I think she looks like a kindergartener too.
I have a few more dolls to post even though I am leaving for Chicago today. We’ll see if it happens before I get back home!
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one more summer girl fox
I know summer is coming to an end but I can’t let it go yet.
I’d make her a heavy sweater but it just didn’t seem right.
She has a bright, pretty skirt made from a Lizzy House fabric.
And a shirt made from handkerchief linen. Well, actually made from a handkerchief. I added a little line of lace at the neckline. And a spider-webby shawl in case there are cool breezes.
A wool felt purse-
another professor fox
This fox is of the absent-minded variety.
He has all the professorial necessities- elbow patches,
a beautiful soft leather briefcase.
But when you look inside- very disorganized! A nice red leather bound book but mostly a mess of papers.
Don’t worry though; he’ll be at school on time.
I am going to take all these foxes to Chicago for the Renegade Market. Whatever comes back home with me will go into my shop soon after September 12. And look! I was Spotlighted on the Renegade blog yesterday!
mushroom hunter fox
He is ready for the fall fungi season.
He already has found one and it’s in his pocket.
More on the cute little buttons at the end of this post.
And I know you are wondering what is in his bag.
And about the buttons- I received an email from a company called Lots Of Buttons offering me some free buttons to check out their site. Well, hurray! I’m all for free stuff! I looked at the buttons, starting at the tiniest- which is in the 1/4″ range. I am always on the look-out for good doll appropriate buttons. I picked out 4 varieties- the ones on the vest are little horn buttons and perfect for a fox vest. Unfortunately, because they are a natural material, they seem to be a bit more fragile than plastic and one of the first 4 I picked out was cracked. Oh well. I like them enough that I can imagine shopping there again. The prices seem good and they have a limited but interesting selection of small buttons. I should also mention though- they needed to substitute one of my selections and it took about 4 weeks to get them. All in all though, I am happy to have another resource for affordable and cute buttons.
first day of school fox
I imagine this little fox girl is starting her first day of kindergarten.
I was thinking about this photograph when I designed the clothes- that is me on the left.
I grew up in an era where little girls wore dresses to school- even Nursery School and kindergarten. We did not carry backpacks like this little fox though. She got all her supplies ready- 2 notebooks, a penny for lunch and a pencil.
She is wearing skirt and shirt, both made from some more of my Heather Ross stash. I’ve been saving the gnomes for something special.
Her jacket is super-soft corduroy.
dr. fox
I’m in San Francisco now and I have several pieces that I never had time to post in all the rush of the last week. I will post them over the next few days. Of course if you’d like to see them in person, I am at the San Francisco Renegade Craft Market at Fort Mason this weekend, July 21 and 22.
I think he looks like a Dr. or lawyer from my childhood.
Here you can see his vest. That vest… I had so many problems with his vest!
The first fabrics I chose looked great all laid out together on the table. I made the vest and the jacket and put them on my fox fellow and it turned out that the fabrics weren’t working together AT ALL. That vest will wait for another customer. I cut out a new vest. I was turning it right-side-out and ripped through the paisley fabric (it is vintage and fragile in places). I tried fixing it 3 times instead of just starting over. I didn’t have enough of the fabric I was using with the paisley to cut out another side. I kept making all kinds of crazy mistakes. I think my brain left for vacation a few days early. Anyway, I eventually gave up on the 2nd color combination and cut out this new vest with some wonderful Heather Ross fabric. Just so you know, it doesn’t always go smoothly no matter how long you’ve been doing it.
His briefcase and a book-
summer forest fox girl
I wish her jacket was my size.
here comes the …
Bride and Groom!
I know I usually have a bunch of photos, but not today. I have a brand new computer (Yeah!) but there is always a learning curve. I can’t figure out how to make the new IPhoto do what I knew how to do in the old one (Boo). And, I am simply too busy with the show prep to spend a few hours on it. So, later.
But, just so you know, his vest matches her dress. A perfect couple.
Fox in plaid
I wanted to make another fox based on this guy. I love that guy! I’d used up all the madras so I moved on to to 70’s plaids that I have in my stash (Thanks Mom!). I love this plaid. I made myself a shirt from it last summer so we might match when we get to Renegade Market in Brooklyn.
His vest is made from a shirt of my Dad’s- probably 60’s era.
a summer girl fox
I love this dress-
I know I would have wanted one like it when I was little.
This fox is definitely not dressed for camouflage. I love the bright colors in this plaid. I tried to pick up some of them in the sweater and her purse.
This is the last fox for now. I will continue to work on my goal of finishing up the mountain of partially finished dolls in my studio. I’m not sure what it’ll be next…