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BLUEPRINTSIMITATION OF LIFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWSLETTERJanuary 2012Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 24th It was a wonderful Christmas/Holiday party at Barbara Chapman’s house in December.  Good attendance, Good company, Good eats, Good gift exchange.  Almost everyone brought a pin doll to exchange.  Thank you, Barbara, again for hosting.Carrie Nisil and Cheryl Ripley are doing the

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BLUEPRINTSIMITATION OF LIFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWSLETTERNovember 2011Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 22th Welcome new members (returning):  Sharon Goldschneider, and Sheree Granere. Next meeting:  November 22, 2011 at Patty Smith’s house, 6:30- 9 p.m.  Patty will teach us hat-making for dolls. Patty writes:  “I'm using the book “Hats In Miniature” by Lyn Waring. I'll show how to make and

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Meeting Tuesday October 25 20116:30-9:00at Joann Dosset's house2871 Brant St. in San Diego 92103Phone is 619-299-4115Topic is HAIRBring heads, hair options, and show and tell dolls about hair.

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Patty Smith was kind enough to escort a group of dolls made by our members to the Kaleidoscope Quilt Guild Show on October 15th. The quilt show had over a hundred quilts on display, but I think the dolls added a special touch. Thank you, Patty! Patty and dolls

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BLUEPRINTSIMITATION OF LIFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWSLETTERSEPTEMBER 2011Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 27th We had two great meetings in August.  The first week, on the 4th, at Joann Dossett’s house, was “meet the teacher” Gloria“Mimi” Winer, the evening before her workshop.  It was well attended and Gloria, as usual, was very entertaining and most generous with her tips and techniques.

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BLUEPRINTSIMITATION OF LIFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWSLETTERAugust, 2011 Next meeting, Tuesday, August 28th   Welcome Diane Shine, former member who has moved back to Escondido. Next meeting:  Sandy Feingold has offered her home for the August meeting, in Carlsbad.  So southern members don’t have to drive so far at night, the meeting is changed to Sunday, August 28th, at 2 p.m.  Program will be

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BLUEPRINTSIMITATION OF LIFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NEWSLETTERJune, 2011 Next Meeting: June 28th, 2871 Brant St., San Diego Welcome two new members:  Dena Hornberger and Stephanie Meyer     We thank Patty Smith for hosting the May meeting in her home.  It was an interesting and fun experience. Next meeting: Tuesday, June 28th at Joann Dossett’s house -- 2871 Brant St., San Diego, 6:30-9p.m.

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Blueprints Imitation of Life Construction CompanySeptember, 2010 Next Meetings, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 92117 6:30 – 9:00pm. Doll Camp:  There is still room for more students.  This will be held at Angel’s Landing in Julian on Nov. 12th-14th.   Patti Culea and Rosemary Hernandez will be teaching.  The cost is $250 for the weekend, which includes

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I have posted the pictures of the fab dolls that were in the IOLCC Dimensions 2010 Doll show held in San Diego, CA at Comic Con.  I am not the "nomal" expert who takes care of this Blog. I am a "pinch hitter" as our gal has some serious illness issues in her life at this time.  So in the mean while I am doing the best I can to help out. I have put the doll photos up as a slide show: I'm not

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Blueprints Imitation of Life Construction Company May, 2010 Next Meetings, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 92117 6:30 – 9:00pm. The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs. Rummage Sale: We had a successful rummage sale at Patti Culea’s on May 15th.

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This Saturday from 8 am - 3:30 pm will be our second Rummage Sale. Come on out and support the IOLCC - still lots of goodies to be had! Click on the 'Google Calendar' button below to get more info and a map to Sheila's

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HUGE RUMMAGE SALE ! May 15, 8-3pm at Patti Culea's house, 9019 Stargaze Ave. San Diego, CA 92129 Many past members have donated their amazing stashes to our doll club. We will have a rummage sale at Patti's house on Saturday, May 15th. We'll have patterns, books, fabrics, yarns, threads, sewing machines, dolls, quilts, trims, and many other sewing and craft items. Everything will be at hugely

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Here are the three forms you will need in order to sign up for the Imitiation of Life Construction Company Dimensions In Dollmaking Show 2010 held at the San Diego Comic Con Art Show : Dimensions Cover Letter DID 2010 Promise Form Exhibit Form 2010 DID Next is the form you will need to sign up for Doll Camp with Patti Culea!  She will be the teacher for this year's Doll Camp being held in

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Blueprints Imitation of Life Construction Company April, 2010 - Part 2 Next Meetings, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 92117 6:30 – 9:00pm. The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs. Program for April: how to joint a doll. There are many,

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction Company April, 2010 Next Meetings, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr. San Diego Ca 92117 6:30 – 9:00pm. The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.   I am sending out this extra Blueprints early, as there are some

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Here's the latest on our 2010 Dimensions in Dollmaking Show - we will definitely be at a new venue this year, and we are so happy and excited to have been accepted at the Comic Con 2010 Art Show here in San Diego at the Convention Center.  For those of you who aren't familiar with ComicCon - It is a HUGE convention of comic book collectors, animation enthusiasts, sci-fi (think Trekkies) junkies,

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I just created a new Google Group for us - it's got several topics to browse or post your comments to. See the advertisement up above where you can join - just click on it and it will take you directly there. I've started several pages to get us started! Anyone can become a member and when you do you have the ability to post pictures and pages. Share pictures of you current work, ask questions,

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction CompanyMarch, 2010Next Meetings, Tuesday, March 23, 2010Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm.The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.FEBRUARY MEETING: FLAT PANCAKE DOLLS!At the last meeting, we decided to continue

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BLUEPRINTS FEBRUARY 2010Imitation of Life Construction CompanyNext Meetings, Tuesday, February 23, 2010Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm.At the last meeting, we decided to continue with hands-on doll making, learning new techniques as we go. Since most of us present owned a copy of Susanna Oroyan’s “Anatomy of a Doll” we decided to use that as a textbook. It starts

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IOLCC Meeting:Tuesday, February 23, 2010,Sew Pro's Clairemont ,4951-b Clairemont Dr.San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm.We will be working on 'pancake dolls' or 'flat dolls' - the first in a series of 'hands-on' meetings that we will be having this year. We will also be talking about what should be in your doll making toolbox, as well as fabric choices for dolls. If you come, bring a flat doll

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction Company January, 2010 Next Meetings, Tuesday, January 26, 2010Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr , San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm. The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs. We thank Barbara Chapman for hosting us in her lovely home for the

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction CompanyDecember 2009Next Meeting, Sunday, December 27, 2009/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\What a wonderful program we had in November. Babs was so interesting, with all the backroom information on challenges, problems, and solutions for costuming for the theater, specifically for the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction CompanyOctober, 2009Next Meetings, Tuesday, October 27, 2009Sew Pro4951-b Clairemont Dr , San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm.The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.Ed. Note: Notice the change in meeting place. Due to circumstances beyond our

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The pictures are finally done! Here's a slideshow of all the fabulous dolls submitted to this year's 2009 Dimensions In Dollmaking show. Again, thank you to everyone who participated - it was great fun. Take a look at all the wonderful dolls - and get inspired for next year!TO VIEW IN A LARGER SCREEN - JUST CLICK ON THE CURRENT PICTURE BELOW:

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This was originally posted as a page on our website, I thought it might be a good time for all of us to re-visit our 'toolbox' and check supplies, clean out old dust bunnies, or if you don't have a toolbox maybe it's time to create one: A DOLLMAKERS TOOLBOX by Karen WootonFor those who missed the first beginner lesson this is a short explanation of a many of the items that have found their way

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Last night at the September meeting of the IOLCC the winners of the Dimensions In Dollmaking 2009 show were announced as follows:Viewer's Choice - main--- a tie between Jane Darin's "en plein air"and Jennifer Pallanes' "You've Got to be Kidding" (bottom right)Best Interpretation of the Theme --- Sharon Cariola's "Pucker Up" (bottom right)Viewer's Choice - bra dolls --- Deena Maurus' "Carlotta-Ms.

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Hi all - I'm finally getting around to updating the blog on last month's meeting featuring Patti Culea showing us how to use the Shiva Paintstiks. It was a well attended class, held at Rebecca's Coffee House in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego. The night was very warm and the lights were quite dim, but we managed to still make the best of it and have fun learning a new technique.Patti

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction CompanyAugust, 2009Next Meeting:Tuesday, August 25, 2009,Rebecca's Coffee House, 3015 Juniper St. San Diego, Ca. 921046:30 – 9:00pm.The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.Ed. Note: Notice the change in meeting place. Due to circumstances

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We had so much fun at the meeting in July - thanks to Doug & Barb Keeling from Keeling's Crafts! Doug showed all of us how to create our own unique faces - with a little guidance, hints and tips from the pro. We started on paper, then we graduated to fabric. When Doug broke down the process and explained the 'balance' a face should have - it all made perfect sense. There was a lot of busy hands

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BlueprintsImitation of Life Construction CompanyJuly, 2009IMPORTANT:Next Meetings, Tuesday, July 28, 2009,Sew Pro, 4951-b Clairemont Dr, San Diego Ca 921176:30 – 9:00pm.The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.Ed. Note: Notice the change in meeting place. Due to circumstances

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July IOLCC Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 28th and will feature Doug Keeling doing a presentation on Various Doll Faces! Mark your calendars, and we will be sending out a reminder as well - it should be a great time and a fabulous learning experience.

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http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=df8c393r_1fvqj4fdt&hl=enWe are happy to announce the 2009 Dimensions In Dollmaking exhibit at the San Diego Quilt Show! If you are interested in submitting a Doll to the show, please click on the above link to get more information and print the forms needed for submission.Below is a slideshow of the 2008 Dimensions in Dollmaking submissions:Happy Dollmaking,

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Blueprints Imitation of Life Construction CompanyMay, 2009 The purpose of the IOLCC is to share the joy of doll making and collecting and to bring this enjoyment to the community through exhibits, workshops & programs.Ed. Note: This will be the only edition of BLUEPRINTS this month, so don’t lose it!We had an excellent turn-out for Jenny Doh's presentation on the publishing world last month, and

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Thank you for being patient with us while we create our new blogsite! While you wait on the edge of your seat, you may be interested in the following information:If you are interested in becoming a member, here's a link to print a membership form:http://www.iolcc.com/forms/IOLCC%20membership%20form-2007-8.pdfMEETINGS:3rd Sunday of every month from 2 - 5 p.m. at Sew Pro's in Clairemont. The

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