So, I've been a very busy bee...

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

Before all the chaos happening recently I decided to use some scraps I had laying around the house to try my hand at making a cute, huggable voodoo doll. I first made a "pattern" doll (baby doll sized) and then made some smaller dolls from other scraps I found deep in one of my craft totes. At the time I was just doing it for funzies but lo and behold they have turned into a little side money venture!

I posted my pattern doll around here somewhere (I think on one of Violet Dove's threads) and also on FB. It was kind of cute and creepy and got a good reception from my friends and family so I upped my game and made some nicer ones that turned out super cute but took way too much time- so I made a new pattern and tried some smaller ones. People started inboxing me and I unexpectedly sold some. So I went and hit the summer fabric clearance sale and made some more and have sold a few of them so I put an ad on Marketplace to hopefully sell some more. The very first sale more than paid for materials (and even subsequent trips for supplies). Any dolls left over will serve as gifts for birthdays, etc. so none will go to waste.

Anyway, I thought I would share the progression of my new hobby through some "Before and After" pics and hopefully the site wont crash again before I get them posted. 

I hope you all found some fun things to keep you occupied during the "Dark Times" as well!

Now for pics!
Here are the before and after pics of the babydoll sized doll:
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And now the small ones!
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Hope y'all had fun too!

They are all really cute. I love the zebra dolls. They remind me of my niece that was called a half breed zebra by an unhappy grandparent on the other side of her family. I had a little talk with her, she now laughs about it, and the zebra thing has become a private joke we share.

I am so glad that it all worked out so well for you. I have been using the walkathons for helping me get back into my walking routine, and to get me back to my full measure of health. To help kill the time while RN was down, I am refreshing my Morse code skills. No nearly back to where I used to be, and surely not ready to put my hands on a transmitter, but I am getting there.