Mini Me Doll Challenge

This year's Day With Dolls challenge was to make a small doll that resembled yourself at any stage of your life past or present. I used Susan Fosnot's Effie pattern. After the doll challenge I decided to redo the doll with a different hairstyle. I really like how she turned out. By the way, in the lower left corner of the first picture is a picture of me at 9 months old, that I used as a model for my doll.  

Thank you Susan for creating such a lovely pattern. 

 

You're A What?

Yes, I am a hooker. A rug hooker that is.

My family hates that joke, but no matter how many times it is said in the company of other rug hookers, it still makes us laugh. I have only been rug hooking since 2014. Thus far I have done about five rugs and two are close to completion. Now to get around to whip stitching the edge.  Hopefully I will get all five completed before the end of this year. I have had  the pleasure of taking a few rug hooking classes with the beautiful and talented Loretta Scena. Take a look at the rugs I have hooked so far. And to all my fellow rug hookers out there...... "Happy Hooking!"

This is the first rug that I hooked. It is designed by Loretta Scena 

Mr. Iggy was a free pattern offered in Rug Hooking Magazine

I tweaked Mr. Iggy and hooked rug I call Mr.Snowman missing eyes but I'll sew on buttons for that.

This is my youngest son's frog

I hooked this frog, inspired by a frog picture I had seen on the internet. In addition to that, my youngest son has been a frog lover for years. He has been asking me for a frog since he was in elementary school. I always managed to distract him from realizing that every year I had a different reason for not getting him one, I am not a frog fan. Anyway, He is now in his second year of college and mommy always keeps her promises. This will eventually be a pillow that Iw ill give to him once completed. I told him I would give him a frog, I just never specified real or otherwise, smile.

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Goodnight all. After adding the final finishing touches a couple of hours ago (rusty buttons and rusty bell, thanks Aunt Connie), I'm all done.  I decided to use the brown eyed doll head that I made and decided to save the green eyed doll head for another project. Tomorrow i'll get this pretty little darlings packed and on her way to a review/consideration.
How many of you have a Playlist that you listen to when you craft? I do.
I usually set my MP 3 player on and pop on big head phones so keep me in the "zone." I listen to different genres of music  for different crafts. For example, when I make clay dolls I listen to classical music, for cloth dolls any music with an up tempo mostly R&B, when rug hooking it's R&B and Jazz and when quilting it's almost always gospel music. Sometimes I'll put 3 or 4 songs on repeat until I complete a project. It's the vibe of the songs that push me to keep going when I'd prefer to just put it down and procrastinate one day more.  Below is the playlist for Goldilocks and the Three Bears along with the completed doll/bear pictures. Peace, blessings and have a good night.

Goldie's Playlist:

John Mayer- Xo

Michael Buble  - Everything

Beyonce- Get Me Bodied

Tank- You're My Star