2024 Upcoming meetings
March Birthdays
Wishing Colleen and Julie W. a Happy March Birthday.
February Meeting Minutes
2024 Upcoming meetings
March Birthdays
Wishing Colleen and Julie W. a Happy March Birthday.
February Meeting Minutes
The weather outside is frightful, so we've going to skip our meeting this Saturday and meet again at our regular time next month. Stay safe and warm!
2024 Upcoming meetings
February Birthdays
Happy February Birthday wishes to Julie G. and Liz!
January 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Present for the January meeting were Julie G., Ann C., Jude, Katie, Joan, Mary, Julie W., and Andrea. Joan was our nametag winner.
Show and Tell
Joan's Tea Bag |
Inside of Joan's Tea Bag |
Katie's future project |
The final vote for the 2024 Challenge was made and it will be "In the Woods"!
Amy Felske will be teaching our Spring Class April 27-28. Jude shared information she had, and members may sign up.
Amy Felske's Book Dragon |
Our September 21st meeting will be an open house at the Franklin Road Library branch honoring Julie McCullough. She is a fantasy cloth doll and pattern maker. You can see her patterns on her website "Magic Threads - Fantasy Cloth Dolls and Patterns by Julie McCullough". Dollmakers Journey carries her patterns which can be purchased online.
Program
Andrea presented the January program on "Simple Scribble Faces". It was a fun hands-on project in which she encouraged us all to draw several scribble faces based on some images she shared from Anne Keenan Higgins a wonderful artist with a whimsical illustration style. Click on the link for her website to see more of her work. Andrea prepared kits for us so we could end up with a finished pin. Thanks, Andrea, for the inspiration and fun program!
Andrea's program |
Julie W.'s finished pin |
2024 Upcoming meetings
January Birthdays
Happy Birthday, Joan. We wish you the gift of warmth these cold winter days!
December 16, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Present for the December meeting were Mary, Julie G., Nita, Julie W., Maggie, Jude, Ann C., Katie, Andrea, Leslie, and Ann R. Andrea was our nametag winner.
Show and Tell
Julie W. Showed her "Sunny Weather" doll from the Weather Challenge 2023
Julie W.'s "Sunny Weather" |
Nita shared her Button Challenge doll and Poe challenge doll.
Nita's button challenge doll |
Nita's Poe challenge doll |
Nita also shared a doll she received from Barbara Schoenoff.
Nita's Barbara doll |
Andrea finished her wooden carved doll named Eliza and showed us pictures of a boy guitar playing doll she made and sent to her daughter's significant other.
Andrea's "Eliza" |
Andrea's guitar playing guy |
December 16, 2023 business
A recap of the November Show and Sale indicated sales were better than last year although it seemed there were fewer people attending.
Voting for 2024 officers took place with current officers continuing in their respective roles.
President - Andrea
Vice-President - Julie G.
Party Planning - Sue and Virginia
Secretary/Blog - Julie W.
Treasurer - Jude
Publicity - Ann C.
Outreach - Leslie and Ann R.
Officers will meet January 21, 2024, at Julie G.'s for a planning meeting.
Suggestions were requested for next year's programs. One suggestion was presentations of faces based on designs by Ray Slater. More suggestions are welcomed at the January meeting. If you cannot attend but have an idea, please email Andrea or Julie W.
Our Spring Class will be April 26-28, 2024, with Amy Felske doing a felt book dragon.
We are planning an open house September 21, 2024, honoring Julie McCullough and her dolls at the Franklin Road library branch as we will not be able to use our Irvington branch meeting room on that date.
Program (Party!!!!)
So much fun at our annual Christmas Party. Lots of wonderful food, gift exchanges, and voting for next year's challenge.
Julie G. received a sweet Christmas doll and Reindeer |
Julie G.'s Christmas doll |
Julie G.'s Christmas doll and Reindeer |
Leslie's box of goodies |
Jude's fabulous fabrics |
Ann R. new pattern for a doll |
Andrea's bag for doll stuff |
Julie W.'s gift of stuff |
In the Woods
Song Title/Musical
1970's
Narrowing it down |
Final 3 |