Cookies and Dolls

Tuesday I sped off to Great Missenden for our meeting of Rainbow Dolls at Rainbow Silks (see how we got the name for the club, clever huh?).  I was armed with some coffee and pine nut sort of shortbread things and some old doll magazines to give away.   Plus, my doll Water Lily to show off.  The rest of the club were similarly prepared with yummies and dolls finished or in progress and Chris brought fabulous trims and fabrics for us.

Stella brought Stanley, a wee elf of her own design who is destined to be enjoyed by Stella's grandson. 

How cute is that?

Maureen brought along some cold porcelain roses she had hand sculpted.  We're a multi-disciplined bunch, ya know!

 

Chris brought a work in progress.  Although headless at the moment, this leggy beauty will be a tribute to fall.  Chris says she's considering a dolly boob-job as she is not entirely satisfied with the bust-line. 

The leaves that Chris has created for the doll's autumnal wardrobe are stunning in themselves - they are made of dyed lutrador and then stitched.

Between mouthfuls of munchies we discussed what we want out of the doll club next year.  We felt that we need to schedule some demos further in advance.  We also talked about possibly inviting guest speakers or going on field trips to artists' studios or museums.  Everyone was keen on a group effort and we felt that a challenge with a broad theme and a longer deadline would be helpful.  Everyone was very keen on then submitting the results of our challenge to a doll magazine.  Nothing quite gives you a high like seeing your name in print!  We'll be discussing possible themes at the meeting in January and also via our Yahoo Group.

So in the spirit of putting words into action we have scheduled demos for the next 3 meetings.

Thursday January 31st at 1:30pm, our own Jill will be doing a demo on handling silks, including the different types of silks available, how to cut silk, and one of Jill's specialities, how to make silk rosettes.

Thursday February 28th at 1:30pm Chris will be doing a demo on dying fabric including how to dye different types of fabrics.

Thursday March 20th at 1:30pm yours truly will be doing a demo on the different kinds of doll joints, including commercial plastic doll joints, bead joints, button joints etc.

The following dates have been arranged but the activities have not yet been decided on:Tuesday April 22nd, Thursday May 22nd, Thursday June 26th, Tuesday July 22nd, and Thursday August 28th.

If you are interested in joining Rainbow Dolls please feel free to come along to Rainbow Silks on the days above or e-mail me for more info.  Alternatively, you could join our Yahoo Group and join in on activities like our challenges if you wish.  There is even a handy dandy join-up button on the side bar of the blog.  The only thing about the Yahoo Group is that you can't sample my coffee and pine nut shortbread things.  Oh well, we'll just say that the Yahoo Group is the lower calorie version of Rainbow Dolls.

 

Comments

[Kai Naconi]

I love all the show & tell goodies! What fun to have a group of dollmakers to 'play' with & learn from, hands-on! Had to giggle over the idea of a dolly boob-job because a friend told me I may not sew worth beans, but I make some 'killer hoochie boobs'. I THINK it was a compliment ...

[Sharon Mitchell]

Hi Colleen.
I belong to the Yahoo Group, (the low cal one!) LOL! I really like the idea of a long term challenge and my fave would be a really good vintage cloth doll. I saw one recently that I'd love to have a go at and even now I am doing the groundwork for making the face. Have to make a mold first. This doll was dilapidated, but originally it must have been the best example of it's kind I've ever seen. Classic! No hints as to what sort - in case it doesn't work out! It's going to be my holiday effort.