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Butterfly Monarch

3/5/2019

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I'm working on making a tiny version of a costume that I made way back in 1995 for an art doll with my sister.....the 'Butterfly Monarch'....
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I figured it would be a wonderful elegant costume for my Phairby...
​Here's what I did yesterday....
..first the pale peach cotton underskirt...
...then added orange ribbon...
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...and a strip of orange lace....
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..then gathered small fabric flower petals in the appropriate colours....
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...and beaded them onto the bottom of the skirt. The original spacing I had in mind, seemed too far apart, so I had to fill the spaces with another, shorter row...
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...then brushed on some glitter paint...
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...and today I'm beading the rows of 'white spots' which correspond to the white spots on the monarch's wings. The overskirt is a thin cotton gauze, which I chose because it already has vertical crinkles, and it will hang better than any thicker fabric I might have. I didn't have any flowers small enough, so am using some cream coloured sequins, and four sizes of 'pearl' beads....
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This time I'm going to use a stretch fabric for the sleeves, so they will fit over her hands better without ending up looking bulky. I still have to figure out how to add narrow lace cuffs and beading to the end of stretchy fabric. And with this costume, Phairby will need a proper wig.

Anyways, it's something fun to do while I'm on antibiotics, which have totally killed any desire to take new doll photos.  Good thing I still have one little story waiting in the wings.....
5 Comments
Donna
3/5/2019 09:47:56 am

Oh, Martha, it's going to be wonderful and so tiny! Phairby will be adorable as a Butterfly Monarch.

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Martha
3/7/2019 11:48:38 am

Thanks! It's kind of nice to be able to revisit some of my favourite doll outfits from the past

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Dorothy
3/5/2019 07:38:47 pm

Dear Martha, what a lovely outfit this will be.
I hope you are feeling better.

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Martha
3/7/2019 11:51:35 am

Thanks! Yes, it took several days, but the antibiotics finally took care of the pain.

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designdreamer
8/17/2022 09:34:26 am

Oh my!!! Your creativity, and execution of it never cease to amaze me.

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    Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.
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