to the long list and the fun will begin!!

Kamila, my friend and one of my inspirations from http://woodedwoods.blogspot.com/showed (you just HAVE to check out her work) showed me how she makes her amazing BIG hats!! We get together about once a month and have doll making days. It is always lots of fun! This time I was wanting to make a hat for a new doll I am woking on and this is what I made!! Elsie is not finished yet but will be soon:)

Madam Opal and Grandma witch

I am so thrilled to have Madam Opal home and she looks amazing!!! She is more then I envisioned and the artist that worked on her were so in tune with what Madam Opal was meant to be:) I am honoured to have had so many talented doll maker work on her and will treasure her for a life time! I will definitely participate in a project like this again!!

Working on these different dolls forced me to work out side of my comfort zone and I think I am a better artist because of this, for this I will always be grateful. What a wonderful experience this was !!

When Grandma Witch arrived at my door, I was so excited to open her!! For a few reasons, one, she was my last doll to work on and two, she is amazing!!! For a few days she sat and watched me, she didn't say much, just observed the madness at my house. She seemed to gravitate to the cats and they seemed be around her alot. I think she felt safe around them. More so then with me or my BIG dogs. She need some thing to tell her secrets to and it wasn't me:(

I picked up my clay a few days after she arrived and this cat seemed to birth itself!!! Grandma Witch was watching and seemed to smile, I knew this was what she needed:)

The moment I finished this kitty and placed it in her arms, she was complete. They are a perfect pair and I heard them whispering to each other for the next couple of days before I gently packed her up with all her belongings she collected along her journey and sent her back to Cindy, home at last with an interesting story to tell I am sure:)

What a wonderful doll she is, such a gentle soul and beautiful face!! I loved seeing her in person, as all the other amazing dolls and again, can not express my gratitude for being able to of worked with all these talented artist and will always hold fond memories of this experience:)

Until next time.......ta ta for now

(((((((((((((((HUGZ)))))))))))))

Jacqui

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

So the DAG treasure hunt has come to an end:( It was so much fun meeting all the new people who have chosen to follow my humble blog and enter my give away for Matilda the Zombie bride! I wish I could give some thing to every one! I really appreciate every one who entered and thank you all very much:) I do hope you have made some new friends and discovered some amazing artists.

Now for the winner......I wrote out all your names and drew them from a hat with the help of my DH. Just so you know. And the winner of my little zombie bride is........MICHELLE from http://3rdeyemuse.blogspot.com/ Congrats to you Michelle, I do hope you love her:)

Can you please email me at odddollz@hotmail.com with your mailing address so I can ship her out to you:)

Now one more chance for all of you to win an amazing prize....the GRAND one!!

Big Ol Zombie Hugz

Jacqui