I did get my Poppy Parker doll set, but a sick kitty and life in general got in the way of taking lots of photos. And in the way of sewing, and taking pics.
But fortunately my old kitty is doing better, and now I'm just fighting the day job and other chores for time to play. :D
I managed to make some more Binky Boos, a Pocket Poppet, and finally, some Mini Blobby Monsters.
My Wilde Imagination Amber doll agreed to pose with a monster or two. :)
I recently purchased Ginger Melon's latest doll pattern, the Pocket Poppet doll. This doll is roughly eight inches tall when completed, and has a new "flat foot" design. Once again, the pattern drafting is very well done, and the instructions easy to follow. She has even provided a helpful diagram for placing the facial features (which is something I struggle at on every single doll).
I love the new foot design, and am contemplating fiddling with the pattern slightly to allow me to insert a folded pipe cleaner in the doll's torso and legs, and see if she can stand on her own. The way the head fits onto the body works well, too, with little fuss to get the head to stop wobbling on the neck.
The pattern calls for you to needle felt yarn onto the doll's head. I may use Tussah silk on a future doll, but for this first one I went to an old standby I used to use for doll hair: Lion's Brand Homespun yarn. It's soft, and has little less mess to it when using it for doll hair. The Tussah silk, while lovely, gets everywhere! I cut lengths of the yarn, but before I felt it (or sew it, depending on the doll) to the scalp, I remove the two or three strands of string that hold the ply together. Once those are removed, the yarn fluffs up almost like mohair, and is soft and luxurious to the touch.
I went for the sun dress with scalloped sleeves for this first doll. The pattern calls for a hook and eye closure at the back, which is something that I again struggle with each doll to get right. I typcially end up with the hook part showing. To work around this, I added some felt bows along the back for decoration. The shoe style whips up nice and quick, mimicking a sandal without needing to fiddle and fuss with a tiny strap.
You need to have 7-7.5 mm safety eyes to complete the doll's look. Everything else is hand embroidered/hand sewn detailing.
I like how this first one turned out, and am eager to sew up several more right away. There are lots of outfit choices to try out, too, including a cute Bohemian-inspired outfit, and a giant, floppy hat.
With another day off ahead, I think I can make pretty good use of my time! :D
This new doll is available for purchase on eBay.
I finally managed to get time to finish up my works in progress.
I have four new Binky Boos up for auction now, and a trio of Cotton Candy dolls. Now I can focus on Ginger Melon's latest doll pattern this week!
The green pony and the two latest Pocket Fox dolls are also now up for auction this week.
The paying gig is still sucking a lot of time and energy, even after work is done, but I finally have two of Ginger Melon's Pocket Foxes and a Pony finished.
I changed up the nose on the foxes, and instead of using embroidery, I added a safety nose. I like the way it looks, so I will be doing this for the foxes going forward. I will have to figure out how to plan the placement, since the brown fox's nose isn't set perfect (but still cute, I think).
I have several Binky Boos cut out, and three Cotton Candy dolls needing hair and final touches on their wardrobe, too. I should be able to have a nice set of listings for eBay this week!
