A heartfelt thank you . . .

to all of you who voted for Galilea and offered so much encouragement and compliments. She did not win the competition but when she arrives back in southern New Mexico in late March, Galilea will be on exhibit in both our local bead store and a marvelous art gallery in downtown Las Cruces.

Participating in this competition was an amazing experience and you may be sure there will be more beaded art dolls in my future.

Voting begins for Beaded Art Doll Comp

Received word this evening that all entries for the All Dolled Up: Beaded Art Doll Competition are up on the Land of Odds website and ready for voting.

Galilea and five other fascinating dolls are patiently waiting for your vote.

Go to http://www.landofodds.com/store/alldolledup2007contest.htm and check it out . . .

Competition Beaded Art Doll Story

. . . for those of you who requested the short story, I have posted it at my author's blog, http://kpvorenberg.blogspot.com/ .

2007 All Dolled Up: Beaded Art Doll Competition

Yesterday I learned that my entry into this competition was selected as one of the six semi-finalists. No one can imagine the excitement this news generated among our family and friends! Although online voting won't take place until November 7th at www.landofodds.com/store/alldolledup.htm , I am pleased to present my entry of Galilea here.

This year's theme was Celestial Reflections -- both a beaded art doll and a short story of 1,000-2,000 words was required for submittal. The first paragraph was mandated by contest rules.

. . . don't worry, I will unabashedly remind everyone to vote when the time comes!

The doll's costume is composed of sections of three Hubble photos:

. . . and if you can't stand waiting for the November 7th date to read Galilea's story, I can be coaxed to put it here . . .