Latest Blog Posts for Northbrook Designs

• Special Finds
  on Jul 16, 2014 in Beading Findings
  These are some things I found in the past week. I love these special finds, especially when you weren’t looking for them. The first one was a real treasure. It measures approx. 10” wide and high. The price of $10 was so good I bought two of the...
• Whoa Nellie!
  on Jul 11, 2014 in Doll Classes My Dolls
  Just finished this doll in a class with Cindee Moyer. Another fun project from the mind of Cindee. I really had fun with this and it’s on display now in the tea shop next to a grouping of tea cups with horses on them. How appropriate. The colour s...
• Meet Radar
  on Jul 3, 2014 in Nature Newsworthy
  Through a crazy set of twists and turns this past few weeks, we now have a new permanent house guest. He showed up a year ago for visits, then went missing recently for 30 days and miraculously found his way back here to us a week ago. He was crying...
• More Ravens
  on Jun 24, 2014 in Doll Classes My Dolls
  In 2010 I did the Raven class with Cindee Moyer. Since that time, I had done four of them, the original black version, a black and silver one for a customer, a red one and a white one. My friend Janet has loved them since they first appeared in the s...
• The New Colored Pencil–Part 2
  on Jun 20, 2014 in Books Newsworthy
  The New Colored Pencil  - Create Luminous Works with Innovative Materials and Techniques Author Kristy Ann Kutch Part 2: Covers - Water Soluble Coloured Pencils in 3 chapters. Chapter 6: This chapter begins with how water colour pencils ar...
• The New Colored Pencil – Part 1
  on Jun 18, 2014 in Books Newsworthy
  I was contacted a few weeks ago by a representative of Watson-Guptill Publications and asked if I would be interested in doing a book review. Of course I said yes after seeing that it’s a book about coloured pencils, something I use daily for my do...
• Sidney Museum’s Doll Exhibit
  on Jun 16, 2014 in My Dolls Newsworthy
  Here is an update about the doll exhibit. I’m giving you an article from the local paper where Ginni is explaining the different dolls from the different era’s. I was so happy to get a mention. I am also sharing some of the pictures I took to hig...
• Presentation Doll
  on Jun 7, 2014 in Clay Figures Commissions My Dolls
  My commission doll is done. It was a start stop and start again kind of time with this doll. I suspect because I really wanted it to be just right and I really need to wait until I hear the click in my head to know that I’m getting it right. There...
• Finally !
  on Jun 2, 2014 in Commissions My Dolls Tips
  I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for the clouds to lift. This commission doll I’ve been working on has to be special. It’s going to be a a presentation doll and will be given in the fall. I posted a while ago the little caricature doll...
• A Doll Show
  on May 27, 2014 in My Dolls Newsworthy
  A few weeks ago I was asked if I would like to put a doll in a show that is coming up at the Sidney Museum. Of course I said yes, what an opportunity to share what you love to do with others. I will be putting not one but four dolls in the show. I’...

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