Better late than never...

Here is my fantabulous Robot Swap parcel, courtesy of my partner, Katy. Look at all this loveliness.

Please meet and greet Frank and Bob. Frank is a robot from Seattle. He was a bit nervous about flying (especially as he wasn't allowed to go in First Class) so Katy made him a teddy to cuddle. Bob the teddy was named after Frank's favourite film start - Robert Redford.
Frank is a helpful 'bot. He is quite happy to hold all manner of items - notes, photos, postcards - although at the moment he's still settling into his new home and is reluctant to let go of Bob.
He's also holding a shrinky-dink type tag/pendant and his instruction manual.
In his travelling case were other fab treats: postcards of Seattle library - a really groovy building which is a work of art (just a bit hard to find books in apprently, peanut butter pretzels in case he felt peckish (although I think he may have a nut allergy as he didn't eat any of them - all the more for me :o) and two balls of fantastic wool. Katy used some for knitting she says, but I feel some fab doll hair in the offing...

Look at the attention to detail. Frank's fully operational switch on his head (you tell me what it activates???), his great authentic American jeans, and I love his polo-neck - he knew he was coming to the Land of Eternal Damp.
Here's a close-up of Bob complete with his little red and white scarf. He too knows about our weather..
Thanks so much Katy. My parcel of goodies was fabulous. I just hope you like yours when you get it.

I enjoyed my needle sculpting class so much I decided to have another go. I had a bit of the pink 'hair' left and a scrap of stretch fabric so off I went...

What do you think? I love her. I got so carried away I found some great patchwork fabric and proceeded to cut out and stitch 2 body patterns from my new Patti book.
It is so curvy - it's fab. Unfortunately the scale is wrong for my heads. Bah!! They are way too big for this pattern. So instead I added the head I made last week.
I'll have to find another pattern to use for the stretchy heads, or design my own of course. But in the meantime I decided I wanted to make another doll. Crafteroo are having a Halloween Challenge so, I thought, 'Why Not?'...

hee hee hee I love her! I just tweaked one of the 'Patti patterns' to give a pointy nose and chin and off I went. I'm really pleased with the mouth as it looks like I've needle sculpted it but it's all drawn with pens and coloured pencils.
I know she's not very beautiful but I didn't want a glamorous witch. I wanted a Shakespearean, ugly old hag. Just not too sure about the eyes...

I've done the limbs and just need to stuff the body, then I can begin to put her all together and start the fun bit - dressing her.

My plan is to actually cost this doll properly as I go along, and - SHOCK! HORROR!! - sell her on etsy. In America Halloween is a big event so I'm hoping maybe someone out there will want a handmade witchy art doll for their collection, in time for the 31st October.

STOP PRESS!!!!

The smell has gone!!! Hooray!!!

Well OK. Not completely. There is a faint tang of burnt offering if you put your head inside the microwave but apart from that, the kitchen is useable again and we can shut the windows and unplug the air fresheners now. Phew!!

Maybe the lesson is that I shouldn't cook anymore... Please OH?...

I've been the lucky recipient of two awards. Thanks so much to Jackie and Susan. I'll post them and tag my nominees next time.

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