Another new outfit for Sian!

This girl is becoming incredibly spoilt!  But what's a dolly mum to do when these kids look at you so endearingly and ask for new things? ;)  How do we stop ourselves from dropping everything, leaving the housework and letting the lunch burn, and getting the fabric of their choice out of the drawer?  We don't, we just get on and sew!!!

And here is what I came up with.  The trousers are wide, almost 'Oxford Bags', now there's a blast from the past, eh?  They are made from this lovely colourful and soft corderoy that I bought from Scandanavia a year or so ago.  The tee shirt was actually one I bought recently from My Doll Best Friend in the UK, but as you'll see I've made some changes to it.  It came blank with Velcro fastening down the back.  I removed the Velcro and added metal snaps as I really don't like Velcro.  I then cut out different parts of the trousers fabric and appliqued it to the teeshirt, I then added various tiny buttons and hot glue metallic dots.  I'm really pleased with how it turned out!  I think Sian will wear it for the Chat n Snap!

"Am I cute or what!" 

A new outfit just for Tanya...

Today I finished an outfit for Tanya, my new girl from Maru & Friends.  I usually like to make a new outfit prior to a new dolls arrival but I was completely uncertain of Tanya's shape, so waited until she got here.

Surprise, surprise, she got a ra-ra set!  I say it like that, but seriously, only one other of my dolls has a ra-ra skirt set, so it's not like they're all dressed in them!!!  She chose a three tiered style skirt, with gingham and fine net underneath, and a short sleeved appliqued tee shirt.  I didn't make her a hairband as I ran out of time, nor socks, as the sandals wouldn't fit with socks.  Maybe next time!

Bailey and the Russian Dolls!

I finished an outfit today and Bailey is modelling it for you.....I was inspired by these lovely wooden Russian matryoshka nesting dolls that I bought some years ago whilst on holiday.  I'd love to have them displayed like this but am always worried that the smallest one will become lost as she is only about 1cm tall, so I keep them 'nested'!!  I like that they are looking upwards, maybe it is because they are so small!  Notice their little musical instruments.

The outfit consists of a pinafore dress made from thick white cotton, all topstitched, half lined and closes with snaps in the back.  The Russian matryoshka doll has been appliqued to the front of the pinafore and I've picked out some of the details using tiny blue and white seed beads.  The long sleeved, high necked top is made from knit fabric in two shades of pink and she has matching long stockings that can be worn pulled up over the knees or pushed down for a more casual look!  The shoes are not included in the outfit.

If you are interested in purchasing this outfit for your Sasha, please contact me at dambuster0662@gmail.com - Outfit has now sold, thank you!

Thank you!!