Masquerade Party

     I went to Laura's bachelorette last tuesday, there was a masquerade theme going on. I made my own mask because I wanted a butterfly shape and I couldn't find any pre-made where I live. :) I had lots of fun putting the mask together. Found  fabric to match my dress, embroidered vines and leaves, and sewed some sheer black flowers on it. My dress I found for five bucks at salvation army. Borrowed heels from Grams, leggings from my bride's maid outfit, and I was ready to go! I had a wonderful time hanging out with Laura and the bridal party!

Fur Samples

 

     My fur samples from distinctive fabric arrived today! If you make an account there you get five free fabric samples. I first heard about it on DoA(a doll forum), people there said they were able to make a wig that would cover the minifee head and the head on the doll I'm getting is smaller. So I'm hoping to make some wigs for her with this fur. I love how vibrant the colors are and the fur is very soft.The red, dark brown, and sage are three inch long fur swatches. The camel and pretty in pink are two inch long swatches. Now I just have to wait for my girl to get here!

Dress for my girl

     I made the pants and was not pleased at all with how the turned out. I'll be keeping them to see if they look any better when they're actually on the doll, but they just look weird right now. I made this dress instead using MelancholyWing's pattern that is proven to fit my girl when she gets here. I'm much happier with how this turned out, a perfect coming home dress! I tried something different for the back closer and really like how it turned out.
     I asked dde for a status on my doll a couple of days ago, she said that the early February orders were just now being shipped from Korea (My order is a late February order.) that hopefully my order should be shipped soon. I squealed when I got that, I can't wait for her to get home! I now know why people say the waiting is the hardest part about this hobby.

Littlefee Sweater

     I finished my sweater for my girl when she gets here. I got the basic package(meaning she comes with absolutely nothing on), so she'll need some clothes when she gets here! This is the first piece to the outfit I'm working on, I still need to make some pants, socks, and shoes. I used Wovenflame's tunic sweater pattern. I added some stripes and put on some bead flowers on the neckline. I'm very happy with how it turned out and the pattern was easy to work with. I can't wait for her to get here so I can try it on!
     One other thing, if you click on the photos they will get bigger so you can see the detail better.

First Face-up

    

   I decided to start a blog so I could share the crafts I've been up to with friends and family, the first of these being my first face-up. There are some things I definitely need to work on, but I had fun playing around with it. This head is a Fairyland Littefee Winking Ante faceplate bw skin, I bought it just for practicing on, though I think someday it will claim a body. When I first showed it to my Grandoug with no eye in it's head he said it was quite disturbing, he was fine with it after I put the eye in. :) It amazes me how much difference it makes just putting in an eye. I've already thought of some characters I could turn it into.

    I've passed working day 40 of my wait on my Littlefee DES I order. I am getting antsy here and hope I get some news soon. She will be my first bjd and I'm very excited about getting her. 

   I also took these photos of my faceplate, was trying to be more artsy with my photos. I found my stone necklaces and thought they looked perfect with it's eyes.