Dolls! Prairie Girl or Goldfields Girl and Flowers Pics

 

The modern 18 inch dolls had a bit of a photo shoot today.  Getting ready to list a few outfits that I have made in my online stores - Etsy and Ebay.

 

 

This is an 18 inch Alexander doll.  She photographs beautifully don't you think?  I can't remember which one she is and the box is too hard to find in the top of my wardrobe.

 

 

 

This is the American Girl doll doing her best Hollie Hobbie impersonation.

 

 

I have been doing a big clean out of my doll collection.  I had so many in boxes and storage that I couldn't enjoy them, so it was time for a big thin out.

 

I am finishing off a sweet little gypsy costume for an American Girl doll, so I will post pics of that too.

 

I really want an Australian Girl doll, but due to the combination of needing to save up for one and the model I want not being available until the end of the year, I will just have to wait.  Matilda is a lovely doll and is 2 inches taller than the American Girl dolls. I just can't understand why she would be out of production until the end of the year, but I guess I will have to be patient!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolls! Bratz Makeover Number Four

Bratz number four - before

Knotty ponytail

Here she is after her makeover with a new pair of Bratz brand pants and her washed and conditioned hair.

Back view showing green streak in hair

There are only two of the Op-Shop Five Bratz to have their makeovers and then I will show a group photo. I am keen to try this pattern to make some less trashy gear for the Bratz.  It also goes as number 0382; not sure why it has two pattern numbers.

 I am making a summer shirt for myself at the moment. It seems like it is taking forever!

Happy sewing everyone.

Dolls! Bratz Makeover Number 3

Here is Bratz dolly number three, she is one of the Op-Shop Five that I bought recently. To recap here is the original gang.  She is the second one from the right.

I did the usual thing of washing and conditioning her hair and then soaking it for a couple of hours in some water with a big dollop of fabric softner.  I also washed her clothes and she had a bath to try and remove some marks from her face and some on the back of her leg. I got the ones on her leg off but the ones on her face are stubborn and didn't quite come off.

Back view of messy hair

Now here she is post hair makeover and in a new outfit.  It wasn't made by me, just some left over Bratz clothing from an ebay doll lot I bid on recently.

Enjoying the spring weather, doing the gardening!

Backview of shiny hair after makeover



It's sunny outside!


Here are the two Bratz dolls from the Op-Shop Five that have had their makeover so far:

Now a word about that background they are standing on.  I have curtailed my fabric shopping quite well over the last couple of months but this was too much to resist when I was using a voucher in Lincraft recently. It is a cotton sateen with a little bit of stretch in it. I am thinking of making a jacket with it (for me). I had to lighten the photos a little so that you could see the hair on the dolls, so the fabric is slightly darker than it appears.

Dolls! Trousseau Doll Boxes

I have been looking at doll boxes or trunks on some of the great doll blogs on the internet, and got inspired to try one of my own.  My Virga doll will be the first lucky recipient. Using Simplicity 2775, she will add to her trousseau with a wedding dress. I might do the petticoat, jumper and dress after that.

Here is the Virga doll's trousseau so far:

Some of the boxes I have looked at on the internet have dividers to make compartments for the doll and their outfits and accessories. They are made to look gorgeous with vintage style papers and lace or braid along the top of each compartment. Not sure I can do that with this box as it is in an old fashioned trunk style.

I could do it with this box which is for these two plastic baby dolls. What a pity I can't crotchet as they would make great subjects for outfits made this way.

Have a happy sewing and dollie week!