Playing with dolls: what did you do with your doll today that made you happy? <3

I got my girl a new wig, and it changed her entire look! I'm honestly thinking about using her for a different character. She was originally supposed to be Jane Eyre but now she gives me a 20s Flapper vibe.

 

I bought new brushes for faceups.

 

I turnt an old toy suitcase into a carrier bag for my yo-sd sized dolls, updated my doll blog and planned some new crafting projects I wish to start doing next weekend. I have had pretty busy and exchausting spring, so I am super happy I have more time for my doll hobby this summer.

 

I welcomed a new Haru Casting boy into my doll family today yay ^.^ I had already ordered a wig and eyes for him and I was so happy to see that both fit his personality absolutely perfectly

I just love when everything falls into place with a new doll and the concept you had previously visualized in your head indeed works out •^-^•

 

got to take ollie out for some pics in the garden - it seems like every time i plan on taking him somewhere for pics it rains like crazy, so i haven't had a chance to take him out for a long time... but i decided to take advantage of the sunshine today and take a few quick snaps of him in our front garden! i need to bring him out more, every time i see him i fall in love all over again

 

I started on a simple scarf today! It's a small step but I want to learn to make other nice accessories for my doll by hand. Maybe in a few years I will have enough practice to make more elaborate items for my dolls!

 

I shelved them.

Shelving dolls

 

Today I learned new pattern-making techniques for my doll, and I can't wait to use them soon.

 

I made my first very basic sleeveless shirt. Its going to be part of the overall outfit I have in mind for my doll. Its really intimidating to figure out the patterns I need for the rest of the outfit...but hey progress is progress

 

Played with my dolls for the first time in a month or so. I had bought some Glitter Girls sets at the start of the year that I was finally able to try one of my girls in. They work really well for summer! I might switch the rest into summer gear.

 

Made a sleeveless jacket with a hood for Willow, my Mirwen. She looks like a forest elf now

 

Attempted to take photos of my Delf dreaming El this morning (the current favourite ) because I wanted to show off his full outfit. Realised that he is too tall for my backdrop when he's wearing his big chunky boots. So now I've added "get a bigger backdrop" to my to do list. Also ordered some new props for him (and probably for the Soony too as realistically she always end up stealing everyone else's things )

 

Today I restrung, wired and partially re-sueded Saga, because she was being really kicky. Also gave her a quick scrub because she had some stains probably from her clothes.
I also recently wired and restrung Minka because her elastics were so old and made her super floppy. Now my girls can hold poses and stand up straight without any struggles
I'm excited to take them out into the world and have a photoshoot with them!

 

I finished this Hexagon cardigan for my doll today! I'm really happy how it turned out

 

I sat down and looked at my dolls. They bring me such a joy. Didn't even touch them.

 

I got in my first, pre-loved project doll recently. I've done my first unstringing, my first maintenance. It's not going quite the way I hoped (I'm trying to reduce the extreme yellowing on a white resin doll), but it's going great at getting me over the fear of "hurting" the dolls! I'm getting so much more comfortable with doing things that intimidated me before, and I'm really enjoying it despite the dips not going as planned lol.

 

I got a soldering iron, some ear protection and some longer pliers in the post today so tomorrow I'm going to try and set up a miniature forge and do some tests for miniature armour.

 

I took Michi out of the box and put a new outfit on her - instantly just squeeing all over her, what a cutie

 

Made a new shirt and some mesh stockings that fit Aurelia. I'm probably going to make more pairs of the stockings in more colors since they turned out surprisingly well.

 

Today I continue with the creation of a wedding story on my WP. Still a draft, but I'm a little closer to the goal than i was yesterday.