The Goddess of Dreams

I made this Goddess Doll for my good friend Normajean. I was the trade mistress of the Goddess Doll Trade at Fiber Art Traders and she and I decided to to a private trade as well as the one with the group. I designed her image myself, found some awesome orange and coral patterned fabric (Nj's favorite color is orange! lol) and then beaded her. So here she is. I hope you like her.

A FairieGoddessMothers Honor!

The FairieGoddessMother's group announced a post card challenge about 2 weeks ago. We were to create a post card based on the theme "Wish You Were Here". Once our postcard was complete we were to email it to Alikat and she would post our pics on the blog anonymously then the group would vote on their favorite. I wasn't sure that I would have time to enter this challenge but luckily I had a creative day and next thing I knew I got my idea from my head and onto fabric and I was sending my picture off for the challenge!


I am proud to say that my entry was declaired the winner - much to my surprise! Talk about "Holy Cow"! I was in shock because I really didn't think that I would win. The luck was with me though and I am so thankful. I was honored to be in such good company with the other girls who entered the challenge. Everyone did such a beautiful job and I'm still in shock that I won! I feel that I have come so far since last August 3rd when I found this wonderful group - their constant inspiration and support really help lift you up in so many ways. It's such a good place to be.

~Vix~

Got Goddess?

I am getting addicted to creating these girls! The Goddess Doll Swap on Fiber Art Traders that I'm "trade mistress" of has a limit of making 2 Goddess dolls so I had to make one more. I had a few other ideas but for some reason The Goddess of Chocolate just stuck in my head and I JUST HAD TO create her! lol I wanted her simple yet sophistocated....the way I think of a delicious piece of dark chocolate as it melts in my mouth. I couldn't quite find the fabric I wanted but then came across a piece that reminded me of the color of milk chocolate and it had little gold flecks in it. I drew out my pattern and just let her flow. I gave her some "white chocolate" leaf wings and a little gold parcel of REAL Sarris Chocolate (for those of you local to Pittsburgh, you know what that is!) so that she can fly to those in desperate need of a chocolate fix! So here she is...sit back, grab a glass of milk and take a look. lol She is dedicated to all of my chocolate loving friends, the gals at Fiber Art Traders and my fellow Fairie Goddess Mothers!!!

Oh My Goddess!

I wanted to post a picture of one of the Goddess Dolls that I have created for a trade I'm hostessing at Fiber Art Traders. I have named her the Goddess of Dragonflies. I love dragonflies almost as much as I love fairies and pelicans! This is my very first attempt at making a doll of any kind (I'm not counting the pin cushion that I attempted and fell apart. lol).


I'm very proud that she turned out as nice as she did - it took me a while to get the pattern from my head and into the fabric. I used a commercial pattern for her body but designed her wings all by myself - another first for me! lol Her wings are poseable - I sewed some pipe cleaners into them and, well, nearly broke a needle on the first try because I wasn't paying close enough attention. lol I fixed the broken pipe cleaner and sewed them up. I hope you enjoy her as much as I did creating her. I've got a few more Goddess Dolls cut out from patterns that I took a stab at designing, so I am sure that I will post more pictures soon. I'm addicted to these gals! lol

Finally Time to Blog!

Well I haven't actually had much time to blog over the last few months due to work. We had a major inspection and review that happened near the end of March so we had all been busy little bees trying to make sure that everything was ready! We should be finding out near the end of April whether we passed and will keep our status as an accredited cancer center. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

So now that I have that behind me I've been trying to keep busy and keep my fingers nimble by making some fiber art post cards and building up my stash. I've really been enjoying the Fairie Goddess Mother's monthly charm swaps! I know I will be making a lovely quilt with these 6 inch charm squares that I've been receiving! Each month there are new colors and themes - really keeps you on your toes!

As for the fiber art post cards I posted a picture of one that I did for the latest swap on Fiber Art Traders. The theme was Fairies and Gnomes - right up my alley of course! lol So now you see one of my little gnomes sleeping among the clover and my butterfly fairy post card. The Fairy on the Butterfly card is actually the one that I use as my logo for my soap making. I used to sell my soaps and sundries during the big craft fair months but with work these days I don't get to do it as often as I'd like. I don't have a huge stock of soaps anymore but will hopefully get back into it one of these days.

I hope you enjoyed my first entry in a few months! Leave a comment or two if you'd like.

Hugs to you all!
Vix

Things I've been up to lately

I'm posting a few pictures of things I've created for a fundraiser I'm co-chairing in one of the yahoo groups I belong to, Fiber Art Traders, to raise money for the American Heart Association. The AHA is something that I hold dear to my heart because my father, who is now 63 and healthier than he's ever been, had his first heart attack at age 40 and just about 7 years ago he had a quintuple (5) by-pass. Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States? I want to keep raising awareness about this killer.

We are holding an online auction on February 21, 2006. The theme is You Gotta Have He"ART" and the concept was to create what we call Heart ART and auction it off to the highest bidder. 100% of these proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association. These auction items were created by various members of Fiber Art Traders and what we have so far have turned out beautifully.

If anyone reading this blog would like to donate to a wonderful cause you can visit our auction site and watch it as it progresses and then bid on a piece of Heart ART! The instructions for bidding are on the site and it is quite simple. http://heartartauction.tripod.com/you_gotta_have_heart_auction/
Forgive the pop ups - this site is a free site so hopefully you will have a pop up blocker so that they don't bother you too much.

I hope you enjoy my Heart ART - remember it will be available to bid on when our auction takes place on February 21, 2006.

A Journey to Create

I think this title to my first entry is pretty appropriate. Within the last year I have taken steps to get back into being my creative self by picking up my pen and writing again, learning how to quilt, and joining a two wonderful online quilting/writing/fiber art groups that are helping me along that path. I have also decided that the voice of motherhood is calling to me and I am beginning that journey now as well with the wonderful man in my life. 2006 is going to be an amazing time for me...for us. I think there is nothing like changing your life for the better by creating life.

So here goes.....