Minty Girl

I've just finished this sweet little girl in her mint-green dress. I used some glorious strawberry blonde Tibetan lamb that I had in my stash for her wig and I hand-smocked her cotton seersucker dress. I love to occasionally make a child doll like this. She is a commissioned piece. I still have a few more to get done in the next couple of weeks, so it will be nose to the grindstone to fit it all in along with the usual pre-Christmas mayhem!

New Dolls

As Christmas gets scarily close and so much yet to do before then, here are a couple of dolls I have recently finished. They are both Izannah Walker inspired dolls (Charlotte is the larger of the two and Arabella is the little one) and I will be offering them for sale in my Etsy store as soon as I get their underwear finished! The little mouse is "Naughty Mortie Sneaks A Peep" - a little piece I made for an ornament swap on ADO. I'm still working hard getting commission work done.......... Oh yes, I've also just taken up the violin. Had two lessons. Loving it!

Debb's Prize

Here is what I made for Debb as winner of my recent celebratory (100 posts) giveaway. This little doll is called "Brightstar" - for obvious reasons. She is a scaled down version of my Zoziedolls - just 6.5 inches tall (8" to top of star). So Debb this little doll is on its way to you! I love giving stuff away.........see another opportunity looming with a '200 Followers' milestone approaching!

I have quite a number of commissions to get finished in the next month, so I'm going to be busy. I may not get much of a chance to keep this blog up to date, but I will try.

Bob Picks A Winner!

I asked my husband, Bob, to draw the winner of my "100 Post Giveaway". Here are a few pics of the very scientifically conducted draw (bits of paper in a bowl) and the name he drew was Debb. So Debb, your prize of a little doll made by me will be in the mail soon (still putting some finishing touches on it). I will post a picture here before I send it.

I have at last bit the bullet and put together a proper (albeit very simple) website. I was a bit daunted by the cost of professionally-designed sites, so I did my own using Homestead's templates. I am still building it, but I am pretty happy with the result so far. (http://www.susiemcmahon.homestead.com/)

New "Izannah" Doll

Here is my most recently-completed doll made in the style of an Izannah Walker doll - "Esther". I had an interstate visitor last weekend who liked this doll and bought it on the spot - I had to rush to finish dressing her before the buyer left Tasmania.

Thanks to all who have responded with a comment on my 100th post - I will be drawing the winner this weekend, so there is still time to enter if you want to. Just go to the previous post and leave a comment - you'll go into the draw.

Here it is, Folks!

Well, here it is.....my hundredth post on this blog! I started blogging in April 2008 with a great deal of trepidation, being a bit of a techno-klutz. It took very little time to figure it all out......and now I am up to posting for the hundredth time. As promised, I will be holding a draw to celebrate this milestone. All you need to do to be in the draw to win a little handmade something made by me, just leave a comment below and I will add your name. If you don't mind doing it, you can also leave an email contact, but I understand if you don't wish to do this - you will still go into the draw.

So to celebrate post no 100, I have a real mixed bag, a miscellany, a melange of eclectica here today.

Firstly, we visited a friend who rescues orphaned wildlife and hand-rears them to be returned back to the bush. Sadly, he says our Tassie Devil numbers are so depleted (from devil facial tumour disease) that he thinks these will be the last devils he rears. The other animal is a wallaby, which should have been weaned by now, but still returns twice a day for his sucky-bottle of 'Wambaroo', which is a special formula for marsupials.

Secondly, I was the lucky winner of Cynthia's birthday giveaway (http://www.thefairiesnest.blogspot.com/) - this little sweetie is what arrived in the post a couple of days ago. Go and have a look at her fabulous fabric creations.

Thirdly, here are some panels I painted to go beside the door of the new computer lab that has been installed in the Art Department of the high school I work at - the kids like them - a bit more interesting than blank chipboard!

And lastly, this head is a new Izannah Walker-style doll that I am working on. I hope to get it finished this week, but it's not looking good for time.....we'll see!

A thousand thanks to all my followers and visitors who have left great comments - you have all made this such a blast! I'll draw the winner of the giveaway on November 1st.

Number 99, Folks!

Yes, this is it..........the penultimate post before my 100 posts giveaway! I will post details next time about what you need to do to be in the draw.

Meanwhile, I have completed this little bust for the ArtDollsOnly monthly challenge for September - theme - 'Clowns'. I just got it finished in time - the challenge ends today. You might be able to see the finished pieces made by ADO members on the blog (www.artdollsonly.blogspot.com)