I’m still working on my pile of partially completed dolls. Now for the tattooed ladies.
It is hard to see but the hair is black with dark blue dots.
She has applied breasts- hard to see in the other photos. And see the cherub in the toile?
I love this fabric. It makes me happy to finally use it!
A little flower hat/fascinator-
I seem to be in an orange and aqua mood!
Spring is here and many, many crocus are in bloom!
My son is going to Brighton, England for 3 months, starting April 1. He is looking for a place to live. If anyone has any leads, We would both appreciate it! (email me at mimik@pobox.com)
The perfect skirt fabric for a bright orange kitty!
I made her a little flower pin for her head.
I’m so proud of myself for finishing up this last sweet girl before the end of February. Of course I did have one extra day- thank you Leap Year! No more girls waiting to be finished. Um, except for the tattooed girls which I will get to soon, I am promising them.
I pulled out all the silk ribbon and also some cotton lace.
A big silk bow on the back of the dress and one on her head too.
I pulled out all my fancy buttons to pick just the right one for her throat. It took me an hour. And that was after I’d sewed on a silk bow and then nixed it.
The dress fabric is part of the original stash of wools I got from my Mom’s attic.
She has silk ribbon laces- very fancy!
we haven’t really had much winter this year but February is most certainly winter, even though I saw my first crocus out front last week.
I love complementary color combinations!
Lying in the sun- making use of a neighbor’s construction project for a background.
First an apology to anyone who subscribes to the blog by email. I wrote this post last night and when I went to publish it, it disappeared. I have no idea why. That should not happen and there is no explanation. The title went out to the feeds and the email though. Now I will try again.
I love these goth girls. I think that I would have been a goth girl if there was such a thing in 1970.
I had an easier time with this coat- maybe I am getting better?
I’m very happy with the bodice- cashmere, wool felt and floss. I cut the bodice from the sweater ribbing and sewed it onto the skirt which is made from the main body of the sweater.
Some of these girls have been waiting a very long time to get finished up. It is making me very happy to bring them to life.
I wouldn’t mind a cashmere dress like that- soooo soft!
It is nice to have somewhere to use those special little one-of buttons.
She was suppose to be part of the forest girl series but never made it into the group.
I’m getting tired/bored of taking photos of the dolls in my yard. Today I wandered a bit farther and photographed her in the local graveyard.
Nicole wrote up a super nice blurb about me here. Thanks Nicole! I am so happy to be part of the show.
I finally finished her on Friday when it was too late to photograph and somehow managed to not get the photos until today. Here she is!
Once again I struggled with the coat. I thought I had it all figured out with the fox jackets, but it is different for these girls. The problem area ends up being the fit around the neck.
But, after several redos, I got things the way I wanted them.
She is all set for New England Spring. The colors are Spring-inspired but she needs to be totally wrapped in wool.
Yes, I did sew all those little dots onto the skirt. That is my idea of fun!
Do you know what day it is today? My 8 year Blog Birthday! Wow- who could have imagined what an amazingly wonderful experience it has been for me. Thank you everyone who reads, contributes, buys my work- you are the best!
And, one more thing. Check out this amazing artwork by Sam Smith. And thanks so much Cusp for sending me the link!
I told you it was going to be all over the place this month! So now here are 2 fish-
