Art Dolls by Du Buh Du Designs

Mad Tea Party 2010! 200th Post and Special Giveaway :)

~Art Dolls~

   

~Mad Tea Party 2010 and Art Doll Giveaway~

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It's that time of year again for the Mad Tea Party hosted by Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist! And continuing with the previous two years theme of traveling to the Tea Party (last year 's Gypsy Caravan and the year before that, the Hot Air Balloon) the Du Buh Du ladies have decided to enjoy a leisurely trip down the river to their destination~a lovely spot for a tea party and afternoon in the sun ; )

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And in keeping with the tradition plus it's my 200th post (201st actually), I am hosting a giveaway  and it's the last one for the year! The winner of my giveaway will get to choose one of the following:

A. One of the Art Dolls pictured in this post

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B. They can have an Art Doll made for them *, a commission if you will.

Most of you know that I do not do commissions at this time so if you are interested you might want to enter by July 7th,noon (I'll close the drawing at that time). As always you can leave any comment but I would love to have you include where you are from, doll name suggestions,etc. If for some reason you can't leave a comment, just email me at [email protected] and I will post it here in the comments section for you! I usually ask that comments be left to one per person but since this is a special giveaway I am allowing up to three entries providing you fall into these categories~

1. Anyone can enter at least once (except family of course).

2. You may enter again if you have ever purchased a doll from my shop~mention doll name in separate comment :)

3. You may enter again if you mention this giveaway on your blog or Facebook~just leave a link as your comment (again as a separate comment)

To keep things fair, the winner will be chosen using the random number generator and I will announce the winner on Tues. July 6th  Weds. July 7th (giveaway ends Noon Pacific Standard Time..see clock in right hand column of my blog). For those having problems with leaving comments, click on the comments link below and that will take you to a new page to leave comments.

 

7/7 : Doll Giveaway is over (327 entries) but you are welcome to leave comments

Thanks for dropping by!!

Don't forget to visit the rest of the participants of the "Mad Tea Party" all weekend long~they are listed here on A Fanciful Twist's blog.

 

p.s. I will probably have these dolls in my shop the second week of July or so. I will post additional pictures and descriptions before then and of course I will mention the shop update a week in advance and those on my mailing list will hear of it first. 

p.s.s And I could not go without thanking Mark for being such a brilliant modeler and creating the rickshaw and river boat just as I wanted! Happy Anniversary and Birthday:)

 

* Doll will be approx. 12-13" and you may choose one accessory to go with her (a coat, special item,etc.). I will consult with you about your wishes/preferences before I start but please keep in mind that the finished piece will be an artists rendering and not subject to change. Sorry , no Frida dolls as that is next on my list:)

 Click here for shop update images

 

Summer has arrived in Bend! Our lilacs are finally blooming, Farmers Market is open for business and yesterday's rain will be the last for awhile, I hope. This past weekend's Hot Air Balloon festival was pretty much a wash out due to inclement weather (our Spring has been one long continuation of Winter here in Central Oregon), but I was able to surprise Andres Monday morning with a last minute"ride" in a tethered Balloon. I would have taken scenic pictures of the Cascades but I was just trying to keep my cool in front of the kids and not react to the wobbly basket or footage of the Hindenburg flashing in my head. The week ended with Mark taking Andres up in a glider this afternoon courtesy of Pilot Brian (owner of Sunriver Soaring).

Just a little taste of the fun to come this summer~have an adventurous weekend:)

A Peek Into My Studio..

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Just thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my little studio space..I don't think I've posted proper shots since I first started blogging back in 2007! My modest size space is located in the front of our home and overlooks our front garden. It's approx 5.5' x 12' (1.68 m. x 3.66 m) so it's a bit difficult to get shots of the whole thing. When I first saw the space several years back is was used as a mudroom complete with dirty gray carpet, skis, boots and beer bottles in a recycling bin (obviously the tail end of Mark's bachelor days..ahem). I knew that it could be converted into a sweet little space just given time and a bit of attention. Eventually we'd like to build onto our home~it is our dream to have a two car garage/workshop with studio above.  Mark would have a workspace for his modeling and I could use the space above with multiple stations to do my painting sculpting , photography, sewing,etc.. Anyhow that is down the road somewhere in the future..for now here is a little peek at where I create my dolls :)

I recently repainted the walls white and replaced my shiny beautiful boxes with transparent ones. They aren't very attractive but I sort of got fed up having to get up on a stepladder/chair and dig through to find what I needed. Now I can just look up and see where everything is! Mark was kind enough to put up shelving..eventually I'd like to replace the shelves with an armoire with glass doors.

 

The papel picados look especially wonderful at nighttime..I love them :)

I replaced my wall full of books with all of my fabric. Makes it much easier to grab what I need while I'm working and not have to waste time looking. All fabric is organized according to color and the bins contain my vintage lace, tulle, repurposed cashmere sweaters, silks and other specialty fabrics.

I'm currently working on dolls for the third annual Mad Tea Party blog event hosted by A Fanciful Twist (The link for more info is in the right column). That takes place at the end of the month, so for those interested in dolls that means a shop update will occur soon after.

Oh, and if I'm not back before then it's not because I'm taking another break. The motherboard on my Mac seems to be finally giving out , it types on it's own uncontrollably as a result of spilling some liquid on it a few months back (luckily it gave me a break the past few months and long enough time to write this post). I need to get a new computer in the next week or two and have everything transferred over  complete with all of the bells and whistle$..so I may not be online for a bit.

We're hopefully going to get some garden time in this weekend and enjoy some time at Balloons over Bend tomorrow :)