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Little Pink Party Dress

8/19/2016

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I received this beautiful piece of pink lace recently, and since three of my small dolls have 'birthdays' this month, I thought it would make a lovely party dress for one of them.
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This weekend will be a transition period, where I'm busy catching up with photos. The Newfoundland trip albums can be completed, the Gallery pages made for the newest outfits, and hopefully next week some of them will be offered up for sale.

I'm thinking that my next project will be a series of 'Dark Fairies', in darker colours, with bat or dragon wings. I've been wanting to make something like that for years, so it's about time. I just have to decided on which size doll, and then start pulling fabrics. 
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Bottle Cove

8/18/2016

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We were headed back to Port aux Basques, and the ferry, and took the drive
​out along Humber Arm, to the Bay of Islands, and Bottle Cove...
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It was a beautiful sunny day, but I wasn't feeling well. I'd reacted to the antibiotics, since the doctor had prescribed double the standard dosage. The pneumonia had actually gotten worse, and I wasn't sleeping because of the breathing noise and the coughing, so I was exhausted. 

I'd had such high hopes for taking photos at Bottle Cove. There's a trail out to a point overlooking the coast and the ocean,. There's a monument out there to Captain Cook, who explored this area back in 1776. It's a gorgeous spot, and would have been an amazing setting for my Fantasy crew. But I was ill, and could barely walk, so it wasn't to be. Not on this trip. All I could manage was one shot of Leona and Coco...with the point in the far distance....
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The dolls went back into the cupboard, and did not come out again. Even scenic shots were few 
and far between, during the next few days, as we headed to the ferry, and then for home. It definitely wasn't the trip I'd hoped for. Maybe some day we will go again, and have a better time.

The recovery has been long and slow. The pneumonia symptoms are mostly gone now, and my knee is a lot better too. I still don't have a lot of energy, at least not for photography. But part of that problem is the unrelenting heat and humidity we've been experiencing all summer. We've never had such a summer! Ever! I've been making party dresses for my Kaye Wiggs dolls, but it's been way too hot to haul everything outside to have any kind of party, and I've been waiting for some kind of party pictures before putting the dresses up for sale. Let's hope the weather improves soon.
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Durrell

8/17/2016

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Right beside Twilingate, in the next cove, is the picturesque village of Durrell.
​The girls were up at the Durrell Museum overlooking the town...
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One of our favourite spots in Durrell is Melvin's Dock, although it's starting to show it's age....
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Back in Twillingate, Lonnie checks out the Iceberg shop...
​but there's hardly any icebergs around, so it's not worth taking the boat tour.
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Golden Party Dresses

8/16/2016

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Finally did the photography for the second set of Kaye Wiggs party dresses.  
​Models are Miki and Layla Elf.
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MSD Vest Pattern

8/16/2016

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Announcing another free pattern tutorial!     The last of three I was working on.
This simple vest was originally designed for my Doll Leaves Maya. It also fits my Iplehouse
​JID Leona with small chest, and my D'Storic Narin, as well as Kaye Wiggs MSDs. 
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Winston and the Lobster

8/16/2016

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I'd also been thinking about taking some photos with Winston, and even though Canada Day
 had been a few days ago, I thought it would make for a fun picture....
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Winston in the boat, with a flag, and a huge lobster.....
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Twillingate

8/16/2016

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After spending the first part of the morning in Emergency in Twillingate, and being diagnosed with pneumonia, I was feeling more upbeat. I finally knew what was wrong, was on antibiotics, and felt hopeful that I'd be feeling a lot better very soon.  And I felt like taking doll pictures again!

There was a small parkette along the water's edge in town, where there were picnic tables.
Perfect! The table could double as a doll-size 'dock', and I could sit comfortably to take pictures.
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Lonnie also wanted to take pictures....
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Milo had some lobsters...
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...and everyone gathered around to see...
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Armchair Photography

8/15/2016

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With my knee out of commission, and barely being able to walk, photography prospects grew rather dim. At least 'just' having being sick up until now, I could still go out and take pictures. But it's almost impossible if I can't walk!  Jan said I could just take photos out the window.  Really??  

That big rear-view mirror was always in the way - right in the middle of any scene.....
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I tried opening the door part way to see if it would be any better.  
​Nope....the door won't open far enough...still no clear view....
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The only way to get a decent photo was to get out of the vehicle - in the rain....
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I managed a couple of scenic shots, but doll photos were totally out of the question.....
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St. Vincent

8/15/2016

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We left St. John's and headed south, stopping at Ferryland to take in the scenery.
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We were headed for St. Vincent, at the bottom of the Avalon peninsula. In St. Vincent, the water drops off deeply just off shore, and it's a popular place to watch whales, since they come in very close to shore. Only thing is, it's almost always hidden in a dense fog. We go to St. Vincent every time we are in Newfoundland, but it's always been so foggy we couldn't even see the beach, let along the water, or any whales. But today is it was clear and sunny! Locals were coming to the beach to watch the whales, and they said it was the first clear day in two weeks.
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Unfortunately the pain in my knee had gotten so bad that I couldn't put any weight on my leg at all, so I was stuck in the RV, watching from the window.

Seabirds were diving for the caplin (small fish that the whales come here for), and they are very entertaining to watch. The birds would fly high, then dive straight down, folding their wings in close just before hitting the water with a huge splash. There were even a few whales, but they were next to impossible to photograph. 

​Owen and Leona enjoyed watching...
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Signal Hill

8/15/2016

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The city of St. John's is situated on a natural harbour, protected from the ocean by a row of huge 'hills' (or mountains). On the north side is Signal Hill, with it's panoramic view from the top..
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The Cabot Tower sits at the very top of Signal Hill....
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Lonnie and Holly taking in the view of the city....
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Lonnie, with fog moving past behind her....
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Watching them get ready to fire the noon canons....
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The sun was burning off the fog over Fort Amherst far down below.....
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Fort Amherst guards the entrance to St. John's harbour....
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