11 days into it.

I received a custom order for a Charlie Chaplin doll, which I excitedly accepted. This doll has been a challenge and I’m very proud of it! I’ll be opening up my line to include likeness dolls of all types.

Charlie’s suit Jacket and pants are cotton, the vest is wool and his shoes and bowler hat are made of modeling clay covered in flannel.

I got to try out my new felting needle on the hair and mustache and I love the effect. It make rooting the hair easy and gives me the ability to do a nice job with very short hair. Facial hair is also a breeze.

I’m getting great feedback and response on the my dolls and I’m starting to look forward to Halloween, Christmas and all the craft sale opportunities up and coming.

Ready to go!!

The initial dolls are all complete and ready to go! Tomorrow is launch day, and the first four dolls will be posted to my Etsy store, with several more dolls in various stages of production. I’m trying out a line of kid friendly dolls with their own clothing line. You should see them in the shop within the next few weeks.

I’m also working on some kick butt shoes, yep a dolly shoe collection may pop up.

Launch day!

The dolls are up, The store is updated, the Web site ready to go. I am now in business. I’ll be relentlessly marketing myself for the next little while.

I want to extend a huge Thank you to my supporters and idea people. Thank you for the help, you all know who you are, but here’s a few (Bri, Monique, Peg, Jim, Cheryl, Juan)

Plugging right along

With the clothing made on my initial dolls, it is now time to paint faces, Add embellishments and finishing touches.

These first four dolls will be the last of the smaller dolls that I will make . I’ll be embarking on a bit of a theme over the next little while which will be a bit of a surprise.

As I am a woman also and it is my prerogative to change my mind regularly, also because the store has not yet open, I’ve decided to put other projects on hold temporarily. To be honest I am enjoying the dolls immensely and prefer to put more energy into them.

I can’t wait for you all to meet them, Again a teaser picture has been posted in this blog.

Nine more days, and so exciting!!!

The dolls are taking me longer to complete than I am happy with, partially because they have such tiny body parts that sewing is a challenge, partially because to date they are all female dolls, and let’s face it females are more finicky.

“I want long hair, make me bangs, not short but long, no no taper them. I think I want all my hair braided, I don’t like it, start again.”

They don’t even have faces for crying out loud!!! So having said this I’v come to three decisions;

1. I need to make bigger dolls, not for the bigger voices but for the ease of sewing. Price will not change.
2. I need a felting needle. Hey if they are going to be so picky with the most elaborate fashions demanded, I need to root the hair faster than I have been.
3. I need to make a few male dolls to balance the hormones.

Quality is of utmost importance, so changes that help maintain the quality while allowing me to be more productive is a plus.

Have a great day!