Where in the Ballyhoo can you find me this holiday season? I’ll be vending at these 4 markets in the Oklahoma City area: Gypsy Glam Roadshow – Holiday Shopping Extravaganza Nov. 10, Sun. 11:00AM-5:00PM OKC Farmer’s Public Market, 311 S. Klein Ave. Oklahoma City, OK Featuring food trucks, live music by Heartbreak Rodeo, […]
Prepping for Holidays (already)
It’s still hotter than heck outside but I’m already working to prep for the 2019 holiday season. There are many new designs on my worktable and some have already been made in multiples for the holiday craft fair season. I’m applying to fairs and will update when & where I’ll be this winter, so stay […]
New Ballyhoo Booth setup
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was upgrading my booth for 2019. Here are some photos and explanations of those upgrades. That’s the gist of my booth for the 2019 Holiday season. For a list of Oklahoma City area shows where I’m vending: https://ballyhoocreations.com/2019/10/2019-holiday-schedule/ Or to see the items I’m selling this […]
Holiday Items for 2019
Take a peek at what I’m selling at Holiday Markets for 2019. For a list of shows where Ballyhoo is vending, check out this post: https://ballyhoocreations.com/2019/10/2019-holiday-schedule/
Upgrading my Craft Booth
Last year in 2018 I did two smaller craft shows to get myself back into the maker habit. Funds were tight so my inventory was small and my booth decor was done on a shoestring budget. But it made me smile to see everything put together like this: For that look last year, I purchased […]
Experimenting
Sometimes I just play around with different doll shapes and sizes to see what happens. That’s where this squatty little gal came from. Maybe someday I’ll make her some clothes.
She’s a Keeper
It took several attempts, but I think this animal face is a keeper. I designed it to look hand stitched but it’s done with the embroidery machine. My favorite part is the face can be used for a cat, a bunny or a teddy bear just by changing the ears. And just when I thought […]
Just Smile
She’s smiling because she’s blissfully in love. This doll face was designed to be the archtype of the lover. When I started digitizing doll faces for my embroidery machine back in 2015, I set out to create 12 faces to embody 12 archetypes based on the psychology of Carl Jung. But I only finished 8 […]
He’s a boo-boo bunny
I’ve been playing with microwaveable dolls that can be used as heating pads, or as a cold compress if stored in the freezer. This bunny is 100% cotton and has a rice filling. So he can be used hot or cold on an owie. That’s right, he’s a boo-boo bunny. I’m not completely happy with […]
Making the Sizzix Kid Giddy doll
Have you seen the die made by Sizzix that will cut out all the cloth parts for a ragdoll in one pass? I’ve been wanting this die for nearly a year but the retail on it was $60 and I couldn’t justify the expense. But Sizzix had a big sale last month and I finally […]