Tiny Guys

I finally finished the outfits for my two new little Forest Dweller guys. I spent much of last week working on them intermittently each evening, but on Sunday decided that their tops were turning out way too stiff, and I also didn't like how wide the neck openings were. So I decided to throw them in the trash, and start over completely from scratch. I made the new neck openings smaller, lengthened the vest by about 1/8" and lengthened the sleeves by a touch. At this tiny scale it's amazing what a difference even 1/16" can make.  

The new tops turned out so much better. Komirka Chipmunk's shirt seemed to be missing something, so I gave him a tiny red bow tie - to match the red flowers on his wife's apron....

These tiny outfits are definitely no fun. The sleeves are about as big as a postage stamp, and inserting them into the armhole has to be the worst job ever. And then there's the tiny collars hand-sewn from double 1/8" wide silk ribbon. I have to sew with a beading needle since it's the only needle fine enough. But they are finally finished! Yay!!

While I was at it, I also decided to try make a crocheted hat for Miss Chipmunk. I had to make changes to my crochet pattern in order to accommodate the different position of her ears. I chose some gray crochet thread to match her apron, and embellished it with red and turquoise silk ribbon and a small red ribbon rose....

The gray mouse couple...

All four new, little Forest Dwellers....

 I also dressed Miss Muffin Mouse. She's a tiny, jointed, porcelain character, roughly the same height as the four Forest Dwellers, and she is supposed to be a 'mouse', but compared to the much more realistic looking Whispering Grass Mice, she looks way more like a 'rabbit' in my opinion (even with the rounded ears)  so that's what she's going to be....