Organising the Doll Room

You may remember sometime back I posted about these containers here.

Well I realised the day would come when my fabrics would need the same treatment, along with wigs, shoes, doll clothes and props . . . so as soon as the containers were on special again I bought heaps! And of course a quick visit to Ikea was also necessary for I needed more Billy bookcases.

And here's the "almost" finished results. :) 

I say "almost" because the content of those little containers need to be put into larger containers and I still need to sort out my wigs and doll shoes. Fortunately I have 8 more boxes arriving tomorrow.

And one more single Billy bookcase wouldn't go astray either. :)

Now what have you lot been up to I wonder, better go check . . . big hugs, X

Through the Looking Glass

The possibilities you see in others,
are possible for you as well.
The beauty you see around you,
is your beauty.
The world around you is a reflection,
a mirror showing you the person you are.

Author Unknown

Taking another short break . . . have fun while I'm gone . . . see you in a few days.
Hugs,
X

Another New Arrival

Mia Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?

I have sweet pea and anemone,

And sunflowers all in a row.

I finished her pretty pink dress last weekend, but had to wait until today for Mia to arrive, before I could take these photos.

 

Mia was also sculpted by Australian doll artist, Liz Frost (Wizworx). Both Fifi Muffet and Mia Mary are 13" tall, have simply the best posing abilities and are probably at this stage of my collecting, the most loved of all my BJD's.

I find them a good size to handle and dress, beyond easy to pose and wonderfully photogenic to boot!

Cockatoos 'n' Sunflowers

Sharon asked to see my friendly cockatoos, so here they are ~

Checking to see if we are out of bed.

Eating their breakfast.

Full tummies.

The cockies will eat the seeds from these sunflower heads when they've finished flowering

and have been left to dry.

Sunrise Downunder

When I awoke this morning it was dark outside. But, as I was busily making breakfast and between yawns, I noticed a glow behind the curtains. I pulled them back and this is what I saw . . .

For some reason it reminded me of this little poem . . .

Just wealth enough to give and spare,
Just health enough to banish care,
Just friends enough sincere and true,
What more want I?
What more want you?

Perhaps the "Man Upstairs" was reminding me to be grateful for being alive and able to appreciate the beauty of nature and all my good friends.

Hope you have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
X

A Golden Opportunity

Some folk think autumn rather a sad time, because it heralds the approach of winter (which you know I am not at all fond of). However, I love autumn, there is a wonderful rustle of leaves underfoot, the sun is warm and the breezes are softly cooling.

To me it's also a reminder . . . that just as the leaves are turning from green to gold, we have another opportunity to turn over a new leaf . . . another page in our lives.

My intention is to concentrate more on my sewing during the autumn, as I have been given a list by some very special dolls, for some very particular garments.

Winter will come soon enough, with it's depressing grey skies and cold rainy days, though for now I'd rather not think about it. And yet after the winter, the flowers and butterflies will be back again to fill the world with beauty, the sun will shine and I will be content once more.

I hope you always look on the bright side of life!
Hugs,
X

Miss Fifi Muffet

My sweet Fifi Muffet,
Sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey,
When along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her,
And asked "Are you having a good day?"

Fifi replied: "Yes, do you like my pantaloons?"

Fifi: "I ate my curds and whey, then the spider ran away!"

Sorry guys, I haven't finished making the backdrop for Fifi yet, but it's coming along nicely. :)

Project: A Tuffet

For this project I used a 14cm diameter round box lid. I glued on 4 of the little dolls (which I showed you the other day) about 5mm in from the edge. I had planned to use timber, but this box was handy and the perfect size. :)

I placed a heavy book on the legs and waited until the glue dried and the legs felt firmly secure. During that time I cut out four rounds of thin poly batting and one round of Nu-Wool quilt wadding, the same size as the lid. I also cut a further round of the wadding 18cm diameter and snipped in 2cm all around the edge with the scissors.

When the glue was dry, I placed the batting inside the lid, with the smaller circle of wadding on top. Then I placed the larger piece on top and glued the snipped edges down. If you are going to do this project, you may need another pair of hands to do the next step . . . I used an elastic band to hold the wadding down while it dried.

This is what it looks like at this stage.

I then selected the fabric I wanted to use to cover the little tuffet, this piece with the tiny rosebuds was perfect. The circle needed to by slightly larger, so the diameter was 20cm this time, with only a 1cm snip around the outside.

Leaving the elastic band on, I repeated what I did for the last piece of wadding. Making sure the top was smooth, the padding slightly rounded and a little higher than the sides of the lid.

I used a wider flat elastic band to hold everything in place and also left it on. When the glue was dried, I cut 50cm of craft ribbon/lace to trim the tuffet.

I have pinned this in place around the outside for the photo, as I intend finding a pretty pale pink trim to match the stripe in the fabric. Then I will glue it on.

All that's left to do is paint the legs in the colour of my choice, which will be white. I shall post my finished tuffet when I have completed Miss Fifi Muffet's outfit.

Happy crafting!