Thursday, 26 September 2013

MERLIN - new doll for series 5

Some pictures of my latest Merlin doll, looking more grown up now and based on Merlin TV series 5.




Saturday, 23 March 2013

Morgana - Merlin series 5

Morgana looking a little wild
Here are the first pictures of my Morgana doll based on series 5 of the TV series Merlin.
Morgana in her black dress and boots

In the following pictures she is wearing her necklace and corset. The corset has 16 hooks and a lot of tape but unfortunately doesn't show up so well in the photos.





Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Gaius - Merlin TV Series

I've just taken a few better pictures of my new doll. This is Gaius based on the character from the TV series Merlin. The photos show details on his robe, cuff and gloves and his boots.





detail on robe


boots
         

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Colin Morgan - National Television Awards

Just wanted to say a massive CONGRATULATIONS to Colin Morgan for winning Best Drama Performance at the National Television Awards. An exceptional talent.


LOVE MERLIN
More Merlin dolls coming soon

Monday, 21 January 2013

Lucy and Leila -two pretty little girl dolls

Lucy

Leila
 Lucy in a two layer pink dress and Leila in a yellow smock top and jeans with appliqué  flowers.
 Leila has a row of matching beads which cover the seam where her neck joins her body.
These are two of my favourite dolls. I loved making their hair.
Leila and Lucy

Lucy's rosebud shoes

First Holy Communion Dolls ~ Jacinta and Jerome



 Jacinta and Jerome, my First Holy Communion dolls were made last Easter. I've got a bit slow at adding the pictures. The bodice of Jacinta's dress is hand embroidered with beads and heart shaped buttons.
Her braids didn't work out as well as I hoped but Jerome's neat cornrows look really good.

Monday, 14 January 2013

Guinevere - Queen of Camelot.

Guinevere, based on series 5 of the MERLIN TV series

 
I wasn't really happy with this doll. I've tried a completely new pattern here. It is a nice doll, dress is lovely, hair is wonderful but unfortunately she doesn't actually look like Guinevere. I found working on a small scale quite tricky especially when painting the face.
However my Gaius doll is coming along very nicely.


Isaac


Isaac is a cute little boy doll with big green eyes. His outfit was also made from the patterns in Classic Cloth Dolls. I used felt for the trousers which was really too thick and especially bulky around the waistband. His shirt is made from the same fabric as Isabella's dress. I had to remove the fleece backing from the collar. Nice little brown buttons were from a kit for making Christmas cards.

Isabella's outfit 2



For Isabella's dress I also followed the pattern in Linda Carr's book, Classic Cloth Dolls. The dress is made with some lovely red tartan fabric which is very warm as it has a fleece lining. The tucks on the bodice and skirt are trimmed with silver cord. The dress has navy blue lace at the neck, cuffs and around the skirt. It also has cream flower buttons down the back and on the neckband.


Thursday, 10 January 2013

Isabella's outfit 1

 
 Although I adapted the pattern for making the doll's body, I decided to dress her in the outfits which are given in Linda Carr's book. So these photos show Isabella in the set of underwear for which patterns are provided. These consist of a petticoat, camisole and bloomers. I had some very lightweight polycotton fabric with a tiny flower design which I used for these garments. I was lucky to pick up a selection of lace and ribbons at a charity sale which provided all the trimmings.