A beard was a challenge! I needed to balance out the black of the beard- I made HEAVY eyebrows and decided that the belt idea, suggested by several commenters, was a good one. I didn’t want to go over into the Strong man category, so kept the belt on the small side. And on the other end is the trapeze artist… It’s a fine line to get it just right! Oh, that reminds me, then there is the tightrope walker… hmmm

side of the head view, and also the back-

There is another picture here on Flickr.

Thank you, thank you for all the comment love from the past few weeks- here and also on flickr. I thrive on it!  I have been remiss in acknowledging it. I try to reply to comments on the blog- when I can think of something to say or when someone is new. I’ve never figured out a way that works for me to thank flickr comments. As you may have noticed, I’ve been working very hard lately on the dolls and the computer stuff is lagging behind. If I haven’t replied to an email, please pester me… I might have lost it in the pile.

I am preparing inventory, in my rather haphazard and disorganized way, for Craftland, in Providence, RI. I will post more when it get closer. I am hoping that I can get my act together over the weekend and read all the paperwork for Craftland, sort through what I have, make decisions about what to send them and then post some new work to Etsy.

I’ve got 2 finished.  Short days and rainy weather makes photographing them a challenge.  Also, they look lumpy in places in the photograph that look fine in real life- the realities and hardships of being a model!

I took a different approach to the hair this time- I’m thinking about pompadours.

and chins- I’m having fun with those, too.

First of all- Happy Halloween everyone!

This is the last baby for a while. I used mostly heathery wools and it made me think of mist.

side and back-

And here are all the babies, together in the sun. I bought that antique doll baby carriage at a charity sale a few years ago. I must admit I love playing with it, as in posing my dolls in it and such… It lives in my entryway and I put my finished dolls in it after I photograph them- an unusual storage system, I guess.

I’m thinking passion flower, but that probably wouldn’t be such a good name for a baby doll.

This is the doll I made with the face I took off the fall forest baby.

side views-

and the back view.

The leaves are cashmere and so so so soft.  It is impossible not to stroke them.

One more baby to go.  Almost done, but we were having a little disagreement on the applique and what constitutes done.  So, I’m still adding…

Yesterday, I thought this doll was done. Then, it woke me up in the middle of the night and told me no, I need something more…  This morning I added some stitching around the face and clouds. Better.

I have always loved nasturtiums. I can hardly believe they are still looking so good in the garden.

side and back-

and a little aside- I know that was probably about the lamest tutorial ever yesterday, but I am really liking my new needle strip!

I am getting a little behind in my posting… I work on several things at a time, so sometimes more then one gets finished in a short period. I’ve been working on 4 swaddled babies. One has got me frustrated so it has been put aside. I finished this water baby last night.

side and back views-

These goldfish are cut from some wool that I dyed a while back- I love finding just the right place to use something I’ve dyed.

This water design seems very different from what I’ve been doing with these babies up until now- it is a less realistic look; not the wrapped up in a baby blanket look that I’ve done before. I spent some time last night pondering if I was okay with it… well, I am! The group of babies I am working on now are going in this direction.