April 2018 Newsletter
Upcoming Meetings
April 21 - tour of the Mad Hatter exhibit at the art museum with Janet Brandt
May 19 - Beasties Challenge and Joint meeting with River City Group
June 16 - Charity Dolls/Advanced Style Video
July 21 - Joan - Make a portable cutting mat
August 18 - Denise - How to make an awesome journal
September 15 - Virginia - Faces
October 20 - 2018 Challenge Doll Judging
November 17 - Annual Show and Sale
December 15 - Annual Christmas Party
Member Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Katie, Sandy, and Ann R. this spring month.
March Meeting Minutes
Icy roads to the east prevented some of our members from coming to this months meeting. Those present were: Jude, Ron, Julie G., Vicki, Ann R., Elena, Cindy, Ann C., Andrea, Denise, Julie W., and Nita.
Show and Tell
Elena showed us two house spirit dolls she has made.
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| Elena's House Spirits |
One was a very serious old man image. He wore Russian shoes, carried keys to every door in the house, had a money bag and watch. His name is Domovoy (Gregory in English). These are great spirits, Elena. Maybe we should all make one for our own home!
Julie G. has been making more dolls from Nita's pattern which Nita kindly shared with us. (Thanks, Nita) These dolls are so cute and apparently addictive!
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| Julie G.'s Nita dolls |
Ann C. has been busy making beautiful beaded jewelry.
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| Ann C.,s beaded jewelry |
We welcomed new member Cindy who shared some dolls she has made. One she made on a dollmaking cruise with Patti Culea. and Cyndi Mahlstadt. Cyndi's doll is made with a wire armature and cloth over clay face.
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Cindy's
Cyndi Mahlstadt doll
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| Cindy's Patti Culea doll |
Nita also made two more of her dolls from her original pattern. They are adorable!
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| Nita's original pattern doll. |
Business Meeting
Julie G. informed us that the Marla Niederer class is now full. Those who have completed payment for the class will be receiving their patterns sometime in May so they may start their pre-work for the class.
Jude, our treasurer announced the club now has a "square" to make payments to the club easier with the use of a credit card. Technology is wonderful!
Since some of our members who are participating in the Round Robin/Brown Bag Doll exchange were not able to come due to weather, they will exchange at the April Sew-in.
For our program this month we had a swap meet. Andrea also arranged for "Erin the Librarian" to give us a mini-presentation on library resources and databases. The Indianapolis Public Libraries have fantastic digital offerings and Erin did an excellent job of introducing us to the web site and teaching us how to find all sorts of doll related materials. Thank you Erin! We learned a lot about this modern technology from you. And thanks, Andrea, for arranging this for our group!
Next Meeting
Instead of meeting at the library this month we will be going on a field trip to the Art Museum (Newfields) in Indianapolis for a tour of the new exhibit Bes-Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago. We are meeting on Saturday April 21 for our docent guided tour with Janet Brandt. We will meet in the lobby of the museum at 10:30 am. The tour will begin at 11:00 am The club is paying for your admission to the museum. Lunch is your responsibility and optional. Parking at the museum is free. The address is 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis 46208. If you have not signed up to go, please contact Julie G. so you will not be left out!
Upcoming Challenges and Events
May 19 -"Beasties" Challenge with River City
July 6-8 - Danville, Illinois Retreat
July 6-8 - Danville, Illinois Retreat
Sept. 29-30 - Marla Niederer class
Oct. 20 - Challenge Judging - "Growing Old Outrageously"
Nov. 17 - Show and Sale
April Meeting Checklist
- Sack lunch or money to buy lunch at the Art Museum
April Sew-In
Several members came to the April Sew- In. Kathryn did an excellent presentation on making shoes for our dolls with examples of ones she has made and actually making one as we watched. Thanks, Kathryn, for a great session! The remainder of the weekend was spent working on UFO's and making doll shoes.
Several members came to the April Sew- In. Kathryn did an excellent presentation on making shoes for our dolls with examples of ones she has made and actually making one as we watched. Thanks, Kathryn, for a great session! The remainder of the weekend was spent working on UFO's and making doll shoes.
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| Kathryn doing demonstration |
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| Kathryn's felt shoe |
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| Kathryn's doll with her shoes. |
