Hello Mary, Thanks for your invitation to friendship... my first friend! I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the pictures of your dolls - they're just wonderful, especially the mermaids! I also like the African dolls. If you ever need any scraps of African fabric, please let me know... I have a lot since I work almost exclusively with African fabrics in my quilts, and would be happy to share with you. Wishing you the very best for 2011!

Hi Mary, thank you so much for your friend request. I love your dolls [and their clothes]. As Judith has said, do look into a blog. I've not long started one, and if I can do it with my archaic connection, anyone can [http://billabongs2bling.blogspot.com/] Must look more now at your work. These places are so huge, takes forever to get to 'know' everyone. Cheers.

What beautiful work in your slideshow, Mary. Just ezquisite. What fun it would be to watch you work. Everything is so imaginative, creative, detailed, colorful and appealing.

Thank you for your friend-ship. I'm honored.

Thanks Mary, the pincushion is 6 1/2" (17cm) across, 27 1/2"(19cm) tall. I've since put her onn a stand and made a needle keeper, and pin cushion sitting on the base. Your dolls are gorgeous!!! You must look into a BLOG!!! It really isn't that hard, as the Blogger has steps that you just follow. I am qualified to say this as I am a computer "dummy", and I DID it!!!!!
Thanks Mary.

Thanks Mary for inviting me, I am new to this site and am floundering around until I get the hang of it!

Thanks, Mary, glad you like it, the African beauty wall hanging is 22"x22", the head is about life size. I measured my own head when I made it! The brown fabric of the face is a Nigerian brocade, I padded some of the features. I really like African textiles, they are popular here in the Caribbean. Since you are into dolls, I will try to post a Raggedy Ann and Andy quilt I made, I had so much fun making it!

Hi Mary,
I like to work under about10-12" in a seated as opposed to a standing position. I am passionate about natural fibres and fabrics. I dye most of the solid cottons that I use for the bodies and like to dress them in different silk fabrics. I like to bead and embellish as much and often as possible!!

Thanks for the friend invitation, Mary. I really like your work.

Mary, I see you're in to making dolls. You've done some beautiful and inspiring work.

Thanks for adding me as your friend, I enjoy looking at all your wonderful work.

Thank you Tiny. It is the encouragement from artists like you that keeps us all going.

thanks you for first picking me as your friend, second for sending me back to this glorious site, i delted by mistake. your work is so full of soul, and self, its people like you, that alllow us to be are self. let the little kid play and leave the rest to God, may he bless you. tiny

Thank you for your insight on the faces!

Yes! As a matter of fact I am selling them as both options. I really love your dolls. Tell me about how you do the faces! They remind me of the art soul dolls that I do! Also I am trying to get into beading as well. Do you exhibit opften?