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My Santa-Wizard

11/21/2016

 
Looks like I may have to put my plans for a Santa BJD on hold again for this Christmas. It took so long to get him painted, and then I had to finish my Dark Fairies, and now Christmas is staring me in the face, with not nearly enough time to do all the things I had wanted to do. This time of year always seems to fly by so fast!

​I still have to take my fairy photos before the outfits can go up for sale.  But because it took so long, the weather has changed and it's like the dead of winter out there. Not at all what I had in mind as far as photos go. Plus it's so cold! Hopefully there will be a little break in the weather soon.

In the meantime I started on my Santa-Wizard's body suit. His body was WAY too slim for a decent Santa, so I've made him some 'fluffy' underwear, by layering quilt batting between two layers of cotton jersey. There's an elastic strip between his legs, to keep his 'fat' from slipping out of place. 
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The next step is his clothes, hair and beard. His beard, moustache and eyebrows will get glued right to his face, and I had thought to glue his hair right to his head as well.  But my sister reminded me that he'll be wearing a hat much of the time - both as a Santa figure, and as a Wizard - so a wig would stand up to that better. Which means making him a hard-cap removable wig.

But I have a lot of things to do in the month before Christmas, so have decided to put him aside for now and focus on the stuff with impending deadlines instead. I don't feel like doing a sub-standard job on him because I'm too pressured to finish in time for pictures for this year.  Better to just make his Wizard costume after the holidays, and take my time next year to make his different Santa outfits.  At least that's what I'm telling myself today. 
Brigitte
11/21/2016 02:26:44 pm

That's a very good plan. Please don't pressure yourself.

Jane
11/23/2016 03:27:07 pm

Good idea!
But are you going to stick to your plan?

Martha
11/24/2016 07:41:27 pm

I don't know. I'm working on doll dresses for Christmas gifts right now, so once I'm done those, and there's still time, he may just become a Santa this year. If not, he'll be a Wizard first. The worst part will be making his wig and beard, and he needs those regardless of who he becomes first.

Charie Wilson
11/25/2016 11:31:28 am

Love his fat suit its perfect cannot wait to see him completed
Hugs Charie


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