This is how Brittani used to look. The proportions of the outfit just weren't right.
My birthday present to myself today was taking time to make the family for my cabin. I'm pleased to introduce the Jensons - James, Rebekah and baby Emily.
Here they are all settled into the cabin. It's time for some apple pie.
James is quite proud of his little daughter and is surprisingly helpful with her.
Rebekah's work is never done. Once she cuts the pie, though, she will sit down with her family for a break.
The Halloween hutch is no longer in my shop. I decided that Wanda needed her own permanent spot so I'm keeping the hutch. I also made a perch for Walter, the owl, and a bubbling cauldron over a fire. The base is just a scrap piece of 1x4 that I gave a faux stone finish. Wanda is not permanently fastened down so I can have her tending the fire or looking through the cabinet. I decided that she's not a very successful witch. She's green because of a spell gone bad while trying to turn the frog into a prince she instead turned herself green and you can see that the frog is still hopping around. Wanda does not look too happy about it either. :-)
This is Wanda. She was inspired by the orange leather witch's hat and owl made by Sandy Copeland for a recent swap. I added the band and feather to the hat and sculpted and dressed Wanda. Her owl is perched on a witch's hutch from my etsy shop. This is the first doll of this sort I've ever made. It was nice to not have to worry much about "pretty", although Wanda is dressed in her best dress and curled her hair especially for Halloween. ;0)
What do you all think?
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Helene Tyler was a starlet in Hollywood’s “glory days.” Born Helen Jones, Helene moved to California at 18 and was soon picked up by one of the major studios. She was talented enough to move quickly into major roles based on her acting skills, rather than her bedroom skills as many of her peers did. Her brown eyes and blonde hair gave her a unique look. Her blonde hair now comes from a bottle but her brown eyes are still sparkling and vibrant. She still acts on occasion when the right part is presented but mostly she adds character and class to awards programs these days. She won’t tell her real age but if you look closely you can see the signs of aging that even her plastic surgeon can’t quite eliminate.
De's Diner is a busy place today. An elderly gentleman is enjoying his lunch in booth one. A group of teens has claimed booth two. One of them is at the jukebox and one of the girls is off to the restroom. There's a cute little girl spinning the stool at the counter instead of eating her icecream. Hmm, wonder where her parents are?
I don't remember who pointed out that I'd forgotten the tank for my soda fountain but that's now installed, too.
After she saw that last photo, Kate had some questions about makeup. Obviously, she needed some help choosing the right colors. We found a soft, peachy lipstick that looks great on her. We talked about keeping the dark colors to nail polish.
I had kind of a rough day so I decided to make a doll just for me. I've been wanting someone to live in Magnolia Way. I knew that I wanted a woman in her mid to late twenties. I have been better at sculpting character dolls in the past. Today Kate's face seemed to flow out from my mind onto the clay. It was a real blessing after the day I'd had. She's by far the prettiest face I've sculpted.
She's dressed up because she's having her boyfriend over for a homemade spaghetti dinner. The wine is ready to serve, the salad is on the table, the bread is ready to slice and she's just put the spaghetti into the serving bowl.
She's wearing a patterned wrap dress and bronze flats. I will try to get a better photo tomorrow.
Meet Louise Thurgood. Her good friends call her Lou but only those who’ve known her since childhood can get away with calling her Lulu. Louise is a widow but her husband left her financially secure and with plenty to spare. She spends her days attending meetings as a board member of several philanthropic organizations and working out to keep the trim figure she had as a young woman.
I got a request for a doll similar to Dot. I didn't want to duplicate her as I sold her as a OOAK doll so I made another "floozy." This photo doesn't show her rather impressive cleavage, lol. Here's Babs story: Babs claims to be in her 40s but she's really in her 60s. She'd like to be married again (she's been divorced for 10 years) but for now is content to spend her days shopping. Unfortunately, the clothing she's been purchasing looks as though she's looking for a position as an "escort" rather than a wife. She does like to show off the assets she paid that plastic surgeon so much money for, though. Babs' favorite color is...you guessed it - pink. You can see her pink lace bra peeking out from under the pink tube top. She's also wearing a bright pink leather belt and carrying a pale pink "designer" handbag. Her spandex gray suit has a bolero style jacket and a pencil skirt. She has carefully, although a bit heavily, applied her makeup and her hair has been freshly colored a pale blonde.
I'm still waiting for inspiration on the doctor's office so yesterday I worked on a different project. I made this little baby, Talia, and decorated a hutch to match her crib. I also made the crib mobile. Talia is a full body sculpt and I sculpted sleeping eyes. She just popped her thumb out of her mouth. 
