Cute Photos

I had to sort some photos for Madame's moving on ceremony as we had a wonderful slide show, each kid got to submit 10 photos. Here are some we sent, I thought you'd like to see them. First day of school for madame, first day of fifth for her brother, Tartarus is about 6 1/2 years old.

Both kids won a autographed jersey and a letter of authenticity from the Seadogs and were allowed to meet the player on the field after the game, they were excited!

Aw.....

Halloween, 1st grade and 6th grade.

Just a really cute photo that made the slide show cut, it is the ending photo of a large show and it's one of my favorites. C&G Design

Words and photos by Dawn,C&G Design.

Outdoor furniture

Okay, these are some more undone projects. I'm still working on my walker doll and my mother goose quilt but I really needed to do these. Many of you could see the ole' wicker set I have on my deck from the other photos I've posted (like yesterday's post!), well....every piece of outdoor furniture came from Goodwill, Salvation Army...or in the case of the wicker, a yard sale. Time for a face lift on every one of them.

A couple of weeks ago my hubby sturdied up this wooden set, the table and chairs have been outside for the last....oh, say, 10 years, gosh! The umbrella has been in storage and the casing for it needs a large zipper (that has gone a stray).

Amazing enough, I have had the fabric for all these seating spots, oh say.....10 years! I even cut the pieces and foam for it but for some reason, never got to sewing it. I think that's when I broke my leg/knee and was in rehab for quite some time. Anyway, it made it easy to do.....I started with a double sided pouch, one side for the seat, one for the back. I hadn't forgot I tucked shoe strings in with the fabric, they are used to attach the cushion to the chair. Honestly......I am cheap. I know it would be easy buying a $35.00 chair cushion but really, would I get what I want? Instead, I buy 3 waterproof shower curtains for $6.00 each and I make what I want, no thick foam for this application. (PS, I LOVE this pattern!)

Here you can see where the ties are placed....

The next time you see this set, hopefully it will be sanded and re-stained redwood. This is my favorite patio set.

Oh there's my coon cat! Waiting for those outside cat beds. C&G Design.

Words and photos by Dawn,C&G Design.

500 Handmade Dolls

Oh, I have just discovered Amazon books and what a mistake! I could overspend there, not to mention having the patience to wait for it in the mail. Lookie! Lookie! This caught my eye, only after the $105.00 dollar book that explains designing a doll (I think I can wait), anyway, there isn't really an explanation as to why this caught me except to say....it isn't a pattern book but more like a museum book full of inspiration.

All 500 dolls are listed but maker, title and material used, some are simple, some include things like chicken bones and fish skin. Ew.

How do you like Dewey?

Or, she's cute. Such ideas.

The book is divided by sections, non-traditional, traditional, fantasy, found objects--assemblage, and finally...cloth.

Witches makeover....

Even my husband was impressed with the realistic looks of these small works of art, they are beautiful.

This one is nylon. Can you imagine? It's the one that astonished my husband. Emits talent for sure.

This is is called confidant. Can ya think about that cuddly family pet that never divulged your darkest secrets? I can.

This one is a flat faced cloth, how wonderful to be able to capture such expressions.

Annonette Cely did this cloth doll, she is all over YouTube with tutorials and such, love her.

I have to say, this one is my favorite though. It's called "To the rescue", the fairy is saving the moth from the mouth of a large fish. Pine cone scales, grapevine structure, corn husk fins, maple leaf wings.

Who could ask for anything more? C&G Design

Words and photos by Dawn,C&G Design.

My Treat

I decided to take what was in my Paypal account and treat myself to something special. I went to Etsy and wrote "doll books, sewing" in the search engine. Luckily, by the time I finished with all 8 pages, I ended up with 6 books within my budget. Whew! I didn't really want to exclude one, it would of been hard to choose. I love this author, Elinor Peace Baily. She has been in the doll world every since I can remember, she has wonderful work!

This one is cloth and clay.

35 doll projects and patterns are in this book.

I'm not sure.....I think I may already have this one!

The last 2 are from Better Homes and Garden, one of my favorite books and magazine publisher. I have always found good use of all the projects in a BHG book.

I can't wait, they will probably come in one by one, verrry slowly...like the animals on Noah's ark.

That's O.K., least I'll be reading for awhile. C&G Design

Words and photos by Dawn,C&G Design.

Pink Rain

It's pink Saturday again! This is the day of the week where bloggers, who join the party, post something pink. It seems as though it rolls around all to quick but it's a joy to have it here! I thought of my umbrellas this week, why it didn't occur to me before, I don't know.
My formal room has a Asian flare to it, this is the home of my rain divertors except they are normally folded up and contained in a basket.

I adore them! I wish I had a whole lot more of them, but they are hard to find especially at a reasonable price.

This one is my favorite because of the pointed edges. You can see how much age it has on it by the glue showing through the paper. They are very fragile.

And this is my large, I mean large, fan above my 7 foot sofa, it's kind of pinkish. HA!

Join the party at How Sweet the Sound. C&G Design

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE, YEAH!

Words and photos by Dawn,

C&G Design.