February 2024 Newsletter

  2024 Upcoming meetings

February 17 - Book Binding

March 16 - hair wefting - Andrea 

April 20 - Deb Martin Rag Doll History presentation 

May 18 - Embroidery

June 15 - Baskets -  Virginia

July 20 - Ray Slater faces - Virginia?

August 17 - Kalaidoscope - Andrea

September 21 - Julie McCullough Day at Franklin Road Library Branch

October 19 - Challenge Dolls and show planning

November 16 -?

December 21 - Christmas Party

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 brought a really cute Tea bag that holds a tea cup and teas that she had made.  Very nice, Joan and what a great gift it would make.

Joan's Tea Bag

Inside of Joan's Tea Bag

Katie brought a pattern for a Julie McCullough doll "Sewphie the Stitcher" that she wants to make for the Julie McCullough open house in September.  Can't wait to see it, Katie!

Katie's future project

January 20, 2024 Business

After Show and Tell we discussed the 2024 November Show and Sale.  We voted for the hours to be changed to 9-3.  Andrea has the room booked at the Irvington United Methodist Church.  Since this is the Chinese Year of the Dragon, we plan to have a display of our dragon dolls we have made.

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

We voted to make a donation to charity.  The chosen charity is Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis.  This is a girls' leadership program that helps "girls to meet the challenges and opportunities of the day."  It inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.  We are proud to help support this worthwhile charity.

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

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is February 17, 2024, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  The program will be on making books for our Book Dragon.

5625 East Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

April 27-28, 2024   Amy Felske Spring Class

September 21, 2024 Julie McCullough Open House at the Franklin Road library branch

November 23. 2024 Annual Show and Sale

Check list for February meeting

Nametag

Show and Tell

Dues for 2024 if not already paid

January 2024 Newsletter

 2024 Upcoming meetings

January 20 - Andrea TBD

Sunday January 21 - Board meeting

February 17 - TBD

March 16 - TBD 

April 20 - TBD 

May 18 - TBD

June 15 - TBD

July 20 - TBD

August 17 - TBD

September 21 - TBD

October 19 - TBD

November 16 - TBD

December 21 - Christmas Party

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

Suggestions were taken for next year's challenge narrowing it down with votes from about 20 to 3 possibilities.  The final vote will be taken at our January meeting.  The final 3 we will vote on are:

In the Woods

Song Title/Musical

1970's

Narrowing it down

Final 3

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is January 20, 2024, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  Andrea will be presenting the program on something we know will be awesome although we don't know what it is going to be.  Jude will be collecting dues for 2024.

5625 East Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

February 9-11, 2024  Danville Retreat Weekend

April 27-28, 2024   Amy Felske Spring Class

November 23. 2024 Annual Show and Sale

Check list for January meeting

Nametag

Show and Tell

Dues for 2024

Ideas for programs for 2024

December Newsletter

Upcoming meetings

 December 16, 2023 - Christmas Party

January 20, 2024 - TBD

December Birthdays

December seems to be quite a month for birthing dollmakers!  Happy Birthday to Sue, Leslie, Ann C., Pat, and Jude!

Meeting Minutes

There was no official meeting in November as that was our annual Art Doll Show and Holiday Art Fair.  It was a great day with many visitors including past members of our club!  It was great to see everyone enjoying our dolls and doing a little shopping from our member tables. Visitors were invited to vote for their favorite Challenge doll and People's Choice.    Here are more pictures from that fun day.

Barbara's table

Club Table

Jude's table

Ann C.'s table

Pat's table

Colleen's table

People's Choice table

Kathryn's table

Katie's table

Barbara's challenge doll "Christmas Snow"

Ann C.'s Challenge doll "Rain: Singin' in the . . ."

Jude's Challenge doll "Clementine"

Kathryn's challenge doll "From Where Comes the Weather"

Julie W.'s Challenge doll "Sunny Weather"

People's Choice table

People's Choice table

People's Choice table

People's Choice table

Ann C.'s "Alfred Hitchcock"

Ann C. with her People's Choice winner

Ann C. with her Weather Challenge winner

Next Meeting

 We will have our annual Christmas party this month.  For those who wish to participate there will be a small gift exchange.  There is no theme this year just an optional handmade doll related gift.  We will be having a pitch in brunch, show and tell, a short business meeting and voting on next year's challenge theme.

Our meeting is December 16, 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

February 9-11, 2024  Danville Retreat Weekend

April 27-28, 2024   Amy Felske Spring Class

21st Art Doll Show and Holiday Fair

 

Our 21st Art Doll Show and Holiday Fair was a success.  We had many visitors, some new and some repeat from past years.  We so appreciate you all coming this year and hope you will come again next year.

You all voted for your favorite dolls, and you are probably wondering who the winners are, so here they are!

Ann C. won the Weather Challenge with her "Rain, singin' in the . . . " She did a fantastic job creating the doll as well as the whole display with the light post.  And if you could only see Gene Kelly's face up close.  It is so realistic; the picture does not do it justice.

Ann C., with her "Rain, singin' in the. . ."

Ann C. also won the People's Choice Award with her "Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds".  Again, she has captured the character's face so well.  We are so happy for Ann winning both these awards.  She is a true doll artist!

Ann C, with "Alfred Hitchcock:  The Birds"

More pictures of the Fair will be posted at a later date.  Please check back to see the other entries and pictures of the show.