Flowers!

My garden here at Wolfmanor is at its best in Spring so I snapped a few pics this morning!

Roses and roses and more roses!

Azalas in the shade


The hill side facing down...you can see the potting shed in the back ground

The Birds of Paradise and the succulents are doing great!

Glendale California Quilt Show Doll Exhibit

Here are pics from the quilt show. Both doll clubs I belong to in the Los Angeles area exhibited. Betty Zarate was in charge of the show and did a fabulous job!

Chinatown

We spent a great day in Chinatown today...in downtown LA. We started with Dim Sum at 10am and then went across town to the FIDM Academy Nominated Films costume exhibit...wow..as usual! Then back to Chinatown for shopping and more food...yum! I got some more of the little lanterns like the one in the photos of my chinese themed doll in the previous post. They are so cute and only $1.50...plus they actually light up..love it!

Here are photos of me & hubby...we got a new camera so we had to try it out.

Year of the Dragon

Well...its taken months but here is my newest doll. She is from a class my doll club took with Arley Berryhill called Lady Peacock. The class was in October of 2007 (on my Birthday, in fact)but I just didn't have all the right accessories I wanted for her. My mom was going to China on business so I gave her a mission...find me 30 doll sized red tassels!! She did!!! I found the Chinese Lantern here in LA in China Town..it really lights up! The Dragon on her shoulders is made of rope and I found it at a Harvest Festival. I had to get her ready as she is headed to the Glendale Quilt show soon!!

Elle Dee Bunny!

The Easter Decorations Are Up!

The Egg Tree

The Bride Dolls!

Vintage Needle Case

Hi: I found this wonderful little girl needle case at an antique shop down in Temecula, California when my doll club was having our Doll retreat there. Some of my fellow doll makers asked me to scan it so they could make one...I thought you all might like it too!

It is posted in the free pattern section on my site:

http://www.clothdollpatterns.com/id75.htm