Big adventures in a small world

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No dolls were injured in the making of these adventures

It’s been a traumatic few weeks here in doll adventure land: Rosie in tears, Camellia and young Daisy being assaulted, and Lily collapsed in horror. Fortunately, it’s just a story, and right now the dolls are relaxing happily between takes.

My Doll Adventure 20 – Lily paints disturbing images

Lily holds the letter she received from her son-in-law in the last episode . . . and again begins to paint. Exhausted, she collapses against the easel

Where it all started: Daisy taking off

Daisy was my first doll, and photographing her taking off was my first step into my doll adventure. I fell in love with the image of her lying in her bathrobe with her hair sprawled out behind her. And I… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 19 – Daisy takes off

Daisy has finally put the pieces together, and now her adventure begins. She packs her things . . . waves goodbye . . . and as she pulls out of the driveway, someone watches from the upstairs window . …. Continue Reading →

Presidents day storyline refresh

I’m right at that part of the storyline where a bunch of plot threads get woven together, and I’m still working out how they mesh. I should be back with daisy’s story on wednesday.

Posing comparison: Made-to-move Barbie vs. my 1/6 ball joint doll

Today I’m going to do a brief comparison between Daisy – my Wildflower doll on a made-to-move Barbie body – and Jinjur – a 1/6 scale ball joint doll from Aimerai dolls. These two (and Lily, who’s on the same… Continue Reading →

A simple sea set for Camellia

Camellia’s dog rescue takes place on a very simple set. It’s literally just: A black piece of foamboard, with a bit of sand sprinkled at the front Underneath a lovely pieces of stained glass, from my friend Diana In front… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 18: Camellia and a gift from the sea

As we catch up with Camellia, we find her scanning the horizon. I had lots of grand, and even mundane plans for this episode, but they were not to be. One involved the source of the dog – I’d imagined… Continue Reading →

Dressing your ball joint doll on the cheap

Somewhere, in a galaxy very close and yet so far from the one I inhabit, there are people spending $60 on doll shoes. Teeny, tiny doll shoes, which don’t have to be comfortable or stand up to a single step… Continue Reading →

Lighting your set

Finished the third segment of the stop motion class. For me, this one had the least of interest in it, since I’m likely not going to need a full-fledged stop motion animation program, and much of the time was spent… Continue Reading →

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