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tizen of the united states to keep that money moving i finally sat in the heat and waited 45 minutes outside for the bus no one was going to even drag me into the hall of temptation i had broken my budget and had to pay the piper i went back to the hotel charge receipts in my wallet dolls wrapped in my purse tee he tee he big grin on my face and cooled off i went to supper and met more friends friends who understood the trying events of the day and how easily it is to give in to temptation and truly believing that if those dolls were still there on the last day it was meant to be i went off to take my pictures stay tuned yes the food was delicious i ate the whole hamburger and the fries i managed to blow the budget and the diet all in one day well fiddly dee tomorrow is another day stay tuned kathi p s by michelle did i tell you i was seriously jealous posted by michellemahler at 8 32 am 1 comments labels ufdc report sunday july 26 2009 more about convention soon but first a comment about money i know money is a dirty little subject but i think it isn t chatted about enough people who have it are guilty about it and people with almost enough want to keep their mouths shut and people without much at all don t want to be shunned well i am in there with the whole group and not the group with piles of it i knew that going to this convention would place me with ladies and gentlemen with far more disposable income than i could imagine but that did not stop me from going first it was close enough to drive and the gas was cheaper than an airplane flight i checked the room rates the parking rates the food rates and the local taxes and calculated that it would cost me about a thousand dollars to pay for the room i choked too then i knew i would want to spend about a thousand dollars at least that sounds like a lot but you can spend a thousand dollars really fast at a convention if you don t have some rules those i am getting to in a minute i saved for this convention for two count them two years i had the money cash in hand for this trip i didn t inherit it i worked for it and saved the money twenty dollars here fifty dollars there and i said no to myself several times for things i really wanted to buy that money went into the fund you can do it too i have an acquaintance who loves to go to the guild school every year she treats it like a christmas club account every month 1 12 of the cost www igma org you should pay yourself like you would pay a bill now for some rules to make your money go farther focus your intent this convention shopping was focused on fabric i knew i wanted larger pieces to make clothes for my ultimate fashion she is 12 tall and to make a dress with a train i don t need more than ½ yard of fabric she has green eyes so i wanted the fabric to have green or some color that works well with green that would restrict me plan your shopping time i knew i had workshops meetings seminars luncheons and times i was meeting with friends the showrooms were open only so many hours and one was at another venue so my shopping time was limited to when a show was open and when i was free i scheduled shopping into my schedule don t carry all your money with you each time you shop if it is early you don t want to spend it all in one place and if you don t have enough you can leave a deposit and go get the balance swing around the showroom once or twice if it is to die for buy it but if there are more choices it will still be there if it is not it wasn t meant to be remember these are ways to be budget minded not cruel perhaps i am more disciplined remember i worked hard to save this money well there is no five i would love to have a five but sometimes you just have to have some fun and forget the rules you ll know when that is now we know i bought green fabrics and trims and items that go well with greens i bought them in lots that did not exceed ½ yard and i only shopped for about 4 or 5 hours the entire week but i did break the rules number 5 and bought a whole yard of the dreamiest blue i have ever seen and a wonderful pink jacquard am i nuts maybe but i don t regret a single purchase since i got home did i go over my budget yes i did i will tell you more about that coming up kathi la petite belle patterns http www minipatterns com posted by michellemahler at 9 42 am 2 comments labels for the artist shopping ufdc report friday july 24 2009 ufdc convention day three tuesday tuesday was my busiest day i was up and showered and ready for a workshop given by alice leverett www justalice com the item we were to make was a saque du voyage see picture i borrowed her picture from the ufdc site as i have not finished my little luggage yet i ran out of thread not her fault mine i will buy more soon the class was great a moment to catch up learn a technique and meet new friends of all the wonderful color choices i chose black velvet with an olive edging i will post a picture when i do finish which will be soon after class i went to lunch i really did like a salad at the hotel called remarkably salad bowl it had all kinds of fresh spring greens green beans garbanzo beans chickpeas candied pecans carrots cucumbers and for a small fee a grilled chicken breast fresh bread and butter were delivered as a compliment a tall glass of iced water and i was set i had the pleasure of sharing a luncheon conversation with barbara marshall of the toy and miniature museum of kansas city http www toyandminiaturemuseum org just speak to the people around you i say what a rewarding conversation that was she is delightful after lunch i registered to take pictures of the competition showroom and the special exhibits attended a seminar of the diversity of all bisque dolls attended a meeting and sat in awe and watched as the items donated to the bid bite auction went to enthusiastic new owners stay tuned for more kathi p s i talked about the food in this one kathi r mendenhall igma artisan la petite belle patterns http www minipatterns com posted by michellemahler at 8 22 am 1 comments labels french fashion ufdc report thursday july 23 2009 ufdc convention day two monday well monday was a fun day for me i had not been scheduled for a workshop though i tried for one so decided to set off for another show that runs in tandem with the convention this is called the national doll show a free bus runs between the two venues so there is time to do everything i met nada christensen in the morning and we set off to catch the bus for a fun day shopping most of you know i am not really a doll collector so i went for fabrics laces and whatever caught my eye there were three showrooms all delicious i purchased fabrics and laces and oh my goodness a doll caught my eye i stared at the half dolls so long but was sure it was a mistake i learned what i could of the maker kathy redmond and moved on i was not there to buy dolls i was there to indulge in fabrics but the dolls haunted me i snagged some gorgeous full length laces and to die for colors in silk and then i turned a corner there before me was a booth that sold antique and vintage fabrics see the picture the top fabric is green and black 1860 s the sheen doesn t show nor the fineness so beautiful the second with the dots is 1830 s can you believe it it is velvet so fine and soft feels like air the third fabric is a vintage sheer gauze floral stripe wonderful for my large 12 ultimate fashion and finally the white is a dotted net i longed to find a black one but snagged the white anyway i am in love with these fabrics nada pronounced nay duh bought a wonderful antique milliners shop in 1 12th scale for her sales table at the ufdc convention we missed our bus so sat down and ordered lunch visited and shared stories we separated when we returned as she needed to finish setting up her sales table and i wanted to work on a sewing project i brought from home later that afternoon i went to a table hostess meeting a large opening ceremony where the announcements were made and the finally the convention sales room opened you guessed it on to more fabric and laces and i did buy more fabrics from three more vendors and more trims and looked at more of the most gorgeous antique and modern dolls i have ever seen what a wonderful event well i was spent for the day and needed to chat with hubby and catch some shut eye before classes the next morning stay tuned for more about the convention and exhibits and workshops kathi p s did i mention the food was wonderful kathi r mendenhall igma artisan la petite belle patterns http www minipatterns com posted by michellemahler at 8 48 am 1 comments labels ufdc report tuesday july 21 2009 home again i m home from my first ufdc convention www ufdc org what a great education i participated and learned as much as i could driving from nashville to atlanta on sunday should have been easy but getting over the mountain in such a rainstorm and fog about did me in thankfully just south of chattanooga everything was clear and i arrived about noon in time to register before they closed for lunch i was taken care of really well and shown the ropes put this here do this with these and don t lose this etc etc guess what i shared something i wasn t supposed to lose there were no replacements and i was lost thankfully my friends from home came to my rescue i had lost immediately my little book with all the times and rooms where all the events were taking place truly everyone was really helpful and kept me on track sunday was pretty uneventful for me but monday would be busier so i familiarized myself with the hotel and my surroundings the convention was held at the beautiful marriott marquis in atlanta and i was roomed on the 44th floor yikes i took the first express elevator that came and got my bags up to the room the elevator had no windows you know like a normal elevator and i suffer terribly from sea sickness well you can guess i didn t take that elevator again unless i was going two floors no exceptions from then on i took the elevator with the glass wall to the atrium in the center of the hotel looked up and held on tight no nothing bad happened but i was shaken see the picture from my room way up high from this picture i am looking somewhat north the two hills on the left are i believe kennesaw mountain and little kennesaw mountain i went to high school in marietta georgia and dated my husband there he s an historian by education and we had to go up kennesaw mountain down it up little kennesaw down and well you get the picture i had to read every tombstone and sign and listen to the battle as it happened i married him anyway but i digress the really cool picture i took did not turn out i caught a storm and lightening moving in at my window height another unnerving thing a helicopter flew past a few days later no camera handy then but suffice it to say i could have waved at him and he d have seen me eerie i must discuss the food delicious enough said more about dolls and the convention coming up i took some wonderful pictures and learned great things in workshops attended a splendid luncheon and made lifelong friends stay tuned p s i didn t watch tv at all kathi r mendenhall igma artisan la petite belle patterns minipatterns com posted by michellemahler at 6 23 pm 0 comments labels ufdc report friday july 10 2009 going on a journey well i can hardly contain myself i am going to the ufdc convention in atlanta i leave sunday and return home the following saturday and i hope to have so much to report i am sure i will have so much inspiration i will not know where to begin i have been working hard to complete an outfit for my 12 ultimate fashion by alice leverett www justalice com pictures will follow when i get back to show and tell but i did finally finish my biggest problem right now is finding her wig before i go so much is in storage as our house is for sale not to worry however i am taking some classes while i am there i will be making a new bag for my lady to return with all her new finds and accessories alice leverett class then she will have a new place to keep all of her correspondence a papeterie sherill williams class finally if i do not find her wig mary zoch will be teaching me to make a new one for her these ladies are wonderful teachers and i feel quite fortunate to take their classes what will i be doing while not in class shopping of course there are showrooms with antique dolls and vintage dolls and new dolls and art dolls and barbie dolls and tonner dolls and soft sculpture and new born you think of it and it will be there there will be fabrics and trims and ribbons and laces and oh my i m so excited this is my first ufdc convention and i am delighted to be going on tuesday night we are attending a bid and bite auction and banquet at the end will be so enjoyable with all the new friends i am hoping to meet and meeting up with old friends i have planned to meet so look for more news and more ideas and hopefully more inspiration for all of us in the weeks to come stay tuned kathi minipatterns com posted by michellemahler at 5 09 pm 0 comments labels ufdc report saturday july 4 2009 happy forth usa 233 years posted by michellemahler at 9 31 am 0 comments labels pretty friday july 3 2009 my 2 loves collide i am thrilled to finally accomplish this task after months of thinking about it i actually did it and was successful you may or may not know that i began to make jewelry a couple of years ago this past winter i finally bought a torch so that i could learn a little silver smithing it is not easy i had done very little with it afraid to turn it on for a long while afraid i would blow up the house i insisted that my hubby get me a fire extinguisher to keep by my side when i have done things they have not always turned out some in a melted heap but when my dear friend kathi s birthday neared i wanted to do something special i could not keep it a surprise though knowing that she makes incredible french fashion doll s i wanted to try to make her some silver and enameled buttons so i had t ask her what color and size she wanted when she said 1 8 i freaked that is tiny i have never soldered anything that small let alone punch out silver disks that small i had to get a smaller punch then i went over it and over it in my head how i would do it for months i finally got a quite moment and just did it it was not that hard i only melted 1 down while soldering and did not burn the house down yeah now we can t wait to see that doll michelle minidolls com posted by michellemahler at 9 41 am 6 comments labels for the artist french fashion pretty newer posts older posts home subscribe to comments atom don t miss an article have new articles delivered right to you via e mail enter your email preview powered by feedblitz no spam policy creative doll the creative doll exists to inform and delight the team of michelle mahler of doll artist s workshop minidolls com and kathi r 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