Mrs. Cook The 6th...

This past weekend a bunch of us crafty girls got together for another "episode" of the Tiara Chronicles. The magnificently creative Lisa Kettell showed us how to make these "Charlotte" style bottle dolls.

She fashioned the head out of Model Magic using a mold she created from a vintage doll. We attached the doll head to our bottle... I used my favorite champagne split bottle (it's a mini Cook's bottle). Then we went all out with embellishing our creations.

It was a great time sharing supplies and ideas and seeing what everyone came up with.

All the dolls turned out different... and were absolute reflections of their owners! Here they are in no particular order...
And here we are, the Tiara girls... Patti, Joan, Lisa, Linda, Suze and me!
© group photos by Patti Behan

Time For Creativity...

A group of crafty chicks—we call ourselves the "Tiara Chronicles"—get together every couple months and make something creative. This weekend, Debbie Tlach taught us how to do this nifty nest pin (adapted from instructions by Deryn Mentock's Belle Armoire Jewelry article). We had lots of laughs, took way too long, and everyone's piece turned out great!

We used annealed wire and made the eggs out of translucent polymer clay, with Distress Embossing powder mixed in to create the speckled color. It was easier than we all thought it would be. Gotta love when that happens!