I am honored

To have been asked to give an interview about my dollmaking with Dixie Redmond, for the blog MAIDA~Making Antique Inspired Dolls & Accessories. You can read the interview here.

Thanks Dixie-it was great fun!!

Happy Holy Week!!

This is my absolute favorite week of the year. I am so thankful for my faith, and my wonderful church community. I love this week with all its tradition and smells and bells. I hope all of my fellow Christians have a happy and Holy Easter this year!

Donabe pot

Yesterday we went to the Japanese supermarket to get some goodies for my daughter's birthday dinner, and while I was there I bought a Donabe pot. This is a japanese pot to make a one-pot dinner in, like soup with lots of veggies and maybe some type of seafood. We use it for ramen and miso. You can actually use these right on the stove to make rice or what ever. I wanted to get it primarily for my 11 yr. old who comes home from school starving every day! So now instead of some fattening , unhealthy snack, she can have ramen noodles with sauteed veggies. Its so fun to put the lid on and wait 3 minutes and the lift the lid to the wonderful smell and delight of a healthy snack! The one I bought is a lot cuter-it has little bunnies painted on it. I will try to get a picture later today. We also bought new chopsticks and these super-cute little ceramic origami crane chopstick holders! Love it!

Todays lunch! Yum!!!!

A sneeky peeky!

I love to see other people's works in progress, so I thought I would share mine also. These are some dolls I am working on for my premiere of  TDIPT, on April 1! The one on the left is a flower child who doesn't have her petals yet, and the one on the right is an Angel of Spring-she is waiting for the arrival of her dress fabric, via The Fat Quarter Shop. She is a little scandalized that I have taken a picture of her all nekkid!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!

And may the luck O' the Irish be with you all day!!