It's almost October

And for me that means a chance to dress up in costumes!  Of course, I rarely actually dress myself up in costumes and my children are wanting to pick out their own now so where does that leave me??  Dressing up my dolls!  Be prepared to see some dolls in costumes coming along this month, I'd like to introduce you to my first three.  :)

First we have Sable.  I rarely do these little honeybuns with a full head of mohair because my entire aim for them was to try and keep them a little more affordable for people and these use up a lot more supplies and take a lot more time.  But she wanted to be a flapper girl and how could I resist giving her a full head of curly platinum hair?!  Answer: I couldn't.  So Sable was born. 

Normally she's a really sweet girly girl and dresses in pretty hearts and lace but for Halloween her saucy side comes out and she's head to toe black! 

Next we have Emery who came to me one night very quietly and told me she'd always wished to be a butterfly.  Luckily for her I was able to come up with a sweet pair of wings that she can hook onto her shoulders when she wants to dress up.  This way she can wear them with anything! 

 

Luckily for me Ally was an easy customer.  It took her a while to decide what she wanted to be but when she picked a black cat late one night, we got to work.  I think her fuzzy little mohair piggies are just the sweetest, don't you?

 

 

Sable and Emery will be for sale in just a couple of hours at Crafty Bastards!  Stay tuned to my Facebook page for more fun in doll land!

A Doll for her Birthday

I've been making a lot of dolls lately.  So many that sometimes I forget how much my own children have been wanting them.  I have to hide them from my youngest or she'll beg and beg to snuggle them, and knowing how grubby her little hands can get it's never a good idea to have something I'd rather she didn't destroy.  :)

 

I decided last week to put a hold on accepting anymore custom orders so that I could focus on making her her very own special doll.  Her birthday is coming up in just over a week and I managed to get her dolly finished and clothed.  Of course, now I'll have to do one for her older sister or I'll never hear the end of it. 

 

So I introduce you to Lilah.

 

 

I just love this doll.  It was actually my oldest who asked for a doll with pink and purple hair and I decided that I'd do them both similarly so that the fighting would be minimal.  I love how every last bit of her (well, besides the sequined belt on her dress that my daughter picked out one day at the fabric store) is all natural.  Her hair and stuffing are pure wool, her skin is cotton, her cheeks are beeswax blushed.  She was made with a ton of love and I really like to think it comes through.

 

So Happy Birthday my little darling!  Treat her well!