I finished the doll on the desk from yesterday.
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a different take on a mermaid
This girl is inspired by mermaids but is not a mermaid. There are loads of photos because I love how she came together!
When I was planning a mermaid inspired girl, I thought of doing it with just the colors. Of course it would have been subtle… and who wants subtle? I’ve been obsessing about Heather Ross‘ mermaid fabric (Mendocino)– knowing that I had to find a way to use it in something. So, put it all together and here she is!
She has an angora blend sweater with a little ruffle around the bottom edge. The sweater closes with an orange button.
Underneath she has a pinafore made from 2 of the Mendocino fabrics- seahorses and mermaids.
The back with it’s button closure-
And here is her cashmere underskirt. It also has a ruffled lettuce edge. And an elastic waist with a button closure.
The back view-
And sitting-
mermaids ahead
I’ve had mermaids on my mind for a while now and finally have had time to get to work on them.
One done-
Her bangs are dyed wool locks- I thought they looked very fish/ seaweed/ ocean look.
A little starfish in her head-
Hair back- sweater ribbing-
She has a ruffle fin on her bottom-
More photos on flickr.
Some mermaids that I love- Danita’s, Mariana Massarani’s (she inspired my first set of mermaids), and Amy’s to name a few.
girl in red dress
some dolls fight me all the way. This is one of them.
She’s had several different outfits. And, different legs. The thing is, I really liked her head- the face, hair, expression… I just had such a hard time getting the rest of her to work for me. Something wouldn’t look right so I’d go work on another doll. This one was what got all the rest of them finished!
In the end, I’ve made her something fairly simple and that works the best. Isn’t it always the way!
This is the last of the girls for now. I am spending this week getting ready for the Market this coming weekend. I am trying to finish all the half finished projects in my studio right now. I need to get my banner ready to hang and tag everything. All that little stuff takes so much time. I won’t be showing anymore finished pieces until next week.
party girl
This little one is looking fancy!
I love her dress and how a silk ribbon and a bow make for perfect party shoes.
back view- little wool ball buns, silk ribbon gathers and sash-
It is a funny thing about taking photos. It makes me see things in a different way. I dyed the cashmere “skin” fabric and have been sewing with it to make this doll. When I looked at the photos, I noticed the texture. Honestly, it is not so noticeable when I look at the doll next to me. In some of the photos, it looked like teddy bear fur- yikes! I could relate to Claire’s post about taking photos.
2 girls together.
And on last one of her-
I would have to say the colors are not great in these photos- I would say that the dress is grape jelly, the skin color is light brown M&M. The reds are almost raspberry. Yummy!
I am finding these drawings very inspiring. I love flickr. There is so much amazing artwork!
another girl
Tropical Storm Hanna came through- we got lots of rain and my sunflowers sort of tipped-
Not so bad, and by Sunday we were having a beautiful day. I went down to the South End Open Market to see friends and do booth research. I will be showing there during the South End Open Studios weekend on Sept. 20 and 21. On Columbus Day weekend, October 12, I will be part of a Boston Handmade event at the market. I’ve been very busy doing all the little (and mostly annoying) things that need to get done before a show. Today’s big excitement (doesn’t take much) is that I will now be able to take credit cards- I’ve got my very own card imprinter- otherwise known as a knucklebuster.
Last night I spent the evening watching the first four episodes of the first season of Project Runway while I packaged up my magnet sets. That was a great way to get a boring job done. I have to line up all the jobs I can do while watching and then I’ll be able to finish the season- ahhh, inspiration!
Anyway, in between the other stuff, I have been trying to finish up some more dolls. Today I got one done. My brain must be totally fried because I can’t think clearly enough to come up with a name. Maybe later.
The good photo light is gone pretty early these days- mostly due to the angle of the shadows and how they hit my house and yard. I waited late enough to do these photos that I was working in shadows. I did find one place where the sun was still shining- I like the shadow of her hair.
little witch
with orange hair.
Her cape fastens with an antique button.
and it is removable-
I made a “jelly roll” of 2 colors of wool for her hair curl.
and in these over-exposed photos, you can actually see the details in the black cashmere clothes-
Pansy
Woohoo! Another doll out of limbo!
This doll ended up stalled because the body fabric totally overwhelmed me.
She is wearing a skinny cashmere dress. Sewed on shoes.
Pansy is the only flower I can think of that could possibly have all these colors!
Hair detail- boiled wool.
Sold
girl with buns
Another girl, another cashmere dress. I have been thinking about a little girl doll with these buns for 1 1/2 years. Finally she got to the front of the line.
I used the cuff of the cashmere sweater as the bodice.
The buns are made of felt beads.
And, since I know everyone wants to see- under the dress-
sad girl
Cashmere dress with cashmere and angora roses. Misty and very soft. So soft black cashmere hair.