Dolls in Pink Dresses

 Just two more doll pictures from this week.

Kavi and Samantha!

I love classic birthday Samantha with her pink striped dress and teddy bear.

The dress Kavi is wearing photographed pink-ish, but is obviously orange. It's gorgeous on her!

I had sandals for her, but they kept falling off. I was kind of hoping that her bare feet wouldn't show in the picture. Oops.

Sundress for Kavi

 I found a remnant at the thrift store, about 24 inches wide, of this beautiful eyelet fabric.

I immediately knew that I could make a stunning doll dress out of it.

It was so hard to choose, but I decided I wanted to make a sundress out of it that would be classic and rather bohemian.

I knew the skirt would be longer to show off all of the beautiful white-on-white embroidery.

I really debated what pattern to use, but used Liberty Jane Peplum Top.

I added a bit of a sewn-in slip, so that her undies wouldn't show.

And here it is.

I love it on Kavi, it is perfect with her dark hair and eyes!

I wish I had this dress in my size!

I also wish I had more of this fabric. I can think of at least two more projects I could make with it.

Kavi is actually reminding me a bit of Emmy Rossum in Phantom of the Opera, so maybe she needs a Phantom dress. She loves musicals, after all!

Almost finished!

 I am almost finished with this cute robe from Simplicity pattern 8281. 

I am going to add a cat face onto the hoodie.

I didn't do it yet, because I was really on a roll with the sewing machine and wanted to move on to the next thing.

I also know that the face is the part that everyone will really be looking at, and I don't want to mess it up.

But I expect I won't get it done soon, so I decided to go ahead and share the project.

The pattern called for stretchy fabric. I am not sure if that is actually needed or not.

I was sooo excited to find stretchy terry cloth material at the thrift store so I could make this project!

It would be pretty easy to change the ears on this pattern and make different animal faces.

I could make a guinea pig bathrobe!

Happy Diwali!

 Happy Diwali!

Kavi is happy to be celebrating. She is SO pretty in this outfit. 

She is putting up fairy lights to celebrate!

Bonfire Night

 Today is Guy Fawkes Day!

   Remember, remember!
    The fifth of November,
    The Gunpowder treason and plot;
    I know of no reason
    Why the Gunpowder treason
    Should ever be forgot!

The dolls are enjoying a good bonfire to celebrate.

Trick or Treat!

 One of my friends challenged me with a series of photo prompts.

This is the photo that I created for the prompt, "Trick or Treat!"

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Kavi Appreciation Day

 Today is Kavi Appreciation Day.

I think that Lila is cute and I hope that she does well for AG. I hope that releasing the GOTY early is a good financial decision for AG. AG has been struggling financially as a company lately, and I want them to do well.

The fact remains, though, that Kavi is getting a little bit cheated by releasing Lila early. So let's show her some love!

I took all of these pictures during a recent trip to Old World Wisconsin.

I would have loved to see Kavi's collection be a little less trendy, and a little more everyday. I think she looks better when dressed in clothes that are not part of her collection.

I also like her better without the painted eyelashes, but I am an old curmudgeon.

I would have loved to see the outfit that Kavi wore to see Wicked, and maybe some Indian food like samosas and dal.

What would you like to see for Kavi?

Summer Photos

 Summer is going by way too fast. I did manage to get some pictures of my dolls enjoying the sunshine while it lasts!

I was pleased to find these Madame Alexander mini dolls of Elphaba and Galinda at the thrift store. I knew that they should belong to Kavi!

I thought that the green blouse and the purple shoes were a nice nod to Wicked as well. 

I wish that AG would release a dress that Kavi would wear when her grandmother takes her to see Wicked.

Both Sylvie, my custom JLY 32, and Steffi, one of my CYO Jess molds, enjoyed some quality time with their dolls. (Here is a link to the post where I customized Sylvie.)

Mara, my custom Kaya, climbed a tree. (Here is a link to the post where I customized Mara.)

Angelica, my JLY 26, found some flowers that perfectly match her dress!

They are forget-me-nots, and I grew them from seed. Definitely growing some more next year.