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craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-40675745674314494982012-03-17T06:57:00.007-07:002012-03-17T09:00:16.904-07:00"Smile is the key"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmq9_PT6DDC91X2csmwqQb9HYScWqoUjqNqJnPEaab7rRiOWSegiw64iZfNfHd_Ue_GYSeSbdG288-Kau6mylWYJOTu6sfJlhYc87tLum50cVJDCubNXRDOlmz3fhCW718aaB6U8XWUA/s1600/IMAG1170.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmq9_PT6DDC91X2csmwqQb9HYScWqoUjqNqJnPEaab7rRiOWSegiw64iZfNfHd_Ue_GYSeSbdG288-Kau6mylWYJOTu6sfJlhYc87tLum50cVJDCubNXRDOlmz3fhCW718aaB6U8XWUA/s400/IMAG1170.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720868609825638290" /></a><br /><br />'Smile is the key' is my rendition of one of Maud Tousey Fangel's drawings. This sketch was done using a 2B pencil and a 05 pilot micro tip pen. I did not use any eraser while drawing this. I added the key locket, which is not present in the original drawing by Maud Fangel.<br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-32461262406394004882011-12-02T15:11:00.000-08:002011-12-02T16:53:03.072-08:00"Sweet Princess"<center> Sweet Princess</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU28Hw3xPnDBkd5QxddKVE8uVvAYkHBUOMkM4G1xLBecqOt_5kCwYxM3X1Y08E7AeQ0sPCS3ZYNQPFzg_YbIuqYG0rtMILHpgV6gHPAk7l85WC1ufidAVxmG5AlEwEHceuzdi2rIeWEos/s1600/IMAG0462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU28Hw3xPnDBkd5QxddKVE8uVvAYkHBUOMkM4G1xLBecqOt_5kCwYxM3X1Y08E7AeQ0sPCS3ZYNQPFzg_YbIuqYG0rtMILHpgV6gHPAk7l85WC1ufidAVxmG5AlEwEHceuzdi2rIeWEos/s400/IMAG0462.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681698360824582498" /></a><br /><br />~ Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-29985620338950634172011-11-27T02:34:00.000-08:002011-11-27T02:37:57.918-08:00Pictures of my present projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkX6iNlnWoH9xTi8Y2JnIYJNnZikTNt3BINROaeqZUkcSpVTyRU5NbLiFh7QOlnaZqeON9Q3h2V9v8NSY6D4JblbbbU8gUFg1IoDwsTNhAEX60iUHHEY3ioCaj-BkFm-9FvWwZlec6bM/s1600/IMAG0433.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkX6iNlnWoH9xTi8Y2JnIYJNnZikTNt3BINROaeqZUkcSpVTyRU5NbLiFh7QOlnaZqeON9Q3h2V9v8NSY6D4JblbbbU8gUFg1IoDwsTNhAEX60iUHHEY3ioCaj-BkFm-9FvWwZlec6bM/s400/IMAG0433.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679622717574235970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUPH7wsa1QJ3jS9qxnEkkcocAW9kUwcPeGbbAy9L7bCRlG-Jg_AG0x_Dno491iTDraJp4wIzqcMIBxZZIpnFdE1hBx9_7jAvbWc1RJ7NA3yu24MBqu0zCdrfgMffMPC0PCq_jeAYyqLU/s1600/IMAG0359-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUPH7wsa1QJ3jS9qxnEkkcocAW9kUwcPeGbbAy9L7bCRlG-Jg_AG0x_Dno491iTDraJp4wIzqcMIBxZZIpnFdE1hBx9_7jAvbWc1RJ7NA3yu24MBqu0zCdrfgMffMPC0PCq_jeAYyqLU/s400/IMAG0359-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679622614561139282" /></a><br />Work in progress. Please check back soon for the finished drawings.<br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-32613065454114738012011-11-26T03:51:00.000-08:002011-11-26T03:53:40.851-08:00"Special things come in small packages"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBxpSjmoH7d4jl1ktwSh3wKq7T_menewe3dqJp_IRZ1gVz8t9SLw_Ob6pBFV3Yp-T_QOhAD79K7Sjga4TFBBTcq7RGaMfeSnCjqinI14c6ewX5Exmq_qYdaXFFxYDtHGDRRFub_8t3qE/s1600/IMAG0431.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBxpSjmoH7d4jl1ktwSh3wKq7T_menewe3dqJp_IRZ1gVz8t9SLw_Ob6pBFV3Yp-T_QOhAD79K7Sjga4TFBBTcq7RGaMfeSnCjqinI14c6ewX5Exmq_qYdaXFFxYDtHGDRRFub_8t3qE/s400/IMAG0431.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679271355294919938" /></a><br />Sketched from Maud Tousey Fangel's drawing.<br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-71954442078757840942011-08-14T09:06:00.000-07:002011-08-14T09:23:09.747-07:00Female Nude<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y7QKqTKiD_NkrSSMQMZsu-Yp5cDFs_0flW3AsgI2yrbUMwnq0xA7i80L9sdMuZBZBO1t51UWEf5J5iJ2wSjPWmWXu4j5YpJmnqSieKHwc8G8boCLh-x-um2ehrro_cQPIup7UV25O34/s1600/IMAG2392.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Y7QKqTKiD_NkrSSMQMZsu-Yp5cDFs_0flW3AsgI2yrbUMwnq0xA7i80L9sdMuZBZBO1t51UWEf5J5iJ2wSjPWmWXu4j5YpJmnqSieKHwc8G8boCLh-x-um2ehrro_cQPIup7UV25O34/s400/IMAG2392.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640743974462791186" /></a>
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<br />This is based on a photo taken by Virna Haffer whose art is exhibited in the Tacoma Art Museum. We went to the Tacoma Art Museum yesterday and viewed her work. I was inspired to make a sketch of one of her pieces .
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<br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcare
<br />craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-24359335191334953572011-01-22T04:05:00.000-08:002015-05-04T22:20:10.553-07:00craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-65629547398570864172011-01-08T03:01:00.000-08:002011-01-08T03:18:55.677-08:00Christmas Carolers, Bellevue Doll Club Challenge Dolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyIHC8gq-tNY8julSMGkfunG-HRt8vc7XIpWU7EcgcQWAqFLgJW64FQtSeTnLrHT8LYAsKykE2bOWKlUS8cN32BJj_iOgcS3PvXdQk5VqHZ-b765K48R1LJCm3xEPOuzLhTvZhSSrXGU/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyIHC8gq-tNY8julSMGkfunG-HRt8vc7XIpWU7EcgcQWAqFLgJW64FQtSeTnLrHT8LYAsKykE2bOWKlUS8cN32BJj_iOgcS3PvXdQk5VqHZ-b765K48R1LJCm3xEPOuzLhTvZhSSrXGU/s400/IMG_1732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559770649474884290" /></a><br /><br />Bellevue Doll Club Nov 2010 challenge~ 4 wooden shaker pegs<br />We had to create dolls using the pegs shown below. These pegs could be used in the doll body construction or any props along with the dolls. The shapes of the pegs could not be altered.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjJ83Ck31wXGNtja0hfD_uyjIt3XJrA_6tbRrkuP2uZ70w4i2UuSAftPtBPTOmMNkoTN4nglKe8G8AQElsohyphenhyphenEZqwaC_kzq93xKGDH3-Rz-FW4CwjmTD8imZJ8OZB_DUXZE1BaWaJFwM/s1600/148511_1647613281162_1561843545_31518811_5299365_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjJ83Ck31wXGNtja0hfD_uyjIt3XJrA_6tbRrkuP2uZ70w4i2UuSAftPtBPTOmMNkoTN4nglKe8G8AQElsohyphenhyphenEZqwaC_kzq93xKGDH3-Rz-FW4CwjmTD8imZJ8OZB_DUXZE1BaWaJFwM/s400/148511_1647613281162_1561843545_31518811_5299365_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559769993076336178" /></a><br /><br />I created two carolers out of the four pegs. The other two pegs I used for making street lamps.<br />Christmas Carolers is designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzAC98tymgBf1ePC4riNTr8Z8irVpR1MAY4syPM_lhBrXFWe5XO0Bjc9YWWZjfnGas3SSUYEb1pskLoGL8Jn9KgP6ptxQnpvZETMMaH9Brpl0S4e8hrhT5KE_4J72d8JMMAupY4eJe1Q/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzAC98tymgBf1ePC4riNTr8Z8irVpR1MAY4syPM_lhBrXFWe5XO0Bjc9YWWZjfnGas3SSUYEb1pskLoGL8Jn9KgP6ptxQnpvZETMMaH9Brpl0S4e8hrhT5KE_4J72d8JMMAupY4eJe1Q/s400/IMG_1775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559771215302286546" /></a><br /><br />Below are dolls by our talented "Bellevue Doll Club" members:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4FDTcYZf4ARxENq4GrB3kzbyzytch3RU80EB0c8cCRxuz3OaHT4TtqzhgUxgIREZt0BvLOfPQN0PwUOkIV8G42vlHieIUvuIxBBn_3xSjH4BXLnhVggRNZ6sQaHYroJwQy8WbeFbSnE/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4FDTcYZf4ARxENq4GrB3kzbyzytch3RU80EB0c8cCRxuz3OaHT4TtqzhgUxgIREZt0BvLOfPQN0PwUOkIV8G42vlHieIUvuIxBBn_3xSjH4BXLnhVggRNZ6sQaHYroJwQy8WbeFbSnE/s400/IMG_1783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559772059824763522" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-7665100049507756462011-01-08T02:53:00.000-08:002011-01-08T03:20:05.190-08:00Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLUqusGyUEuIs1iQwdFD3la2zvS_Cst9Gfho_4HMzzO9AHyQukaU5_KLZIJuSTqhhsC7jGsUtc1iUvR5KnV_F5DX2kWegauVjy_WQmiRl08G6W-s9qg29qynC9oBNmWOZD9fDVhLyvoI/s1600/IMG_3229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLUqusGyUEuIs1iQwdFD3la2zvS_Cst9Gfho_4HMzzO9AHyQukaU5_KLZIJuSTqhhsC7jGsUtc1iUvR5KnV_F5DX2kWegauVjy_WQmiRl08G6W-s9qg29qynC9oBNmWOZD9fDVhLyvoI/s400/IMG_3229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559767927650247538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbksf_2pV4pz1Dcgui9mPAdJhtE7QE4YLdrh6ywLlnjjsiT6LN858U6cjG_Re2dVhoMbH-4e5CaOWaCNYkwPS7HUpsYwpODbLfknZ1q43Io-GtDTjuvf-wwyP3J9Pd3fKuwG2Ea_iEydU/s1600/IMG_3187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbksf_2pV4pz1Dcgui9mPAdJhtE7QE4YLdrh6ywLlnjjsiT6LN858U6cjG_Re2dVhoMbH-4e5CaOWaCNYkwPS7HUpsYwpODbLfknZ1q43Io-GtDTjuvf-wwyP3J9Pd3fKuwG2Ea_iEydU/s400/IMG_3187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559767256097722194" /></a><br />Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was designed and handmade by craftswithcare © 2010<br />Pattern will be available soon.<br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-27690576962940151922011-01-02T23:30:00.000-08:002011-01-03T01:51:17.304-08:00"Missy's Makeover" article published in Soft Dolls & Animals! magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz610rYQzKtx5XmfroZNuywI2e-jVWola4kJwy2ijlpmjcR0EhybJ0EnpipHAGttAC2C1kykGEg6aoRIWrrLicDum9-FPbTCnHkCdveC4GCRw0vB8sYBATtYswE1DofxRea9zazFybiVI/s1600/Missy1.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz610rYQzKtx5XmfroZNuywI2e-jVWola4kJwy2ijlpmjcR0EhybJ0EnpipHAGttAC2C1kykGEg6aoRIWrrLicDum9-FPbTCnHkCdveC4GCRw0vB8sYBATtYswE1DofxRea9zazFybiVI/s400/Missy1.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557883690735838418" /></a><br /><br />I was so thrilled to see my article, "Missy's Makeover" published in the March 2011 issue of the Soft Dolls & Animals! magazine. <br />Below you will find the published article.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRuMCUpeqgPVMsIY7YSt1ShTPW20pWIg8COnSWj15bUmzypze5M72aUYBsnhdfGsoI2iyvQirG-oczc9c50qViqOztJzdAad7aQkRRdq1riGEIt6BUaORWrfK32Viccb_AGqZtqGgKqc/s1600/Missymakeover1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRuMCUpeqgPVMsIY7YSt1ShTPW20pWIg8COnSWj15bUmzypze5M72aUYBsnhdfGsoI2iyvQirG-oczc9c50qViqOztJzdAad7aQkRRdq1riGEIt6BUaORWrfK32Viccb_AGqZtqGgKqc/s400/Missymakeover1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557881756839085394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV7xbttB1hpcLqCzIiaRLgCmxpRcqd8IOY8SiQGqcxa24KLg9MvgF3J2MUag2BV0NqqtMPLWmr49I6EToh9mBjWn4sghkt565YdesqrqVuxfz1O_zlqsS3QTZVCepl7eLwhpoGRPV4l8/s1600/Missymakeover2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV7xbttB1hpcLqCzIiaRLgCmxpRcqd8IOY8SiQGqcxa24KLg9MvgF3J2MUag2BV0NqqtMPLWmr49I6EToh9mBjWn4sghkt565YdesqrqVuxfz1O_zlqsS3QTZVCepl7eLwhpoGRPV4l8/s400/Missymakeover2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557881758115511138" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-55189157631969756042010-12-24T04:23:00.001-08:002010-12-24T04:23:39.879-08:00Merry Christmas to all!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a45314e4467304e6a633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a45314e4467304e6a633d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">This <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows.html" target="_blank">slideshow</a> generated with Smilebox</td></tr></table>craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-47137007160952673392010-11-02T12:45:00.001-07:002010-11-02T12:51:56.287-07:00My new doll~A look-alike doll inspired by a very sweet child<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcf2kIdKpkP5oIex50Sd4-CDnBK4LNagusDm5txVMXC3pwzWm3FXzBmQnkW4g6u6MGPmHwkgNr1jTpak44iINzDVbg4MIVjNuLq7yANShNyaX1_-RivkTLnB-HckedCTCsHJRkDHMCrA/s1600/69297_1623123628936_1561843545_31474151_4073115_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcf2kIdKpkP5oIex50Sd4-CDnBK4LNagusDm5txVMXC3pwzWm3FXzBmQnkW4g6u6MGPmHwkgNr1jTpak44iINzDVbg4MIVjNuLq7yANShNyaX1_-RivkTLnB-HckedCTCsHJRkDHMCrA/s400/69297_1623123628936_1561843545_31474151_4073115_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535041364555227186" /></a><br /><br />This is a picture of my work in progress of a look-alike doll I am working on these days. This doll is inspired by a very sweet child.<br /> Please check back soon for more pictures and updates of my current project.<br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-14882656759737553982010-10-24T04:07:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:28:01.212-07:00Little Nadeen and her dolly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnmusZHjYlhNn0aw87CRuUnl59T8ft9CLiqYyvzPRjeiAXxmhmZehGOIeQ9y96aGEOBVeHr9oUxaA52aR9SphcJiBOvnw1rzI0IWTYHnKAj29PhfDy4OdhC3wF4MkK_LnL9D8CP-O6MU/s1600/IMG_1548_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnmusZHjYlhNn0aw87CRuUnl59T8ft9CLiqYyvzPRjeiAXxmhmZehGOIeQ9y96aGEOBVeHr9oUxaA52aR9SphcJiBOvnw1rzI0IWTYHnKAj29PhfDy4OdhC3wF4MkK_LnL9D8CP-O6MU/s400/IMG_1548_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531567864673006850" /></a><br /><br />Little Nadeen and her dolly is a new pattern by craftswithcare and is copyrighted © 2010. Pattern will be available shortly. Little Nadeen has been inspired by Maud Tousey Fangel's drawings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-erRpLT6knZoGTm1n-0BBdakOGBB5cb-8NrFZoKHVAFLKlmHuOgoXR5DhoQOOSLTqVQdongfFHJaN32yE6alt6IostlN2dkx5VMerE1D5mzCu-b-dqWIyf7zsy30Q-3QYfOP6glD_BM/s1600/IMG_1551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-erRpLT6knZoGTm1n-0BBdakOGBB5cb-8NrFZoKHVAFLKlmHuOgoXR5DhoQOOSLTqVQdongfFHJaN32yE6alt6IostlN2dkx5VMerE1D5mzCu-b-dqWIyf7zsy30Q-3QYfOP6glD_BM/s400/IMG_1551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531568236702380050" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenwFARSvIW51GjIauLpx_AGkHTCjh4HzkyTra1sHWjcPJCg8fr0PC7T_IIDrR9cqsmHp4y87wm1dbR_mytGMUuhQC-y9bjvgSzeJxNJU59pQT4XG1kAh4qcKNtpBVa2piFk5d1YenVjk/s1600/IMG_1574_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenwFARSvIW51GjIauLpx_AGkHTCjh4HzkyTra1sHWjcPJCg8fr0PC7T_IIDrR9cqsmHp4y87wm1dbR_mytGMUuhQC-y9bjvgSzeJxNJU59pQT4XG1kAh4qcKNtpBVa2piFk5d1YenVjk/s400/IMG_1574_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531568575309014546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSjJMwZLQep0ZgXIbMfUsVQ9k33RgVR1YtZdPkSFtjKdusDrzhRZ02jqZqUxh_tZbs1ON0XUSaHrWlaJUuSWzdQAeGWhmmUZvWHG0Fe2PxlNfG54buG_1NytVJNtVHjvUbCdzkiAzno4/s1600/IMG_1553_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSjJMwZLQep0ZgXIbMfUsVQ9k33RgVR1YtZdPkSFtjKdusDrzhRZ02jqZqUxh_tZbs1ON0XUSaHrWlaJUuSWzdQAeGWhmmUZvWHG0Fe2PxlNfG54buG_1NytVJNtVHjvUbCdzkiAzno4/s400/IMG_1553_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531568469523069746" /></a><br /><br />~ Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-22525564209145970172010-10-24T02:42:00.000-07:002010-10-24T04:07:00.397-07:00Bellevue Doll Club Challenge Doll-Oct 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNLb8LyrZWOoOcTWby_0oTaoUZBpqTK1VKqirGjJcZjsPmDx7tUjKIMBnMNATh0Q7fhcArkxa3Dvl0G6tS-5rqmPQkb6vu6aR7keIepZVjnPzCKGis1szFH_ogf1c0EHTki_99sVJHG4/s1600/IMG_1505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNLb8LyrZWOoOcTWby_0oTaoUZBpqTK1VKqirGjJcZjsPmDx7tUjKIMBnMNATh0Q7fhcArkxa3Dvl0G6tS-5rqmPQkb6vu6aR7keIepZVjnPzCKGis1szFH_ogf1c0EHTki_99sVJHG4/s400/IMG_1505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531566188474266226" /></a><br /><br />This month for our Doll Club challenge doll, we had to use the same body pattern and make it our own doll. It is amazing how different all the dolls look in appearance even after using the same body pattern. Everyone did a great job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOfXUvajzlQ3PML78G15Q6XpeVYjVmzq5sawqDRloE3oYXDrDJa0MBJHwbtFC5xlDUF7IMdUW5koeAXFqEtZ3NXAIcS_FZwbIm-jrulqJZHcBo6VQF4BBL1ojJxjVk-_CkEEqmLtH2is/s1600/69009_1613639431837_1561843545_31458438_8152468_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOfXUvajzlQ3PML78G15Q6XpeVYjVmzq5sawqDRloE3oYXDrDJa0MBJHwbtFC5xlDUF7IMdUW5koeAXFqEtZ3NXAIcS_FZwbIm-jrulqJZHcBo6VQF4BBL1ojJxjVk-_CkEEqmLtH2is/s400/69009_1613639431837_1561843545_31458438_8152468_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531565577665735906" /></a><br /><br />Below are pictures of my challenge doll Desirée.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibstq20IT_LEyfQnGsraIjZkHtpvCvCVmwitEi2S-iSHZGRVdSnR2ZRTjHHtUDNQXlrTMiWkRsJMUE_HurGVxuhDipN-k_lGBGq3H5kxsXWk5mbMoI4s_wTXkOiMjM7g0tuILcEtxS3M0/s1600/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibstq20IT_LEyfQnGsraIjZkHtpvCvCVmwitEi2S-iSHZGRVdSnR2ZRTjHHtUDNQXlrTMiWkRsJMUE_HurGVxuhDipN-k_lGBGq3H5kxsXWk5mbMoI4s_wTXkOiMjM7g0tuILcEtxS3M0/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531566529958491346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lW4Vb-ZFNHOoHcrYaCowmgoF6buWogvH6uL1BukIv1YWJB_oHCVrIK2kpRqHHo1WN47-4LNVivOzUTGCPbuV2iiBoY-XDnZMOs4YBK_QDe3WSLZUA5YXMKB6hkUXYFmLKwO0ZcN7zjc/s1600/IMG_1531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lW4Vb-ZFNHOoHcrYaCowmgoF6buWogvH6uL1BukIv1YWJB_oHCVrIK2kpRqHHo1WN47-4LNVivOzUTGCPbuV2iiBoY-XDnZMOs4YBK_QDe3WSLZUA5YXMKB6hkUXYFmLKwO0ZcN7zjc/s400/IMG_1531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531567176738873362" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-75685401041456788792010-10-16T00:56:00.000-07:002010-10-21T21:36:02.690-07:00New Challenge doll~Brianna GraceI will be making Brianna Grace inspired by a very sweet girl named Arianna. I will try recreating the same clothing style as the little girl is wearing.<br /><br />Below is Arianna Vohra's picture. The picture is copyrighted by Sumit Vohra of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.admissionsnursery.com/">Admissions Nursery</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4pots3jhl2A9O7nGA4GAmiH34Oud2u8ObK-aRjJ0v5dOmM_cqd3xrnfnrSuyC7cn027cbt6KW1oRbL9Tyb0Gbk8-ZqbgPJW4ZA8vrPajW-0zugm7gjlmT9SD0262MQESOVcB5OK5OF8/s1600/Ariannabdaychelmford011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4pots3jhl2A9O7nGA4GAmiH34Oud2u8ObK-aRjJ0v5dOmM_cqd3xrnfnrSuyC7cn027cbt6KW1oRbL9Tyb0Gbk8-ZqbgPJW4ZA8vrPajW-0zugm7gjlmT9SD0262MQESOVcB5OK5OF8/s400/Ariannabdaychelmford011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528567645483334274" /></a><br /><br />Most of the materials needed to create the Brianna Grace doll has already been purchased and I will also be using stuff from my craft stash. The fabric for the lace arm warmer was difficult to find, but I just had to get the one that matched the closest even though it costed a little more. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzy1oTjKaV8ua5QnwgtXUsoCQMbIFmR8XhchI_F1DIaJfqL_yrt50EOE0zzEtmCYhhcy7CpSQ65aEUaVa8jnLSpK8XfhIAyK0jXeugz7QHanAh7rCpuJYkHrRFsm5oqWMZgElU_OoAGI/s1600/36158_1601445126987_1561843545_31436701_8009709_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzy1oTjKaV8ua5QnwgtXUsoCQMbIFmR8XhchI_F1DIaJfqL_yrt50EOE0zzEtmCYhhcy7CpSQ65aEUaVa8jnLSpK8XfhIAyK0jXeugz7QHanAh7rCpuJYkHrRFsm5oqWMZgElU_OoAGI/s400/36158_1601445126987_1561843545_31436701_8009709_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528569412027608450" /></a><br /> <br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-25831582108898004312010-09-27T03:33:00.000-07:002010-09-27T18:51:07.894-07:00"Rangeela, the Gypsy girl"~In Celebration of the Doll~The Gypsy Magical Carnival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTpFF9tHW9bb80r-EUd1NrDne8CGzfmF28OpLSJK9z7VUh91sKxmpU2bIR_walLVl5-H2PPJOIxrcMU0uV97jz49t8rr4isCuxxzruV3zwyWVeFW8-JeGkjCc_1F4PuxDARBIDVPmDAg/s1600/Rangeela13.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTpFF9tHW9bb80r-EUd1NrDne8CGzfmF28OpLSJK9z7VUh91sKxmpU2bIR_walLVl5-H2PPJOIxrcMU0uV97jz49t8rr4isCuxxzruV3zwyWVeFW8-JeGkjCc_1F4PuxDARBIDVPmDAg/s400/Rangeela13.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521540495970629554" /></a><br />My entry for "The Magical Gypsy Carnival" 2010 Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge is "Rangeela, the Gypsy girl". Gypsies originated in India and Rangeela means colorful in Hindi, my native language.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7F7NN4_ce-Y5YX3vrBoaHvne-Q7OcTFUrtlzP5oeFB5bimDJmRZBs77xU6jPhGIuSllXb-5_oIqW4nAnwXvHypjL5US7Qo1r1VwITG1nbHiSJN68jMKYD_3HZ8aFA06iGjPRnOOQH0o/s1600/Rangeela3.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7F7NN4_ce-Y5YX3vrBoaHvne-Q7OcTFUrtlzP5oeFB5bimDJmRZBs77xU6jPhGIuSllXb-5_oIqW4nAnwXvHypjL5US7Qo1r1VwITG1nbHiSJN68jMKYD_3HZ8aFA06iGjPRnOOQH0o/s400/Rangeela3.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521542880215913970" /></a><br /><br />Rangeela's face has been inspired by a picture of a gypsy girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CVj5yCbl46RTg5xcTAOmfhyf8BE5CysONkzHtEatZqd2e9Hr6c6TIhH6ifYkgA0fQ73muoQJ5eTp1_M9XMxqRm7LICPQqYwwl7BnBS-8mq6l6PdGbJlzRC_FtbWIfxvz6JmI81kVyaw/s1600/Rangeela6.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CVj5yCbl46RTg5xcTAOmfhyf8BE5CysONkzHtEatZqd2e9Hr6c6TIhH6ifYkgA0fQ73muoQJ5eTp1_M9XMxqRm7LICPQqYwwl7BnBS-8mq6l6PdGbJlzRC_FtbWIfxvz6JmI81kVyaw/s400/Rangeela6.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521771807780414418" /></a><br /><br />Rangeela will be touring the special exhibit "In Celebration of the Doll" to be seen at the International quilt market & festival at Houston.<br />I will be mailing Rangeela tomorrow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uqHO2a4ws3B7hBKiFX6C9PYa_v_25aB5wvSnuFbvDj-1vYVwrAr2UXxxBcZaL3-iIzbrnQ8E4Qptg-eVvuBXJQItMcx0SjjEls_LGhwrGfZUfn8-3wpzo_h35qVaUxnWcagEl-RIJcc/s1600/Rangeela9.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uqHO2a4ws3B7hBKiFX6C9PYa_v_25aB5wvSnuFbvDj-1vYVwrAr2UXxxBcZaL3-iIzbrnQ8E4Qptg-eVvuBXJQItMcx0SjjEls_LGhwrGfZUfn8-3wpzo_h35qVaUxnWcagEl-RIJcc/s400/Rangeela9.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521540762896259026" /></a><br /> <br />Below is Rangeela's trusted Boa constrictor, keeping a watch over her goodies. Wooden Boa constrictor has been nailed to the tray. The chest Rangeela is sitting on has also been securely nalied to the tray, and so is the silver basket. Just want everything to reach Houston in one piece :o).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7IDzpK5e9O5p1MfzFgsmPxMfb7oNKkX61R88qorutlrFriOFAZPSQfrxUQNauDlElZUpTXNF7AP6uzVXpD0T00cLbnOhJA4K641GlfbGM5ejpfTAxVn7GjXWBt2U8sjWcRgEU-Ap60g/s1600/Rangeela5.jpg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7IDzpK5e9O5p1MfzFgsmPxMfb7oNKkX61R88qorutlrFriOFAZPSQfrxUQNauDlElZUpTXNF7AP6uzVXpD0T00cLbnOhJA4K641GlfbGM5ejpfTAxVn7GjXWBt2U8sjWcRgEU-Ap60g/s400/Rangeela5.jpg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521542376990434834" /></a><br /><br />Fabrics and trims provided by the Gypsy Challenge Curator. I had to use these fabrics and trims, plus things of my own choosing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo26vwWxvyDr0FPEocXWYiEQ4JkPNBmNLYeum3AuICu9XoCHpQxc3TE4r1vyjk7_WZGLbs-oaq7M_VaKpYmNpszp2T0GHebscv4Lwtz7Ls17AcyU7t1PgNo2kAjFOcakixeuqRUJfgi2k/s1600/IMG_1266_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo26vwWxvyDr0FPEocXWYiEQ4JkPNBmNLYeum3AuICu9XoCHpQxc3TE4r1vyjk7_WZGLbs-oaq7M_VaKpYmNpszp2T0GHebscv4Lwtz7Ls17AcyU7t1PgNo2kAjFOcakixeuqRUJfgi2k/s400/IMG_1266_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521541073923037490" /></a><br /><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-17390929431169731562010-09-20T01:06:00.001-07:002010-09-20T01:35:25.780-07:00Look-alike dolls~ "Ronnie and Anvesha"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7Mz1y7t1ydHzTRhyphenhyphenKnQ_4tOljvRUaUgaaAinGamw11PrEeUT7vDjwhamKUvsoVClXCKXL2sw6ASywUCvAcV8Jd7RQ17ZLVnS63jiUrejxF18YPeRCv5CRoY00DTo-gfJZKGgeCfIYw4/s1600/61046_1568209136108_1561843545_31374670_4135887_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7Mz1y7t1ydHzTRhyphenhyphenKnQ_4tOljvRUaUgaaAinGamw11PrEeUT7vDjwhamKUvsoVClXCKXL2sw6ASywUCvAcV8Jd7RQ17ZLVnS63jiUrejxF18YPeRCv5CRoY00DTo-gfJZKGgeCfIYw4/s400/61046_1568209136108_1561843545_31374670_4135887_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518904882432457250" /></a><br /><br /><br />Anvesha and Ronnie dolls are my future projects. I have always wanted to make look-alike dolls and am so glad that I have finally found the perfect models that I had been looking for all these years. These two dolls will be my second and third attempts to create look-alike dolls. Just wish me luck that I succeed in doing so. The first look-alike doll I created was inspired by my friend's daughter, a very sweet child named Maya. Maya was created about 2 years ago. <br /><br />I am looking forward to working on these two dolls soon. Ronnie is my son. He is my most precious and favorite doll. Anvesha is a very sweet friend and a real doll. I am so inspired by her sweet and innocent face. I will try to create the same clothing styles for the dolls as shown in the picture above.<br /><br />Please check back soon for updates. <br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-4968928774950439582010-09-16T23:16:00.000-07:002010-09-17T02:56:06.073-07:00Bellevue Doll club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDHjxf3GA6XtX6slCENrxfdgRWrhlGT_pB456d9dxxXfALCAad2xTA7stTdA_7z3gLCQwoax4PcusVITaAttGCpDARUi9qldGQHr1nB7S-O6M1QLMRk1YEE3A8WtAlopFRNEuzqgMrnI/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDHjxf3GA6XtX6slCENrxfdgRWrhlGT_pB456d9dxxXfALCAad2xTA7stTdA_7z3gLCQwoax4PcusVITaAttGCpDARUi9qldGQHr1nB7S-O6M1QLMRk1YEE3A8WtAlopFRNEuzqgMrnI/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517768047025751714" /></a><br /><br />I went to the doll club meeting after missing it for the last couple of months. It was wonderful meeting old friends and making new ones too, while hubby looked after my most precious doll, our son, Ronnie. <br />At the meeting I met a very well known doll artist Rita Keizer and got a lot of goodies and great tips from her. It was so generous of her to share all those wonderful tips and also give us stuff from her craft stash. <br />The doll below was made by our group member Dianne Magnuson for the Gypsy Carnival Challenge which will be touring the Doll and Quilt Expo at Houston, Texas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVD4Gn0HB2Ab77UNn19iT8sjVxmtYXtGsxiUfvNG8SfC9B-WZgjZhMYps_G1sVhAd-8YMRuQfZ1q9Y-xx5LjpOAZ7GDJ2_sWYXfaaMtVn2-ro3qjXkst9nf4CO6OKdANfw6cBn2a4dmgY/s1600/60560_1564474362741_1561843545_31366681_2486048_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVD4Gn0HB2Ab77UNn19iT8sjVxmtYXtGsxiUfvNG8SfC9B-WZgjZhMYps_G1sVhAd-8YMRuQfZ1q9Y-xx5LjpOAZ7GDJ2_sWYXfaaMtVn2-ro3qjXkst9nf4CO6OKdANfw6cBn2a4dmgY/s320/60560_1564474362741_1561843545_31366681_2486048_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517766882696703314" /></a><br /><br />The doll below was made by Rita Keizer. It is a Queen Anne style doll.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG44QEOCa2NSGyjCfT1a_KwCA89NCz58gi4IYT3uGE4WFx44cOjvt640fQNNggLtZk7fZrcUy1q7Q2ovNHQ6rTRX6DF4g9pfvEU2_3VpqloMxmsTN-B_p5dVSpxZG-vjYR8I5zr-7hqoU/s1600/58484_1564474642748_1561843545_31366682_5270287_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG44QEOCa2NSGyjCfT1a_KwCA89NCz58gi4IYT3uGE4WFx44cOjvt640fQNNggLtZk7fZrcUy1q7Q2ovNHQ6rTRX6DF4g9pfvEU2_3VpqloMxmsTN-B_p5dVSpxZG-vjYR8I5zr-7hqoU/s320/58484_1564474642748_1561843545_31366682_5270287_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517766541023846978" /></a><br /><br />The dolls in the picture below are all made by me. The fabric and all the goodies on the left were given to me by dollmaker, Rita Keizer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix6avn5LCDZhdpQETtNmebPMv-qmy08O9iGYOE7v9mBlWEmgVRta-9gSQa0Va7bcHGBi0KED-ERNzLyDCz5L_kR5WMSNqwxhm93Mrczo06QTbkbJ0ANFT5mRYdJ4H8lljgPMQLP1SR2A/s1600/IMG_1248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix6avn5LCDZhdpQETtNmebPMv-qmy08O9iGYOE7v9mBlWEmgVRta-9gSQa0Va7bcHGBi0KED-ERNzLyDCz5L_kR5WMSNqwxhm93Mrczo06QTbkbJ0ANFT5mRYdJ4H8lljgPMQLP1SR2A/s320/IMG_1248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517766234613535618" /></a><br /><br />It was such a treat coming back home from the doll club and seeing the table set for dinner. Thanks to my hubby for preparing the delicious chicken dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWN_l8k02iG7ZC1iA4fKjRh0Pi6TMJDtP-bcZO8o93S09mg1Om6C6El1MTk49y5UnPIthO3Qt-u2FztYpo9ovEyNxYkYdKf_pltg4GwfyMAExz2MKS6IxIEgsYYTIUnt6brToW6TL9ejs/s1600/IMG_1242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWN_l8k02iG7ZC1iA4fKjRh0Pi6TMJDtP-bcZO8o93S09mg1Om6C6El1MTk49y5UnPIthO3Qt-u2FztYpo9ovEyNxYkYdKf_pltg4GwfyMAExz2MKS6IxIEgsYYTIUnt6brToW6TL9ejs/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517767441298720914" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-15343865926922527592010-09-02T12:54:00.000-07:002010-10-14T14:47:26.444-07:00Hoffman Challenge Doll 2009-Jahanara Begum is home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb5FS12QC2lalCCBBulV9dTiSnbwWgVBC3-vdHY7QcV2C0WYgA50Pb_c_je0MB6ElR5DlqKaSeS__CH90cEUKHEvtalIUEHLzKzeAgSR-baLRFuctaeAQyzzgJGceOpo7NkzVWLOqdtc/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb5FS12QC2lalCCBBulV9dTiSnbwWgVBC3-vdHY7QcV2C0WYgA50Pb_c_je0MB6ElR5DlqKaSeS__CH90cEUKHEvtalIUEHLzKzeAgSR-baLRFuctaeAQyzzgJGceOpo7NkzVWLOqdtc/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512407549100818530" /></a><br />Jahanara Begum arrived home today after traveling for more than a year. She toured various doll expos and had so many great adventures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDZcxakL4eqqh42bzluZr9H_UtjPqcAPc2nlruFL4hBWWXgBWc_LG3GTbjE-rhcyKYSZmmlHkbyku7Cgqgg0oMfgrbNQQzbZvMk5eQVUkiHLv8WowHcOaVHb1vykqFn1RMKOB_mqlato/s1600/IMG_0967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDZcxakL4eqqh42bzluZr9H_UtjPqcAPc2nlruFL4hBWWXgBWc_LG3GTbjE-rhcyKYSZmmlHkbyku7Cgqgg0oMfgrbNQQzbZvMk5eQVUkiHLv8WowHcOaVHb1vykqFn1RMKOB_mqlato/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512432677429085794" /></a><br /><br />Jahanara Begum(Princess jahanara) was made for the Hoffman Challenge of 2009.<br />Jahanara Begum was the favorite daughter of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India from 1627 to 1658 and the builder of the famous Taj Mahal.<br />I chose to make an Indian doll for the 2009 Hoffman Challenge, since the challenge fabric 'Earth' had paisley motif on it. Paisley originated in India and spread to Scotland when the British soldiers brought home cashmere shawls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRqjY9-kYOUNKIqrJZbu_H2kJOAb-6Pyy7qcz7QnL_riV-oed3IbIPnhLtZrWT-yPsb73UpWLQJsBAFThUO1iX1w0_-_DuKfPdoyg3r2fygOsgWiwgawD81X7sg1g6sEukmWdQ9oF62c/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRqjY9-kYOUNKIqrJZbu_H2kJOAb-6Pyy7qcz7QnL_riV-oed3IbIPnhLtZrWT-yPsb73UpWLQJsBAFThUO1iX1w0_-_DuKfPdoyg3r2fygOsgWiwgawD81X7sg1g6sEukmWdQ9oF62c/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512433166144792306" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-71329052973458231382010-09-01T00:19:00.000-07:002010-10-14T14:47:54.275-07:00Hoffman Challenge Dolls-Published in Soft dolls & Animals magazine and Hoffman Challenge Collection Catalog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jiJ0SpLkzVKzi_zinLR59rwC5gOXRnPEHbyF07CY0-_xqM83_6Ci64FyQiQWHjRhHqKPHXnFtTxJCC592qD4g4b6zqZRaH3rq4NQUgr2NoMSrIdFYsizcv3LQiuSGzEJt9ChIK4qsk8/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jiJ0SpLkzVKzi_zinLR59rwC5gOXRnPEHbyF07CY0-_xqM83_6Ci64FyQiQWHjRhHqKPHXnFtTxJCC592qD4g4b6zqZRaH3rq4NQUgr2NoMSrIdFYsizcv3LQiuSGzEJt9ChIK4qsk8/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511845722329659570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qo7S3yybVuWPYDh36RpJNDtgj_8FGWRK87vDU3ClBUli94fsgp8-RuVVGTieOJZOLYEyclMHNKwjieCwrBvP621OGtOlqxqsIXssaStBqmxAcKBV6usdQbpS8OpGUbzDlhaF9vBzJNs/s1600/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qo7S3yybVuWPYDh36RpJNDtgj_8FGWRK87vDU3ClBUli94fsgp8-RuVVGTieOJZOLYEyclMHNKwjieCwrBvP621OGtOlqxqsIXssaStBqmxAcKBV6usdQbpS8OpGUbzDlhaF9vBzJNs/s320/IMG_0950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511844840665783378" /></a><br /><br />Received my Hoffman Challenge 2010 Collection catalog yesterday and was so thrilled to see a picture of my doll, Lady Adele with all the other beautiful dolls in the collection. Lady Adele will be traveling in doll trunk B. 42 dolls were selected to travel this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidg8JAT0fqi3PEUQoQt4R8Qa2uJx2xRnq9XzeDbgGqJh_vvaS8MOFJUGtkq5VMprAne1_Aghyd9sHcfGeF9gEYIUe96xmCIpX6lWxVS-IpPH1AwuAxMdUTRQhNbFogQWI_D1QaNKKpvwE/s1600/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidg8JAT0fqi3PEUQoQt4R8Qa2uJx2xRnq9XzeDbgGqJh_vvaS8MOFJUGtkq5VMprAne1_Aghyd9sHcfGeF9gEYIUe96xmCIpX6lWxVS-IpPH1AwuAxMdUTRQhNbFogQWI_D1QaNKKpvwE/s320/IMG_0950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511846356197345538" /></a><br /><br />Imagine my SURPRISE when hubby brought the mail today and handed me the Nov 2010 issue of the Soft Dolls & Animals magazine. I found my doll staring back at me from the first page :). Yes, my Hoffman Challenge 2009 doll, Princess Jahanara was published in the Nov 2010 issue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xDIdvbwiYmYVTWxsXMDcwCHdqFj7NC0KzwoHtHH9VJMMGp3WUseSADSGjd2HFYLX7kSDbj79CrRC5clMnCq7Fbx2IGiHbCExOLAZiP6XGIG1RqQ29cS2ahmGx4rRWwzKlYYp0ks4QEM/s1600/IMG_0957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xDIdvbwiYmYVTWxsXMDcwCHdqFj7NC0KzwoHtHH9VJMMGp3WUseSADSGjd2HFYLX7kSDbj79CrRC5clMnCq7Fbx2IGiHbCExOLAZiP6XGIG1RqQ29cS2ahmGx4rRWwzKlYYp0ks4QEM/s320/IMG_0957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511843381903818674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP1p9R2Vcx3H_NhK8rEM3cN17GK2UghJBFBFGKiF4NMNZS0Cor52fOOUPt8vBTxGYLZ2tgeo0sjo4W0IPI3o9lv7zJkgX6AIp_DFms-5e0dHmrA5MKiaKYVChf9K90pmGKjGpSKR52cU/s1600/IMG_0960.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP1p9R2Vcx3H_NhK8rEM3cN17GK2UghJBFBFGKiF4NMNZS0Cor52fOOUPt8vBTxGYLZ2tgeo0sjo4W0IPI3o9lv7zJkgX6AIp_DFms-5e0dHmrA5MKiaKYVChf9K90pmGKjGpSKR52cU/s320/IMG_0960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511844244272253746" /></a><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-22740363286227116322008-11-21T22:53:00.000-08:002010-09-17T01:27:25.042-07:00'Twas The Night Before Christmas Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL5q27ZhlZliM7cdCSa0rrp4tYtMsPwPwQl6vVfRDAsZty_F7K9Xcsj2T2gIYlBZL_H-C8wXmWTn_UPyOfukjUhaV2aMA14wqdd4CvDmtCtyseC0r19xdddobvCWDxyH83Khwxd1pjjg/s1600-h/r2rdchristmascopy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL5q27ZhlZliM7cdCSa0rrp4tYtMsPwPwQl6vVfRDAsZty_F7K9Xcsj2T2gIYlBZL_H-C8wXmWTn_UPyOfukjUhaV2aMA14wqdd4CvDmtCtyseC0r19xdddobvCWDxyH83Khwxd1pjjg/s400/r2rdchristmascopy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271374754381201746" /></a><br /><br />My group Rags to Riches Dolls is having its third group challenge of 2008. The theme of the challenge is 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. <br /><br />Since the day we moved to our new place, I had not been getting the inspiration to create any new dolls. Well...not anymore. Our group challenge started on the 16th of this month. I got so inspired seeing all the amazing creations by my group members that all of a sudden I had this urge to create something. And then... I could hear the doll in the next room, that I had started making in my previous home. She was screaming at me to pick her up and start painting her shoes and sew her clothes.<br /><br /><br />Meet Hollie, a very sweet girl. She is ready to go to her grandma's house to celebrate Christmas Eve with her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHfni_NGxIr5bQkeZvFwOEagZ65JjcGQn2Iu2Cwbzl0iNxC-akNKNNiI6hpg9maCrMuJTOBwxF0HOWdq5UxGlzjPQk3Yr03B2GkUb-gMdFlEM10q9mq4Lg9a77csc1WyMT0uHp_J1s8Q/s1600-h/Hollie1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHfni_NGxIr5bQkeZvFwOEagZ65JjcGQn2Iu2Cwbzl0iNxC-akNKNNiI6hpg9maCrMuJTOBwxF0HOWdq5UxGlzjPQk3Yr03B2GkUb-gMdFlEM10q9mq4Lg9a77csc1WyMT0uHp_J1s8Q/s400/Hollie1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271375297576564594" /></a><br /><br />Hollie's face has been oil-painted. She has been inspired by a very dear child I know.<br /><br />Roxy, my golden pup, kept following Hollie anywhere she went.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1aJJqv1fDOY_ds67YL7TtoHNHMRzZD-FaHfE7_9Nj1QZ8t_6JqLQ8zBXAM18ukgHxsGRtGKUF1cae9FOylDEVnJ8LzcCJCoWVHnbTT2JWhI_xY4e62LktriccK4N9a6rSpwUGKKEj_M/s1600-h/Hollie7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1aJJqv1fDOY_ds67YL7TtoHNHMRzZD-FaHfE7_9Nj1QZ8t_6JqLQ8zBXAM18ukgHxsGRtGKUF1cae9FOylDEVnJ8LzcCJCoWVHnbTT2JWhI_xY4e62LktriccK4N9a6rSpwUGKKEj_M/s400/Hollie7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271375841815654882" /></a><br /><br />Please click below to visit Hollie's eBay auction.<br /><br /><center><a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Oilpainted-cloth-doll-Folk-Art-Primitive-Christmas-R2RD_W0QQitemZ260319814384QQihZ016QQcategoryZ158655QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"><br />Hollie eBay Auction</a></center><br /><br />~Mithua Bose, craftswithcarecraftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-47633487430262648152008-11-14T07:16:00.001-08:002008-11-14T08:01:17.138-08:00You gotta check this out!!<span style="font-style:italic;">Irene</span>, the Columbian doll wasn't too thrilled about this clip...<br /><br /><div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A782990' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=K4Nw3Xf3nEqt5kq7&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=K4Nw3Xf3nEqt5kq7&service=sendables.jibjab.com'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=K4Nw3Xf3nEqt5kq7&service=sendables.jibjab.com'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Try JibJab Sendables® <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/sendables'>eCards</a> today!</div></div><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.9NXC/bHQ9MTIyNjY3NTcwNDczOCZwdD*xMjI2Njc1NzU1MzQzJnA9MTkxMTMxJmQ9MjUxJm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImdD*mbz*wYzBlMjgwZGZiMmY*MjE3OTU3ODY2ZTk*MzI5YTYyNQ==.gif" />craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-60230037583965651562008-09-09T19:54:00.000-07:002010-09-17T01:28:44.219-07:00Griselda Witch on eBay!<span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Something bewitching this way comes!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU5rAOel8jqUMG2rI7ZwfW4uH3bCTzfTVRLblsAHUQxv0Wx89lq2KC8EgpNvPZop8acSbnXu7HN77y1WTwXzr8NhXNlHTrV3Oq8rPcY55pF3QIyW-mfO9bP4NE2IW_D0CzLb5NIPXu6U/s1600-h/Griselda1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU5rAOel8jqUMG2rI7ZwfW4uH3bCTzfTVRLblsAHUQxv0Wx89lq2KC8EgpNvPZop8acSbnXu7HN77y1WTwXzr8NhXNlHTrV3Oq8rPcY55pF3QIyW-mfO9bP4NE2IW_D0CzLb5NIPXu6U/s400/Griselda1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244221099179149986" /></a><br /><br />Griselda is a 23 inch Halloween witch doll made for the PWGL Halloween Challenge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE56uetAoUE_Mf6qbQwoPdkVX0coBgBoNGOp2HatcO-1HZB6OoqCfy5ugwanQBGaC5uavH92kesdT0jHrfTK_EGDlvhevYJmphYfDQUVATi0n1GgQ2LEHLYASKqUocwEXhWtA5RjP9cU/s1600-h/PWGLHHBanner400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE56uetAoUE_Mf6qbQwoPdkVX0coBgBoNGOp2HatcO-1HZB6OoqCfy5ugwanQBGaC5uavH92kesdT0jHrfTK_EGDlvhevYJmphYfDQUVATi0n1GgQ2LEHLYASKqUocwEXhWtA5RjP9cU/s400/PWGLHHBanner400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268038954315631154" /></a><br /><br />She is made of cloth and clay. Her face has been hand sculpted using paper clay over cloth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5NgKYGAqsG-Ovwit0dYt5CPaqT2O37Awc-UbESwUBVZcq0gHi1Yt68z4y41G6m5wqhNg5xXAULGMUZeI6xoC2Z2GbyOsQ6RX0_vkyqmOttETPP-YLHoib7-RBZFlBEuhVSPJyY6_mVA/s1600-h/Griselda8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5NgKYGAqsG-Ovwit0dYt5CPaqT2O37Awc-UbESwUBVZcq0gHi1Yt68z4y41G6m5wqhNg5xXAULGMUZeI6xoC2Z2GbyOsQ6RX0_vkyqmOttETPP-YLHoib7-RBZFlBEuhVSPJyY6_mVA/s400/Griselda8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244222569808858322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVmyTARlzXwsm4aabjWKYKFD5cWwoYs6Ngu2tuPCqYsF_uZGdrBJUn79eW6T7cCU6XmO0WfigJX_OjqUmKnwo7piBlAHZGP5J98me_B6hyupdalgsvwqwN5sQFY2pyyXOZDdMSDYmNeM/s1600-h/Griselda9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVmyTARlzXwsm4aabjWKYKFD5cWwoYs6Ngu2tuPCqYsF_uZGdrBJUn79eW6T7cCU6XmO0WfigJX_OjqUmKnwo7piBlAHZGP5J98me_B6hyupdalgsvwqwN5sQFY2pyyXOZDdMSDYmNeM/s400/Griselda9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244222392574186626" /></a><br /><br />Please click below to visit her eBay auction.<br /><br /><center><a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260285162037"><br />Griselda eBay Auction</a></center><br /><br />Mithua Bose, craftswithcare<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194250312088618861.post-89682465657939425032008-09-05T21:22:00.001-07:002010-09-17T01:29:30.228-07:00LA Witch Marcelle and Felice on eBay<span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Below are the two dolls I had been working on last week. <br /><br />First is La Witch Marcelle. Don't be fooled by her sweet face. She is ready to cast a spell on you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F_UX8bYMCvwjNsAs5BpcH046Get7f8xkYAohoc06JE-1uc7-hB6jo37TEMeESZ8C62naIbuDz6D4xh8jqwRIy8OzurRyuBtbEjU1D2ygZsvFXr8WIaVssminybRvDdPYbt14WgUYqn0/s1600-h/Marcelle6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_F_UX8bYMCvwjNsAs5BpcH046Get7f8xkYAohoc06JE-1uc7-hB6jo37TEMeESZ8C62naIbuDz6D4xh8jqwRIy8OzurRyuBtbEjU1D2ygZsvFXr8WIaVssminybRvDdPYbt14WgUYqn0/s400/Marcelle6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242759729464911874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpxYXSkNBAq6WbP58ThGOkPSIimn5McM3rygnjLn3cDX0FdMSMe8SwCvX3IYK-NPAhglJlPMOAaRMeONhyphenhyphenXr_4V0a1sieurV6HAjwn3sOIDePqdG0qnVlE1mz_bkBBYSisA2_zzVfZZ0/s1600-h/Marcelle8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpxYXSkNBAq6WbP58ThGOkPSIimn5McM3rygnjLn3cDX0FdMSMe8SwCvX3IYK-NPAhglJlPMOAaRMeONhyphenhyphenXr_4V0a1sieurV6HAjwn3sOIDePqdG0qnVlE1mz_bkBBYSisA2_zzVfZZ0/s400/Marcelle8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242759882298905234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NmVrrdVRcQUDbaWqwy-oJgUQI0ngp57eGelT3HTwxZy2obsjXpTnbWra5zN2vdLNIiInBG8M4lCobLoG7vMQQ27h1PPvl2tVbB51vNBR3ulP-M41qVJJQIhV3RM6Fssvp9mO9cXHwOg/s1600-h/Marcelle3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NmVrrdVRcQUDbaWqwy-oJgUQI0ngp57eGelT3HTwxZy2obsjXpTnbWra5zN2vdLNIiInBG8M4lCobLoG7vMQQ27h1PPvl2tVbB51vNBR3ulP-M41qVJJQIhV3RM6Fssvp9mO9cXHwOg/s400/Marcelle3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242760029570148882" /></a><br /><br /><center><a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=260282111932"><br />La Witch Marcelle eBay Auction</a></center><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To market, to market to buy more grapes!</span><br />Meet sweet Felice. She loves making grape jellies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2kX28oKXogDmOGGDGNbkih50CGICSOhRfMDhqxurx8xbaEYswi-aghd0Hjea7NWZXiPP3vlx1FGh45j-3i-YMkDdVboHNkFitxu2JrZuEw7lwa7f5gvjAwFc1anC1_h4dIbb-U4g_hY/s1600-h/Felice1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2kX28oKXogDmOGGDGNbkih50CGICSOhRfMDhqxurx8xbaEYswi-aghd0Hjea7NWZXiPP3vlx1FGh45j-3i-YMkDdVboHNkFitxu2JrZuEw7lwa7f5gvjAwFc1anC1_h4dIbb-U4g_hY/s400/Felice1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242760764125570098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhaLzZOirmJkzODPWLtTsGn-gz2utskTTbDRrdHK2Q8QlqXQM6G6EK9coiRNm_ykrH8qImokpE7bEqFRQdCjG2Pxz9GG1r8e_VJ8OeN7Jp_4DwH6yViFrmSH6avKXFBReS24TmSFhFY4/s1600-h/Felice5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhaLzZOirmJkzODPWLtTsGn-gz2utskTTbDRrdHK2Q8QlqXQM6G6EK9coiRNm_ykrH8qImokpE7bEqFRQdCjG2Pxz9GG1r8e_VJ8OeN7Jp_4DwH6yViFrmSH6avKXFBReS24TmSFhFY4/s400/Felice5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242760905111355778" /></a><br /><br /><center><a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/OOAK-Primitive-cloth-folk-art-doll-w-grapes-R2RD-PWGL_W0QQitemZ260281846429QQihZ016QQcategoryZ158655QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"><br />Felice eBay Auction</a></center><br /><br />Mithua Bose, craftswithcare<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>craftswithcarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188931068813798214noreply@blogger.com0