THANKYOU!!!

Thankyou so much to all for your thoughts and prayers for my son Joseph. He is now walking on his own..no more wheelchair, walker, or cane! There's little discomfort and right leg has some numbness, but otherwise doing great.

I'll be back to making dolls after the holidays..hopefully (lol)..until then I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love and hugs,

Matty

Still Here

Hi everyone..just wanted to say i'm still here but won't be doing so much as my son and daughter were in a very serious car accident coming home from work. My daughter, thank god, flew out the passenger window and suffered a broken nose and lots of bruising..my son sustained major injuries..broken back, shattered pelvis, internal bleeding (spleen), broken nose and lots of bruising. He's home now with a hospital bed and wheelchair on a long road to recovery, but he will walk again (going to start rehab in about a month).
One day at a time...

Hugs to all!
Matty

Rebecca

New doll in my etsy shop.

Blyh Doll

Just got done with this little doll..she's a clone doll of blythe's little sister. Her eyes change to four different colors. She is 8 inches tall.

New dress and hat. I can't find tiny shoes for her so she's wearing the boots she came with (not crazy about them!) Her feet are really tiny!

Before and after photo. I did alot of carving on her..nose with new nostrils, tinier lips, philtrum, hair cut, new lashes, and freckles.

She has two pull strings, one for changing her eyecolor and one for sleep eyes.

New Raggedies and Pets

Little Big Eyes Doll

She's been done for awhile..just had the chance to post pics! I didn't like the clothes she came with so I made her a new dress.

My New Obsession!

I really only wanted one..just to satisfy my curiosity why people go crazy over these dolls! Well needless to say my doll family is growing and more are coming!lol...It must be their eyes, or the cute little clothes and shoes they wear or you can buy or make! (they have lots of free sewing, knitting, and crochet patterns on the web for Blythe..really cute). You can also customize them, like carve their lips, paint the eyelids, change their eyechips, and much more. So I thought I would try.....

This is a Little Big Eyes doll that I started on (practice doll before I attempt customizing blythe). I took here apart, sanded the shine from her face, carved her lips, nose, and philtrum. Still working on her and will post pics when she's done.

I'm also rerooting her with angora mohair which I dyed with kool aid and still have alot more holes to fill!

Just an idea of what she'll look like. I forgot to take pics of before and after but if you want to see what the Little Big Eyes doll looks like, there's some on ebay and flickr.

Never too old to play with dolls!!

Thimbleprims Easter Egg Swap 2011

This quirky egg was made by Moriah of mlbetterly.blogspot.com..he's so cute!

Angie B. of Hopemore Studio.blogspot.com made this vintagy egg..the woman in the photo looks like my sister!

And this cutie was made by Kathie M.

All are wonderful works of art and i'm glad to have them in my collection! Thanks again Cindy for another great swap and the extra goodies!

Raven

Raven is up for adoption in my etsy shop. She wears a knitted dress and wool felt boots that I made for her. Her eyes are clay and eyelids paperclay...and she is posable.

Thanks so much for looking!

Hi everyone!!

This is the wonderful doll Wanda from Cypress Hollow Primitives made for me..she was my swap partner for the Quaint Old Fashioned Doll Swap hosted by Cindy of Thimbleprims Studio.
Thankyou Wanda and Cindy!

New Doll

This is Estelle, a little weird but cute, just completed and listed on etsy. I had the urge to create another weird doll, lol.

Quaint Old Fashioned Doll Swap

I created this doll for the old fashioned doll swap that Cindy of Thimbleprims Studio hosted..she is going to live with Wanda of Cypress Hollow Primitives. Her hat is made from a vintage collar..it fit perfect!

Look what Moriah made for me!!

Moriah of MLB Studious sent me not one, but two of her beautiful creations, in return for an ornament I made for her!! It's true..bloggers are caring and giving people..and Moriah, you're the best!! I love, love, love them! Especially the details on the snowman are amazing! And the bat girl is as sweet as can be!

Thankyou so much Moriah i'm so excited to have them!

Gothic Ornaments

Today I received a package full of wonderful goodies from Cindy of Thimbleprims Studio's gothic ornament swap!! Aren't they fabulous! The first ornament was created by Moriah of MLB Studious-mlbetterly.blogspot.com and the heart by Peace Schuyler-theheartofpeace.blogspot.com..both great additions to my ornament collection! Love them!

Thankyou Cindy for hosting yet another great swap and for all the extra goodies including the postcard by Carmen Ellis of Spookyhollow (love her work!)!

Published

I'm sooooo thrilled and honored to be published in the winter 2011 issue of "STUFFED" magazine!! I was asked by the editor of "STUFFED", Amber Damien (she found me through Etsy!) if I was willing to submit dolls for the magazine...and of course...well what could I say but "YES!!!". I know, they forgot the "s" in "Mattysdolls", but that's ok, it's still me!!

The magazine is full of fabulous creations from really great artist, I just love it!