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I would think....the arms and legs could be made as always, with stuffed cloth. I don't think it would distract from Annie at all.
I do like the twig furniture and I think it compliments this Annie well. Got to love a craft that comes directly from nature.
This is a pattern from Country Stitches by Brenda Gerais. I give her all the credit!!
We looked in the local thrift shops for a beautifully crocheted table cloth but, no such luck.
I then showed her some beaded trim in Joanne's, which.....she picked out the $15.00 a yard beaded, double gimped trim. A suggestion to go to Wal-mart was much better.
Fortunately I had some lace yardage that is quite pretty.
We were concerned with the storage in this space, I mean the room is 12 x 24 with a stairway in and out of it, so the usable space is more like, 12 x 20. I can not really use the knee walls because the height and pitch of the roof made the walls 6 feet thereby requiring braced supports in the knee wall itself. Other words, a 2x4 slanting back to the roof and cutting the space in half. I could and I am going to place boards on top the braces and use what I have but it's not enough.
This photo is taken at the spot my husband was standing in the first photo. He is making adjustable shelving for each cubby and when all is said and done I will probably have a long ribbon rack above the cubbies.
I found another beauty at Goodwill the other day, she is Ruth made by Horseman. At first I could not locate an identity until I read Ruth dolls have a T-14, T-16 or T-18 for a marking at the back of the head. Mine is marked "Horseman T-16". The number represents the size in inches. There are alot of Ruth dolls, some with long hair, some with a slightly different face mold as she still is being made today.
I was surprised to see the dirty legs of Ruth sticking out from underneath some other toys. I could tell she was old as she dates to the late 50's. After putting on my glasses (yuck) and reading the marks on the neck, I sort of, kinda, held Ruth close to me. Another shopper, older lady, declared to me that "they have such good dolls here, just look at the ones over there....one has a teddy at her feet." I didn't have the heart to tell her the porcelain dolls are.....just that. I did look down at Ruth though and discovered I was hugging her.
I think I could almost squeal when I saw she still had her original clothing on although missing her nurses cap which shouldn't be a problem.
I can remember bidding on a Ruth doll when I first was a member of EBay. She was composition and I wanted her bad. Well, it was grocery shopping day and I'd forgotten I left a bid two days before, she was sold to someone for a fraction of what I had for a bid. I remembered her while driving home and called my husband but I was too late. :(
Ruth is a very early doll for Horseman, the vinyl doll was in production as early as 1950, the first dolls had dimpled knees, both in the front and in the back like the model shown above. By the late fifties, her knees had become more rounded as in my doll and the one below. Into the sixty, her face had changed slightly, her value varies, perfect condition dolls are listed from $80 to $150 on EBay.
I've met some goals I set from last year,...to do more upholstery for one. I finished my living room couch, my mother's chairs and currently, my outdoor furniture. I love to upholster but you really need to know what you are doing though.
I wanted to work with mixed media dolls. I kind of did that with the soft sculpture LuLu, she is nylon, fiberfill and yarn. Remember the cloth, feathers and porcelain of my homemade boudoir doll? And of course there is the painted and varnished Victorian-like baby I patterned after the Colombian doll, although no where near as beautiful.
I wanted to explore the world of pincushions. I haven't felt like I thoroughly got into this goal although I did make an Ann and Andy pincushion I'm ecstatic with.
I also said I would like to make a Halloween and Thanksgiving ornament, one of each. I recall creating two cloth table sitting pumpkins, one with a witch, one with a crow. They were fun, very fun to do. And as for Thanksgiving.........well, I missed that one.
When I reviewed my post of June 5, 2009, I discovered I mentioned my studio. I referenced it in the form of posting about it in the year of 2008. I wasn't surprised about how long I have want my own "cave", because that wish has been with me forever and as many of you know I'm on the cusp of having a place to be exclusively devoted to my creative whims. What you all don't know is my repeat phrase to my husband. "I don't believe we are doing this". He and only he will have to deal with the tears of joy when we are completed with this current project. 
I'm not sure I want to set up some goals for the upcoming year except to say, I'll be spending a lot of time getting settled into my studio, making things work, having materials at a fingertip and enjoying a lifelong dream. I can also say....I've got to get some of my quilts finished and listed on Etsy. I really have some beautiful ones to finish, just not the space once they reach a larger point. Look out, Etsy!
I am going to try to keep with Raggedy Ann Wednesday, I'm very proud of the fact I made it with this last year. Ann and Andy has become near and dear to my heart, I think I may hold the record for the most blogging on the subject.
Lastly, although this is a month spread (from sprouting to blooming) on my goat's rue, and this plant is pink.....this is not a Pink Saturday post. I have been waiting for a 2nd year birthday party of pink Saturday to end my almost 2 years of posting with other pink bloggers. I have felt for a while now this it has not been fair to not visit others who blogged PINK. I found my time has become stretched on the weekends, especially this time of year. Myself and my family are very active when we have a day without sports, an event, after school activity and or social gathering of our kid's friends. Saturday is the day set aside for all of us, sometimes Sunday but I'm less tired Sunday night than I am on Saturday. In considering this.....I will no longer post on Saturday. IF I find a yearning to do so I will resume posting, for now it is what I feel I need. 
"See my inquisitive look? Good, huh?"
"But,...there needs to be a law against this. MeOw, your laughter hurts, it's stinging my eyes."
"Oh, I'm so embarrassed."
We used a roofing (with tar) brush for a large circle, a medium paint brush and then a small paint brush. My husband stuccoed the spackle, mixed with ceiling paint, on the ceiling just a few feet from me, I was in charge of the circles. It was coming out so cute! The photo really doesn't pick up the light and how it plays with the shadows, and of course, the mixture is still drying when we took the photos.
I had my husband take 2 breaks with me, it was hard holding our arms over our heads and it was hot weather, whew! Plus I wanted to get some space between him and I, I swear he was aiming that dropping spackle at me!
