Showing posts with label art doll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art doll. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Tate, the beach boy.
It's that time of year again. The time of year where the sun starts to shine and I remember why I really love to live here on the east coast of Maryland. We live near the beautiful Chesapeake Bay and have beaches within blocks where we plan to spend the summer.
The second Tate came to life I knew he was one of those boys, the kind you have to drag out of the water.
Tate is a little boy with a water spirit full of adventure. If you ask him what he wants to do it will certainly be a day at the beach, or pool and if no other options are available he will stay in the bath until he is as wrinkled as a prune. Tate has big dreams of one day being a Life Guard or Surfer or Kayaking Instructor or maybe even a Marine Biologist (okay, that's really my dream,) anything that will keep him in the water. Tate had it set in his mind that he could swim, and even though he really couldn't, and even though he kept almost drowning, eventually he figured it out and taught himself to swim like a champ.
Tate is a 12" Naptown Boys doll, his arms are button jointed and his legs are sewn to his body. He is made out of all natural materials and hand sewn in my home studio. His buttons are handcrafted from wood.
He is stuffed with wool and his hair is natural camel weft. His features are embroidered with cotton floss, olive green eyes and he cheeks are blushed with beeswax crayon.
Tate wears blue pants made by me, that can be cuffed to board shorts. He has sandals are made of wool felt, cotton ribbon and elastic. Tate comes with a white tee shirt handmade by "Doll Sew Today" and his Terry cloth Baha striped hoodie was upcycled by me from baby pajamas.
He is available for sale in the Dollectable Congo.
He is stuffed with wool and his hair is natural camel weft. His features are embroidered with cotton floss, olive green eyes and he cheeks are blushed with beeswax crayon.
Tate wears blue pants made by me, that can be cuffed to board shorts. He has sandals are made of wool felt, cotton ribbon and elastic. Tate comes with a white tee shirt handmade by "Doll Sew Today" and his Terry cloth Baha striped hoodie was upcycled by me from baby pajamas.
He is available for sale in the Dollectable Congo.
Tate was helping me design a few new backdrops and work on some logos. Well... really he was helping by critiquing my work. "what is that suppose to be?"
"oh, I get it... it's like, suppose to be the beach. cool."
Tate is available for sale now. You can find him here ->
Peace, Love and Cookies, Nikki
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Ninja Love
We crazy love Ninja's over here. Big fuzzy heart Valentine love Ninjas.
My two boys dress like Ninja's everyday. Luckily all they need is matching pants and shirt and then they are transformed in to whatever color they are wearing Ninja. I've had to find a few extra black shirts and black pants because most often they want to be black Ninja's.
I have to say, I love it a lot.
We have Ninja training often. It's the most requested game from my boys and my nephews. I'll try to explain how we play.
I am the Sensei and the boys are all in Ninja training. We start by sitting on the floor in a circle with our legs crossed in a yoga pose to focus. We do this little mini meditation in between each training excise to regroup and get the boys to calm a bit between each activity.
Then we have 4 main training sessions.
First, we practice punches. I don't really know what I'm doing, they just follow me punching the air. We practice left punches, right punches, combo punches, spinning punches. Whatever little combo I come up with we practice for a few minutes and then they each take turns showing off how they can do it on their own. I tell them they have graduated to the next level and we meditate before moving on to the next practice.
Secondly, we practice kicks. Similar to the punching but with kicking. They are real Ninja's and they take this practice very seriously. Meditating for our transition.
Thirdly, we practice flips. ***I am not recommending your kids do this*** My boys flip off of the couch and then add punch and kick combos. A nice safe floor roll is what I suggest, and then jump up and kick punch kick!
The final practice is STEALTH! They will do this for hours once we start. I point out someone that they need to sneak by without being seen, usually it is Aunt Christie in the kitchen or a random family member sitting at a table or on the couch. They crouch or belly crawl past the unsuspecting target. They are usually full of giggles and I have them do this a few times until they can sneak past quietly and "unsuspected." Silly boys. They really can't get enough of stealth.
Once Ninja training is finished, they always devise Ninja missions and go off to save the world. Boys really are fun. <3
My sons favorite color is Pink and he wanted a pink Ninja a made a lot of them last year, but this year I've just added one to the shop. We had quite a rough winter. It was one sickness after another. I hope you guys all got through it well!
My two boys dress like Ninja's everyday. Luckily all they need is matching pants and shirt and then they are transformed in to whatever color they are wearing Ninja. I've had to find a few extra black shirts and black pants because most often they want to be black Ninja's.
I have to say, I love it a lot.
We have Ninja training often. It's the most requested game from my boys and my nephews. I'll try to explain how we play.
I am the Sensei and the boys are all in Ninja training. We start by sitting on the floor in a circle with our legs crossed in a yoga pose to focus. We do this little mini meditation in between each training excise to regroup and get the boys to calm a bit between each activity.
Then we have 4 main training sessions.
First, we practice punches. I don't really know what I'm doing, they just follow me punching the air. We practice left punches, right punches, combo punches, spinning punches. Whatever little combo I come up with we practice for a few minutes and then they each take turns showing off how they can do it on their own. I tell them they have graduated to the next level and we meditate before moving on to the next practice.
Secondly, we practice kicks. Similar to the punching but with kicking. They are real Ninja's and they take this practice very seriously. Meditating for our transition.
Thirdly, we practice flips. ***I am not recommending your kids do this*** My boys flip off of the couch and then add punch and kick combos. A nice safe floor roll is what I suggest, and then jump up and kick punch kick!
The final practice is STEALTH! They will do this for hours once we start. I point out someone that they need to sneak by without being seen, usually it is Aunt Christie in the kitchen or a random family member sitting at a table or on the couch. They crouch or belly crawl past the unsuspecting target. They are usually full of giggles and I have them do this a few times until they can sneak past quietly and "unsuspected." Silly boys. They really can't get enough of stealth.
Once Ninja training is finished, they always devise Ninja missions and go off to save the world. Boys really are fun. <3
My sons favorite color is Pink and he wanted a pink Ninja a made a lot of them last year, but this year I've just added one to the shop. We had quite a rough winter. It was one sickness after another. I hope you guys all got through it well!
I don't have any Ninja Training photo's, since I'm usually busy being a Sensei. I'll try to get one next time. This is my little Ninja crashed!
I made a huge pile of mini Ninja's to go with my sons Pre-K valentines last year, this year the request is for them to all be pink and white!
This Pink Ninja is my sons favorite. I've just added one more to my etsy shop!
Here is a peek at what the valentines look like.
This one is our favorite.
I wish you all have a fun Ninja Valentine's day this year!
peace and love, Nikki
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