I am sick! It hit me like a ton of bricks Thursday night. Thank goodness for the drugs that stop the runny nose, help with the aches and pains and help you sleep and for the antibiotics that will hopefully get rid of this infection ASAP! Hope you all stay well because this sucks! :(

I had been thinking about making a Halloween/Fall themed art doll for awhile now, but wasn't inspired to do so until my bud Sandee (http://www.sandees-sanity.blogspot.com/) made her adorable 'Boo' doll! Thanks for the inspiration, my friend! :) Her name is 'Queen of the Night' and she stands about 6-1/2 inches tall. She is all hand-sewn.

Here is a new art doll called 'From the Heart'. She is all hand-sewn and stands about 7-1/2 tall.

If you haven't already, please see my giveaway below for a chance to win an awesome calendar for 2009!

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!! All you need to do is post a comment after this post and you will be eligible to win this new and sealed amazing calendar for 2009! The 'Wish' piece below is a piece I made and it is the 'June' page. Please remember to leave a contact e-mail in case you win! I will pick the winning name the morning of October 8th. Good luck to all!!! :)

Here are a few pictures of our day trip to Port Townsend last month. It was our first time there and we loved it. I can't wait to go there for an Artfest someday!

I was able to make this piece today and continue work on two other pieces as well. It is a 4 x 4 collage called 'Dream Girl'. I sure hope I can get this green paint off my hands! :)

Here are a few more pics from our trip to Whidbey Island. The top two are of my daughters at Doublebluff Beach. My older had a blast, but the younger one fell asleep right after we got there, so she didn't get to enjoy it at all :( The other pics are some of the spectacular views and sunsets we were lucky enough to see. I do have an art project in the works and I'm hoping to finish it this weekend. It is a gift, so I won't be able to post a pic of it until after it gets to it's new home. I am hoping to make some other smaller pieces this weekend too. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!