Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs

~Mad Hatter Tea Party, 2009~

~Art Dolls~

Image © Du Buh Du Designs, 2009

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The new Du Buh Du ladies were quite excited to receive an invitation to the second annual Mad Hatter Tea Party. Rumors have been swirling around that last year's party was a blast and so the seven headed on down to Arizona to join in on the the event hosted by Miss Vanessa.
 Last year as you may recall, a few Du Buh Du ladies took a rather fanciful balloon ride there but after hearing that Miss Violet fell out and broke her neck the new ladies  decided to take a safer mode of transportation (closer to the ground) in the form of a Caravan. Here's just a snippet of their journey...

 

Miniature Gypsy Wagon

 

 

 

 

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 Doll and Gypsy Wagon



Rushing to get to the party in time~Hope to see you there!


 To "mingle" and meet other guests, head on over to Vanessa's place. List of participants are on the right hand column of her blog , A Fanciful Twist!



Special Thanks to my husband Mark for building the gypsy wagon/caravan dollhouse (everything was created start to finish within two+ weeks). Happy Birthday and Anniversary to you!

 

~ Giveaway~

 

In celebration of my 150th post (a few weeks back ) and the Mad Hatter 

Tea Party I am having a giveaway! I will pick one winner via the random number generator and that person will get to choose one of the seven dolls posted here to take home with them (each doll comes with a small handmade wire lantern by the way). Just leave a doll name suggestion, music , book or movie suggestion or a simple hello and where you are from. I will pick a winner on Thursday July 2nd ~if for some reason you can't leave a comment just email me at [email protected] and I will add your comment :)
The next few weeks will be busy for us as we're heading out of town followed by family visits here, but I will try and have a small shop update with the remaining dolls in the next two weeks. I will post that info here or you can join my mailing list to hear first when that will occur (info in right hand column).  

 

Click here for shop update images

Click here for post about inspiration for the  Caravan/Wagon Dollhouse..

 

 

 

The Elements, a Tea Party and Important Dresses.

Hi there! I've been meaning to post  since last week but just haven't had the chance. There is an upcoming blog event being held by a group I belong to (Art Dolls Only) and it's open to all. If are a doll maker or have always wanted to make an art doll now would be a great chance to show off your work while meeting others who make and appreciate art dolls. The online event will be held July18-19th and the theme is the Four elements~you make make up to four dolls , each representing one of the elements (earth, air, wind, fire). Please visit ADO's blog for more details:)

 

Also just a reminder that the deadline for the"Addressing the Situation" project is coming up. Dresses need to be sent in on the first~please visit Monica's blog for more details.

I'm finishing up  a couple of dolls for this Saturday's Mad Hatter Tea Party over at A Fanciful Twist's blog. I believe is still open if you would like sign up to participate ~and if it's anything like last years "party",there will be lots of creative fun to be had for sure :) I'm trying to finish things by Wednesday as we have plans to head out of town this later this weekend so everything is sort of rush rush right now. I'm backed up on my emails ~ hopefully I'll get a chance to email back this week ..my apologies as well if I havent been by your blog in weeks or ( even months!). Just need to find time in my day to enjoy my favorite blogs. See you Saturday:)
Happy belated Fathers Day and Summer Solstice!

Andres this morning waiting for the Energizer bunny to wake up

Well it's  been a weekend of "flight related" events here in town~Summer time in Bend means activities galore). With two guys in the house that love anything to do with flying you know where we were.. We got up early Saturday morning to see the annual "Balloons Over Bend" event only to be disappointed ~the winds prevented the balloons from flying. Fortunately this morning, at my subtle urging, (GET UP nooooww !! ) we were able to see the 6:30 am launch of at least a dozen or more hot air balloons down at the Ampitheater in the Old Mill District. It was worth the early rise and chilly weather to see the colorful balloons float about. Andres, despite having been in one before, was a little unsure of them (the sound and fire scared him) but we could see his pensive little face was curious. Mark stood awhile in line with him to get on a teathered balloon for a "short ride" but Andres backed out at the last minute and was rather vocal about not getting on. Perhaps next year:)














Saturday morning after the first failed balloon launch we ventured out to the airport for the annual "Airport Appreciation Day" (they ought to re-schedule this for Father's Day) and Andres got to pretend he was a pilot in the helicopters  and watched the flyover of F-15's and other planes take off and land. They were giving helicopter rides over the area (what a way to see the Cascades) but we passed on it this year. Andres went up in one two years ago  but since lately he's at that stage where he would either love it or be afraid (translation: throw a tantrum) we figured perhaps another time :)


Saturday evening's light show ~complete with a few balloons, music and fire dancers under a full moon.




As I mentioned before I'm taking a short blog break and will be back later this month. I have several projects to get to and two blog events coming up including the Mad Hatter Tea Party.. after this weekend's inspiration perhaps we'll have a Hot Air Balloon Ride Part II ..?. :)
See you soon!

(Thank you to those who purchased a doll this weekend!)