Bellamy's Solitary Weekend Wanderings and Gail Wilson Kit Set - Part Four

Yesterday Bellamy's wanderings only took him as far as into the garden...

He inspected the new growth in the glass house and was pleased to see the seedlings sprouting.

He admired a primrose in the lawn.  Most of them are yellow, but this one is pink.

Today he went for a long early morning walk.

There are various spots along the coastal path that have signs like this...where erosion has washed away the path.  Fortunately most have alternative ways to walk.

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I worked on the underwear for my little doll today.

She is pleased to have something to protect her modesty.

I have named her Caroline, after my friend Caro, who sadly died a few years ago.  Her friend kindly sent me this kit amongst others that Caro had bought but never got round to making.

I have an outfit to make her next.

Sewing on Saturday & Gail Wilson Kit Set - Part Three

Today I made the little outfit that I got given for my birthday for my Sasha baby Natalie that I found in the charity shop just before Christmas last year.

I'm really pleased with how it made up.

This is an original Sasha Cloth Kit sewing set.

Natalie seems pleased with the outfit as well.

I also worked on the body for my Gail Wilson Kit set doll.

It was quite difficult, but I finally got it made.

I will work on her clothes tomorrow.

Saturday Catch Up & Gail Wilson Kit Set - Part Two

A bit of a catch up post....I realised I hadn't posted further photos of the Gail Wilson Doll Kit I am working on.

I started painting the boots and hair...

I finally plucked up the courage to do the eyes and lips

Although when I uploaded the photo I realised that the lips are much rougher than my glasses led me to believe!  So she has kind of come to a bit of standstill.  I need to do her cheeks and then 'antique' her, and it is this next stage that is causing me a bit of hesitation.

The boots have their 'buttons'.

I received Fuggler from my friend Sharlyn for my birthday yesterday

He was pleased to escape his box and informed me immediately that his name is Richard - Go figure?

It seems he is enjoying a joke with Peggy Sue.

They seem to be currently inseparable.

Frog has been on a few outings with me.

I thought I had a few more photos than these but must have taken them with my phone rather than my camera.

A 'new' Robin Rive bear has joined the Rose Cottage Bear Hug.  He tugged at my heart strings so I had to rescue him, plus he was a very good price.  Normally I don't like 'wonky' eyes, but there was something about him that really appealed.  He has clearly been loved, and will make a great little walking companion as he is small enough to fit in my pocket. 

Off exploring.

He found a large comfortable leaf to sit in for a while.

He was delighted to find a ladybird in the garden. I am still waiting on him to tell me his name.  Why some can be named instantly whilst others take a while is very strange!

Doll Making: A Gail Wilson Kit Set - Part One.

Second Post for today. 

I received a lovely box of Gail Wilson Doll kits that used to belong to a dear friend of mine who passed away.  I felt a bit out of my depth when I first opened the box to see all the wonderful kits, as the instructions looked very wordy and complicated.  So I looked through them all and then put them back in the box for a few days.  But this is silly as I want to do justice to these kits in memory of my friend and also as a thank you to her friend who kindly sent them to me.

I went back through them all individually.

I really wanted to make this one first, but was disappointed to discover the fabric for her fabulous dress pictured isn't included in the kit.

This one is cute too.

In the end after much deliberation I settled on this one.  

There are two kits, one for the doll and one for an outfit.

I looked at all the bits, browsed through the instructions and then put it aside for another couple of days.

Today I made a start. 

Fortunately the paints were still okay.  As they were several years old I was a bit worried they might have gone off.  I had to improvise with what to use to stick the tooth picks in that held the limbs.  A potato seemed to work just fine.

Now drying off ready for the next stage.