Lakota will be coming home soon!

I got him all payed for and now I am just waiting on shipping! It feels almost unreal that I am the owner of a Soom Chrom. I never thought I would actually be able to own one, so I am still telling myself, "yes, he is really yours." I don't think it will sink in fully until he is here in person.
In other news I made Sparrow an outfit of her own (the poor thing), and some elf boots.

I have also been playing around with some sculpey and making a couple of canes for London (finally). His character is never seen without one so it is a little silly that I have waited this long. It's kind of like one of those things where you realize, hey I could make that myself!

The white one is his standard cane and fits very nicely in his hand for pictures. The raven is something a little more interesting and was very fun to make. I'm not a pro at working in 3D but I still really liked the way it turned out. Oh, and the necklace in the middle is a wolf print for Lakota of course.

Lakota Clothes Progress

I re-purposed a human sized peasant top to make a doll sized one, and I really love the way it turned out. Then I made a long coat with wood grain print material inside, and a leafy vest with buckle. I finally figured out the easiest way to sew a fully lined vest too, so I think I will make another for practice with buttons on the front.
Also I bought a wig and these boots:

Preparing for my "Grail" Doll

On the doll forums we have a term "Grail Doll" and it simply means a doll that you have been wanting since it's release but never thought that you could own. In my case it was because the doll was very limited and very expensive. For the past four years I have been stalking and drooling over other peoples dolls, but now thanks to a wonderful seller and DOA I am able to bring my own Soom Chrom home. Currently he is half paid for and I hope to be bringing him home in mid-late October.

 This is his sales picture, but if you want to see more pictures of the sculpt look it up on google, just type in "Soom Chrom".
I am not certain about his hair or eye color yet and I think I am just going to work with a few extras lying around the house until I have a definite look for him.
As for clothing he is going to have medieval/fantasy style clothing which is something none of my other large dolls have yet. I'm thinking about sticking with earth tones, greens and browns, and maybe blue.
I'm afraid to sew pants until he gets home because I am uncertain of the measurements but I think I will start off with some peasant tops and maybe a cloak style jacket with a hood.
I will post more pictures soon. I'm planning on doing some sewing tomorrow.  

Sylas's Moccasins

After going to the pow wow yesterday I was inspired to redo Sylas's moccasins. There were several flaws in the first attempt so I simple took them apart and re did them. I gave them a stiff inner sole so they have more shape, shortened the toe to fit better, and gave them that traditional gather on the front. I think they are near perfect now. Next I want to make him some taller boot style ones, but I have to find some more leather to work with.

Sylas's arm tattoos

Everyone that knows me knows that I am not much of a tattoo person. In real life.
Dolls is another matter. So I decided out of all of my dolls Sylas was the one I wanted to see get a little ink (or watercolor pastel really). Being the bohemian one in the group he had to have something fitting so I settled on a tribal design which I first drew out on paper and then painstakingly drew them out on his disassembled arm pieces. A few clear coats later and ta-dah! I love the look on him and hey, he does have to wear a bazillion bracelets to achieve that "hippie" look.

1950's dress

I just wanted to share that I haven't been sewing for a while but I did get Charlotte's dress done.

I think her short hairstyle and little shoes match it perfectly too!
I decided to ruffle up a little bit of lace material at the waistline instead of the bow. I tried the bow but it was difficult to make it look right on such small scale, and it kept getting in the way of her arms.
The circle skirt worked out well and I love the drape of it, sitting and standing it looks very nice.

Projects for July

When it is too hot to brave the outdoors sometimes it's nice to just stay inside and sew. Now that I have finished my swap projects, I think I will take some time to dedicate to my own dolls. I have a few fabrics laying around that I have been meaning to use.
One project I have in mind is for Charlotte and it will be a 1950's style dress. I am drawing inspiration from these designs:

I like the collar design on the first and the straps will be similar but wider on the top. I like the plain skirt from the second and the bow. I might draw up a sketch but I have pretty good idea of what I want though.  The bottom shirt will be a circle skirt which is something I haven't made yet.
And this is the fabric I will be using:

The other project is for Tayler and it will be a summer shirt and a pair of capris.  I want the shirt to be pretty basic because the fabric I am using is busy. I have an idea for that too but I can't seem to find a reference photo. The plain (and very bright) orange is for the capri  pants.