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New on the Isle!
November 20, 2009
I just learned that there is an internal error with photobucket, so all the dolls, bases, and pixels i have saved as .gifs are now screwed up. So please don't judge my dolls or bases too harshly! They aren't supposed to look that way. My next project will be switching everything over to .png. Sigh.
November 11, 2009
A grateful nation thanks all those men and women who have served and are currently serving our country. Blessed be. We owe you our lives. And, our thoughts and prayers are with all those in Fort Hood, Texas.
A huge update today and it's about time. I updated several new dolls which you can see below and on My Pixel Doll Page. I also updated a bunch of gifts onto My Adopted, Gifts & Pixels Page. I guess that's it. It will probably be a while before another update. I do doll every day, but with school it is slow going. Sigh. So, thanks for looking and blessed be.
And if you are looking for a good book to read---Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.
My Latest Creations!
Alice in Wonderland
I have never been a huge Alice fan. I read the book in college and was rather disturbed by it. Also, I have real questions about Carroll's predilections. However, I have always loved the Cheshire cat. I had a coloring book with Cheshire in it....anyway I do respect Tim Burton's visions and he is re-making Alice in Wonderland with the incomparable Johnny Depp. I just wanted to doll Alice--she was speaking to me. It was right before school and I guess that I feel like school is much like Wonderland---mad and upside down. I feel like my life is like Wonderland a lot of the time. She is in this strange world that she doesn't totally understand and nothing is what it seems. Maybe that is the way I kind of feel about life sometimes, too. Kind of lost and not what i expected. Sigh. Onto the doll, who captures my feelings about going back to school. She is on my base and the cat and potion are mine! The table is Haich's (site down). I used Barbie's Cheshire cat as a guide. I am really rather pleased with how the cat came out. And the cat wasn't as difficult as the dress! I am rather pleased with the potion too. I like the dress I guess. I am not sure about the folds. Never sure. I like the detailing. I am very pleased with the boots and hair. I used DHF's transparency and hair tutorial as a guide. I may not love the dress, but I do love the whole look, especially the one with the disappearing cat.
Rapunzel
I made Rapunzel for a faerietale challenge at The Last Gate. Base by me. I really like the soft palette. She reminds me of cotton candy. Around her neck she is wearing the key to her tower prison and her heart. I relate to the trapped in a tower feeling. I wrote a short story about Rapunzel as a child and I love this song by Saving Jane about how Rapunzel doesn't need a prince to save her, she can save herself. Hair is a symbol of power and she has plenty of that. I wasn't sure what to do with her hands---I kind of wanted them out of the way of her hair....but that didn't happen. I like the folds and the bodice. I also like the delicate sleeves. I am also pleased with the braid. I wasn't sure about the side panels, but I think they are okay. I always wanted to try side panels. Working on her was calming, I think. I started her before school and finished her after school started so the memory of working on her is kind of hazy.
Dragoness
I created the Dragoness for a challenge at LG, too. There is great website here that gives you a palette from any picture. I took my inspiration and picture from Jessica Galbreth's Dragoness. She is an amazing artist. I worked a loooong time on this doll. She was supposed to have great dragon wings, but it just wasn't meant to be. I got the outline and such, but I just couldn't shade them. I needed to be done with her. So, she is as is. I like the folds I guess--they are my style. I also like the corset is inspired by Ninique's corset tutorial. I am not sure about the sleeves. I like the gold neckband, it gives her a classical look. And I really like her hair--I was going for something like dragon horns. She has strength and power--something i need to remember I have. The hair design was somewhat inspired by Xena's tutorial. Base by me. I like the way her make-up came out. Overall, I am proud of this creation. She had a lot of adjustments.
Blessed Samhain
I love this doll! She is on Haich's (site down) base. All the props are mine, although I did use Monti's tutorial for the pumpkin. The cat is all by me!!!
The cat isn't perfect, but still! I used on of IBelle's dolls as a guide for the web. She was somewhat inspired by Trick or Treat Barbie, which my husband so graciously surprised me with! I like her a lot. I created the pattern myself. I did use Ninique's hair tutorial and I really liked the hair, so I made a version without the hat. I like the shading---it's the first time I have ever done a skirt this this. I am also pleased with the hat. I made the orange palette from an actual pumpkin picture. I was also inspired to make her by a challenge at LG. And, at the last minute I entered her in Krystaline's contest and won first place! For me though, she was also my offering to Samhain. She is more stereotypical than traditional--but witches are so fun! The challenge required she have five of a whole list of things. The challenge also required that the witch be inspired by one of the four elements. I made her an Earth witch, because she is based on the pumpkin. She also has an animal, head piece, corset, cauldron, potion, laces, pattern, and jewelry. I really do like her from the shading to the dress design to all the different elements---and her Goddess necklace.
Portia Ayers
My first Harry Potter doll! Yay! I did her for a contest at Cavall Castle. I like the Potter books although I've not read them all. I just never got around to dolling one. I went through a sorting quiz and ended up at Gryffindor house of bravery and courage. Base by me. I could not decide on which skirt was best. So, I saved both. I am somewhat happy with the pleats. I am really happy with the robe. It was easy compared to the skirt. Go figure. I did use DHF's dolls as a guide a bit. I like her braids and hair color. I like the tie and shirt, too. And cool wand! I made the crystal ball and candle--go me! But the table is by Haich (site down). She was supposed to have an apparent hobby and her hobby is foretelling the future. I tried to make the robe and uniform as close to the movie version as I could. I think I could have done better with the skirt and sweater shading---or rather it could be better, I did my best. But I like her a lot---she makes me smile, a rarity.
Portia is a fifth generation Gryffindor and she has a dark secret and she can see the future.
I have never been a huge Alice fan. I read the book in college and was rather disturbed by it. Also, I have real questions about Carroll's predilections. However, I have always loved the Cheshire cat. I had a coloring book with Cheshire in it....anyway I do respect Tim Burton's visions and he is re-making Alice in Wonderland with the incomparable Johnny Depp. I just wanted to doll Alice--she was speaking to me. It was right before school and I guess that I feel like school is much like Wonderland---mad and upside down. I feel like my life is like Wonderland a lot of the time. She is in this strange world that she doesn't totally understand and nothing is what it seems. Maybe that is the way I kind of feel about life sometimes, too. Kind of lost and not what i expected. Sigh. Onto the doll, who captures my feelings about going back to school. She is on my base and the cat and potion are mine! The table is Haich's (site down). I used Barbie's Cheshire cat as a guide. I am really rather pleased with how the cat came out. And the cat wasn't as difficult as the dress! I am rather pleased with the potion too. I like the dress I guess. I am not sure about the folds. Never sure. I like the detailing. I am very pleased with the boots and hair. I used DHF's transparency and hair tutorial as a guide. I may not love the dress, but I do love the whole look, especially the one with the disappearing cat.
Rapunzel
I made Rapunzel for a faerietale challenge at The Last Gate. Base by me. I really like the soft palette. She reminds me of cotton candy. Around her neck she is wearing the key to her tower prison and her heart. I relate to the trapped in a tower feeling. I wrote a short story about Rapunzel as a child and I love this song by Saving Jane about how Rapunzel doesn't need a prince to save her, she can save herself. Hair is a symbol of power and she has plenty of that. I wasn't sure what to do with her hands---I kind of wanted them out of the way of her hair....but that didn't happen. I like the folds and the bodice. I also like the delicate sleeves. I am also pleased with the braid. I wasn't sure about the side panels, but I think they are okay. I always wanted to try side panels. Working on her was calming, I think. I started her before school and finished her after school started so the memory of working on her is kind of hazy.
Dragoness
I created the Dragoness for a challenge at LG, too. There is great website here that gives you a palette from any picture. I took my inspiration and picture from Jessica Galbreth's Dragoness. She is an amazing artist. I worked a loooong time on this doll. She was supposed to have great dragon wings, but it just wasn't meant to be. I got the outline and such, but I just couldn't shade them. I needed to be done with her. So, she is as is. I like the folds I guess--they are my style. I also like the corset is inspired by Ninique's corset tutorial. I am not sure about the sleeves. I like the gold neckband, it gives her a classical look. And I really like her hair--I was going for something like dragon horns. She has strength and power--something i need to remember I have. The hair design was somewhat inspired by Xena's tutorial. Base by me. I like the way her make-up came out. Overall, I am proud of this creation. She had a lot of adjustments.
Blessed Samhain
I love this doll! She is on Haich's (site down) base. All the props are mine, although I did use Monti's tutorial for the pumpkin. The cat is all by me!!!
The cat isn't perfect, but still! I used on of IBelle's dolls as a guide for the web. She was somewhat inspired by Trick or Treat Barbie, which my husband so graciously surprised me with! I like her a lot. I created the pattern myself. I did use Ninique's hair tutorial and I really liked the hair, so I made a version without the hat. I like the shading---it's the first time I have ever done a skirt this this. I am also pleased with the hat. I made the orange palette from an actual pumpkin picture. I was also inspired to make her by a challenge at LG. And, at the last minute I entered her in Krystaline's contest and won first place! For me though, she was also my offering to Samhain. She is more stereotypical than traditional--but witches are so fun! The challenge required she have five of a whole list of things. The challenge also required that the witch be inspired by one of the four elements. I made her an Earth witch, because she is based on the pumpkin. She also has an animal, head piece, corset, cauldron, potion, laces, pattern, and jewelry. I really do like her from the shading to the dress design to all the different elements---and her Goddess necklace. Portia Ayers
My first Harry Potter doll! Yay! I did her for a contest at Cavall Castle. I like the Potter books although I've not read them all. I just never got around to dolling one. I went through a sorting quiz and ended up at Gryffindor house of bravery and courage. Base by me. I could not decide on which skirt was best. So, I saved both. I am somewhat happy with the pleats. I am really happy with the robe. It was easy compared to the skirt. Go figure. I did use DHF's dolls as a guide a bit. I like her braids and hair color. I like the tie and shirt, too. And cool wand! I made the crystal ball and candle--go me! But the table is by Haich (site down). She was supposed to have an apparent hobby and her hobby is foretelling the future. I tried to make the robe and uniform as close to the movie version as I could. I think I could have done better with the skirt and sweater shading---or rather it could be better, I did my best. But I like her a lot---she makes me smile, a rarity.
Portia is a fifth generation Gryffindor and she has a dark secret and she can see the future.
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