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!
Another four Binky Boos have gone up for auction on eBay.
We have two kitties, and two bears this time, with a couple in nice, bright colors. :)
At least in our household it just means I've made another little doll. :D
I love the color combo of the rosy pink and auburn silk tussah top roving. I wasn't sure how that would look, but as I started adding it, I thought it was a good choice.
The little pony is up for auction right now. Lately a lot of the dolls I make from Ginger Melon's patterns have been going to Australia, with a Binky Boo going to Austria today. It's pretty cool to think of the dolls traveling to all parts of the globe like that!
And because I can't resist posing the ponies like this:
I stumbled across a plastic bag with a doll in progress. This happens occasionally in my house. The poor thing probably had been ignored for months.
So, I pulled her out and finished her up over the last few evenings. Once again, it was a Ginger Melon pattern, a Pocket Pixie.
I decided to try something a little different with her hair. Instead of using fingering weight wool, I used DMC floss. Three full skeins of black went into covering her scalp, and I really like the results. I hand sewed the strands on, using the same technique I learned when I used to make Raggedy Ann dolls by hand. It's a nice, secure method. With the lighter weight floss, it also lays nice, and I could make it pretty thick without getting a "pouf" effect. I sewed the hair three strands of floss at a time, until I got to the forehead area, and then switched to two strands.
I went with little felt flowers for details on her dress and shoes, instead of my usual embroidery. Her little hair decoration is felt flowers, too, tied in with white embroidery floss so I can switch it around if I feel like it.
This doll is up for auction on eBay now. I'm curious to see how long it will take me to sell her.
I'm still working on my little racoon, but he's coming along well, and should be done by the weekend. The little details on his tail took me a little longer than I expected, plus that darn paying day job getting in the way of my crafting. :D
I'm also watching the front porch anxiously for a package from Tonner doll. Once that package arrives, there's going to be lots of photo taking!