Deanna's Blog - Blue Heron Dolls & Other Interests
I'm Deanna Hogan (a.k.a. Blue Heron Dolls). Besides designing and making dolls, I have a lot of other interests and hobbies: bicycling, music, art, sailing, and crafts of all kinds.
I'm back from Detroit, and have been working every day since. The hotel was huge, and like a labrynth. I must say Detroit is the most depressing place I've ever...
Well, at least I got a couple things done today. I made hangtags for the dolls going to Detroit, and photographed my new Old World Santa (pattern pending). This is a...
I've had the last three days off work, and I find myself unable to do anything (except laundry - which, of course, needed to be done). I don't know why I'm not doing what...
It's been awhile since my last entry. Too much work and too little play, I say. Last night we watched the Astoria fireworks display from the sailboat, anchored out...
After a little organization of my LARGE collection of doll and craft books, I found duplications. How did that happen? You'd think I'd remember spending the money on...
When you break it down, the number of days free to work on dolls for Detroit (UFDC Convention, ODACA Annual meeting) are few and far between. So today I decided to work on...
My schedule has been really full since my last entry. I worked almost every day, and the long stretch ending with Memorial Day was gruelling. I was off on Tuesday,...
I finally finished my characters from Horns and Wrinkles. These are the two kids on the cover. It's a cute story, but I had the hardest time getting motivated to...
I know I'm going to be terrible at keeping up with blog entries, but thought I'd give it a try, anyway. This is a difficult time of year (March through October). There...