I am really rather proud of this doll - an Erte inspired purple Dream Star Doll being made on commission. She's nearly done, although I had a couple of days when I couldn't do too much because of the wretched flu. But I'm back working now, and she is looking beautiful, if I do say so myself. I'm especially happy with her face. Today I'm doing her beaded and embroidered skirts, and I expect to be putting her all together by Friday for mailing. Did I mention that I've been using the ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie to help with the beading. It really makes a remarkable amount of difference in the speed of the process. Glass beads and faux freshwater pearls

Well, after two days at the Uptown Village Market, I have come home with one commission (yay), a small amount of cash, but all the art dolls I took with me other than the big seller, Wish Dolls. I stayed up late last night (Friday) making a second batch, and I'm glad I did because they all went. My stall, Roya's spot and Sacred Waters Soaps (sorry about the blurry) The organizers are to be commended for keeping their promises. The vendors actually were all wonderful artisans and higher end local crafters. There were no mass market imports or factory made items amongst the sellers, and a quite a few fine artists selling prints and originals. I count myself in that group of fine artists. They gave us tickets for drinks both days, and lunch on Saturday. The organizers promised a mix of products, limiting the number of each type of offering. While it is true that there were plenty of jewelry makers from which to make a selection, they were all of different styles, and the fai