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8/25/2015

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I've been working on Lily's Summer Goddess costume for the last few weeks, but have gone as far as I can go without the doll here to fit things on. The separate 'sleeves' are just about done, but I can't go any further with the dress itself until Lily is back home, so I can try the bodice on her.
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Which means doing something else for a while.  I realized there's two doll 'birthdays' during the last week of our upcoming fall trip, so I need to address those before we go, so i have pictures ready to post as soon as we get back home. Which means two more cakes to make. The forms are all ready - a styrofoam one to ice and decorate with drywall compound and flowers, and wooden tiers wrapped in florist tape, for the second cake, to cover with polymer clay 'fondant'....
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...and if that wasn't enough, I'd really like a dragon for my Fantasy dolls. Problem is I'd like him to be somewhat posable, and I'm not sure how to go about it, and I don't have time to devote the next four weeks to it. So I'm going to make a small one from a pattern by Belinda Small Patterson, which I purchased twenty years ago. If it turns out, then I'll consider designing a bigger one at a later date, using the experience from this one as a guide. I chose some very basic-coloured fabrics because I don't want the dragon to be too flashy...
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So, lots to do....
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Jane
8/25/2015 08:21:24 am

I wouldn't be able to keep up with you even if I tried!!! You are always making so much....wow!

Is Lily having a body blush and that is why the whole doll had to go away?
Happy cake decorating now

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Martha
8/25/2015 09:47:42 am

Yes, Lily is having some body work done - her nipples sanded off, seams sanded, glue sueded, and body blushed. But I always bring away the whole doll. It's not like I need to skimp to save on shipping, since it costs the same on gas if we drive over with the whole doll, or just the head.

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Danka_Zee link
8/25/2015 08:38:54 am

I was wondering if you might want to use pipe cleaners inside of your dragon to be more poseable?

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Martha
8/25/2015 09:48:44 am

I will be inserting pipe cleaners into the dragon's hands, but for the body I'm using much thicker wire.

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Babel link
8/25/2015 04:45:59 pm

That of beautiful photos in prospect, I am beforehand delighted at it ......... :o))

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