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It turns out, from my cursory research, that the Isla la Tortuga is one of the few uninhabited tropical islands where my Camellia character can have her adventure. Tropical? Check (unlike just about any land mass off the US or… Continue Reading →
Go here to read this episode: MDA 02: Camellia’s journey begins Camellia’s story starts mid-adventure, with a dark backstory that I don’t think I’ll ever fully reveal. What lies in her future, only Camellia can say. While I create the… Continue Reading →
Each of the dolls has a pet, as well as a medium. For Daisy, it’s a dog and photography. I spent most of my evenings for a month finding the right dog for Daisy. First, she borrowed a beagle from… Continue Reading →
For a project built on the premise that dolls can have adventures, the difficulty of taking great shots of dolls “in the wild” is a huge roadblock. Either I use one of my studio shots (on the top) where I’m… Continue Reading →
[Go here to read this episode: MDA 01: Daisy’s adventure begins] Unlike the other dolls’ stories, I wanted to start Daisy’s adventure off slowly, with a day in the life. She’ll get her call to adventure soon, but right now… Continue Reading →
Success. Apparently the no-pin method works. Here’s the link, circle diagrams and all. I’m still puzzled why the head piece was originally drawn with an extra seam allowance. I cut it without the added seam, and it appears to match correctly… Continue Reading →
Or, “a breakthrough, I am doomed.” After reading through several suggestions online (you’ll be shocked at how many pins you can fit in a square inch of fabric), I found a method that actually works. It has to do with… Continue Reading →
Clearly, the edges of these two pieces are not going to fit together. I’ve tried pinning every which way from Sunday, and I only manage to catch every bit of fabric in the stitch. And this is just step 7… Continue Reading →