notes from elinor

JO CROWFORD

Have been fiddling around with crows and their various reps and myths.  Some say the crow is a visitor from the world of the dead.  Some are taken by their proclivity for finding and stealing shinny things for their nest.  I personally have seen a crow in flat out pursuit of a feral cat, nnipping at it's fur for nesting material.  They are clever scavengers and very noisey.  All in all great characters for fantasy and doll making.  So here is "JO" made of Fast to Fuse and surface stitching.  Ain't she grand.

Pictures, I Hope

Hi, I'm Still Alive

Since I last changed things up I have been to The Enchanted Doll Artists Conference in Albuquerque.  It was a great conference.  I just love hanging out in that room surrounded by an explosion of this and that and making what ever occurs to you.  This year Pamela Armas wandered in and out with her Gypsy magic in toe.  She began to make flowers with dimension.  I had to come along.  We had our old standby Fast-T-Fuse, I was all over my new experience with discharging dies from cottons, and we had some great beads and wire.  After I made my three wild blossoms and had tortured them with this and that, I took them to to show to Ray.  I thought they would look amazing on the wall extended from the wall at different heights.  "Wall Flowers" said she.  Absolutely everything is in a name.

 

Dolls and family

My grandson Ashton took this video while I was visiting with him.

Link to YouTube  

AND SO THE DAY CAME

And we cleaned the house,  the lawn was mowed, and I made the ambroisa, got the sherbert punch ready and Muff made the cheese balls from our mother's cook book.  At noon Cherri Sue and her daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law came to help.  She brought the amazing fairy house cake with wee fairies on it.  The hour arrived and people and their dainties began to arrive.

 

Is this a delight to the eyes!?

The children made Lady Bug Rocks with googlie eyes, and the we all made Fairy FooFoos

We even had fairies in attendance.  They were just adorable.  For me they made the party!

PLANNING A FAIRY TEA

Cheri Sue Schachterle and I are planning a Fairy Tea with dainty goodies, a couple of craft projects, a crown and a wee fairy.  It was her idea and of course I didn't want to be left out.  She told me that since I have the fairy house I got to provide the place.  She's making a not to be forgotten cake.  Everyone is bring their little bit.  Here are the invitations.  The date is the 10th of July.

JACKET FOR LAREN VLCEK

                                                          

Finally the exchange is complete.  Two years ago Laren and traded one of her fabulous beaded madonnas.  May daughter Evalyn collects religious art and I knew she would love this magnificent piece.  I agreed to make a jactet in return.  It took almost a year for Lauren to return a sized mock up, she was moving.  Then of course what with this and that beginning the project was like pulling teeth.  Then I did some paintings which Lauren loved and things began to roll along.  Yipee, here it is and off it goes.              

             

Last Minute Giveaway ~ Hurry over to Quiltmaker

Quiltmaker Magazine is having a giveaway of elinor's fabric...5 chances to win...all you have to do is leave a comment!  BUT, you only have till Monday to leave a comment, so hurry up and get over here 

Remember the Magazine article that the Quiltmaker did on elinor's Dance With the Fairies  fabric line...Here is a photo of the quilt, you can still order the Kit here 

  Have a fabulous weekend!!

SIT DOWN A CHAIRITABLE AFFAIR

The open house gave me an excuse to gather together samples from This Book which was such fun to write.  I have always thought chairs and people have a lot in common.

Here is the wire chair.  "Three in the Bed", "A Foot Stool",  "Needle Case Chair",  "A Portable Cradle".  Lots of fun to make!

 

HERE THEY COME

More than twenty five people walked through a garage festooned with dolls and into the studio of elinor peace bailey where drawers were opened, faces painted, and tools explored, then up they went to the kitchen where the gracious Evalyn Coleman hosted with her marvelous spread.  Finally up again to the third floor and the the notorious closet, the new display of elinor's tacky plastic doll furniture and finally to the incredible Chicken Room where it all comes to roost.  Judging from the laughter and the unwillingness to part the joint, the event was a success, and like all successes will be repeated this time around the Christmas season when the halls can be effectively decked.