Sewing Challenege on Figuvore - Uniformity

The challenge was to make uniforms! For two dolls. I ... went overboard in the number.

But I also did not do a lot of sewing. These are very simple uniforms, and the top/tunic has no sewing at all! I have not sewn doll clothes in *years* so I wanted to start with something simple.

I present... Druids! All members of the order wear a wrap tunic and a green robe.

 

As you can see, there are different styles of robe! Some have hoods, others do not.

The most detailed robe is on the tall My Scene guy on the right, because I think it will end up as part of his character - he is so *very* tall, he is out of scale with most of my dolls. He towers over the Power Team guy! So he is going to hang out with my Monster High dolls as the son of giants.

Clawdeen is modeling an alternative style of robe. All of the clothing is based off of the My Froggy Stuff video on making a Doll Lightsaber (and Jedi robes). She has the more "simple" version made from a folded square of fabric. I have yet to get that style to look good. I am happy that the robes also look good on child dolls, like my little knock-off Kelly here. Also, Druids love animals!

Here we can really see how tall the My Scene guy is compared to the others. Also, Power Team guy forgot his brown wrap tunic. He is studying nature.

The druid order was intended to be photographed outside at lunch, but that did not work, then ona quick afternoon break that never happened.... so they ended up at my cube. Still, they found a bit of nature.

BONUS Outfit! I was happy to make clothes for this Gargoyle, who has only one set. This is entirely no-sew, but I think I will embellish the collar some.

Just look at that collar! Drama!

But it is hard to look dramatic and fierce next to a fuzzy bird. Just saying.

Those cheekbones tho... LoL.

I am happy that I got back into doll sewing with a simple project that I could actually get DONE. The cool thing is that I can add to the robes - add on hoods, trim, closures, etc and make them personalized. Also, the uniform does not include pants because pants are hard to sew.

Having a party!

I was told that my dolls look like they are having a party!

Eliza has the pale purple curls, and the robot dog (thank you Kinder Surprise, from years ago in England).

Blue-haired-girl has a name, Emily after one of my favorite characters in Stardew Valley (fun farming game). Emily still has Komodo, her lizard pal at her side.

The other three do not have names. In the back is a doll I learned is a PB girl, and in front are my two brand new Made-to-Move Barbies! I got them for my birthday, and I am super excited. I am very late to these dolls! I love the articulation. The Skateboarder will stay as she is (possibly different clothes) because I really love her face. Yoga barbie may have a headswap, I have several dolls with faces I love who need more articulation.

Doll Clothing Ideas

These can be smaller projects, I am splitting them off into their own post.

No Sew Dresses - Froggy used a 12 inch diameter circle, and carefully cut holes for the head and arms, then belt it. No fray fabric like a T-Shirt works great.

Doll Cardigan Kimono - again, a Froggy video, from an old scarf. Uses the doll to determine the size, which is cool.

Tights or leggings make great stretchy tube dresses. Sew a back seam on a curve, again they do not fray.

Look at some of her Bathing Suit videos, good inspiration and could be extended to a dress.

Froggy has a lot of videos on making pants, shorts, and dresses for dolls.

Fun stuff, and expanding the wardrobe of the dolls, especially the CY girls who have 2 outfits is pretty crucial.

Thinking about dolls, what I want to do

I was... away.... from a lot of things, for a while. I had a pretty dark period there. I'm getting back into a lot of my hobbies, and I really want to spend more time on my dolls, and making things.

There are a LOT of things I want to buy. Monster High and Ever After High Dolls, Made to Move Barbies (I don't have any), more Obitsus, more different body types, Lammily makes great dolls and AMAZING ourfits, more furniture and clothes and.... but there is no money for that right now. I've also got a lot of debt.

So, appreciating what I have, and using the craft supplies that I have to make things. I have.... LOTS of ideas, and I really need to focus. So I am making a list, and I am going to try and focus on some projects, and get stuff done. I also have a bunch of things to make for family for the holidays, so much of this is not likely to kick off until January anyway.

Projects:

Fix wigs - DONE!!!

• Eliza and Emily have hard-cap wigs now, and their hair doesn't fall off. So happy!

Modern Furniture Project - STARTED

• Make pallets for pallet furniture (3 full, 2 half made) - I don't have Jumbo craft sticks, just regular popsicle sticks, but I can do this, 16 sticks for one pallet, 17 for two half pallets.
• Make a poof from old socks.
• Make a full mattress - NEARLY DONE
• Make a twin mattress
• Make bedding
• Make a couch
• Make a chair 
• Make a dresser
• Make bookshelves and storage (felt bins 2 in by 2 in)

Modern Living Spaces Projects

• Make a camper
• Make a "tiny" home
• Make a townhouse/apartment 2 stories and set up so that the occupant can change. Roof garden
• Make an apartment for Emily and Eliza?
• Make Room in a Box projects, they are great
• Make Tiana's Place restaurant (cause it is neat)
• Make a beach house or cabin
• Make a generic store or shop that can have wall posters, stock, and front sign changed up

Fantasy/Castle/Magic Project -

• Make castle walls and garden
• Make one or two interior rooms with cool windows
• Make a table and chairs or benches, possibly from twigs or paper tubes
• Make a "wizard" trunk (Harry Potter, yay MyFroggyStuff) with cauldron and potion bottles
• Make books and parchment
• Make robes and a wizard hat
• Make Hogwarts House Scarves (why not?)
• Make a treehouse
• Make a forest glen with fairies and such

Science Fiction Project -

• Blaster guns?
• Make uniforms, or futuristic clothes!
• Make Jedi robes
• Make Lightsabers or other force weapons
• Make a bunk/cabin/living space
• Make sliding doors (cause required, lol)
• Make hallways for larger ship
• Make a cockpit/bridge
• Make small shuttlecraft 
• Make aliens and alien plants
• Make alien planet terrain

CLOTHES - 

I really want to expand the wardrobes, and I think I should just rewatch a lot of MyFroggyStuff and use the ideas to sew for my dolls. My CY Girls are larger, and don't have enough clothes, and Monster High and Ken and even regular Barbies are low on certain things.

Characters and customs -

• Give the old GI Joe knock off dreds, and a pirate outfit
• Finish the reroot of an old Belle doll
• Make Elves! I have 5 NoxDeRume elf heads
• Find bodies for 2 heads I bought with custom face ups

Back to Doll Stuff FOR REAL!

And wow, the draft post was from September 2016! Let me fix that....

So I am back at the hobby. I had a real mess in my real life, and now that it is cleared up, I am back at it with dolls.

I've had Strawberry Shortcakes since I was 5 or 6, though I don't have my original childhood dolls. I donated them at some point, but when I was at a toy show a few years ago I bought more for nostalgia's sake. One thing i did keep from my childhood dolls were the clothes and accessories that my mother made.

I've been wanting to display them with some strawberry Rements I have, but didn't have quite the right place.

And now I have the PERFECT place! It is a 2003 set, missing nearly all the accessories, but it will be a great place to display my dolls, and only $3 at Goodwill.

Yay, strawberry house!