All Part of the Fun

Although these sweet dolls are enjoyable to have around, part of the fun for me is in creating things for them.

Here's Mr Magoo in a new pair of shorts I made him. He had been sitting around in a sweater and wool hat when our first hot summer day finally hit. I had to take pity on him!



I used a basic Kelly doll pattern for the shorts, taking wider seam allowance so they would fit a little smaller. I think for the next pair I'll use a different construction method allowing more of it to be done on the sewing machine, and I'll lower the waistline

Ms Muffet's outfit was made a while back, before she arrived. I'm glad it actually fits! The weather turned a bit cool again today so she threw her new, cashmere cardigan on over the sundress.



I've also been working on Ms Muffet's cottage/studio. The stucco has now been done and painted. Next step is shingling the roof, I think.

Find Time

Find time to follow your bliss.

The loose weave scarves are now finished. I love how they turned out.

Elfish Game? Hmmmm.

Mr Magoo claims that this is some sort of Elfish game played by Wee Folk back in his home country.



I have my doubts though. Shortly afterwards I found him giggling in the back room with Ms Muffet.

Mr. Magoo

Final installation of the 5 part box opening story.....

Mr. Magoo! That's enough! It's time to get some clothes on.



Too much of a good thing, my dears? All right. Happy to oblige.



Ahh, a sweater. Aren't I the lucky fellow?



How do I look?



We'll be getting fancy new face paint some time in August. You think we're cute now? Just you wait! Come back for a nice long visit now, ya hear?

Show Off!

Part 4 of the 5 part box opening story......

Hi there folks! I'm Mr. Magoooooooooo!



Look what I can do!














THAT guy is a show off!



(Ah yes, the wee woman and her little friend are charmed, I'm sure. The bigger girls will be a tougher audience).

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Ms. Muffet's Debut

Part 3 of the 5 part box opening story....

Eeek, it has no face!



Um....excuse me......sorry to interrupt......I know I was sent with at least two faceplates. Could someone help me out here please? I seem to be having a little vision trouble.



Oh, my, that's much better! Hi, I'm Ms. Muffet. And you would be.....? Well hello Petunia! Glad to meet you. Hey, you wouldn't happen to have seen some hair around here would you? I seem to be a bit .... bald.



Much better, thanks! And now, could you be a dear and show me to the wardrobe?



Thank you, lovey. It's a darling dress! Now enough time spent fussing over me. Would you be so kind as to help me release my travelling companion?

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Opening the Box

Part 2 of the box opening story...

Oooo, this can't be good! It says, "Collect Customs".



Up, up! Somebody help me up. I want to see too.



You're right Pumpkin. But I don't think there's customs on RealPukis entering Canada. Maybe it's just so that the postman remembered to collect all those taxes? Wovenflame said there was lots and lots of taxes.



Ooooo, SHINY! I can see myself.



What's this Peanut? I thought Wovenflame said that both of the Wee Folk were "Sosos"? This one over here is labelled, "Roro".

Oh. Wovenflame mentioned that. The Roro belongs to Ban Sidhe and will be travelling on from here. Just the face though, *giggle*, the body is staying here and belongs to the second Soso. I know! Weird hey?



Look. What's in here?



Oh, it's a bunch of hands! Some big ones. Tthose must be the ones Wovenflame ordered for us. And some really, really small ones. Maybe those ones are for the Wee Folk?

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They'll Be Here Soon!

Part 1 of the 5 part box opening story....

Zzzzzzz.




Guys, guys, wake up! They're coming, they're coming!!

Huh? Who's coming Petunia?

"The Wee Folk! Wovenflame just got a notice that says they're "out for delivery."



Wha? Huh? What's going on?



Pumpkin, Petunia says that the RealPuki pair are almost here! I'll get her under control if you'll start gathering the welcome home stuff.



Okay, is this everything? Wow, these clothes are really small! Are the RealPukis babies? I mean, this wouldn't even fit Petunia!



No, Wovenflame said that even though they are really tiny, they are adults, hundreds of years old, and we are to treat them with respect. They're some sort of elfish folk....different race than me though.



There's two dresses here. I thought one of the Wee Folk was a boy.......er...man?

I don't think Wovenflame had any patterns to fit a man that small. She said he'd have to wear a dress until she had time to make him something more masculine. I don't think that will go over very well. Maybe I'll get Petunia's jeans and a sweater out, just in case they might fit. It would be better than a dress anyway!

To be continued in the next post.... 

-Opening the Box-
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On the Loom

Loosely woven scarf, in progress. The warp is a combination of about 40% "Online Linie 106, Flair" (a polyester ladder yarn), and a combination of laceweight yarns including cashmere, hand-dyed tencel, a merino/silk/cashmere blend, and a handspun merino/silk. The weft is black "Silken Kydd" (70% super kid mohair and 30% silk) from Elann.com.



Turns out the 2/28 cashmere wasn't a great choice for a warp yarn. I've had quite a number of threads break on me. I've been getting lots of practice in replacing broken warp threads!

Roll Out Those.......

...lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer....

Filling the House

A few things I ordered for Buttercup Cottage arrived yesterday. The little RealPuki home is starting to have a cozy look. Even though the house isn't anywhere near being finished, I couldn't resist trying out the new stuff.



The little floor rug in the background is a hand crocheted coaster I found at a thrift store. The table and chairs, jars of "dolly treats", and the sewing machine, were ordered through eBay, and the tiny spinning wheel was a gift from a good friend.



Petunia said that she had better eat up the fudge bars and ice-cream cones before they melt. When I complained she slyly pointed out that there was no freezer to put them away in anyway.

A Handful of Eyeballs

My Dreaming Tree Studio order just arrived. Wow, 6mm is surprisingly small! I bought several different colours because I wasn't quite sure what I'd want for the character. It takes months to get an order made and shipped, and they were very reasonably priced so it made sense to just order a bunch all at once.



I'm not too sure about these ones:



I think the orange colour around the irises make them too reptilian for the look I'm after. I think if my Soso "needs" green eyes I'll order again with a few different greens. There are plenty to choose from and they are very inexpensive!

Wallpaper Is Up

I worked on the Buttercup Cottage quite a bit today. The wallpaper downstairs is now hung, and the window trim is installed. Ahem.....I forgot to put the acetate windows in, but I think I can install them as I do the exterior window trim.



Petunia swears that she wasn't the one who broke the spinning wheel.


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Summer Nap

On a long, summer afternoon, the Fee girls, Peanut and Pumpkin succumb to an unplanned nap.



Not everyone is feeling drowsy though!

Happy Canada Day!