Happy October!

I'm still around . . . and I'm still making zombie dolls.  :)

This year's theme was Peanuts.  Here is my zombie doll version of Lucy.

I had fun with this one.   What am I saying . . . I have fun making any zombie doll.

I also received a zombie version of Lucy.  The lady I swapped with this time makes

amazing dolls.  My 2 year old grandson was here when I opened

my zombie package . . . his response was, "CREEPY!"

I love creepy.  :)  I also love her shoes.  :)

I've also dressed a few skeletons during the month of October. I am trying to
get back in the habit of taking pictures of them again.

 

EEK!

Twice a year I participate in a Zombie Doll Swap with other women from around the country . . .  who also like everything Halloween and things that are a little weird. It is organized by a teacher in Louisiana.  Making a doll and getting a package ready is fun . . . waiting for your package to arrive is even more fun.  This is a talented group of women!

This Fall the theme of the swap was The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

This is the contents of the package I received this year from Jill.  She took a set of nesting dolls and repainted them as characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas!  How cute are they!

That all I ever wanted was to bring them something great! Why does nothing ever turn out like it should? Well, what the heck! I went and did my best. And, by God, I've really tasted something swell. And for a moment, why, I ever touched the sky. And at least I've left some stories they can tell, I did. And for the first time since, I don't remember when, I feel just like my old bony self again.

                                                                          ~ Jack Skellington

Zombie Doll Swap . . . The Nightmare Before Christmas

The theme for the Zombie Doll swap this Fall was 

The Nightmare Before Christmas.  I have always liked Sally - the rag doll from Halloween Town.  She is an ordinary rag doll in Halloween Town . . . kind, honest, and intelligent.  Sally is a bit restless though.  Since she is a Halloween Town rag doll - turning her into a zombie wasn't hard.  She was really  fun to make. 

I received my zombie package also.  It is fun waiting for it to arrive,  I have been very busy, and sort of forgot that it was coming.  Which made it even more fun when it was delivered.  

Jill did an amazing job with the Nightmare Before Christmas theme.  I will post pictures tomorrow.  

I figured it was a good time of year to get back into this blog.  I have struggled in the past making time to post.  I retired this Spring and I am hoping that helps.  I feel like I am busier than when I was working, but it is a different kind of busy.  So I am giving it a go . . .

HAPPY OCTOBER!

💜

Oompa Loompa zombie . . .

The theme for this Fall's zombie doll swap was Willy Wonka.

This Oompa Loompa zombie went to Nevada.

He was so much fun to make.  I tend to always have a favorite thing with the dolls I make.  

I would have to say my favorite things about him are his eyebrows and overalls . . . and the Willy Wonka head that he is carrying.  :)

I also included this skeleton that I dressed.  

Isn't she lovely!

I think what I like most about this zombie doll swap . . . is knowing that there are 

others out there who enjoy this silliness besides me.  :)  

Take a look at Yarnigras Swapper Spot to see the other zombie dolls people made.

Tulip Tully . . .

I can now post pictures of Tulip Tully . . . part of a Zombie Doll Swap.

Tully made her way to Louisiana last week . . . and finally arrived.

Lots of pictures . . . because she was a fun doll to make.

One of my favorite things about this doll is her hair.  It is made out of tassels off an old wool rug.

I love reusing old things to create with. 

My family is used to me by now . . . but they still look at me weird 

when I mix paint that looks like blood.  Yeah - sort of weird, but there a quite a few 

women who participate in this swap . . . so I am not alone.  :)

A festival of tulips,

What could be more grand?

A vacation amongst the flowers . . .

. . . then something bit Tully’s hand!

 A twitch . . . a twinge . . .

Then Tully was undead.

As for those pretty tulips?

They all turned a deep blood red.

 Now zombies tend the tulips,

But have fun, don’t be afraid.

Because this festival features . . .

A zombie – tulip parade!

2021 Zombie Doll Swap . . .

Meet Mirana Mojito!

The theme for this year's zombie doll swap (hosted by Yarnigras Swapper Spot) was cocktails.

One of the cocktails my swap partner listed was a mojito.

What a fun doll to make . . . and I love how she turned out!

As far as cocktails go . . . MIrana Mojito is one of a kind.

She may have rum, and lime, and mint leaves like other mojitos,
but there is something a little bit strange and wonderful about Mirana. 
Maybe it is the way people look at her – like they are not quite sure
they should risk taking a sip . . . maybe it is her urge to bite back when someone does get brave enough to take a drink . . . or maybe it is the dull throb in her head where some crazy bartender stuck a lime wedge that keeps her always a bit on edge. 
Whatever the reason, Mirana prefers to be a little bit strange. 
She has found when she is true to herself . . . that is when she is the happiest.

Of course I had to take her out for a Mojito . . . 

A special thanks to Val for continuing to host this fun swap!

Happy Friday!

 
 

thinking about zombies . . .

It is time for 2021 Zombie Doll Swap!  I love this swap!

This year's theme is cocktails.

So let's see where this leads.  Now that I have some ideas 

and gathered some supplies . . . I am excited to get working on this doll.

Undead Bluefish . . .

I have to share pictures of the zombie doll that I received in this year's Zombie Doll Swap.

This year's theme was Dr. Seuss zombies.  I gave my swap partner the choice of any character from 

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

I read that book so often to my kids when they were little - I still can recite much of it.  My partner chose the "Blue Fish".

Undead Bluefish is AMAZING!

My swap partner Shelly did such a great job.  It looks like he is made out of paper-mache . . . he shimmers with glitter and sequins . . . and makes me smile. 

Today was good. Today was fun. 

Tomorrow is another one.

~ Dr. Seuss

Daisy-Head Mayzie as a zombie . . .

 My swap partner received her package . . . so I am able to share pictures of the zombie doll I made for this year's Zombie Doll Swap.  Thank you as always Valerie for hosting this fun swap!  I look forward to this swap every year!

For this swap we had to create a zombie doll of a Dr. Seuss character.  One of the character choices that my swap partner gave me was Daisy-Head Mayzie.  I either had never read this Dr. Seuss book, or if I had, I had forgotten.  How could I resist making a zombie doll with a daisy growing out of her head.  

So . . . my version of Daisy-Head Mayzie as a zombie and my version of her story . . . 

You may know the story of Daisy McGrew.

A story so outrageous you may ask, “Is it true?”

A real live daisy grew out of her head.

A real live daisy . . . or so it is said.

 

There is more to this story than a flower in her head.

They say she now walks . . . among the undead.

How did this happen?  We do not know.

Maybe it was how the daisy began to grow.

 

Out of her head and into her brain.

No wonder this daisy became such a pain.

The other kids asked Daisy, “Now what will you do?”

“I guess,” Daisy answered, “I will get used to this too.

Special Delivery . . . zombie package

 I received my zombie package in the mail!  

Thank you Yarnigras for hosting this fun swap. 

Zombies in May . . . I suppose it is too early to hang up the cute beaded

Halloween garland that Kerry included in her zombie package? 

Let's see if I can grow some Brain Flowers ???

I am curious to see what happens with these.

Also included in the package was a fun skeleton journal and beaded garland.

Avery was visiting when the zombie package arrived.  She was excited as I was to open it and see what was inside.  

I don't know which face I enjoyed more . . . 

The look on Avery's  face when she opened up the zombie doll . . . or the look on Richard's face when he handed me the package with a zombie sticker on it.  He knows how much fun I have looking forward to receiving my "zombie package". 

Avery is only three years old, but she gets me.  She once told me that I was kinda weird,

but she doesn't seem to mind.

Happy Friday!