Hand painting by Guido Daniele
Don't forget to check out the ADO's participation in the One World One Heart giveaway event. There's still time to comment.... you could be one of the 17 lucky winners!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Blue Hue Treasury
A perfectly icy blue treasury by Angel My Table, Abi. Thank you Abi for putting together another gorgeous collection!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wordless wed....
Sweet little " Jill " entry for Mother Goose Challenge by Michelle of
The Studio at Crow Haven Farm
Blessings,Flora
The Studio at Crow Haven Farm
Blessings,Flora
Monday, January 25, 2010
Art Dolls only and One World One Heart event 2010
One World One Heart blog event and giveaway has started!
seventeen Art Dolls Only members have donated
that means 17 chances to win an original one of a kind piece of art!
seventeen Art Dolls Only members have donated
that means 17 chances to win an original one of a kind piece of art!
by Cindy Sowers
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*How to enter*
1. leave a comment on this post, please only one comment per person.
2. Please be sure your comment takes me back to you, if you are not a blogger, make sure to leave a email address where you can be reached.
3. On February 15th, seventeen random winners will be drawn from the comments left. Winners will be notified by email and the winners will be announced on the ADO blog on the 16th.
4. ADO members are not eligible to win, any comments by ADO members will be removed.
2. Please be sure your comment takes me back to you, if you are not a blogger, make sure to leave a email address where you can be reached.
3. On February 15th, seventeen random winners will be drawn from the comments left. Winners will be notified by email and the winners will be announced on the ADO blog on the 16th.
4. ADO members are not eligible to win, any comments by ADO members will be removed.
many of these members also have OWOH giveaways on their own personal blogs too,
so be sure to stop by and check them out!
so be sure to stop by and check them out!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
New member Spotlight - Theresa Whitt Whitmore
Another Sunday and another great new member for the ADO team! Today's spotlight is on Theresa Whitt Whitmore who sells her dolls as Sycamore Moon Studios. Theresa is a self taught artist who makes paperclay, polymer clay, and needle felted dolls, as well as plushies and puppets...as you can see she's a woman of many talents! And whatever the medium, her dolls all have wonderfully unique and whimsical personalities. You can find more examples of Theresa's work in her Etsy shop, on her blog, and at her flickr stream. Welcome to the team Theresa!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
ADO and the One World One Heart event!
The One World Heart Event begins on the 25th and this year thanks to our wonderful and generous members the ADO blog will be participating!!!
Be sure to check back on the 25th to sign up to win one of multiple prizes from ADO members!
Be sure to check back on the 25th to sign up to win one of multiple prizes from ADO members!
in case you haven't heard the traveling doll project is getting ready to begin February 1st!!This year we have 27 members participating and 7 teams!!!
As we get ready to send out our first dolls on their journey, we have a meet the players over at the TDP blog, thanks to member Cindy Sowers. If you get the chance I encourage you to check out the TDP blog and follow along for the ride! Six months of collaborative doll making is about to begin.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Treasury Alert
You know the days.... the onse where there is freshly fallen snow and a bright blue sky? The snow so blinding your eyes are all squinty and watery?
Abi's pulled together a wonderful collection of wintery goodness that evoke just that feeling! Congratulations Abi on another great treasury!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New member Spotlight - Alexander Mergold
We have some new members in ADO again and so for the next few weeks I'll be introducing them here in our blog. This week we have Alexander Mergold, an extraordinary doll artist and puppet maker from Canada, who sells under AMCreatures. His work is simply breathtaking and I encourage you to look at his website for some truly amazing dolls, I spent a considerable amount of time there this morning admiring his fabulous work! His dolls can also be found in his Etsy shop, where he also sells sculpting tools, and in his blog...check there to see some monster puppets that will brighten your day. Welcome to the team Alexander!
Saturday's Vintage Video!
Fingerbobs was a British children's television programme made by the BBC in 1972. The first episode was broadcast on 14 February 1972 as part of Watch with Mother. The show was created by Joanne and Michael Cole. Only thirteen episodes were ever made.
Presented by mime artist "Yoffy" (played by Canadian actor Rick Jones), each ten-minute episode told a story centred around a paper finger puppet animal, and usually involved collecting various items (such as pebbles or feathers) to make up another object at the end.
I loved this when I was a kid ~ I'm not so sure now ~ It's a little odd!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Member's Work Spotlight
Hi there! We're starting a new spotlight today that will highlight new works submitted by ADO artists to the group during the week. So for starters we have a little something from our team's founder, Nicole Johnson of Mealy Monster Land.
cupid's last hour...
giselle
and from Loopyboopy we have:
giselle
and last, but certainly not least, we have this very interesting fellow from BonnieJones:
Mr. Dooney
So what are you working on this week? Be sure to add your new dolls to the ning group so I can show them off too!
So what are you working on this week? Be sure to add your new dolls to the ning group so I can show them off too!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
bbrrrr... Cold weather means Rosy Cheeks
With most of North American having a cold snap almost everyone has rosy cheeks just like this collection of art dolls Abi at AnAngelatMyTable has put together.
Welcome back Abi!
Saturday's Vintage Photographs
Having just arrived back from England, I thought I would share some vintage photos of my hometown, Cambridge. It's best known as the home of the University of Cambridge, one of the world's premier universities - 31 Colleges in total.
Settlements have existed around this area since before the Roman Empire. The earliest clear evidence of occupation were the remains of a 3,500-year-old farmstead discovered at the site of Fitzwilliam College. There is further archaeological evidence through the Iron Age, a Belgic tribe having settled on Castle Hill in the 1st century BC.
The first major development of the area began with the Roman invasion of Britain in about AD 40.
In 1801 the population of Cambidge City was estimated at 10,087. According to the 2001 United Kingdom census, the City's population was 108,863.
Petty Curry 1890
Kings Parade 1921
Kings College Chapel 1890
Queens College 1890
St Johns College Old Bridge 1890
Bridge of Sighs 1890
Couldn't resist adding a current photo of a snow covered traditional telephone box and post box!
Happy Saturday ADOers!
(Photo's borrowed from Francis Frith thank you!)
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