Monday, August 14, 2023

August 2023 Newsletter



Upcoming Meetings 

August 19, 2023 - Andrea-Doll Disposition and Round Robin Doll reveal
September 16, 2023 - Sue-Japanese cloth flowers
October 21, 2023- Leslie-Rolled Doll Demo
November 18, 2023 - Annual Show and Sale
December 16,2023 - Christmas Party

August Member Birthdays
Andrea celebrates her birthday on the day of our meeting this month!  We will be so honored to help her celebrate then!

July 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Present at our July elinor peace bailey open house tribute day were Andrea, Katie, Mary, Ann R., Leslie, Jude, Julie W., Sue, Virginia, and Jennifer.
There was no official meeting that day.  We enjoyed each other's company, greeted visitors and shared displays and stories with everyone.  Thank you to all who contributed.  elinor was a wonderful person who contributed so much to the doll making community.







We had a display of our Spirit Dolls (sorry no group picture taken). Katie was demonstrating making one.  Mary had completed hers.  She's wonderful, Mary!

Mary's Spirit Doll
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Next Meeting
For our August meeting, Andrea will be talking with us about doll disposition.  We will be unveiling our Round Robin Dolls which is always a treat!
Our next meeting is August 19, 2023, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.
5625 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219


Future Events 

November 18, 2023 - Weather doll Challenge

November 18, 2023 - Show and Sale


Checklist for the August meeting
Round Robin Dolls
Name Tag
Show and Tell




 

Sunday, July 9, 2023

July 2023 Newsletter


Upcoming Meetings 

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey play with dolls day open house at the Irvington Library
August 19, 2023 - Andrea-Doll Disposition and Round Robin Doll reveal
September 16, 2023 - Sue-Japanese cloth flowers
October 21, 2023- Leslie-Rolled Doll Demo
November 18, 2023 - Annual Show and Sale
December 16,2023 - Christmas Party

July Member Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Danielle and Nita!

June 17, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Present at our June meeting were Leslie, Ann R., Julie G., Ron, Kathryn, Suzanne, Jennifer, Julie W., Jude, Sue and Virginia. Missing today was our fearless leader who was ill. Wishing Andrea a quick recovery and see you in July! Vice-president Sue stepped in to lead our group.  Leslie was our nametag drawing winner.

Show and Tell
Jude brought her Enigma doll  to show what she had learned from Katie's hair program last month.  She had used rollers to curl the hair.  Great job, Jude!
Jude's Enigma

Jude's beautiful Enigma hair

Julie W. finished her spirit doll
Julie W.'s spirit doll

Jennifer finished her spirit doll.
Jennifer's spirit doll

Suzanne also finished her spirit doll.
Suzanne's spirit doll

Kathryn has been working on making scrapbooks and challenged herself to do one a month.  So far she had completed three. (Sorry I failed to get pictures😞)

Leslie wants to make her spirit doll but is still thinking about what she wants to do.

Sue found an elinor peace bailey "Haute Couture" pattern but no pictures of what a finished doll from that pattern would look like, but never fear she jumped right in and completed this fabulous creation!  Notice the pom-poms enclosed in the netting of the skirt. Amazing work, Sue!
epb pattern




Sue's "Haute Couture"


Business
Sue is working on new member packets.  Updating of by-laws and standing rules was discussed.
Plans for our upcoming July meeting were discussed.  This will be our elinor peace bailey tribute day.
Sadly elinor passed away in early May this year. elinor was a special lady who brought joy into our lives.  Several members of our club had the honor of meeting her and learning from her. Our club had planned this day prior to her passing in hopes of sharing the day with her. Members will have epb dolls, books, and patterns on display for all to see. Plans are to have demonstrations for visitors to see how we turn fingers, make faces, how to make a simple beginner doll and who knows what else.  It will be a fun day and we look forward to seeing our visitors.  Open house will end at 1:00 p.m.

Program
Virginia presented a fascinating program on how to correct problems that occur when making a doll face including if the lips are too small, problems with the eyes, too much blush, and correcting uneven eyes. She brought her "Jar of Shame"  that contained heads and faces most people would give up on. This was an excellent presentation, Virginia.  Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us and thanks for the informative handout.
Virginia's problem faces

Individual attention by Virginia

Virginia's "Jar of Shame"


Next Meeting
Our next meeting is July 15, 2023, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m. and is an open house.  Visitors are very welcome to come!  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.
5625 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219


Future Events 

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey open house at the Irvington Library

August 1, 2023 - ODACA Bellevue, WA

August 1-5, 2023 - UFDC convention Bellevue, WA

November 18, 2023 - Weather doll Challenge

November 18, 2023 - Show and Sale


Checklist for the July meeting

Name Tag
Show and Tell
epb dolls, spirit dolls and other
samples to work on
anything epb

 


Sunday, June 11, 2023

June 2023 Newsletter


June 2023 Newsletter 

Upcoming Meetings 

June 17, 2023 - Virginia-faces
July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey play with dolls day open house
August 19, 2023 - 
September 16, 2023 - Sue-Japanese cloth flowers
October 21, 2023- Leslie-Rolled Doll Demo
November 18, 2023 - Annual Show and Sale
December 16,2023 - Christmas Party

June Member Birthdays
Martha and Ron get special wishes for Happy Birthdays this June!

May 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Members present for this meeting were Mary, Katie, Leslie, Jen, Suzanne, Ann R., Jude, Ann C., Kathryn, Joan, Virginia, Sue, Andrea, and Julie W.  Also attending were guests from INfiber Carol, Amy, Tony, Emersyn, Adrianne, and Barbara. We were so happy to have our guests particpate in this month's meeting and make Spirit dolls with us.  It was a fun day as you can see from photos in this newsletter.
Kathryn won the nametag drawing.

Show and Tell
Kathryn finished her Enigma doll from our class with Deanna Hogan.  What a delightful doll, Kathyrn!
Kathryn's Enigma


Katie made a Sea Goddess spirit doll for our class.
Katie's Sea Goddess


Sue completed her version of a steampunk doll pattern design by Barbara Schoenoff
Sue's Steampunk doll

Our guest Carol brought an interesting doll made from metals. and a sweet beaded doll
Carol's metal dolls

Carol's beaded doll

Business
A short business meeting was held so we could get on with our dollmaking.  Sue is looking into instructors for next year's workshops and had a few suggestions.  She will make contact with them and tell us more at our next meeting.  Ann C. had postcards made with last year's challenge winners and passed them out. 
Round Robin dolls were exchanged.  They will come back in June with their new hairdos and be exchanged one more time to be completed.

Program
Our program at this meeting was on making a Spirit Doll.  The INfiber group was invited and we were so happy they came to join us in this dollmaking adventure.  Katie had done an amazing job on preparing for this experience.  Several in the group had never made a doll and our members were excited to share their knowledge.  Katie did step by step instructions and showed examples of how to do them.  A few were able to complete their doll by the end of the day.  Others are completing them at home.  We are looking forward to seeing these completed Spirits at our next meeting.  It certainly was a fun day.  Following are pictures of works in progress.

















The following are completed dolls
Ann C.'s Spirit

Jude's Purple Spirit

Kathryn's Leaf Spirit

Suzanne's Iris Spirit


Next Meeting
Our next meeting is June 17, 2023, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m. 
5625 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219


Future Events 

June 10, 2023 - World Doll Day

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey Challenge

August 1, 2023 - ODACA Bellevue, WA

August 1-5, 2023 - UFDC convention Bellevue, WA

November 18, 2023 - Weather doll Challenge

November 18, 2023 - Show and Sale


Checklist for the June meeting

Name Tag
Show and Tell
Round Robin  Dolls with Hair
Completed Spirit Dolls











Sunday, May 14, 2023

May newsletter


May 2023 Newsletter 

Upcoming Meetings 

May 20, 2023 - In-Fiber joint meeting making spirit dolls
June 17, 2023 - Virginia-faces
July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey play with dolls day open house
August 19, 2023 - 
September 16, 2023 - Sue-Japanese cloth flowers
October 21, 2023- Leslie-Rolled Doll Demo
November 18, 2023 - Annual Show and Sale
December 16,2023 - Christmas Party

May Member Birthdays
Virginia is our only birthday girl this month!  Have a great one!

April 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes
Present for this meeting were Ann R., Ann C., Julie G., Ron, Mary, Jen, Suzanne, Katie, Andrea, Jude, and Julie W.

Show and Tell
Ann R. created a spirit doll in preparation for our upcoming meeting with In-Fiber.
Ann R.'s Spirit Doll

Suzanne shared that she has all the supplies to make a doll from a pattern she purchased on Etsy.  We can't wait to see it, Suzanne!

Business
We are looking for close up pictures of member's doll's faces for use on the new business cards.  We would especially like pictures of your newer dolls!  Please send them to Ann C.

Round Robin dolls will be exchanged at the May meeting.  They will have their new clothes and be exchanged for their next journey.
Plans for this year's postcards were discussed. Photos of three winners' dolls will be on these postcards; Denise, Kathryn, and Andrea's.

Plans for the May meeting with In-Fiber were also discussed.  Katie has emailed the pattern, supply list, and homework to be done for the class.  Katie is also bringing some molded polymer faces that can be used, or the face can be created on the cloth.

Katie presented the April program on hair styles
Jude brought a doll with unmanageable hair that she needed help with.  We can't wait to see the after!
Jude's doll hair before.

Katie showed us samples of hair she has wefted.
Katie's wefts
She also showed us how to make "hair curlers" with pipe cleaners and straws, the perfect size for doll hair.

Katie's "hair curlers"

She gave a wonderful presentation with lots of ideas and instruction on how to create a beautiful head of hair for our dolls.  Thank you, Katie!

Katie demonstrating

Next Meeting
Our next meeting is May 20, 2023, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m. 
5625 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219


Future Events 

June 10, 2023 - World Doll Day

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey Challenge

August 1, 2023 - ODACA Bellevue, WA

August 1-5, 2023 - UFDC convention Bellevue, WA

November 18, 2023 - Weather doll Challenge

November 18, 2023 - Show and Sale


Checklist for the May meeting

Name Tag
Show and Tell
Round Robin clothed Dolls
Supplies for making Spirit Dolls