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At the risk of embarrassing the person involved, I have to share something with all of you. Everyday, on FB and other social platforms, I see lots of negative stuff. This person wronged me and that person is a creep and this sucks and that ... etc etc etc. BUT, every once in awhile, something so amazingly positive happens and I think it should be screamed from the rooftops. This is one of those things...Awhile back I posted about an awesome buyer being kind enough to offer to send back the 'Lil [..] > read more

Some New Designs

Published on 2012-04-06 02:33:00

I'll be listing some new designs in the BLU MUDD Etsy store sometime Friday evening. > read more

The Bearded Lady... in the works

Published on 2012-04-04 23:37:00

I've started working on another doll! > read more

MIA... Pain in the .......

Published on 2012-03-16 04:01:00

I so wish I had some awesome stuff to share with you. > read more

I Feel SO Bad!

Published on 2012-03-09 21:25:00

I was looking at some previous posts and realized that I hadn't received a comment in a very long time. I chalked it up to Facebook. Little did I know that in my blogger dashboard there were 48 comments qued for moderation! Oh my gosh! I was thrilled at first and then horrified. That's 48 times that someone took the time to reach out and didn't get a response from me. :( That's not okay. So, I will be going through each and every comment and responding to them all this evening. I am so s [..] > read more

A Commissioned Ornament in Paperclay

Published on 2012-02-15 14:56:00

It's been quite awhile since I worked in Paperclay. I missed it. :)I was contacted and asked if I could make an ornament based on what 2011 meant to this person. I said sure! I mean really, how hard could it be, right? Well, um, it can be really really hard! lol I spent weeks sketching out ideas after reading her letter and everything sucked. I didn't like any of them. Sure, I could have slapped something together and said here you go but that's not my style. I really do try to do my v [..] > read more

Valentine's Day Surprise

Published on 2012-02-06 13:16:00

I don't do much for Valentine's Day. I give my husband a card and he gives me a card or flowers. I don't really see the point of doing much more than just acknowledging the day because I don't need Valentine's Day to hear I'm loved. My husband shows me his love all year.Having said that, I was looking through Pinterest (the newest time sucker in my life) and saw all of these really cute Valentine's Day decorations and such. Then it hit me. My mother hasn't received anything on Valentine's D [..] > read more

Slowing Down and Savoring the Simple

Published on 2012-01-29 13:11:00

All of the stress lately and worry and feeling of emergency has been draining. Both emotionally and physically. Rather than focusing on what we don't have (funds for Joel's tuition), I'm spending today focusing on the things I do have and the simplicity of just being.I mean really, I have it pretty good. We all have our health. We have clean clothing to wear and shoes void of holes on our feet. Several pairs even. We have clean water and electricity. Just with these few blessings we're do [..] > read more

Free Valentines for Your Love Bug

Published on 2012-01-25 17:29:00

Hello love birds!I decided to make some Valentines for my daughter to give out at school this year and I thought I'd share them with you guys too! All you have to do is print them out on white card stock, cut them out, punch holes where indicated, insert a lollypop of your choice and that's it!Jada wrote "From Jada" with a heart on the backs of each of them.I promise no other kid in their class will have these. :)Click on the link below to download the PDF. FOR PERSONAL USE ONLYLOVE BUG VALEN [..] > read more

Need A Little Help From My Friends

Published on 2012-01-25 12:42:00

My husband, Joel was blindsided recently when he was told that he would need to come up with almost $6,000 to pay for his tuition for his second year of college. No one ever warned him that this would happen. a $55,000 loan has already been secured but now he has to come up with an additional $6,000 to be able to sign up for classes this year.We are doing all we can on our end to try to raise the funds. We're selling everything we can sell, I have been applying of a second job at various plac [..] > read more

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry

Published on 2012-01-22 00:39:00

This was the case today, for sure.I spent two weeks trying my best to prepare a fabulous birthday party for my daughter. Today was the big day.Just about everything that could go wrong, DID! Sigh...First, our ladder wasn't tall enough for us to be able to reach the tree limbs so I could hang the pom poms here and there all over the yard. So, we strung fishing line going across the yard in three places and hung the pom poms that way. I hated it.Then we tried to hang the sheets which went up f [..] > read more

Carnival Poster Tutorial

Published on 2012-01-20 21:18:00

I spent quite a few hours over the last two days working on some Carnival posters for my daughter's birthday. I posted them up on Facebook as I finished each one and then thought it might be fun to show you just how easy they are to make in case you were in need of some posters or party decorations yourself.I started with a big piece of brown kraft paper. You don't have to use that though. Poster board, several sheets of construction paper that's been taped together, an old sheet, anything wi [..] > read more

Cupcake Stands Tutorial

Published on 2012-01-19 12:27:00

As most of you know, I am preparing for my daughter's 10th b-day party this weekend and have made some of the decorations myself. I thought I'd share with you how I made the cupcake stands for the treats table at the party so you can make some too!First, I headed to my favorite thrift store on half off day and bought 5 different candle sticks. These may be called something else but that's what I call them. They're the tall stands that you put large pillar candles on. Then I bought 5 plates t [..] > read more

Cotton Candy, Balloons & Pom Poms

Published on 2012-01-17 18:31:00

I've been working like mad to get everything together for my youngest daughter's birthday party this Saturday! Almost ready! Here's some of the goodies I've made and gathered and still have to work on... > read more

A Little Bit of Everything

Published on 2012-01-14 02:28:00

Hello beautiful people!Man oh man have I been B-U-S-Y! My youngest daughter is turning 10 next weekend. DOUBLE DIGITS! She's so excited. Anyway, I have been working day and night to prepare for her b-day party. We're going with a Carnival theme. I made up some sweet little invitations in Photoshop. They were Admit One tickets. :) I wish I had snapped a shot before I handed them off to my daughter to give out, DOH!I have been cutting things out that I have printed either from the interne [..] > read more

And So It Begins.....

Published on 2011-07-06 02:27:00

Today I started listing stuff on eBay for my Online Garage Sale. I was going to list everything here but I realized that I have a ton of stuff that I'm going to be listing and I just don't have the time to create who knows how many Paypal butto > read more

Newest Inlaid Pendant Designs

Published on 2011-07-01 20:16:00

These will be added to the BLU MUDD ETSY STORE later this evening... > read more

On My Worktable Today

Published on 2011-06-30 17:34:00

A very successful experiment! I'm really happy with the results and can't wait to play with this technique some more! > read more

Art Dolls Only Traveling Doll Project Round 4

Published on 2011-06-29 15:41:00

Emily's doll (Madga) arrived in Florida wearing nothing but her birthday suit and a headband! EEKS!She had been painted in a flesh color already so I gave her some eyes, make-up, hair and a "do". I wish I could have done more but I only h > read more

Packing up, Sorting and Purging

Published on 2011-06-25 22:47:00

Some of you may already know that I am planning to move my studio into another room and the garage soon. To do that, I have to move a ton of stuff. I kept looking around at all of the stuff and got overwhelmed. So, I have decided to > read more

Gearing Up For Fall Shows

Published on 2011-06-17 13:55:00

Most of you know that I have been working like a mad woman to get ready for doing art and craft shows this fall. I'm still searching for that magic formula for the initial pendants but I'm really liking the brown and turquoise glaze on design p > read more

Two Part Mold Trial Continues..

Published on 2011-06-08 11:43:00

Okay! So I made the second part of the mold and I have to say, it's looking pretty good. Whoo hoo! I cleaned up both pieces and set them to dry completely. Once they're completely dry I'll pour some porcelain slip into it and > read more

Two Part Plaster Mold Trial

Published on 2011-06-08 01:43:00

I've decided to attempt molding. The goal is to eventually make molds of my sculpts but for now, I'm just practicing with what I have around. So, for my first mold making attempt I chose to use the mannequin body that I cast and fired not > read more

Almost There...Pendants, clay and doll parts

Published on 2011-06-01 17:17:00

I think I am finally getting to point where I know what I want with these pendants and what works and what doesn't. I have two more "styles" of glazing I want to try before I decide but I'm pretty sure I know where I'm going to go with this now > read more

Student Photos

Published on 2011-05-23 12:22:00

I thought I'd share some of the fabulous creations coming from the Folk Art Doll Workshop. Aren't they fabulous???The Folk Art Doll Workshop is ongoing so if you'd like to make your very own Folk Art Doll, come on over! The workshop is al > read more

Today's Kiln Firing was Both a Success and a Failure...

Published on 2011-05-15 22:00:00

The failures:Most of the procelain doll pieces blistered. My kiln was too hot. So, I have to get some witness cones and not rely on the pyrometer in the future.This piece was/is for a mannequin. It blistered too but I rather like > read more

Test Kiln Bisque Fire is a Success!

Published on 2011-05-15 00:06:00

YAY! You don't know how nervous I've been all day that this stuff would explode, crack, whatever. I am so happy to announce that the test load bisque fired perfectly. Tomorrow I will glaze the pendants and fire everything to cone 6. > read more

FINALLY! Kilns are Smokin' Hot!

Published on 2011-05-14 17:50:00

We FINALLY fired up two of our kilns today! Whoo hoo. In the medium sized kiln I'm firing the kiln posts that I made myself. These are meant to lie flat as they are going to be part of the stand system I came up with to fire my pend > read more

The Traveling Doll Project Continues...

Published on 2011-05-13 12:11:00

For more information about the Art Dolls Only Traveling Doll Project, please visit their blog.To see the posts about Zeb and Calee's journey, please click on the links below:Round OneRound TwoZeb and Calee arrived on my doorstep and when I open > read more

Chit Chat In The Studio

Published on 2011-05-08 02:28:00

Hello my awesome blog readers! I was too lazy to do a written blog post so I did a video instead. I had to chop it into two parts because it was too long as one. For my Hive followers, here are the links to the videos since the vide > read more

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Doll Heads...

Published on 2011-04-28 00:30:00

Painted and crackle medium applied...... stay tuned. > read more

So much going on, here's some of it...

Published on 2011-04-24 18:27:00

Hey there fabulous people! Good grief it seems like forever since my last blog post. I kept meaning to do a post but then I'd get busy doing something else and forget. Anyway, I'm here now, forcing myself to sit down and focus to ma > read more

Mary Elizabeth and Annabelle New Works.

Published on 2011-04-16 13:52:00

Do you remember this face?After putting the crackle tutorial on my blog I received an email from my mother asking what I was planning to do with this head. Translated= "Moriah, I want this doll!" :)So, I agreed to make this head into a do > read more

2011 ADO Traveling Doll Project Update

Published on 2011-04-03 16:45:00

Lezlie's "Big Maggie" arrived at MLB Studios the first week of March. It took awhile before I had the free time to work on her but I finally got busy and worked on her. I'm still working on her journal page but it will be finished and Big > read more

Don't Ya Just Love Spring?

Published on 2011-03-18 01:23:00

Every Spring the trees behind my house fill with pretty pink flowers and then they drop into the pond. I just love looking out my back door and seeing all of these flower petals floating on the surface.Sophie couldn't care less about the l > read more

A Gift From A Friend

Published on 2011-03-16 23:01:00

Fellow doll artist and dear friend, Marina Lenzino, made this awesome doll for me for my birthday! She even painted a little portrait of the doll and attached it to the front of a handmade card for me. I absolutely adore this doll! > read more

Birthday and Projects

Published on 2011-03-16 11:58:00

Hello peeps! It seems like forever since I did a blog post. I've been so occupied with other things that I just haven't gotten over here to say hello. What have I been occupied with? LOTS!We just celebrated my birthday on Marc > read more

Inspiration and Mail Goodness

Published on 2011-02-27 20:02:00

Last night I was clicking through the links on Cindy's Blog and came across Terri's Blog. I'm not much into shabby chic or dainty kind of things so I ALMOST clicked off of her blog at first glance but then I saw she had some free tutorials so I > read more

On My Worktable This Evening...

Published on 2011-02-27 17:58:00

A 1:12 scale Doll's doll trunkWith working drawerThe doll was not made by me, she's an Ethel Hicks cutie that I got at the miniature show this past year. I haven't made the doll for the trunk yet so I used this one for the WIP pic. Thi > read more

New Online Art Doll Market GRAND OPENING

Published on 2011-02-26 01:19:00

There is a new market for buying and selling handmade art dolls opening it's "doors" for the first time this Sunday!!!Its an online store full of fantastic art doll artists. You can buy art dolls directly from the artists and if you're also a d > read more

How I Crackle My Clay Dolls A Free Tutorial

Published on 2011-02-21 21:48:00

I finally got around to finishing up the Crackle Tutorial Video! YAYY! I am embedding the videos below, however for my HIVE friends and ipad users here are the YouTube links as well...Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uibGcng8qUEPar > read more

Free Crackle Tutorial Coming Soon...

Published on 2011-02-20 03:43:00

Hello!When I posted the doll I had made for the Quaint Ole Doll Swap in various places around the blogosphere I received a handful of comments from folks stating that they never have any luck using crackle medium. So, I decided I'd do up a litt > read more

My Gosh! I feel so so lucky today!

Published on 2011-02-17 16:14:00

I have just been informed that I have won yet another goodie from Janne of http://www.spindelmaker.com/one-world-one-heart-winner/I am seriously doing the happy dance!! Awesome dolls from an awesome person and this fabulous tree bark book too?? > read more

I won!! Thank you Pattee!!!

Published on 2011-02-17 14:50:00

I just got word that I have won these two fabulous dolls that the wonderfully Pattee of http://www.odd-dolls.blogspot.com/ offered as a door prize during OWOH! I'm so happy to have won and I can't wait until they arrive! Thanks so mu > read more

2011 OWOH WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Published on 2011-02-17 01:35:00

Hello everyone!!!Whew! Another crazy year of visiting a ton of blogs and meeting so many new people. My head is spinning from it all. I was going to wait until Thursday evening to do this but I figured since I was still up, why make people wait longe > read more

OWOH Closes at 11:59PM EST!

Published on 2011-02-16 21:51:00

Hello my pretties!Just a quick note to let you know that at 11:59 pm EST I will be closing down the comments on the OWOH BLOG POST. Once the comments are closed, no more entries will be accepted for the Folk Art Doll Workshop Giveaway so you be > read more

2011 Art Dolls Only Traveling Doll Project Begins....

Published on 2011-02-14 02:15:00

I decided to sign up to participate in this year's Art Dolls Only Traveling Doll Project. I wanted to participate last year but at sign up time, I believed we were moving across the country during the project so I backed out only to stay put in > read more

Quaint Ole' Doll Swap Results

Published on 2011-02-12 13:11:00

I have been waiting to blog about this until my partner received the doll I made for her. Well, today she emailed me and let me know it arrived so I don't have to wait any more! YAY!Okay, okay, okay....So, as you all know, I partici > read more

Cutting It Close.... as usual.

Published on 2011-02-06 23:37:00

I signed up for Cindy's Quaint Ole Doll Swap and was partnered with the very talented Madalynne of Pineapple Primitive. I've been working on this doll a little here and a little there for the last few weeks but now I'm down to the deadline here > read more

OWOH 2011 Starts NOW!

Published on 2011-01-31 02:00:00

Hello there! So glad you made it over to my little corner of the webisphere! I just love participating in OWOH! I get to meet so many fabulous bloggers! My name is Moriah Betterly and I am the owner/artist of MLB Studios. > read more

Bloggers Are Giving, Caring People!

Published on 2011-01-14 16:35:00

Hello folks! I had to take a moment to do up a little blog post about something that happend recently. Awhile back I joined a Gothic Ornament Swap over on Cindy Owen's Blog. I made 6 ornaments and sent them to Cindy. In turn, > read more

Dunderhead Egglets

Published on 2011-01-09 02:38:00

I signed up for Cindy's Easter Egg Swap recently. Here's the 3 little egglets that I made to send in..Cindy's taking sign-ups until January 20th so I hope you'll come join us. To find out the particulars of the swap, visit the post about > read more

Coming Soon.......

Published on 2011-01-08 21:10:00

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Project: iPad Case

Published on 2011-01-01 23:32:00

I was very blessed to have received an Apple iPad for Christmas this year. I will be purchasing an Otterbox Defender Case for it soon but also wanted a cute little fabric case for it as well. I shopped around a bit and after not finding w > read more

How I Rang In The New year

Published on 2011-01-01 03:37:00

I quit celebrating New Year's a long time ago. I just don't get it, I guess. Yes, it's great that we survived another year but I just don't feel the need to celebrate it. I never did, really. Oh sure, when I was much younger a > read more

Cupcakes... CUPCAKES!!!

Published on 2010-12-30 15:25:00

Now that the craziness of the holidays is over it's time to get back to work around here. It feels so good to settle back into the studio and let those creative juices flow again. We don't celebrate New Year's Eve so I can finally relax a > read more

Jonestown.... the Morning After

Published on 2010-12-27 14:50:00

These pictures were taken on Christmas Eve.....THEN.... Christmas happend!This is a shot after the madness of ripping paper and tossing bows. No gift was safe!The scary part is this shot was taken after the majority of the "stuff" had been remo > read more

Missing Christmases of Days Past

Published on 2010-12-24 03:57:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!This Christmas will be the first Christmas in the last 15 years that my mother won't be here on Christmas morning. She decided to come for her visit after the holidays this year so we're planning on having her stay with > read more

Join Me for Some After Christmas Fun

Published on 2010-12-20 17:10:00

Just click the picture above to read the details and sign up. Hope to see you there. > read more

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