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"MARIE'S GHOST"
Hi All, I hope you are all well and safe. This is the ghost of Marie Antionette after she lost her head in the Revolution. I call her simply, "Marie's Ghost". This is a new Halloween doll for Roger's...
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BAT LADY
Hi All, I hope everyone is doing well. In my state of NM, we will be starting the second phase of re-opening of stores, restaurants, and MOST important -- hair salons and barber shops! Yea! Here is...
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PIRATES AHOY
Avast ye, me hearties! All hands on deck. Heave ho, weigh anchor, and hoist the mizzen! Any scallywag not pullin' with all ye might will be hanged from the yardarm and keelhauled in the briny deep to...
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OLD GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER
Hi All, Here's another "Gypsy Fortune Teller" for Halloween. She is 18 inches tall, all cloth, and a "stump" doll (no legs). I used "deer suede" fabric for the head and hands. When making the costume...
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Swamp Witch
Hi AllHere's another Halloween doll,-- a Swamp Witch.   This doll is about 20 inches tall. She is all cloth, with a stump body. (I've made a swamp witch years ago, but that one had a sculpted head made...
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NEW WITCH -- "HARVEST HOE-DOWN"
 Hi all!This is a DANCING witch! I call her "HARVEST HOE-DOWN.She is for sale on my Etsy site (here) SOLDShe's about 22 inches tall. She's balanced on one leg and glued to a wooden base.She's decked...
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DAY OF THE DEAD
Hi All!I've been making some "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) dolls. This is a piece I call "Teatro de los Muertos" (Theater of the Dead):It's a re-make of a doll I made many years ago. This was...
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AN OPERA DOLL
 Hi All,Sorry about not posting for a while. I was taking a break after Halloween.I've finished a new (non-witch) doll, "Carmen". She is the lead character in the opera of the same name. She is all...
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GOTHIC BEAUTY
 Hi All,Well, it's been a while since I've posted. It's almost the end of January, and that means starting on the Halloween dolls for Roger's Garden.Here's a candlestick doll, titled "Gothic...
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ANOTHER MARIE GHOST
 Greetings all,I've made another Marie Antionette Ghost doll. In fact, this time I made 2. I love making this doll! I've already made 2 others in the past. It's the 18th Century costume I like making...
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WITCH'S CURIOSITY CABINET
 Hi All,Last year I made a "Witch's Apothecary" doll for Roger's Garden's Halloween event. This Sept, the theme is "Cabinet of Curiosities", so I used the same doll to create a "Witch's Curiosity...
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A BIRDCAGE WITCH
 Hi All,I'm still working on Halloween dolls for Roger's Garden. Even though their event doesn't starts until Sept 1st, I have to stop at the end of May for another job. This is a Birdcage Witch. (I...
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SOME BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Hi All,I made some more Bird Skull ladies. I call them "Beautiful Creatures".I made some like this a few years ago. I think I called them "Elegant Beasts", but I never liked that name. I think...
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THREE LITTLE WITCHES
Hi All,I've just finished 3 witch busts. These are cloth busts on short candlesticks. The taller ones are 18 inches to the top of their hats, and the smaller on is 16 inches.These 3 witches remind me...
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LAST HALLOWEEN GHOSTS FOR THIS YEAR
 Hi all,Wow, it's been a few months since my last post. I got really busy with my Halloween order this year. I took 2 months off this summer to travel to Santa Fe where I worked in the SF Opera costume...
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MAN EATING PLANT!
Hi All,Well, it's that time of year again -- HALLOWEEN SEASON! My favorite holiday. All the stores have their Halloween merchandise in, and it's beautiful!I try to make at least one new prop for my...
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A GYPSY WITCH HAG
 Hi All,Sorry, I haven't posted in a few months. Not working that much. But I did get a commission to make a Gypsy Witch Hag. The customer wanted it to look like my original Hag Witch, but with more...
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A NEW RAVEN WITCH
Hi All,I've just finish making another Raven Witch for a commission. This was a fun doll to make, and I enjoyed making it again. This time, I took some work-in-progress photos.The fabric of the dress...
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DIVA! PATTERN
 Hi All,I just completed a new cloth doll pattern, called "DIVA!". She stands about 18 inches tall and is a "stump" doll (no legs). This is a simple pattern, good for beginners, and can be made into a...
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A WALL HANGING
 Hi All, This post isn't about a doll. It's to show you a textile wall hanging I made. I call it "Magical Scales". It took me about 2 years to finish it. I didn't work on it all the time -- just at...
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POLYMER CLAY HEAD
 Hi All,Once again, I am attempting to learn how to sculpt a polymer clay head. I took another (zoom) class with Maureen Peck Carlson of Wee-Folk (Maureen Carlson weefolk.com) This was my second face...
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SALLY & JACK SKELLINGTON
 Hi All,I was commissioned to make a "Jack Skellington" and "Sally" doll from Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas" movie. These dolls needed to be large -- about 3 feet tall. Because these...
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HALLOWEEN GOTH DOLL
 Hi All,It's Halloween time! I already got started on a new doll for my Halloween porch collection. I've written about these before. I get a "porcelain" doll from the thrift store and turn it into a...
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WITCH HOUSE
 Hi All,I made a Witch House. (Haven't made the witch yet, but I will.) This is Baba Yaga's hut. Baba Yaga is a very old, evil witch hag from Slavic/Russian folk lore. She lives in a magic house in the...
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 Hi All,Been working hard. Want to see what I've been up to? WITCHES! Yes, I'm getting ready for Roger's Garden Halloween event for September.I've made some Cauldron Witches. I made 3 witches (1...
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