Class Locations:
I currently teach at many quilt shops in the NJ/NY/PA/DE area. Contact me if you are interested in a class listed below and I can provide the nearest convenient location & date . I will to come to your location for any group or individual sessions. My daily rates are very reasonable, and my lodging needs quite modest. So, if you have a group that is looking for a very specialized session, just give me a call and let's see if we can get together!
Brand new design, brand new pattern, brand new two day class!! Stilletto is not a beginner level doll, so please be sure that you have some doll making skills before signing up for this session. Some limited homework will be required prior to the start of class. See my Home page for a nice picture of this beautiful new doll design!!
"Jewell, the Fairy" Basic Doll Making
This beginning class features my "Jewell, the Fairy" pattern, an easy to follow, easy to make 10" seated doll. There is a tiny bit of homework to prepare for the class and you should be able to leave the class with your doll completed!
This is another easy beginning class features my "Winters Family" pattern, an easy to follow, easy to make 6" stump doll family. A very popular class, especially with the gift-giving season coming up! There is a tiny bit of homework to prepare for the class and you should be able to leave the class with your doll completed!
"Fred ... the Holiday Elf"
Get ready for the Holiday season with this brand new design! The "Holiday Elf" has all of the fantastical features you would expect from a crafty elfin character! This class incorporates face painting techniques. A great beginner to intermediate class!
This is a good beginner to intermediate class featuring a brand new pattern. An easy to follow, easy to make 10" seated doll. There is some homework to prepare for the class and you should be able to leave the class with your doll completed!
This is a fun and easy class that will let you make a beautiful doll with fancy beaded legs! This class incorporates face painting techniques and a basic "wall handing" doll body. A no stress, very relaxing class!
"UFO (unfinished objects) Class"
If you have, as most of us do, lots of doll parts hanging around, now is the time to bring in those unfinished projects and start putting together the arms, legs, heads and bodies sitting in plastic zip locks!
This is an advanced doll making class for those students familiar with doll-making techniques. The Mermaid incorporates all of the methods needed including the fantasy fabric for her tail. There is definitely homework required to complete this doll!
Fantasy Fabrics
As many of you know, I make a lot of my own fabrics for the doll bodies and my purses, doing a sort of collage/fantasy/applique kind of technique. Jokingly, it has been deemed fabric "flumping".... you know, you just kind of "flump" the fabric pieces down to make whatever design comes to mind!
"Pansy" a long-legged Decoupage doll
Do any of you remember decoupage? Way back in the 70's? (oooops, I'm giving away my age!!!) I couldn't get enough stuff to decoupage....... Recently, on a shopping trip I found some pretty paper napkins and they sparked a memory of decoupage - ah, but what do I do with them - I make dolls! tadah! So I designed a new doll to show off these lovely napkins!
I like to call this class my "CSI" experience!! Whatever you're having troubles with, whether it be making a cool set of fingers or toes, properly joining arms and legs to the body, or getting the right proportions for the head, this is the class for you. Or maybe you just have a bunch of body parts that you can't seem to get any use out of .... if so, let me help you make something new and unique!
Sewnya Pin Cushion Doll
This beginning class features my "Sewnya, a Pin Cushion" pattern, an easy-to-follow, easy-to-make 6" stump doll. This doll can be used as a pin cushion, a paper weight or just a little shelf sitter. A very popular class, especially with the gift-giving season coming up! She can be made into a sewing lady, a red hat gal, Halloween Witch, a nurse or any one else you can think of. There is a bit of homework to prepare for the class and you should be able to leave with your doll completed!
Doll Faces
In this session we will be working on a couple of faces - a flat face as well as a dimensional face. We'll be doing face painting and we'll do some needle sculpting. We'll also add eyelids and real eyelashes to our lovelies. There will be a kit for the class that includes a couple of faces to make & stuff and sculpt. There will be a couple of things for you to bring to class and you can bring along your own paints and crayons, but rather than buying a lot of new products you can play with my stuff to see what you like. There will be patterns available in my Patterns link for you to make dolls to wear your completed faces
"Sleek Chic"
For intermediate to advanced doll makers ..... We will continue to develop additional techniques with "Sleek Chic", to include a eyelids and eyelashes, articulated fingers with long nails, a lovely costume on a simple body with a cool hidden pocket that allows your doll to stand tall.
It is recommended that you have some prior doll making experience before taking this session.
I do provide private classes for those who are looking for a specialized technique or who prefer the "one-on-one" experience. In a private session, we can concentrate exclusively on your personal needs and the classes will be tailored to meet your goals.
