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On Our Own 03: Fern’s Story

***** Fern is now my official representative in the 1/4 scale dolls. I love Willow’s quiet grace, but I am neither quiet or graceful. I love Olive’s take charge spirit, but that’s not me either. Fern, little as she is,… Continue Reading →

Among the Flowers 03: Adrift on the Endless Sea

Camellia’s story continues, as she finds herself adrift on an endless sea *********************** One of the hardest parts of creating a story built around actual figures that I can see and touch, is that I feel an enormous weight when… Continue Reading →

Among the Flowers Episode 02: Daisy’s Adventure Begins

The story continues with Daisy riding into town and suddenly being swept into a past she can barely recall.

Among the Flowers 01: Camellia – The Story Begins

Our story starts with Camellia, dressed in a ballgown, floating in a small rowboat in the middle of the ocean. This is the first episode of the story “Among the Flowers” which follows the interwoven stories between four characters: Camellia,… Continue Reading →

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 →

On finding an imp to play Rosie

Rosie needs to have a certain kind of look to pull off her scenes. She has to be young – younger then most “teen” dolls; she has to be sweet; but she also has to be a little mischievous. That’s… Continue Reading →

Fashion dolls just want to have fun

It seems like Barbie should be having more fun. She’s got mountains of stuff – accessories, vehicles, and-oh-that-closet. But, it all feels a little empty. Take these photos of Barbie in Paris, for example. The team at Barbie Style puts… Continue Reading →

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