A New Year's Commitment That Can and Will Be Kept!!

Every year I torture myself about how "this will be the year that...."   Well, every year I disappoint myself with failure.

This year my poor old self-esteem simply cannot take any more.  So....I have decided to perhaps scale back my aspirations in an attempt to build a more positive self-image. And, if by some incredible gift from Above, I actually accomplish something great (you know, fit those old jeans...be able to pay the oil bill...be a better mom), it will simply be icing on my cake!

So my mini-resolution is to.....keep my darn kitchen counter clean!!!   No crumbs...no papers...no receipts...no crafty bits....well, you get the idea. Perhaps it sounds like too small of a challenge but...have you ever seen my countertops?  I'm quite sure Martha Stewart would faint and those who know me also know how I want to be just like her.  I have come to the conclusion that when your surroundings are uncluttered so, too, is your mind and life.

Here is my new daily goal.  Wish me luck!


By the way, we did not choose the blue countertop. It was here when we moved in and rather than put in new ($$$) we have chosen to embrace it.

"Little B"

So my dear friend Karen D. asked me if I could make a dolly for her darling daughter Brenna...of course, I say....but not a ballerina...okay...a figure skater...oh my. 

Now, I love a good crafting challenge, but really...how do I make skate blades?!  Not quite the same as a ballet slipper, is it? 

Please meet Figure Skating star, Lil' B!!

Thanks for the challenge, Karen!  I hope your B likes Lil' B.

For Three Sweet Sisters

I made these dolls for three sweet sisters. Merry Christmas to Laura, Sarah, and Kate!

Jazz Dolls

I am new to blogger land and forgot to add a picture of the jazz dollies. As I create new dolls I will add them to this blog.

The dolls are traditional rag dolls. No buttons or small parts to worry about.

The ballet dolls are created using a pattern from bitofwhimsyprims. Thanks, Sarah!

The jazz dolls are based on an old, old rag doll pattern.

Dollies for Ballet

So...I made some dollies for my daughter because I thought she might like them....Oh, I absolutely love them, too!

Then I thought "Well, if we love them perhaps some other little girls will, too."

So now if you order a ballet doll or a jazz doll, $5 from each doll will go toward a scholarship fund at Island Dance Academy.

Ballet girls come in pink, lilac, light blue, and navy (with short sleeves or sleeveless).

The jazz girls available only in black.

Hair and eye colors can be ordered to look like its recipient, if desired.