Doll fashion week, day 6

Today Kaya is our participant. Her shirt is made of the some pair of shorts as Kit's, and the raglan sleeves are made from scraps of a denim skirt. I made her shorts out of the pockets of a pair of jeans, and the waistband (not shown) out of white broadcloth.



I made her shoes out of the remains of a pair of jeans, and white broadcloth. I think they turned out really well!

Doll fashion week day 5!

Today Kirsten is wearing a dress that I have just finished recently. It is made from some extra fabric from a quilt, and no pattern was used. I made it in two pieces (a shirt and a skirt) so that it can be used in many different outfits.



Kirsten's cargo... a cat, a scrapbook, and googles... :D

Doll fashion week, day 4

Today is day 4 of doll fashion week! Today Josefina is our model. Before I could start taking pictures, Josefina started complaining.
"Hey how come I have to wear this outfit?"
I didn't know, and told her so. "What's the matter with it?" I asked.
"It's the shorts. I'm embarrassed to wear them."
"Why?" I asked, somewhat offended. I had just made those the other day, and I liked them.
"Because the shorts you made these out of were rejected by a five-year old. Think about it, I'm wearing shorts that a small child wouldn't."
"Can I just take your picture anyway?"
"Hey, how come you get a blog, and get to post pictures of us in outfits we don't like, and we aren't allowed to post pictures of you at all on our blogs? Think of what my internet friends are going to think if I dress like this!"
I privately wondered what internet friends Josefina had. "You... don't have a blog." I pointed out.
"So?" She asked.
"Josefina I'm going to get Kit to wear this."
She finally consented after that, it was better to be on my blog in floral shorts than not at all.



Of course she did make me let her pet turtle be in the pictures too, but that's another story....

Doll fashion week, day 3

Today Samantha is wearing a pair of pink sweat pants I made from a pair of shorts, and her sandals are red foam. Sorry for the short post, it's been a stressful day.

Doll fashion week, day 2

Welcome to the second day of doll fashion week! Today Kit is wearing her new t-shirt, which is made without a pattern from a pair of shorts. It was pretty easy, and I still have half of a pair of shorts left. :)

Doll fashion week, day 1

Today's model is Samantha, who is sporting her new bathrobe. She is quite pleased with it, as it is warm, and her favorite color.
I made it from the pattern in Joan Hinds book, "Sew the Essential Wardrobe for 18" dolls". It is made with fleece instead of velour, because I only had fleece on hand. I think it probably would be a lot less puffy if I had made it with velour, but I like it pretty well in fleece. See you tomorrow!

Coming tomorrow...

It's time for Doll Fashion week! The week where the dolls showcase some of their new clothes that I've made for them! The first post will be tomorrow, so stay tuned!!!

The duck days of.... winter?

A couple of weeks ago, we drove by a lake, saw some ducks, and decided to take a few pictures! As we stepped out of the car, we were told that they wouldn't chase us. With that, I turned my camera on, and zoomed in on the ducks. Before I had time to get a good picture, two of the five ducks had gotten up, and began to waddle towards us surprisingly quickly. I managed to get one picture before my companion and I threw ourselves into the car. The picture below is of the ducks, who were waddling after the car.

Introducing..... Kit!

Meet Kit, my newest American girl doll! She was a Christmas present, and I really like her a lot. Her features are beautiful, and her hair is really easy to take care of. :D She might just have to make her own blog! :P
I haven't gotten a lot out of her, but so far I have discovered that she likes writing, and outdoor activities such as swimming, running, tennis, and soccer. She didn't tell me, but I found out that she also draws a lot as well. (I knew that I shouldn't have left my new notebook and pen on the floor.)
The only pet she has is a basset hound. (Isn't that enough? :) That makes three dogs in my bedroom now... :D (just counting the dolls' dogs XD)

Socks!!!

Hi! I decided that since it's getting colder, my dolls needed some new socks. (They're both modeled by Samantha) I knit these up the other day, and finally uploaded some pictures. Comment on which pair is your favorite!