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isplay alice presided among others over us all a quick game of jeopardy pitted left of room against right and all had great fun i buzzed out of the room quickly as i needed some sleep out the door down the hall around the corner and up the escalator i went up another escalator and another to the elevator i progressed i took a chance and mashed pressed for no southerners and oh my word an empty elevator i stepped in and waited the door closed and zipped me to my floor what a quiet closing to a busy day i called my husband read a chapter in my book and then precious sleep tomorrow is another day kathi revlon special exhibit the study sets posted by michellemahler at 2 21 pm 0 comments labels ufdc report friday august 20 2010 ufdc wednesday the days are growing less hectic this is good as some of my energy is waning not really i was getting into the sewing of things mostly knowing where to go familiar with east and west silver and gold up and down it was nice to manage my time so well wednesday was still a busy one for me my morning routine was wonderful chat with hubby over coffee read some project some and shower and dress always ready and waiting for class at 9 00 am this particular morning was no different some of you know me and know that i am quiet not necessarily introverted but could be if i let myself could be a hermit and be happy too in my cave with my toys mail order items delivered straight to me and left on my doorstep however i digress for the first time ever i went straight to the front of the class and sat down in front of the teacher i have sat in front before but not usually by choice i got a pink bag that is a big deal as i love pink today i was dead front with one of my favorite teachers sheryl williams today we were making a hat muff and stole to fit our 12 french fashion dolls in addition she and her sister made us presentation boxes to go with them so sweet at the end of three hours i had not finished but i was close it was lunchtime now i will never again complain about the walking as i was able to get my sandwich some fruit and a piece of chocolate cake i adore chocolate cake with white icing during this year of dieting no carbs no sugar i have learned to live without bread and pasta i no longer pine for cookies pies or even chocolate candy as sacrilegious as that sounds nevertheless i have not been able to get over chocolate cake or pizza i need them as surely as i need air and water this week only i eat cake we already know it did not matter i still lost weight one pound i will take it and be thrilled yes i think about food a lot i took my lunch to my room to eat and was able to finish my project i am so proud i worry real life will get in the way and i will not get back to finish my projects two o clock came fast and i went to the artistry of kathy redmond seminar last year in the blog regarding my purchase of two half dolls i learned they were kathy redmond half dolls and have learned a bit more about her since then the seminar was wonderfully informative and now i know more about the artist who made them i did not know how to finish them and had to learn much about the process before the convention there was a category in the competition room for kathy redmond and i decided to enter crazy me if you do not try you will never know jennifer last year suggested in her comments that i should do one in her wedding dress and one in an anniversary mode i took her advice http creativedoll blogspot com 2009 07 ufdc report day 4 still html the wedding dress is not completed i have a picture of the finished pincushion doll for you today thanks jennifer i could not have figured it without you i had another two hours before the around the world with bjd s program and at 8 pm the gathering for the ultimate fashion dolls i think there is too much to say here for one day so will continue in another blog post kathi ufdc wednesday posted by michellemahler at 7 50 pm 1 comments labels ufdc report thursday august 12 2010 ufdc tuesday it s tuesday and i awoke rested wonder of wonders do you think the previous day s activities helped i hit the individual coffee maker cute i need one of these in my studio for winter hot chocolate spiced teas and flavored coffees yummy there were no real time pressures that morning i relaxed read showered at my leisure until 9 o clock at 9 00 am the special exhibits opened i wanted to see all the wonderful ultimate fashion doll clothes and other surprises they had in store this was the first time i had ever loaned my things to an exhibit so i was anxious to see the displays the competition room would open this night at 9 00 in the evening it would be another long day more than likely a fun one too each year the theme emphasized with special exhibits topics are developed that member with collections can share their passions this year s theme my favorite things brought four special exhibits to fore alice leverett henderson the year s souvenir doll artist also created the ultimate fashion doll and other exquisite dolls brought her sculptures and some lovely items from her collection www justalice com those of us who owned the ufd and sewed for her brought some articles from our doll s wardrobes to share in the exhibit there were also some extraordinary favorite things gracing the cabinets allowing all of us to enjoy their doll passions too the other special exhibits were just as amazing ladies and a woman of glamour featured miss revlon and the extraordinary collection of robert tonner http www tonnerdoll com miss revlon hails from my childhood days in the mid 50 s from ideal raggedy ann is celebrating her 95th year http www raggedy ann com patty html can you believe that finally a room filled with beautiful collection of dolls from jessie mccutcheon raleigh of chicago http lmmontgomeryliterarysociety weebly com uploads 2 2 6 5 226525 the_good_fairy_1916 pdf i finished looking early and really wanted to see a program regarding fashion dolls of wwi seeing the first program underway and a seat in the back i popped in to hear andy ourant and his program inside the antiques road show i am so happy i did what a wonderful speaker and his insights and descriptions of the inner workings of the show were so interesting another reason to be grateful for andy s program he went a bit overlong as our next program yes the one i really wanted to see canceled sigh however his program was a delight and i was glad i stopped in http www pbs org wgbh roadshow index html well my event was exciting i thrilled to be selected to go the themed luncheon snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes the luncheon hosted by the maryland doll club honored alice leverett henderson and ann coleman presented a lighthearted slide show and discussion of doll clothes what a delight since i have been discussing food choices this week i thought i would tell you the menu did not sound great at all my lack of sophistication is showing if your menu stated the first course was avgolemono soup what would you do i tried it it is a greek egg lemon soup delicious i am going to run out of superlatives i had bread with real butter and mascarpone cheesecake with fresh fruit i ate those too it did not matter i was going to take the stairs the beautiful winter ensemble prize for attending the luncheon for our souvenir was so pretty i felt like a child at christmas kathi posted by michellemahler at 8 37 am 2 comments labels ufdc report friday august 6 2010 monday ufdc the begining sleeping has been my number one enemy as i have grown older add excitement to the mix and the problem compounds luckily i brought toys to kill time kindle nintendo sewing for the sake of this writing let s say i had some time to kill before going to my first event the 7 30 breakfast entitled wild geese that fly as all good people event goers we filed in and grabbed up seats and began a round robin of introductions i love to hear where people are from what they collect we had a diverse crowd at our table there were a couple of costumers in the crowd too delightful conversation might i digress a bit it has taken me a year to lose 65 pounds i am quite the chubby miss and with a bit more to go i was appalled when the plate set before me had pancakes and sausage let me tell you this when you go somewhere like a convention forget the diet make as good an eating decision as possible and enjoy yourself do not bother other people with your diet concerns it is boring i lapped up half the pancakes with all the syrup i could get my hands on ate all my sausage and fruit and enjoyed every minute of it the southern illinois doll club hosted this occasion for us to look at the world of bjd s ball jointed dolls with guest speaker jill kaar hanson her presentation of bjd s and maxfield parrish art kept me glued to the screen the delightful souvenir was from the goodreau doll company my very first bjd i was going shopping after wards for my first which would become my second what fun that was but i needed to hop to it and drop off my doll so i could go shopping at national doll festival at a nearby hotel elevator full i took the stairs flapjack number one was gone i waited on the bus merrily chatting with like minded women arrived at the show and purchased a present at the first go that felt good next stop find a bjd did you know that they are thoroughly customizable i did not i said i wanted a doll that looked like this and was this size and this hair etc no problem says the shopkeeper off comes the wig pop goes the head out come the eyes and 30 minutes later i have the eyes i want and two wigs now is that service or what she is taller than i like but i have a plan on to luc i need laces one hundred dollars later i am almost out the door and oh no is that not the cutest thing you have ever seen i need to do another picture for you all i forgot to put the cat s paw chatelaine in the picture to die for i got the last one they can be ordered of course i am almost out the door time is getting away from me oh please yet another beautiful display i had to get her card as i was running out of time there is currently no website but if you need anything for your french fashion like hose and other accessories you must see dollie wrap i will not bother to make stockings again pat and laura allen are from phoenix az as soon as i get a pair and i will i will show you how beautiful they are finally i made it out without spending everything and there is no bus i decided to walk go up the stairs across the river up another set of stairs across the street and into the hotel it is time for a quick salad say goodbye to flap jacks i just burned those calories walking the salad was great service impeccable but i needed to get to my first workshop the elevator was full again now i really am grateful for the lower floor as i needed to climb the stairs i picked up the dolls for competition and my tools for class and was on the way down again i had never entered into a competition it is a little hectic but the method is down to a science so if you wait your turn and do as you are told you can be in and out in a jiffy my workshop was wonderful see my little nellie s necessaire the project is easy especially since nellie did the hard parts for us i pictured my finished project but there are no contents yet i have not decided all that will go into the basket but i will share when i do see nellie s original here http www pnbdoll com store default asp are you tired yet well it is just 5 00 pm and there is still more to do i need supper i found a deli around the corner bockwinkels picked up a basket and ordered my supper a snack and breakfast the next morning walked back to the hotel and up the stairs are you getting the walking picture here hint hint i lost weight while i was there never underestimate the value of walking the opening ceremonies were sweet too with another presentation via screen about two best friends separated and brought together again in chicago such a sweet and funny story i loved it finally the 2010 convention declared convened ladies and gentlemen the shopping was about to commence cheers heard upstairs i am sure lined up as lemmings to hit the salesroom i waited patiently for about 15 minutes i was petering out fast i can t believe what i am about to say but i exited the line grabbed the first empty elevator i had seen since i arrived and took it to my end of the hall and around the corner digs i mean the very last room i chatted with my husband and slept i slept the whole night through kathi posted by michellemahler at 1 58 pm 3 comments labels ufdc report tuesday august 3 2010 ufdc 2010 i went to chicago to the convention this year and i am back in fact i have been back about a week it never ceases to amaze me how long it takes to catch up when i have been gone for a week i am so over stimulated i hardly know where to begin so let us start at the beginning and take it as we go my decision to go to the convention this year came late and on top of deciding to go i decided to enter a competition for the first time well it takes courage to fail is all i can say it is a real learning experience and i am glad i did it i met finally my idol susan sirkis since i first read of her in needlework in miniature i have strived to create as beautifully as she does susan was wonderful and we were able to chat about new things she is doing and more things in which to look forward not understanding how the judging works in competition susan introduced me to pat gosh judge and writer of wonderful and informative costumer s guild newsletter pat explained the details of the decision making and frankly helped me past the belief that it was my sewing but where i missed on the theme i have still so much to learn do we really ever stop i find myself looking forward to the possibility of a trip to indiana to learn more from pat and to seeing more of the items susan will be sending our way more delights to temp us other than a late flight what s new once departed the flight was uneventful which is the best flight to have bags were claimed and a shuttle caught to arrive at the hotel amid crowds watching the filming by paramount for transformers 3 all i can say is i wound my way through the people and into the lobby just in time as the sky opened up and we had a quick torrential rain initially i was confused about the hotel layout but after a trip or two i was familiar and negotiated the halls and stairs quite well i opted for a lower room from last year as there were not elevators with windows but that meant i was to use the stairs often as the elevators were full it didn t kill me i settled in and looked forward to my routine of breakfasts luncheons shopping seminars workshops shopping walking eating and meeting new people my dolls were dressed and my special exhibit items were delivered i had found a deli for me to stay on budget on diet life was good tess gerritson was in my kindle and i relaxed wi...