Overalls

 

I made the new kid some overalls yesterday and a checkered shirt.

Rosen Lied Sage

 

He arrived last week and I have finally had a moment to photograph him. This outfit came with him. I will be making him some new clothing soon, hopefully. His name is Percival.

Spring has come very early around here this year! The crocuses are up, the trees are budding, my daffodils are opening up and my grass is getting green. Today is was 80 degrees. It's very odd!

Arina

Arina Close up, a photo by elizabeth's*whimsies on Flickr.

I've been wishing for more Rosen Lied dolls lately, so I decided to photograph Arina. She's a pretty doll and looks nice in the red wig.

Rosen Lied Arina

Rosen Lied Arina, a photo by elizabeth's*whimsies on Flickr.

She arrived and she's so pretty! I got this doll from a fellow collector who was letting her go. She's perfect and has beautiful face paint. She's posing here with a little felted kitten I made.  Her name is Samantha.

Doll with Doll

 

April is playing with the 1:12 scale baby from my Edwardian dollhouse.  He is dressed in a little dress I knitted when I was crazy.  (It was really difficult to knit that tiny and I wouldn't attempt it again!)  April is wearing a dress similar to the one I made in Little Darling Effner size.  I was asked if I could make a similar dress in yo-sd size, and I did and it's already mailed out to the recipient.  I hope she enjoys it! 

Today's Sewing Project

 

I've had a thing lately for drop-waist dresses.  I have a feeling there are more to come, too.  I will eventually list this one on etsy, but I want to make some accessories of some type to go with it, first.  My Rosen Lied Tuesday's Child Beige is modeling.  Her red hair seemed just the thing for this outfit.  It will also fit 10" Effner dolls by Boneka.

Lovely Day

Today was a lovely day, with dry warmth.  April thought it was perfect weather for daydreaming in the sunshine on the deck.  She also spent some time sitting with her friend, Luke.

These two are just so cute, I can't get over it.  I found the bench on clearance at Michaels and it fits them perfectly. 

The summer is winding down here.  It will be a cool night tonight.  The summer has been full of nice weather and the garden has grown well, producing lots of tomatoes, green beans and cucumbers, among other things.  The chickens are doing fine and Hazel is broody and thinks she can hatch the wooden eggs!  She looks crazed when she's broody, as she puffs up her feathers and makes a terrible sound, but I just laugh at her and send her out to play with her sisters.  Daisy Duck (aka Little) has decided that the call ducklings are OK and swims every day with them.  She daily has to put Roger in line, as he's a bit fresh, and she occasionally has to sneak a bite at Hattie to keep her in line, too.  Overall Daisy has stopped mourning for Millie and now she has friends to keep her company in the winter, so all is well with the feathered folk!

I made a dress for Candy Plusczok today, also, but I will show it tomorrow!

Some dress sewing

I find I take a lot of inspiration just from fabric.  And if I don't have any inspiring fabric, I don't feel like creating anything!  I found this fabric at Joann Fabrics and it's just what I was wanting for this weekend's project.  April (Rosen Lied Beige) needed a new, pretty outfit for a meetup in Ithaca in a few weeks.  This fabric was just the right thing for her.  I used patterns from the Londie Phillips book I mentioned before.  It's a great book with patterns for multiple-sized dolls.  I'll have to take a photo of my Effners wearing the dress after April is through with it.

Rosen Lied Beige

At last! I had time to complete her dress and photograph her. This was what I was working on Thursday when the trees came down. This is April, by Rosen Lied. Her model name is Beige. She's going to be lots of fun if I can ever have time to make her more clothing.