A School Desk for the Hittys

Found this sweet desk for the Hittys at the B Street Thrift Shop. Went there looking for a Dustbuster (to clean up from my carving more easily); they had them, but it was impossible to test them because none of them were charged up. So didn't buy one.

But I was happy to find this cute desk, just the right size for the Hittys and the lid lifts up, too! Lucky me!!

SISTERS: Sharing a Bed

There are three dogs beds, count them: THREE! near the computer, but both Poki and Grace wanted THIS dogbed! Actually, they can both fit in there if they snuggle up close.

My First Carved Hitty's FINAL Face

When my carving tools arrived from Little Shavers, I had to try to make my first carved Hitty's face look a little better. I think I did; she looks more "old fashioned," like a Hitty should, and her face is more contoured.

Here you see the "before" below and the "after" ro the right. I promised her she doesn't have to "go under my knife again." Now if I can just make her two similar arms and two similar legs!! Notice I said "similar" and not identical--I'm a realist, after all.

My New Tag

Yesterday I made a new tag for my wares at the gallery. I couldn't think what to call my "line," so I decided to call it My Stuff, as you can see.

The tag isn't perfect, but it's good enough for now. I used Print Shop and I'm not that good at using it and couldn't find the disk to let me do other stuff with it, so just used what I could get at without the disk. (It's here somewhere!!! Famous last words. )

Finished Cat

Here she is, all done. I tacked the tip of her tail to her shin, because otherwise, it just stuck out at a weird angle, like it had a mind of its own.

Yet Another Wool Cat Creature!!

I really thought this one would be a squid or maybe a pickle! But, no, it was a CAT, again!!! But she's cute and will be cuter when she has a set of whiskers on EACH side of her face. I think she'll have some eyebrows, too, and a wooly orange tail. She's made from part of a suede thrift store skirt and a felted thrift store sweater. The eyes, beads, and collar are new.

Old Doll is Dressed

I used old linens with lovely crocheted edgings for the sleeves and trim on this dress. I buy them just for this purpose at yard/rummage sales. Often they have small tears or stains, but I can work around those. These dolls were very inexpensive and always sold without clothing; girls or their mothers were supposed to dress them, like I did this one. Now this doll is ready to go back to her home, and I will eventually dress the one that is mine, and give her a new lower leg.