Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
Having some fun while starting Surrea’s next costume – ‘Wattle’ which is our state floral emblem here in Victoria Australia. You you can read more about Wattle on these posts: Today’s inspiration is winter wattle Making an ArtLinks Wattle...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
I really wanted my Enchanted Doll Surrea to be a RED from Australia and a series of costumes to reflect not only how beautiful she is but how beautiful my homeland is. This costume is inspired by the beaches, but rather than the hot bright sunny beach I have opted for...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
Woohoo I did it, face-up done and she is beautifully imperfect, I love it! That was an interesting challenge using many layers of delicate pastel blushing, water color pencils and acrylic paints. In total over 8 layers each sealed with a clear spray and then eyelashes...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina
I really want Surrea to be a RED from Australia and a series of costumes to reflect not only how beautiful she is but how beautiful my homeland is. This first costume is inspired by the beaches, but rather than the hot bright sunny beach I have opted for the beautiful...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina
Having found Marina Bychkova’s amazing Enchanted Dolls in 2011, I began following her amazing artwork of dolls and her work-in-progress blog. I was fortunate to purchase her first edition book which is numbered and autographed in 2012, and also put my name on a...
May 30, 2015 | Our Mid-century modern home, Renovate & Decorate, That Creative blog
I must admit I am a little obsessed with mid-century modernist design, largely because I have an iconic home myself. I’m not so fanatical to collect all items mid-century but I do enjoy the design ethos of the era and no doubt many of you can recollect even...
May 2, 2015 | Creative inspiration, That Creative blog
Sea shells – where did the art go? Sea shells capture the beauty and childhood memories of people world wide. This naturally created art-form has inspired the ancient Greeks with Aphrodite, famous artists such as Botticelli, and many wonderful crafters,...
Apr 3, 2015 | Our Mid-century modern home, That Creative blog
One of the best creative adventures I have spent money on was my Punch 3D Home program. Just $79 at our local computer store at the time, I have used it endlessly to remodel our home. I first used the program to create our new bathroom which I covered in a previous...
Dec 29, 2014 | That Creative blog
You have provided some awesome feedback with the Butterfly Dreams series so I went ahead and created Butterfly Dreams in Black for you. You can order these items and more from my Cafepress or Society6 stores. Enjoy! Butterfly Dreams in Black by Dina ...
May 11, 2014 | Browse and chat, Creative inspiration, That Creative blog
All photos by Dina Goebel ©2014 What a lovely Mothers Day this weekend! It started Saturday with a new sewing machine from Ray to replace mine which was 30 years old and always losing its tension. Then a beautiful bunch of flowers and stuffed Maaathers Day sheep...
Mar 29, 2014 | Browse and chat, That Creative blog
What had started about a post on mosaics morphed into a second post about my own artistic journey. My innate artistic preference became visible early in high school when I developed a fascination with pointillism. Not the Seurat or impressionist style of blobs of...
Mar 1, 2014 | Browse and chat, Our Mid-century modern home, That Creative blog
I love collecting arty bits and pieces .. well within my limited budget that is. I also enjoy renovating and landscaping our mid-century home with Ray. Over the past few weeks we have added a few bits to everything … renovations, art collection and landscaping...
