September News

Phoebes welcome new visitor LaQuinta Tummings at the August meeting.

 

 

 

We were missing some of favorite Phoebes this meeting—Barb and Betts were busy getting ready for there trip to Australia. They and Sally are shown here in a photo lifted from Patty Culea's Facebook page. There were all busy exhibiting, selling and teaching some of their latest artistic creations during their stay. Betts is second from the left next to Patty, and Sally and Barbara are second and third from the right.

They don't look like they were missing us though—they are obviously having a good time! Elinor Peace Bailey is on the left next to Sally, and Barbara and Betts are first and second from the right, behind Patty.

 

 

ROSIE LED A "MAKE IT AND TAKE IT"

AT THE AUGUST MEETING AND WE ALL WENT HOME

WITH AN ADORABLE HALLOWEEN ORNAMENT—A BLACK POLYMER CLAY CROW

IN A CLOCHE (BELL JAR).

 

 

SHOW AND TELL

 

 

Zanaib's doll definitely demonstrates
her talent for combining color and pattern in a wonderful way.

 

Zanaib also brought some of her beautiful chain crochet necklaces.

 

Ophelia brought the doll she made in Bonnie's class. So cute!

 

First-time vistor, LaQuinta, who discovered Phoebes
via the blog, is a quilter and a doll maker.
She brought one of her fabulous cloth dolls
which incorporates quilting techniques.

 

Here are two of Maudell's examples of the cute dolls Bonnie taught in her
recent beginning doll-making class.

 

Tani brought her doll from Bonnie's class, which features her own interpretation
using another head pattern.



Bonnie brought some of her flat cloth dolls for all to see.



These flat dolls show another of Bonnie's original designs.



This doll represents an older flat doll pattern Bonnie created in
her ever evolving progression of original ideas.



Sally brought some of hand-painted watercolor cards to the July meeting,
and this month she exhibited the cloth painted birds inspired by the card designs.
She plans to take the cards and the birds to sell in Australia.



Sharon is getting ready for a series of holiday craft shows, as well as her
Nested Treasures inventory, and brought these beautiful fabric collaged bags
made with vintage fabrics and trims.



Stephanie is also getting ready for holiday craft shows in San Francisco,
and brought samples of her every popular cloth sculpted Christmas ornaments.



More examples of Stephanie's ornaments—always great sellers at the shows!