Dolly

I made this dolly on Saturday for my friend Katy. It's from the free Black Apple pattern featured on Martha Stewart. The hair is suede, which was kind of hard to sew through, but other than that, this was super easy and extremely satisfying!

Question

 Sassy doll head courtesy of HelloKewpie (I am buying it in my heart, but I'm already staring down one bunny face and a weird baby head on my shelf.)

As I wrestle with a mountain of rubber stamps, loose blobs of felting wool, and my tax receipts from 2007, I'm thinking; "Do I need to introduce more Japanese pose dolls into my life? There is only one answer, obviously.

Susie Sad Eyes

Susie Slicker, originally uploaded by ggmossgirl.

I'm a Susie Sad Eyes today. Actually, if there was a doll modeled after my look today, it would be called Polly Old Tired Eyes.

I noted to a co-worker who gave me the classic "You look tired" line (yes) that after a point, I'd rather wear no makeup than go crazy with the yellow concealer . That's how I'm rolling today.

Hardly Strictly Something

We're not so good at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, SF's yearly free festival of various musics. Oh, we go every year with big plans to stay all weekend and see all the best bands, but between bad timing, huge crowds, public transportation drama, and general social discomfort, we usually end seeing half a band and hitting the road.

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Today we watched Aimee Mann's set, which was pleasant enough from hundreds of feet away, ate some salami sandwiches, split a beer, and got hit repeatedly by a Frisbee-throwing toddler. Instead of sticking around to see Neko Case, we walked through Golden Gate Park to the beach.

It was windy. There were jellyfish. It was beautiful. Then we walked back up to catch the N-Judah. On the way there, we found this.

That's right, an abandoned dollhouse. I'm sorry, but I would rather encounter a filthy ramshackle doll mansion than see a rock show. And that's what makes me special. Very special.

Sunday Stash!

Whew, I just made it! This new Kokka fabric is the best; from making little dolls to appliqueing on everything. I'd like to have yards and yards of it, but as I am both poor and cheap, I only have a half-yard.

Experimentation

I'm pretty proud of myself for stepping up and attempting the most difficult Blythe pattern I own. It was pretty tedious, but doable! The sleeves ended up being way too long, so I shoved them up for a more casual look.

Now on to a week of even more tedious work, manning the front desk at another big technology company. Just kidding. I love boring jobs! Work is work and I'm glad to have it. Hopefully there will be ample time for blogging, though.

Happy 4th of July!

I know it's the 5th already, but I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I'm at my parents' house, eating as much as I possibly can and playing with dolls. (Which is an ideal weekend for me, obviously.)

I guess I'm one of "those" people now. Doll people. It was bound to happen. The dress pattern I have is easy and fun to customize, so I spent most of yesterday making doll clothes instead of doing the millions of things I'm supposed to be doing. Don't tell anyone.

Dollies

matryoshka sachets, originally uploaded by pollyannacowgirl.

Instead of doing what I'm supposed to be doing, I got obsessed with making these little sachets. I had leftover fabric from making some purses, so I cut out the doll shapes and sewed them together.