It's been seven months since my tiny Talyssa arrived with her broken finger. I've been feeling very frustrated because the new hand that I was promised back then, has never arrived, even though I've asked about it several times. I did glue her finger back on and covered the join with a tiny bandaid, but I've not felt inspired to play with her or take photos since that very first day....
Anyways, I decided to try get over my funk, and make something new for her, in hopes of getting my enthusiasm back. My other two Kaye Wiggs tinies - Cinnamon and Tillie - are currently fairies, so that's what she should be as well. So that means making a fairy costume...
I found a big silk flower at Value Village a while back, and bought it for the petals, which I thought would be nice for a fairy outfit. So that's what I'm using....
I found a big silk flower at Value Village a while back, and bought it for the petals, which I thought would be nice for a fairy outfit. So that's what I'm using....
The flower petals are very nice, but they only come down halfway to where I want the skirt length to be, so I'm sewing narrow strips of petal from another part of the silk flower, onto the pale pink underskirt, hoping it will tie the two together, plus give the flimsy tricot skirt some more fullness....
The wings were made yesterday, and are ready to put together....
RSS Feed
