Dolls- some original, some from patterns, all great fun to make!

My own Alice - with her second head and I am still not happy with it. We had a beheading last summer- grisly affair!

LOVED making these little leather shoes for Danielle-

Danielle, a pattern by Barbara Willis. Tres elegant , no?

My wee elf man. He does get about when you turn your back!

Love this little fellow. Painting the Roses Red- my own creation.

And another of my own, a fairy inspired by The Stratford(ON) Festival production of Iolanthe which had the fairies dressed as tarty Victorian Dance Hall Girls!

Still bootless Knave of Hearts. Guess who stole the tarts?

My first doll, Julie McCullough's pattern for the Mad Hatter. I gave him the armful of disembodied heads and call this picture" so hard to get ahead these days!" I was in a sillier than usual mood :-)

The Tweedle Twins. Took me a couple of runs befor I made what I wanted but I got them in the end.

Pretty gormless, eh!

The White Rabbit in his fuzzy bunny slippers which have pink bunny toes on the soles. His ears are droopy now so I have to fix him up.

The original Tweedles but I made them too small so I gave them fishing gear and a whole new can of worms!

Allison Marano's pattern for Henley, the House Elf. I used Deer Suede fabric- nice when you want lots of deep creases.

Allison's pattern but I added the divine bellybutton on Henley's tum! Some folks may with to avert their eyes!

I do like designing my own patterns for my dolls but some of the commercial patterns are TO DIE FOR!! The Frowning Francis ones REALLY tickle my fancy and I hope to do a couple more of the Steampunk ones. Check them out! These little souls live in our daughter's now deserted room and we do wonder what they get up to when the lights go out!

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Enjoy!

BIG accomplishments!

Photos to follow but in the last day, I have finished two more Frowning Francis dolls for my daughter and her husband , put the tree up and MOSTLY got it decorated, cleaned the diningroom and done the mantle decorations. I guess the crow needs a couple more touches too so I shall do that. All in all, a productive day. Oh! This AM I made an appointment to have my Alice in Wonderland locks shorn a bit next Tuesday AM. NB- NO photos of the haircut-before OR after!!!

Here's the crow!

Well, he is finished ! Cool, eh?? I love him - all except his flying Helmet but I did it as the pattern suggested. Next time I do him, I shall alter the pattern a little.

This is NOT an original, alas! I would love to have been the one to design him  but Frowning Francis got there first. Congratulations FF. That company does some fun things, very whimsical and cool. My daughter is a Steampunk fan so this fellow is for her birthday - unless I get a second one done first with a better fitting helmet.