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Wednesday

More New Arrivals

My Friend or Foe duo which I ordered back in December, arrived from Integrity Toys on Monday. The parcel actually was shipped long before they were scheduled for despatch (April) and I was initially concerned they may not have been as beautiful as their prototypes, but I was certainly not disappointed with the dolls.


All my Integrity Toys dolls come packed in their box, within a box, within a shipper, so everything arrives in perfect condition.


Their costumes are absolutely gorgeous and the detail amazing!


And I love their facial screening, though I think Ginger's lips are slightly more pink than the ones on the prototype, but that could simply be my computer. Kudos to David Buttry for creating the most wonderful doll for the Poppy Parker and Friends series . . . I adore her!


Of course Poppy is, as she always is, simply delightful.
Each doll comes with a wrap, short gloved hands with long glove extensions, jewellery, matching shoes and clutch bag.


These are the last dolls I'll be ordering from IT as I have not renewed my W Club membership, and the girls will be staying in their box for the foreseeable future, as I really want to concentrate on completing Cyanide.

I am still waiting on a few items for her to arrive in the post, including the Saran for her hair. Although all items were posted the day or day after they were ordered (all from within Australia), our Australia Post is moving really slowly at present. Yesterday I received an email to say some doll stands I ordered Friday would be delivered today, then tracking went down and now they are showing as delivery expected Thursday!

I have managed to change her eye chips and they aren't looking too bad (I'll post more on that later), but it's going to be a while before I can finish her. Until next time, make the most of your confinement, stay safe, healthy and happy!

Sunday

Looking Forward

It's been some time since I last posted on my blog, and certainly an even longer time since I shared anything to do with my former Blythe doll collection. However, in my absence I have not been idle, I have been sorting through my wardrobe, discarding clothes I no longer wear (and replacing them with different pieces). Sorting through dolly clothes, fabrics as well as other dolly related things.

In doing so, I came across a doll which I thought I had sold when I had my Blythe doll clear out many moons ago. She is, or I should say was, an origiinal Petit de'jeuner Champs Elysees, which I had modified to a small degree, but never really felt the love for. I had even given her new bright red mohair curly locks, which you can see remanence of on her dome. To get straight to the point, this is how she looks now after pulling everything apart and culling her curls.


More recently I posted a photo of a doll who was wearing this when she arrived, and needless to say it's no longer part of that doll's wardrobe. I intend doing the same with this dress as I did with the Blythe doll, and pull it all to pieces.


I have already begun moving forward with my plans for this doll and have ordered some gorgeous cyan shades of Saran to re-root her scalp, in the hope I can mix it to the shade I see in my mind's eye.



I'm looking forward to becoming engrossed in re-rooting over the coming days and concentrating on completing the look I envisage for this doll. In the meantime, I wish everyone well, stay healthy and please show care for others around you as we endeavour to get through the uncertainty that surrounds us all at present.

Wednesday

Holly Golightly - Breakfast at Tiffany's


Almost sixty years after Breakfast at Tiffany's first premiered (1961), it's still movie magic, if you haven't watched it yet, I encourage you to do so!

Audrey Hepburn's costumes seen throughout the movie are as noteworthy and fashionable today as they were then, and she wore this little black dress like no other woman has ever done!

The pearls, the hat, the sunglasses, simply added to her elegance.

There were several things I liked about this movie, and aside from the story itself, it's the costuming that I remember the most. Designed by Hubert de Givenchy and supervised by Edith Head (my favourite costume designer), they were absolutely stunning!

NOTE: Givenchy donated the black satin gown, shown in the top picture, to City of Joy Aid, and in 2006 the dress was auctioned off at Christie’s for more than $900,000.

I find movies like this, those with beautiful costuming, often inspire me to make something special for my dolls. Do you have a favourite movie, costumer, designer or someone who insires you when dressing your dolls?