New BJD Jumpsuit

Sewing A New BJD Jumpsuit

Posted on March 31, 2012 

Thought I would try to make another jumpsuit ( or catsuit depending on how old you are!). I have already make a pattern for one and it turned out not too bad, even if I do say so myself.  The material I used last time did not have as much stretch as this black lycra. But I thought I would cut it out without any adjustments to the pattern and make fitting adjustments later. Unfortunately I did not have enough material to cut the pattern out in one piece. I had made it out of a kitchen towel and the join between the two towels fell just below the natural waistline so I took a chance and torn the pattern there to make a separate top and bottom. Then just seamed them together.

First Cut Out Your Pattern

As I had suspected it was a little too loose and not the sexy tight suit I had envisioned.

A Little Too Loose

A Few Adjustments

But I just took a deeper seam allowance all round the legs, crotch, side and shoulder seams. Then added a couple of darts in front. The “accidental” seam just below the waist seems to have worked out ok and in fact looks better than the one I make full length.

We Are Getting There

I was quite pleased with the fit so far, I put a simple rolled neckline on. Then I put some elastic stirrups to the bottom of the legs to keep them from rolling up when she puts boots on.

Not that she has any long boots at the moment. One of us has to save up enough money to buy her some and I suspect it will be me not her splashing the dosh.

So The Final Results:-

A New BJD Catsuit

All Finished

I made a red leather belt and matching necklace to jazz things up a bit.

A New Wig - A New Look

I tried on a new wig and got a whole new look.  Which one do you prefer?

Getting My Life Sorted

Well not all of my life just a small part of it.  Over the years I have amassed a collection of beads, new and old.

Such as pieces of costume jewelry kept ready to be broken up and used for some as yet unknown project. Pearls, lots of pearls? Some are even family pieces. But I have looked very carefully and could not find any marked Faberge or Dior so no hidden treasure to make my fortune on The Antiques Roadshow!

They have been stored in various boxes, plastic bags and unsuitable containers. So I woke up on Sunday morning and decided today would be the day to sort all of them out.  Throw away anything too broken or just not nice and keep a thinned out collection of those I might use.

Work in Progress

I even sorted the pearls by size and hue. Some were too far gone even for doll projects. But I still have plenty left.

Still Sorting!

More to Sort.

A Find

I went out food shopping the other day and low and behold what did I spot in our tiny local supermarket. Something I just could not resist. Colourfull, bright, jolly and just asking to be bought.

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My other half did not seem so impressed by them? I go out to buy practical things like food and end up buying these. But no amount of explaining that they were sooo pretty or that they will be soooo usefull seemed to bring any understanding.

I spent far to much time sorting and filing them away into there new containers but it left me feeling content.

I Just Love Being Sorted

Now everything is so neat and sorted I don’t want to use any it would spoil the perfect order of things.

Perfect Order

A Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place

Now I am itching to get at my stockpile of lace and ribbons.  A project for another quiet Sunday.

BJD Doll Photography

Posted on March 17, 2012 

How do they do it?

 I have seen loads of great bjd doll photographs on various blogs and on sites such as Flicker.  They all seemed to be impeccable not a stray hair in site, not a sign of a rogue wig slipping off. There are never any loose hairs or bits of fluff to mess up an otherwise perfect shot. How do they do it?

No matter how many times I checked when I looked at the photograph after………….STRAY HAIRS  Agghhhh.

Where do they appear from?

Then there are there are the malevolent piece of fluff that appears from nowhere Aggghhh!!

I suppose practice makes perfect and as I have not been at this game very long I need more practice.

Stroppy Model

Then there is the problem of when models become stroppy after a long photo shoot.

Have you not finished yet?

Things got a little techy towards the end and to stop a full-scale strike I had to supply sustenance in the form of hot tea and chocolate biscuits.

I really have had enough now.

1. So lessons I have learnt. Check for stray hairs/fluff then check again and again.

2. Have lots of hot tea on hand and plenty of biscuits in the cupboard.

3. Be very patient with models and keep their moral up with lots of praise.

I am just too tired for anymore.

The end of a long hard day but I am not discouraged, I will not blame my camera I will not blame unco-operative models and I will try to improve.