Dolls - a new obsession?

Ever since I first visited clothsprogs back in 2005 I've been awfully tempted to start with dolls myself. I think I have shown great restraint in this.

But now Maja found American Girl dolls on Pinterest and we are happily getting entusiastic about dolls together. I did manage to turn her love over to slightly cheaper, and in my eyes prettier dolls. This is Emily, who she wants for her birthday. If she can wait until May. Otherwise she'll use her saved birthday and christmas money (for several years) to buy her herself.

I'm ratehr fond of the Kidz'n'cats dolls myself, and I consider buying this little sweatheart. Except that I don't have the money for dolls right now, since I am making new garb for the baroness stuff, and I am also going to Florence in April, and I haven't paid back that trip in full yet to our savings account.

Anyway, since all my hobbies tend to come in flares, and I get wildly enthusiastic about them, I started yesterday with cleaning a very 60s doll that Maja's (paternal) grandmother bought for her at a charity shop. I've always like dher, but Maja didn't like the very typical for the period lipstick and hair. I softened the hair with conditioner, and it's better, though the mullet like hair-do isn't our cup of tea. I also removed the lipstick. And this morning, before Maja went to school I gave her freckles and a little more eyebrows, as well as lover eyelashes. I will probably remove those though.

Then I gave her pink lips (and nostrils).

So, this Lily. She's 42 cm tall and badly needs new eyelashes, but I guess that something that one can fix?

Clothes for Lily

So, instead of working today ( I have just started revising an article that I'm working on) I have spen tmos tof the day reading old Legion of Super Heroes comics. And making clothes for Maja's doll. Maja does not want old fashioned clothes for her doll, so I made jeans from Vendela's old torn jeans, knickers from a paid of Maja's knickers that she doesn't use and a t-shirt from the best parts of one of Rickard's t-shirt that was totally worn through.




I haven't figured out what to make socks from yet.

Maja is currently at the dentist's - I really look forward to seeing her face when she gets home.

Socks, and a broken eye

Of course I found a tutorial on how to make socks for dolls from odd ankle socks. So now Lily has two pairs of socks. Maja also found a pair of old doll's shoes that were just a little bit too big:





Unfortunately Lily dropped the front of her left eye just after that and when it was glued to the eyeball the eyelashes were lost and the eye won't close properly now either. Any tips Teddy?