Little Red Studio

Enter a Great Contest

One of my favorite sites, The Vintage Workshop, is sponsoring a contest on their blog...Here!  Just click on the link and read all about it.  The Vintage Workshop has some great downloadable images and I have used a number of them for cards and gifts.  All of them have a vintage look, of course, and there are many to choose from.  Some of my favorites are floral, but I also love the Christmas and Easter designs.  Here is a design from their White and Black Christmas ll (IE334) collection that I digitally colored and used as a Christmas card.

 

I added the stars, the music and the text, as well as the color.  Check out their site for more information on the contest and their images. 

Gypsy Doll for the Gypsy in Me....

I finally finished my Gypsy art doll.  She has an Asian look, and I love the colors.  I used painting techniques I learned from a class at Moss Hill Studio Workshops.  The body of the doll is an old red oil can!  I used a lot of fabric and lace from my large stash, and hand-dyed some of it.  The little "hat" is a hand-dyed lace leaf and the tiny rose is real.  It is dried and glossed.  I found the perfect wooden base when I visited my son and his family in March.  He had a lot of old carved wooden pieces from Indonesia, and I found a square one with the original paint.  That inspired me to finish her.  Here she is....

Be sure to check out Moss Hill Studio.  She has wonderful online classes!  Joanna Pierotti is also a very prolific doll artist and a real inspiration to me.  I have seen her work featured in several books and magazines.  Her blog is Moss Hill Blog.  Thank you, Joanna!