Dolls, Art & More

Wedding Martin-Hillis

2011-11-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

Our grandaughter Kari Kay was married in Sept to Tommie Hillis, and what a beautiful bride she made.... Their Son Mikey was their ring bearer.

They're expecting another son in March 2012...

Brother John David passed away Wed. 06/15/11

2011-06-20T11:29:00.000-07:00

Winds of Change

2011-04-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

Wow we've had wind that's brought in alot of cold air and a dab of rain just enough too settle the dust.

Learned this morning of the passing of my step-grnmother Goldie Gulley last year Never a more wonderful sweet woman that always was very kind and loving to me.

She lived to be 96.

Along with her passing was Step-Aunt Betty also last year.

FYI.. Who was a hairdresser like my mother, myself and Mothers sister Aunt Alma and her daughter Leslee. My sister Jeannie also wanted to be a hair dresser but because of allergies had to withdraw from Beauty School but her daughter my niece Amanda is now a stylist and owner of a Hair Salon in CG AZ. The artistic flair is everywhere in the family gene's....LOL!

Not too much else going on right now just trying to get well after having had a horrible bout with a chest cold.

Oh Just got through reading the 5 books by CL Wilson " The Fading Lands". I loved them and hope that she will continue to write another book about these characters that shes created in the books.

2011-03-29T19:19:00.000-07:00

Been playing with my sewing machine and made this bookmark today! You can't really tell but that is Bella who is now 1 1/2 yrs.... Last week I babysat with Casies daughter Camry, she is now almost 6 months... wow where has the time gone. I changed the profile picture to one that was taken of me last week when I was still considering going back to work, that is not going to happen as it was way to hard on me.

Change of Pace

2010-07-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

Music Express in Silver City closed it's doors as of the middle of this month it could never quite recover from the fire that gutted the previous building....
As I was driving out of our road, I caught a picture of this King snake, a good one to have around as they kill rattlers.

June 10 sonogram It's a Girl!!!!

Well,

2010-05-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

well! well, she's now seventeen weeks and starting to show nicely...I'm attaching her last sonogram, and the baby is the length of the hand and weights about 3 1/2 oz....

at 9 wks

and 12 wks..

Here we go again

2010-03-30T15:13:00.000-07:00

Yep gonna be a grandma again..

Casie is going to have another wee one in Oct...

We're hoping for a girl this time.

Kokeshi Styrofoam Dolls

2010-03-26T00:53:00.000-07:00

my grandson Mattie and I had lots of fun making these little Styrofoam dolls I used a glitter pen and black sharpie to colour in the face and clothes designs.. I have a little bun on the back of mine and he has a cap on his...

I decided to try and draw one out to make one and well as you can see she'll need work but it's a start.

Victoria, Amelia and Enrique

2010-03-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

Three beautiful great grandbabies...

February Loves

2010-02-26T13:43:00.000-08:00

Geneology

My grandmother

Agnus Iona (Marvill) Adams

My Husband

David

My mother Lucinda (and I)

Brand new GG baby Girl Amelia Mae

My Mother and Father Cathy and Jimmy Adams

and this Christmas's Amarlis Flower

Christmas Scrapbook pages 8X8

2010-01-04T19:57:00.000-08:00

Did these two today playing around with the digital scrapbook in 8X8 they are kits from Gotta Pixel, Marta Van Neck and LJB Holiday Parade

Christmas and Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T15:33:00.000-08:00

Hello and hope that everyone is doing well...

Glad to see 2009 go and 2010 make it's appearance! Even a Blue Moon first in 19 years I read...

Ceramics made for Christmas gifts and my messy sewing room...

and son Larry's youngest daughter Erin....

Finished Dress

2009-12-10T22:30:00.000-08:00

Here's Becca's dress finished in time for it to be steam pressed at the cleaners... This is for her birthday 8yrs on the 13 of this month and she'll be Baptized on Sunday... Can't wait to try it on her. I'm taking extra lace incase it's not long enough...

Pics to come!

Sewing, Beading and creating...

2009-12-09T14:42:00.000-08:00

Two embroidered stockings done for Casies co-workers, two houses made on my cricut (mine), One of three ornaments made for family.

Table of more beaded gifts....

This will be a small pillow of the mother and baby naivity scene....

the child size apron with a gingerbread embroidered on the pocket.

and the dress front of the baptism dress for my granddaughter Becca.

and a Bracelet for granddaughter for Christmas...

The Christmas tree

2009-12-03T20:05:00.000-08:00

Decorations of all kinds for the tree Jonathan and Matthew are putting on the Candy canes..

Santa's Letters Bag

2009-12-03T19:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I made this Bag for "To Santa letters" for Casies boy's... I'm still working on the inside pages and going to put some jingle bells on it still yet!

Thanksgiving...Star

2009-12-01T10:22:00.000-08:00

Also from the Christmas vintage class...Finished it right before Thanksgiving...

We had a great Thanksgiving. Son, Christopher and his wife Colleen and their son Ben... Daughter, Lucinda and her two boys, Jonathan and Matthew, joined my husband and I for dinner... It was really nice.

Casie has become a very good cook and has been able to take a lot of the work out of the meal preparation for me. It Was the easiest Thanksgiving we've done so far.

The Chalet

2009-12-01T08:10:00.000-08:00

The (vintage ornament) Chalet my first time trying to make a house....LOL!!! It was F U N

More Vintage Christmas ornaments....

2009-11-19T14:35:00.000-08:00

Vintage Christmas

Door Knob decoration or tree ornament.

Cone ornament/ holder

ornaments below are a star (sideways:~)

Hanging card ornament

I'm having lots of fun making these things.

Gotta get busy on the purses that I'm making.

Sewing Room

2009-11-08T09:21:00.000-08:00

It's all torn up been searching for my box of patterns and molds that I've bought, so that I could find the mold to make Sherry Goshons free pattern Holly. Now to put it all back...lol! This time maybe in better order.

My son and his family will be making a trip from Deming NM to visit today so gotta go and get busy...

This my d-i-l Melinda my son Larry and daughter Casie.... Taken after Casie's Baptism.

Cookie Cutter ornament

2009-11-04T05:54:00.000-08:00

Christmas class project with Lisa M Pace so much fun.

I bought this bell cutter when I first started cooking and used it for over 20 yrs...so I guess it qualifies as vintage....like me LOL!!

Bella Angel Garcia

2009-11-03T19:57:00.001-08:00

Bella Angel Garcia born the 26th of October 2009

5lbs 4oz. 16 1/2" long...

She is my grandson Richie's daughter.

Kari's baby

2009-10-31T10:40:00.000-07:00

Great granson born the 30th of June 2009 Great-Grandma's Brag Mini Album.

Aunt Casie Holding an almost 2 month old...and yours truly holding Michael Lee 1 day old. Brandie grandmama holding her little man...

End of May

2009-05-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

1. St. Paddy's Day and Lucky Me this is my honey !

2. My granddaughter Kari asked me to throw a baby shower for her and I did in April.

Here she is with her mother a younger sister.

3.The next with her babies father.

My Aunt Alma Passed away in Feb... and we are all going to miss her, she was a fantastic person and artist!

Easter has come and gone this beautiful lilic bush so beautiful as we hunted for eggs this year in Deming at my Son's house...

And as well as, Memorial Day we stayed home and BBQ burgers and hotdogs really very good cooked over the mesquite wood that is very prolific in this area...

June right around the corner, swimming and fishing ,camping hope to see some of my extended family come around this July for a informal campout at Riggs Lake...

I bought a new Brother "Quattro" sewing/embroidery machine in Feb. and have been learning how to use it... I've been machine embroidering and downloading free designs like crazy...

I also took a quilting class and have a Christmas quilt top done and now to quilt it and bind it.

Another class I took Scrap booking again and have learned some digital scrap booking it's fun but I still enjoy working with the papers. I bought a Cricut Expression and it's been fun to explore the images it can do...

In Ceramic class I did a Cristas and a Dragon and have cleaned and have some other things part painted...

Watercolor class again but not to much to show for it I only finished a picture and wasn't in class enough to do more.

We have had a lot of sickness this winter and spring between the gkids and and mama and Nana and papa...it's taken allot of our time just to get well...

I've signed up for a class with Sherry Goshon and Jean Bernard "Harpist, Vessel and Harp", that I think will be great...and get me back into doing more dolls.

Calender three views...and

2008-11-24T20:30:00.000-08:00

Vintage Card holder...from the 12 Days of Christmas...Weedend Project Nov 22/23

These are so fun and addictive...to do...

Homemade Christmas Desk Calender

2008-11-23T21:30:00.000-08:00

Online tutorial from MyCraftivity.com

This is the first one and I've done two more and will be doing 5 more for each of the adult children in our family...

They make nice inexpensive gifts ....

Ragdoll swap November 2008

2008-11-23T20:55:00.000-08:00

FOCD had a Rag doll swap and this is the doll that I made for my partner...

Shhhh don't tell her it's up it goes out in tomorrows mail...she's an original and hope she'll like her!!

2008-11-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

Frans Snowman class on Dollstreet is lots of fun! These are the small size and I'm gong to be starting the lg. size in a few days...

Victoria is here

2008-11-16T18:36:00.000-08:00

Born the 5th of Nov at 8lb. 13oz.

to GS Anthony J. Garcia and Laura her name is Victoria Lynn Garcia.

More 12 days of Christmas workshop

2008-11-15T08:59:00.000-08:00

Half way there the stocking is the #6 and I'm really enjoying all the projects.

12 Days of Christmas

2008-11-11T06:24:00.000-08:00

the twelve days of Christmas online class with Lisa M. Pace on the www.mycraftivity.com/lisampace/

snowman is Jingel on left and the tussie mussie on rt.

Gift tag
The Angel is from Patternbee site in the freebie section.

Glitter and glue messy and fun!!!!

Bottlecap Pincushion

2008-09-14T22:31:00.000-07:00

This is not a very good picture but I had a lot of fun making it. Here is the U"RL to the directions to make your own...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verybigjen/sets/72057594099768007/

Babies are coming

2008-09-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

Well I'm going to be a great Grandma.... a girl in Nov. and a boy in Dec.

I've been sewing flannel recieving blankets, and bibs, and burp cloths.

Wall Hanging

2008-09-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

For Autumn

I made two one for me and one for my daughter.

I found this on GiftMaker e-newsletter made from scrapbook papers, chalk ink, cardstock, ribbon, glue, buttons, velvet leaves and sewn... It was a fun piece to do...

Summer Camping

2008-08-10T00:36:00.001-07:00

Caught 4 and yes 1 did get away (just as I was bringing it on the bank) Rainbow Trout and good fun family time.
At Riggs Flat Lake in the Mt. Graham mountains nearby...a 2 hr drive...lots of rain and beautiful scenery... Son Larry and his family and Daughter Casie and her sons and I...

Trip to CG AZ....

2008-07-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

Oh K!!!! I'm at my daughters house in Casa Grande AZ and brought them home after their visit...

this is Brandie and her honey Pete....

Holly Hocks & Dolphins

2008-06-25T13:12:00.000-07:00

This picture of the school of bottle nose dolphins was from the Mutual of Omaha 2003 calender.
Done in the Inktense watercolor pencils and WC paper.

Well... I tried to do some holly hocks and I'll be doing this again from the picture that I took of them! I know that The scan didn't do a good job. Derwent watercolor pencils and WC paper
I gave Lillian this picture of them they were from her front yard.

Fathers Day and Anniversary Card and Gift

2008-06-22T16:56:00.001-07:00

Here they are!

Sunday kickin'

2008-06-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 17th wedding anniversary we went to dinner at a local mexican restraunt very good food, and then watched two DVD's Rush Hour 3 and Ace of Hearts. Both were fun to watch. I made Davids' card (my own design) and he gave me a beautiful Hallmark card.. and also a beautiful Rooster Cookie canister (that matches other things that he's bought me for the kitchen decorations.)...

I also made his Fathers Day Card which I used a Design by Tami Mayberry from the CardMaker newsletter...that I subscribe to. CardMakerMagazine.com

This is a recent picture of Casie and the boys... Jonathan 3 1/2 and Matthew 11 1/2 months

Nature Trail at Roper Lake St. Park

2008-06-09T11:16:00.000-07:00

This is the beggining of the Nature trail across from the Hot tub! It's already in the triple digit heat here in Southeastern Az. and the man made lake is a big draw...

Cup of Coffee

2008-06-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

Roper Lake fun with the boys and Casie and drawing this pic.

I was sitting and drinking from this cup that was Momma's.... Mom always had a cup of coffee and a ciggerette. June 3 2008

Another Water Color done at Roper Lake yesterday June 4

Left before it was completed when the wind came up really bad...it threw up my container (plastic) cola into my face and all over me...but the hot tub was wonderful to soak in ....

Everyday in May

2008-06-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

This is the First drawing for June 2. I decided to try to draw everyother day in June so it won't be so furious and I can possibly spend more time on a project and do a couple other types of things.

This is an African violet plant that survived out of four and it bloomed this year. W/C pencils in journal.

This next picture is of a scene from a calender picture from Kauai Island.
Derwent pencils in the journal.

I caught this picture of Casie at the Sink last Christmas and it was mostly in shadows...This is a different approach using watercolours and 140 lb. watercolor paper.

This is a Conche shell done with Watercolor pencil in my journal that I've come to find a real challenge in it's self to paint/draw in.

Mothers Day

2008-05-10T21:22:00.000-07:00

Here are two of my (April on the left and Casie on the right) daughters and grandson Jonathan.

Happy Mothers Day to one and all!

Post for ED in May 10th and 11th

2008-05-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

Well this is Mattie with his other Nana Lillian liking that hat putting it on and off...

He now is 10 mnts. has two bottom teeth and every once in a while you catch him standing alone but hasn't taken that first step yet.

Birthday Cake (done from a Trinket box) and I put itrepeated 4 X on a cardstock and have made Birthday Cards for the Grandaughters B-Day's...18 yr olds

This is a Rose from my Garden Pots I took a pic and then scanned it in and used my photoshop to make it look like a oil painting and it helped me see the different values that was in the Rose ...

Again I made a 4 pieces on cardstock they printed out really well.... to make cards for Mothers Day for all the daughters...

This is the First page (Catching up the ones that I missed... am using the ATC Book Journal pages as one of the days May #2) watercolor painting done with Watercolour pencils & paper for the Every Day in May Challenge. I'll be putting it together like a scrapbook. I've been having a lot of fun with this.

Graduation 2008

2008-05-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

2008 May 23rd Step Grandaughters Graduation picture of Tawnee. She'll be Eighteen this June! I used watercolor paper and watercolor pencils, color pencils and pigma pens...

ED in May 7 and 8

2008-05-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

Everyday in May #8 This is a watercolor pencils picture of the AZ Desert Bird of Paradise that is right out my front porch...it was really nice to sit out on the porch this morning and do this.

Everyday in May #7

Here is a graphite pencil drawing of Frida Kahlo from an online picture that I'd found. I really want to paint it in watercolor but I think it would look more approriately done in Acrylics.

EveryDay in May 6

2008-05-07T10:29:00.000-07:00

This pic was done freehand with MaimeriBlu watercolours... and it got away from me so I just played around with pen and glitter to define it more, it was done on a ATC size watercolor 140 lb. paper...Not so good but was still fun.

I'll probably mount these pics in a collage type framing...

I've also decided to go ahead and do 1-4 days which will be interesting.

EveryDay in May

2008-05-05T15:07:00.000-07:00

Ive joined a group of artist On Every Day Matters (thank you Mary O.!!)...
Here is the first of one of the groups challenges to do something artistic every day....
For now I've added my already done #'s 1 - 4 pieces till this #5 piece of cake offering... Which is also part of the EDM Weekly Challenges. My theme you ask is "Anything Goes" LOL!
First of the Everyday in May done! #5 Piece of Carrot Cake

Every Day in May#4 Grandmas Pepper Shaker This is a ink pen sketch done in my Drawing 1 Class in Sept. of 2005

Every Day in May #3 stacked boxes a 2 point graphite pencil perspective also from my class in 2005
Every Day in May # 2 "Indian with Bowl" Watercolour done in Spring of 2007
Every Day in May #1 offering Inner Circle made of gold paint collage

Matchbox swap

2008-04-21T14:02:00.001-07:00

Daughter Casie and Grandma Lillian Romero with Grandson Mattie.... :~)

Surprize in the box...

My first matchbox, really, I just had fun playing... I just couldn't get a good enough picture of it. The first one doesn't really look like it should but I really like it too! LOL!!!

Matchbox Swap

This was so much fun and I really enjoyed doing this. You cover a match box with clay and then decorate the inside and outside making sure that it will fit (sanding) and then a little more...LOL!

Jeannie

2008-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

back row Mom, Cindy, Me (Linda Kay) Grandma Roxie
front row Billie Renee, and Jeannie 1966
Grandma Roxie Starns, Cathy (Momma), (Me) Linda Kay, (Sisters) Jeannie, Billie, and Cindy

1988

Francis Jeanette (Vales) Chenowith My 47 year old sister passed away March 28, 2008...They had a memorial for her in MI.. and last weekend we had one in AZ. Her life was fraught with pain and anguish...She gave us her love and smiles and 3 Children and another's son who she raised from a baby. She was so very loved and will be missed.

This is to my sister Jeannie

Although we maybe parted now,

Your still in my heart.

You fought so valiantly the demons of the past

That thrust it's way into your life.

You can now be at peace, in

Gods loving embrace.

I'll miss your sweet smile and loving spirit.

Your Sister,

Linda Kay

2 Birthday cards!!

2008-04-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

Here is the cards I was working on and I used the CardMaker magazine to make them from!

I know that I have too much in the cards background I'm going to have to study really hard on how to take better pictures. I had fun making these too. I hope they liked them as I'll probably never hear if they did...they're to my stepdaughter and step daughter-in-law.

Playing time

2008-04-05T11:20:00.000-07:00

Iris Folding Duck that I printed out was spied by the 3 yr.old Jonathan and wanted me to make one well I've been printing these out for at least a year now and never made one so now I have and they're lots of fun to do...

The Heart is for a swap online for Tami and I had a lot of fun doing it. I've used Polymer clay glitter,beads, mica/pearlex powders, and paints.

Today I'm making Birthday Cards ... Hoping to get started on the Charmed One doll that is about ready to be put together...

Casa Grande AZ

2008-03-26T09:11:00.000-07:00

I'm here in CG I've brought Kari home to mama Brandie (above) and she is glad to be home.

The Michaels has opened here and I'm going to check it out on the way home today... LOL!!!

Have a good day!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T10:23:00.000-07:00

My daughter Brandie gave me these tulips for Easter last week and they bloomed so beautifully on Easter Day!

Luck of the Irish Wishes to You

2008-03-15T16:06:00.001-07:00

March 17th 2008

Welcome Spring Card

2008-03-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

Spring card swap to Linda F. I used cardstock, special papers (cut out flowers and glued), die cut lettering, clay, beads, angelina fibers and glitter....it was alot of fun to put together and make. Made me think about spring and all that it brings.

Secrets of the Encased Heart

2008-02-19T08:52:00.001-08:00

These hearts are done in Polymer Clay,the class was online with Tejae Floyde at "That Creative Place"

My title

2008-02-16T07:54:00.000-08:00

Jonathan and I playing in the studio I was showing him how you can make things with polymer clay and so we made an assortment of things....

Mattie is growing up faster than you can snap your fingers , he's 7 months he wants to stand and trying to sit up but doesn't want to be put down so he can learn to crawl...LOL!

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Milady the Most Honourable Linda Kay the Pertinacious of Colquhoun St Cahoon
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Oh My Goodness!!!

Scrapbook Album

2008-02-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

3 1/2 months old

1 to 7 years old from my Scrapbook Album

I really like scrapbooking and my wonderful daughter who married my son got me into this and it is great.

Patterns from

2008-02-07T16:22:00.001-08:00

both Sherry Goshon and Fruitful hands I purchased and recieved over the net today. The One from FH is a Easter Chick Egg that was free and the other by Sherry is a Mannequin for the Shaya head mold that I bought from her....

I need to get some things made and I'm going to take a class at "ThatCreativePlace.com" starting tomorrow it's "Encased Hearts" made of Polymer clay.

I have a couple pics of Jonathan working in the studio with me, and the card that I was working on for my daughter-in-laws Birthday it's a little late but hopefully she'll still want it....

Circles of Gold and of the 3

2008-02-04T12:21:00.000-08:00

spiritual, physical and mental an assignment to help the muse to re-appear

Cardinals

2008-01-18T07:04:00.000-08:00

The Quail and Dove and other birds have been joined again by the arrival of the Cardinals... They are so pretty. They come and stay every year at this time and the hummingbirds will start coming round too! All year round the roadrunners come round.

Last year I planted raspberry, blackberry and Kwiw vines but the squirrels and goffers and rabbits got them before they could get established...I'm going to try planting in containers this year and see what happens...

Of course the resident squirrel who comes up on the patio/porch will try his best to get at them I'm sure...

The roadrunner picture is off the net and the other one is of the entance to the property and the and tree is a mesquite but there are quail galoure that live in a around this area and in the spring the little ones follow the mama across the road to the other side, it is so cute..

KK and Mattie

2008-01-10T20:24:00.000-08:00

Didn't think I'd find this on the computer when I got on! My grandaughter Kari 17 and my grandson 6months...

Jan 7 2008

2008-01-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

Good Day to you, today brings my daughter Brandie back home with her two daughters.

They'll be staying with us until her apartment becomes available.

She'll get the girls enrolled in school and get settled temporalily in here...

Happy New Year 2008

2008-01-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2008

May this new year bring all the happiness that you could ever conceive for you and yours! Matthew was our blessing for 2007 and we're looking forward to what the New Year brings!

Blessing and Good Cheer!

Love to all,

Linda Kay

Woo Hoo

2007-12-27T18:54:00.000-08:00

These are pictures of me and my grandaughter Kari Kay when we went to Country Thunder USA in April of this year thought I'd get this in while this was still 2007 LOL!!!!

I've learned something new today how to do the neat picture cubes from Flicker... I've put one up here and one on my homepage of www.Picturetrail.com/linda-kay-murphy (if that doesn't take you there just click on the patterns url as that is the picturetrail site) some Christmas pics and will be up dating that site soon.

Dolls, Art and More

2007-12-27T14:15:00.001-08:00

Felt Christmas stars 2007

2007-12-26T11:21:00.000-08:00

#1.*Casies Star* Took these pictures with my camera finally found out how to use it. dh #2. Davids star
grandson #3. Jonathans he picked out the colors and the beads to use for his and his brothers #4. Matthews

#5 is Mine the first one done and the blue one (April's) is gone and not available for a new pic so

Casies Christmas star also scanned not good so that is why the new pictures....LOL!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2007/8

2007-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

Yes, We had a great day and glad that it comes only once a year! LOL!!! Although I love Christmas season and everything it stands for! There are more pics that will be on the picture trail site later today.

Oh boy Christmas at the Murphy house

2007-12-26T10:46:00.000-08:00

Jonathan 3 yrs and Matthew 51/2 yrs.

The Queen of the house Miss Dutchess with her Christmas present that she killed the squeeky in before the day was out! LOL!!
Jonathan and Matthew with Mom watching Daddy fiqure out his gift.

Blue Christmas Star

2007-12-10T08:56:00.000-08:00

As soon as this one was finished, out the door it went to Daughter Aprils for her little tree. Made of lt.blue felt and a pretty button and beads...sealed edges with blue glitter glue.

Christmas Star

2007-12-09T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is an Old Christmas Card that belong to my husbands mother and it's so pretty I thought I'd post it...
Merry Christmas

Christmas Felt Star beaded and embroidered
I had so much fun making this and now I'm making a blue one...

Miss July an old Fashioned Doll Pattern

2007-12-09T11:19:00.000-08:00

Cloth doll pattern that you have lots of fun making her. A painted face, head and body one piece, with arms and legs, dress,and pantaloons and painted shoes.
Miss July is $8.00, including s/h free until Dec.31

Pattern featured

2007-09-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

I was digging around and remembered this pattern and my Gypsy Challenge doll that I did awhile back...

The Strawberry Red Fairy Princess on the Right from 2002 is a pattern that I

released in Jan of 2003! She is simple flat face and with a wired leg armature for standing.

If interested in purchasing the pattern it is $8.00 s/h is included. dlmurphy@aznex.net

The Gypsy is also an original design and done with the fabrics that Pamela sends out for the challenge.

August 20, 2007

2007-08-20T16:30:00.000-07:00

Hello Nothing much going on here. I have been suffering from the same head cold that my 2 yr old grandson, and his mom have had the last few days...

My daughter has started back to work and Jonathan will be in daycare and I'll be taking care of the baby, so for awhile which will alow me to make a doll or two....starting with Sherry Goshons Trixie class doll that I started several months ago now...it involved doing trapunto for the face and I'll be able to have some time to do it....

July 1, 2007

2007-08-09T21:51:00.000-07:00

Meet Matthew Troy

4 lbs. 6 oz.

16" long

Born early at 34 weeks he's doing really good now he was jandiced but is now 5 weeks old and looks in the pink...

Mom Lucinda and Nana Linda Brother Jonathan

2007-05-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted. I've been babysitting Jonathan for my daughter who is working now and he is in his terrible twos and boy is he. I'd forgotton how much energy they have and how little I do LOL!!

I've also been trying to grow some flowers and vegetables: tomatoes reg. and cherry, peppers, okra, squashes, and even planted some vines Kiwi, raspberry and blackberry. I had some hybrid lilys coming up really nice but the squirrels or rabbits or both decided they were for eating....my begonias are not coming up yet but the glads are starting to show them selves...

We have a small stream that goes in front of the house and I planted some squash along the bank and they are coming up but they may be getting too much water they're looking a little on the yellow side...I've never had a very good green thumb...but I always keep trying.

Trust Me Swap

2007-03-17T16:11:00.000-07:00

Playing with some polymer clay yesterday and came up with this idea for the inchey swap unicorn horns... I used three colors of clay mixed together champange, white and translucent. Rolled them into balls and then rolled them onto a texturing surface inserted the eyescrews and baked them lightly sanded them with 4 different grits. I used gold rub and buffed on one to see how I liked it.

I'm still learning to use my new camera so bare with me I'll get better...I didn't realize that the date and time wasn't set yet so that is wrong on there...I just took that pic this morning...

Artist Trading Dolls

2007-03-17T15:31:00.000-07:00

She's Got Pearls!

Painted with Acrylics
She Got Her Wings!

This is a new group that takes the concept of the Artist Trading Cards, and goes a step further by making a templete and using it to make a paperdoll redition. Then we either trade as individuals or groups...

These are a few of them that I've been experimenting with. Some of them have a Paper Clay, polymer mask or just acrylic painted faces and I've used watercolor on the blond here.

They have silks, fibers, embellishments, special handmade papers, and paints to make them and are created on a cardboard backing signed and dated.

The patterns used by permission are from Sherry Goshon and the one that folds up to card size is byJudy Wellnitz!

I believe that the mold used to make this Silk Pink Flower Girl, is a Maureen Carlson angel face...that I used Watercolors to paint.

Wedding and Snow

2007-02-23T15:50:00.000-08:00

Move and more

2007-01-19T17:22:00.000-08:00

Christmas isn't any better than this here is Jonathan eating his Birthday cake 2 years old...
The second pic is a sonagram taken yesterday and will be his brother or sister...11 weeks along and due Aug. 6th 2007....

Stuff for today and a question?

2006-09-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of the bleuettes that I made and sold In May.....one on the rt. is a Gold sfbj 6 0 and one on the left is a sfbj 251... these are porcelain french reproduction with compo bodies.. last dolls done...
Well, Another day, I'm still wearing this cast and worked yesterday and today at the store, one more week left till I find out if they'll remove the cast. I haven't done any dollmaking for months since June and I'm Jones'ing to get going on it again... I'''''ve bouight Sherry's Gillie pressmold and herCostume for Street Entertainer...I got the Dude for all seasons for free for ordering one time so now I can play with him...
I need some idea's suggestions for a doll/figure for a boy with a Lighthouse type (to go in Jonathans bedroom) theme would it be sailing???
I did some scrapbook layouts on Sunday without the journaling as I've not got very good writing and I can only type for a short time before the hand/wrist starts to hurting... /Boy did it feel good to at least do that much....
today I bought some really pretty papers and know they'll make some great pages in the ancestory album....speaking of.....
If anyone who reads this knows of a Howard C. Adams born around 1890 in MI. who married Agnes Marvill (I have hers) and had a son Lewis James Adams (my father) please contact me... I''ve found him in the 1930 census but I'm stumpted.......
Well I'm tired going to bed...

Erin Elizabeth Martin

2006-09-12T12:29:00.000-07:00

Larry and Melinda have given me another beautiful grandaughter Erin Elizabeth 5lbs. 1.8oz. 19" Wed. July 26, 2006..... Another jewel to go with brother Kyle, Sisters Ashley and Rebecca..

Catching up Misty and Erik's Wedding

2006-09-12T11:03:00.000-07:00

This pic was taken at my niece's wedding in May 2006. I'm holding Jonathan he's almost a year and a half old in this pic...
It was a beautiful wedding and I really enjoyed it.
There was dancing and this is my daughter Casie and Jonathan dancing..

Back and Doll Show

2006-03-12T18:40:00.000-08:00

Well by the time I got back to writing in this blog a lot of time has gone by and I'd even forgot how to get into it had to make new password and everything..
I've been sick so much that I've not been playing at making dolls but all that is about to change...
I've signed up for the spring swap and have ordered and recieved several molds from Sherry Goshon that I'm really excited about. One is the cutest waif looking fairy type...and I want to do her first.. and then the I'm going to signup for her class to make a Victorian Rabbit. Yeah I'm wanting to play again....

I'm the president of the Silver City doll club and we are getting ready to re-elect officers and that will be so great as I've held a poisition for the last 4 yrs now and am ready to rest well really to start playing...
I also belong to a group of girls that enjoy the French Bleuette doll and we have meetings once a month where we meet for lunch and do a project.
On Saturday I took my Daughter and her son to El Paso to the doll show down there and it was a good day... My grandson Jonathan is 14months...and we had him in a stroller and as we passed by a basket of Barbie's and Ken dolls I picked one up and showed it to my daughter and said he's too young for him and he burst out crying like I'd broke his heart so I bought him his first Ken doll and of course some clothes and boots...and another Ken for me...to play too! Oh and I did buy a Madame Alexander from a UFDC Tea Time lunchen..
After the show we had dinner at the Olive Gardens and here is a pic I took of Jonathan and Casie... More later.........maybe not so long this time....

2005-08-27T15:33:00.000-07:00

My inner dragon is the true draconic magic-user. Deep down I am very wise, somewhat shy, and I have a rather short fuse. But don't worry, tans prefer to spend their time counting their enormous treasure, so pass quietly and you'll stay out of danger.Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it!I decided to signup Wednesday for a couple of classes at the University here and am now enrolled in Drawing 1 and Painting 1... I'm really excited as I hope to get my Arts degree...On Thrusday morning I recieved a call from The doctors office and they are ordering another MRI this time with dye as they've found a growth on the spinal cord at L2... to say the least I'm a little concerned... but the doctors says that it's most times not cancerus... But the neurosurgen will determine if they need to remove it..The Phyiscal Therapy is helping to get the feeling back in the top of the skin on my leg...but it's still underneath the skin...feels very weird...the mri showed that at the L6 and S1 there is nearly bone on bone and that is why my back has been so bad...Thursday I also had an ear that was bleeding and went in yesterday to the doctors and he's got me on antibotic and ear drops... it stopped bleeding...Ok I'm going to try to work on the dress for Shashi's doll.And iron a shirt for Sunday for my honey!!

2005-08-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

OK now it is Wed.. back to writing this journaling..
I've misplaced the pattern for the dolls clothes I spent "to" much time looking for it...
I'll just have to figure it out for myself.. this should be fun...so now I can be free to design LOL!
Ok yesterday I went to Amazon.com and ordered that Terry Pratchett Discworld 1...and some books on Doll Making..it will take awhile to get because I got the free shipping ...
I've been working a little at a time on getting my studio straigtened around so that it is more user friendly...so this will hopefully help! I'm so bad at starting to many projects and not getting them finished...
My Avon order arrived yesterday as I was heading out the door to relieve my dh at the store... I unpacked it last night...mostly stuff for demos and myself not many orders this campain.. need to get out and look for new customers....
Ok gotta go get some lunch fixed...probably a sandwich and fruit.. I was all happy the other day when I was able to pick a tomatoe for my sandwich and some mint for tea from my small garden that I planted in Lg pots this year...Yeah! maybe I'll repeat that... here are some of my pictures to checkout some of my dolls and Me...LOL
http://www.picturetrail.com/linda-kay-murphy

2005-08-21T21:59:00.000-07:00

Got back from EDAC (Enchanted Doll Artist Convention) 2005... Had a great time seeing returning friends and new attendees...
I took Marge Gormans two day class "Sim's" and had alot of fun! He's not finished yet, but he's one that I will finish! I have a tendancy to not complete my projects after I get them to a certain point...Bad girl!!!
I also took Nancy Gawron's "Jock Watson" (Scotty) dog class and he again isn't complete but almost.. When I get these finished I'll post pics...
I tried to help out with donating two dolls (a fairy and a Bleuette) for the auctions and I also did two of the banquet chefs that were auctioned off...as well as patterns and mohair for the welcome bags...
Barbs Demo was great!
The ATC class with Judy Skeel was wonderful and I enjoyed it alot and want to do more ...
The Goodie Bag swap was alot of fun again this year... I didn't do the pin doll swap but next year I'm going to have some made in advance...LOL!!!
Right now I need to finish a Swap doll for my friend Shashi.....and have worked on it and now just have to dress and acessorize her...getting closer to finishing her...
I just finished reading the latest Harry Potter book, I had already heard who died but was still hoping there was some mistake....
Well, with the StarWars movies at an end... and the Lord of the Rings over.... I wonder what will be the next thing out to catch my imagintion..... Maybe the Brothers Grim will be fun to see.... Hopefully it won't be to long before the next HP movie is out.

EDAC and More

2005-08-21T13:57:00.000-07:00

This is very new to me to write about what is going on in my world... First a Little about me. I'm a Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Sister...born in 1950...
My current love is making dolls of all types...porcelain, cloth, sculpty, and paper/clay...anyway that I can...
I'm also a scrapbooker, and have found I like to do ATC's...so I will be exploring alot of different types of things..Right now I need to go fix some dinner for my honey...
Linda Kay