Hope For The New Year and A Blue Moon Tonight!!!!!!!

Today is the last day of 2009 and I am not sad to see it go!!!!! Not at all!!!! I am full of HOPE and HOPEFUL all will get better with the coming of a NEW YEAR!!!!!!  I plan to let my SPIRIT SOAR this year!!!!!  Hope everyone will join in and be as hopeful as you possibly can!!!  You can find more hope here!!!!!!!  http://sewdollswhosnext.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010-year-of-hope.html  Madame Samm is always having fun on her blog!!!!! She makes wonderful sweet dolls and you will love them!!!!! Madame Samm is also hosting a give a way!!!!!  I would love to win her give a way doll named HOPE!!!!!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! KEEP THE HOPE GOING!!!!!! HUGS TO ALL!!!!!! CARLA

Raggedy's Wrapping Up!!!!!

 Here is a little pic of a Christmas card made by our beginner artist Jager!!!!

Good Morning!!!!! Hope today finds you well and Ready for a New Year!!!!!  A new year always brings new hope!!!!!!  Sometimes Hope is all we have!!!!! And we have to keep it!!!!!! Some pics of Raggedy's trying to help out wrapping Christmas gifts!!!!!

Well they got all tuckered out and finally fell asleep all wrapped up in Spongebob!!!!!  hee hee!!!!!!

Hugs Carla

Twas Almost the Night Before Christmas!!!!!!!!

Too close for comfort now!!!!! Oh no!!!!! Everything is not done!!!!!  It is getting closer and closer!!!!!  I have some goodies to show I am saving for Christmas Eve!!!  So make sure to come for another visit!!!!!  hugs

A few little Annies have been helping out around here lately!!!! Maybe they know Santa has been checking his list!!!! HEE HEE!!!!                                                                   

Good Morning Sunday!!!!!

Well here in Ky we got a slight dusting of !!!!! SNOW!!!!!!  Almost Christmas!!!!!!!Everyone take a look at this fun!!! fun!!!! fun!!!! place to visit!!!!!!   Cute little dollies!!!!I love their little faces!!!!!! This is from Jess of Little Dirt Lane!!!! She is having this cute little give a way!!!!!!    So go check it out!!!!!    Click the Little Dirt Lane Button in my side panel to visit!!!!!!

oh!!!!! It is already Dec 14, 2009!!!!

Almost Christmas!!!!! Almost a New Year!!!! Time flies!!!!  I keep getting older!!!!  Ok it is time to stop now!!!!!  Would like to settle in to a nice warm hybernating slow drift for awhile now!!!!! Would be great!!!!!!

Some of you know but I have a two year old grandson Jager!!!!  Life is all about Jager hee hee!!!!!  Going to show some of his artwork today!!!!! He is already very artistic, can put beads on a string, can use scissors even if not on the best things to cut!!!! Hee hee   gotta hide those all the time!!!!!  Ta Da!!!!!!  Hope everyone has a great Monday and is able to take some time for some fun!!!!  hugs

I have been honored with two awards!!!! Wow!!!

Visit Jess!!!! You will love it here!!!!

Jess of Little Dirt Lane has given me my first award as a blogger and she also made my days with what she had to say about me!!!!! Wow!!!!  Thanks Jess!!!!

Jess makes wonderfully adorable little dolls, that make you want to pick them up and give them a hug!!!!!  Jess also has an original dolly pattern on her site for sale!!!!! Check her out!!!!!!

The rules are as follows:

(1) Thank the person giving the awards

(2) Copy awards to your blog

(3) Place a link to their blog.

(4) Name 7 things people don't know about you.

(5) Nominate 7 bloggers

(6)Place a link to those bloggers

(7) Leave a comment on their blogs letting them know of their awards

Sew!!!!   Sew!!!   Sew!!!! Seven things you don't know about me!!!! Hee hee  Here is all the deep dark secrets!!!! Ha ha!!!! The skeletons in my closet(s) I actually have seven closets!!!! Hmmm and you really don't want to know what is in them!!!!!!

1.  Me and my sewing machine do not get along well!!!!!

2 .Me and getting poked with needles do not get along well!!!!

3. Me and the telephone ringing while I am sewing do not get along well!!!

4. Me waking up the baby while sewing do not get along well!!!!

5. You know what!!!! Me and my computer do not get along well!!!!!

6. Me and the kitten in my sewing stuff do not get along well!!!!!

7. Sounds bad doesn't it!!!!! Hee hee   By now you probably think I don't get along well with others... but!!!!! I do!!!!!  And one of my greatest blessings is all the friends that I feel so close to that I have made online, through blogs and looking at dolls!!!!!!   Online I feel like I have collected a large group of wonderful dolls!!!!!  You know!!!!  Friends!!!! Dolls!!!! You love them, you miss them when you don't hear from them for awhile!!!!!  You feel for them when they are having hard times!!!!! You are happy for them when things are going great for them!!!!!  You wish them all the best life has to offer!!!!!!!!!

Wow I love so many and their blogs this is hard to do..... Some do not have blogs and some do not accept awards.... 

Whoops!!!! I forgot to mention!!!! Me and rules do not always get along!!!!! 

My first online wonderul friend is one who has a website and on there you can find her blog!!!!!  http://www.freewebs.com/vanilabn/  This is Kim and she makes wonderful heirloom collectible cloth dolls!!!!!!  Her dolls make you feel like you have drifted back in time and you are lying on mawmaws big quilted bed with one of her childhood dolls cuddled up beside you!!!!  Kim is very sweet and her dolls are wonderful!!!!!!  Kim has recently started designing her own patterns and the are adorable!!!!!  Check them out when you get to her site!!!!!!!

http://vkdesignsbyvictoria.blogspot.com/
Victoria is a wonderful friend who is sewing most all the time!!!! She is always sew busy that no moss could ever grow under her feet!!!! Youall know I am countryfied don't ya?!!!!!!  Victoria makes lots of items besides dolls also and she will keep you entertained for sure!!!!!! Victoria is wonderful and will keep you motivated too!!!!

http://mj-marymaryquitecontrary.blogspot.com/
Mary Jo!!!! Well you just have to visit Mary Jo!!!!  She makes wonderful dolls and kitties and she gives you a feeling of warmth and sunshine!!!!!!  Mary Jo is motivating and always has something sweet to say!!!!!!

http://sistermercysfoundlinhomeforragchillun.blogspot.com/
Ok!!!! This is Frannie and she is a KY gurl too!!!!!  She makes very sweet prim dolllies that just cheer you up when you see them!!!!! Frannie is also an avid shopper and shows and tells about the wonderful treasures she finds on her trips!!!!  She has a new addition to the family, a little granddaughter princess!!!!!  Now I am not sure what is up with her blog right now there is not much there.  But do!!!! Look into it!!!!  Her little orphan chiles are a joy to see!!!!!!  Frannie invites everyone to her home to play with and make dolls and teddy bears and many other wunderfuls!!!  Here is another link to some of Frannies fun!!!!!
http://treehouse-in-the-hollow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

http://home-farm-primitives.blogspot.com/
This is Val!!!!!  She has led me along the way into my world of making dolls!!!!!  Not only does she make wonderfully prim and purdy dolls she helps newbies like me!!!!  She doesn't mind how many (stupid) (not stupid) questions I ask!!!!!  She never fails to have something good to say about my creativeness no matter the mess I make!!!!!  Val is in the process of buying and selling homes and moving to her dream home farm!!!!  You can find Val and a whole group of the most wonderfully fun sweet dolly makers ever here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/All_Things_Primitive/  This group has been one of my greatest blessings!!!!  Fun challenges!!!! Great Swaps!!!!  Lot of wonderful designers!!!! Very fun group to be a member of!!!!!!

http://http://raggsnbags.blogspot.com/
Meet Heather!!!!  She is VAL'S Moderator  at International-Prim-Dollmakers!!!!!  Heather makes and sews and makes and sews!!!! Heather can cheer you up in a heartbeat!!!!  Heather is very talented and sews sew well!!!!  Heather and I were partners in my first swap and I recieved a beautiful halloween prim dolly and her kitty!!!! Loved it then!!!!! Love it still!!!! And Heather even though she lives in the UK must be part Southern Gurl, because the cat I sent her was homely to say the least and she accepted it with great charm!!!!!!  Or maybe it was her big heart!!!!!  Very sweet!!! You must get to know her!!!! You will love her too!!!!!

http://bebebabies.blogspot.com/2009/11/soooooooooooo-exciting.html
This is Casie!!!!  Casie is also a wonderful babies, dolls and toy maker!!!! Casie is very sweet!!!!  She makes sure if you are a customer that you get the best service possible!!!
You just gotta see her babies!!!! Such sweet little faces and noses!!!!!  Casie is finishing school and not able to work on as many babies as she had previously but this is one blog you will want to make sure you visit!!!!!! 

Wow there are so many wonderful bloggers out there!!!!!!  Be sure to check out my sidebar also!!!!!  Jess also gave awards to a lot of blogs that I also love but they already had awards!!!!! Be sure to check out everyone she sent awards to!!!!!!  Be sure to watch my blogs for some more wonderful blogs for you to visit!!!!!  huggies to you all!!!!!  carla

December 1st 2009!!!!!

For the first day of December it was a very nice day here where I am in Ky!!!!  I did finish up a little something something but will have to wait to show a few more days!!!!  I guess every since I was a child I make it a point to look at the moon as many nights as I possibly can!!!!!  Tonight I looked and it seemed full, but the calendar says not full until tomorrow and guess what we also have a full moon for New Years Eve, which means it will be considered a blue moon!!!! Wow!!!! And on New Years Eve!!!!  Hope it brings good things to all!!!!!  I really have to get busy working on some new things and seeing what is up with Christmas!!!!!!  hugs to all

A Couple of Pics!!!!!

Decided I would show  the turkey I fixed up for Thanksgiving and tell everyone I hope they have a Great Thanksgiving!!!!!! Now let me know what you think of my little turkey gourd!!!!! Does he look like Jager could have made him?!!!!!!  He didn't!!!!! It was me!!!!!  But the day I was going to make a turkey well I just could not sit down and sew one up so then I saw this little gourd looking at me and well that was it!!!!!! Hugs to All!!!

I did it!!!!!!

Hee hee!!!!! I did it!!!! I changed my background only took me a week and I also changed the banner!!!!! Sorry if you are new to my blog but as you get to know me you will understand that I am tech challenged and have problems with this stuff!!!! But I am also a very determined person with a very hard head!!!!!!  Hope you are surfing about and having some fun!!!!! Be sure to go to bottom of page for lots of dolly pics and other pages to look at some other fun items and never forget my grandbaby Jager has a video of his own on here too!!!!! Check out my little sunshine!!!!! hugs to all

Remember the Christmas with Raggedy Ann!!!!!

Here are two old Annies I have and they are helping me make dolls!!!!! Aren't they sweet!!!!!!! The little one is before I stained her too dark!!!!!!  Now she gets to get really grungy though and she will smell wonderful!!!!!!

And here are the Annies again helping me show off a wonderful kitty I recieved from Mary Jo!!!!!!

Learning all the time!!!!! GOOD!!!!

Well a few weeks back I was coffee staining a Christmas Swag, Gingers, and I used coffee from the pot, and I noticed it turned out way more stained than I had actually intended and I wasn't sure why!!!!! Well then this past week I went to stain a small doll and once again instead of using instant coffee I used coffee from the pot!!!!! Ok way
darker than I had wanted as this was going to be for someone who preferres lightly primed items... so lesson learned took me twice to realize what was causing this and now I will not forget!!!!!! Use the instant for lighter staining!!!!! Yaa!!!!! Just goofing off for awhile today and then back to the mice!!!!!! I am hoping these mice will be just

about too funny to loose the challenge I am in!!!!!!  Adding a couple of pics of my staining attempts!!!!!! Have a wonderful day!!!!!!!

For AmberRose Chyann on 18th Birthday!!!!!!

Here is a few pics of the doll I made for my daughter!!!!! And she liked it!!!!  I didn't go prim but purdy for her!!!!! She is my little princess always!!!!! Hope you like her!!!  I am still working on a couple of little mice and hope to finish them up soon!!!!! I am also looking forward to starting on some new projects!!!!! My mind is on overload of wonderful things I want to create!!!!!!!  Huggies to all!!!!!!

Scurrying and hurrying with mice!!!!!! hee hee

Hi All!!!!!! I am currently working on the cutest little mice!!!!! We are doing them as a challenge in my prim group!!!!!! Check side bar for group info!!!!!! If you want to see the patterns just look here!!!! They are by Ginny http://www.happyheartpatterns.com/new.html

Lookie!!!!!

Just wanted to show what my friend Victoria did

with my logo on her embroidery machine!!!!! Way

cool!!!!! Isn't it!!!!  What fun one of these would be!!!

Victoria and I are in International Prim Dolls and Pincushions!!!!

You can look to the right and find our group, it is a very fun and

educational group!!!!!  Check it out!!!!! 

a little creative adventure!!!!

Your rainbow is strongly shaded violet.

What is says about you: You are a creative person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Kitty Cat From Mary Jo

Look at this little cutie!!!!! Given to me by Mary Jo of
http://mj-marymaryquitecontrary.blogspot.com/

Take a look at her site for some fun!!!!!
Thanks Mary Jo!!!!!

Christmas With Annie!!!!!

Hi All!!!!! Well there is a new adventure with Raggedy Ann!!!!!  I really love Raggedy Ann and without I am not sure dolls and doll making would be what it is today..... so
I like these little opportunities and have Annie involved in an adventure!!!!! Click the
Christmas With Annie button to go read about it and begin the adventure..... I had fun
with the Raggedy Ann Birthday Blog Party and I am sure Christmas with Annie will
be lots of fun too!!!!!!! Hope to see you there!!!!! huggies

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

HI YAWL!!!!!!!
ALMOST HALLOWEEN AND ALL THE LITTLE SPOOKY MUNCHKINS WILL BE OUT TRICK OR TREATING AND WHAT FUN WILL THAT BE!!!!!! I LOVE HALLOWEEN AND FALL!!!!! ALL THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!!!! I HAVE SEEN SO MANY CUTE DOLLS AND DECORATIONS FOR FALL AND HALLOWEEN!!!!!! ABOVE IS SOME CUTE PICS IN A SLIDESHOW!!!! HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!!!!! HUGS CARLA

Sometimes!!!!!

Hi All!!!!! Today I wanted to share a cute pic and an idea!!!!!  Leaving behind a trail of kindness every day that you can!!!!! And then hopefully someone will also do such for you!!!!!! Wonderful!!!!!!!!

Beautiful Berries!!!!

I don't know what kind of berries these are, but they are very pretty!!!!!!  Fall has the most beautiful colors!!!  But still it means winter is on the way and I am not a fan at all!!!! I wish we could always have good weather!!!!!! I am a BIG DREAMER!!!!!!

Hmmm!!!!

Haven't completly finished anything recently but soon!!!!! But can't show!!! So!!!!!
The ninth was Jagers Second B Day!!!!! As I tell everyone  How much fun he is!!!!!

Some pics!!!!! As I always show pics of my little guy!!!!!!! Also see this little
princess!!!!!  She is my oldest son John's girlfriends Baby Girl Lexi!!!!! And she
is a doll!!!! So when I get a chance she I claim her too!!!!!  My mom and John
with Lexi!!!!!  huggies carla

Some of my favorites!!!!!

Didn't know what to say today!!!! So some pics for your viewing!!!!

More Pics!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to Jager my grandbaby and to Raggedy Ann!!!!!

Jagers Two Year Old Birthday in on Wednesday the 9th and he is wonderful!!!!!!!!

And today is the Raggedy Ann Birthday Blog Party!!!!!  Any one our there!!!!! Show your Annies!!!!!!

New mini baby by KIm

MY friend Kim at Vanilla Bean has a new mini bean baby for sale.  It is in dolls for sale on her website!!!!

http://www.freewebs.com/vanilabn/  Take a look she is a little doll!!!!!! Hee hee

Willie (hubby's) Crafts