I just love her in this gown....

A few more pictures of the two girls in the garden...

Thought I'd try switch her feet for high heeled feet, and see how the length of her skirts worked with high heeled shoes. JiDs have the same size feet as FIDs, so the shoes fit Isis just the same. Not perfect, but good enough.  And with the added height, her dress wasn't nearly as long in front.

Took some more photos of Layla and Izzy yesterday....

I was really pleased with the sunny, back-lit ones....

...all except for the stray hair right across Izzy's face.  Drat that wind!

Ever since Iplehouse changed their JID Lady's bodies (back in 2012?) people have been having so many issues with posing them. They changed the bodies so they aren't strung like regular BJDs anymore. The legs are just tied to each other, instead of the elastic going up the torso to the head.

Thankfully, for me, Charie will drill out the JID lady body whenever I bring a new one to paint. Then she can string the doll the standard way, and it holds a pose much better.

Recently several people have been asking about the drilling, and since Kassia was undressed, I was able to take some photos - with the help of my husband, who pulled the doll apart so i could take a photo inside.  First the view inside her torso looking down....

And then at the bottom of the torso looking up into the hip joint, and showing the new stringing....

I'm not sure which direction she drilled in, but I'm guessing it's from the bottom up.  
With the drilled torso and new stringing, there's no more floppy legs,
​and the doll holds a pose so much better. 

Layla and Izzy were so nicely dressed up, that they decided to have a private little tea party...

I was looking through the older 'Special Days' photos to see if there were any for Father's Day, but decided I needed something new. Owen was still in his tux and I thought maybe he could be dressed up to have a tea party with his little girl and some of her favourite dolls and toys. But I decided casual clothes would work even better.

I first tried Owen sitting on one of the small chairs, but decided he worked better sitting on
​the floor. Then he'd at least be the right height, and the chairs could be for Holly's dolls....

Wishing all the Dads out there a Happy Father's Day!

Thought I'd take a few pictures with all my boys together. First Aaron and Milo...

And then with all the younger boys.....

And one last group portrait shot....

Most boys love nothing more than spending hours playing computer games, and Aaron is no different. He took his laptop along when he went to meet some of the other neighbourhood boys...

Recently finished two pretty purple dresses for Kaye Wiggs girls. They are made from a
​printed, semi-sheer Indian scarf. Once I'm done taking photos, they'll go up for sale.