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Olivia always missed her Dad terribly when he was away...  He knelt down to give her a hug...  "I love you Papa," she whispered, "and I really miss you when you are away..."
"I know. And I miss you too. But it's my job, and I have to go."   "But I've asked for some time off when the baby comes.."  "And then I'll be home all day with you...."  "...and your little sister."  "But I really have to go now." 
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Matias had stopped in at home on his way to another assignment.  The new baby could arrive at any time, and he wanted to check in on Agnes...  "I'm doing fine." she said, "Just a little tired, but it's not like I haven't gone through this before."  "Even so, I want to be here for you. So if I'm not back yet, just send word when it's time, and I'll come home as quickly as I can."  Naomi and Agnes had become the best of friends. Not only were their husbands half brothers, but the two of them had formed a deep sisterly bond as well.  Naomi would come and visit often. "How are you feeling?"  Olivia came out on the terrace carrying little Mika....  "My Momma is having another baby!"  "Yes, I know."
"So, what do you think about that?"  "Well, when they are little they are a lot of work..."  "And you've certainly been a lot of help with baby Mika." interjected her Mom....  "But I like being a big sister," continued Olivia, "And I think it will be even more fun when they get a little older.."  Agnes was the Elf King's daughter, and she had fallen deeply in love with Matias, and he with her. But knowing that her Father would not approve of her marrying a mortal, the two of them had secretly married. Her Father did eventually come to accept his daughter's choice, but he demanded that Matias go into service for him as a knight in his Elvin army for several years. Even so, Matias tried to be home with his ladies as often as he could.  "Do you really have to go away again so soon?" asked Olivia...  "Yes, I do..."  "But I'll be back as soon as I can."  Agnes felt the baby kick and took Matias' hand and placed it on her belly. "Do you feel that?"  'Yes, I do..."  "Well, that's your new little son or daughter..."  "I would love a son,"  "...but I'd be just as happy even if it is another little girl."  Then he turned to Olivia,  "I have to leave again for a few days..."  "And I trust that you'll help look after your Mother and little sister while I'm gone."  Yes, of course I will, Papa."  "Well, it looks like I'm leaving you in good hands."  Elf Agnes was expecting again....   It would be her and Matias' third child.
 They hadn't really planned on having another child quite so soon...  But they were a beautiful young couple...  ...and passionately in love.  And...well...um....  ...things just happened....
Still, they were both only too happy to welcome another baby.   "It won't be too much longer now."  I have two DreamhighStudio baby elves, but they arrived more than six months apart. The first one was always going to be Agnes and Matias' baby, and then when DHS offered the baby elf again with different face plates, I couldn't resist ordering another, thinking the second one might just become a baby for the regular House Elves. So Mika, the first baby elf, was introduced as Agnes and Matias' baby....  ....and was featured in lots of beautiful photos with her family at Christmas.  When the second baby elf arrived, it was clear that she wouldn't work with the smaller House Elves. First of all she was way too big, and then what would explain their baby looking exactly like Agnes and Matias' baby? So, what to do? I didn't want to sell her, since they looked so adorable together.  So I finally decided that Agnes would just have another baby, right after having had the first one. She'd have a really quick pregnancy, so the two babies could stay together, looking like twins, even though they were almost a year apart. The second baby would have a permanent home and I could get on with my stories. So, I needed something high-waisted for Agnes to wear, and considered making something brand new. But I was too busy and overwhelmed with a lot of other things already on the go, so decided to see how she looked in Limhwa Lily's green Spring Goddess gown. I added a 'baby bump' and she looked perfect. 
I had started three Medieval style tents several years ago, but had only finished the smaller version. Then when I wanted to take some campsite photos on our trip out west I decided to finish the two larger ones. The bottom parts had already been sewn years ago, but they still needed tops.  The finished tents worked really well on our trip. Then after we got home I started taking photos for some of the Special Days in Summer. One was Snake Day, and one of my ideas was to have a snake charmer at the circus. The Medieval style tents could double as circus tents. So I set them up on the patio table, and posed all the dolls...  Then took photos...  There was also a Clown Day in August, and I did take a photo of my single clown in the same circus set up. But I ended up making two more clown outfits, so had to set up my 'circus' again a few weeks later, just facing a different direction to get better lighting...  And like usual, the best photos are always taken straight on at the doll's eye level....  Introducing Noelle, my second Limited Edition collaboration with Ruby Red Fashion Friends!  She's really beautiful, and they did an amazing job recreating my sample outfit. She's exactly like a bigger version of my own little BJD elves.  They even posted photos of her just in her striped top and tights, looking like she was wearing Christmas PJs, which is something that had never even occurred to me.  Preorder for Noelle starts today, until September 21st.
For more information - Noelle On our trip out west I was always on the lookout for places to take doll photos, especially of their campsites. We were on Vancouver Island, and the campground at Pacific Rim National park was full, so we ended up in a private campground in Uclulet. It was on the former site of the Royal Canadian Air Force Seaplane base which was one of Canada's first line of defence against the Japanese during WWII. We were granted permission to take photos on any unoccupied campsites, including the larger group site, which was situated on the side of the hill which had been the site of an observation tower during the war.  Everything had been reclaimed by the rainforest....although the campsite ground itself had been worn bare, having been trampled by hundreds of feet over the years....  The top of the hill was still littered with moss-covered concrete blocks from the old observation tower...  Anyways, it seemed like as good a site as any, so I proceeded to set up the doll's campsite on the top of the hill. I'd made the tents with loops on each bottom corner so I could secure them with wire tent pegs into the ground. I had brought along everything else they would need in their camp, including logs for the fire, a fake cellophane 'fire' and even the stones to surround the firepit.  After positioning the dolls for the first scene, I would direct Jan to do some final repositioning of dolls and horses....  ..as I was seated on a bench a bit lower down the hill to take the photos at a better, lower angle...  Jan was being silly when he took one of their tiny drumsticks and pretended to join the dolls for dinner...  The scene was mixed sunshine and shade so I tried taking photos using the flash....  Then I'd take the same photo again without flash. In the end I preferred the more natural lighting without flash. And as much as I was trying to avoid having the big concrete blocks in the background, sometimes I was too absorbed in just taking a photo of the scene that I really didn't notice them. Until later, when I had to get rid of them in photoshop....  After the photo session, I put everyone and everything back in their boxes, leaving just the tents. So Jan went up to pull all the tent pegs and take them down...  It was the end of just one of the many photo sessions that day.
Each evening the group would stop for the night and set up camp... Aeran would help with cooking dinner....  ...while Adrian or Narin would see to the horses...  Then they'd all sit down to enjoy some dinner. it was always a special treat if they'd had a successful hunt that day.  Aeran and Kyle were starting to get more comfortable and relaxed with each other. Aeran was starting to realize her grandfather was right when he had insisted Kyle come along.  Which was making for much more pleasant evenings together.  |
AuthorMartha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes. Archives
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