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How to Create a Neck Plug

2/19/2023

A short overview on how to make a neck plug for a porcelain doll when the neck is on the shoulder plate and not on the doll.

Goodie4U's Moonflower Cake

2/2/2023

How I made the cake that helped Goodie4U save the Realm.

Mold Making Tutorial

1/24/2023

This is the process I use for making my doll molds.

Tutorial - Magic Faery Hat

1/8/2023

Magic Faery Hat - Part 1

Magic Faery Hat - Part 2

Nemmer's Mask with paper - project

12/2/2022

I started the project by first tracing a mask on to paper. The mask was sized to Nemmer's face by holding the paper to the head and drawing the basic contours so that it would not be too small. This also aided me in making sure that the eyes aligned properly.

Next it was time to start cutting out all the feathers. I tried a couple different ways, but the petal affect worked best. I simply snipped around the outer edges to get the feather texture I was looking for.

After several feathers were created, it was time to glue them on to the mask. As more feathers were added, I became pleased with the feather effect - it was exactly what I was looking for.

The acrylic paint came out then. I painted a base of white over the whole mask and then started painting my blue jay look. It helped using a couple of blue jay images to get just the right shading.

Nemmer was quite pleased with his mask. My finishing touch was to add a sprinkle of magical glitter so that Nemmer had the ability to blend into his surroundings better. One does have to hide pretty well when out on a mission to look for Dusty Mytes or missing Dragons.

Tutorial - Sock Snowpeople

12/1/2022

Snowman (or snowperson if you prefer)
Sock Tutorial

click here or on the image to download the PDF file of instructions

The Dowager's Dandelion Project

9/30/2022

Making a Wish Dandelion for Griselda

Click on the picture to see the process

The Dragon Shawl - silk painting project

9/30/2022

The
Dragon Shawl

Toy Soldier - clay pot project

7/1/2022

What is the difference?

A Project is a quick over-view of some of the steps I take in creating something. A Tutorial is more in-depth and detailed of the craft if you wish to try it yourself.

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