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Valkyrie
24 June 2009 @ 09:08 am
I has them. Doll plans at least!

I figured out an actual 'schedule' - or - at least, something vaguely resembling one. Maybe. If most things work or don't argue TOO much and, ya know, depending on how stubborn I am.. (well, that's a gimme... *grin*)

The plan IS:
July: Erin Bride
Aug: Bodyguard Assassin
Sept/Oct: Eowyn in 1:6
Nov: La Reine
Dec: and probably into March of 2010 a Xena/Gab set based on Fan fic.

We shall see.....

(wish me luck?)

On the bright side... I HAVE figured out the (amazingly argumentative) pattern for the bride's gown, and I expect to have at least the top 1/2 of the embroidery done today... hopefully ALL of the embroidery, but we shall see... *grin*
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Current Book: Terry Prachett - LOTS of Terry Prachett
 
 
Valkyrie
09 June 2009 @ 04:42 am
[info]rolanni came up with a BRILLIANT idea...

http://rolanni.livejournal.com/439604.html

I'll certainly be celebrating!

Pass it along!
 
 
Valkyrie
02 June 2009 @ 06:58 am
EEP! - my bitsy baby girl...



Is SIXTEEN Today!!



Happy Birthday Girlchild!!
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Valkyrie
31 May 2009 @ 04:41 pm
*grin* - hubby made a new blade (well, two actually, but I haven't finished with the other sheath yet)

SOMEBODY here is gonna recognize the bits on this sheath - I just KNOW she is! *grin*

It'll be mailed out to the author you'd expect on Tuesday - but you can see the full thing here:



HEE! - I's so proud!
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Valkyrie
27 May 2009 @ 04:18 am
WELL -
Company's gone,
Munchkin's in Michigan,
Looks like I'm done with my reactionary bout of the dizzy's (I hope I hope)
Grant's still on vacation for the next five days and doing serious work in the yard...
I actually *found* the doll I'd put aside for the wedding doll (4? 5? years ago)
Looks like it's time to play with patterns!
*grin*
 
 
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Valkyrie
07 May 2009 @ 04:38 pm
A finished doll no less!



I is soooo proud of this one!!

Her web-page isn't finished, had way too much wind to take any more pics today - but... WOOT!

In other news... would you believe my child is a letterman? (letterperson? *grin*) - she lettered in Scholars Bowl, so I can even be proud of her letter! HEE
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Valkyrie
30 March 2009 @ 03:46 pm
and THAT my dears, was sarcasm and lots of it!

We had us an ice storm. We were *supposed* to get about 5" of snow, instead we got about 2-3" of freezing rain.

Did verra cool things to the dragon:


Not so lovely things to the trees:


Well, pretty in detail mebbe, if you like broken promises...


Clearing some of the broken branches I managed to pull a couple misc broken, well, ok, logs, that were trapped in the tangle onto my poor and foolish head... the headache wasn't bad, no where *near* migraine level, but the nausea really sucked and, ya know, the bruises are still sore...

We lost power Friday afternoon - we got it back about an hour ago - at least it wasn't *that* cold? LOL - right around freezing for most of the weekend, so a propane heater kept us comfy, (today, of course, is 60ish heh) we had a propane camp stove so we could 'cook' (for some definition of cook at any rate) - and my house is always covered in candles ANYway so that was no big deal - being without the computer was on the painful side though! LOL (as I sit here with over 100 unanswered emails.... **whimper**)

All the ice is melted now, and we're starting to get the broken branches gathered and chopped and burned.... **sigh** - one of the trees isn't going to recover, I just know it's not - the other's will all have to be pruned to balance them back out - is not gonna be a very shady summer!

Ok - next update will be a completed amazon! - WOOT! (she'd be done *now*, but I need working lights to paint!)
 
 
Valkyrie
14 March 2009 @ 03:03 am
*grin* - my neice 'Manda, and my nephews Legion and Jericho!

Seriously broke the cute bank here! LOL

 
 
Valkyrie
10 March 2009 @ 10:43 pm
Been awhile since I've posted pics - but it's been a case of 'except for's'...

This is done EXCEPT FOR the whatever... type deal...

Anyway... bodice, belt and skirt except for... (*grin*) the metal work!



The cups aren't attached to the bodice yet either and the scarf IS done, I just didn't feel like futzing with it for the pic... I's a bad person!

*grin*

Oh yeah, and just 'cause you wouldn't think so... the loopy strands hanging from her belt? - probably the hardest thing to figure out and construct I've ever done... (seriously!)
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Valkyrie
27 February 2009 @ 06:56 am
*grin*



Woot!

skirt and scarf thingy today, mebbe the belt...
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Valkyrie
21 February 2009 @ 05:17 pm
and lots of it! *grin*

Gauntlet the 3rd:


Gauntlet the 4th:


Hand guards:


What all the pieces look like:


and what they look all look like when worn!


WOOT! - fun bits over... just your 'basic' stuff left! - tee HEE

Gwyn Progress:
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50 / 100
(50.0%)
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Valkyrie
16 February 2009 @ 08:50 am
NOT for those with Arachnophobia...

But this is the coolest thing I've seen in a LONG long time:

http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/

Now... I DO realize that whoever created this has way way WAY too much time on their hands... but... verra cool none-the-less!

The spider stalks the mouse. You can click on either the spider bod or a particular leg and drag him. If you hit the space bar it will add insects wherever your mouse is, and the spider will ignore the mouse in favor of food... - it's just... VERY very well done! LOL

(once upon a time I was gifted with a tarantula as a house warming gift - he and my cat didn't actually get along too well, so I couldn't keep him - but... I DO love spiders!)
 
 
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Valkyrie
13 February 2009 @ 06:34 pm
Heh - after an excessive hiatus - but.....



Missing it's copper embellishment, but I'll do that when I do the metal work for the bodice.

Hand guards are 3/4 done too... *grin*
 
 
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Valkyrie
03 February 2009 @ 11:41 am
WooT!



'Course, the girl actually wears FOUR - DIFFERENT armbands - plus 'handwarmers' - soooo progress, yes, lots of progress? LOLOL - nope!

sooooo - about like this

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7 / 100
(6.6%)
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Valkyrie
16 January 2009 @ 05:58 pm
*grin* - *I*... is making a new doll! (I was silly and accepted a commission back in Oct, I thought I'd have everything else cleared off my plate by then, isn't life fun? LOL)

ANYway...... Gwyn-Tier - soon to be in doll form!



You KNOW 'soon' is an amazingly fluid concept around here doncha? LOLOL
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Valkyrie
06 January 2009 @ 06:49 pm
We met the most amazing man today...

"Our" lawyer - he's going to be handling the probate...

He's JUST a doll. He's at LEAST an octogenarian, and just... amazing.

A little fuzzy and distractable mebbe

Wearing an actual hand-tied bow-tie perhaps

But just... how do I put this? - heh - the BEST person I've met since I moved to KS. Seriously - I think I'm in love here. With a lawyer! *grin*

Lily's doing ok, a little wobbly if she thinks about it, but - hey - she's 15, and just - 'doesn't'.

Grant's...... extremely delicate. He's Very Big on hiding - if he could FIND a cave, he'd be in it. I'm trying to walk a line between letting him heal as he wishes and trying to keep him from encysting the pain - is... tricky.

I lost my dad much too early to KNOW how he feels - but hubby has no anchor now, and is NOT used to 'free sailing'.

heh - I's gonna go think about our amazing find in attorney's some more! *grin* (hey, he not only knew our name was dutch but could SPELL it!! - HAH)
 
 
Valkyrie
24 December 2008 @ 12:23 pm
My father-in-law pased away suddenly last Friday evening - His memorial service is this coming Friday.

Koup Funeral Home, 11am.

I'm not gonna be around for awhile....
 
 
Valkyrie
10 December 2008 @ 04:40 am
Wanna see what I've been up to??

(well, still up to, I'm still trying to get the prizes shipped! *grin*)



My tutorial group had a contest!!

and an amazingly cool contest it WAS too! - Absolutely amazing entries! I'm SOOOO so proud of them!

Hee!
 
 
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Valkyrie
19 November 2008 @ 08:12 am
*grin*


Here on my web-site


Or
here on evil-bay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150310837337

Tee HEE - off to make a very special queen......
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Valkyrie
10 November 2008 @ 05:16 pm
Doll the first.... *grin*



On my Web-site

Or


Up on ebay! (brave me! LOL)
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