New Duds

I sold two of the dresses, I'm so very pleased, but it wouldn't do to let two of my girls go naked for the holiday so I've whipped up two more :)

I'm pretty pleased with how they look (particularly the skeleton one) and who knows, I might put them up for sale next year when I make new ones :)

My First Makie

I finally broke down and bought my first Makie doll. I wasn't really keen on them at first, (I'd seen quite a few Makies that looked a bit ferretish) but I've always loved the idea of having something 3D printed that I designed and I'd recently seen some really cute Makies and thought why not give it a try. After a bit of tinkering on the Makies website, I came up with this...

and after I'd created her, of course I had to see her in person. So here is Beatrix...

wearing the original outfit she came with. But naturally I had to see if any of my other girls clothing fit her.

Here she is looking a bit 9th Doctor in a Bratz Boyz jacket. I also discovered she could wear the Blythe girls dresses made from the A line and Party Dress patterns, so I went and whipped her up a little Day of the Dead dress.

Well since this is the only dress to her name I thought I may as well try to make her the Party Dress too. At this point however, I could sense that my other girls were getting jealous (you could tell by their judgmental stares) so I just went ahead and made outfits for the whole group.

I think they're pretty pleased and I've managed to stem a rebellion. I've decided to go ahead and list the dresses on Etsy as it's still early in the month and if they don't sell, hey, pretty dresses for my girls, and if they do, I have plenty more of the fabric and can make them some more in time for the holiday - no problem. Note -- The Empire Dress pattern doesn't really do too well on a Makie bust, tho it looks like adding a half inch or so to the bottom of the bodice might just make it fit. I might try that later :)

So here are all the girls in their new duds. Naturally the Blythe babes weren't going to miss out on a photoshoot...

So I've had a lot of fun with this. And I've got to say Makies are pretty darn cool. I love the articulation of my new girl, and the variety of poses she can hold, plus the fact that she can stand on her own. It all makes for a very cool new addition to our little dolly family :)