How to Have a Happy Heart

Nothing makes a heart happier than playing with dolls. So...what are you waiting for? 

These are my "heavenly" Miss Sally Rice twins, Sally and Susie. They are joined by a trio of Sonny Angels to bring you today's inspirational message. The embroidered hoop came from my partner in a craft swap I did a few years ago; she did her research and made this just for me because I love hearts!

Beauty

"The most beautiful face in the world? It's yours!"

                                                              --Estee Lauder

This beautiful face belongs to Lady Camellia (I call her Emiko.) I recently found this pretty dress on eBay; it's from a maker in Ireland. It suits Emiko very well, I think. Even though I can (and do) make clothes for my dolls, I like to add things made by others to my collection, for more variety in my photos, and so I can see what techniques someone else used in their sewing. Since I am mostly self-taught, it helps me learn and grow as a sewist. (You'll notice I didn't say "sewer" because that could be misread as the place where waste water goes!)

Go Fly a Kite

It's just as windy now, in April, as it was in March, so Quinn is taking advantage of it to hone her kite-flying skills. 

Isn't this dress lovely on Princess Milk BisQuit de Q-Pot? Until it arrived in the mail a few days ago, she hadn't been out of her stock outfit. The dress is by Corinne Massacry, and it was sent to me by a dear friend, from her personal collection of Corinne's dresses; she knew I was having a very bad week, and this really brightened my day. My friend sent this particular dress for a couple of reasons: first, she thought it would look good on Q-Pot, my newest Blythe, and it does! Second, she knows I love Corinne's dresses (and I only had one before this one.) The dress is just loaded with small details that make it really special. Q-Pot is wearing her stock boots, which are great with the dress.

This picture is another one of my new favorite things: it's a chalkboard flat lay. This is the first time I've tried different colored chalks, and I like the effect. Just in case you are interested, this chalk is by Sargent Art, and it works great for drawing.

Everything

Her Royal Highness, Penelope, the Princess of Everything.

Snowflake Sonata

Close Up

Her lips are sealed. 

This is my Bow Wow Trad Blythe doll, for the theme "Close Up" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. This is another one of the buttons I collected when I was in college. I used to wear one or more of them every day.

Show Me a Sign

Jane knows a sign when she sees one. 

Jane is my Kenner Blythe doll.

I made these hearts for a blog project in 2012; a friend who knows I love hearts suggested that I should do a blog for which I would make a heart every day and post it. So I did! It was really fun, but as with all projects like this, there were days/weeks when I couldn't manage a heart every day, so I would make up for the lost days by mass-producing hearts for a couple of different projects. You can find that blog here: 365 Sewn Hearts.

We Love Spring Flowers

For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see; 
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

                      --Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is Jill, my Home Sweet Home Blythe doll. This picture is for the theme "I Love ___" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr.