Well, I finally did it.  I wanted to create a blog so I could interact with fellow crafters.  I would like to share what I'm doing and hopefully hear your feedback on what you are working on.  I love so many different types of crafts that sometimes I have to force myself to work on my current project without getting distracted by the cute things I want to try next.  On a daily basis I have the feeling of so many crafts to do but not enough time!

My current "hot" crafting items are ATC's (Artist Trading Cards).  I have joined a couple of sites and love exchanging cards with other artists.  In this craft, you create art that fits on a 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 sheet of cardstock, cardboard to chip board types of materials.  I personally do a lot of paper collage but, I'm working on improving my skills at watercoloring painting.  I'll have to post some more on that later.

As far as dolls and quilts, I recently learned about Dotee dolls.  These are similiar to Artist Trading Cards in that they are small dolls made for swapping and not selling.  The are about 4-6 inches in length with a very basic box type body and no arms and legs.  Here are the first two I created

 The first one reminds me of a lady going to a tea party.  I have them both hanging from a lamp in my craft room and they make me smile when I look at them.  I already have ideas for the next batch and will be posting those.  I'll include my basic body pattern plus steps on how I did the faces.