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More Ice & Snow

4/20/2018

We experienced an ice storm over the past weekend. First freezing rain, then a couple of centimetres of ice pellets, then more freezing rain. I figured (hoped) it would be winter's 'final hurrah' this spring, and having just finished a bunch of mushroom clumps, I had a photo idea....

"I don't suppose there's room under there for me??"

"I'm really sick of this ice and snow!!"

"Sorry, there's not enough room..."

"I didn't think so..."

"Maybe you can find some other place dry and warm?"

For Sale

4/19/2018

I have some new and slightly used doll outfits for sale. Click on thumbnails for more information...

Nelly in Yellow

Out on the Town - JID

Spring Dress & Jacket - JID

Orange Batik - Slim MSD

Purple Batik - Slim MSD

Canada Day Summer Fun - KID

Canada Day Sundress - BID

Christmas Corduroy Overalls - BID

To purchase, contact me at - [email protected]

More Party Photos

4/19/2018

Rex is Coming!!

4/18/2018

Nothing like working on the computer, only to have a shipping notice pop into the Inbox!

My FID Rex is on his way!!

I've loved Rex since the day he was released as a Special Forces Limited Edition. But I really didn't want another huge doll. Even so, I was tempted on several occasions. Then Iplehouse released him as a smaller FID (Fun Size), but I really didn't want another guy with the hunky, Super Hero body, so passed again. And then they released a new slimmer FID body - a more normal guy's body.
So then I finally ordered him. In Real Skin. And he's coming with a face up!!!

He's coming with some tall black boots, which i figure would work for all kinds of historical or Fantasy characters. I've been trying to decide if he and Bianca are going to be from the Elizabethan period, or Rococo, or maybe something Fantasy.

So I better hurry up and finish the two little Victorian dresses so i can make Rex a wig, and then decide on something for him to wear. With all the photo work, the two dresses aren't moving very fast. I've made the bodices, pleated the two skirts, and lined their hats.....

Playing Games

4/17/2018

Even though everyone was a little reluctant at first, they soon started to enjoy themselves....

Lonnie and Peach tried to beat each other at checkers....

While Angela, Milo, and Lisa played 'Sorry'....

...and Paige and Byuri played dominos....

Milo couldn't decide which of his men to move....

"Sorry!!"

Everyone was having a lot of fun...

..and no one seemed to miss their phones....

Where's Spring??

4/16/2018

My poor crocuses have been up for weeks, struggling to bloom in this never-ending winter weather. I did capture some of them open on one sunny day last week when it was just above freezing....

But the last three days have been especially trying, with all the freezing rain and ice pellets, and then a whole second round of freezing rain. The poor flowers are up to their necks in ice pellets...

When the ice finally melts, all the early flowers, like the yellow ones above, will have been destroyed. I just hope the ones that were still in tight buds survive....

In the meantime I'm trying to take advantage of the delayed Spring, to make some mushrooms for spring photo shoots. I know mushrooms are technically something that grows in late summer and fall, but these are for Fantasy scenes, so who cares??

The big mushroom has the top of a big 'house' mushroom I've been using in the background of some Willie photos. The top broke off a while ago, and I don't like how the top now sits so low on the base, so I decided to make a taller, slimmer bottom. And while I was at it, I found some ceramic mushrooms at Dollarama. I didn't like their chunky ceramic bases either, so just pulled off the caps and attached them to dowels. I filled in the bottoms of the caps with foil, then Paperclay. Extra details are made from Aves Apoxie. I hope they are dry enough to paint tomorrow.

I've also started to catch up on making the Favourite Photos albums. Narae's art series will take up TWELVE separate albums. The thumbnails are all there, but only three albums have been completed. The rest don't open yet. And there's four other albums needing to be made, as well as several to be updated. There's also two tutorial buttons that don't open yet either. So lots to do!!