"Queen of Arts" - Mojo Doll

Today was a day that I had committed to quilting but I first felt compelled to clear the end of my work table.  I got off to a running start in putting things away but then I came across a small, but beautiful, piece of purple fabric. Also on the table was a pattern I had cut for a small mojo doll but had never got around to making it.  Ah ha, the purple fabric was perfect.  There went the quilting commitment and a while  later, "Queen of Arts" was born.   Here is her majesty on a variety of backgrounds.

Hope Mojo Pocket Doll

"Hope"

Yet another Mojo Pocket Doll made it's way to Etsy.  Hope--something we all need.

"Goodness and Health" Mojo Pocket Dolls

"Goodness"

"Health"

Over the past few days, I've eked out the time to post a few more of my Mojo Pocket Dolls with their own little pocket purses on Etsy.  "Goodness" and "Health" are the most recent.  Making these dolls is quite fun.  Each polymer clay face takes on a life of its own.  My scrap bag overfloweth with prized snippets and these dolls offer me the opportunity to dig back into the bag to revisit these old fabric friends.

Hearts and Other Flights of Fancy

The entirety of this past week has been filled with take-down activities following the first open studios event. Decompression needed to take place so that internal creative batteries could recharge. The welcomed lull in activities allowed time to fully enjoy my recent issue of Quilting Arts Magazine and to indulge in a bit of creative play. In one of the publication's e-mails 5 free patterns were included and the urge to make the folded bag was irresistible. That brought out the paints, decorative yarns and sewing machine--all items that had been stored away in anticipation of open-studio Saturday. There was no stopping then. Snippets found their way into a heart and the left over felt pieces from cutting the bag pattern seemed to magically find complimentary fabrics to become an art doll. The remainder of the studio event take-down activities had to wait. When the muse rings, she must be invited in for a visit.