Playing About:-Fairyland Feeple 65

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Fairyland Feeple 65

I have recently treated myself to a new BJD. A Feeple 65 from Fairyland http://dollfairyland.com/shop/step1.php?number=760

This is the first 65cm ball jointed doll I have bought.  She was a bit daunting at first opening the box and lifting this large and heavy specimen of dollery.  But after I had "played" with for a while and discovered her marvelous ability to pose I soon over came any trepidation I had.

The default eyes she came with were red which I am not too keen on (I have used a red eye reduction in the picture above) and I realised that I did not have a wig to fit. I have ordered some new ones from Leekeworld I was in time to order their Blind Wig Sale but they only had fantasy colours left.  So I might be pleasantly surprised or miffed!

http://www.leekeworld.com/en/Community/notice_view.asp?Num=500

In the meantime I am using a wig that is too small so I have cut a slit in the back and held it on with a piece of ribbon.  She does not look very elegant from the back, bald in fact but from the front I think it gives her a rather wild and exotic look.

Victorian Style Combinations


I then set too making her some new outfits.

Here is a selection of photos of them.

A couple of pairs of Victorian style combinations with plenty of lace and ribbons.

A gypsy outfit to make her look wild and sultry.

And finally a "Wiggle" Dress.

Hope you like them.

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BJD Fantasy Costume

Fancy New Costume for Leya Dream of Doll BJD

I started out with a piece of material that looked like it would make a nice puff sleeve and then everything just followed on from there.

First I made an under dress and knickers.  Which could also double up as a dress or sleepwear.  I decided to "tea dye" the fabric to give it a slightly vintage look and because I love the colour you can get from this method.

Then I started to make the jacket out of some square patterned cotton. I  even remembered to match up the pattern in the front! Then added a peplum and a bow to accentuate the back. I edged it all around with some already cream vintage lace which I used to lace the front up with some cording.

The original light red wig looked good with the little dress but the rest of the outfit needed something with a bit more funkyness so I put on her wild and woolly mohair wig just to jazz things up.

And rounded the whole outfit out with a crazy top hat and some zany purple stockings. What more could a girl/doll want?

Nuff said off for a rest.

Byyyeeee....

Two New BJD Outfits From Antique Materials

Two New MSD Sized Outfits

I have finally finished a couple of OOAK outfits that I have been doing for a number of weeks now. I find I start a things and then get to a point where I am not sure of the next direction to go in.  Should it have more embellishments, should it have less? Is it finished? So I am inclined to just leave it for a while then come back to it with a fresh mind and can seem to see it clearer again.

So the first one I have done is a white dress which I used the bottom and other parts of a christening gown. I added some new lace and used part of the old lace.

The sleeves are separate from the bodice and have elastic top and bottom.  The bodice which fastens in the back is also elasticated at the waist.

The separate underskirt is made from a lovely piece of old soft lace material with added lace.

The hat is crochet out of cotton with some felt flowers.

Each wig seems to give it a different look. The white makes it look like a historical costume were as the pink makes it look much more modern in style.

The outfit is finished off with a lace and ribbon neck ruff. And a pair of lace wrist warmers. Which caused me no end of bother to get them to fit nicely on the wrist but be able to get them over little sticking out fingers that do not move!

Second BJD Lace Costume.

The second outfit is made from an old silk dress, I am not sure if it was a baby dress or a doll dress. The silk was very delicate and quite worn in places but I think it gives the dress a nice sence of age. I made the bloomers and patched and darned some of the holes so she now looks like a grand lady who has fallen on hard times but is trying to still live life in her former splendor.

I used the original silk and the wonderful cotton lace to make a bodice, skirt and bloomers using mostly the original lace. And an underskirt out of a fairly new piece of netting and ecru lace.

The hat I have made out of a brown hat straw which I think gives it a 18th Century look. 

I only took photographs using one wig this time. I liked the colour which seemed to suit the outfit colour and tone, even though it is only a shorter bobbed type.

In the end the model seemed to enjoy this photo shoot.  No more tantrums this time.  In fact she seemed extremely relaxed over the whole thing.  Dressing up like a lady of leisure has given her the idea that she is one

Mohair BJD Wig

In The Spirit of Made Do And Mend

After having enjoyed taking apart and reusing an old christening robe I thought I would use the "Made do and Mend" principle to a mohair wig.  I rummaged in some of my boxes and found some old wigs that I had either made or bought back in my making reproduction antique dolls day.

I love doing this but in the course of several moves it become impossible to lug around kilns, heavy plaster moulds and all the other paraphernalia needed for this craft. So they were sold or given away but I kept a lot of the materials and smaller tools just in case. And some have come in useful when dealing with ball jointed dolls too.

I had made a wig out of almost white mohair which had a lovely softness and gentle curl to it but the colour just was not right for an antique doll even a reproduction one.  So it was never used but packed away in its tissue paper ever since.

So I set about reducing it in size as I had made it for a doll with quite a bigger head.  I made a few snips and took a whole section of the back out.

It was still looking a bit too big so I put a pleat into the back and that seemed to solve the problem.

Its still looking a little bit "wild n woolly" but I think if I give it a spray with water and do a little bit of scrunching I should be able to tame it. I think also a light trim could be called for too.

Its amazing how much a new hair style can affect a girl. Her whole personality started to change.

First she got a little pensive...... do I like this or not?

Then the mood changed again a little nostalgic perhaps.

Then all those fluffy blond curls started to take on a more excitable mood. A little bit on the wild side until she just began to revel in the whole blonde bimbo thing. (No offence to any blondes out there of course).

Maybe I had better have another look in that wig box and see if I can find something a little more sedate and school mistress like to calm things down!