...5, 6, 7, 8

Hello old blog, how have you been? I've been busy with hair, makeup and sewing sparkly embellishments onto costumes for the stage. Three of the four kids finished up the dance season with two, four-hour recitals. That's right--four hours, each.

The Dad and I are very proud of our dancers, but also relieved to be getting a break from the dropping-off and picking-up. Thank goodness the studio is only an eight-minute drive.

Here are one dancer's shoes for the season.






Wouldn't it be nice to have pictures of the dancers in their (bazillion) costumes? Unfortunately, I'm not that organized. Maybe next year.

Don't Tell Daddy

...but he'll be getting one of these, and one of these. And a batch of these (made by Holly, 12):

These look a little dry, but he will love them anyway. I'm going to have Holly try this recipe next time.

He's been out on wire-down duty due to storms in the area every night this week, so I'm sure the rest that Father's Day will bring is going to be much appreciated.

Skinny Saturday

Need an excuse to stamp? How about Skinny Saturday!
We were given an open theme this week.

Laurel's:
Mine:

Holly was busy with Father's Day projects, so didn't participate this time.

More Dolls

Here's my favorite:

The dolls and their wardrobes have made it to PDF format at long last. Many thanks to the very knowledgeable people on the Elements User's Forum. They are so generous in sharing their skills with newbies like me!

If you want to share the dolls, please link your friends to this post. You may print the items for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You'll find all six of the paper dolls, ready to print, color and cut out here. There are two PDF files for each doll; one for the doll and stand, and one for the clothing. For printing the dolls, I suggest using heavy-weight cardstock (available at any office supply store). For the clothing, text weight is best. Once you're in scribd, click on the drop-down box labeled "iPaper" to print

A couple of notes: The taller dolls will benefit greatly from a narrow strip of cardstock taped or glued to their backs as shown on Julie below. Double-sided tape works great for this.


Also, I recommend cutting notches, rather than slits to attach the doll to the stand. I cut notches on both the doll base and the stand. We could discuss interference fits and geometric tolerances, but really who cares? Just cut some notches like the one circled below:


Here's a picture of the dolls we painted for our homeschool friends. We used brush markers on some; watercolors on others.

Now the song, "We are the World" is playing in my head.

The artist, dolls packed, and ready to go to a tea party!