tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60177297811616159452024-03-26T23:37:36.673-07:00Field of Dolls Studio; Because Everybody Needs DollsI make dolls for model horses. I also make miniature food and a variety of other things as it occurs to me to try them out. Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-76312401859036201392024-03-23T17:22:00.000-07:002024-03-23T17:22:12.534-07:00Six Days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS0PnYBqr8aAERtUk0psHpDaU2982lfMmR8usK98Xo3R46QB54q5m7kfFYX90uYZNn8WbiwyVhQTuV90_nvLpbq8CfvxJ3xQEJVnedMXiurIvkgdycNMAz0lAgUAXLAhBw6JmK0t-XRrfgcmPgQSTd-e5yk8oKmdyvnQnj3izBCBKLXaGJCGfLPPBcuCp/s3088/IMG_7250.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS0PnYBqr8aAERtUk0psHpDaU2982lfMmR8usK98Xo3R46QB54q5m7kfFYX90uYZNn8WbiwyVhQTuV90_nvLpbq8CfvxJ3xQEJVnedMXiurIvkgdycNMAz0lAgUAXLAhBw6JmK0t-XRrfgcmPgQSTd-e5yk8oKmdyvnQnj3izBCBKLXaGJCGfLPPBcuCp/w300-h400/IMG_7250.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I got my hair done today and it made me really happy. The last time I went to the salon I got some blue in with the purple in my hair. I don't love the blue, but it sure does have staying power. I have missed the pink though so today I said I wanted pink and purple. I can do a complex color on myself, but I haven't bothered in a while. I barely have time for my life, I don't have time to spend a whole bunch of time putting color in my hair. I will leave the more complex colors to Sara. I can read while she gets into her color zone. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXL_AOpKqyVGIFttW0gk6xe9tZRHxdmcMG_8nY_biHVa6uKONV_sfH0BqJKKz2d6Pem_PTHMkcW1LIxIoXEGeVudJJ70i6csJKX_55e8CH-C2zyRm_-mrLh7QSNtoi7PMwHvCOothVtAoaL4RJiF5fyntraaJQn5x-hAsNNonirlTD29r0gOBu9DcFoVZ/s4032/IMG_7179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXL_AOpKqyVGIFttW0gk6xe9tZRHxdmcMG_8nY_biHVa6uKONV_sfH0BqJKKz2d6Pem_PTHMkcW1LIxIoXEGeVudJJ70i6csJKX_55e8CH-C2zyRm_-mrLh7QSNtoi7PMwHvCOothVtAoaL4RJiF5fyntraaJQn5x-hAsNNonirlTD29r0gOBu9DcFoVZ/w300-h400/IMG_7179.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Currently I am reading <i>Haunting Adeline</i> by H.D. Carlton. It's a good read but I can imagine a lot of people having some big issues with this book. At least I know what this one is about. The last book I read, <i>The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle</i>, took a while for me to figure out what it was about. I think I was about 75 pages into that one before I could even figure out what it was about. Haunting Adeline is at least more straightforward than that. I had a lot of time to read today since I was in the salon chair for 4 and a half hours. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaJPDlHPxBMR_sOVGGU6SBJ3J6PKQYNSV1f4IO47R-W-FV-9Zw-vaATJEDzKJh2EEz-6jYpKKvvPV09OOZjAvXSux7Wmf6feiz4PBmRjCoUcX-J9U1f1Sh8tAq_oH1E_D7F5HJf7ZUykkaZPwlsLlqKYq2l-GOGNS4EYyzVucURLmoA_t0PZnQCfh8oJR/s4032/IMG_7213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaJPDlHPxBMR_sOVGGU6SBJ3J6PKQYNSV1f4IO47R-W-FV-9Zw-vaATJEDzKJh2EEz-6jYpKKvvPV09OOZjAvXSux7Wmf6feiz4PBmRjCoUcX-J9U1f1Sh8tAq_oH1E_D7F5HJf7ZUykkaZPwlsLlqKYq2l-GOGNS4EYyzVucURLmoA_t0PZnQCfh8oJR/w300-h400/IMG_7213.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> A bit over a week ago I posted this photo on my Facebook page. It's of my now expired emergency roadside air compressor. I killed it. I know very well I should check the tire pressure on each of the tires when I get the low tire presser light on the dashboard. But instead of doing that I just started filling all of them. And it turns out all of them were a bit low. But I overworked my compressor, which I have had (and used many times) for years. So I had to get a new one. Hopefully the replacement turns out to be as awesome as this one was. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWznsbW9ho62j-yF_RhEnLbC_24IczZmLdItl2SEC6Gkgm7OrLWTDEcwCLRNaONNw2f8YmuOoxAouMGdGTPH1xF7Fh1inszfUqE9THCvIjNQHwf37gOF7daFHBL-1Kes0UUaPBQEyYPRWiRbLL-FK1ssAkD30IMf56x0d49NPV_vly-Zmlf3cPb1fkBKn/s3871/IMG_7231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3871" data-original-width="2776" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWznsbW9ho62j-yF_RhEnLbC_24IczZmLdItl2SEC6Gkgm7OrLWTDEcwCLRNaONNw2f8YmuOoxAouMGdGTPH1xF7Fh1inszfUqE9THCvIjNQHwf37gOF7daFHBL-1Kes0UUaPBQEyYPRWiRbLL-FK1ssAkD30IMf56x0d49NPV_vly-Zmlf3cPb1fkBKn/w286-h400/IMG_7231.jpeg" width="286" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have been working on dolls quite regularly, making 2-3 a week. My order books are still closed though I have done a couple of dolls on commission lately. Like I have said before, if you really want me to make you something, ask. If it strikes me as something I want to do, or am at least willing to do, then I'll do it. It doesn't hurt to ask. My goal recently is to make at least one doll a week to put away for my Breyerfest sales. Then I will have 1 or 2 dolls to list for sale each week. I've been doing fairly well. I imagine I will have a slacker week at some point, but so far I am doing well with my goals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptNtQPNBzPLDLYFTobE7yk7V7FTrl04Wp3lVP5oFb5xdzUsLdYtJlG472KuiYaD8TbCfaKWewePszrWaOFQFNidayMsXBivWqGHVTlkrVmU9pGcXzJY77TNEFxXMk6COQOhsKnDFKmspJL_ceFv0Zy-X0X7XD4B50vlT2GbD8UpMSV-eC9paJGXhODw1R/s3088/IMG_7328.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptNtQPNBzPLDLYFTobE7yk7V7FTrl04Wp3lVP5oFb5xdzUsLdYtJlG472KuiYaD8TbCfaKWewePszrWaOFQFNidayMsXBivWqGHVTlkrVmU9pGcXzJY77TNEFxXMk6COQOhsKnDFKmspJL_ceFv0Zy-X0X7XD4B50vlT2GbD8UpMSV-eC9paJGXhODw1R/w300-h400/IMG_7328.jpeg" width="300" /></a> </span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's finally Spring, which makes me extremely happy even though the weather has been kind of garbage. Just the fact that it's not winter seems to be doing great things for my mood. We have have 3 weeks left until April vacation and just 52 days left of school this year. I do love my job, and my team at school, but I am ready for a break. Today I spent some time reading and getting my hair done. I put on some pink and purple eyeshadow to match my hair (one of the other ladies at the salon challenged me to do it, so I had to) and I have had a good day. I didn't put in my contacts today so I put on my glasses, which I absolutely did buy to match my hair (I have had this combination of colors before). I am in a really good mood. I have Monday off and then we have next Friday off as well, so it's a very short week. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So what is 6 day? It is 6 days until my birthday. A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with a student and he asked if I had any plans for the weekend. I said I had a coffee date with my son and he asked how old my son it. When I told him he's 23, and my youngest, this kid's jaw dropped. I said, "your face just made me day" he said he thought I was in my 30's. I laughed and said I absolutely am not. And in 6 days it's my birthday. And while I am going to be 45, when it comes to my birthday I really am more like 5. I LOVE my birthday. Though I have very simple desires for my birthday. I just want everyone to acknowledge it's my birthday and be nice to me. </span><br /> <p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-37027347345369240132024-03-08T15:23:00.000-08:002024-03-08T15:23:29.865-08:00What Happened?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRVc6HUSfJCx6YZz9b6v_UIOm60l04vdkAdtxnzglrnMSsK_8By_NMbcVHAXl1P8Uj6Q3m2U8z0VqQXP1BknKeRoOpnLoyX5YjApZ7ylv6-6P3yThuNfusveLUY14gc94HXR7teSR8skfmZmo_FW5VruVvpqtYqdrMxQ35VPOyx0-BtYmVf54WA-holyw/s3604/IMG_7167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3604" data-original-width="2367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRVc6HUSfJCx6YZz9b6v_UIOm60l04vdkAdtxnzglrnMSsK_8By_NMbcVHAXl1P8Uj6Q3m2U8z0VqQXP1BknKeRoOpnLoyX5YjApZ7ylv6-6P3yThuNfusveLUY14gc94HXR7teSR8skfmZmo_FW5VruVvpqtYqdrMxQ35VPOyx0-BtYmVf54WA-holyw/w263-h400/IMG_7167.jpeg" width="263" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> I realize that I have been blogger MIA for over a month now. I thought about writing a post a few times but I was very busy, still am very busy, and I just didn't have time. Even when I had things to post photos of, or things to talk about, I just didn't have time. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have been working a lot because I am trying to stick to a good work schedule, and I am trying to take care of some financial stuff, so blogging has needed to take a bit of a backseat. I am hoping soon I can find some more time to babble about things to you all more regularly again. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Today though, I was angrier than I have been in a very long time and I want to talk about it. There was an incident at school which just leaves me baffled about what is happened to our society. Because this sort of thing is not an isolated incident. The smallest bit of backstory here. Yesterday we had class meetings where the person who is doing her practicum to be an assistant principal (she is going to be amazing!) led the class meetings and went over several things with the kids that really should not have had to be said, but definitely needed to be said. About how school is a professional setting, and when you are in school you should use professional language. That doesn't mean you have to use a bunch of big words, but the way you speak to your teachers and classmates in school shouldn't be how you talk to your friends when you are hanging out. Almost every other word from so many of these kids is profanity. They were also reminded that they need to respect everyone in the school. Themselves, their classmates, and every adult, even if they don't know them. The behavior is off the charts. The cafeteria is a madhouse with kids screaming and screeching at each other. Like, not even words half the time, just being loud at their friends and the friend responding with another loud non-word. Or swearing. So yes, just yesterday the kids were reminded about their behavior, their language, and so on. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I was going to print some stuff and a kid comes running out of a classroom and kicks at a kid, then another, and then runs across the hall and tries to punch a girl in the face. So of course I told him, quite sternly to knock it off. He immediately starts swearing at me says he doesn't know me (so?) and he kicks his foot back towards me. I said you better not have just tried to kick me. And he starts swearing at me, said he didn't try to kick me and I better leave him alone, he's never seen me in the school a single day ever and he doesn't know me. And the swearing was continuous. I told him he needed to stop it with the language and he kept it up and I followed him down the hall because I have no idea who the kids are in the school that I don't work with and I needed a name. Mostly because he came out of a classroom and started attacking kids. If he had just stopped his nonsense and kept walking after I told him to stop I probably would have let it go at that. But he kept up yelling and swearing at me so I went into the nearest classroom to get a teacher who could give me his name. And then I went and reported it. It was absolutely ridiculous and things like that should never happen. But it is not an uncommon thing. The kids hit, kick and jump on each other all the time. But this was not a kid fooling around with his friends (which, that nonsense still needs to stop). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I was told that he would get a conduct at the very least. I have no idea what that actually means, but a period later he was in PE. Remember how he said he has never seen me in the school even one time ever? Yeah, he is in the same PE class as my kids and he sees me every single day. I don't memorize the other kids in the PE classes because collectively it is 3 PE classes and I think about 40 kids, or more, not including mine. So yup, sees me every single day. I have a ton of tattoos and purple hair, but he has never seen me ever in the school. Ridiculous. And it's ridiculous that he was then in that class. And that is what makes me the most mad about this whole thing. The kids in the school are so far beyond rambunctious. They are mean, have no respect for the other kids or the staff, and many seem to think the rules don't apply to them. And there are not really a whole lot of consequences for the behavior, so they keep it up. What is going to happen to these kids when they go out into the world? They severely lack in social skills because they are always on their phones. They don't seem to know any words if they are not swears. They don't have any respect for anyone and they think they can say and do whatever they want. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Really, what has happened to our society? It is not just at the school I work at where this stuff is happening. I am so tired of hearing the excuse "think of what they went through with covid". EVERYONE went through it. And yes, they are younger and lack the coping skills to have dealt with quarantine and everything that followed, but they should be taught those things. They should be taught that actions have consequences. And I am not at all saying that it is the schools' job to teach these things. It is parents' jobs to teach these things, and to back the schools up when discipline is necessary because rules were not followed and respect was not given. Not only does it seem like so many parents these days seem to think that it is the job of the schools to teach their kids their academics, but also everything else. And with no backup and support from home. So really, what happened? How have things spiraled so far out of control that we seem to be raising a generation that is destined to not be able to function. I understand that parenting is hard, I have been doing it for a very long time. I understand that being a good parent is even harder, and I can confidently say that I raised 2 really good humans who are kind to other people, helpful and polite, and I did a really great job. I could keep on going with this, but I don't really want to. There is a problem with our society and it is getting worse and worse. I don't know what the solution is. Well, yes, I do. People who have kids should actually teach their kids stuff. Teach them some life skills, teach them respect, and manners. Teach them that there is a place and a time for swearing with your friends. Educators can only do just so much if they are not getting support from parents. School is not a babysitting service and school staff can't fix things if they keep on being undone at home. I wish I knew the answer to the problem. I wish I knew how to make people care about their kids. Because letting them do whatever they want, act however they want, speak however they want is not caring. It's laziness. And it's hurting our whole society. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> OK, well, that's enough of that. The lovely casual western doll (she is $220 plus shipping) in the photo above is for sale. She is on MH$P and so are a variety of other dolls. I have been working away and usually have 1-2 new dolls listed a week. Plus I am putting dolls away for Breyerfest. I am still not sure if I will have any items other than dolls, but it is a possibility. I have some mystery boxes I will likely bring with me. Likely I will also have dolls for sale in different places, depending on the day. But I don't have any of those details worked out at the moment. I will know when we are closer to Breyerfest. </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-28355570856930514792024-02-09T17:34:00.000-08:002024-02-09T17:34:40.197-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I realized, again, that I haven't posted in a while. Again. I have been in super hyper get-stuff-done mode. When I had to buy a new furnace (did I mention that?) I had to put some of it on a credit card. And then I paid for my Breyerfest trip. And then... and now I have debt and I HATE it. So in my head, I have to work, work, work, because I need to get that paid off and get back to where I need to be financially. And I know I will be, easily by Breyerfest, but the way I work I do not want to wait for later. I need to get things done NOW. I am not really a procrastinator. So even though I have dolls for sale, and I know eventually everything will sell, it always does sooner or later, potential money is not the same as real money. So I feel like I need to work more. I do take time off, which is part of why I got the Nintendo Switch, but I also will push to do more. Which is part of why I don't take commissions anymore. Having an order in my book meant I needed to make the doll NOW. Telling me to take my time means nothing, my brain says do it now. I do not like pushing things off until later. Though I am not quite as neurotic as I sound at the moment, lol</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Speaking of the Switch, tonight I asked Travis if he wanted to play a game and now he's happily playing Mario. This might not mean much to anyone but me, but my kid has never really played a video game. It's just a really typical thing that people do and that makes me supremely happy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL75PVJ-OXDHZWRG2oXVey0t6cAEp6gkHG7LUaK4jYTEBebLPnQRA1uhnEHrdw7kmjws8A2sIdxM0NPBeJYRhR-sRxPBGlGYOgqrSHqcT1nVf1nAs7PH5WYh6sVeZZvWLxtJUrpOFarLQ-z3xbyrmgUikkPjE7CKFYaOSLX5EeMOwNtVZErRSCg6Tiw0o/s4032/IMG_6990.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL75PVJ-OXDHZWRG2oXVey0t6cAEp6gkHG7LUaK4jYTEBebLPnQRA1uhnEHrdw7kmjws8A2sIdxM0NPBeJYRhR-sRxPBGlGYOgqrSHqcT1nVf1nAs7PH5WYh6sVeZZvWLxtJUrpOFarLQ-z3xbyrmgUikkPjE7CKFYaOSLX5EeMOwNtVZErRSCg6Tiw0o/w300-h400/IMG_6990.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> So I have a thing that I have been doing that is making me really happy. A month or so ago a friend from work asked me to make her 6 matching pendants. One for her and one for her 5 best friends. I LOVED the idea! They are of course not identical, wrapped stones are no more alike than people, but I love the idea. I wish I had thought to get a nice photo of the group. But at least I have the one. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikJxiV-Khh4yIlSnVhSunDZh4cW8yUp7vc9F_aw7LdC5zd7eWxo76k2E6vT9NfdACXWDXDqOEbMiLMoiI4TUTzR_hfsV6yYBtZHKg7B9_KUwsweattmAQ1kVEefC7rkF2WMC_NXf04n4G7kDZSinwTI-OHbaZThUSc9H7pXJAU_8BNInU3TbymqSOxpql/s2290/IMG_6836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="2290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikJxiV-Khh4yIlSnVhSunDZh4cW8yUp7vc9F_aw7LdC5zd7eWxo76k2E6vT9NfdACXWDXDqOEbMiLMoiI4TUTzR_hfsV6yYBtZHKg7B9_KUwsweattmAQ1kVEefC7rkF2WMC_NXf04n4G7kDZSinwTI-OHbaZThUSc9H7pXJAU_8BNInU3TbymqSOxpql/w400-h400/IMG_6836.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So then another friend at school, who had seen the pendants, also loved the idea of matched jewelry. Though she's not really a necklace person and we settled on bracelets. I have not gotten around to making them yet, but here's an example of how I put a wrapped stone in a bracelet. I really love the idea of matches jewelry for friends, or sisters (I was reminded I have previously done matched pendants for sisters). I definitely want to work on some more projects like this!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H2Kl1scy-xvcR_Z40DtEOA-o4nBN9Nj9dpA8RAz47UTwHvjNo-5gPP6yyaPPvfFpcLu13-RIzi_Mg2m5ZY_8qX5J7pwkvxlBpuqf6I3t7Zse59Cmzgdn3XeZXnw-svzF4r6T7nvwToLkJ9aHdQwtg-9UwKqvneW2KNCnLM-1IHBxOUZ0mndegLJXUGE6/s484/IMG_6913.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H2Kl1scy-xvcR_Z40DtEOA-o4nBN9Nj9dpA8RAz47UTwHvjNo-5gPP6yyaPPvfFpcLu13-RIzi_Mg2m5ZY_8qX5J7pwkvxlBpuqf6I3t7Zse59Cmzgdn3XeZXnw-svzF4r6T7nvwToLkJ9aHdQwtg-9UwKqvneW2KNCnLM-1IHBxOUZ0mndegLJXUGE6/w396-h400/IMG_6913.webp" width="396" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> As I mentioned, I have been working a lot. Though really, I work my regular doll hours. Because I keep hours now, for the most part. I am trying for balance. I am trying for free time and not just working all the time. But I am still working and I am getting things done. I am aiming for getting at least one doll a week done to put away for Breyerfest. And then my goal is to finish 1 or 2 dolls a week for sales dolls right now. And if things don't sell I will eventually add them to the Breyerfest loot. I should have a good batch of dolls available in Kentucky. Though this hunt seat lady is available right now. She has dark brown hair and has been modified to ride on the flat or over fences. If you are interested in her please email me at fieldofdolls@gmail.com</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiq8zD6GrEhs_njKI5I_BCbO0-5sCms63xB33R135LeI9qfxzo8V4SS4X4jbMi-YFKRdV-GUTelaFdwffFJOF_BqC_oG7SllYc27JF_pp2xeCZGCRvQHaopX23coExPSBcd-c8ZLaE72GaVOhvr_F8c8nJ7lVN2Ir-dphQyI-7b48uGE5BdyessYHGBH9E/s3681/IMG_6947.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3681" data-original-width="2488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiq8zD6GrEhs_njKI5I_BCbO0-5sCms63xB33R135LeI9qfxzo8V4SS4X4jbMi-YFKRdV-GUTelaFdwffFJOF_BqC_oG7SllYc27JF_pp2xeCZGCRvQHaopX23coExPSBcd-c8ZLaE72GaVOhvr_F8c8nJ7lVN2Ir-dphQyI-7b48uGE5BdyessYHGBH9E/w270-h400/IMG_6947.jpeg" width="270" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">$230 plus shipping</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> So I am still around, still working on dolls and getting things done. I am just in a mode where I feel like I have to do a lot of things right now. And winter sucks and I don't usually feel like figuring out what to write about when I feel sort of meh. But that groundhog says we will get an early Spring. It is supposed to be 60 degrees tomorrow! And then next week it is supposed to snow. I am not a fan of that at all. But February is flying by and it is just one week until February break. I could use a break. I love my job, I really love the people I work with, but I want to not get up when it's dark. At least for a bit. I want to have more time to read and play my game. And to watch Travis play Mario. I really am getting such a big kick out of how much he seems to be enjoying it!</span><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-85180852571059445462024-01-23T16:02:00.000-08:002024-01-23T16:02:44.086-08:00What is Happening?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I don't really have much for free time. In my limited free time I have so many things that I want to do, and definitely not enough time to do them all. Occasionally I focus on one thing for a while, recently it has been reading. But if I am extremely tired, or if the book I am reading is not great (which the one I am reading right now is not great) I read a bit less. There are many other things I do, though some of them have turned into work (like jewelry making) and I am trying very hard to have a work-life balance. And I am trying not to spend a lot of money. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This past weekend it popped into my head that I wanted to play Resident Evil. I own an ancient GameCube, a copy of Resident Evil, and I end up playing about once every year or two. What also ends up happening is that I hook up the console, as soon as I figure out/remember how to do it and then the controller often doesn't work and I need to mess with it, sometimes repair it, and so on. It's a huge ordeal, which makes me want to play even less. But I do like the game. So I started thinking about maybe getting a new game system, and I went back and forth with Elecktra (she has more than one platform, maybe I could borrow one?) and looked up which platform had Resident Evil, I discovered there are currently at least 7 Resident Evils (why???) and back and forth, with both Elecktra and I landing on why don't I just buy a new controller for the GameCube? Elecktra did also say I could borrow her PlayStation 4 for a bit if I wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> But the thinking continued. And then this happened...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgnLbsEGI7KYWimo4qXYVHuUApuHPwjnCK5oDFljt0BQTm9OR9gcjaP4o4fSZ1CuSwqEhpBEflOZFtERWs3jX4QwKI7kn4FAnf0B2_i_-p_NdzET4u60DEQbtKcGL3mIvf0vMUif8E7KipfJ4Ppd2Lj5U4eCGDTM5tlAFZVP90dsB0ZV0sur7Pdc7MGlN/s4032/IMG_6884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgnLbsEGI7KYWimo4qXYVHuUApuHPwjnCK5oDFljt0BQTm9OR9gcjaP4o4fSZ1CuSwqEhpBEflOZFtERWs3jX4QwKI7kn4FAnf0B2_i_-p_NdzET4u60DEQbtKcGL3mIvf0vMUif8E7KipfJ4Ppd2Lj5U4eCGDTM5tlAFZVP90dsB0ZV0sur7Pdc7MGlN/w400-h300/IMG_6884.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> This is not Resident Evil. This is not Elecktra's PlayStation. It is also not my GameCube. This is Breath of the Wild. And this is my Nintendo Switch that I bought to entertain myself. I feel like I am going to blame Jackie for both of these things. At the beginning of nearly episode of Mares in Black, for quite a long time at this point, Jackie and Heather talk about what video games they are playing. Anyone that knows anything about Jackie AT ALL, knows that she is a big fan of The Legend of Zelda games (among other things). I also know that Jackie plays Breath of the Wild on the Switch, and Heather has one, and both seem to like it. So I did some research. While doing that I discovered that I can download the original Resident Evil on the Switch.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhwoVRnz13dsUFSYh-Sk4egjD4guEAKnvQ80pTykyDUwjMleCDcpAn7vDDIYsjccAj2h5VkZppuK_F5muIvky2O7sYyLc5c7fE65StIMqfBUg8M0UhkiBqGhLubUz-2PWaxsPrS4WOn5DICIQG4PzwZGbiA2YBbqLz1JRoPQ-JYFZPq7ZzwDndvxdbxNc/s4032/IMG_6885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhwoVRnz13dsUFSYh-Sk4egjD4guEAKnvQ80pTykyDUwjMleCDcpAn7vDDIYsjccAj2h5VkZppuK_F5muIvky2O7sYyLc5c7fE65StIMqfBUg8M0UhkiBqGhLubUz-2PWaxsPrS4WOn5DICIQG4PzwZGbiA2YBbqLz1JRoPQ-JYFZPq7ZzwDndvxdbxNc/w400-h300/IMG_6885.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> This is still not Resident Evil. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMktT8zNiAr7fcunImHWwI8nyCN_MwUfJQP3wpxx4QLZkWu3kapWdIMYQYQYTNW5hvWZb6Bx2mFUrsSVWxsNjHPbaJzR-vDRrixACyCvd3VM9kjfRy5K10nSNX4wzQC_Ps-3Biz2RihTH52_tCvoTBXnY5DBzt6FXjj7NocnJSmEF8ZAAs1Gh_GR9xc6Jf/s4032/IMG_6886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMktT8zNiAr7fcunImHWwI8nyCN_MwUfJQP3wpxx4QLZkWu3kapWdIMYQYQYTNW5hvWZb6Bx2mFUrsSVWxsNjHPbaJzR-vDRrixACyCvd3VM9kjfRy5K10nSNX4wzQC_Ps-3Biz2RihTH52_tCvoTBXnY5DBzt6FXjj7NocnJSmEF8ZAAs1Gh_GR9xc6Jf/w400-h300/IMG_6886.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I briefly considered ordering a Switch, because sometimes I really don't want to leave the house, but then I decided I would go to GameStop and just buy what I wanted. Boy was that either a really great idea or a really bad idea. Because when I got there the one and only employee in the store greeted me and I told her what I wanted, but when I found out she was the only person in the store I let her take care of everyone else so I wouldn't hold them up while I asked questions. The result of that was I spent A LOT of time in GameStop and though I didn't buy all the things, I did buy more than just a Switch. Clearly, because these pictures are not from Resident Evil (which is a download). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I bought the Switch, the year of protection because everything I have gotten lately and not paid for the protection has broken within 2-3 months. I bought Mario something because maybe I can get Travis to play a game with me (well Anne, you need a second controller which you didn't think to buy...) and I bought Breath of the Wild. And while I am soft-blaming Jackie for this, I consciously did this to myself. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52z5UDfySiXL5t3ph2BlzwE6slffzhNIAGpCiqbMKy8mZ-lbD0shlwEkazMs6RVeyEbJc_dpgKKhMBcA2ks8d1whWU86L5tXYFDnfYNsTOpq1LWjDdgULKSjePWaYWcWhn7y4nnQwj8-jYguLjbKFCW6-SGccfLpONsvT9i_cuitj45f4U7n5vfBkCde_/s4032/IMG_6887.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52z5UDfySiXL5t3ph2BlzwE6slffzhNIAGpCiqbMKy8mZ-lbD0shlwEkazMs6RVeyEbJc_dpgKKhMBcA2ks8d1whWU86L5tXYFDnfYNsTOpq1LWjDdgULKSjePWaYWcWhn7y4nnQwj8-jYguLjbKFCW6-SGccfLpONsvT9i_cuitj45f4U7n5vfBkCde_/w400-h300/IMG_6887.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And I have no regrets. Actually, I have one vague regret. When I first set up my Switch, which was super simple (it's very user friendly) I decided to play Breath of the Wild for a while. I had no clue what I was doing and spent a lot of time running around. And running away from things that were trying to kill me. And looking for food. I am starting to feel like this is just a big part of the game, though I know some people just face the things that are trying to kill them. I am mostly trying not to die while I figure things out. Anyway, my regret is that I spent the money to buy Resident Evil. I played for 5 minutes and went right back to Breath of the Wild. This game is fun. I should have saved my money and just bought this. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc_DNvKg0s30g9b9x1okktv5kYOvpd5HZpFPNGIF9m3BFVtLbr0kOf0E0YjdIBWzR3zx60L0WOkYICF4Qm63AFZGXEhSrfG9JVgneWvJmeeM_gsj9hDFKu5HmQjBthCe2DdqFkPPbpyItazf5BDXhW7ofbdGgnI7t9A3OkB8aIQlIhhJBCs3owfWRwxul/s4032/IMG_6890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc_DNvKg0s30g9b9x1okktv5kYOvpd5HZpFPNGIF9m3BFVtLbr0kOf0E0YjdIBWzR3zx60L0WOkYICF4Qm63AFZGXEhSrfG9JVgneWvJmeeM_gsj9hDFKu5HmQjBthCe2DdqFkPPbpyItazf5BDXhW7ofbdGgnI7t9A3OkB8aIQlIhhJBCs3owfWRwxul/w400-h300/IMG_6890.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And since I have figure out how to catch horses, I have been spending a lot of time riding around. Sometimes I stop and look for food. Sometimes the horses help me run away from stuff faster. But it's been a lot of fun. And I must be doing something right. I finished the 4 shrines on the Great Plateau and moved on to... whatever the next section is. Now there are towns, more people... horses. I have found some weapons, I have lost some weapons (I still forget sometimes what button does what and I have thrown my stuff more than once while I was holding it. And then not been able to find it, lol). I have drowned several times, fallen off of cliffs... and yet I do still find the game really fun. I run away from most of the monsters. Especially big guardians. Though I was trying really hard to defeat the small guardian in the shrine I can't remember the name of so I could get the guardian sword. I know these things because I do sometimes cheat and Google how to do things. Which is how I know how to catch horses. The problem with that little lazy guardian in the shrine is I broke all my weapons. I am pretty sure I can't defeat him with a soup ladle. And I have done the side hop thing the game wanted me to learn, I have hit it a whole bunch, including with some really fancy swings that have extra power behind them (can you tell I am bad at remembering what stuff is called?) and I still can't beat it. So I left, and went on my own quest to try to find some more weapons. I found some guys, in some town, demolishing a house and I really wished they would put their hammers down. Those look like they might do some damage. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Anyway, I wish I had more time to play this game, it's been a lot of fun. I also wish that playing games didn't make me dizzy. I thought it was just playing games on the computer that bugs me, but even sitting across the room from the game gets to me. And then I am extra sensitive to technology for days, until I basically barely use it for a while. Even just typing this is a bit of a strain. And nothing is moving on the screen. I tried my blue light glasses yesterday, but I don't really think it helped. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. Not only would I really like to play a game without it making me sick, but it would be great to spend more time on the computer, if I need to, also without getting sick. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have been making dolls still, and I was incredibly efficient last week. It helped that we had a holiday followed by a snow day. This week so far I also seem to be getting a reasonable amount done. I didn't accomplish all the things today that I wanted to, but I got one extra thing done that wasn't on my schedule. It doesn't quite equal out, but it's not bad. I still have two more official work days this week so there is still the chance that I can reach my goal for this week, even though I didn't reach my goal for today. And hopefully I can stop feeling dizzy every time I look at a piece of technology. I want to go ride my (virtual) horse. </span><br /><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-43623660111544329202024-01-14T05:56:00.000-08:002024-01-14T05:56:08.275-08:00I’m Still Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I realize that, yet again, I have become a super slacker with my blog. Some of that is I am going in so many different directions all at once. Some of it is I don't always have things to talk about. Some of it is I don't necessarily have any photos to go with anything I might talk about. So many reasons I have not been blogging much. All of them are good and all of them are bad. So here are some updates. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I got a variety of new stones in about a month ago. It was a seller that contacted me on Instagram and was actually kind of a hard sell and pushy. I really sort of hate that. But I also really like a good deal. And I didn't get the ultimate deal on the stones I bought, but it was a pretty good deal. I haven't used many of the new ones yet, I seem to have a lack of time for doing all the things, but I did wrap this super cool scenic moss agate. I love this stone. I have several others that are similar. Now I just need the time to work on them so I can get some more done. I also had to mute that seller on Instagram since I would get messages every few days trying to sell me more things. Just leave me alone, I WILL contact you when I want things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcbGbQjVl4q61o3AxGsYbtH1Xc30pGgjmvMxRgfsmDxJPffcggrnJ8bBm_pBJHFaNWNZmiH8UzK3Ta-kdIkJ7EMauZJy1p-2nBVqKNUJm1oJT-lKIrkxfDS06ZRmEsCFUlQCvIDivXceU_P41co67fz4YRyJfDTBllRidSGGaNSA_svfDHaT4WDoAtSFv/s2221/IMG_6724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="1768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcbGbQjVl4q61o3AxGsYbtH1Xc30pGgjmvMxRgfsmDxJPffcggrnJ8bBm_pBJHFaNWNZmiH8UzK3Ta-kdIkJ7EMauZJy1p-2nBVqKNUJm1oJT-lKIrkxfDS06ZRmEsCFUlQCvIDivXceU_P41co67fz4YRyJfDTBllRidSGGaNSA_svfDHaT4WDoAtSFv/w319-h400/IMG_6724.jpeg" width="319" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> In my last post I did the reveal of my mystery book that I got from Barnes and Noble. <u>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue </u>was an excellent book! I usually don't have that much time to read, but I was drawn into that book and I ignored other things I should have been doing so I could read it. I think I finished that in a couple of weeks. Which is still sad, since I used to be able to finish a book in a couple of days. But now I have a lot of things I have to do and I don't have time to just sit and read. But I did read another book as well. <u>The Housmaid </u>was one I picked up several months ago, and I finally got around to reading it. It got chosen this time around because it is not as long as some of my other books. And sometimes I want a shorter book so I can feel more accomplished, lol. This was another one that was really good. It drew me in immediately, had short chapters, and had a continuously developing storyline. I like short chapters because somehow, I don't have time to read a 30 page chapter, but I might just read 10, 3 page chapters. Some of you are, I am sure, going to try to say those are the same. But the rest of you know that it makes perfect sense. Like not having time to watch a movie, but binge watching an entire season of a show. Sometimes these are just things that make sense, even if they don't. The point is, I have been reading a lot more lately and it is making me happy. The book I am in now is much slower going and I don't know yet if I like it. I think it's called <u>Gull Island</u>, but since it's not in front of me I don't remember. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IIZ2Nrsg_LEhgNSTdJx2Dh1lhxG0ICC1x8ooqsdCmKM_p9XLjOMaO_O8M0zvV-CGncAdfJeMBcE2MPbTOtP_DsQwwjOBmhqN7faJC19q1DuPP04nDTANel_GyOCFnR189Ay0VHkRweD5QtVM1LiKZvhqny1tisDLs0kahbAAEVmwAnG6Ro09E7h0b-OU/s3840/CC127BBF-CD8E-4FE1-810B-3D0809EF0BF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IIZ2Nrsg_LEhgNSTdJx2Dh1lhxG0ICC1x8ooqsdCmKM_p9XLjOMaO_O8M0zvV-CGncAdfJeMBcE2MPbTOtP_DsQwwjOBmhqN7faJC19q1DuPP04nDTANel_GyOCFnR189Ay0VHkRweD5QtVM1LiKZvhqny1tisDLs0kahbAAEVmwAnG6Ro09E7h0b-OU/w225-h400/CC127BBF-CD8E-4FE1-810B-3D0809EF0BF3.jpeg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have of course also been working. Because that is what I do. School has been interesting. A lot of the days go by very quickly because there is always so much to do. But we also sometimes get days that seem to drag, even though we are having a good day and have so much to do. Time is a strange thing. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have done a lot of work in the studio as well. Last week I made a little youth doll (and some other things that I currently don't remember). I had someone contact me asking if I would make an almost identical youth doll for them. As I have mentioned before, my commission books are currently closed, but it doesn't hurt to ask. If I am not sure what I want to make at a certain time, and the doll you want is something that I don't mind making, I may just say yes. You never know if you don't ask. Be prepared to hear no, but if you ask...<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmMy76c80fVK5PMGp9w_OQfhAy9pKdYBu02esbs2wseXItY5UY84w-e-i2JPs5Fnpeief01Xz0p-KK0a9uXR_qfV-AIuKjAmf1_7swnOa0RPDYRB1_4B7M2kFl6AgG1u-xZ8cjhsBkUB48wdFyiz3xqk8zOsf42R-KGUYETn6Xqx8C8cL8DojYVsqXwuA/s3596/IMG_6774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="2407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmMy76c80fVK5PMGp9w_OQfhAy9pKdYBu02esbs2wseXItY5UY84w-e-i2JPs5Fnpeief01Xz0p-KK0a9uXR_qfV-AIuKjAmf1_7swnOa0RPDYRB1_4B7M2kFl6AgG1u-xZ8cjhsBkUB48wdFyiz3xqk8zOsf42R-KGUYETn6Xqx8C8cL8DojYVsqXwuA/w268-h400/IMG_6774.jpeg" width="268" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I might just say yes. And so I made this nearly identical little youth doll. She has a single braid instead of braided pigtails. One hunt seat doll looks very much like every other hunt seat doll. They don't have a lot of variety in their clothes after all. But I was into the idea of making another youth doll, so I made this one, technically on commission. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBpiexUC0dIP_RdZpZfR4OXTMgvpoDUuYkPBs6GmAM0lvPvWxMDanzd9sKuBCOFPQpVCHFcPFBLVWMhWpfham3Ph7RiWBAAIYJ4E-O5qOirciHV20V8Awv212HU3S1KVnuQ3TpEj4lAQccthBf5I8kxMLtud_iMI-Q2bMoWYIEBFlh8G2cPi9rE2DsYHd/s4032/IMG_6812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBpiexUC0dIP_RdZpZfR4OXTMgvpoDUuYkPBs6GmAM0lvPvWxMDanzd9sKuBCOFPQpVCHFcPFBLVWMhWpfham3Ph7RiWBAAIYJ4E-O5qOirciHV20V8Awv212HU3S1KVnuQ3TpEj4lAQccthBf5I8kxMLtud_iMI-Q2bMoWYIEBFlh8G2cPi9rE2DsYHd/w300-h400/IMG_6812.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And then since I was having such a good time making youth dolls, I made this little girl as well. For years I hated making youth dolls. They required almost completely remaking a doll body because the Breyer doll bodies are so horrid. But now I use the 6" Yvonne-type body, modify it, change the head, and it is much easier to make a youth doll. It's not simple by any means, but it is not overly challenging. And yes, these are not little kids at all, but they are also not adults. And right now, that is the best we have without some serious modifications to existing doll bodies. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutd3gidDclwKzlFpTse3dhbCafS_EJRxBQj7djoi_30tQBWbu_oJWd7sQGT_wyhyphenhyphenMhstFSk8jgI0nrtIxCSpJxmEsup9Uzn9CHA_DsXMFCQItubtJ7vHFyAzT7CPsPp4Mz6ddXhLhrvmzKne_qPbwUuhfbLekpb6Zdqpo7rSzGXuLSRTX35OiulyL0Ydo/s3024/IMG_6825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutd3gidDclwKzlFpTse3dhbCafS_EJRxBQj7djoi_30tQBWbu_oJWd7sQGT_wyhyphenhyphenMhstFSk8jgI0nrtIxCSpJxmEsup9Uzn9CHA_DsXMFCQItubtJ7vHFyAzT7CPsPp4Mz6ddXhLhrvmzKne_qPbwUuhfbLekpb6Zdqpo7rSzGXuLSRTX35OiulyL0Ydo/w400-h400/IMG_6825.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> In other news, and this is big, I booked my trip to Breyerfest. I have never been to Breyerfest. I could never find a way to make that work. This year I am going to make it work. I was already considering it when Jackie contacted me, asking if I was still going to judge at the Resin Renaissance. I had actually completely forgotten about that, so I thought about it for about 30 seconds and said (that I had forgotten about that and) I was in. So all of a sudden, I was committed to going to Kentucky in July. Holy crap, that is exciting and a little bit scary! So then I started a new hobby, which is putting together trips on Travelocity. I did consider driving to Kentucky, but I don't actually have any desire to drive for 14 hours (it's 13 hours and 20 minutes but I guarantee I would find some traffic somewhere, at the very least). So then I looked at some other options. And I started thinking about when to leave, when to come back. All those things. I learned so much about the cost of air travel in a very short time. It turns out that flying in on Tuesday the 9th (so I have more than a day in Kentucky before I have to do anything in particular) is a good idea. And it turns out staying until Tuesday the 16th is cheaper than staying until Monday the 15th. I am sure there are more things I need to learn about flying, but so far I know it is cheaper to fly on Tuesday, Wednesday, and I think Thursday. I am also fully aware that we will need to eat in Kentucky, which will add to the cost of the trip, but staying an extra day will actually be cheaper. I like that. And I like the idea of a full day in Kentucky, before and after. Since I have never been there this gives me some time to see Kentucky. And if I am there, I feel like I should see it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So basically I was mostly settled on the above idea; flying into Kentucky on the 9th and staying until the 16th. But hitting "confirm booking" was sort of terrifying. What if I changed my mind and decided to drive (I will not). What if I wanted to change the days I was there (no, I was pretty settled on those dates). So I finally just decided to go for it. What I discovered after I booked was I didn't think about getting to the airport for 6:15 on the 9th. No one is going to want to drive us at 3:30 in the morning (the airport is about a half hour away). So I have basically decided, without having consciously decided, to pay to park my car at the airport for a week. Which is surprisingly affordable. And makes it so I don't have to rely on anyone to get us there, or back. It's been my experience that getting anyone to help me, with anything, is very challenging. And no, this is not a woe is me type situation, it is a statement of fact. I will ask for help when I need it, often people will even say they will help me, and then it doesn't happen. Which is why I do so many things myself. I would have preferred to not spend the money to park my car at the airport for a week, but I considered the flight home (mid-afternoon arrival, sounds perfect) and I considered having a lot of time in Kentucky, and went with the flight that didn't add $$. It also means I have doomed us to being REALLY tired on Tuesday the 9th, lol!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The other small issue is we will get in at about 12:30 on the 9th and we can't check in until after 3:00. So I will have to figure out something to do for a couple of hours. A couple of really exhausted hours. But I am excited about it. Excited to be taking the trip, or really any trip, and excited about all the people I get to meet in person that I have only ever met online. I expect to get a million hugs. I really hope I get a million hugs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have already started making dolls to bring to Kentucky with me. Some were dolls that were already done before I officially decided to go. Some are dolls I have made on purpose since deciding to go. I have plans. I will keep on making and listing dolls for sale now, I do need to still pay my bills after all, and I will have dolls that will be for Kentucky. Though honestly, if you see a picture of something that you really like it never hurts to ask if I will sell it now. Even if it's not officially listed, it may very well be for sale. My goal is to have at least 20 dolls to bring with me. With how things are going now I likely will have more than that. And I will likely have some small things as well, possibly mystery boxes, who knows what I will have. I have options. </span><br /><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-59305556042844570272023-12-26T05:00:00.000-08:002023-12-26T05:00:27.979-08:00A Christmas Mystery and Other Stories<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> On Saturday my parents came over for dinner. We did some gift exchanging and I figured it was also the perfect time to solve the first mystery; what this mystery book is! I am very pleased to say I have not read this book, or even heard of it. I am also almost finished with a book I am reading and may get into this one next. I have lots of options of what book to read next. I also have one more mystery book that I haven't opened yet. I am going to see how long I can wait before I solve that particular mystery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUPXp_xlwlN-zh2r0_R_uRdHqQIRhYwQUWHTVXVButonbexuWd2HGdTopbqGZQj7Ejgd2Y-c645zkAfxpwmuKRJGtIwyY1X7yY-cfOPGGffrpyh52-6q9VtNgIwySJBGR5ZpiwofZQHF796URz_wZUSChyphenhyphen7m2Q-2iN6JWneHxfRMTZoDnnqNZxnGTWAZE/s4032/IMG_6715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUPXp_xlwlN-zh2r0_R_uRdHqQIRhYwQUWHTVXVButonbexuWd2HGdTopbqGZQj7Ejgd2Y-c645zkAfxpwmuKRJGtIwyY1X7yY-cfOPGGffrpyh52-6q9VtNgIwySJBGR5ZpiwofZQHF796URz_wZUSChyphenhyphen7m2Q-2iN6JWneHxfRMTZoDnnqNZxnGTWAZE/w400-h300/IMG_6715.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Speaking of mysteries, on Sunday night I decided it was a good time to play this escape room game. I love escape rooms, whether an actual room or a game, and I saw these at Barnes and Noble and wanted to try them out. The fact that you don't have to have more than one player is a bonus, since I don't often have people to play games with. So I grabbed my game, a glass of mead, and paper and pencil. I got into the game. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWexoSkE6tscqhmQbLxEtILaD8XzQbBBCHkYemCFCVbgy5cQ_mDFQHT5-pkkZyi-0qmm_l-vUa1W4k9-xuwE1R-BIsboJdPKRWTr6idnGXGEAlBmaEHLGjZpXY7fSQ27QEWJxxeKmvq3Lld8nogrA8ZNzd0lLD02u8LpQ6aEFWQOfdTLYVDhIQmXvDAjHN/s4032/IMG_6712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWexoSkE6tscqhmQbLxEtILaD8XzQbBBCHkYemCFCVbgy5cQ_mDFQHT5-pkkZyi-0qmm_l-vUa1W4k9-xuwE1R-BIsboJdPKRWTr6idnGXGEAlBmaEHLGjZpXY7fSQ27QEWJxxeKmvq3Lld8nogrA8ZNzd0lLD02u8LpQ6aEFWQOfdTLYVDhIQmXvDAjHN/w300-h400/IMG_6712.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> By the end I was mad at myself and a little bit mad at the game creators. There were clues I solved, that were not technically solved, because I didn't know which piece of furniture had that particular shaped lock on it. There was a clue I solved that said I needed to find an example of the item in one of the pictures... but there was not an example of the item in ANY of the pictures (even after I finished the game and dug out anything I had missed). I ended up having to use way too many clue cards, and more time than expected, to finish. So by the end I was frustrated with how much help I needed, how stupid I felt, and how there didn't actually seem to be a flow to the game that made any sense. You are supposed to solve a clue, open a box/cabinet/etc, and get stuff for the next clue. It didn't actually seem to work that way. So maybe I missed things in the instructions. Maybe I had an off night (I was actually kind of sick that night). Or maybe I am smart but not logical. I have no idea. Not that it's a deterrent, I want to get another of these and try again. I do like puzzles. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV99xJADoph2_t_BbRLb5_uX0oOLPApWEQjd2zu8pYVh4NGXsfYAcMItfbzt96F7ToSdi2zWkubw8WJDNBO4-Qc7qr_JoBDPWeYp05YvOiKhMHF2YhcF8UCAZ-u80e-UULzXIr4-kypZD6prsvop-IYN2Xs5-vdzdbRTL8xi3CYVc2eXquKdA554DJj1in/s4032/IMG_6714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV99xJADoph2_t_BbRLb5_uX0oOLPApWEQjd2zu8pYVh4NGXsfYAcMItfbzt96F7ToSdi2zWkubw8WJDNBO4-Qc7qr_JoBDPWeYp05YvOiKhMHF2YhcF8UCAZ-u80e-UULzXIr4-kypZD6prsvop-IYN2Xs5-vdzdbRTL8xi3CYVc2eXquKdA554DJj1in/w400-h300/IMG_6714.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This is Pink Frathading. Travis named her. When I asked him what I should name my dog he said pink and I said that was a little obvious, how about another name. And he said frathading, which is Travis's word for anything he doesn't know or remember the name of, or anything he wants to know the name of. Pink was a gift from my friend Jaime. She said it was inspired by a conversation we had that I might not even remember. I remember. I said I wanted a dog but I can't afford to get a dog right now and it would not be fair to a dog to leave it alone all day long while I am at work. But Pink Frathading doesn't mind being alone. And it was a really sweet gift. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5TVzY91poQ15OUOg5SutkmqfqHJVoCcaAxN7k4YizjVvqiFMHH4B1sesCBmzpmXJzjSnisEyPp7ZLb55McoQo8O5L8lxSDaTGoG2e1hdImmCcaWjvZcZP82A8IshcEVjru2urFvD1xbjv7hWEHt_8MNSZMYx6DMuNHpuv1uVU6XsRaSd5EMQIyTxC3TV/s4032/IMG_6651.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5TVzY91poQ15OUOg5SutkmqfqHJVoCcaAxN7k4YizjVvqiFMHH4B1sesCBmzpmXJzjSnisEyPp7ZLb55McoQo8O5L8lxSDaTGoG2e1hdImmCcaWjvZcZP82A8IshcEVjru2urFvD1xbjv7hWEHt_8MNSZMYx6DMuNHpuv1uVU6XsRaSd5EMQIyTxC3TV/w300-h400/IMG_6651.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have not been super prolific with doll making these days but I have finished a couple of dolls. I made this western pleasure doll a couple of weeks ago. I love making dolls in basic black. That's what I wear after all. This lady is sold. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxdC1Ng0XkA8UHHRF_C2d0SwzEEIdicc1WWk9clNxjBrurvkgmtvwl5yT0-59l3XLSIoMIk0I-0v3t9BQ0F7Z_GelX9nLnMgAzaA5RE_6zrqO5v1Gd3QooQlIllnodY25PLrTi5nXCbw8l9AGOr_9D8P1RiWJvI8OSHt2tbky0UZ15T0_sMNrLJbu5AJZ/s3869/IMG_6559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="2779" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxdC1Ng0XkA8UHHRF_C2d0SwzEEIdicc1WWk9clNxjBrurvkgmtvwl5yT0-59l3XLSIoMIk0I-0v3t9BQ0F7Z_GelX9nLnMgAzaA5RE_6zrqO5v1Gd3QooQlIllnodY25PLrTi5nXCbw8l9AGOr_9D8P1RiWJvI8OSHt2tbky0UZ15T0_sMNrLJbu5AJZ/w288-h400/IMG_6559.jpeg" width="288" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I wanted to stick with western pleasure dolls so I got into this one as well. Basic black and white seemed like a fun idea. The black fabric has sparkly silver dots on it. The base fabric in white is also a silver glitter fabric. This is a really basic but also fairly blingy doll. She is currently available. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxjYA4ZQ3tNZe1LKMK39jEr6iKTOedRx_dXVae4OCDSQLfTzb_wZthN0H5Q1DyY53EcxBB_m_r8oUtYGDH4eqbbtZbDD0tT9Kyvq9Wkwe6CbI2V0Rn513VgUiXH7fYARGKVwAU1xJUgrdfmdqd7NLcO3Cqh49imEzeakEgqUTwHmNubAXgtnwjYQoQmw/s3296/IMG_6640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="2496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxjYA4ZQ3tNZe1LKMK39jEr6iKTOedRx_dXVae4OCDSQLfTzb_wZthN0H5Q1DyY53EcxBB_m_r8oUtYGDH4eqbbtZbDD0tT9Kyvq9Wkwe6CbI2V0Rn513VgUiXH7fYARGKVwAU1xJUgrdfmdqd7NLcO3Cqh49imEzeakEgqUTwHmNubAXgtnwjYQoQmw/w303-h400/IMG_6640.jpeg" width="303" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Since I was making dolls with black chaps (which is mostly what I end up making these days anyway) I was running low and needed to reorder. And I made a terrifying discovery! They have discontinued the black Ultrasuede that I use! I have not been able to find it anywhere. I ordered the next thickness that is close, but I definitely do not like it as much. And now I am frustrated about that. This has happened before where I have had some doll making material that I absolutely love, and have used for years, that was easy to get. And then it gets discontinued and I have to try to find a replacement. This is usually when I end up having to waste a bunch of money getting things to try them out, just to find that most of them are not quite right in some way. Honestly, it seems nothing is ever easy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> So those are my updates for now. A couple of mysteries solved, a pink dog, and some dolls and doll issues. I do still have other dolls available from my live sale and some of the miniature items as well. Is anyone else wondering how we are pretty much at the end of 2023? I feel like this year went pretty quickly for the most part. </span></div></div><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-86752068866628033622023-12-08T16:16:00.000-08:002023-12-08T16:16:57.401-08:00A Calculated Risk and the Wisdom of Tea<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Travis and I have a coffee date at Starbucks in Barnes and Noble every week. It is kind of an expensive habit, but he is totally worth it. After we have our coffee he goes and picks out a new Little Golden Book. I have no idea why he has decided those in particular are the ones he is going to get, but he does, and that's just how it is. Travis looks through the rack until he finds the book he has pre-chosen. While he is looking he chooses his book for next week. This week, he could not find his book. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I happened to be on the group text my work family from last year still chatters in, and I said that it was looking like Travis couldn't find his book. Everyone was concerned and one of my friends actually started searching nearby Barnes and Noble stores to try to find it. Those women are amazing. I said I was just going to ask for help first, and see if that did it. And yes, we found The Little Engine That Could, and the woman was very sweet and acted like it is a completely normal thing for a grown man to be choosing a Little Golden Book. But really, for Travis, it is. He even let me read it to him when we got home, which is not something that always happens. Travis is also 100% capable of reading the book himself. I saw him reading an Anne Rice novel (out loud, so he really was reading it) when he was 7.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I try not to buy a book every week because I just don't have enough time to read so the book collection can very easily grow very quickly. Which is both a good and a bad thing. I love books. For a lot of years I would reread the same books over and over. I had a variety, but it was comfortable to read a book that I was familiar with. I still have some I would totally reread. Recently though I got back into reading paper books (I was doing solely Nook reading for years because of storage issues). And my other thing is to find a book that calls out to me. If I like the synopsis, I may very well get it. The last two weeks I was lured in my the buy one get one 50% off deal. Because half off books... yes please! I should probably just buy used books, but we are already at Barnes and Noble...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Anyway, since I got 4 books in the last two weeks I was not going to buy one for myself this week. Self control is a thing I sometimes have. But a book that is basically a blind bag, that also gives me a synopsis of sorts... oh so intriguing! And the sign on the rack said it was a blind date with a book. And I was on a date with Travis. So it seemed like the right thing to do. I have not opened this up, so I still have no idea what it is. The guy at the register said it would be on my receipt so try not to look at that if I wanted to be surprised. Done. I put this under my Yule tree. Maybe it will be a gift for me. Maybe I will open it up and see what it is in a bit. Maybe I will finish the book I am in, which is so good and has quick short chapters, and then read the next book that I decided I MUST read, and THEN maybe the mystery book. We'll see. But I am currently very intrigued by this mystery book. I don't think I have read it. One of the mystery books I am just about positive I have read, even from the very brief description. Anyway, I do not regret buying this book, whatever it is. Now to exercise some self control...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWABfFEIBUKHOGeKrivXixlD5UwbsATx_K18X8kEQaAlPcoCC5yyE02948h9suyFQ9lCU0_Qi2GlIAarlrVii7rsRuSO9f2nRaUUlpJWxF2sSGDiUAzQt89i3c5pxgXAchr0rTgiq1DprdkHs8UH4g9K0uFukdTC1x66leTJ2zXQKwQtGkTBaE-y-MsKL/s4032/IMG_6516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWABfFEIBUKHOGeKrivXixlD5UwbsATx_K18X8kEQaAlPcoCC5yyE02948h9suyFQ9lCU0_Qi2GlIAarlrVii7rsRuSO9f2nRaUUlpJWxF2sSGDiUAzQt89i3c5pxgXAchr0rTgiq1DprdkHs8UH4g9K0uFukdTC1x66leTJ2zXQKwQtGkTBaE-y-MsKL/w300-h400/IMG_6516.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have been getting a lot of wisdom from my tea. The brand Yogi has these little messages on the back of the tags on the tea bags. I don't love all of them, but some of them are just what I need to hear. Really, "the only thing that can limit you is believing you are limited. Become Limitless" that is really good advice. I'm working on it. "The worst enemy we have is our own fear" don't I know it. I have not done a whole lot of things because I was afraid. And not that good fear that keeps you from dying, just that fear of the what-ifs and the unknows. If you don't try things in a different way, or sometimes upend everything from the way you have always done it, you may just get stuck in a cycle. Honestly, bravery is not the lack of fear, but doing things even when you are afraid. "life is best lived by focusing on your goals and dancing through all your distractions" I love that one so much. I do actually dance all day long. Anyway, sometimes you get a little pep talk in the oddest of places. You always have to be prepared for something amazing to happen. Even if it's inspiration from tea. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tbPp0ZVRECVxZ0zmXm55uIsScDbyNiy4osPyjwRMoWbhNPfoI46zVMHQD4FG1m1Hp1aQFxGVKvgp4YnZR_d28Uo0hbT7_CKbZd52ML5XyhQ4WFu-D4PtedvOrkJF_ZsRoLeN4J1XMqhev6onkmieFJXmf3Y_NmDxhPJkfwdZym0ZIFwrznChfCtpcDhm/s3024/IMG_6517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tbPp0ZVRECVxZ0zmXm55uIsScDbyNiy4osPyjwRMoWbhNPfoI46zVMHQD4FG1m1Hp1aQFxGVKvgp4YnZR_d28Uo0hbT7_CKbZd52ML5XyhQ4WFu-D4PtedvOrkJF_ZsRoLeN4J1XMqhev6onkmieFJXmf3Y_NmDxhPJkfwdZym0ZIFwrznChfCtpcDhm/w400-h400/IMG_6517.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Last week I did the packing and shipping from my live sale, I made a couple of dolls, and this week I totally meant to start back to work on dolls yesterday, but I did not. So next week I will start back on making dolls. I do still have a variety of things, including dolls and mystery boxes (and more) that are listed in<a href="https://fieldofdolls.blogspot.com/2023/11/small-business-saturday.html" target="_blank"> this post. </a> I likely would even be willing to accept reasonable offers on things. Especially for multiple item purchases. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and finds inspiration in random places. I am hoping to extend my running tomorrow. The last run I did was 3.25 miles, with 1/4 mile intervals of walking and running. Tomorrow I am hoping for a longer time, which will be more actual running as well. And I am hoping to find random inspiration in unexpected places. </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-53774207238307469732023-11-25T02:30:00.000-08:002024-01-01T16:52:20.772-08:00Small Business Saturday<p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yesterday, I held another semi-live sale for Field of Dolls Studio. Then, Travis and I went out for coffee and hung out at Barnes and Noble for a bit. The manager of Starbucks is a friend of ours and she was very into my makeup. Since I never wear full makeup these days, she has never seen me with more than eyeliner and mascara. But I told her, I have to put on makeup to do a live sale, or I look kind of sick on camera. And if I am going to do makeup I am going to do ALL the makeup. Because it's fun and I enjoy it. It's also good to know I can still do a good job even though I almost never do it these days. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Anyway, we got our books and came home and we ate some Thanksgiving leftovers. Then I got to work again. Because I can't help myself. Anyone who sent me their email address and the country they live in, as requested, has already received their invoice. I have a handful that haven't sent the info yet, but hopefully sometime today. I would like to get all the invoicing wrapped up and work on packing stuff. It would be excellent if I could be finished with everything (mostly) by Monday!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> OK, so it's small business Saturday and seeing as Field of Dolls Studio is just me, I qualify as a small business. Not everything sold during the semi-live yesterday so I put together this post with what I still have. Including the micros, minis, and premier horse that I am selling from my own collection. Same as the Black Friday sale shipping is flat rate. US shipping is $10, Canada is $15, and everywhere else is $20. That will ship absolutely everything you claim. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> If you are interested in any of the items in this post please send me an email to fieldofdolls@gmail.com. And tell me if you want your invoice to a different email address than the one you sent me the email from, AND I need to know the country you live in. Even if you are 1000% sure I already know it. It's so much faster for me to have the information in front of me. I will try to keep this post updated as things are claimed. Thanks for looking and thanks for supporting my small business!</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDcBD_JLkfl740Gtp-eEyCDYb00z63CsdVyJwslsNm4Y8I1L4HDY7XHYG479TEQsoGU2Hij3t_K7bFjkhdTXA9f3VdSMzJrnbrQnG8_ihnxiHNcbiu3T0t3R1JKs0A0kPo5SLoPSY0y2BQChh5HBq7ngaZt7ts6Lcamxqyl4QOwqQXjuTIgA57x1AS55S/s1490/UP%20micros.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="996" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDcBD_JLkfl740Gtp-eEyCDYb00z63CsdVyJwslsNm4Y8I1L4HDY7XHYG479TEQsoGU2Hij3t_K7bFjkhdTXA9f3VdSMzJrnbrQnG8_ihnxiHNcbiu3T0t3R1JKs0A0kPo5SLoPSY0y2BQChh5HBq7ngaZt7ts6Lcamxqyl4QOwqQXjuTIgA57x1AS55S/w268-h400/UP%20micros.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SURS7-B2ViRSphI1pb25va0bg0n3moYfoNWyjMWOrhm-lOEXctTamB4YX3HfwczaC_1n1t02A7-baHeRENDQV087dGQiGxycm9IcOPuCEIfirgCvNTGFhYnYOVgyY-ow3FS4WR0EqNBwEp8zcyEkeAWVIAQo6n3UigoRp817rz9hlWGzZB06nilnhyphenhyphenUi/s710/painted%20micros.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SURS7-B2ViRSphI1pb25va0bg0n3moYfoNWyjMWOrhm-lOEXctTamB4YX3HfwczaC_1n1t02A7-baHeRENDQV087dGQiGxycm9IcOPuCEIfirgCvNTGFhYnYOVgyY-ow3FS4WR0EqNBwEp8zcyEkeAWVIAQo6n3UigoRp817rz9hlWGzZB06nilnhyphenhyphenUi/w311-h400/painted%20micros.jpg" width="311" /></a></div>Alpheratz and Matar- 80<br />Castenea (no card)- 20<br />All other unpainted micros- 25 each<br />Jewel- 40<br />Sixjay-100</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk40QebPGi1NjfowLdg1L84DJXP74xVqb3Lef_1wT-7WDlAECSMcrAaY7KI5b63RQ8UamiRU00Jl-Ut3Wr7uCpeSJTwkD21f_2Fhx77qxb8BZIyCzzd5iOyKs_CYqmJ7fcHYplzmbfp2aYDk0F0aBPu2uM8neH7iOIlX9mgvJelo6bgewbFE2bJn1Ecz5/s1486/OFs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk40QebPGi1NjfowLdg1L84DJXP74xVqb3Lef_1wT-7WDlAECSMcrAaY7KI5b63RQ8UamiRU00Jl-Ut3Wr7uCpeSJTwkD21f_2Fhx77qxb8BZIyCzzd5iOyKs_CYqmJ7fcHYplzmbfp2aYDk0F0aBPu2uM8neH7iOIlX9mgvJelo6bgewbFE2bJn1Ecz5/w204-h400/OFs.jpg" width="204" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellington-30<br />Novya-35<br />Gold Filigree- 40<br />SM Club Tobias- 20<br />G2 Appy SM- 7<br />SM Club Shelburne- 20<br />SM club Phineas- 20</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgAcYCM7lPp8OoBTs3s9z7Ix2f53XOA3mSzrmpKpj_QWSX2RF2q_QmW7o_HPyOv15mTX4WkLDzHSkQSkl24KzfuDklD7zMDzyzWUFLA7jck2ijydMf2JW0RjZH3hdJTROfaT_kQQOQp8qg126hHkZY_wcDHBnMvGYObpLWfS2yuhRg7yUhh09Qm6mdYXZ/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1600" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgAcYCM7lPp8OoBTs3s9z7Ix2f53XOA3mSzrmpKpj_QWSX2RF2q_QmW7o_HPyOv15mTX4WkLDzHSkQSkl24KzfuDklD7zMDzyzWUFLA7jck2ijydMf2JW0RjZH3hdJTROfaT_kQQOQp8qg126hHkZY_wcDHBnMvGYObpLWfS2yuhRg7yUhh09Qm6mdYXZ/w400-h270/s-l1600.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Premier Club Constantia- 150</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lJ1iq6GbZcVQSJwzUqCbDfCxRLBQCeleCL1cg9dDbgBvu4ZlyEVlqU_GnEiRmLjfKAD1-jDDZzWjJVgC8HNiSMF_SWClqKN_PwJVD1wLTffm9mKv6-ttawTIl4tPOC6_-V-CX2v9Fkfo8agRH2m7tayNfMaSn63bp9UPZyuu-g0eA0PBhkGQO1OL1AbE/s1098/resins.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1095" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lJ1iq6GbZcVQSJwzUqCbDfCxRLBQCeleCL1cg9dDbgBvu4ZlyEVlqU_GnEiRmLjfKAD1-jDDZzWjJVgC8HNiSMF_SWClqKN_PwJVD1wLTffm9mKv6-ttawTIl4tPOC6_-V-CX2v9Fkfo8agRH2m7tayNfMaSn63bp9UPZyuu-g0eA0PBhkGQO1OL1AbE/w399-h400/resins.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini Ranch Mare- 375<br />Pixel-125<br />Moxie-200<br />Mini Barnaby-325<br />Mini Mira-275<br />Mini Brio-250</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEIM77rqMjg_LLmg1KyyvWMcVMBQSjeXEkpi5opbqwDSd0umsZdVH2rKSIsfmqiUDsFCEREnKZvYL3QXCmO4RpDe3cDz2cBUPy2PWuD9hZJe60-my1xYWD-tKlWPwcMdWk8bi8Lar4ZmjjhPKw5bg8KcdobBR-p_hUIUdojJ_T-siaCSLhRuiTuPkMXeU/s935/fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="935" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEIM77rqMjg_LLmg1KyyvWMcVMBQSjeXEkpi5opbqwDSd0umsZdVH2rKSIsfmqiUDsFCEREnKZvYL3QXCmO4RpDe3cDz2cBUPy2PWuD9hZJe60-my1xYWD-tKlWPwcMdWk8bi8Lar4ZmjjhPKw5bg8KcdobBR-p_hUIUdojJ_T-siaCSLhRuiTuPkMXeU/w400-h186/fruit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apples or Carrots, 5 each, I have a bunch of each. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPS5Og164x7NRmzpmMDKebmvhMGmc35WA-lzdX7mpLhldZBBgwChvBoHs8tpA7bjc3Dy6kESI3u9H7TIxUo2Rt4VVHEp11eL9uX_o3D-ZWLqzG4y5QlAgLImdV_Axib_aP7tyBHrmN-OpW9QMhXm4cS2i_F9sr9GlzO2voacjKw45m1ncIqNBXfi-7_I3/s1512/IMG_6085.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPS5Og164x7NRmzpmMDKebmvhMGmc35WA-lzdX7mpLhldZBBgwChvBoHs8tpA7bjc3Dy6kESI3u9H7TIxUo2Rt4VVHEp11eL9uX_o3D-ZWLqzG4y5QlAgLImdV_Axib_aP7tyBHrmN-OpW9QMhXm4cS2i_F9sr9GlzO2voacjKw45m1ncIqNBXfi-7_I3/w400-h400/IMG_6085.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casual English doll in pink breeches-220</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2rbEndeVgH50n2bL7XmXlngLkV0D9G1YSoAXOGC4DDbgaPcZ1nG5VusbUGhoHQqjbaIsDuJbdP095A1B1t5gb7TbD8bp1MqZQdQ9uu25jwWUGbCE0zDbD3erad355srDiFoe5-L5ODnp-YTL1vd8fp4DrdCaUBgmWxRVjiUjotvxzd60JtEqm9_OL81CW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="245" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2rbEndeVgH50n2bL7XmXlngLkV0D9G1YSoAXOGC4DDbgaPcZ1nG5VusbUGhoHQqjbaIsDuJbdP095A1B1t5gb7TbD8bp1MqZQdQ9uu25jwWUGbCE0zDbD3erad355srDiFoe5-L5ODnp-YTL1vd8fp4DrdCaUBgmWxRVjiUjotvxzd60JtEqm9_OL81CW" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removable helmet with harness-15</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz-jm5P0aPjNCYATHMdTk6AbXSGopoUi5gektG4yIR79ITrwvd-zUkILeGmtZipxGOuhbXbJNzF6XuWfaR5dr9HJ2zBme2Y3XPMVMIvMR2-YedKEHgX0-_0PZlBhraAUTB-JapB-OV293cUOaKTFk8ocx9mUhE-za-emq8A96qVOmLpqdAXQ30JJOz3Wg/s1247/Bareback%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1247" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz-jm5P0aPjNCYATHMdTk6AbXSGopoUi5gektG4yIR79ITrwvd-zUkILeGmtZipxGOuhbXbJNzF6XuWfaR5dr9HJ2zBme2Y3XPMVMIvMR2-YedKEHgX0-_0PZlBhraAUTB-JapB-OV293cUOaKTFk8ocx9mUhE-za-emq8A96qVOmLpqdAXQ30JJOz3Wg/w400-h268/Bareback%20pads.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red, purple, and green girths are sold- Bareback pads- 40 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTEAW5tUHwNWCOsVNa6FNtnEo6FIY3RywdbyKBCpXmYF5rTuCLvfwddOfQuDaK37CYebZwQczLzLqkUajuhrvuqVsNCE9v51eOf-A3RQgEKQ0xL6JipGwbE67BaydQNRQdX95yH1EMN_JNfqDnfkCq9nZLrATonB6BzTIJcRI4MZ9AwewDWwv0Og5seAk/s4032/IMG_6305.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTEAW5tUHwNWCOsVNa6FNtnEo6FIY3RywdbyKBCpXmYF5rTuCLvfwddOfQuDaK37CYebZwQczLzLqkUajuhrvuqVsNCE9v51eOf-A3RQgEKQ0xL6JipGwbE67BaydQNRQdX95yH1EMN_JNfqDnfkCq9nZLrATonB6BzTIJcRI4MZ9AwewDWwv0Og5seAk/w300-h400/IMG_6305.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6" western youth doll-230. I can be talked into making her removable chaps (SOLD)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknfMxVcSBCLyK-VO4_BFnD1P9wuS4uJVvcWXNm4KnriNbaRnhzCWDB_EDABJZmA59uwuCV2Q6iwXU1vNRvXMk1TjayVvWeS-CNUYOkuVJ-4u9qor9YRW1UDpJOo8OapaB5isvzd6fr8Sw3hejW7KvG9QCbN1y8A780y2Cfl-G7kzK57ExdA72LGYL8Lm0/s1176/cat%20beds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1176" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknfMxVcSBCLyK-VO4_BFnD1P9wuS4uJVvcWXNm4KnriNbaRnhzCWDB_EDABJZmA59uwuCV2Q6iwXU1vNRvXMk1TjayVvWeS-CNUYOkuVJ-4u9qor9YRW1UDpJOo8OapaB5isvzd6fr8Sw3hejW7KvG9QCbN1y8A780y2Cfl-G7kzK57ExdA72LGYL8Lm0/w400-h201/cat%20beds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat beds-12 each (SOLD)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgpSg8jLKthQvSapNCKbZMNYEQpSjuw1V2sttS8o6o8SKGAa0I78viOwqpZWTpdPjn-JkQQH6GhJHpL9sdyvC3QxuspUl0pOpHLGjeBXGUdA7gabNggIDrFtCtXQEmzn_dwK8n1XnH99IHiPs9fK7winsvoIa9RahJpl04yUrwZYExnwQAYR3fiGWlOlU/s1485/dog%20beds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1485" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgpSg8jLKthQvSapNCKbZMNYEQpSjuw1V2sttS8o6o8SKGAa0I78viOwqpZWTpdPjn-JkQQH6GhJHpL9sdyvC3QxuspUl0pOpHLGjeBXGUdA7gabNggIDrFtCtXQEmzn_dwK8n1XnH99IHiPs9fK7winsvoIa9RahJpl04yUrwZYExnwQAYR3fiGWlOlU/w400-h268/dog%20beds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue stripes (SOLD) Dog beds- 12 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VnzjNSDWAhMH8sggTpt1Wggs0-nWgYq7xi7nKn_fjsVJZ3-1KIgeMveKOOP9voHGpyGEmcM1P4RsyjEL9IxtWmVUYpC7W33zF4FrrH8gdQb5KvX8SXDrXcWP2MAbR_tPIcAHU_EMUMLN1JNxvdfiJbIZaGYMrlavc_OucDEE09mV7TFWXCE1qtvAswMP/s1512/IMG_6087.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VnzjNSDWAhMH8sggTpt1Wggs0-nWgYq7xi7nKn_fjsVJZ3-1KIgeMveKOOP9voHGpyGEmcM1P4RsyjEL9IxtWmVUYpC7W33zF4FrrH8gdQb5KvX8SXDrXcWP2MAbR_tPIcAHU_EMUMLN1JNxvdfiJbIZaGYMrlavc_OucDEE09mV7TFWXCE1qtvAswMP/w400-h400/IMG_6087.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cowboys- 220 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGh43010B-asVY6c_Nhv_RK5Vb5p9UhRY4Vv2vWOl0c52zBTOJnSvtpXveTGgdk5OUjh-dJOFzse3b47m3atucHv0Mhg2kcfUVOb3Ezy5yeRdHEn7CYSmyfsAxikH8wXRHgULXM2h85SxBDEARxZypKIXVwx9ROy5VwtT4cHgvkcTm-44Ck7peouqpmyvt/s1450/claim%20mens%20chaps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1450" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGh43010B-asVY6c_Nhv_RK5Vb5p9UhRY4Vv2vWOl0c52zBTOJnSvtpXveTGgdk5OUjh-dJOFzse3b47m3atucHv0Mhg2kcfUVOb3Ezy5yeRdHEn7CYSmyfsAxikH8wXRHgULXM2h85SxBDEARxZypKIXVwx9ROy5VwtT4cHgvkcTm-44Ck7peouqpmyvt/w400-h369/claim%20mens%20chaps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brown chaps are sold</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl3NdM89nWSS6M55U6VFZE4JvJCJNzTwWljtAnojK7PSQufXdPF6Gt1CKX4-A1yOazGkNR39-tBXHvAxCwrpuCLC8QKnwW9fJjFt7ZlI_zPZ1W6OVw-xTET8WIzRCuSD_tRY7MBbyJtSPAvjy1nsQEnEkBS_DXPrHy8QQSF9msJqw3fOcK2S90w4JW7fJ/s1259/backpacks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1259" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl3NdM89nWSS6M55U6VFZE4JvJCJNzTwWljtAnojK7PSQufXdPF6Gt1CKX4-A1yOazGkNR39-tBXHvAxCwrpuCLC8QKnwW9fJjFt7ZlI_zPZ1W6OVw-xTET8WIzRCuSD_tRY7MBbyJtSPAvjy1nsQEnEkBS_DXPrHy8QQSF9msJqw3fOcK2S90w4JW7fJ/w400-h376/backpacks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black with horses (SOLD) Backpacks- 25 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwK6kukQ0An8tfDnO22FpiOCK_D_EExjj3tHcD-7xmp3b6xJE3EiFTxQj4OV6UViNur0lJ2cCfoc9FvB1Y9lmtEpvNqvo_nqQroDhNKRztY0w8yMwK8WfNe45f4oz2iFwV8xpVlxcyZMPZCqTj30jfNU3trpwxH0Ltaw-7Khp4Mzib7gkinDqx7JwZkEm/s1135/claim%20English.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1129" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwK6kukQ0An8tfDnO22FpiOCK_D_EExjj3tHcD-7xmp3b6xJE3EiFTxQj4OV6UViNur0lJ2cCfoc9FvB1Y9lmtEpvNqvo_nqQroDhNKRztY0w8yMwK8WfNe45f4oz2iFwV8xpVlxcyZMPZCqTj30jfNU3trpwxH0Ltaw-7Khp4Mzib7gkinDqx7JwZkEm/w398-h400/claim%20English.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3E available</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO1zT4S-cMTNA9C0mITS_VdjSAm4c5G5RbdcdL5TjWC0yzTJEWXf2rBaCYi-Pb1wS_H6LCpZwMN_4aSneoXZ84YJCM5qUN6dv3c1qZXvASdI2GRyy7Oz2UL_mrNtyqDcTEtfBRPSkzWpB9kTPV0BRuRfspe3GkuG1gEmshGMATsSGCc3n9izsLaTMJXXo/s1501/Claim%20Messenger.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1501" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO1zT4S-cMTNA9C0mITS_VdjSAm4c5G5RbdcdL5TjWC0yzTJEWXf2rBaCYi-Pb1wS_H6LCpZwMN_4aSneoXZ84YJCM5qUN6dv3c1qZXvASdI2GRyy7Oz2UL_mrNtyqDcTEtfBRPSkzWpB9kTPV0BRuRfspe3GkuG1gEmshGMATsSGCc3n9izsLaTMJXXo/w400-h281/Claim%20Messenger.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12, 13, 14 and 16 are sold</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaUOYXUxpkLR0DTdUO5vnGP2fNCr6ApB0PZHeb6OYTK-MOFQAF1KaZ_jO6PzQtmnVyktXsUAvmw3Eu0HrudN4BMxlizoR6MUN7VWj8dCO3mWRS1vpOhvcjdlvJuE7AHOcu1QFm-BkjYnXRzgPGeVtHBhdySXXW5VtqkcAS4zJZEO1kMLQ0CtuDwTzaYjy/s1359/Claim%20casual%20western.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1129" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaUOYXUxpkLR0DTdUO5vnGP2fNCr6ApB0PZHeb6OYTK-MOFQAF1KaZ_jO6PzQtmnVyktXsUAvmw3Eu0HrudN4BMxlizoR6MUN7VWj8dCO3mWRS1vpOhvcjdlvJuE7AHOcu1QFm-BkjYnXRzgPGeVtHBhdySXXW5VtqkcAS4zJZEO1kMLQ0CtuDwTzaYjy/w333-h400/Claim%20casual%20western.jpg" width="333" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All are SOLD</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GpRkvhNM9W-ljF0AIg0imdMXuTKU-at0C-5GN8M0dczdXBBewlPTiFl6eG-LIG02QMn77WrcHzY2qtWZk8Qbf4v4qQhnxr0lo2ZYWLQ4zIvsOEKvmufNKnBqR7bVCjIJsexVZUai4hfOaZ-qTVLYDUcycj6WDs4OPVSaHckV0ChhvvVohTKr_vUKEeYe/s1450/claim%20ladies%20chaps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1450" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GpRkvhNM9W-ljF0AIg0imdMXuTKU-at0C-5GN8M0dczdXBBewlPTiFl6eG-LIG02QMn77WrcHzY2qtWZk8Qbf4v4qQhnxr0lo2ZYWLQ4zIvsOEKvmufNKnBqR7bVCjIJsexVZUai4hfOaZ-qTVLYDUcycj6WDs4OPVSaHckV0ChhvvVohTKr_vUKEeYe/w400-h280/claim%20ladies%20chaps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MC2 and LC3 are sold</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOTYePN23QECvwoczE6M6cASo2radm_QrvCOjLRf-8WHwnaJuF3etXSiu13CSO8zWGQABE-uLvkBm3KEZ-86dytJNQYLXEec-ryBZLRGHXUsMDvoqyUFr8yjhkXH-xP5eitQVkVEOG5DQwNrwx-F0hnT0MbrVUDNSRF-07KM5Z0yfe71VkrLGwN-0Bmtw/s4032/IMG_6078.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOTYePN23QECvwoczE6M6cASo2radm_QrvCOjLRf-8WHwnaJuF3etXSiu13CSO8zWGQABE-uLvkBm3KEZ-86dytJNQYLXEec-ryBZLRGHXUsMDvoqyUFr8yjhkXH-xP5eitQVkVEOG5DQwNrwx-F0hnT0MbrVUDNSRF-07KM5Z0yfe71VkrLGwN-0Bmtw/w300-h400/IMG_6078.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystery boxes (I have a bunch left)- 25 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-29607482793441012512023-11-21T12:15:00.000-08:002023-11-21T14:15:54.725-08:00Semi-live sale catalog 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As promised, here is the catalog, with the sales schedule, for the 2023 Black Friday Live sale. I may very well have things posted from my personal collection, but as of right this second (I wrote this on Monday) I haven't gotten any of that together. The photos will post, on my studio page on Facebook, at the times I have listed in this post. I will "love" your comment if you are the first to comment your claim. For an exhausting amount of detail on how a semi-live sale works, please see <a href="https://fieldofdolls.blogspot.com/2023/11/semi-live-sale-rundown-2023.html" target="_blank">this post</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPKm1Za3igkzuGsDryvWKHZChQ3q68gpRraRUfkcj58_33Gi9xwLp_dIDVWUBCwUyNtz4RmS_8Wqi9C9-aToLwlJfjmluNwl7lgQKRhGQv9VYT6zbADyvbGv3rhxBY-zUKJyRSv2LpBdw50NaBudwP_knv2Y4nYSojVH3nqRShUFJR8a-UTqMfGEPXvtC/s935/fruit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="935" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPKm1Za3igkzuGsDryvWKHZChQ3q68gpRraRUfkcj58_33Gi9xwLp_dIDVWUBCwUyNtz4RmS_8Wqi9C9-aToLwlJfjmluNwl7lgQKRhGQv9VYT6zbADyvbGv3rhxBY-zUKJyRSv2LpBdw50NaBudwP_knv2Y4nYSojVH3nqRShUFJR8a-UTqMfGEPXvtC/w400-h186/fruit.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">apples or carrots. Set of 4, $5 each (I have several of each)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYiehsNQDKLZjWuYZjYDTppSJjnnpy01Gohe04PKcXWYehK_ePeNqQQCqrlhnWrWuF95kw5uxxX5vG9a1sVCChXXYFJdUzcpndI4Qh9c_1RGlLTgDgaNxnq2X0p7iyixV9uafatlAmR3Z0GQoR1jZ_WtOFII9vKHr53LdDAVJYE_P5BwC0BnzglQRDZHC/s1512/IMG_6085.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYiehsNQDKLZjWuYZjYDTppSJjnnpy01Gohe04PKcXWYehK_ePeNqQQCqrlhnWrWuF95kw5uxxX5vG9a1sVCChXXYFJdUzcpndI4Qh9c_1RGlLTgDgaNxnq2X0p7iyixV9uafatlAmR3Z0GQoR1jZ_WtOFII9vKHr53LdDAVJYE_P5BwC0BnzglQRDZHC/w400-h400/IMG_6085.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casual English dolls $230 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaqoFXQWqWBWz6vCISGecfWzuJtVDc22UYuhHw6ti2VwfX_bbRF3TnsrZDAFTRpTuJb0EC3JzOtIT4B7sCD9tQduTeAOciBX8UcvQojudECNoxtBUAe4Xg2rxfNuUYzDHvY-rRVhoIogm0VKK_wRZJ0rgBGlc-vOtTDpw8aIrJISHAR7xsUG3pKFrbIv_/s4032/IMG_5948.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaqoFXQWqWBWz6vCISGecfWzuJtVDc22UYuhHw6ti2VwfX_bbRF3TnsrZDAFTRpTuJb0EC3JzOtIT4B7sCD9tQduTeAOciBX8UcvQojudECNoxtBUAe4Xg2rxfNuUYzDHvY-rRVhoIogm0VKK_wRZJ0rgBGlc-vOtTDpw8aIrJISHAR7xsUG3pKFrbIv_/w400-h300/IMG_5948.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removable helmets with harness $15 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1242" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK1otdeA2_5Lyq3uaBvftn5269_9PnrkbzTms-6I95HXQTOtXe3sdkwxT7vX5zF5A3ChwxTCoWtB1u4YljDQ9UzeQ80gu6e9H8q5dGeqhG4k76K5ua75QLLrGLtsxgq1AKwLO6v9S4CByplZMNBTIo5Qeg_rkHUjQM4NqoJdLqvfC75ChoqQHNF7D3adG/w400-h268/Bareback%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bareback pads $40 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK1otdeA2_5Lyq3uaBvftn5269_9PnrkbzTms-6I95HXQTOtXe3sdkwxT7vX5zF5A3ChwxTCoWtB1u4YljDQ9UzeQ80gu6e9H8q5dGeqhG4k76K5ua75QLLrGLtsxgq1AKwLO6v9S4CByplZMNBTIo5Qeg_rkHUjQM4NqoJdLqvfC75ChoqQHNF7D3adG/s1242/Bareback%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi005cGDhnmbFa_EpWgcY512j9p46o9U8Rk7iXkW8nZ_EGDMoiXXblyugWFZ2RpJjgtgHbjOKKRr8WYpgTomne-sk-LpsQOF9-RAM8yLRj009Exm3UTtLdwkY0_Y3xBLnVjrmCUcIM47si3FMtOs0dTNX5Yu3NBgnPb78EaTOcT7oKLlHXKjTOfgVbvTWd9/s2016/IMG_6082.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi005cGDhnmbFa_EpWgcY512j9p46o9U8Rk7iXkW8nZ_EGDMoiXXblyugWFZ2RpJjgtgHbjOKKRr8WYpgTomne-sk-LpsQOF9-RAM8yLRj009Exm3UTtLdwkY0_Y3xBLnVjrmCUcIM47si3FMtOs0dTNX5Yu3NBgnPb78EaTOcT7oKLlHXKjTOfgVbvTWd9/w300-h400/IMG_6082.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Pleasure dolls $240 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK1otdeA2_5Lyq3uaBvftn5269_9PnrkbzTms-6I95HXQTOtXe3sdkwxT7vX5zF5A3ChwxTCoWtB1u4YljDQ9UzeQ80gu6e9H8q5dGeqhG4k76K5ua75QLLrGLtsxgq1AKwLO6v9S4CByplZMNBTIo5Qeg_rkHUjQM4NqoJdLqvfC75ChoqQHNF7D3adG/s1242/Bareback%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab5mtos3ak3x1RK8b2TmYs20VrcgEkZweFAA1OhgBqajW-U9C6z5afW_3GwcDLQB1bJ6KpiGQ1OdPS1VanC4gZiWwlNVz1ckjXiThi5SvPyFzqxRfGA2aCkiNLwIlQdTmYyKXwhmgjn2bLaP_FgQNgEqtz89pYGOpnw2hyphenhyphenW1nVcDsRekqcaJwv5idA53O/s2016/IMG_6083.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjab5mtos3ak3x1RK8b2TmYs20VrcgEkZweFAA1OhgBqajW-U9C6z5afW_3GwcDLQB1bJ6KpiGQ1OdPS1VanC4gZiWwlNVz1ckjXiThi5SvPyFzqxRfGA2aCkiNLwIlQdTmYyKXwhmgjn2bLaP_FgQNgEqtz89pYGOpnw2hyphenhyphenW1nVcDsRekqcaJwv5idA53O/w300-h400/IMG_6083.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Youth dolls $230 each</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAzmo5qeFRf0C_aMfwHcKp3USrZhGx-5gEBdZObo5OkQdodeqExF5Rafhyw-mKXi1lX7U9PlYVLoGQXLPG0OrgDhZL24Ic4zvyLGTUwPWxn14VuTNSZceKMpx2t4CAhSwlNxUk0J0TjPzbqowoQZNhSS1Kk6g_e9oQjGpzZDV3g1SqjjpbaSWm28tVo_5/s1401/catbeds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1401" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAzmo5qeFRf0C_aMfwHcKp3USrZhGx-5gEBdZObo5OkQdodeqExF5Rafhyw-mKXi1lX7U9PlYVLoGQXLPG0OrgDhZL24Ic4zvyLGTUwPWxn14VuTNSZceKMpx2t4CAhSwlNxUk0J0TjPzbqowoQZNhSS1Kk6g_e9oQjGpzZDV3g1SqjjpbaSWm28tVo_5/w400-h228/catbeds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat bed and toy $12 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGjaHSV3DI7G0zKBGrYMzMZhyphenhyphen2J6ptCNOSl1XfvaF4QELche96GkXZAlhd9c1-MfhlOEWgSu2prk3MMx_ahQwploP_8BtQT5VgIyx8Ha1VqSPYcHhoOmcHyTGb0Y0oNELDyAQOX_ggTPWs2WGhsbL9-LHCSLN9vnS37FpNX0ieIhpgInxfUvKsxrDfQ2W/s1468/dog%20beds.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1468" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGjaHSV3DI7G0zKBGrYMzMZhyphenhyphen2J6ptCNOSl1XfvaF4QELche96GkXZAlhd9c1-MfhlOEWgSu2prk3MMx_ahQwploP_8BtQT5VgIyx8Ha1VqSPYcHhoOmcHyTGb0Y0oNELDyAQOX_ggTPWs2WGhsbL9-LHCSLN9vnS37FpNX0ieIhpgInxfUvKsxrDfQ2W/w400-h297/dog%20beds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dog bed and two toys, $12 each set</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniSWB4VnSCrUIjY1SdlNhzgYzrdsfCobPnPjZnDY2JQhIPl1_JTIYfPutk8MEE5DhNWHLOhgjp88Z_TvCU9Cxh-po-gcxqF9AsXfvZy81fNgtHRv_Ycultyrav9CyrFGsv4mspJ1KwkbAX-XvDABSC6bBDSelcHZKws7ea89mjZDVLKppHsVJAXuWtuV3/s1512/IMG_6087.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniSWB4VnSCrUIjY1SdlNhzgYzrdsfCobPnPjZnDY2JQhIPl1_JTIYfPutk8MEE5DhNWHLOhgjp88Z_TvCU9Cxh-po-gcxqF9AsXfvZy81fNgtHRv_Ycultyrav9CyrFGsv4mspJ1KwkbAX-XvDABSC6bBDSelcHZKws7ea89mjZDVLKppHsVJAXuWtuV3/w400-h400/IMG_6087.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">casual cowboy dolls $220 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniSWB4VnSCrUIjY1SdlNhzgYzrdsfCobPnPjZnDY2JQhIPl1_JTIYfPutk8MEE5DhNWHLOhgjp88Z_TvCU9Cxh-po-gcxqF9AsXfvZy81fNgtHRv_Ycultyrav9CyrFGsv4mspJ1KwkbAX-XvDABSC6bBDSelcHZKws7ea89mjZDVLKppHsVJAXuWtuV3/s1512/IMG_6087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8AD453JdyS185m27llMEeS4vXE96ClvzNwA_LVbh63rwaBJhLmG3zNEq4oeYiKvKirVr01PkPwSTjsk9n156QPXx_HEG7LAcOJLjIZsen9J3wJ3jmgszhuoeYFrRWCOwVh4Csa0ujWJN7Cr8ZeWS5q4LOrFCvpwImCnfuJbONtReP1oF8b-ydgwCS5tH/s1371/IMG_6098.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1371" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8AD453JdyS185m27llMEeS4vXE96ClvzNwA_LVbh63rwaBJhLmG3zNEq4oeYiKvKirVr01PkPwSTjsk9n156QPXx_HEG7LAcOJLjIZsen9J3wJ3jmgszhuoeYFrRWCOwVh4Csa0ujWJN7Cr8ZeWS5q4LOrFCvpwImCnfuJbONtReP1oF8b-ydgwCS5tH/w400-h339/IMG_6098.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Men’s cutting chaps $40 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Om_pUCJ7nDhtrv1oT1QLVETBlfi3vM1m02r8c3r_FU-rmjJ7Cl-CtaocKvFHdwvIygZxZGmwt00UepEzPm_gE-Obeq8veLi9GJbOHfvZDHgtA36e5S0bTeaM4iWv7cUFldb78iW65xE_L4_NVjvs9qJ9fsfABP5Q-FrvZ45QRFzkt9SSURG50iAC-0H0/s1162/backpacks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1162" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Om_pUCJ7nDhtrv1oT1QLVETBlfi3vM1m02r8c3r_FU-rmjJ7Cl-CtaocKvFHdwvIygZxZGmwt00UepEzPm_gE-Obeq8veLi9GJbOHfvZDHgtA36e5S0bTeaM4iWv7cUFldb78iW65xE_L4_NVjvs9qJ9fsfABP5Q-FrvZ45QRFzkt9SSURG50iAC-0H0/w400-h269/backpacks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backpacks $25 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GAwl0oj374aq3uspp2LWgF71d1xFCO6C9ySfeXWpME_eglJZ7GUBKRwStQcOVotkXk-pJumKfFamKSxs2psXcWH3JBZAnZYrXEleIwZXCTd0BJpF2mW2SCYFBD070rnzQiX4di_Sqz5OZ-90AT9pd4yvhr-m6LYOdtiY3LKtI3Ir6dSeTbKO0if3DRrt/s1512/IMG_6084.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GAwl0oj374aq3uspp2LWgF71d1xFCO6C9ySfeXWpME_eglJZ7GUBKRwStQcOVotkXk-pJumKfFamKSxs2psXcWH3JBZAnZYrXEleIwZXCTd0BJpF2mW2SCYFBD070rnzQiX4di_Sqz5OZ-90AT9pd4yvhr-m6LYOdtiY3LKtI3Ir6dSeTbKO0if3DRrt/w400-h400/IMG_6084.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English dolls, $230 each</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD-vc2Cj9cFUsdg-38wUmiIgV7uCtBFNYs23FOiSmjEFL4gQGtu7ML6SEjqHdrsJ3aGs6oeM8XxO7pGxrWVg0m_etqe3Lta0JSRaNbWh-JjDV-mHuNDTLWT4Cv2qvCdXGCZx4oxzETxkBd06aXZjJbcBZwv6zRwt_DJ_nJxEpPf_eAca9Oi2gd1iISu2x/s1322/messenger%20bags.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1322" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD-vc2Cj9cFUsdg-38wUmiIgV7uCtBFNYs23FOiSmjEFL4gQGtu7ML6SEjqHdrsJ3aGs6oeM8XxO7pGxrWVg0m_etqe3Lta0JSRaNbWh-JjDV-mHuNDTLWT4Cv2qvCdXGCZx4oxzETxkBd06aXZjJbcBZwv6zRwt_DJ_nJxEpPf_eAca9Oi2gd1iISu2x/w400-h266/messenger%20bags.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Messenger bags $25 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9YO0BFnFVtdlU4LGJ0HTZT0rFiGofIccpRXk740NxDVaouburnHM5uA2DbJv_jVFMo4DlUaRMPGWfoaxpuJcBGUP4hIo0lIskasgciwOJN-d-84V5_PNXqR9kNX7esgjUAJWmYon-7Be9J65KoMfbfEmDihr0Brb-u7r1DnsvF-HLi9pRuCM5UqZ98xg/s1512/IMG_6086.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9YO0BFnFVtdlU4LGJ0HTZT0rFiGofIccpRXk740NxDVaouburnHM5uA2DbJv_jVFMo4DlUaRMPGWfoaxpuJcBGUP4hIo0lIskasgciwOJN-d-84V5_PNXqR9kNX7esgjUAJWmYon-7Be9J65KoMfbfEmDihr0Brb-u7r1DnsvF-HLi9pRuCM5UqZ98xg/w400-h400/IMG_6086.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casual western ladies $220 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9YO0BFnFVtdlU4LGJ0HTZT0rFiGofIccpRXk740NxDVaouburnHM5uA2DbJv_jVFMo4DlUaRMPGWfoaxpuJcBGUP4hIo0lIskasgciwOJN-d-84V5_PNXqR9kNX7esgjUAJWmYon-7Be9J65KoMfbfEmDihr0Brb-u7r1DnsvF-HLi9pRuCM5UqZ98xg/s1512/IMG_6086.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNiGZPEVpLD0dsPL_Rf7NkR0zy1oDk_kSDxmMHwNE1UVP7UCpZvov-1unyC1Hvu__LttHAGL4INhG5asYqxlYBx5e3zWJvYbM3VXgx9GtYTtG0ajlyxH96_Ff6GkUStLKFLK9VLHwonILcejiq2O9mzwMfK5hwRy0Z4IwodqQJjyclxIEQBLDATtBSJzq/s1741/IMG_6097.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1741" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNiGZPEVpLD0dsPL_Rf7NkR0zy1oDk_kSDxmMHwNE1UVP7UCpZvov-1unyC1Hvu__LttHAGL4INhG5asYqxlYBx5e3zWJvYbM3VXgx9GtYTtG0ajlyxH96_Ff6GkUStLKFLK9VLHwonILcejiq2O9mzwMfK5hwRy0Z4IwodqQJjyclxIEQBLDATtBSJzq/w400-h238/IMG_6097.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladies cutting chaps $40 each</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17rftWatmHpFGbnfWV7GXWqB7zeetZvsvG-mjSOVWLZsTsK2h-MDv1c-wsRad2cYZ_yFx9k4VsM5pntfxb715sCgRwO4azifS4bmzEaHgYgYmVf_bxMoIbDDjdGlb21KYP-YW8EEChVYidCj8V7uF_ZmAPyX3Ibf3TbYRw-qFkZTurQ11W2eO8A6YzGyx/s1457/saddle%20bags.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1457" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17rftWatmHpFGbnfWV7GXWqB7zeetZvsvG-mjSOVWLZsTsK2h-MDv1c-wsRad2cYZ_yFx9k4VsM5pntfxb715sCgRwO4azifS4bmzEaHgYgYmVf_bxMoIbDDjdGlb21KYP-YW8EEChVYidCj8V7uF_ZmAPyX3Ibf3TbYRw-qFkZTurQ11W2eO8A6YzGyx/w400-h200/saddle%20bags.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saddlebag sets $75 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXR0xRPCbJyr_AdrZp_55l3z4GiQg64TgudPXU4geLqlALANHVCWVyPynYPkAiJR1p8HEiS0Inh4N5ho9cPOsyJq2jNzfeIkPsYS9giw4KESq4sDnKCwnwiz884Day7P9NEBxfEZZ03lBD3W4topixfnBSAj1ouQ8ugR_sjwsO33YkrdOG8k8AAGxKT2Q/s4032/IMG_6078.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXR0xRPCbJyr_AdrZp_55l3z4GiQg64TgudPXU4geLqlALANHVCWVyPynYPkAiJR1p8HEiS0Inh4N5ho9cPOsyJq2jNzfeIkPsYS9giw4KESq4sDnKCwnwiz884Day7P9NEBxfEZZ03lBD3W4topixfnBSAj1ouQ8ugR_sjwsO33YkrdOG8k8AAGxKT2Q/w300-h400/IMG_6078.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystery boxes $25 each</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />The schedule:<div>3:00- I go live</div><div>3:05- apples and carrots</div><div>3:10- English casual dolls</div><div>3:15- removable helmets</div><div>3:20- bareback pads</div><div>3:25- western pleasure dolls</div><div>3:35- youth dolls</div><div>3:40- cat beds</div><div>3:45- dog beds</div><div>3:50- cowboys</div><div>3:55- men's chaps</div><div>4:05- backpacks</div><div>4:10- English dolls</div><div>4:15- messenger bags</div><div>4:20- casual western dolls</div><div>4:25- ladies chaps</div><div>4:30-saddlebags</div><div>4:40- mystery boxes<br /><br /> <p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-15419020887940594032023-11-20T01:30:00.000-08:002023-11-20T01:30:00.141-08:00Semi-Live sale rundown 2023<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I have done this post before, three at least, since this is not my first semi-live sale. Here is </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/6017729781161615945/5069508570680933155" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">the link to the original post</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. I thought it might be slightly confusing since it was specific to the last sale. So I copied and pasted it into a new post and will edit it to make it relevant to the upcoming sale. If something doesn't make sense please let me know. Hopefully I will have time to answer. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> My plan is to have a sales catalog published, here in the blog, this Wednesday. Maybe Thursday if time gets away from me. The blog catalog and other advertising photos (if I get around to those) will be posted in groups, like the photo below. They will not have group letters on them, I am not doing that this time, you can tell that bareback pads are a group, backpacks another, and so on. Though they will also have prices on them since that was a request. When I publish the schedule there will also be prices, in case anyone wants to plan out their budget. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoog8GGnCgo_qkjYtWumJ66ZzmSDHchixlWceCB4XpGlNCs3Atd5UhO2wXZRXbn0CZTegDZf_2DLUXob8gYBBgi5Xx0Ymb4pzdM2JsGmdSC3RDDVgMhm6m98Z37uJZRD6BxABiNy2t3fe/s1512/175657357_3859308120849997_8677939644336037172_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoog8GGnCgo_qkjYtWumJ66ZzmSDHchixlWceCB4XpGlNCs3Atd5UhO2wXZRXbn0CZTegDZf_2DLUXob8gYBBgi5Xx0Ymb4pzdM2JsGmdSC3RDDVgMhm6m98Z37uJZRD6BxABiNy2t3fe/w400-h400/175657357_3859308120849997_8677939644336037172_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> The order I have them posted in the catalog will be the order the photos will go up on my studio page on sale day. I will have claim codes on the photos so when the photo pops up all you have to do is comment UNDER THE PHOTO the claim code. If you are the first to claim that particular item it goes to you. No matter what your internet speed, 3:00 (or the comparable time in your time zone) is 3:00 for everyone. The photos show up at the same time for everyone. Since you will have already seen the groups and how they are laid out you will know exactly where to look in each photo so you can see the claim code (which is not easily guessable, for fairness) and then just type that into the comments.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA0IHSf5q_WBmEOrnFDFC1LPHZo9-foJOMsSu-YvULRjXwyDSr_JP4lzcvxm8V7g9H0oVBMOE4UV9sgfqO0osUyMHwIXcnIhZ-9l3waG4xpR0t8A9Ha33Nay8KY5sq5USWe2cHtgKBb4H/s1512/175659299_3859334407514035_2185702047369864196_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA0IHSf5q_WBmEOrnFDFC1LPHZo9-foJOMsSu-YvULRjXwyDSr_JP4lzcvxm8V7g9H0oVBMOE4UV9sgfqO0osUyMHwIXcnIhZ-9l3waG4xpR0t8A9Ha33Nay8KY5sq5USWe2cHtgKBb4H/w400-h400/175659299_3859334407514035_2185702047369864196_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> At 3:00 next Friday, November 24th, I am going to go live on my studio page on Facebook. I will not be showing you any of the items I have for sale. At 3:05(probably) the photo of the first group of items will be posted on my studio page. You are more than welcome to watch me dance around in my room and pack bags. I am sorry to say I am much more chill during a semi-live sale. I still try to keep it fun. I still sing the alphabet and I will drink seltzer. <b>You cannot claim items by commenting on my live video</b>. No claims count if you say them to me. Literally the only reason to watch me do the live is to have some interaction. As of this moment (this was written on Sunday) I am not doing trivia. But I want to, so if I can come up with questions I will have trivia. Or maybe I will just randomly find reasons to give out some prizes. But to be clear, you do not actually have to WATCH me at the semi- live sale to claim things. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrx37DUKoVFE6JlOu6jFEctRCKvtyLmxfjdtp9VEciClOgbrugceKmYi2q6cZ9joneSgAMn76ZJFbB4577TxAyCpa3nnJCDOohuk0IHI9tSs-LlKjJtLDQwhq-xCREiPhX53I9Mu6gSE_/s1512/175682264_3859308444183298_2797800517415727212_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrx37DUKoVFE6JlOu6jFEctRCKvtyLmxfjdtp9VEciClOgbrugceKmYi2q6cZ9joneSgAMn76ZJFbB4577TxAyCpa3nnJCDOohuk0IHI9tSs-LlKjJtLDQwhq-xCREiPhX53I9Mu6gSE_/w400-h400/175682264_3859308444183298_2797800517415727212_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> So let me now explain in greater detail how you claim an item. Let's say you are looking at the micro pouches in group B and you absolutely LOVE the pouch with the pink unicorns. You know that is one you want to try for and the schedule tells you group B will be posted at 3:10. So at 3:10 you are refreshing your device like a crazy person and I am hanging out in my room talking to myself and calmly drinking my seltzer. You hit refresh over and over and then the group B photo is up! You see that the pouch you want is 55 so under the photo of group B (the photo with the claim codes) you comment 55. Really, it is that easy. And if you were the first person to comment 55, you will be the one that gets the pouch. Which I will say out loud on the live portion of the sale where I am chilling and casually packing bags and not running around like a crazy person. I will also "love" your comment so you know you are in fact the first person and the winner of the item. Easy, right?<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1W5AuoB_qAlS50pr3bKBxR6n7clZrTtLyf6QDUsf9kHMBcWdMFgwqpcKZhn5KlrUvlThk-n0IgizGQY9JOOknm5Gu3xxoMMJ4re_pfIxdsKp2AAbbdmvjM9Inuo3-0qf6sZxH4bh8sT0d/s1512/177517080_3873169132797229_1854530476067638285_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1W5AuoB_qAlS50pr3bKBxR6n7clZrTtLyf6QDUsf9kHMBcWdMFgwqpcKZhn5KlrUvlThk-n0IgizGQY9JOOknm5Gu3xxoMMJ4re_pfIxdsKp2AAbbdmvjM9Inuo3-0qf6sZxH4bh8sT0d/w400-h400/177517080_3873169132797229_1854530476067638285_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> My plan is to probably have groups post about every 3-5 minutes. All the groups are somewhat small so I have enough time to write on bags and sort items before the next batch comes up. I will also schedule in 5 minute breaks where no photos are going up, which will give me some time to catch up if I have gotten behind. The basic rule is the first person to claim (It may or may not be the same order on everyone's device so I am still going by what shows first on my screen) will get the item. In the first 5 minutes the group is listed you may only claim one item from the group. So let's say group A goes live at 3:05. You can only claim one of the bareback pads. When group B goes live at 3:10 (so, 5 minutes later) if there is anything unclaimed from group A you can make a second claim from that group. Doing it this way makes it more fair for everyone. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So that is the basic idea. Claims only count if they are comments on the photo, the one with the claim codes, on my Facebook studio page, and if they are the first one. You may only claim one item per group for the first 5 minutes the group is listed. After the first 5 minutes anything unclaimed is fair game, even if you already claimed an item from that group. There are times during the semi-live sale where I get a little backed up (usually because I am talking...) and I may not get to a claim photo to "love" comments for several minutes. I will get to it, and announcing, as quickly as I can. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> It really is pretty simple. All of the available items will be posted, with prices, on the blog, prior to the day of the sale. I will get a schedule out too so you know exactly when you need to check my studio page for what you want. You are more than welcome to watch the live portion, which is me hanging out in my room, singing the alphabet, and drinking seltzer. You don't actually have to watch, though I likely will have great makeup. All the claiming will be done on my studio page. If you only want to watch me dance around, you can. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So another burning question might be, how can we be in two places at once? How can we watch the studio page for the photos and also watch the live stuff? HOW??? Well, the easiest way is to have 2 devices, which is what I will have. I do the filming with my phone on a tripod and I put my laptop on a box and watch the page that way. Two devices is super easy. OR you can split your screen. I don't think you can do that on a phone or a tablet. But I know for a fact you can do it on a computer. And I am not going to teach you that. I taught enough people how to split their screen. You are on your own to Google that one. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Please let me know if you have any questions on how the semi-live sale works. </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-42307684295334585382023-11-19T15:52:00.000-08:002023-11-19T15:52:42.019-08:00Miniatures, Updates, and Goal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoMRCMVSFRPqvlWKoNZlWwb8NakEiPpVA6JjiKI_odvylm4cLC2Cmf3O8vZDeB4nQAJEmORYo_CZEoEPfwJFF_akUj48HhFYnCjWsBHf514i8psxKNnDl4IRSxwb02OL27YFWcXE61oCNTMsRFI0eH3LJHRLeQhr-ATSgBrBgY_ho9pXMh-uvxlpXgl9O/s3088/IMG_5837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoMRCMVSFRPqvlWKoNZlWwb8NakEiPpVA6JjiKI_odvylm4cLC2Cmf3O8vZDeB4nQAJEmORYo_CZEoEPfwJFF_akUj48HhFYnCjWsBHf514i8psxKNnDl4IRSxwb02OL27YFWcXE61oCNTMsRFI0eH3LJHRLeQhr-ATSgBrBgY_ho9pXMh-uvxlpXgl9O/w300-h400/IMG_5837.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Apparently I have been busy. I set up this post on November 1st and then... life happened. Life happened without giving anyone the updates I meant to. So here we go, updates time. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I started running again October 15th, after my friend super politely called me out on my bullshit. I had not been running, I had been making lots of excuses not to. And yes, I absolutely would feel better if I ran again. All of that stuff was true. So I started running again. It sucked but I didn't die. So I did it again, and again. Sometimes on the track, sometimes in my road (that sucks a lot!) and sometimes in the woods. It was still kind of hard but it was getting easier. I got myself an accountability buddy. And then I held myself accountable. But I could feel the excuses getting ready to come back in. Trying to leave the house for a run is not as easy as just going outside. I have to make sure that either I am back before Travis will be getting home, in the few minutes a day when I am here before he gets home. Or I have to make sure he has shoes on, which he takes off the second he walks in the door. I have to get him to get in the car, which is not as easy as it sounds because that is almost always the time he decides he needs the bathroom and then he has to find whatever giant action figure he is bringing with him in the car. And yeah, a half hour run really quickly turns into an hour and a half of my day. And I really do not have that kind of time to spend on... anything. Unless it is work of some kind. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So the excuses started creeping in and I kept running because I have an accountability buddy. But I could see this not being sustainable. So I bought a treadmill. It folds up and I can put it in my closet when I am not using it. And it's pink, which helps. It takes maybe 2 minutes to take it out, pop up the handle, and put in the two side screws. It takes me maybe 2 minutes to change into running clothes and put on sneakers. And then I can run. And it might take me the length of an episode of Doctor Who. Usually less. And now I want to run. The first run was iffy. I still struggled to keep a pace that was more than walking for very long. Then I had a decent run, followed by a really bad one. And then something happened. I have no idea what. But all of a sudden I ran a full mile without slowing to a walk. It was not a fast mile, but it was a mile of actual running. I think the difference was music. Travis was watching TV so I couldn't watch Doctor Who, so I put in my earbuds. And I started finding a play list, in my running playlist, that helped me keep pace with the running. It was fantastic! The next run I fiddled a bit more with the playlist and I ran 1.1 miles without slowing to a walk. My last run I tweaked my playlist a bit more and ran a mile and a half without slowing to a walk! So I am definitely making progress. I am also mad and motivated. I had to buy larger pants because of the weight I gained. I am mad about that and mad about how I feel (I hurt all the time). So I am going to fix it. And I am not going to make any more excuses. Soon I will hit two miles of actual running and I will be really excited about that. Then maybe I can work on a slightly faster pace. But one step at a time (lol, one step...)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have no idea really what I was going to talk about in this post when I set it up. I made bareback pads, I think I have 6 of them. They will be available at my Black Friday Live sale. Which is this coming Friday, November 24, 2023 at 3:00 pm EST on my studio page on Facebook. I am going to be posting photos of the items I have available, on Facebook, between now (either in a little while or tomorrow) and probably Tuesday... maybe into Wednesday. I have no idea just yet. I also have been posting to Instagram which cross posts to Facebook. So you will see things. Maybe people will get sick of seeing my posts. Feast or famine, that is how I do my posting it seems. Anyway, tomorrow (likely) I will post the 2023 version of the how a semi-live sale runs blog post. I may also cross post that to my studio page on Instagram and Facebook. Just so people see it and know that there is a place where I explain how everything works. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflxFUGNHOizcXm88YuM7AIvhpGLYRwQ_jKcldYCIhmBD-ldk2imF7xDDcGviAU9o-zJXfm5XEophX2I-e-9XjH8DYPqc-KWj5mNSJkEe4rVEGXG5ckv_n9H-yMg82ds8bHZEoXRVqWkZmzcDYMVOpUjGh2tUsPJFklUCoop3VSzhWJ6FutZ1NTAi5h9IT/s3024/IMG_5894.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflxFUGNHOizcXm88YuM7AIvhpGLYRwQ_jKcldYCIhmBD-ldk2imF7xDDcGviAU9o-zJXfm5XEophX2I-e-9XjH8DYPqc-KWj5mNSJkEe4rVEGXG5ckv_n9H-yMg82ds8bHZEoXRVqWkZmzcDYMVOpUjGh2tUsPJFklUCoop3VSzhWJ6FutZ1NTAi5h9IT/w400-h400/IMG_5894.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I like to have one new miniature item every time I do a live sale. I don't know if I came up with new things the last time, I barely remember my last live sale. I think it was probably last year on Black Friday. It's amazing how much happened this year and how little time I had for... everything. But I did come up with these little messenger bags. I love them so much!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh46eOkJZN7cO9fS9WstQ-jEO1tt3oGOEKbITQC3Do0Gvhz3afdJO-xh8k_v1GtRaYd1c5x5WfgeDnHpG8252YxRqIkMeKPo2vBDrUNvtLkv6XvM8sZQQwZ6FvsdKZ36uYPH8p7CZjzhVYmS2xICcUIWUd95WNEgp42ypR2RknaUxQrliv8wrVhcFoD1Va/s4032/IMG_5912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh46eOkJZN7cO9fS9WstQ-jEO1tt3oGOEKbITQC3Do0Gvhz3afdJO-xh8k_v1GtRaYd1c5x5WfgeDnHpG8252YxRqIkMeKPo2vBDrUNvtLkv6XvM8sZQQwZ6FvsdKZ36uYPH8p7CZjzhVYmS2xICcUIWUd95WNEgp42ypR2RknaUxQrliv8wrVhcFoD1Va/w300-h400/IMG_5912.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> There will be some hunt seat dolls, though not this hunt seat doll. She sold before I even posted her anywhere. Someone asked if I had any. I did. It sold. That's how things go a lot of the times these days. I actually usually have some dolls in stock. And if I run out of a certain type of very common doll, like hunt seat dolls, I make more. I will have 3 at the live sale this year. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidarW501ho9svGS9McvVYrECCrtHoAyImVRj6JkmZ-TRlA0jzSGUFWJptSgJ9iNvP_4tEfpkcL4cpw-EXibkuWUp8HiuhTFbSUxVV3zsdofV6w22mS8mRFgaum_liIdpiICkHQ8r9McX-wxL6iaiB9P1NThP_w1M2s51qxXQ_8ql8JCto4s4dCE9xAE94n/s4032/IMG_5921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidarW501ho9svGS9McvVYrECCrtHoAyImVRj6JkmZ-TRlA0jzSGUFWJptSgJ9iNvP_4tEfpkcL4cpw-EXibkuWUp8HiuhTFbSUxVV3zsdofV6w22mS8mRFgaum_liIdpiICkHQ8r9McX-wxL6iaiB9P1NThP_w1M2s51qxXQ_8ql8JCto4s4dCE9xAE94n/w300-h400/IMG_5921.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Ethan and Travis carved this very cool Jack O' Lantern (and Travis said his name is Jack O' Lantern) for Halloween and Ethan got this very cool photo. I was very upset to see that Halloween was immediately erased from all the stores the day after, or even before. And then everything was Christmas. The stores have been playing Christmas music since November 1st. I can barely stand to stay in Barnes and Noble for my Friday coffee dates with Travis. But I will put up with a lot of things for that guy. Including way too early Christmas music. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKd4GAkIHyGHuATIO4k1Y_YmPqS9DLUcmKEl_hSlhQJK-MZkjaB7oVU765RTlbDUEIeMViaKtIcdG9K8yTi6IOGQg8bevKI3qX8ydFcwICSQ6qrLmkbq0bxwFz2Qg6T0y1z3n_tyk4GSThkTfdzYO5c7kKxaQEjvGFOhdpWegGBQ9rxQaGf1CIjS1vdk8/s2000/Resized_20231028_213356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKd4GAkIHyGHuATIO4k1Y_YmPqS9DLUcmKEl_hSlhQJK-MZkjaB7oVU765RTlbDUEIeMViaKtIcdG9K8yTi6IOGQg8bevKI3qX8ydFcwICSQ6qrLmkbq0bxwFz2Qg6T0y1z3n_tyk4GSThkTfdzYO5c7kKxaQEjvGFOhdpWegGBQ9rxQaGf1CIjS1vdk8/w300-h400/Resized_20231028_213356.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Christmas. I don't hate Christmas music. I don't celebrate Christmas (for anyone that is curious I celebrate Yule or the winter solstice). I do celebrate get together with my family, because they all celebrate Christmas and it's a good excuse, but that is all about the get-together for me. I do gifts for New Year's Day. Anyway, I do actually enjoy Christmas music, for maybe a week. In December. Not starting the day after Halloween.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I will be publishing a detailed catalog of my Black Friday sales items on Wednesday (probably Wednesday) or Thursday if Wednesday gets away from me. I have the photos in the post, but we now know that sometimes I do that and then forget to write the post. So my plan is to put up a post tomorrow or Tuesday with the details of how a semi-live sale runs. And then Wednesday or Thursday morning I will publish the actual schedule (exact times and everything) of when each photo will go live on Friday. And any other details that I feel are pertinent to the sale. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So those are my current updates. I have been working like crazy because after this week I am going to take it easy. Maybe. I always say that and then it doesn't necessarily happen. But I am going to try. Not for a super long time, I will need to keep creating things. At some point soon I need to get photos of finished jewelry that hasn't made it up on my website yet. I am thinking I might have a Black Friday sale over there as well. But I need to put stuff up. So much to do! More posts coming soon. </span><br /><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-78483453130776182382023-11-01T17:46:00.000-07:002023-11-01T17:46:22.763-07:00Salem Night Faire 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> On Friday, Travis and I had our usual coffee date and then he and I, along with our friend Brandi, headed to Salem. Traffic on the Mass Pike makes no sense and people slow down to a crawl for no apparent reason. So the two hour trip out to Salem took 3 hours. But we had a good time. The moon was one day from full, so it was very cool to see. And it was crazy warm, still 75 degrees at 8:00pm. For a comparison, it's about 8:30 pm now, just 5 days later, and it's 35 degrees. Massachusetts weather is weird. It was actually snowing a bit this morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVj6pA061FCwXs105Fdafg7okfmuZVSJNJY6HOLl8tZmr60GfAaILesXr3scByomjk7Ceshns7fgucZMqYUulZudZuVLX3qFAJoLoSE-9BF2BwoDXMn0-naKP4nTYskz2cAlQzy41ImQ7G0itHTphrukHmouWEpKJ7EJRQDyXuod8gdHzR9Y0jtX7x0oL/s4032/IMG_5815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVj6pA061FCwXs105Fdafg7okfmuZVSJNJY6HOLl8tZmr60GfAaILesXr3scByomjk7Ceshns7fgucZMqYUulZudZuVLX3qFAJoLoSE-9BF2BwoDXMn0-naKP4nTYskz2cAlQzy41ImQ7G0itHTphrukHmouWEpKJ7EJRQDyXuod8gdHzR9Y0jtX7x0oL/w300-h400/IMG_5815.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The weather for Night faire was so gorgeous that there were more people there than last year. At 8:00, 3 hours after the faire opened, there was still a very long line to get in. But even our wait in line was fun. I do love hanging out with Brandi! And so does Travis. She's one of the people he asks to see. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDzEy96MxO9j4Lg96orMK33KTuu8cfFllEhjjNP1UdQz0YJqH0sREn87CO8Q_s7VEeExKeyOh0FyuZCjbdPTxXCAQT2mYELuw0_bSckhegJdiVX8ycnM9Wv9FoEps01OHEVZHpJ9AitbF6_7iFIXZXyX-E9zrej1fIl2_ApbFf7IetmRphV_xJ-DBUvXf/s4032/IMG_5816.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDzEy96MxO9j4Lg96orMK33KTuu8cfFllEhjjNP1UdQz0YJqH0sREn87CO8Q_s7VEeExKeyOh0FyuZCjbdPTxXCAQT2mYELuw0_bSckhegJdiVX8ycnM9Wv9FoEps01OHEVZHpJ9AitbF6_7iFIXZXyX-E9zrej1fIl2_ApbFf7IetmRphV_xJ-DBUvXf/w300-h400/IMG_5816.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> There is plenty to see at Night Faire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkRXoDbLFlhS-vBQZHAYzYn6qmMKRnvgtEb6JUXx6TmRPrN7HLVW8pozK4KVcYYLrhrK8WfHhPbua5XP95S-yLBHLqOhh8OafcxQwEqxuRFZg6XuBZTUru_Sxdimme-BJmR2kYwkhvY6-mxma9yOZG0c6zUWzZso6zMfKUdHcP3kwMPF8CwTUnsKlWDGC/s4032/IMG_5817.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkRXoDbLFlhS-vBQZHAYzYn6qmMKRnvgtEb6JUXx6TmRPrN7HLVW8pozK4KVcYYLrhrK8WfHhPbua5XP95S-yLBHLqOhh8OafcxQwEqxuRFZg6XuBZTUru_Sxdimme-BJmR2kYwkhvY6-mxma9yOZG0c6zUWzZso6zMfKUdHcP3kwMPF8CwTUnsKlWDGC/w300-h400/IMG_5817.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Including the Sanderson sisters. The Salem Pioneer Village is the location where the beginning of Hocus Pocus was filmed. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDslQ_ptQg1w_Xx87-rJyi7h5mFwz5P6q0q-Aysu0KJl0ywreMPo4-7smt2-nDDfoIwEBzdCV7NWclqbohpf5xbGgntdybTEr82QmZfC0ZrkmfByDI9MxeRosYWCg9QXkVL78nuOi1qmidV3ZmbWqmcVF_DR8lA0wNO9E0R5w8qnf0CGNh1WTgk85OcVIP/s4032/IMG_5822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDslQ_ptQg1w_Xx87-rJyi7h5mFwz5P6q0q-Aysu0KJl0ywreMPo4-7smt2-nDDfoIwEBzdCV7NWclqbohpf5xbGgntdybTEr82QmZfC0ZrkmfByDI9MxeRosYWCg9QXkVL78nuOi1qmidV3ZmbWqmcVF_DR8lA0wNO9E0R5w8qnf0CGNh1WTgk85OcVIP/w300-h400/IMG_5822.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> There are a lot of different oracles and performers at the faire. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mm8_FxoFWElTPUKgkb2veDyAprpwhc2LJeJgeuLDxGMzo42rdZxjMo_YWkLqWCnXogvafQmaojHu-zyTSgFgVTIa7YuU-EFwS6VCw1N3sWkD2vUMuZf-IKnURGFHyzjHcaHYvMxRz3TxMVd0QgYjnL-upG-6-w98TQMnXduWYNPLyQK3oxoWkhqlsUOn/s4032/IMG_5824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mm8_FxoFWElTPUKgkb2veDyAprpwhc2LJeJgeuLDxGMzo42rdZxjMo_YWkLqWCnXogvafQmaojHu-zyTSgFgVTIa7YuU-EFwS6VCw1N3sWkD2vUMuZf-IKnURGFHyzjHcaHYvMxRz3TxMVd0QgYjnL-upG-6-w98TQMnXduWYNPLyQK3oxoWkhqlsUOn/w300-h400/IMG_5824.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Including this ghoul playing guitar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JQPzoR22pG4liznm4taqnU-8h_ByTyt4futOVCFdaXIpSFWeUiGNutSGNYOo5CK5t1hO7jNhxLlDJIYfhlgkS-R0eAq6tNk4Bxcx5lWFnfqCr01S4zdnajmY7iDoELSm3BKg0s10bQG2gEZYlESMb7euWK_RCxJW8W0EBw5Bhb5fE0ZQt9LfKAzmcKT3/s4032/IMG_5825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JQPzoR22pG4liznm4taqnU-8h_ByTyt4futOVCFdaXIpSFWeUiGNutSGNYOo5CK5t1hO7jNhxLlDJIYfhlgkS-R0eAq6tNk4Bxcx5lWFnfqCr01S4zdnajmY7iDoELSm3BKg0s10bQG2gEZYlESMb7euWK_RCxJW8W0EBw5Bhb5fE0ZQt9LfKAzmcKT3/w300-h400/IMG_5825.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> This oracle, the one Travis named "tall spooky" is Travis's favorite. He still did not go up to him to get a fortune. Maybe next year. He did have a good time standing around watching him. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFr3WKppMHCfCa_FbFK24tF0yXaNftWOHKEMtuhLWQ3dezqig564UPZzG7DQo811vYUuayLLJdTUtS6I-VxPvizXfolsCDFpDwISvwsK3kavfbo5OMk08tG-JClD44shCftjpRUgKywDf_-gE-kTkBFExkdGRs8nUJaxb3r8JF8UPnhtWXPhrtqsFWAwN/s4032/IMG_5827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFr3WKppMHCfCa_FbFK24tF0yXaNftWOHKEMtuhLWQ3dezqig564UPZzG7DQo811vYUuayLLJdTUtS6I-VxPvizXfolsCDFpDwISvwsK3kavfbo5OMk08tG-JClD44shCftjpRUgKywDf_-gE-kTkBFExkdGRs8nUJaxb3r8JF8UPnhtWXPhrtqsFWAwN/w300-h400/IMG_5827.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I got a fortune from this oracle. It was a tarot card, so I had to interpret it myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsjdFi39ObUTX0Ov6aNQRUeAGH27TyaXOk1fKaoERBjDrVszQeCS-uIpGU1Rp54iNuZeGRd_zcX_zIEOnnoElzl8gJ5F-ZV7V-Ymu3kWWYk1sG93G8TJGmBFsNIQJWXhaUgaIvlw6RDV01iVoXgQqB5jzxqFC9udCAPEocbqeJBrpn17dwEEpHmtXD4Fn/s4032/IMG_5828.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsjdFi39ObUTX0Ov6aNQRUeAGH27TyaXOk1fKaoERBjDrVszQeCS-uIpGU1Rp54iNuZeGRd_zcX_zIEOnnoElzl8gJ5F-ZV7V-Ymu3kWWYk1sG93G8TJGmBFsNIQJWXhaUgaIvlw6RDV01iVoXgQqB5jzxqFC9udCAPEocbqeJBrpn17dwEEpHmtXD4Fn/w300-h400/IMG_5828.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We got some selfies right before we left to head home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjlRpLFjJs6IJKhQ31IhLcEgXWWtUa_CBag1_JISGexaMzhyphenhyphenOoiUm_HEx7HgCICvl-mmUPyXwLXuZuMp2zs5kqP_vx5SlfKSTSbeFOEQBsIW6jinwHvdpk5cilY02ni0A-inGkUKzTk4D7MBqp4OjJpjg-BGOofLcEbAe1JSHTHTUud-PFJz6uum9vLRC/s3088/IMG_5831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjlRpLFjJs6IJKhQ31IhLcEgXWWtUa_CBag1_JISGexaMzhyphenhyphenOoiUm_HEx7HgCICvl-mmUPyXwLXuZuMp2zs5kqP_vx5SlfKSTSbeFOEQBsIW6jinwHvdpk5cilY02ni0A-inGkUKzTk4D7MBqp4OjJpjg-BGOofLcEbAe1JSHTHTUud-PFJz6uum9vLRC/w300-h400/IMG_5831.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Honestly, I am amazed at how decent these photos are considering it was full dark and there were no lights where we took these. The magic of iPhone, lol. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWUNc8lZs9okGMWLiHGTVHd2MRFwm8qUg06e2sbUvrRp37WsHaKcSD1odM_ADSQOeCM9HncO5dJJLA31xMJeaOEt-AE0WT8995m-Jna_rkn8wLrvBI6oG4Idj30Hm4Xn0y6ZIK1VpvzpfxcFOwRSMfGNAPa4yP7Kla7aI7Plm2VnWsFvqQbgRk9px3fvl/s3088/IMG_5832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWUNc8lZs9okGMWLiHGTVHd2MRFwm8qUg06e2sbUvrRp37WsHaKcSD1odM_ADSQOeCM9HncO5dJJLA31xMJeaOEt-AE0WT8995m-Jna_rkn8wLrvBI6oG4Idj30Hm4Xn0y6ZIK1VpvzpfxcFOwRSMfGNAPa4yP7Kla7aI7Plm2VnWsFvqQbgRk9px3fvl/w300-h400/IMG_5832.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I enjoyed the Salem Night Faire last year and it was especially fun this year since Brandi came with us. Hopefully she can come again next year, and hopefully Elecktra will be able to come again as well. If we could also get good weather again that would be just about perfect. </span><br /> <p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-73080093380880253832023-10-25T17:38:00.000-07:002023-10-25T17:38:12.560-07:00Interesting Things<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Basically, I have been working for the last 10 days straight. Some days, like today, were actually longer than others. But different than the usual day, so it only sort of seemed like a long day. This morning I made this dog bed, got my unpainted GSD, and posted this photo on Instagram and Facebook. People are very interested in the dog. I still don't remember where I got him, though I am sure someone knows where they come from. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KpkWvKfOth71uFAX6u9URxaYFqOKVNLsgKCROvKfMGEXYHkMlSvfg0oj2x1zBwYrdxNWA2XXJ3ZbSv-4WFonBuWUwKOnSqTjXPBNUc9z5iUASAo_InxcSNWvbF4kX-pzkN4V56hhjw-W-2zhHI5Rya73cBfxeQG55hAEoZ1vFVud9PZDMTp8OyW-gSW3/s3024/IMG_5802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KpkWvKfOth71uFAX6u9URxaYFqOKVNLsgKCROvKfMGEXYHkMlSvfg0oj2x1zBwYrdxNWA2XXJ3ZbSv-4WFonBuWUwKOnSqTjXPBNUc9z5iUASAo_InxcSNWvbF4kX-pzkN4V56hhjw-W-2zhHI5Rya73cBfxeQG55hAEoZ1vFVud9PZDMTp8OyW-gSW3/w400-h400/IMG_5802.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Last week I didn't do any doll work because I was making jewelry, setting up displays (and timing how long it took me) and getting ready for a festival where I would be selling my jewelry. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudfqJmL7aDC3Vx7gzsZxREe4chJrRDVOXc8ryQZT3KD8b1N3XgEeqVJns9YwnuyPPNfPEVo0JNoxP94ZaGWX8p9CgtzEqk-M-b20ayLmnmWNeALpIEDLiPawHUOXrOD2R_97C6db15QXMVevwvsqjkiXNvs6KfhlVECUXoPeAxVDY3FCwc4pLK_H6f4iP/s3024/IMG_5755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudfqJmL7aDC3Vx7gzsZxREe4chJrRDVOXc8ryQZT3KD8b1N3XgEeqVJns9YwnuyPPNfPEVo0JNoxP94ZaGWX8p9CgtzEqk-M-b20ayLmnmWNeALpIEDLiPawHUOXrOD2R_97C6db15QXMVevwvsqjkiXNvs6KfhlVECUXoPeAxVDY3FCwc4pLK_H6f4iP/w400-h400/IMG_5755.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have, again, been having a lot of fun wrapping stones. I also have been having a really good time finding interesting stones to wrap. Which has lead me to pay regular retail prices for stones more often than I like. But I have found some really cool things. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m6pge4mrZ8EjmrdRxF_uzMab3yxTciUY-jkZG6NmcgNkzqIvpA5NgOnqciUjnRYXy7iUGyyfHldYrgz3M5l4QLn6Xh8bUXhfAmbNWjplbPW3xOiSGdxZ_-5-XwkaojpoCG2c68WjjMcbb-MkjRMkZHDUpuQpOOa4KjIggCG1-P9Bf5elyueOkn6a9TkG/s3024/IMG_5754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m6pge4mrZ8EjmrdRxF_uzMab3yxTciUY-jkZG6NmcgNkzqIvpA5NgOnqciUjnRYXy7iUGyyfHldYrgz3M5l4QLn6Xh8bUXhfAmbNWjplbPW3xOiSGdxZ_-5-XwkaojpoCG2c68WjjMcbb-MkjRMkZHDUpuQpOOa4KjIggCG1-P9Bf5elyueOkn6a9TkG/w400-h400/IMG_5754.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I am also doing reasonably well at not just wrapping everything in silver, which is my preferred color of wire to use. But the bright copper looks really nice with this pink jasper. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-MvcRmxVmNesupnBMwTMBwZPWJJq1m9L6MGFVzdobyGI-cXNNPKuqqktJAqsizmfO1a5zcacTWK3SM6qDT0KTvn3DQp0HzgUqxYeVa9HXiOVLvzvQvgXK0EwIU37pO6DEPiAFp61m3qgc19S43LieIN1uA1ODy-USY6jCA88TiBjj7IKgIxAZgqmdrto/s3024/IMG_5753.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-MvcRmxVmNesupnBMwTMBwZPWJJq1m9L6MGFVzdobyGI-cXNNPKuqqktJAqsizmfO1a5zcacTWK3SM6qDT0KTvn3DQp0HzgUqxYeVa9HXiOVLvzvQvgXK0EwIU37pO6DEPiAFp61m3qgc19S43LieIN1uA1ODy-USY6jCA88TiBjj7IKgIxAZgqmdrto/w400-h400/IMG_5753.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And the antique copped looks really nice with this flamestone. I made a variety of other jewelry as well, put velvet on some displays, and generally focused on jewelry. It was a nice break from the doll work. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz75NXWdlVSCMdANeJI-K98tw8tPjhoNj-6rkj3u526IGOPNk6K-h6Q8dowWFfLp9zoPqpS_bI1s6rdoYvbZ5HrLJ6Fm_vDbaIdtlnTYuF2daoc2facyJj1lp2IRIQDBw88mTvPzJ_mA803cWavtwp0WkOCyNq8F14k8FWugyDFW5mHrWk4XtgwFNZBHZ/s3024/IMG_5752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz75NXWdlVSCMdANeJI-K98tw8tPjhoNj-6rkj3u526IGOPNk6K-h6Q8dowWFfLp9zoPqpS_bI1s6rdoYvbZ5HrLJ6Fm_vDbaIdtlnTYuF2daoc2facyJj1lp2IRIQDBw88mTvPzJ_mA803cWavtwp0WkOCyNq8F14k8FWugyDFW5mHrWk4XtgwFNZBHZ/w400-h400/IMG_5752.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Then this past weekend I was selling my jewelry, both Saturday and Sunday. I also brought all of my jewelry making stuff with me, in case someone wanted a particular charm with a particular gemstone. I made someone a dragon pendant while she watched, I made a choker for another lady, who also happens to work in Chicopee (where I live) and was excited to find out I am a paraprofessional. She wants me to come work at her school. It sounds like an interesting challenge, but I couldn't afford the extreme pay cut. I wonder how schools think they will get decent paras when they pay so little. My district is one of the lower paid in the area, and this private school pays even less! Yes, I am a para because I like helping people, but I do also like to eat, so I guess I will stay where I am, with the team that I really love working with. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I had some people asking me if I had a particular stone, sometimes I had them in my stash, and sometimes I didn't. I ended up wrapping 4 stones for people on Sunday, 1 was from my stash, and 3 were purchased from the main shop where the festival was held. I also wrapped several stones just to keep busy. By the end of the day I had wrapped at least 7 stones, but maybe 8, and my hands were tired. They were still a bit sore on Monday. I decided not to work after school on Monday. Which was nice. That followed into Tuesday. But still, I have worked for the last 10 days straight and I am tired. 2 more days to go and then it's the weekend. I am not working this weekend. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I bought this really cool painting from another artist at the festival. She does a variety of different types of paintings, but this was a poured painting, with textures! So not only do the colors coordinate perfectly with the rest of my bedroom, but this painting is really fun to look at. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_k6O6-bkIq0i6_b-5Uwddy-M50dGqePx2_nPlLgvWcb3p0AmiI4wBkJ8aao-jNrEerODGtuqFYgq6nP2LL8JGOylcwBlS-2XeWTDiMoI5617-_wZy7hGHKem7qzP81jc7K78l3iIINf6P6huY4df0izY_IYgv6_CkLPjxr3oBB5Pf3Brtwa5L2F19xOR/s4032/IMG_5801.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_k6O6-bkIq0i6_b-5Uwddy-M50dGqePx2_nPlLgvWcb3p0AmiI4wBkJ8aao-jNrEerODGtuqFYgq6nP2LL8JGOylcwBlS-2XeWTDiMoI5617-_wZy7hGHKem7qzP81jc7K78l3iIINf6P6huY4df0izY_IYgv6_CkLPjxr3oBB5Pf3Brtwa5L2F19xOR/w300-h400/IMG_5801.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> At the end of my longer-than-average studio day today (I was getting a new furnace installed so I stayed home and worked in the studio) I managed to make 10 dog beds, 6 bareback pads that still need girths, and most of a huntseat doll that did not make it into this photo because she was not dressed enough at the time I took this. I worked a VERY long day. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc81aO8Z8SRLaZdDmbgqV24m8iLr6KIjAN3rLQTqkr1Cni48omBHSk7wrw5K-GzvZ5Ea7swTbEFqiCbUwwQAl658hMVh9haknF__kQZYJgV0UP5lbt4IRVIuZulo91Mab4sNH6qtDAZN6fwadyQ-yB65bW-9BxE-4lJS-SeN8ke5J7bTDZ5H_o7wfvq34/s4032/IMG_5803.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc81aO8Z8SRLaZdDmbgqV24m8iLr6KIjAN3rLQTqkr1Cni48omBHSk7wrw5K-GzvZ5Ea7swTbEFqiCbUwwQAl658hMVh9haknF__kQZYJgV0UP5lbt4IRVIuZulo91Mab4sNH6qtDAZN6fwadyQ-yB65bW-9BxE-4lJS-SeN8ke5J7bTDZ5H_o7wfvq34/w300-h400/IMG_5803.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tomorrow I am aiming to finish the hunt seat doll and the bareback pads. We'll see if I can manage it or not. I had some people at the festival on Sunday asking how I could make the jewelry so quickly, or wrap the stones so fast. I said if you do anything enough, you get really fast. I can wrap a stone in about 20-30 minutes at this point. Even while I am talking. And I can make dolls and accessories extremely quickly, especially when I am focused. Some good had to come of 17 years of doll making practice!</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The dog beds, bareback pads, and the saddle bags I have not talked about in a while will be available at my Black Friday live sale that I am planning to have. That's about a month from now. So likely I will be making some more miniature items, I have a lot of miniatures coming for mystery boxes, I have some dolls already in my stash and plan on making more, it should be a good time. I guess now I also have to hunt up some prizes and figure out some trivia! Time to be determined for the sale. More information soon(ish). </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-3828623273051468312023-10-21T05:41:00.001-07:002023-10-21T05:41:38.819-07:00It's Been a Minute<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's been a bit since I have posted. I have been extremely tired lately, and I don't know if that is from not getting great sleep, which I am not, if it's from the very challenging days we often have in school, which we have, or if it's the seasons changing. I just know I am tired. I have been working on dolls, and I post them usually on my studio page on Facebook. I think also on MH$P, but I may have forgotten to do that a few times. These little barnrat kids are the latest dolls I finished. They are both still available. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtCVbws9YjX6IbSrImLq6gDKVmuo4qYWuO2p9OPuxjhOqdCQo5MmuyRXDnAU8Pq4SLn0dQzlNJlyibHI1g9s6tajf0C-pmap57bD4ypsg8XJr_iWPJbe0EcQc4YPoUWjpwV-K4l9pPl6qayflODKiylAJuri0Gz-PvrYTzKe9nH4bRBmXKE3lSDgbySyk/s3330/IMG_5689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="2670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtCVbws9YjX6IbSrImLq6gDKVmuo4qYWuO2p9OPuxjhOqdCQo5MmuyRXDnAU8Pq4SLn0dQzlNJlyibHI1g9s6tajf0C-pmap57bD4ypsg8XJr_iWPJbe0EcQc4YPoUWjpwV-K4l9pPl6qayflODKiylAJuri0Gz-PvrYTzKe9nH4bRBmXKE3lSDgbySyk/w321-h400/IMG_5689.jpeg" width="321" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This week was all working on jewelry and things related to jewelry. I have a festival this weekend, in Simsbury, CT, where I will be selling. It's at The Bell and Raven if you are interested in stopping by. It's frustrating that it is supposed to rain all weekend. So the entire festival will be inside. But getting stuff from the car, into the space, is not going to be a dry affair. I'll just have to be quick I guess. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This hunt seat lady is also available. She has an ad with a lot more photos on MH$P. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKGtUZnKHjlXLfmEaWBxXFCWup9FhZuSzFdEFleS4YfF47GJRnwA35Fy7Hms5wgfG_H15CaElk5PM3qcTyu2m8JpCGJK5ESWPjMbPTXNhlceKUrYUZiDdsV4F2bYTo1sY4Ta4FZ6VOv02ZasRzlDvHxGUBon2rSqY7VOk8HslWHPlPXnsnzNamyv8JLil/s3531/IMG_5650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3531" data-original-width="2222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKGtUZnKHjlXLfmEaWBxXFCWup9FhZuSzFdEFleS4YfF47GJRnwA35Fy7Hms5wgfG_H15CaElk5PM3qcTyu2m8JpCGJK5ESWPjMbPTXNhlceKUrYUZiDdsV4F2bYTo1sY4Ta4FZ6VOv02ZasRzlDvHxGUBon2rSqY7VOk8HslWHPlPXnsnzNamyv8JLil/w251-h400/IMG_5650.jpeg" width="251" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have some pretty excellent friends. Recently, one of them super politely called me out for not running. It was done in such a way that I couldn't possibly get defensive about it. He asked if I had been running lately and I said no, I haven't. He asked why not and I said because I get home from school and have to work in my studio because I need to make money since everything is expensive. He said that sounds like excuses. I said they are excuses. He reminded me that I probably would feel better if I started running again, I loved it so much after all. Well crap, how can you argue with that? So last Sunday I started running again. It was hard, since it really has been since about April since I did any running. But I managed 2 incredibly slow miles, and posted about it on Instagram. Another friend messaged to see if I wanted an accountability buddy. I almost said no, because if you have an accountability buddy you actually have to do the thing you say you are going to do, because they will be checking in. So I said yes, since clearly it is way too easy to make excuses not to run. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tuesday I ended up doing 1/3 of a mile SPRINT through the school after a student. I only know how far it was because I measured the distance the next day. I was impressed I went that fast, for that long, I usually can't go that fast for that long of a distance. Or even slow for that much of a distance all at once (right now, I will get there) but when you need to chase a kid, sometimes what you can normally do, or not do, goes right out the window. It felt like a reminder from the universe that I really need to get back into training. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFkoo0nMo3-5hdjTP6yw9dZjNkgqasJRW-7cxbJsREeozuxzNpbVOyPPosE7M1997zFBfWCMiGz_7T2nhkgOMYV-TmvxmRi7gFSGdUQyieqbSZsO7gXVS5E7N47WkEMLQpqA1cOF2xHyPqxInt33Q5P5L1M8zWvkZbFm9wNzIZlKY9IByieS03c_0jXlh/s3539/IMG_5659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3539" data-original-width="2237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFkoo0nMo3-5hdjTP6yw9dZjNkgqasJRW-7cxbJsREeozuxzNpbVOyPPosE7M1997zFBfWCMiGz_7T2nhkgOMYV-TmvxmRi7gFSGdUQyieqbSZsO7gXVS5E7N47WkEMLQpqA1cOF2xHyPqxInt33Q5P5L1M8zWvkZbFm9wNzIZlKY9IByieS03c_0jXlh/w253-h400/IMG_5659.jpeg" width="253" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Other than being really tired and not getting amazing sleep, things have been pretty good. School is going well, and even with the variety of challenges we have, my team works really well together. If we have an issue, everyone just knows what to do, without the teacher having to say what we should do or where we should be. She took note of that last week when there seemed like there would be an issue. It's nice to be part of a team that works so seamlessly together. And it's nice to have the acknowledgment that we are doing great things. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So no doll work happened this week since I was prepping for the festival, but this week, or next week, I am going to be back to focusing on dolls. It's really not that far until Black Friday and I am planning on holding another live sale. I do have a bunch of dolls and saddlebags, but I would like to have more dolls, and more of a variety of miniature items to offer. So what would everyone like to see for miniature items? I am not totally sure what I want to make and I am open to suggestions. </span><br /><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-70602183553483402312023-09-17T06:31:00.001-07:002023-09-17T06:31:49.517-07:00On Target<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yesterday, I went riding. Other than a few minutes on a pony once or twice, I have not actually ridden in about 14 years. When I was younger, and riding often, I always thought it was weird that my mom, who loves horses and riding, hadn't been riding in such a long time, every time we did get out together. Now I understand. Adulting is stupid. Adulting gets in the way of a lot of things we may want to do. Whether it is lack of time, lack of money, or both, a lot of times things get away from us. So I have not been riding much. Some of that is Travis is usually with me. Travis loves riding, and is a pretty good rider, but he has always had a leader, or been in an arena with at least a side-walker. I don't know that he is able to follow the instructions on a trail. Even though it's basic pull this rein to go left, that rein to go right, pull back to stop, kick to go, I don't know that he would do what is needed when it is needed. Actually, I am pretty sure he would not. And I don't know that I can get any trails to do lead-line with an adult. But yesterday, Travis and Ethan hung out and I went out with my friend Brandi and her daughter Tierney. Tierney has wanted to ride a horse for a long time. Her birthday was last week so Brandi brought her riding for a gift. And they invited me to come along. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> We went out to Princeton, MA to a place called Cornerstone Ranch. There is at least one place closer to us, where I used to lead trails when I was a teenager, but Brandi didn't know about that one and I like trying new things. Or old things in new places. Cornerstone Ranch is a really nice place. A bit of a drive to get out there, but that just means more time to chat. The staff at the ranch was very professional, but also friendly and fun. From start to finish it was a really good experience. They don't allow cell phones on the rides, so there are no photos before, after, or during the ride. Though at the end they do take some pictures of your group, and some individual shots as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1Xe8l8EE50lUtMO3cKxplLk4t1NFPDlUOwI4GQgmHQ4ImhTjg0QrA2H3W1pvdnPrPb8SI38_YrxfUUXAjp4Z0GUu8E7lCWh96zCfeMFFZsTZFVPxXXc8yt4j9UPLCtiKoOeiSXAPeKEGX3vmZGxCaI53aGpf5LYR2lALDIrpZ5osCf7aNPc2LDE_QAlr/s1440/IMG_5435.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1Xe8l8EE50lUtMO3cKxplLk4t1NFPDlUOwI4GQgmHQ4ImhTjg0QrA2H3W1pvdnPrPb8SI38_YrxfUUXAjp4Z0GUu8E7lCWh96zCfeMFFZsTZFVPxXXc8yt4j9UPLCtiKoOeiSXAPeKEGX3vmZGxCaI53aGpf5LYR2lALDIrpZ5osCf7aNPc2LDE_QAlr/w400-h300/IMG_5435.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Which is how I ended up with these not so flattering photos of me and my horse, Target. There are a lot of things they do at Cornerstone that they never did at the place I used to ride. They start by asking if anyone has ridden before. They match up horses with the riders, then everyone gets on and we do some stretches (a bit of horseback yoga), they go over the basics of steering and stopping, the importance of spacing, etc. We had a bunch of first time riders in our group, and 3 of the 7 people were kids. There was a ton of mud on the trail (I have mentioned, I think, that it rains ALL THE TIME in Massachusetts these days, haven't I?) So between first time riders, deep mud, and a lot of puddles, we just did a walking trail. But it was still fun. And I still got to use riding skills. Target was described to me as the kid with ADHD and anxiety, who's a little bit derpy. Well, that's fine with me. I was warned he is a head tosser, which doesn't phase me. I told our guide that I once had a horse take off on me when I had one foot in the stirrup, head tossing is nothing. The description of Target was spot on (or right on Target...). He was distracted by itches, by flies, by the wind, by the horse in front of him, by the guide who was sometimes walking beside us. That was a very interesting thing they did. One of the wranglers walked with us on the trail, up and down the line, helping people as needed, and chatting with Brandi and I about teaching. She is a teacher too. So we swapped teacher stories and covid/hybrid/remote learning horror stories. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> You may have noticed Target's really cool hairstyle. Well, he is even annoyed and distracted by his own forelock. Poor guy. At one point he had an itch on his shoulder, so he scratched it and tripped a bit. What a goof. He's a rescue and apparently when he first came to the ranch he was so full of anxiety about being left behind he could not be at the end of the line of horses. We were at the end and I reassured him every time I stopped him (because he would have been happy right up Lenny's butt) that we were not going to get lost, we were still with the group. I promised him he'd be OK. He seemed to believe me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLvLtXSV7V-QRN0hMbsE2s3AOMGbG_T7zfNBSsWIN-733vhqifrwMieyl-wXdZT6e1Kxs-CRK5ohaqQicolpSIfb42hXF7hIVV2rw4zRY_oNMy7ZPq9gmN_AQZY_vnhOaO1iC-BcXZgyP1IyNa7alMGdl4q4Dc3aetx_HKFxamddkhBbZ73RuJeNfDg8J/s1080/IMG_5439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLvLtXSV7V-QRN0hMbsE2s3AOMGbG_T7zfNBSsWIN-733vhqifrwMieyl-wXdZT6e1Kxs-CRK5ohaqQicolpSIfb42hXF7hIVV2rw4zRY_oNMy7ZPq9gmN_AQZY_vnhOaO1iC-BcXZgyP1IyNa7alMGdl4q4Dc3aetx_HKFxamddkhBbZ73RuJeNfDg8J/w300-h400/IMG_5439.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I had a good time riding Target, meeting and chatting with our guide Olivia, getting to ride with Brandi and Tierney. This morning I feel basically like I always do, with only some minor aches. I am surprised. Maybe all the on-the-floor yoga I have been doing has been helping me more than I knew. We have a little bit over a month of public stables riding weather left. Maybe we can go out again. I definitely need to work on spending more time with horses. It's good for my soul. </span></div><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-83795375354347122952023-09-08T15:37:00.000-07:002023-09-08T15:37:04.516-07:00Perspective, Proportions, and Scale. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Last weekend I sold a variety of tack, dolls, and other hobby items. Some of that was because I have not shown in years and I don't necessarily need a whole lot of stuff hanging around I am not using. Some of my sale was because I need a new oil tank, or perhaps a furnace conversion (so potentially new furnace), I am waiting on some quotes to see which is the better option. Either of them is going to be expensive. So I sold several things to help pay for whatever my new or repaired heating source is going to be. Some of the things I sold were this English tack set, which was made to fit Newsworthy, and this 6" Yvonne type doll that fits really nicely in this saddle. I made the doll to be an adult and on my customized Stone pony she pretty much looks like an adult on a pony. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Zqb0gKbUX-5BJQXqZ3LoXqK-vv_6BPGDy2kwc_M5KYjf30t4HhNobs7ttpMJMxuKrBrdxpD3P7fHBS88RGId6OjjISiMZukpnf3ba7prQfGkKdCI6WCs72HC1YkhD5ANmFMu4OCwCJRrkklcL0mA2sKugGL9gqMxft3nNHV_b5hfq9jmeLh4kAzK3XA/s6000/DSC_0697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Zqb0gKbUX-5BJQXqZ3LoXqK-vv_6BPGDy2kwc_M5KYjf30t4HhNobs7ttpMJMxuKrBrdxpD3P7fHBS88RGId6OjjISiMZukpnf3ba7prQfGkKdCI6WCs72HC1YkhD5ANmFMu4OCwCJRrkklcL0mA2sKugGL9gqMxft3nNHV_b5hfq9jmeLh4kAzK3XA/w400-h266/DSC_0697.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> For reference, this is me on "my" (my friend Marisa's) pony, Bronte. I feel like this looks like an average height woman (I am 5'6") on a pony. Because it is. Whereas I feel the 6" Yvonne on the custom Stone pony makes the pony look too big to be a pony. Or maybe she is perfect and I am overthinking it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPTzOlkC0z37kztf95U0T7vN37NCtxB3unIu0pg07-1lBWJ7MbhIgXqDxos19q3nHwUx4fnY_9N6srMo5Ap9H1wbkhaO8YToZU3Mu6-T3IhUVZJ0nWqoozVFOgzjf1aQlFJ2a_VPFzoZZVOsIS3K4WfGNjfdxaXIJ2ycrZ_hdDms7LeB9Y22-aIoiiYVz/s2503/me%20N%20Bronte.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="2503" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPTzOlkC0z37kztf95U0T7vN37NCtxB3unIu0pg07-1lBWJ7MbhIgXqDxos19q3nHwUx4fnY_9N6srMo5Ap9H1wbkhaO8YToZU3Mu6-T3IhUVZJ0nWqoozVFOgzjf1aQlFJ2a_VPFzoZZVOsIS3K4WfGNjfdxaXIJ2ycrZ_hdDms7LeB9Y22-aIoiiYVz/w400-h258/me%20N%20Bronte.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Sara Bowman took these photos of the same tack set and doll on her unpainted Pocket Change resin. Pocket Change is a small traditional scale horse and the set fits just as nicely on him as on a Newsworthy, or a Stone pony. I also feel that because of the proportions of this model are horse proportions, and not pony proportions, you could mistake this for an average traditional scale model and a regular 8" Yvonne type doll. I do also understand that there are some ponies that have horse proportions so please don't come at me to educate me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU4bxXNUYhejVnRZDwm84tir1vzaOnU8samZ2RfF-yhpmbAclshJmb-3jdDfrDXqwfOCmpawMfc9Nhv9x94-9NHg5UJ6rH01cbBWfkUGKBdVQakfEKR6MQ531oTTSEgg44gkVmNrpHFMbKslDPFX9e28KFTZkrMC4FYqZQUYPNwsV_RdIKHAdinj-CMWC/s2000/IMG_5411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU4bxXNUYhejVnRZDwm84tir1vzaOnU8samZ2RfF-yhpmbAclshJmb-3jdDfrDXqwfOCmpawMfc9Nhv9x94-9NHg5UJ6rH01cbBWfkUGKBdVQakfEKR6MQ531oTTSEgg44gkVmNrpHFMbKslDPFX9e28KFTZkrMC4FYqZQUYPNwsV_RdIKHAdinj-CMWC/w400-h300/IMG_5411.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Now for some reason from this side I feel like this looks more like an adult woman on a pony. A big pony, to be sure, not a children's pony, but a pony. That brings us back to perspective. Something about this angle makes me see this as a pony again. If I saw documentation that said it was a pony, I would believe it. Though if there was documentation that fit and told me this was a horse I would believe that too. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW1A1xPtzv1AcwNNrrHjgmKv0lI7RB2-2sSRRjHSADloBH_qyjki8B47s4G57BmKZHNqD-42c84y1sO7VSaHALTboZTFO1PdKvpINJrFyKJg9-rf2XrCZ3rQEauTIqCpStzFZJYnDw7eUr8Yk2-FLuSSbScbHWcvPo8PxjGSn5RVwwjPRWGbwcWUgI6x6/s6000/DSC_0698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW1A1xPtzv1AcwNNrrHjgmKv0lI7RB2-2sSRRjHSADloBH_qyjki8B47s4G57BmKZHNqD-42c84y1sO7VSaHALTboZTFO1PdKvpINJrFyKJg9-rf2XrCZ3rQEauTIqCpStzFZJYnDw7eUr8Yk2-FLuSSbScbHWcvPo8PxjGSn5RVwwjPRWGbwcWUgI6x6/w400-h266/DSC_0698.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Here we are again with Pocket Change. Even from this side this looks to me like a regular 8" Yvonne doll on an average sized resin horse. They look really great together. I can't wait to see how this all looks when Sara gets this horse painted!</span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0HVZEgfXYquNcon2vcH8h3H3enuaK4KfkGhesgIlA5_d9A-zDNYfo6B0rG605GbiZa016_nCeXLIKrGntAXbrtm0wgE1WIDIhrtQMU67e2hmB9QusI8Tc2wG2gRZSqqai11UK6mNK4WTT5hTazkF7YqDHhZjj-w7TYL9JPGAalEbIzSyEuDpoWdMSeeW/s2000/IMG_5410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0HVZEgfXYquNcon2vcH8h3H3enuaK4KfkGhesgIlA5_d9A-zDNYfo6B0rG605GbiZa016_nCeXLIKrGntAXbrtm0wgE1WIDIhrtQMU67e2hmB9QusI8Tc2wG2gRZSqqai11UK6mNK4WTT5hTazkF7YqDHhZjj-w7TYL9JPGAalEbIzSyEuDpoWdMSeeW/w400-h300/IMG_5410.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> One of the hardest things performance showers face is finding things that are properly in scale. There is no exact standard for traditional scale, or any other scale. It's true that not all live horses and ponies are the same size, but the wide variety of sizes, all in the same scale, definitely make tack fitting, and getting riders of the correct size, a bit more challenging. I love how well this worked out for Sara. Some traditional pony tack fit on her small traditional resin, and the 6" Yvonne dolls work perfectly with the tack and the size of the horse. I love when things work out this way. And I really love when everything in a setup is in scale. </span></div><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-12647016073926144752023-09-04T13:40:00.001-07:002023-09-04T13:40:27.599-07:00The Apprentice <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Elecktra and I had plans to hang out today and I asked if she wanted to have a studio day. I do like working on things and chatting after all. She does too, so she brought over some jewelry making stuff, I grabbed my second desk chair, and we squeezed into the studio to do some work. We fit easily, but not easily at the desk. We made it work. Elecktra strung up a new necklace she has been thinking of making and I worked on a piece with a stamped leather piece Ethan gave me a while ago. While we were working I found out that Elecktra had never bent a loop into a pin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> What???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> So I told her to go through all my beads and choose one, go through all the charms and choose one, and I would show her how to make a pendant. Basically I was teaching her to make the more basic pieces of the jewelry I make. The stuff I started with, and the stuff that is in multiple shops. She started in, following the instructions and listening when I told her how to fix the small mistakes. Those small mistakes that happen even if you have been making jewelry for a long time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIg06IfYyUP-aYRsYUDy4k0k6B5DSQHVHZ3usuBYwTiN0KzjM6z2EXGAm1i73yjZHYSrPbMsN4_PIaMj5qKMzAaZGbtYwmKTN1MqJp5jwLESSEmuW6acPPQaP13OtLOuCSoZO3HoNjSjWIb_-9glqqtIhhgBC3VNRHk_k_WL2QWdd4BWwhCymfoXlf8zD/s4032/IMG_5377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIg06IfYyUP-aYRsYUDy4k0k6B5DSQHVHZ3usuBYwTiN0KzjM6z2EXGAm1i73yjZHYSrPbMsN4_PIaMj5qKMzAaZGbtYwmKTN1MqJp5jwLESSEmuW6acPPQaP13OtLOuCSoZO3HoNjSjWIb_-9glqqtIhhgBC3VNRHk_k_WL2QWdd4BWwhCymfoXlf8zD/w400-h300/IMG_5377.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> In the end she had a cute little dragon pendant with rhodonite. It was also a piece that had her grinning and saying, in awe, that she made it. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSymYkNX_GsEgGyTfRJUNE1C4wyAqs2ZKMDNluqtrIvHvyzzEhyRlrv1aEh8DzYq8aiim9wZziRaitvJm5BUPb1P5m-KPxpPyOnx-pq0z7w2To9X_YEOzAYjxPjrms2XpogP7rcXQtAfpNtIdB5yc22h3NAl3-1q3oL2bmlGdLWEM8wubMX6IRXjdFzOj/s4032/IMG_5378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSymYkNX_GsEgGyTfRJUNE1C4wyAqs2ZKMDNluqtrIvHvyzzEhyRlrv1aEh8DzYq8aiim9wZziRaitvJm5BUPb1P5m-KPxpPyOnx-pq0z7w2To9X_YEOzAYjxPjrms2XpogP7rcXQtAfpNtIdB5yc22h3NAl3-1q3oL2bmlGdLWEM8wubMX6IRXjdFzOj/w300-h400/IMG_5378.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have said since I started making jewelry that anyone can do what I do pretty much if they know how to bend a loop in a pin. Sure, most people don't make jewelry the way I do, and I have moved on to many more elaborate styles, but I come back to the basic charms with a gemstone bead. They are fun to make, quick and easy, and people really like them. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjnWDdc2RqbgzHEpDZVCv2VaJHoqkujE8KH-vtNSkAyElEhdCipX_vZxcA-ekRTnGCLXL6khVWrxRp8oOCGLA_lsBC34ZYiFoHps4edQAmRzXPVgZMeF935UkGxmhixuo3Rupmz1yYoTMPmuZ4flIUHHjKvUNMw_OMUWVbEoFtZ2TY5AZ7bR3V7KLH0hI/s4032/IMG_5379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjnWDdc2RqbgzHEpDZVCv2VaJHoqkujE8KH-vtNSkAyElEhdCipX_vZxcA-ekRTnGCLXL6khVWrxRp8oOCGLA_lsBC34ZYiFoHps4edQAmRzXPVgZMeF935UkGxmhixuo3Rupmz1yYoTMPmuZ4flIUHHjKvUNMw_OMUWVbEoFtZ2TY5AZ7bR3V7KLH0hI/w300-h400/IMG_5379.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> One of the friends that has my jewelry in her shop said she wants me to be part of the pop-up event she is having in October. In preparation for that I ordered a new Square reader, so now I have the dip/tap option that I didn't have before, and I ordered a variety of jewelry displays to make displaying, and therefor selling, much easier. I especially like this folding metal earring display. I need to get more earrings put on them, probably get some more made, but I really like how this worked out. I may want to get a second one as well. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZLHE4I0ec2Dn1noHuNgjlmDY1Mg6IUdag4Ec5zJ3pKZtXHTNiZE7KJXnTKYQfnfp0YTe7S3kMkw6Galt3tR-6sU4-8mPAuQ3AKH3JXaUXEuPGr8fRO_2HiVxxgQ_q5ZZyZzQr8JSPir2DqAElIDIR0-ZIg2LBGHYUxsFB6nYCoCziXYiywlVoFB-EECx/s4032/IMG_5380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZLHE4I0ec2Dn1noHuNgjlmDY1Mg6IUdag4Ec5zJ3pKZtXHTNiZE7KJXnTKYQfnfp0YTe7S3kMkw6Galt3tR-6sU4-8mPAuQ3AKH3JXaUXEuPGr8fRO_2HiVxxgQ_q5ZZyZzQr8JSPir2DqAElIDIR0-ZIg2LBGHYUxsFB6nYCoCziXYiywlVoFB-EECx/w400-h300/IMG_5380.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> These other displays might be hard to see on the messy desk, but I also have a display that is a deer with very large antlers that then sort of look like tree branches. I thought that was a perfect way to display pendants. But it turns out I also only have 4 pendants left! I wish the necklace displays were a bit larger, it takes a bit of finessing to get things to look nice on them, but they will work, and I have 5 of them, which is good. I have more than 5 fancy necklaces but I can decide whether or not to get any more display stands. I have time before October. I may need to see if they also come in white. I have several all black necklaces that don't show up well on the black stands.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79aTU84Vuv4BJD45RvfPVUqSQzP6DDF1xpK2X69ADlpZSkaL6rN3IK9cMWlCyGfx-9bsOeaQ_Iwkc9X7Ht_k6M9Ip_HOLquutOAiGD68nEjp48PxPrAkRuP5VVLGaq2cC6l9N9qnJZtvSLwQG4ULHgtl2ZFJh2vLTKsy49N_7uzqhRr0SVVPPxnCutKUD/s4032/IMG_5381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79aTU84Vuv4BJD45RvfPVUqSQzP6DDF1xpK2X69ADlpZSkaL6rN3IK9cMWlCyGfx-9bsOeaQ_Iwkc9X7Ht_k6M9Ip_HOLquutOAiGD68nEjp48PxPrAkRuP5VVLGaq2cC6l9N9qnJZtvSLwQG4ULHgtl2ZFJh2vLTKsy49N_7uzqhRr0SVVPPxnCutKUD/w400-h300/IMG_5381.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I had a really good time having a studio day with Elecktra and teaching her some jewelry making tricks she didn't know. Hopefully she takes what she learned and expands on what she makes. It's a lot of fun trying new things. And she was excited to learn and I was excited she finally let me teach her something!</span><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-54766671070710565352023-09-03T17:40:00.000-07:002023-09-03T17:40:30.997-07:00It’s Finally Summer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"> This past week we started back to school and now it's finally going to be summer. We had a bit of summer weather in June, and maybe a bit in July, but for the most part it has been a pretty mild summer. In my world that means it wasn't too hot (high 80's or over 90) or we had really low (for us) humidity. Or both. I have had my air conditioners on very little this summer. It has been glorious window weather. But that is all about to change. This week it is supposed to be all high 80s but mostly in the 90s. I am currently unclear on the expected level of humidity. This reminds me of last winter but in reverse. Last winter it was fairly mild for most of the winter, not too many days that weren't above freezing, or even well above freezing, but then right at the end we had a week or so of really frigid temperatures. I have never had seasonal depression as badly as I did this winter. I am thinking it was because it was so mild it always felt like the winter was almost over. And then, after months of that it became winter for real. And it was awful. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The good news is I would much rather be hot than cold. Not that I enjoy sweating for no reason, but with low(ish) humidity I can be comfortable in temperatures that a lot of people consider hot. So the fact that it is now summer, now that it's almost Fall, doesn't really bother me. Other than the fact that we do have 2 class periods outside of our air conditioned classroom and the hallways get soupy. I don't like soupy air. It is super hard for me to breathe. Today was not too bad, though there were some really humid feeling parts of the trail. But it was such a beautiful day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbx-DySYOsyyZvjfgOAVDqf5qyYoRJ6anwIIMH1a8j0aTQXP4p8WzYi-zeO2k_0n8nQjdebw0YAmSPGGhiONuu_1qFu75jDmCGYrmb8jN1PrFhSDUL2sIVdZSAEIudNUV4TSEbuCHicZPFOU9tasKeF3FEzql9Ewr6CPEDUXnVhgMIhJq0nWxdmVOyWWNR/s4032/IMG_5361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbx-DySYOsyyZvjfgOAVDqf5qyYoRJ6anwIIMH1a8j0aTQXP4p8WzYi-zeO2k_0n8nQjdebw0YAmSPGGhiONuu_1qFu75jDmCGYrmb8jN1PrFhSDUL2sIVdZSAEIudNUV4TSEbuCHicZPFOU9tasKeF3FEzql9Ewr6CPEDUXnVhgMIhJq0nWxdmVOyWWNR/w300-h400/IMG_5361.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> As usual, I spent a lot of time looking at Travis's back because he prefers to walk way up ahead. So usually I am hiking kind of alone. But today, we were with my friend Jaime. Jaime likes to stop and look at cool stuff, like this really cool caterpillar. And not only that but Jaime is a photographer. The photo she got of this little guy was amazing!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nhr0OJnTho_c4D5lLd76TkwDdOZcwIVbNAdOLQTxrrgKMi_s4TUpWE6j-hjP7YQ2-y0p6fQJ_kOEbR_BpJE3IBHhg4wzCu_zhR_OvIfYSoHX2qQ87xErtyhUbtDxAkrLsHKYdIHNA3WmajaKECKmCTrE579VG81xb8dXAF4zYPt4xYQ8F2fKzzR9L9Je/s4032/IMG_5363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nhr0OJnTho_c4D5lLd76TkwDdOZcwIVbNAdOLQTxrrgKMi_s4TUpWE6j-hjP7YQ2-y0p6fQJ_kOEbR_BpJE3IBHhg4wzCu_zhR_OvIfYSoHX2qQ87xErtyhUbtDxAkrLsHKYdIHNA3WmajaKECKmCTrE579VG81xb8dXAF4zYPt4xYQ8F2fKzzR9L9Je/w300-h400/IMG_5363.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And look at the dedication to her art! She said normally she would have laid down flat on the ground but it seemed odd because we were there too. I told her about model horse photographers and what they do for their art. Then I told her the story of Little Elecktra's travels and some of the really cool photos people got of her. I love when people are into their art!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtE0wCVJyebBixtpz55HTreSTZZ_9N3vY1j6rONTBHFGQviApWU-VLhtapx4_MS0OZzARTQJZsxCKwqVmZab5W0BGXpWRhrdfrZlQTOXW8jlsBmm3Wr7Wb6vHKKAO-CghsP7FTvvdQZKZz0p9UkqbLDTesiuQbW7cOXmPEBgqvqslOrcHFBljvF08JlS_/s4032/IMG_5366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtE0wCVJyebBixtpz55HTreSTZZ_9N3vY1j6rONTBHFGQviApWU-VLhtapx4_MS0OZzARTQJZsxCKwqVmZab5W0BGXpWRhrdfrZlQTOXW8jlsBmm3Wr7Wb6vHKKAO-CghsP7FTvvdQZKZz0p9UkqbLDTesiuQbW7cOXmPEBgqvqslOrcHFBljvF08JlS_/w300-h400/IMG_5366.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Here's another great shot of Travis walking way ahead of us. We were hiking at one of the more remote gates to Quabbin reservoir. Which means sooner or later we were going to get an excellent view of the water. Travis got there first. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKTlzF8q_ZlQOKytfjzBQVpmqY-L56hmwd9vSaxkbFvFsX9iGhAuM6ardFTAtqsmGiohZ2pBQPxh1lJH8vOlDIsH6acocTkRuW3p6X0VsYwEhOEFnflJCnki9QdLfeAo9KBiPBWGfTpPjwHWjVpgqVbWVP6TZ_4_6Li6lHmh-HTyMcj5bADI1w63-J9mk/s4032/IMG_5367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKTlzF8q_ZlQOKytfjzBQVpmqY-L56hmwd9vSaxkbFvFsX9iGhAuM6ardFTAtqsmGiohZ2pBQPxh1lJH8vOlDIsH6acocTkRuW3p6X0VsYwEhOEFnflJCnki9QdLfeAo9KBiPBWGfTpPjwHWjVpgqVbWVP6TZ_4_6Li6lHmh-HTyMcj5bADI1w63-J9mk/w300-h400/IMG_5367.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> He is so tall that it is hard to get him in a selfie with me without him having to squint. That and the fact that he doesn't seem to like sunglasses (except the rollup ones from the eye doctor) means we get a lot of selfies like this on nice days. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyC-U9Mt08B5EbB2-GfUCsJOVfOpF2Hvic3q93JJp_Jl8BVziS11U7JV5zMI_OVYFm5n1q0Q6n4-Xf79tqpIVvrMtPve5FsUT8CNdkonpO6gUSU1YWneVOkL-1Oy1QsdqUbtYCY8fQjZFlokszvsRmFkjqQB1Kumr0_2yWw83XqMKXWvuW_vLX5U9f30Z/s3088/IMG_5371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyC-U9Mt08B5EbB2-GfUCsJOVfOpF2Hvic3q93JJp_Jl8BVziS11U7JV5zMI_OVYFm5n1q0Q6n4-Xf79tqpIVvrMtPve5FsUT8CNdkonpO6gUSU1YWneVOkL-1Oy1QsdqUbtYCY8fQjZFlokszvsRmFkjqQB1Kumr0_2yWw83XqMKXWvuW_vLX5U9f30Z/w300-h400/IMG_5371.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jaime and I are of a much similar height so this one was a lot easier to get. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAniz3bK0vlWPE9hrKK1tDddLs2BtnjewlflJNPW9EI8J7vO4b3kzZtsMYDyAFTdaPZMC5rpT888ImU3lcIinB1brydGNFpO_1HliP8wD8ol-r5RR-XItBVmM8BVvULu8MmlUu7HH0uLuQekJZ1HzST5ijxky0Z7cUSUFomyE3Yt9iWcp41nbWrCpXJz1P/s3088/IMG_5372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAniz3bK0vlWPE9hrKK1tDddLs2BtnjewlflJNPW9EI8J7vO4b3kzZtsMYDyAFTdaPZMC5rpT888ImU3lcIinB1brydGNFpO_1HliP8wD8ol-r5RR-XItBVmM8BVvULu8MmlUu7HH0uLuQekJZ1HzST5ijxky0Z7cUSUFomyE3Yt9iWcp41nbWrCpXJz1P/w300-h400/IMG_5372.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> There was someone else's art next to the water. I know that rock stacking is controversial, but I wonder if it is only frowned upon when it is in streams. Next to the water it doesn't seem that it will disrupt anything. But I could be wrong I guess. I do know that someone took the time, and patience, to stack these rocks. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0IhR9ZSx1kP8vL3qUZ820T5p3KtaFCosWWx9HBHx3e2mZlGW7wv8J5UyD62o9KrPdzWrP0fwYXkOzw1Ef6GFRQgDg4EM9jSkOxlKz_fZC4j0uyd1wxSL-8pazxi0ZAryV90efH7JT7JmgCeb4EQKIVtdr6FpRjLveIb9_mAuO-D1RvsuHagY5-mh1R4F/s4032/IMG_5373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0IhR9ZSx1kP8vL3qUZ820T5p3KtaFCosWWx9HBHx3e2mZlGW7wv8J5UyD62o9KrPdzWrP0fwYXkOzw1Ef6GFRQgDg4EM9jSkOxlKz_fZC4j0uyd1wxSL-8pazxi0ZAryV90efH7JT7JmgCeb4EQKIVtdr6FpRjLveIb9_mAuO-D1RvsuHagY5-mh1R4F/w300-h400/IMG_5373.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I managed to get Travis to turn around so I could get a proper picture. I don't blame him for wanting to check out this amazing view! Quabbin is a really gorgeous place to hike, and this is a great spot to stop and enjoy the view. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidshIK7wzmHjfQ3RPEBDtX5OWCa9QmBD5OwQgl33ULzsqeubWzws_WoV8YBfYJrUYtTCfDy6_f91BLbqrhnl1BJFSk9oP3YWUquSzx6xdFj9Js2Fuw0G7M4PSsdDXkEp4czZNxVJAcco7LRM9AqdbGssNLn8eySXhWOIn7EAOAHW2DiCMH90sZokpZs8b3/s4032/IMG_5375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidshIK7wzmHjfQ3RPEBDtX5OWCa9QmBD5OwQgl33ULzsqeubWzws_WoV8YBfYJrUYtTCfDy6_f91BLbqrhnl1BJFSk9oP3YWUquSzx6xdFj9Js2Fuw0G7M4PSsdDXkEp4czZNxVJAcco7LRM9AqdbGssNLn8eySXhWOIn7EAOAHW2DiCMH90sZokpZs8b3/w300-h400/IMG_5375.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I forgot to turn on Strava, and I wasn't wearing my Fitbit, so I am not entirely sure how far we hiked today. Jaime isn't positive either, but thinks it's about 6 miles the way we went. I know that I was fine, my ankle was fine, and then when we got back to Jaime's house my body had all stiffened up and getting out of the car was a challenge. But when I got home I decided since I was already sweaty and gross I would mow the lawn. It took me 12 minutes, lol! I guess that happens when you have a small lawn and don't let it go until it's too long. I might just be able to talk myself into mowing it more often with that information. And it's not like I will need to do it many more times before I won't need to do it again for the year. That's something. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> So today was a really excellent day. I had a really great hike, in a really beautiful place, with a good friend. We talked about school (I know her from school, but she is at LHS now and I am still at Baird) and the kids we worked with together. I told her some stories from my first week and she told me some of her first week stories. Travis had a great time and even remembered Jaime's name without me having to tell him several times. He must really like her. Which makes sense, Jaime is a very likeable person. I'm glad to know we will stay friends even though we no longer work together. </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-54171842600310678022023-09-02T13:58:00.000-07:002023-09-02T13:58:01.147-07:00Saturday Sale<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This week was the first week of school and it was great, but I am tired. We are getting to know the kids, and that will take some time. There will be some struggles while everyone adjusts. 4 of our students are new to middle school and they have to adjust to the fact that they are no longer in elementary school. The things that are expected of them will be more. But so far we are doing well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yesterday Travis got sent home from Sunshine Village. They said he was coughing (I heard one cough in 4 hours yesterday afternoon) and that he was extremely tired and needed to go for a covid test. So Ethan picked him up and they hung out until I got out of work. Then Travis and I went to urgent care. He does not have covid, he has an old fashioned upper respiratory infection. Today he already sounds about 50% better (I could hear congestion in his voice when he said anything to me yesterday afternoon). So we have a nice long weekend, and an extra day off Tuesday since Sunshine Village jumped the gun and cancelled Travis's transportation for Tuesday. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have the problem of Travis being scared of the pulse oximeter. A nurse traumatized him years ago. She went to do a finger poke, he resisted, then she said she could get the info she needed with the pulse oximeter... but then Travis decided it would also hurt, and now he is afraid of them. I tried really hard to talk him into it yesterday, showed him again that it doesn't hurt, showed him how to use it, had him poke the end of it, but that was as far as we got. He won't put his finger in it. I am thinking of buying one. Maybe if he plays with it all the time he will decide to try it, see it doesn't hurt, and be OK with it. I am also open to any ideas from people on how to get him to try it. I will not force him, it needs to be his idea to put his finger in there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> So it's Saturday, and the last decent weather day for a week (gonna be HOT for the next 7 days), so of course I decided that means it was time to take sales photos and list things for sale. I need to buy a new oil tank and I would be more comfortable doing that if I had some more money coming in. And since I have not shown since 2019 I decided I could let some more tack go. And then I found a bunch of other things as well. Everything is listed on <a href="https://modelhorsesalespages.com/searchlist.asp?AccID=9160" target="_blank">MH$P here</a>, with lots of photos. Please send inquiries to fielfofdolls@gmail.com. Happy Saturday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fMkXw7iF8Air0j2lVm2QaR1itErTE-bsyBjeL9Jw8vBkdpk9mvHI2UfNGp4M3KlSRUUWC9rJmXimUqtwbiIEBxMdr4U1ZTCrcuNPcDJY7nYkxVYg2OqpZoNgVb5CrCWBNbQ9_qfG_uT_Nrw3JRBiYDxT9CM1oghHktl-bPOrdhum3eUto6FLLl8EOmZk/s6000/DSC_0698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fMkXw7iF8Air0j2lVm2QaR1itErTE-bsyBjeL9Jw8vBkdpk9mvHI2UfNGp4M3KlSRUUWC9rJmXimUqtwbiIEBxMdr4U1ZTCrcuNPcDJY7nYkxVYg2OqpZoNgVb5CrCWBNbQ9_qfG_uT_Nrw3JRBiYDxT9CM1oghHktl-bPOrdhum3eUto6FLLl8EOmZk/w400-h266/DSC_0698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknBA4fNt0ENGCQjPNfbQJFRIGcq2RXVqcLVTa3kRg2FTdt3xBstwRPx__cEUTMCUKt1I3yEJh4G-xaS7i6dKzbuhH4fHPM8hFZG9A3zMPCrSpeZbCTiv4xq_8sZZtppGfT1OtpDFsFieORDWxd-_lhUDoMydAgIY7ND2-UFkYX3qcyIiysK8Uc6LoveFq/s6000/DSC_0753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknBA4fNt0ENGCQjPNfbQJFRIGcq2RXVqcLVTa3kRg2FTdt3xBstwRPx__cEUTMCUKt1I3yEJh4G-xaS7i6dKzbuhH4fHPM8hFZG9A3zMPCrSpeZbCTiv4xq_8sZZtppGfT1OtpDFsFieORDWxd-_lhUDoMydAgIY7ND2-UFkYX3qcyIiysK8Uc6LoveFq/w400-h266/DSC_0753.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TjBuk1-nZvPGw8jdFv5725yAaZtMWd-ubbzQsizBcUtjoeKt6f8HoaPaOLrFYnTzu7hMr30MOOtT4QNelRUJdRi2KkXYYnjhokKm5zjM9o98nShufoo2DKR_ESa3og4neP-wuGh2XME66ntHmFJekUMdBiF1deM8Rbm5z8TWg_5jxkpC3-HmL6VfFfFx/s6000/DSC_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TjBuk1-nZvPGw8jdFv5725yAaZtMWd-ubbzQsizBcUtjoeKt6f8HoaPaOLrFYnTzu7hMr30MOOtT4QNelRUJdRi2KkXYYnjhokKm5zjM9o98nShufoo2DKR_ESa3og4neP-wuGh2XME66ntHmFJekUMdBiF1deM8Rbm5z8TWg_5jxkpC3-HmL6VfFfFx/w400-h266/DSC_0751.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqwuLWtKhGPiRvimmHdOrHgrlgSrZVIV4YkZJvHmjJg4DRUXmc1_N2fKRjasX3KrbijXhW_8o_bpqwXSxPX-tYhTezbIrPFizvLw0556Y0GRWtks1UdeDVcevBN0ZbdKHouPOJsv__vJ1PGjsCBf75BEWrdn5H1sUZ5uyKecrfQPeR7cSVsTPesi387IL/s4457/DSC_0777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4457" data-original-width="3092" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqwuLWtKhGPiRvimmHdOrHgrlgSrZVIV4YkZJvHmjJg4DRUXmc1_N2fKRjasX3KrbijXhW_8o_bpqwXSxPX-tYhTezbIrPFizvLw0556Y0GRWtks1UdeDVcevBN0ZbdKHouPOJsv__vJ1PGjsCBf75BEWrdn5H1sUZ5uyKecrfQPeR7cSVsTPesi387IL/w278-h400/DSC_0777.JPG" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcmUvtbjdIHWS6ROiNsWQwBe7j7dwsrJReLviKGSpTINW8V5EEMx01-ZCUGnFK6kyS-zQfqtV7stTkL9HuM7R4Z0y8PCy-LOXmuduECxXB9UId26AMCmD3gqlDcUc1479Jb0CEcSvETiyiW3uyOkUyPPYzPqtJF9HgUmH8LUbdpjXhcROIIxHvtdQ7ag8/s5086/DSC_0789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="5086" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcmUvtbjdIHWS6ROiNsWQwBe7j7dwsrJReLviKGSpTINW8V5EEMx01-ZCUGnFK6kyS-zQfqtV7stTkL9HuM7R4Z0y8PCy-LOXmuduECxXB9UId26AMCmD3gqlDcUc1479Jb0CEcSvETiyiW3uyOkUyPPYzPqtJF9HgUmH8LUbdpjXhcROIIxHvtdQ7ag8/w400-h226/DSC_0789.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrphiffmPolNQLvMP1zsuGVsTzmmVDBNoXPXrsJMWauigGmxuwBwgUxUczZSjbrnnSZuHiq_NY0ffm1Mxc4HL1yX3HeMuYazV2ZX87RS0x99As9XaAsyQ7dL8Rt7Cwc0LyBU17HEX_g1_Np3sy8lQJHemJbTkdrH0_dZMT_opxbnO9wPV9z2-yYOvkLue8/s3241/DSC_0795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3241" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrphiffmPolNQLvMP1zsuGVsTzmmVDBNoXPXrsJMWauigGmxuwBwgUxUczZSjbrnnSZuHiq_NY0ffm1Mxc4HL1yX3HeMuYazV2ZX87RS0x99As9XaAsyQ7dL8Rt7Cwc0LyBU17HEX_g1_Np3sy8lQJHemJbTkdrH0_dZMT_opxbnO9wPV9z2-yYOvkLue8/w400-h295/DSC_0795.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bB22_BshgpXuL1g0zLul6XYnWV8B8Wv3LTUQ8814drcMcMqA2pON6-T9fJ0TMKEmmVFVgbFc2CVSmkDrBROpYFQSC_UbUu7nejFk_N5EcHu9YrmJr4--aOw2IfzKUDrDDFm5gWfw4woPeRjgwsWiy5PqqrvLjM1h8fcwwx7rbvjuynBG2V-tRPlro02v/s2740/DSC_0797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2740" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bB22_BshgpXuL1g0zLul6XYnWV8B8Wv3LTUQ8814drcMcMqA2pON6-T9fJ0TMKEmmVFVgbFc2CVSmkDrBROpYFQSC_UbUu7nejFk_N5EcHu9YrmJr4--aOw2IfzKUDrDDFm5gWfw4woPeRjgwsWiy5PqqrvLjM1h8fcwwx7rbvjuynBG2V-tRPlro02v/w400-h325/DSC_0797.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwbWD5zlxwZ8BNNmydNvKjDflQtRQkI-E8dHhPfdvZIkLgqZHuyvpmpztKH-3ClzyK_lKLIaQWZEtO0L4HpSP6wst6CUFe-6ZpogtAf2V6Xi9AF8HMYBhV_UQ2O4A41DZJ45bvQjW7KO64WaEq1CmG74UPCAIBSFpOZJ3o7uP_AJQpeuKhFj3ehrj4Byl/s5382/DSC_0799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="5382" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwbWD5zlxwZ8BNNmydNvKjDflQtRQkI-E8dHhPfdvZIkLgqZHuyvpmpztKH-3ClzyK_lKLIaQWZEtO0L4HpSP6wst6CUFe-6ZpogtAf2V6Xi9AF8HMYBhV_UQ2O4A41DZJ45bvQjW7KO64WaEq1CmG74UPCAIBSFpOZJ3o7uP_AJQpeuKhFj3ehrj4Byl/w400-h269/DSC_0799.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FDBoK3CAj0_sdTo6w2d3nFzKCnSnyPedZf4e7n_rA7VKYVDwr8MgMp8bbT82KhE76_Hs9CEYkMM7Io1WhlKXB78GFzp9kJWkdztsGKgkEyv2QrNArf1eGHvkJxJiSdPI8Hu0Yn7hibhoMHSteHckAIuCkEwGRQNOweavvRun-y0hKXbMzlkHqOMdlCsi/s6000/DSC_0802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FDBoK3CAj0_sdTo6w2d3nFzKCnSnyPedZf4e7n_rA7VKYVDwr8MgMp8bbT82KhE76_Hs9CEYkMM7Io1WhlKXB78GFzp9kJWkdztsGKgkEyv2QrNArf1eGHvkJxJiSdPI8Hu0Yn7hibhoMHSteHckAIuCkEwGRQNOweavvRun-y0hKXbMzlkHqOMdlCsi/w266-h400/DSC_0802.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nmiDRFuXlXGr1--ck4sXbZrTpXMCpeb-REJW6VtJaoftrioqozRJX5FYkEgm5HEt9co8Ch4LfLoWHil1hzOa4eVBrf7SfS0wvfnOLtnAcBudbrwrmcj4RzUXwCrUrY7_i7M_93AgN8s42gsBKI7CwlHqR_tk6AkS4__YdLeviff9-NHQqb50Z_Z0ZrLa/s4258/DSC_0804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="4258" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nmiDRFuXlXGr1--ck4sXbZrTpXMCpeb-REJW6VtJaoftrioqozRJX5FYkEgm5HEt9co8Ch4LfLoWHil1hzOa4eVBrf7SfS0wvfnOLtnAcBudbrwrmcj4RzUXwCrUrY7_i7M_93AgN8s42gsBKI7CwlHqR_tk6AkS4__YdLeviff9-NHQqb50Z_Z0ZrLa/w400-h223/DSC_0804.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2M-YH6U5JnROYNqL1IY1Uq-HAu1YHvpmG1bMl1oqisD3jJtA4ylc1AuhcfbeN5kzwUqakG_qQXQOv0AkAOtPwzbQ-j1GQ9W9fLCYsRPLxvSkn1IrN4daGOMUbEGzsiVsr3lPD_M3WTHUHWMwJuwIjsBhyrRy9OVH_KXtvB7rhA9hIs5VS7Xoo7PgN2F5/s4763/DSC_0808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="4763" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2M-YH6U5JnROYNqL1IY1Uq-HAu1YHvpmG1bMl1oqisD3jJtA4ylc1AuhcfbeN5kzwUqakG_qQXQOv0AkAOtPwzbQ-j1GQ9W9fLCYsRPLxvSkn1IrN4daGOMUbEGzsiVsr3lPD_M3WTHUHWMwJuwIjsBhyrRy9OVH_KXtvB7rhA9hIs5VS7Xoo7PgN2F5/w400-h229/DSC_0808.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy43B2SXUez2nBGfMr1s38t4efkQlhd4BqM6Oj1JwSDaflxEfLrFzi8QrPtovwoLyeh_zN7U3bpNvczqEpoPgFJfmad4Jfkefpl5grTPZ4Y3Ot1540oDdQLNawOM2ic9bEzgiZeWHeSHtYrey8Vba1pRxU9DQEgFgPZ9dkTUPmRZfC5A2Rv58mpvfgpd0E/s6000/DSC_0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy43B2SXUez2nBGfMr1s38t4efkQlhd4BqM6Oj1JwSDaflxEfLrFzi8QrPtovwoLyeh_zN7U3bpNvczqEpoPgFJfmad4Jfkefpl5grTPZ4Y3Ot1540oDdQLNawOM2ic9bEzgiZeWHeSHtYrey8Vba1pRxU9DQEgFgPZ9dkTUPmRZfC5A2Rv58mpvfgpd0E/w400-h266/DSC_0811.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-fy5lj8pFWwJgpqNDMY_O0DNBZaXhsBdXSw9pzpr40B12kjIIyJuudLdF8ZSv9MzWyOz1RULpkO7fZ6oc1m-ReKxCkWsjzlJH_R8xV0szRfgdTProYCXmCwaMivfQTaxvjImIJ-_sbsRZf80nRsYYMm4ygssk0dwwqLmUXpUmEKmYcyVYt7LBrdERjXE/s6000/DSC_0815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-fy5lj8pFWwJgpqNDMY_O0DNBZaXhsBdXSw9pzpr40B12kjIIyJuudLdF8ZSv9MzWyOz1RULpkO7fZ6oc1m-ReKxCkWsjzlJH_R8xV0szRfgdTProYCXmCwaMivfQTaxvjImIJ-_sbsRZf80nRsYYMm4ygssk0dwwqLmUXpUmEKmYcyVYt7LBrdERjXE/w400-h266/DSC_0815.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGXXmMvziHmvlNQYtzpuSvRXEqaG1hajBGjW2yp8gyB4eRXdwrv-M_NNx4AF5bpxCG2XRjp15Vz4su-0-mt-pjNIKkU3-3cF1sxanabZkubFYu8cJnM-0NAF8A04-ZT6fLTF_3O7SJ5UC1qauQawzL5r6B0weC2uZE1UMKTFQewvsrskXc4xpxRBGtT_K/s5429/DSC_0824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="5429" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGXXmMvziHmvlNQYtzpuSvRXEqaG1hajBGjW2yp8gyB4eRXdwrv-M_NNx4AF5bpxCG2XRjp15Vz4su-0-mt-pjNIKkU3-3cF1sxanabZkubFYu8cJnM-0NAF8A04-ZT6fLTF_3O7SJ5UC1qauQawzL5r6B0weC2uZE1UMKTFQewvsrskXc4xpxRBGtT_K/w400-h253/DSC_0824.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJpxoYoB473elXGDlv5ZgvRXa3A6bSAYebPGLfa9wYnQtvev2rxrFUKjPDhmRHd3RlibadRr781aGxgsMlNdRbFyqu0wf9vyQMru5i78MfwmEJyZ-824K6lPK_nBbLNR5GnJX63PeVdGvYzGCtoXp8wgafEKTzT9kQ0LXgre0xxjVNo5xJzAjMEn7w4vs/s5301/DSC_0832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3462" data-original-width="5301" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJpxoYoB473elXGDlv5ZgvRXa3A6bSAYebPGLfa9wYnQtvev2rxrFUKjPDhmRHd3RlibadRr781aGxgsMlNdRbFyqu0wf9vyQMru5i78MfwmEJyZ-824K6lPK_nBbLNR5GnJX63PeVdGvYzGCtoXp8wgafEKTzT9kQ0LXgre0xxjVNo5xJzAjMEn7w4vs/w400-h261/DSC_0832.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-87559240241865960622023-08-29T16:26:00.000-07:002023-08-29T16:26:04.494-07:00First There Was One…<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tomorrow is the first day of school. I am a little bit nervous because we will have 4 new kids in our class. Meeting new kids always makes me a bit nervous because there is no relationship with them and you have to build one. Until then you have kids that may or may not trust you and may or may not want to work with you. It's a tricky time. But I am sure this will be a great year. And crowded! There are a more kids and more adults in our room this year. We will probably spend more time than ever being in each others way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yesterday, I was not sure what to do after I got home from doing a bunch of errands. I have a lot of finished dolls at the moment. I am not sure what to make next. I have western pleasure dolls, casual western dolls, hunt seat dolls, upper level dressage dolls, casual English dolls, even a casual English doll with tattoos. So yeah, I am not sure what to make next. So I decided to give myself a brain-break... and make something I hate making. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I don't know what possessed me to do it, but I made this set of black saddlebags. So far there is nothing in them, other than the water bottles, because I don't currently have the things to put in them. That will have to be a project for another day. And it will also have to be some things ordered because I am not going to make all the things. But probably a lot of things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKnibHyp63rMw8V_Jg_-r43_1CmOCXVOa2AXvseavgcfJfGjFchKDBdpEdNxedPj2jimMwlHx7oImXtDSghhQWWmXsTnCTTHpJhGUhSYcYyYQT6YpzGyuS7jMV_i9x8i3TUIjEz0g5nckpNsYMVXm1W3_h3nSg7FMjHlZNeH_gU1650xmtBQv2kM5ad3-/s1943/IMG_5348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="1943" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKnibHyp63rMw8V_Jg_-r43_1CmOCXVOa2AXvseavgcfJfGjFchKDBdpEdNxedPj2jimMwlHx7oImXtDSghhQWWmXsTnCTTHpJhGUhSYcYyYQT6YpzGyuS7jMV_i9x8i3TUIjEz0g5nckpNsYMVXm1W3_h3nSg7FMjHlZNeH_gU1650xmtBQv2kM5ad3-/w400-h376/IMG_5348.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This week, or more correctly, the end of last week and this weekend, I got back into some jewelry making and stone wrapping. It has been a long time since I have done any of that. I also discovered some fun settings on my iphone camera so I could take this really cool picture. This necklace is celestine and quartz beads. The stones are a bit bluer than this photo shows, but I really like this photo!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3OIRivJN_P_eE6v7aLDT_YxUj7gQ5bP-yoJhjGAWSHa6sOfnJ-hFoLKWoY8XhYU0ZMEdhKb-n7K64T8J2N7fW1eAIxEBarlFtDBWq5oC1ozR33l96klbf_c6whJqcP3MVt-mHNKO-FcP2ItmGyapsVYefqqrm-o7ZeV9M7yA7i8t5H-Zl4_c_KRo0h0G/s2095/IMG_5287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2095" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3OIRivJN_P_eE6v7aLDT_YxUj7gQ5bP-yoJhjGAWSHa6sOfnJ-hFoLKWoY8XhYU0ZMEdhKb-n7K64T8J2N7fW1eAIxEBarlFtDBWq5oC1ozR33l96klbf_c6whJqcP3MVt-mHNKO-FcP2ItmGyapsVYefqqrm-o7ZeV9M7yA7i8t5H-Zl4_c_KRo0h0G/w400-h383/IMG_5287.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> So you know how I said "first there was one"? Well, I figured I already had all the stuff out to do a project that I really do kind of hate, so why not work on some more saddlebags? The convenience of having a dedicated studio space is being able to leave my crap out. The doll iron is on the desk, the ziplocks of random pieces that I use for the bags are out. It's really convenient. I won't say it makes this hated task better, but it makes it more efficient. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkKXN0Vck5r80zQVmw0vz45IhfLfiq-rJqkzdWXCr7Yk_I7kLjZmgjXW1eKoEgMXjOwCHqpDPB5--XvyML_Zoe35aG0sNlHopExIHWueYeW6n8dqlzeHf7F8deis0mPYVqTQhrDhy1wf446CNLNJzm_AC64cadNctiEfArTsZGQUqecN8R-THrWEOoZHD/s4032/IMG_5350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkKXN0Vck5r80zQVmw0vz45IhfLfiq-rJqkzdWXCr7Yk_I7kLjZmgjXW1eKoEgMXjOwCHqpDPB5--XvyML_Zoe35aG0sNlHopExIHWueYeW6n8dqlzeHf7F8deis0mPYVqTQhrDhy1wf446CNLNJzm_AC64cadNctiEfArTsZGQUqecN8R-THrWEOoZHD/w300-h400/IMG_5350.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Once I got started on wrapping stones and making jewelry again, I decided to keep on going. So this weekend I made a bunch of things. This obsidian and tourmaline necklace, which is insanely hard to photograph, was another piece. This one hasn't made it to my website yet but hopefully soon. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-zsKMbTY8m4-F0jB9c_2t1_gLUc9R1oi3yV5m533HZe1dRZx873fN5ImsoeuCCLupTKNJIj9i8YOdzvFQPMgVQGrs7_jK23Q5y0lc1VDWW8bOVhvIrMYSZyiS-VNakzfD8CUROaq-C1K0dnlGqGThkd-rzYprfBsUPcAw6_hi2MpaQInYlD00B0zomJX/s2495/IMG_5339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="2495" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-zsKMbTY8m4-F0jB9c_2t1_gLUc9R1oi3yV5m533HZe1dRZx873fN5ImsoeuCCLupTKNJIj9i8YOdzvFQPMgVQGrs7_jK23Q5y0lc1VDWW8bOVhvIrMYSZyiS-VNakzfD8CUROaq-C1K0dnlGqGThkd-rzYprfBsUPcAw6_hi2MpaQInYlD00B0zomJX/w400-h400/IMG_5339.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Several stones got wrapped in this style over the weekend. Including this blue aventurine. It's fun, different than what I usually do, and works really well on flat stones. I did also try it on a rough stone that was not flat, and it worked, but I want to redo that one before I share it. Sometimes I just don't like the way a wrap turns out. But anyway, after not making any jewelry, or doing any wrapping, for months, I got 7 pieces done this past week/end.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4yX_tInkzMyPL66HeAYyvH6nfVI4MwQW0D3KhuCLauXEuR7JqzHxkX82llcGzfzILadZBTJv319B5wtMjJL0j98PJNzLYXzkUDyRR3KF-vXY3GdGY5e0ZW4R52qyGtProH6TrZ97Y4fLIuUyHjKmY6-3gCPhkhzTs2KrqLW5bX5qURSV9cNCD2WPrrds/s3024/IMG_5341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4yX_tInkzMyPL66HeAYyvH6nfVI4MwQW0D3KhuCLauXEuR7JqzHxkX82llcGzfzILadZBTJv319B5wtMjJL0j98PJNzLYXzkUDyRR3KF-vXY3GdGY5e0ZW4R52qyGtProH6TrZ97Y4fLIuUyHjKmY6-3gCPhkhzTs2KrqLW5bX5qURSV9cNCD2WPrrds/w400-h400/IMG_5341.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> And we can't forget the saddlebags. I did finish the lime green set and the pink set. So now there are 3. Which is pretty good. I am trying to see if I can talk myself into making a couple more this week. School starts tomorrow, but I do have time after school to make one set of bags, if I get started sort of right when I get home. If I do that, if I can stay awake to do that, I can have two more sets done this week. Because no doll work happens on Friday after school. Travis and I have our coffee date then. Wow, when I think of the week in terms of after school work and coffee dates... it's already almost the weekend. Which is weird, seeing as it's only Tuesday. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeGtWtuAg9r7lpR8ZbIOISdkSC_xVL3cbXRr3im2yqul1wAHSQ2-as2Bt8bBdbBnzQJ7v0EThIRHDGuKjQgb2S_ERgAp7l95p_6HZh0w3QXYeZVV7AZcE9xNYQ4rgMsXgfA0I2Ew5fXbovQwAOem0wJ746zj8sdidfBjhTzNpW9plbraWKHpiGw4TgpK7/s3024/IMG_5351.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeGtWtuAg9r7lpR8ZbIOISdkSC_xVL3cbXRr3im2yqul1wAHSQ2-as2Bt8bBdbBnzQJ7v0EThIRHDGuKjQgb2S_ERgAp7l95p_6HZh0w3QXYeZVV7AZcE9xNYQ4rgMsXgfA0I2Ew5fXbovQwAOem0wJ746zj8sdidfBjhTzNpW9plbraWKHpiGw4TgpK7/s320/IMG_5351.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I do still need to get and make the stuff to go inside the saddlebags, since people do seem to prefer the bags that have stuff in them to empty ones. That will take some time. I also am thinking to make at least some other miniature items, though I am not sure exactly what or when. And I am sure someone has to be wondering when these items could possibly be available. Well, miniature items are only ever available at my live sales. The next one will be my Black Friday sale. And I promise, this one is actually going to happen. I know I have said a couple of times this past year that I was going to have one, but I just didn't have the time to pull together enough stuff to make it worth it to do one. But I will definitely do a sale for Black Friday. So far I am planning on dolls, at least a few sets of saddlebags, mystery boxes... and I have no idea what else. But it should be fun!</span><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-7987488762197788272023-08-22T09:35:00.001-07:002023-08-22T09:35:05.812-07:00Food and New Faces<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> When school was ending my work-family and I said that we definitely needed to get together over the summer. That didn't happen until last week. There have been some pretty cool trips that people were taking that made the delay necessary, plus several of us were working the summer program, but we did finally manage to get together. I made a variety of things for our get together, but I am pretty proud of my little charcuterie spread. Making art with food amuses me. And getting to see my friends was great. We had plenty of laughter during the school year, but without kids to worry about it was even better!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxOGKOJ6LBEbmND4etfpHJqNsgbr6bSJgjiQ6gcCkohb3y6A7G6qPkJH1-HWnRkRFeI6HJV6v6grXAfnz2ehFOWAFM-tugLeJQX3k5WOWhyQU9LYqv0uIfhmmdevzOmHSHFZtrPGctjyRrcv2PWUCcKT4LkzLkmUsT-PUp1NxNgg8tjWAmszMSu9C9XyF/s4032/IMG_5243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxOGKOJ6LBEbmND4etfpHJqNsgbr6bSJgjiQ6gcCkohb3y6A7G6qPkJH1-HWnRkRFeI6HJV6v6grXAfnz2ehFOWAFM-tugLeJQX3k5WOWhyQU9LYqv0uIfhmmdevzOmHSHFZtrPGctjyRrcv2PWUCcKT4LkzLkmUsT-PUp1NxNgg8tjWAmszMSu9C9XyF/w400-h300/IMG_5243.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> I have been continuing to be productive with my doll making. At the end of last week I started painting some new faces. I have been pretty much exclusively making pale white dolls lately, because I have a very large amount of doll bodies in that shade. This week I wanted to change up my faces. I have a variety of different dolls planned for this week, who are not pale white ladies. So far I have a casual English doll finished and a casual western doll finished. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9po0Ap1atuHRlg6QCRbGTwexA2ynU51f4HLD0BdsOMl1zlbgiGGhWL1ZETWck0CPzQRWPg57BjlbYPJDoN24V1evwSQP8eQ3OnOsJ9tntgOVfw9BrzN9N4MbNTovzEgt_XGHBN5Onz2DmZfodhPr8a04hloMpD4qgATj08czR2KmXd1r5L3bkYUofpZC1/s4032/IMG_5269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9po0Ap1atuHRlg6QCRbGTwexA2ynU51f4HLD0BdsOMl1zlbgiGGhWL1ZETWck0CPzQRWPg57BjlbYPJDoN24V1evwSQP8eQ3OnOsJ9tntgOVfw9BrzN9N4MbNTovzEgt_XGHBN5Onz2DmZfodhPr8a04hloMpD4qgATj08czR2KmXd1r5L3bkYUofpZC1/w300-h400/IMG_5269.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The casual western lady even has a lovely French braid! I didn't think that was something I could do in 1:9 scale, and I know it likely wouldn't work all the time, but it worked out this time. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMtB7lY8E9D9jixR5W6kUPo5pixpmoy1ubGBbr88zqkDxt5iZSlkRr6-zvIh-rTo3SoRHs55OahuJh2OUo9M1F4EgBLTPJkDX9yPKZ8ZR0-N8zB6G8RXgZtAlQ_eAOJmf37LzsY0Tl-aInMN8eEacEdP8kayOmyM4ZZN367n6dPbKG8HkTG0mDNH3iuMa/s4032/IMG_5271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMtB7lY8E9D9jixR5W6kUPo5pixpmoy1ubGBbr88zqkDxt5iZSlkRr6-zvIh-rTo3SoRHs55OahuJh2OUo9M1F4EgBLTPJkDX9yPKZ8ZR0-N8zB6G8RXgZtAlQ_eAOJmf37LzsY0Tl-aInMN8eEacEdP8kayOmyM4ZZN367n6dPbKG8HkTG0mDNH3iuMa/w300-h400/IMG_5271.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The western lady comes with a removable hat and the English rider comes with a removable helmet (yes, they do come off, you just have to be careful.) They are both currently available, $220 each plus shipping. If you are interested please email me at fieldofdolls@gmail.com<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxXrLOAeOCqtgSjtplJv9R6jcE1ANqWUomgXT7lYpLscll70WK6y6S1nEktvLwyjWWufx1DwPPBoGUgVaI3cOomd4vABXRIojw1nTXi4Kq6WPlrtcXOwea1Nyma3XJ2sqWaHKivcyDUuFK0E0kRjfmPiBQmnARfCZn2GGLfVnScip1OGvgfoNncCrtrdJ/s4032/IMG_5272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxXrLOAeOCqtgSjtplJv9R6jcE1ANqWUomgXT7lYpLscll70WK6y6S1nEktvLwyjWWufx1DwPPBoGUgVaI3cOomd4vABXRIojw1nTXi4Kq6WPlrtcXOwea1Nyma3XJ2sqWaHKivcyDUuFK0E0kRjfmPiBQmnARfCZn2GGLfVnScip1OGvgfoNncCrtrdJ/w300-h400/IMG_5272.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Sunday I decided I wanted to make an effort with my cooking. I don't actually like cooking so I often make a lot of the same things and they usually require very little work to put together. I had a pork tenderloin and I wanted to do something a bit different. I don't cook pork tenderloin all the time, so that in itself was a bit different, but I looked up different recipes and found one with a really nice mushroom gravy. And then I forgot to buy chicken broth so I altered the gravy/sauce anyway. It came out really well! The mashed "potatoes" are of course not potatoes. I discovered that Palmini makes this stuff. Palmini is "pasta", and apparently "potatoes", made from palm root. So it is keto. This doesn't taste like potatoes, you are not fooling anyone with this, but it does make a nice side dish. I don't usually take pictures of my food but the amount of effort I put into this new meal was worth getting a photo of it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAX9sImp30ZjvbRSnBvLWWxRRCWNYqNC1441bV-R7H6O3A5rAKeutZbCVmvq8sEpQqipSCAZxmJrqm9Fa5dkDkE0R7tt0VR_o1_S1gMWei45EKXQZetQn1YDLttkNQbe9ELX-FdiBA26X3Dzh6MJHwKfBReClSs0sJUYM3cUHyWnGpDCYfybgSXjGcfY6/s3024/IMG_5268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAX9sImp30ZjvbRSnBvLWWxRRCWNYqNC1441bV-R7H6O3A5rAKeutZbCVmvq8sEpQqipSCAZxmJrqm9Fa5dkDkE0R7tt0VR_o1_S1gMWei45EKXQZetQn1YDLttkNQbe9ELX-FdiBA26X3Dzh6MJHwKfBReClSs0sJUYM3cUHyWnGpDCYfybgSXjGcfY6/w400-h400/IMG_5268.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Last week I finally got out to do some hiking again. It was not super buggy in the woods, which was amazing. Maybe I can get back into some more regular hiking again. The woods really are my happy place. School starts next week so I will have to figure out when I can fit a bunch of hiking into my weeks. I need to keep on making the dolls and taking care of all the other usual things, but I also really need to get outside more. I am going to miss the amount of "extra" time that comes with summer vacation!</span><br /><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-71539157088105878832023-08-10T12:05:00.000-07:002023-08-10T12:05:26.423-07:00Productive<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Last week, I struggled to do anything at all. This week, I am reminding myself I don't need to do everything all at once. And I'm not doing everything. I still have some really tall, almost tree-sized weeds I need to get out from the back of my house. I almost did it this morning, but then I was a bit tired after Travis left for Sunshine Village. Some of my neighbors decided to have a really loud, long conversation at 5:30 this morning. That was not conducive to restful sleep so I got up and did things. But then, when Travis left I was kind of out of steam. I did a small workout and then I took a small nap. A few other small naps happened today as well. But we have gone back to just gloomy weather. Not even rain, just cloudy and gloomy. And I am tired. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have managed to get some things done this week though. Quite a few actually. I finished these casual English rider dolls. The one in gray is spoken for, but the lady in black and white is available for $220. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYBY443KXjkIxCic8Xra05BlTi5tbASlqUvjishfKr5rX1ca39kAamc_WRHJGSAjjaeRsQh9Gyegvom_zZzoi5f3VfijXEeoRwkRFlHdNkqukE8yg8dg_Dao4ZP4kxj9fbq3oKlPNrSlCmUnG3aAkbIeLBls9ZQs7CfwPFlvE8Y_CqmJnCCiXV9PCDdoj/s4032/IMG_5202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYBY443KXjkIxCic8Xra05BlTi5tbASlqUvjishfKr5rX1ca39kAamc_WRHJGSAjjaeRsQh9Gyegvom_zZzoi5f3VfijXEeoRwkRFlHdNkqukE8yg8dg_Dao4ZP4kxj9fbq3oKlPNrSlCmUnG3aAkbIeLBls9ZQs7CfwPFlvE8Y_CqmJnCCiXV9PCDdoj/w300-h400/IMG_5202.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I was out of hunt seat dolls so I made these two new ones. Both of these are available, 230 each. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR46BElWbiDjsaJeRCgoeLTmrs7AcJz3_fK49TZLYkYGLuyOGBgdBLRlkiMinpOAOZ9L5wOXTI5VnFQzVP4O6uRVOy8hK8Va3dpXS16ta5lmYuTuvYAEdSlPbYU_a_oKCyrdpiQshVb4-ifZGOvuOF01WK_5JGwy5BszRxzrpeWW6R42ju7Qccl_BFt5O/s4032/IMG_5207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR46BElWbiDjsaJeRCgoeLTmrs7AcJz3_fK49TZLYkYGLuyOGBgdBLRlkiMinpOAOZ9L5wOXTI5VnFQzVP4O6uRVOy8hK8Va3dpXS16ta5lmYuTuvYAEdSlPbYU_a_oKCyrdpiQshVb4-ifZGOvuOF01WK_5JGwy5BszRxzrpeWW6R42ju7Qccl_BFt5O/w300-h400/IMG_5207.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Yesterday, I spent a few hours in the morning working on these western pleasure dolls. Then Crystal came over and I spent most of the day with her. Which was awesome! I don't get to see Crystal nearly enough and we had a really good visit. Today I got back to working on the western pleasure dolls and finished these up. They are both available, 240 each. I also still have some dolls available from before. The western dolls and the tattoo doll from <a href="https://fieldofdolls.blogspot.com/2023/07/catching-up.html" target="_blank">this post </a>are still available. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MA3hHZBEnhIpl_5CbbAsbWGI3H72z5fQFDJhRA5ZKouFKbnkHjwoiF1GBktWzinNDrmetiXXtsya6plq8CDARI1XB3Ba7NfxvwPC0Azk8GxBk9ScPid4VT4DbBOGTQoY5kHvEgOKXGWG_GP_cfkvaYPYiCQOFvHltsEkB6odeS39Xe7ueI2SgSJ6dp3l/s4032/IMG_5209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MA3hHZBEnhIpl_5CbbAsbWGI3H72z5fQFDJhRA5ZKouFKbnkHjwoiF1GBktWzinNDrmetiXXtsya6plq8CDARI1XB3Ba7NfxvwPC0Azk8GxBk9ScPid4VT4DbBOGTQoY5kHvEgOKXGWG_GP_cfkvaYPYiCQOFvHltsEkB6odeS39Xe7ueI2SgSJ6dp3l/w300-h400/IMG_5209.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have been very productive this week, at least when it comes to doll making, but that leads me to another dilemma. Am I working too much? I did have a couple of long days, but I am not working all day, every day. But soon (too soon) I will go back to work and I will be working full time at the school and then coming home and trying to do at least some doll work several afternoons a week. I feel like I should be out doing fun things. But I can't figure out what I want to do. I like going places, and apparently spending money. I need to think of some fun things to do that don't cost money. Or are fairly cheap. I don't want to hike at the moment, the mosquitos are insane and I hate bug spray, so I am not entirely sure what to do. Sometimes I feel like I am wasting my summer. I need some ideas. </span><p></p>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-77194324255381699022023-08-04T16:08:00.001-07:002023-08-04T16:08:22.759-07:00Purple<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I tried really hard to get a lot done this week. That didn't work out. I was tired. Super tired. I had to take a whole lot of naps, and there were entire afternoons where I felt like all I could handle was taking a nap. Or just sitting still and reading. I did at least get a lot of reading done. But it's very hard for me to be unproductive. If I had spent all that time cleaning I wouldn't have felt all I did was waste time. But I did only a bit of cleaning, and a lot of napping. I think the problem is the weather is so drastically different than it was a week ago. Which is making me tired and unmotivated. Knowing what the problem is doesn't much help me though. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Anyway, I did, finally, manage to finish this lady in purple. I also Dremeled a whole bunch of dolls, I think that was this week, so I have done a few things. And I haired 4 heads in preparation for more dolls. I have done a few things, but not many. But this purple lady is all finished and for sale. $240 plus shipping. If you're interested please email me at fieldofdolls@gmail.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9EwKguivN_8_QjJNmtfDZXvhfMCbRVQb60nxmQWAYP0WvcmeDkg_m4jRmLLxZSBLqG-yXAiUUsZHsLbeAB7kkPtgn3x4zRmGkP7zHRtk5zvASUyW4wd6nDTb79Zna3Dk-b31BaYaggu6XB3f8mCIjbtQOofgL7M9xWhw27ulFcExegppWMoQUA1Bgf80/s4032/IMG_5186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9EwKguivN_8_QjJNmtfDZXvhfMCbRVQb60nxmQWAYP0WvcmeDkg_m4jRmLLxZSBLqG-yXAiUUsZHsLbeAB7kkPtgn3x4zRmGkP7zHRtk5zvASUyW4wd6nDTb79Zna3Dk-b31BaYaggu6XB3f8mCIjbtQOofgL7M9xWhw27ulFcExegppWMoQUA1Bgf80/w300-h400/IMG_5186.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I mentioned the weather is a lot different than last week. This week has been absolutely gorgeous. Very comfortable temperatures without too much humidity. I have had my windows open all week, and I love it. But at the same time that is something that bothers me too. It's amazingly gorgeous weather and I am too tired to go and do anything. A lot of people just get seasonal issues in the winter, which is mostly caused by the lesser amounts of sunlight. I have issues when every season changes. Maybe it's the big changes in the weather, I have no idea. But I do know I get tired and unmotivated when the seasons change. Sometimes for weeks. And this week has felt a lot like Fall, not August weather at all. I love this weather, but it is currently messing with me. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> In some ways I did get a lot done this week. I fixed Travis's insurance, which was a very big deal. It is not overly dramatic to say that our lives could have fallen apart if I hadn't managed that. Because they really could have. But now I can breathe a sign of relief. But that doesn't mean I can stop working on the dolls. So I am glad I managed to finish this one. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dqOpS4R7Tfs_tjR9MbQDFAcN0elQwSF-xQ7ioPf0a_P-Ti8AFj7vA_a0rrD8RFyFjRQXRWgAXzI2pt9c8nn_-rW5P2uUj0eywfzLnUMNNHhm48O2UcUTTcc4Jn9MLVC9sZ_1uOsT6P2MUKFrLmRfxIgs3H8StHJEqhmSZ_i_ibVZ3mc2TI1Tkk69QAtv/s4032/IMG_5187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dqOpS4R7Tfs_tjR9MbQDFAcN0elQwSF-xQ7ioPf0a_P-Ti8AFj7vA_a0rrD8RFyFjRQXRWgAXzI2pt9c8nn_-rW5P2uUj0eywfzLnUMNNHhm48O2UcUTTcc4Jn9MLVC9sZ_1uOsT6P2MUKFrLmRfxIgs3H8StHJEqhmSZ_i_ibVZ3mc2TI1Tkk69QAtv/w300-h400/IMG_5187.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have 3 weeks off before I have to go back to work and I should know what my work assignment is in about another week. It's a weird thing being a para; you sort of don't really know what you will be doing year to year. Which is partially true for teachers too, though they at least usually get the same subjects to teach. Last year was amazing. It was the first year that I didn't have my schedule changed after a couple of weeks, then months, and so on. But up until I got my letter I didn't know for sure what I would be doing. Or what school I would be in. And currently I don't know what I will be doing. Hopefully, it will still be working with high needs kids. Though whether or not in the middle school or high school is the part I am most unsure of. I told my supervisor that I want to stay with my team, but I also understand that there aren't currently paras in the high school that can do what we do. And now one of my team members is going to be the teacher at the high school! I am very excited for her. At this point I would be happy to work in either of the programs. I just don't know where I will be. I am sure no matter what it will be great. </span><br /><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-20870276281943137272023-08-02T14:58:00.000-07:002023-08-02T14:58:04.598-07:00Things I Didn’t Know<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I was previously unaware that yard work is an excellent way to battle frustration. And the use of "power tools" definitely helps with frustration! As you know, if you have read many of the last handful of blog posts I have put up, I have been fighting with the insurance company on Travis's behalf. He needed a particular type to attend his program, they were not letting me fix it, for whatever reason, and yesterday I got a phone call saying that Travis might not be able to attend his program if I could not get the insurance fixed. This has been about a 6 week battle including a pile of paperwork, hours and hours on the phone trying to sort this out, a lot of lost sleep, a lot of lost work time, and a ridiculous amount of frustration. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> And I did not know that mowing the lawn and weed whacking were a great way to vent frustration. Live and learn I guess. I also didn't know if you manage to luck out and get not one, not two, but three pleasant agents on the phone, and are also persistent, you can fix the insurance in a little over an hour. I am not sure why I had to fill out hundreds of pages (collectively) of paperwork and spend so many hours on the phone when today everything went well. But now I know, do the application over the phone, with a human being. And mow the lawn when you're frustrated. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFESMU6LV8Oia6pxNLjww-ATiJzWHvLpifPqiBM9pFCrOfAKW8Y3zfsKlkBbee5zW1kJEUhTey7T0GLGl5Q2t2gTcCKDvfBxX_nKQudlVDh2dK5b4tK-DGXWZY3hLo9Io8UOR0SliujhqS81HEH0LC2CvsZEeajbLvBK_EtpyEdBWTzB_KRI8arsxHwyAC/s4032/IMG_5176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFESMU6LV8Oia6pxNLjww-ATiJzWHvLpifPqiBM9pFCrOfAKW8Y3zfsKlkBbee5zW1kJEUhTey7T0GLGl5Q2t2gTcCKDvfBxX_nKQudlVDh2dK5b4tK-DGXWZY3hLo9Io8UOR0SliujhqS81HEH0LC2CvsZEeajbLvBK_EtpyEdBWTzB_KRI8arsxHwyAC/w400-h300/IMG_5176.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Between extreme exhaustion, frustration, paperwork, phone calls, and I am sure something else, I have gotten almost no doll work done this week. Which is a little bit scary because I need to keep functioning. I have only one more day of summer school to go, and it is only a few hours, but then I just have 3 weeks until school starts up again. So I have only a few more weeks of maximum time to get as much done as I can before it is back to work full time. I definitely need to start getting more done. But at least I have done a bit of doll work. And it is only Wednesday. I do still have some days left in the week to try to get more done. I have a purple western pleasure doll in the works, who I can probably get finished in a pretty short amount of time. Just as soon as I actually settle down to get some work done. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLvlwJFv9gAvMLhV06VS452QQCR_194XNFiNaLQTspbcyaEZlmjrorZ1dVboV11Y9rZywT66yugoK-htrdS4s0sTAviWeFpcBcn05x6oYstUS-ZCFPrn4ONcLqvyZHMXPDegUGHVE1hElcsR1XBpG0DAy5tQaBxNYqXWGbQhRWjOBVpBTie89Zl7Ju6ls/s4032/IMG_5183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLvlwJFv9gAvMLhV06VS452QQCR_194XNFiNaLQTspbcyaEZlmjrorZ1dVboV11Y9rZywT66yugoK-htrdS4s0sTAviWeFpcBcn05x6oYstUS-ZCFPrn4ONcLqvyZHMXPDegUGHVE1hElcsR1XBpG0DAy5tQaBxNYqXWGbQhRWjOBVpBTie89Zl7Ju6ls/w300-h400/IMG_5183.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> My Breyerfest volunteer model also arrived today. It is quite a pretty model (and I do have lots more photos) but I am not an OF collector and I don't need to keep this horse. I have him currently listed for sale on the Rare Model Horses page on Facebook, but will sell him here as well. I have him listed at $1000 ppd in the US, but will also consider reasonable PIF offers on him. Email me at fieldofdolls@gmail.com if you are interested, or if you want to see a whole bunch more photos. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgeFsKzNebLpuNm6yvxBVR8uM1YZBN9cZGhuPAjeWKlbIywUM0D4__VjlVlZLsePdqFxOci62SXgnI5wDhoCdP1SSp8QRNVSHeT6zSnQwJM5t1lft7Tb_29T74ptUiNc2avBOaEmLrovl-N9_6MuOWu2aTwKtV0S0C0A8m8m_Y8nD5-1K4kejgFtPxEn0/s4032/IMG_5164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgeFsKzNebLpuNm6yvxBVR8uM1YZBN9cZGhuPAjeWKlbIywUM0D4__VjlVlZLsePdqFxOci62SXgnI5wDhoCdP1SSp8QRNVSHeT6zSnQwJM5t1lft7Tb_29T74ptUiNc2avBOaEmLrovl-N9_6MuOWu2aTwKtV0S0C0A8m8m_Y8nD5-1K4kejgFtPxEn0/w400-h300/IMG_5164.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> I am sure I need a little bit more time for the idea that I am done with the long insurance battle to sink in. Travis gets to stay at Sunshine Village, I get to keep my job at the school, Travis is not stuck home with me all day, I am not stuck home with me all day. It's a good day. I also got the ball rolling on a couple of the other things I needed to get done for Travis that were being held up by the lack of the correct insurance. It's a good day. </span><p></p></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017729781161615945.post-1516461892604463622023-07-30T11:56:00.001-07:002023-07-30T17:58:32.999-07:00Catching Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSlkMw17OmERi6MpNv_Vidbk_yMy6trxbyHhTSWJRlhdP4ma2Uc43vtAcxVg-PItUVqRqhtkSooHtzElXkV34U_dtoe9crgQArlcDSoUVYM65gwQm0zEXJZakqB1Ereg103YVHuIQ0p8zDMZoHahkfv2iE88eT8lwMy0NMvxygVqNFyIMUGf5PYlj1ban/s4032/IMG_5150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSlkMw17OmERi6MpNv_Vidbk_yMy6trxbyHhTSWJRlhdP4ma2Uc43vtAcxVg-PItUVqRqhtkSooHtzElXkV34U_dtoe9crgQArlcDSoUVYM65gwQm0zEXJZakqB1Ereg103YVHuIQ0p8zDMZoHahkfv2iE88eT8lwMy0NMvxygVqNFyIMUGf5PYlj1ban/w400-h300/IMG_5150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> Today was packing and shipping day. Well, buying shipping labels, the post office isn't open on Sunday. I had 3 dolls to pack and I also had to get the packages ready to go out for the miniatures club. That takes a lot of work. But everything is ready to go out tomorrow. Which, technically means I will have shipped the club offerings on time, since it is still July tomorrow. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> This weekend I didn't do a whole lot of things to do with dolls, but I did do the shipping and I bought some supplies. I also picked up a loveseat from Crystal, hung out at a fire with Ethan and Travis, hung out with my friend Brandi, and did a bunch of cleaning stuff and read a bunch. It's been a pretty good weekend. I have one more week of summer school and then I am off completely for 3 weeks before school starts again. I am hoping to do a lot of cool things. Or be super productive. Maybe both. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> While I was packing dolls I decided to pull out all of the dolls that are currently hanging out here and get a group photo. All of these dolls are for sale and ready to head out. I have:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">casual western doll in blue (removable hat)- 220</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">casual western doll in purple (removable hat)- 220</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">non-blingy western pleasure doll- 230</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">western pleasure (with bling)- 240</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">tattooed casual English doll (removable helmet)-220</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">casual English in gray (removable helmet)- 220</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">hunt seat doll in navy (bendy neck)- SOLD</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">hunt seat doll in black (bendy neck)- 230</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Shipping is extra. Please send inquiries to fieldofdolls@gmail.com. </span></div>Field of Dolls Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01454869323868957449noreply@blogger.com0