Summer Rushing Past Me
Jul 23 2009
Here it is almost the end of July. It has been so hot here in Southern California that the only thing a person can do it to stay indoors in the air conditioning and sew. I am making a doll from a pattern I have designed myself. She is put together and has been coffee stained. I am not that happy with her head as of yet and may change the shape. I love how her hands turned out. Don't have a name for her as of yet, that will come when she is finished.
I will add more pictures of her as I progress.
Jul 16 2009
I cannot believe how fast this summer is passing. I have been working on Halloween dolls and soon will be making some cute prim Santas. I am usually a very neat and organized person however, when I came home today after running some errands I looked into my workroom and started to laugh. What a pig sty. Am I the only crafter who works in these conditions? I get so carried away with my projects that I don't put things back and before I know it, the place is in chaos..........time to get organized again and get this place in order.
I will be posting some works in progress shortly and list a few hints on how to stuff a doll's neck so it will not flop. Til then. Prim Blessings.
Hank's Angels No. 2
Jun 15 2009
Here is another version of Hank's Angels. Her wings are blue because that was my dad's favorite color.
Hank's Angels - To Protect and Serve
Jun 09 2009
Hank's Angel
"To Protect and Serve"
In tribute to my dad I have started to make angels in his honor. A couple of days before he passed he was talking to someone and asking them "How they changed the ambience of the room because it was so peaceful and smelled good". I asked him what he said and he turned his head and looked at me and repeated, "How did you change the ambience of the room. It was so peaceful and smelled good". Although he had turned to face me when he replied he was looking at me but I am sure that he was not seeing me and I believe he was seeing an angel or perhaps many angels. I believe they were preparing him for his journey to the other side.
He was a police officer for 25 years in San Diego hence the angels motto, To Protect and Serve. The 523 on angels banner was his badge number.
This is the first in a line of many more to come. I thought the gold glitter around the wings would signafy the gold badge he wore for so many years but I am thinking that it is not quite right for a "grungy" doll. Will think of another use for the gold glitter, I like it...........
This doll pattern was created by Janelle for Warmheart. When I first saw the pattern I immediately knew that this was the one I would use for Hank's Angels.
"To Protect and Serve"
In tribute to my dad I have started to make angels in his honor. A couple of days before he passed he was talking to someone and asking them "How they changed the ambience of the room because it was so peaceful and smelled good". I asked him what he said and he turned his head and looked at me and repeated, "How did you change the ambience of the room. It was so peaceful and smelled good". Although he had turned to face me when he replied he was looking at me but I am sure that he was not seeing me and I believe he was seeing an angel or perhaps many angels. I believe they were preparing him for his journey to the other side.
He was a police officer for 25 years in San Diego hence the angels motto, To Protect and Serve. The 523 on angels banner was his badge number.
This is the first in a line of many more to come. I thought the gold glitter around the wings would signafy the gold badge he wore for so many years but I am thinking that it is not quite right for a "grungy" doll. Will think of another use for the gold glitter, I like it...........
This doll pattern was created by Janelle for Warmheart. When I first saw the pattern I immediately knew that this was the one I would use for Hank's Angels.
Feeling Angels
Jun 01 2009This month has been very hard for my family and myself. My dad has been very ill for the past two months and passed on Memorial Day morning. My feelings were bittersweet. He was no longer in pain and being the proud man he was, I know that he did not want to live the way he had been living the past two months. I am writing this because although I am very sad I know that death is not the end, it is a begining. While I was sitting with him on the Saturday before he left us I felt the presence of his parents. My beloved grandparents. I saw that my grandmother was smiling. I knew then that it would not be long. He went peacefully and that was what I felt. Peace. There have been many signs this past week that he is still around, I am sure to make sure that all of us are okay. I loved him very much and will miss him terribly.
Leslie C
Leslie C
I believe in Angels
May 06 2009
Welcome
May 05 2009Welcome to Gram's Grundy Prims blog. In the world of dolls Prims is short for primitives. I am not a blogger but fast becoming one and would love to hear from other doll makers from around the world. Angels are my favorite dolls to make and when I sell one or give one away as a gift I feel that I am spreading the love.
I also have started making cloth and clay dolls. I think they are precious and they are fun to make. For me at least I never know what their little faces are going to look like.
I am hoping to get ideas from other doll makers and and share techniques etc.
Prim Blessings
I also have started making cloth and clay dolls. I think they are precious and they are fun to make. For me at least I never know what their little faces are going to look like.
I am hoping to get ideas from other doll makers and and share techniques etc.
Prim Blessings
