Little Sister, Pepper

Well after much experimentation I've made my second head for a Makie body. This is Parsley's little sister Pepper...

I did things a little differently than I did with Parsley. I wanted to make her head lighter so instead of using a coil of polymer in the center I used a ball of foil. I made Pepper's head in stages. I sculpted her face first and then after curing it, I added the ball of foil to the center and sculpted more clay around the back to finish forming the head. Her head is lighter than Parsley's, not as light as I'm used to with Beatrix of course, but a bit lighter. I left a hole in the base to add the neck joint and I think I did a much better job of it this time as Pepper's head has just as much mobility as Beatrix, whereas I still need to remove a little of the hardened epoxy for Parsley to move as much. A tip: if you're ever baking a face and you want to avoid scorching of the nose and lips, surround it with baking powder. Since Pepper's face was going back in for a second go, I placed the head face down in an oven safe bowl full of baking powder, worked like a charm :)

Couldn't resist a little photo shoot with all the girls...

 Once again a big thank you to Lisa Sheppard without whom Pepper would not have been possible. Much Love :D

Jeans for B...

Just a quick little post, I've been experimenting with "jeans' for Beatrix. I used the Makie jeans pattern but changed out the top elastic waist for a regular one. I think she looks pretty good :)

She needed a little something up top to go with her new jeans so I made her a little empire waist blouse (I have these tops on my Etsy as well I was so pleased with them). We did a mini photo shoot for fun.... it's nice that the sun has returned (for a little while anyway)

I also have returned to making the Hawaiian shirts for my Blythe babes, and this one particular fabric made lovely shirts, but when I tried it n dress form...

I'm loving the look of this, I wish I had more of this stuff it's just brilliant. I grabbed what I could knowing it would make some great stuff for my Etsy shop, but now I'm wanting more. If anyone knows where I could find more of this pattern (even in other colors - I would love that) please PM me. I would be forever grateful.

And lastly...

Pajamas for Parsley... I dislike working with flannels. Don't get me wrong, I love the feel of them for wear, but when sewing, meh, just not my thing. This however was well worth it. I love how cute she is in these. They wont be appearing in my shop anytime soon (this was just for fun) but I do love the look. Oddly, I'm sure there must have been times as a child that I climbed trees in my pajamas because this image really resonates. Anyway, lots of fun sewing. :D