19 September 2011

Jinni's up the duff!

Obviously this isn't her first.......


Just pop off her tummy, and out comes a baby brother or sister, then its back to your pre-baby body in no time... 




Is it just me or does she look a LOT like Barbie, he like Ken and the kid like Kelly?? Not sure she's worth the $24.99 price tag. Creepy....

14 September 2011

Queen of the Rainbow Fairies - version 1

Since the next theme at Doll Club is "Over the Rainbow" (my suggestion...) I thought I would try to make a Foster Child using some coloured stretch. Experimenting with some horrible floral in reds and greens and yellows for the body, arms and legs but leaving the head flesh coloured. Not terribly successful - only because the stretch was sooooo stretchy I had to be careful not to overstuff, or she would have had elephantitis legs and arms! Here are some preliminary pics of the head and body, showing off her car doors - oops!! I mean ears........

This is after the eyes are painted and the sculpting is done. Her ears will be pinned back, once she is put altogether! She is from the Elfin pattern. Oh, and she is a little wet from taking all the blue pen marks off. I have made a wig but its a bit too full, so am in the process of unpicking it and redoing it slightly differently.


So here she is so far - not too sure about that dress...... Have bought some better fabric to give her a bit more of a "royal" look. A queen needs some bling, right?? Oh, and these pics don't do the fabric justice. It is BRIGHT!

As you can see, her wig is a bit tooooooo full. The size of her ponytail means she is top heavy. Rather than use the wool directly from the ball, I crocheted chains of about 40cm and brushed out the fibres to fluff them up. It is so soft, but very full!! Going to try and cover the base and then add some styling - maybe a top knot to put a tiara on?? Hmmmmmm.........

12 September 2011

Next big distraction.....

Aprons!!! Kids sized aprons, oven mitts and pot holders. So CUTE!!!!


I found this wonderful remnant of striped cotton with Scotchguard already applied for only $1! A whole 1.5m gave me 3 complete sets of aprons, mitts and potholders (including one just for the Canning Show!!). measurements based on a purchased apron, the mitt was found online (and modified slightly) and the potholder is just a square. They will be great put with some kids cookie cutters or utensils. Canning Show entry has an apron, mitt, potholder and joined pocket mitt (the kind you put both hands into). Pics once the show is over!!




I did these ones first, so a little experimentation going on here! Apron - perfect. Mitts - a little small for my liking and a little difficult to sew - adjustments made. Potholders double as hot mitts with little pockets in them - a bit complex and time consuming, but successful. Its a bit hard to see, but the one on the right actually has a poccket at the top where it says "Tiger". I matched it so well you can't even see it!!

I delivered these to mum today to take to Santa's. I'm sure they will be pleased. I have taken a bunch of pics so will try and do a bit of a tutorial sometime in the future so stay tuned!!!

Top Gear Live...

The Boy has been a HUGE Top Gear Fan for years, so we had to go to the live shows!!

The first one we went to was in Sydney in Feb 2009. This was interesting, since I was not long out of hospital and walking was still a bit tricky, but I was determined to go. The only trouble I had was mainly getting into the trains, as they are double decker, so there was no escaping stairs!! And they don't stop at the stations for very long. Anyway, back on topic.....

When we arrived, we were given a map and we wandered about a bit. We HAD to buy the programme, a Tshirt, a keyring and other stuff. When we got into the arena to see the show, there was a sheet and 3D glasses on each seat. Show was FAB, especially the 3D Helicopter chase!!!! So, we took everything home to look through. I thought all this stuff would make a great memory box but didn't get around to doing anything about it till we found out TG Live was coming back AGAIN!! AWESOME!!!!! Better do something about all that stuff in the bag! Found at IKEA a 50cm square picture frame which was perfect. I bought 2, just in case they weren't going to be available next year. Luckily, they are still available!! I used styrofoam to push some parts forward against the glass and left other parts flat against the back to give a bit of a 3D effect.....

So here is the result from 2009.... Unfortunately we threw away the ticket stubs - made sure we kept them next time - but we did take a photo of the Boy outside the arena, underneath the banner.


This is 2010... Used the original design as a base, but managed to lose a coloured card (one card is double sided) so I had one colour copied. Remembered to keep the ticket stub this time, too!!


2011 was held in Melbourne. It was much more of a festival, with pavilions of stuff to see, a race track and the show was under a big marquee (think Cirqu du Soleil). Definitly not as spectacular as the first one - I think if you are going to the trouble to get Clarkson and May to Australia, they should have had much more interaction with the crowd and less precision driving. Don't get me wrong, it was awesome, but a little same-same. Nothing really new and exciting, and no show poster! Had to make one up and print it myself.....


Its just been announced that they are coming here, to Perth, in December. You betcha, we'll be there!! However, since its the same as the Melbourne show, we'll be in the cheap seats. And there is no festival or outside show - just one show per night, 3 nights. Could be a bit drab, but at least our family and friends can see what they are like for themselves. Bring on December!!!!