Meet my latest trolls: Emelie and her husband Lars are Fireweed Farmers. They live on a small patch of land in the Eastwoods that Lars inherited from his father. They spend their days cultivating their crops of Fireweed and bringing their harvest to the local market. Locals say it is the best Fireweed in all of Eastwood and many travel far just to buy some. It tastes the best in a beautiful green salad but can also be thrown into a hearty stew.
Last week I made a few miniature books, one of which was meant as a prop for my newest troll, Katrine. So many of you showed an interest that I thought it might be fun to show you how I made them. That way you can make your very own little library. Continue reading “How to Make Miniature Books”
Finally got all our boxes unpacked and found some time to get some work done. Feels so good to be sculpting again!!
Things have been so crazy lately. My husband and I have been apartment searching for the past few months and last week we finally found the perfect place. Continue reading “New Workspace”
She’s finished!! Continue reading “Old Woman, Part 3”
Made some progress on my old woman troll and I think she looks so awesome!! It’s amazing what a little paint can do!! Continue reading “Old Woman, Part 2”
Working on a new doll today and I’m feeling a bit unsure of myself. I wanted to try something new. I’ve been wanting to make an old woman for some time now so I decided to give it a try. Continue reading “New Work – Old Woman”
Starting a new troll this week and I’m very excited, because this one is going to be my first lady troll!! It’s going to be fun!! Continue reading “On My Worktable – 5/29/17”
I wanted to give you guys a quick update on where you can purchase my dolls. I have an Etsy shop where I’ve been selling my work for about 4 years now. Up until now I’ve been pretty pleased with their platform, but I always knew that eventually I would step away from Etsy and sell my dolls on my own site. Etsy has recently made some updates that I’m not too pleased with so it got me thinking once again about selling my dolls directly here on my website. I feel that Dark Manor Dolls has grown up enough that I’m ready to begin stepping out on my own; it just feels like it’s time to start making that shift.
So here’s the plan Continue reading “Where to Buy My Dolls”
Wow, it has been way too long since my last blog entry.
(Dusts website off)
A lot has happened over the last year – yes it’s been almost a year since my last post (yikes!!). Mostly lots of stressful stuff regarding my family, our home, and our personal finances – and all of that stress has made it difficult to find as much time as I used to for doll making, let alone blogging. But I’m here now to say hello!! Continue reading “New Doll, New Direction”
