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.

 

a dreadful little plant . . .

This year Yarnigras is hosting a monthly swap . . . Halloween Year of Enchantment.  

February's theme was "Perilous Plants".  

This was a fun one.

I came up with a plant nearly impossible to kill.  :)

The Dreadful Undeadlium, commonly known as a zombie plant is an extremely rare plant.  It is a remarkably easy plant to grow and honestly has very few requirements to survive.  It can be placed in full sun or shade.  It will even survive in complete darkness – although it may growl if it gets restless. (Warning: this growling sound can be very unsettling.)  If you do not have a green thumb, this is the plant for you.  It is nearly impossible to kill this plant. (Although over pruning – especially the flowering head will cause the plant to die.)  DO NOT PRUNE!  This plant requires no water or plant food, but it is always hungry and may take a bite out of you if you get too close.  CAUTION: The Dreadful Undeadlium is poisonous – one bite will prove to be fatal. 

WARNING:  KEEP PLANTS AND YOUNG OFFSHOOTS AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND PETS.

ENJOY WITH CAUTION

This was so much fun to make . . . I definitely have to make some more.

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!

what i am working on . . .

I am working on a new zombie cat . . . 

. . . and a zombie bunny.  

The bunny first had to take a soak in some coffee . . . 

. . . and then hang out for awhile to dry.  I am not sure what I am going 

to do with him yet, but I think he is going to be fun to work on. 

This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever

this week throws at you!

Happy Monday!

sweet little zombee . . .

I finished this little Springtime "Zombee" . . . and shipping her off to someone special today.  

Bee Happy!

Bee You!

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.

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.

Spring 2020 zombie dolls swap . . .

Yarnigras decided to host a zombie doll swap this Spring.  She hosts her regular swap in September/October . . . in time for Halloween.  

I am excited to be part of this Spring 2020 Lock Down Zombie doll swap.  

I have to get a few things ready to add to my package, as well as come up with a name and a story for this little beach zombie.

Right off I decided this doll should have boobs . . . when you google "making a doll with boobs" (which I did with some hesitation . . . not knowing what was going to pop up) - you actually get quite a few ideas on how to make a doll with boobs.  I was somewhat surprised.  LOL

This may not have been the best way to go . . . I can't say she looks very good from any other angle, but once I added her top - she looked okay

The look on Richard's face when I showed him what I was doing was priceless. . . it was even better when I told him my zombie doll actually needed a boob job.  :)  

He constantly shakes his head at me . . . but he gets me.

 I think I may need to do something more with her eyes . . . I will have to think about that.

" I myself am strange and unusual."
~ Lydia, "Beetlejuice"