tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813638748698303895.post-10651262969808146992008-02-02T10:58:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:31:33.146-05:00<div>I mentioned in an earlier post I was working on a couple of dolls. I usuall<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4BAl8TZumhg/R6SYvref4uI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/PavwRuUNwbA/s1600-h/Praise2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162419017765348066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_4BAl8TZumhg/R6SYvref4uI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/PavwRuUNwbA/s320/Praise2.JPG" border="0" /></a>y work on no more than two at a time so not to get overwhelmed. I completed one which was featured in the newest issue of SDA. It is called Praise designed by Mary Tressler. I think what attracted me to the pattern was the cultural aspect of it. When I read through the pattern and saw the skirt was made with three tiers, I remembered I had a piece of fabric in my stash that would be perfect. It had a print that was in three stripes wide enough for each tier so I decided to use it instead of looking for separate pieces of fabric. I used leather strips for the bands around her neck and arms which I also found in my stash. The sticks in her hair were actually parts from some old earrings I also found in my stash of old costume jewelry parts. It was as if I was suppose to make this doll. I had no problem finding everything I needed in my stash. Don't you just love when that happens? It was a fun pattern to work with. Well, back to the drawing board. I'm still working on The Storm Dancer. I'm having trouble on deciding how to dress her. I think she wants to be naked for a while; so in the meantime I'll start on something else. That's always fun!</div>Venus Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05734757353324016591noreply@blogger.com