Before becoming a mummy to a little girl I would never have thought that I would spend an entire evening nursing a burgeoning chest infection, yet still happy, happy, happy, and all because of a handful of wooden pegs. And yet, there I was last night creating my army of minions, as Jim likes to call them. And I had a lot of fun doing it. I've still got more to make and lots more ideas but for now and without further ado....
Please say hello to The Girls...
As you can see they're pretty stylish with their Liberty prints and Kaffe prints and Japanese prints - seriously, these girls dress better than I ever could.
And those shoes are pretty stylish too. Although it can't be good for them to stand on pointe all the time. It'll play havoc with their posture.
I think that Clara (2nd from the right, above) is a little self conscious about her legs and thus tends to prefer the longer hemline. Not that she needs to worry, she has a great set of pegs.
When I make something, I almost always think it looks like crap and want to throw it away. But I've learnt to hold off on my harsh judgements and wait until I can view the item in a fresher light. And the best way for me to do that is to leave it somewhere prominent, so that when I get up in the morning or re-enter the room, I get a fresh look at it. This often results in my feeling a lot kinder towards whatever it is I've made (although not always!). I know it's a simple thing to do, but really, if you put your work in a relevant situ and try and catch it from an observers viewpoint, rather than a makers, you really do get a better idea of whether it works.
So last night, after coming very close to chucking these in the bin, I lined them up on the mantle in a mini chorus line and went to bed.
I then didn't notice them this morning until Bella spotted them and started shouting "Mine, mine,mine". And I reluctantly handed them over (because sshhhhh, they're mine, mine, mine really) and watched her try and strip them (I'm going to try some removeable clothing next) and craddle them and lick them (she's a freak) and figured that they've probably turned out ok.
Here's Bella showing her love and concern for her new dolls by 'posting' then down the back of the book case!
Today, I'm in bed, watching my new 2nd series Columbo dvd and trying not to cough too much. I may also eat some chicken soup and paint some more dolls. Oh and I might also finish off a little Valentine Pup that I have in the making.
