Saturday Snippets

My computer is running really slow at the moment, think it needs

defragging. I'm trying to check out all the many blogs on the OWOH blog event and the slowdown is really frustrating. It could be worse though - I have my suspicions that the early 60s computer shown above was NOT highspeed.

Due to the frustration level of waiting for my computer to load sites, I have not been sitting here as much as I normally do. Have several pieces on the go at the moment. Some kindreds, a faerie piece and a bust.

The faerie is a piece that I sculpted last year with some old prosculpt that had problems. The light colour clay baked to a verydark, mottled brown. I'm painting it now and thinking of making it into a snow/winter fae welcoming Spring. Still playing with several ideas and will have to see what develops

I don't do Pink Saturdays, however the item below was too good to pass up.

Yes folks - this is a bathtub! For the gal, or guy, that has everything. Sure to put you in 'the pink'

A lot of the fun of looking through vintage magazines is the advertisements. Here are a few, that are just SO wrong now.

Uh-huh. (I think the least said about this, the better)

"Instantaneous Cure!" ....I BET!

Like to the emergency room after she bops him one

Any bets on where these docs are now?

This is just SO wrong on so many levels

At the beginning of this post, I referred to the OWOH blog event.

As of today there are over 800 bloggers participating with giveaways. This is such an amazing way to discover new blogs, make new friends and be inspired. I'm loving it!

If you haven't already checked out my OWOH blog post for your chance to win Cordula

Please do so! A HUGE Thank You to everyone that has already posted a comment. She was a lot of fun to create and the response is very gratifying.

The Ado (Art Dolls Only) group is also participating in OWOH this year and is offering works from 17 of their artist members. 17 chances on one blog - can't beat that!

This is the piece I did for the ADO giveaway. He's bendable and can be hung on a wall or sit him on a little chair or shelf. Check out this little guy and all the other fabulous ADO offerings here

Well, I'm off to my studio.....wishing everyone a fabulous weekend!

Much ADO About.....Faces

I belong to ADO (Art Dolls Only) and today snagged a treasury on Etsy featuring a few of the many talented artists that are on this team. It was very hard to pick just 12 so I had to set some criteria for myself and look for faces and backgrounds that would (hopefully) flow. You can click the above image for more detail, or you can check out the treasury on Etsy and click the various artists to check out their shops.

Guardian of Broken Hearts - ADO Challenge Piece

Finally I've finished my ADO Broken Hearts Challenge Piece..."Guardian of Broken Hearts". My thinking behind this is that often when one's heart is broken, we try to hide it. It is like a guardian takes it and protects it for us...however at times we can't help but let the world see - thus, the open skirt.

She is sculpted from polymer clay and affixed to a modified vintage birdcage. The hearts in her basket are also polymer clay. She is dressed in vintage silk and antique lace and trim. Her hair is tibetan mohair. She stands approximately 12" tall. I plan on putting her in my Etsy shop later today.

To see more ADO (art doll only) members Broken Heart Challenge pieces, visit the ADO Blog

Guardian of Broken Hearts ~ WIP

The Art Dolls Only Group (ADO) Broken Heart Challenge ends today...and I WILL be done! Yes, I left this to the last minute *sigh* and am now in the process of costuming and wigging my "Guardian of Broken Hearts". The above pic is the state she was in on Saturday.

This is the first cage type doll I have done. I've had a vintage bird cage on my shelf for several years, wanting to do something with it and this piece was the perfect application (with slight modifications). Will post pics of her completed later today.