As you might have realised, finishing personal projects is not one of my strong points. (Nor is regular blogging!) Every now and then I convince myself that if I write about it on the blog, the project will get done. Really I should probably just spend less time browsing other peoples' blogs and projects and get on with some of mine for a while.
This post will be a bit about my current projects and a bit about some of the blogs and sites that I have been enjoying recently.
- The
doll makeover hasn't actually moved on much yet.Here she is on the right wearing a little stretch top that I made from a Barbie pattern. Not a great fit for her... just an experiment at
this stage. Her hat and pink outfit are now gone. (Well, I still have them but they are no longer glued to her... there is a glue spot on the top of her head which will have to be covered. I know a lot of the people who refashion pose dolls and Bradley dolls deal with that issue too.)
- I have a new niece and have been meaning to try refashioning an old tshirt into a baby jumpsuit/onesie. I forgot to take a 'before' picture of the tshirt so here is a picture of a similar top.
This is another project that is only partly finished. If I don't hurry up, she'll have grown too big to wear it.
I have a plain white baby suit which I am trying to base my reconstruction on. I'm going to have to read up on sewing stretch fabrics again because I'm struggling with the ribbing around the neckline.
- Next comes a vintage dress I bought from St Vinnies a couple of weeks ago. It definitely doesn't fit me and isn't exactly my style these days plus I have been looking for a hot pin
k velour or velvet for ages so that I can try to recreate Lisa Loeb's pink jacket (as seen in these photos - sorry, I can't remember exactly where these photos came from... I found them on the net ages ago but neglected to keep a link reference). Hopefully there is enough fabric in the skirt. Fingers firmly crossed. (I'd love a leopard print blouse like the one she has on underneath too.)I thought I might also transplant the bib section to a tshirt for a tuxedo-bib look.
And as for blogs and sites that I've been enjoying -
A couple of young ladies who have blogs and youtube channels. Sweet and entertaining. :)
Alissa Loves or on youtube.
Strawberry Koi or on youtube.
They also have other blogs or web places but those should get you started. Thanks for sharing your videos, thoughts and interests ladies!
Then there is All-Mighty Clothing and Dainty June Clothing (also available at All-Mighty). I can't get enough of their gorgeous tshirts.
2 comments:
Oh the doll!!! She is adorable! What is she? She looks very Japanese... My mother is a hard core doll collector, but I have a hard time keeping up with the names >.<
Oh, and thank you for the shoutout! =^_^=
You're welcome for the shoutout! No problem. Strawberry Koi is great and I love the graphics you have done there too. :)
I'm not sure exactly what type of doll she is but she is a lot like a "Bradley" doll - (there are some on flickr. The Pose dolls are similar and even more Japanese. I'm still learning about them but if you are interested there are a couple of flickr groups you might enjoy looking at - Lovely Pose Doll and Bradley Dolls... plus the Reposessed Pose Dolls. :)
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