Dollstown Mini discussion part 6

coleen - this is his original dandelion head - prior to the other sizes he has come out with.
Xiao Xing, Millie and Zoe by Martha David, on Flickr
This is my original dandelion (she was my first BJD) with my original dollstown girls to give you a size comparison. This is the same head in the resin that comes closest to the dollstown resin.
There are several others who have used the elf body to hybrid it this head.

 

@Xiaoli I love your little ladies in their sailor inspired outfits. I love your little Dandelion. The limited edition Dandelion head looks closer to Narae rather than the first Dandelion. I wanted the new head because I ordered my Narae with sleep head. I liked the shape of the jaw & mouth, but then she can't have her eyes closed all the time! The new Dandelion head looked like Narae with her eyes open. But I couldn't afford it, so my Narae will be sleeping a lot!

 

@Xiaoli that is a super photo of all your school girls, what a lot of work you've put into their outfits! I look forward to seeing their adventures

 

Oh my goodness! No posts here since January *gasp*
I have to confess that I don't photograph my dolls as much as I used to but I am still loving them just as much as ever.
Here is Penelope (my Deogi) out and about in the muddy park.

Blue by Jane, on Flickr

 

Thanks Teddy and I agree about the mud not bothering Penelope.
And I was wondering the other day about how much the loss of Photobucket had to do with me not photographing my dolls to the extent I used to. I used it a lot.

Looking forward to seeing Winnie in her new dress soon now.....good luck with the camera hunt!

 

Penelope looks ready for an adventure! You might want to try Flickr for your photo hosting. The free version meets my needs and the advertising isn't obtrusive as with Photobucket.

 

Teddy- that is a daunting task! I only have 17 photos on Photobucket and I wanted to pull them to load on Flickr and the darn ads kept popping up and slowed down my laptop and I gave up!

 

Thanks Coleen I really should take more photos of my dolls as I do like to look at them. They seem more alive in the photos somehow.

And I love Flickr
But I like to keep my account tight and tidy there, as I am active in a lovely dolly community over there. Photobucket was great for 'dumping' extra photos for hosting on other sites. I have opened a free account on Postimage to try and take the place that Photobucket had, but I am very wary of free accounts now.
How are your DT dolls nowadays?

 

And we have a photo of Winnie to look forward to too!

 

After getting Lilianna back from her faceup I'm afraid I didn't do much with dolls. I had several operations and just wasn't into the dolls. I have been busy knitting again for the dolls. But I am afraid I have ripped out more outfits than I have finished! I prefer crocheting over knitting but knitting patterns are easier to find. I'm wanting to make outfits for the DT girls and a new 43cm Narae I just received. I started a LuLaRoe clothing business and I am afraid the only photos I have taken are my inventory!

 

Our discussion of photo hosting led me to search the free hosting sites. I remember that I had photos of my trip to England that were hosted but I couldn't remember where. I discovered Shutterfly, which I used to use under a different email account. I logged back in and lo and behold there are my pics of Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, and London. Also pics of my OOAK dolls I sold to finance my BJDs! I can't remember what the site was called before Shutterfly bought them, but that was my main site I used to upload photos. There are photos back to 2002. Those photos were lost due to a hard drive crash so it is fun looking down memory lane. I guess I need to decide what site I want to use for photo storage.

 

How wonderful that you found them again!!! I am so pleased for you......good luck in deciding how to store them now.
And I have almost stopped knitting for dolls at the moment.......I never did knit much, but I always made something for them. So last week I bought some laceweight yarn and as soon as I have this present (human size) project off my needles I am going to knit a cardi for one of my DT7 girls.
I did make mittens for my girls last year though........

DT7 mittens by Jane, on Flickr

 

@Jane I love your mittens! I learned to knit when I was in the 7th grade. One of my girlfriend's mother had a knit shop in their basement and I took lessons from her. I made tons of slippers for the family from the pattern I was given in the knitting class. I made a sweater, booties, and a hat for my son when he was born. Again, I never did much after that but when I recently pulled out my craft boxes I found 2 projects still on their needles; a scarf and a shawl made from that crazy eyelash yarn. I love the look of it but it was a pain to knit with! I never progressed to cable or double pointed needles.

 

Thanks Coleen! Last year I learned to use double pointed needles with ease......in fact I can't stop knitting with them. To think it has taken me this long to feel wholly comfortable with them.
But being able to use them with confidence has really changed my whole attitude to knitting, and made me (for the first time) in control of my knitting.
I am so looking forward to knitting more for the dolls now.

 

I'm having problems with yarn overs. I can't get a consistent look. And several patterns I purchased have those. Hence the many rip outs! I have never used circular needles either.

 

Do all the doll knitters know that Dollswest is closing at the end of this month?

DollsWest Designs

Her KW size patterns work perfectly for the DT7 girls