December 15 - Annual Christmas Party and needlebook exchange
Birthdays
Happy fall birthday wishes go out to Barbara who is forever young at heart which shows in her creations!
September Meeting Minutes
Twelve members were present at our September meeting: Joan, Ann C., Anita, Mary, Andrea, Denise, Julie G., Sue, Virginia, Jude, Julie W., and Ron.
Show and Tell
Joan shared some pieces she produced from a metal working class she took that could be used as embellishment on journals. They are made of copper. Beautiful work, Joan!
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| Joan's metal work |
Ann C. was excited to tell us about being introduced to Cartonnage, a method of applying fabric to chipboard to make all kinds of things. We hope to see some things she makes in the future.
Nita had downloaded a simple doll pattern from etsy which is really cute. (Of course we all had to check out her (the doll's) sexy underwear!)
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| Nita's Simple Doll |
Denise showed us a wonderful book entitled "The Healing Doll Way" by Barb Kobe. It tells the process of creating art dolls for self-discovery, awareness and transformation. You may want to check it out at your local library!
Jude showed her state fair ribbon winning Faery doll from Barbara Schoenoff's pattern "Backstage at the Faery Review". These dolls are adorable and can be made in a number of different poses. you can find many of Barbara's patterns on the following websites:
DOLLMAKERS JOURNEY,
Doll Street Dreamers, and
A for Artistic.
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| Jude's Faery |
After Show and Tell we settled down to discuss upcoming events. Coming up on November 17 is our annual Show and Sale. We are hoping to have a display table of some of Barbara Schoenoff's fabulous creations as well as our other displays of dolls our members have created this past year and challenge dolls that have been created. Jude distributed Show and Sale cards and bookmarks for members to pass on.
Next year in the fall our own Suellen Odell will be teaching our workshop on her "Margo" doll, a blue ribbon winner at the Ohio State Fair this year! In the spring she will be teaching the making of three dolls, Kitty Kat, Darling Dot, and Sweet Bunny at
AFICC. If you are looking for a one day class at AFICC, any of these cuties would be great!
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| Sue's Margo |
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| Darling Dot |
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| Kitty Kat |
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| Sweet Bunny |
Our October meeting will be one you won't want to miss. We will have the reveal of our Round Robin doll and our Advanced Style challenge dolls will be judged by Cyndy Sieving who will also be bringing her AFICC dolls to preview. We are honored that both Suellen and Barbara will be teaching classes at
AFICC in 2019! Barbara has a one day class on her "Victorian Mermaid" and a two day class on her "Fleur".
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| Victorian Mermaid |
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| Fleur |
If you plan to have a table at the November Show and Sale, please pay at the October meeting. Items for your table should be hand-made by a member and not of resale nature.
After all the business was taken care of , it was time for our program presented by Joan on making a travel cutting board/ironing surface. She gave us a detailed demonstration so we could each go home and make one of our own. These are definitely perfect for travel and workshops and not difficult to make. Thank you, Joan, for an excellent program!
Upcoming Meeting
Our October 20th meeting is going to be so much fun! Those participating in the Round Robin/Brown Bag Challenge will get their original dolls returned to them in all their glory! Those participating in the Advanced Style Doll Challenge will present their dolls for judging by Cyndy Seiving and Cyndy will give us a preview of the classes for
2019 AFICC which is in April in Columbus Ohio.
Upcoming Challenges and Events
Oct. 12-14 - Retreat weekend at Threads of Time in Danville, IL
Oct. 20 - Challenge Judging - "Growing Old Outrageously"
Nov. 17 - Show and Sale
Dec. 15 - Christmas party and needlebook exchange
April 25-28, 2019 -
AFICC in Columbus, Ohio
May 18, 2019 - River City Challenge "Cage Doll"
October Checklist
If anyone has questions about our doll club or would like to contact us, please email our club at Indyclothdollmakers@yahoo.com.
