Brown Eyes

You can now see why I have been making so many “tiny” things.  It just seems that although I have been making tons of doll clothes, it has been ages since the last time I made an actual doll.  I wanted to make a truly brilliant one, so here she is. I very carefully drew her pattern by hand.  She is about 19 inches with a relatively thin body and thinner arms and legs.  Her head of course is huge...

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Perfectly Patterned and Pink

So I made this lovely doll-sized dress, just one.  I intended to make more, but found making one enough of a challenge.  There were parts of the bodice that were surprisingly difficult to do because of the smaller size, mainly the sleeves.  The rest was simple.  The dress is basically a smaller version of the many dresses I’ve been making for myself.  I made the pattern from scratch so I was...

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7 is Old?

Today is Midnight’s birthday.  My dear cat is now 7 years old, the age marked on bags of “senior diet” cat foods.  Well, she doesn’t seem to care so it shouldn’t worry me either.  She’s a healthy, active cat with no problems. And what every healthy, active cat needs is plenty of toys to keeping her healthy and active.  So I made plenty, not all of them are for her though.  I thought it would...

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Not Too Nuts

Just a quick one today.  I made these pins late last night which is why I am currently only half-awake.  I wanted something for Fall that wasn’t pumpkins and Halloween stuff.  I thought “why not acorns?”  I used scraps of fleece for the parts of the acorn and some felt to back them up since the fleece is a little flimsy.  I’m not sure about them, they aren’t quite as cute as I thought they...

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Too Small? Nooooooo!

I had intended to post this yesterday, but I had things that took all my time, again.  I’m starting to think that I shouldn’t plan on doing important things on weekends since I never seem to be able to do them.  So from now on, when I say I’ll post something for the weekend, just assume I mean Monday.  Heck let’s make Monday part of the weekend, or would that just backfire on me? Anyway, I sort of finished...

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They Match?

I thought I would try my had at making doll shoes.  Not as easy as I thought they would be.  The pair on the left are the “prototype”, first pair I made.  The shape is a little odd and they don’t actually fit the foot they are intended for (more on that later).  After tweaking the pattern a little, I made the pair on the right.  They is a noticeable difference, at least in my eyes.  At...

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Learned It In The Scouts

I had intended to post this Saturday, but the usual stuff got in the way, again. While hunting for back-to-school deals last month, I managed to score a pack of mechanical pencils for 19 cents at Walgreen’s.  Although they are perfectly adequate as writing utensils, I find them to be an eyesore.  They came in several colors and most of which I can’t stand.  Of course the obvious solution is to decorate...

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Quickie Flowers: A Mini-Tutorial

So I got a pack of plain hair elastics on sale at Walgreen’s for 50 cents.  Score!  But am I one to wear plain items in my hair?  And do I want to spend too much time to dress these up?  Here’s the solution.  Attach flowers to them.  Super easy and takes less than 10 minutes. You’ll need: A hand-full of plain hair elastics. Various fake flowers, the little fabric ones with wire stems. A...

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New Mascot?

I thought I should mention this if you haven’t already notice the new addition on the left. <-- It’s a new widget I found on WidgetBox, a cute little pet to clutter you blog or whatever.  Lots to choose from, but I went with the monkey because I thought it was the most fun.  As you can see, his name is Momo.  Try clicking on the branches to make him leap, or clicking on the more box to give him a banana.  Aww, so cute and I could play with him all day....

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Up to Twenty-One

Well, the latest project list is ready finally.  Had a little trouble deciding what to put on this one.  Every craft project that came to mind was for the wrong season or holiday.  I’m one of those weird people who never start crafting for the holiday season until at least after Thanksgiving if not December.  And I can’t think of costume ideas until October.  At least for this list I’m working...

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