But first, I want to remake the last of my 'heirloom' baby dresses. The violets are in full bloom, and still nice and short, and the crab-apple petals are starting to flutter down, so it's time for the annual Kaye Wiggs Tea Party. Hope needs a party dress, so I better make her one - fast.
I finished Asa's Eagle hat this morning. Jan cut the tiny bits of abalone shell for me last night - four for the decorative collar, and two very tiny circles for the eyes. I varnished the inside of the hat with matte varnish in order to protect the seams in the wall-paper, but I decided against varnishing the outside of the hat since the 'matte' still has a bit of shine, and it would be a lot easier for photography without it. I glue-gunned the Eagle parts onto the hat, and a bit of hot glue ended up seeping out underneath to the front. Shine alert!! A bit of the matte varnish over the glue cut the shine right down so it's almost invisible now. Now that the native outfits are done, I need to figure out some doll stands for photography. Regular doll stands are too blatantly obvious and hard to hide - plus they blow over in strong winds. I've made "stick-in-the-ground" stands which work very well in soft ground, but what about rocky surfaces? I'm thinking some kind of adjustable wire support attached to a sturdy wire tri-pod. I have a huge collection of wire coat-hangers, so it's time to experiment.
But first, I want to remake the last of my 'heirloom' baby dresses. The violets are in full bloom, and still nice and short, and the crab-apple petals are starting to flutter down, so it's time for the annual Kaye Wiggs Tea Party. Hope needs a party dress, so I better make her one - fast. 5/10/2012 06:38:42 am
Martha, I just have to tell you how much I enjoy your Blog...seeing your ideas and their progression to reality is just such a joy....Thank you!!!
Martha
5/10/2012 08:40:53 am
You are very welcome! It's nice to know there's people interested in seeing the process. I'm obviously not going to go into such detail with every outfit, but it's a nice thing to do with the really time-consuming special ones, especially the ones I make for my own dolls.
Toni
5/10/2012 02:30:56 pm
Martha, I agree with Susan, your blog is my homepage and I hope you know how much it brings to other people's lives. I don't get enough time for all the craft and BJD things I want to do but delight in seeing everything you make and photograph. What a huge sense of achievement (and relief!) that the native indian costumes are done. I look forward to the photos, As always! 8/15/2012 04:00:31 am
Great site, i've been thinking about getting a free blog from weebly, do you recommend it?
Martha
8/15/2012 04:04:08 am
By all means, give Weebly a try. It's super easy and there are lots of formats to choose. Comments are closed.
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