tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136377762026-04-23T16:54:31.914-04:00I just love dolls and handmade crafts of all sorts, shapes, and types. I love creating, designing, and decorating with my doll & craft creations. My Linda's Blog is about my handmade dolls, handmade crafts and everything I love to do. I also love to do research so there might be a little of that thrown in from time to time.Linda Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00922974479561573750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13637776.post-28112512025255937602023-06-24T00:00:00.003-04:002023-06-24T10:50:49.641-04:00

On my beach scene mixed media slow stitching picture adventure I mentioned that I was looking for beach or spring flower kits.Even though I am a seasoned crafter I was new to slow stitching so I thought a kit with a picture of the finished item would be helpful.So, I looked for some on Etsy and found two from PeaceOMind shop.  One was a "Beach House" scene kit and the other was an "

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As you all know over the years I have bought a lot of craft related items and tend to prefer craft kits as I just don't have a lot of time to peruse fabric or craft stores.  That's what makes shopping on the internet a problem for me.  I can't just buy one kit.  I have to buy more than enough figuring I'm saving time in the long run.  If you remember some of my stories

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Yesterday I published a post on my Linda's Blog entitled "My "Take Me To The Ocean" Mixed Media Slow Stitching Applique Collage Wall Art Picture." about the new slow stitching picture I had created recently from a slow stitching kit I had bought.In that post I mentioned that I had enough fabric from that kit to also make a "surprise packages in the mail" for my sister. However, I didn't

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A couple of months ago I saw a Facebook group "Slow Stitching For The Soul" that intrigued me. So, of course, I had to do a little research.The group which was started by Bev Ramsbotham - Textile Artist, based in Retford intrigued me because it was a group of no judgement on right or wrong ways to sew something - just creativity.  The idea was to relax and spend time hand stitching in

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Back in March of 2014 I decided to create a tutorial of how I made my large silk floral basket for my dining room, as shown in the picture below.  My post is here.Well, since then I really haven't been happy with it.  I didn't like the size, the large pink daises, the light blue daises and the white daises.  So, I decided to recreate it with some new beautiful white dahlia silk

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Kim, I saw this Precious Moments purple birthday figurine and thought that would be a perfect birthday present for you, but can only send it your heavenly way.  Oh what fun we would have teasing you about being 57 today - 3 years away from 60.  Of course, if we teased you about your age today you would gently and lovingly remind us of how really OLD we are.  We would give

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Back in 2014 I decided to take the Artful Gathering Session 1 Class - Let's Go For A Ride by Julie Haymaker Thompson. This class taught you how to make a mixed media shadowbox "doggie" wall decoration, which was a lot of fun to make.   Like other classes I've taken I usually make more than one item and this class was no exception.  I created two base shadowbox pieces but, for

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I've been crafting my whole life and love the Fall and Christmas holiday season.  As a result I have made more decorations for those two seasons than any other season or holiday.The Fall and Christmas holiday season only lasts for 3 months from October to December so there are 9 other months that need decorations too.  Over the years I started adding more decorations for the Winter

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My sister and I are alike in so many ways.  We both love to craft but we're individual when it comes to our passions.  I love Victorian dresses, dolls, all crafts but especially mixed media, genealogy, history and silk floral crafts.  My sister loves natural flowers, gardening, fiber arts, spinning yarn, dying yarns, knitting and Nuno felting. Years ago her love of gardening

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In the middle of the summer it's seems strange to be posting about Christmas and winter decorations you can make.  However, if you're a crafter like I am, you know that the summer is when you start on the Fall, Christmas and winter decorations so you have enough time to make all of them.Plus, if you're making decorations to give as presents during the holiday season you definitely need

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One of my favor activities at Christmas was to go out caroling or to be singing Christmas carols with our church choir.  Even though we're in the middle of the summer Christmas is not to far off in our future I thought you might like to get a jump start on making some new Christmas decorations with a free e-pattern to create a primitive caroler ornament."Bah! Carols! Harpo!" really does

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I don't have a good singing voice but I still love to sing.  When I was a child one of my favorite activities at Christmas was to go out caroling or singing Christmas carols with our church choir.  So, when designing some new Christmas decorations decades ago I thought about how much I love to go caroling and designed to create some caroler ornaments.  With caroling in

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Sissie Snow Gal definitely agrees with Jerry Snow Guy.  She loves the snow because she's so adventurous but knows the "birdies" need to be taken care of in the winter when it's hard for them to find food. So, decades ago when I was designing and creating decorations for the winter season I decided a small standing snow-lady and snowman would be adorable decorations. With Christmas

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When it comes to making sure his "birdie" friends don't get overlooked in the winter you can't have a more loyal friend than Jerry Snow Guy.  So, decades ago when I was designing and creating decorations for the winter season I decided a small standing snowman would be an adorable decoration. So, with Christmas and the winter season not to far off in our future I thought you might

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You'll find that children love snow, but senior citizens - not so much! The older I've gotten the more I dislike snow but as a child I loved the winter season, especially when it was snowing as it meant "no school." Yea!  That meant we would be able to have a snow ball fight, create snow angels, and forts at the end of our driveway.  That was always after we shoveled the

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It seems to be the winter storms these days are a lot worse than they were when I was a child.  I might be wrong as my perspective as a child was a lot different than my perspective the older I've gotten.  The older I've gotten the more I dislike snow but as a child I loved the winter season, especially when it was snowing as it meant "no school." Yea!  That meant we

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You can't have a Santa Claus ornament decoration without his partner - Mrs. Claus.  At least in my opinion you can't.So, even though we're in the middle of the summer Christmas is not to far off in our future.So,  I thought you might like to get a jump start on making some new Christmas decorations with a free e-pattern to create a primitive Mrs. Claus ornament."Call Me Margaretta Claus

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I know it's seems like it's way too early to even mention Christmas, but this is the time of the year that crafters get started on their Christmas gifts or decorations. You know I love ornaments for all holidays and all season. Well, make that I love all crafts and decorations....lol So, I have to ask, "Who doesn't love lots and lots of Christmas ornaments - especial Santa Claus

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As you know there is just something about the Fall decorating season that just inspires me to craft.  For sure it definitely gets my muse in overdrive.  Every year around this time I can start to feel it. This urge to create that starts to show itself, again.It starts slowly and builds gradually until it reaches a full-blown crescendo in November. But, I can feel it starting and I

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One of my most favorite holidays is Halloween.  There are just so many different creatures you can make for scary, frightening and delicious you can make for your home decorating purposes. If you love to decorate for Halloween like I do and love Halloween creatures I think you'll like the gathering of Halloween crafts shown in the picture above.  Most are free e-patterns. 

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We all know that ghosts are supposed to be scary! That's their job - to scare everyone at Halloween, especially the little children. Well, what if there's a ghost that doesn't want to scare anyone - especially little children. A ghost that just wants to be friends with everyone and a ghost that doesn't just want to be visible at one time of the year. A ghost that wants to celebrate

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If you're looking for a frightening witch decoration to make for this Halloween season they don't get more frightening than my "care For Some Brew, Virginia" primitive witch ornament.I'll get you my pretty! Yes, I will!" YIKES! Not only is she a nasty sounding witch, but a really scary one to boot! Maybe that's why she's an extreme primitive. The scarier - the better. Well,

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If you love to decorate for the Fall like I do and love adorable scarecrows I think you'll like the gathering of scarecrows shown in the picture above.  Most are free e-patterns.  Some are free e-books or how-to articles on making that particular scarecrow.  If you're eager to get started on your Fall decorating just click on the pictures or links below for the scarecrow(s)

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When decorating for Fall you just can't have enough little doll ornaments to hang just about anywhere or to place in some little nook or cranny.   So, I thought you might enjoy a free e-pattern from one of my ornament e-patterns.His name is “Crowin Mike” and he is a 9” handmade primitive scarecrow doll ornament.As far as "Crowin Mike" is concerned there are scarecrows and there are

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With Halloween coming up in the Fall I thought you might like a little sewing challenge with creating a primitive witch decoration.    She's a lot of fun to make but,  can be quite frightening when she wants to be.  She is a witch for sure.Sometimes she gets lonely and tries to be nice. After all, everyone needs a little company from time to time. Even Primitive Witchy

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