Wednesday, April 30, 2014

With dolls, I guess I'm a late adapter....

Call the fire brigade!

I always am the last one to the table... Why is that??  It takes me so long to find and like a doll, that by the time I do...Well... I'm like the fireman --- I'm running in when everyone else is heading for the door.

It happened to me with modern dolls (Madame Alexander), then there were the Tylers, the Kishes, the list goes on and on.  I never got "into" the Sybarites (thankfully) -- I remember requesting to join one of their groups and being asked "do you even know what the Sybarites are?" -- I knew enough to know I probably didn't want to get involved with that group.  Fashion snobs??  Never underestimate anyone...  If they only knew....

I digress.

I feel every time I finally want to "start up" with some doll -- everyone else has been there and done that.  I know it isn't my imagination but I'll slog on.  -- I saw this adorable doll -- that I had seen years ago -- when I first saw bdjs (It was an article in a doll magazine -- oh about 2008) -- I was looking at her today and thought -- you know I'm going to get one of those cuties -- well they stopped making them!  Ugghhhh.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Beachy

Our first trip to the beach.


It was a windy day.  I was worried about her falling!  

Monday, April 28, 2014

Dressmaker....

I've been experimenting...
With linings and with serging.

 Many fittings/failures later



 Too long, needs a better fitting top



Dress Parade to follow.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Found the cutest thing

A hello kitty case (it comes with craft stuff to make) -- I'm going to use it either to carry my doll or to put all her stuff in!


The blue case is her travel case (the one she will travel in when we go places) -- I got it years ago in Germany in a good old fashioned toy store.  I never used it.  It is like a woven raffia on the exterior and has faded considerably over the years.



Saturday, April 26, 2014

Here's her dress....

It still needs work.

she's just the cutest thing

Friday, April 25, 2014

WIP Candy Smoothie dress

She's on Etsy.  Makes the cutest little printed dresses (reminds me of a rag doll I made in grade school) -- it's all ready all you do is cut and sew.

I'm still working on it.

I decided to line it rather than just hem around the neck and arm holes.

I just need to add the snaps maybe buttons on the back and lace on the hem and I'll be ready to show

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Feeling crafty -- Flip flops

I was caring for my mom a couple days ago, and we (I) decided to make something.

I had some left over craft foam (long story) --

Anyway, I thought how cute would it be to make some flip flops for Lilly (my Secretdoll person 21) --

Her toes are just right for it.  So...  I took some embroidery floss and braided it and made a flip flop


It was just a trial... I have the mate still to make -- This calls for a trip to the beach for photos.

I think I'm being inspired by PP Forum.