I has them. Doll plans at least!

I figured out an actual 'schedule' - or - at least, something vaguely resembling one. Maybe. If most things work or don't argue TOO much and, ya know, depending on how stubborn I am.. (well, that's a gimme... *grin*)

The plan IS:
July: Erin Bride
Aug: Bodyguard Assassin
Sept/Oct: Eowyn in 1:6
Nov: La Reine
Dec: and probably into March of 2010 a Xena/Gab set based on Fan fic.

We shall see.....

(wish me luck?)

On the bright side... I HAVE figured out the (amazingly argumentative) pattern for the bride's gown, and I expect to have at least the top 1/2 of the embroidery done today... hopefully ALL of the embroidery, but we shall see... *grin*

A finished doll no less!



I is soooo proud of this one!!

Her web-page isn't finished, had way too much wind to take any more pics today - but... WOOT!

In other news... would you believe my child is a letterman? (letterperson? *grin*) - she lettered in Scholars Bowl, so I can even be proud of her letter! HEE

Been awhile since I've posted pics - but it's been a case of 'except for's'...

This is done EXCEPT FOR the whatever... type deal...

Anyway... bodice, belt and skirt except for... (*grin*) the metal work!



The cups aren't attached to the bodice yet either and the scarf IS done, I just didn't feel like futzing with it for the pic... I's a bad person!

*grin*

Oh yeah, and just 'cause you wouldn't think so... the loopy strands hanging from her belt? - probably the hardest thing to figure out and construct I've ever done... (seriously!)

*grin*



Woot!

skirt and scarf thingy today, mebbe the belt...

and lots of it! *grin*

Gauntlet the 3rd:


Gauntlet the 4th:


Hand guards:


What all the pieces look like:


and what they look all look like when worn!


WOOT! - fun bits over... just your 'basic' stuff left! - tee HEE

Gwyn Progress:

50 / 100 (50.0%)

WooT!



'Course, the girl actually wears FOUR - DIFFERENT armbands - plus 'handwarmers' - soooo progress, yes, lots of progress? LOLOL - nope!

sooooo - about like this

7 / 100 (6.6%)

*grin* - *I*... is making a new doll! (I was silly and accepted a commission back in Oct, I thought I'd have everything else cleared off my plate by then, isn't life fun? LOL)

ANYway...... Gwyn-Tier - soon to be in doll form!



You KNOW 'soon' is an amazingly fluid concept around here doncha? LOLOL

*grin*


Here on my web-site

Or
here on evil-bay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150310837337

Tee HEE - off to make a very special queen......

Doll the first.... *grin*



On my Web-site

Or


Up on ebay! (brave me! LOL)

The deal is... I'm holding a (members only) doll contest on my group - the Theme is "Fantasy, Light and Dark" - and, since I OBVIOUSLY can't enter the sucker... I decided I HAD to make a hostess!

Well.... two? *grin*



They'll be DONE done finished all done Fridayish if they cooperate (heh)

It is SO so nice to be really working again!

Finished, finished... and OH is he cool! *grin*




I'm SO so proud!

Whoops! - for the links!
He's here on my website:
http://duo.dolls-n-daggers.com/OOAKstrider.html

and here on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140273457927

Sarena has come up with THE most amazing thing I think I've EVER seen.....



It'll be up on ebay in a couple days....

*HEE!!!***

Ok - who HASN'T done this?

You're getting dressed for an event (school, work, going out, whatever) - you have a 'solid' outfit in mind - you wanna do this and this and this and wear this bit and this other bit and it'll be PERFECT!

And then it's not.

You end up with multiple bits that you'd planned to wear laying strewn about and bits you had no intention of wearing ending up as part of your outfit - not to mention the IMMENSE chaos caused by having to find those unplanned bits at the last minute....

Sometimes you end up with a 'better than planned' outfit - sometimes not.

Is the same with dolls! LOL - 'course, having to MAKE the bits first tends to be just a tad more frustrating? LOL

FROM the beginning....

I made a pattern for a friend - I had to try it out in SOME fabric to make sure it actually worked - so I grabbed some green stretch velvet.

Got asked to make a 'sandal tutorial' - I've cut out the green velvet, might as well make sandals to match.... thin green ribbon and some gold beads... cool!

SO - as long as I've got the gown cut out and the sandals made... might as well sew it up huh? - Actually finish a doll? trim, trim, needs trim - ok - found some! - gold silver copper stuff that I've never found a use for... - cool - s'works - I like it - but.... the sleeves need to be lined - cut out some green satin and some muted gold crinkle stuff so I could see which worked better - and a gold scarf, as long as I'm at it... the green satin works great if I don't use the scarf, the gold is REQUIRED if I use the (gold) scarf. The scarf is great and necessary and I love the way the gown looks now but.....

The sandals don't match.

**sigh**

WELL - I'm still not Sarena, but I'm really *really* proud of these suckers!

They're not completely finished - hubby's making me toggle buttons for them - but I had to take pics anyway!



*grin*

LOL - no - really?

Well - a YouTube star at any rate...... does that count?

http://www.youtube.com/user/Dievalkyrie

HEE!



Gonna be the assassin guild body guard.... *grin*

Had a lady named Claire Green try to join my mailing list (first-to-know-list) - but all that came through was her name.....

If you're out there and reading this - I need your e-mail? *grin* - you don't have to muck about with the form, you can just email me.

dievalkyrie_99@yahoo.com

Well I AM....

*I* finished me a doll! - I've been waiting (not so patiently) for hubby to finish her stand, so I could take pics, so she could find her a new home....

He finished her stand yesterday eve.

She stood on her new and lovely stand for almost a whole ten minutes.


Then I decided she looked better perched on a stump...


I guess I'll have to do both? LOL

I'd have more/better/real pics except we've got us a lovely gale going on...

**sigh** - the ONE thing I figured I could do with both my wrists pretending they're balloons... it figures huh?

YES - FINISHED! *grin*

All I need to do now is get her packed up! - HEE!



OH yeah!

Tee HEE!!

Sabriel is DONE - FINISHED - COMPLETED all done all done!!

I get to take FINISHED pics today!

(heh, she didn't even take a full year.......)

Tee HEE

**off to go celebrate.....**

Heh - this:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0qzM3RRdotg

Is too cool!

This one:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=53axxUgJI5s
(same creator) is also awesome - literally, I KNOW how much work went into that sucker - but I'd never attempt anything like it! LOL