Happy Thanksgiving! (Post by Kirsten Larson)

Hello everyone, Kirsten here,
Every year one person is chosen to write a Thanksgiving post, (or decides to it)
(here are the ones from last year: Blondie's post, Aphrodite's post) and this year I was chosen...
We each say things were are thankful for...
Here are a few things I am thankful for:

1. Nature, I love nature and that's where we get must of our food and supplies.
2. My friends and family. It's always good to have people around who you can talk to about things or play with.
3. Stitchery, it helps keep our clothes together. If we didn't know how to sew, we would be in trouble.
4. Honey, it tastes so good...
And I have a whole lot other things I am thankful for as well...but it would make the post really long...
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What are you thankful for? 

Love,
Kirsten

How to Protect Yourself During Halloween (post by Ichabod Crane.)

(Before reading this post: The following is written by the character, Ichabod Crane, 
 from Washington Irving's book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, not the horror movie character.) 
I have no idea what that is about ..I know I am myself, so why do internet people need to know this? but never mind.
Greetings...
So, if like me, you are terrified of Halloween (it is my least favorite time of the year),
here are some basic protective charms that have come in handy for me... and perhaps will work for you, too:

Lucky Charms to Save You From Danger, Ghosts, and Death: 

A Cross or other religious symbols- Some spirits don't lke crosses, vampires included...so if you see a vampire, be sure to hold up your cross.

Garlic- This will also ward off vampires...if you have no crosses at hand.

Salt - I know what your thinking, if spilling salt is bad luck, why do you need to carry around salt? Well, fairies can't handle salt.

Horseshoes- This will also prevent you from being touched (or kidnapped) by the fay.

Four leaf clovers- Are rare and hard to find, but if you carry around one, you will have good luck.

Things to avoid doing:
Spilling Salt- This is extremely bad luck. Avoid it at all costs. Avoid salting your food on Halloween. Though it may taste awful, it's better than bad luck.

Breaking Mirrors- This is worse than spilling salt. So, to avoid it, try not to look into mirrors or even touch them. But if you can't avoid a mirror, because you have to fix your hair or something, then use the mirror, but put it in a safe place where it won't break when you are finished.

Walking alone at night- Nothing bad has happened yet, when I have walked alone at night from the school house (or Van Tassel's house). However on Halloween, you should try to avoid walking alone at all costs. Stay the night at whatever place you may be, unless of course they push you out for some reason, then just run as fast as you can home.

Walking under ladders- This is a bad idea, and very bad luck.
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What do you think of Halloween? Do you think it's as terrifying as I think it is?
Some people say this...so I will give it a go,
Have a Happy* Halloween! 
-Ichabod Crane  

*As in a safe ghost free one. 

Doll Photography #8

Hi everyone, 

I think today is a perfect day to do a Doll Photography post, 

let's begin: 

I like the way this picture of Hestia looks. 

I like the way her dress looks against the bricks. 

Even though this photo of Esmeralda is a little too bright, 

I still like the angle of it. 

One thing I like about this photo is that you can see the texture of the flower.

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                                Which photo is your favorite? 

                              -Quinley

P.S. I had a American Girl doll story which I wrote and took pictures for, however, I lost a part of it, and until I find the part I lost I can't post it...but when I find it, I will post it. Since it may take me some time to find it, I probably will post the final part of Tracy Comes to Visit, before then.

Exciting News!

Hi everyone,

 I recently heard that a doll company called Carpatina is making a colonial boy doll! It's truly a dream come true, since they are making him look historically accurate. He has the right hair, hat and everything:

(image from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/James-William-inch-American-Colonial/dp/B075WCWZMM)

So, I didn't make a blog post about American Girl turning down my idea to make a Ben Davidson doll  (they couldn't do it since they said they aren't allowed to use costumer's ideas).

(image from Wiki, http://americangirl.wikia.com/wiki/Benjamin_Davidson) 

I was too upset at the time to even think of making a blog post. (I am not saying that I don't like AG, I was just was disappointed in them.) However, just after they got back to me, I found out that Carpatina had announced they were making a colonial boy doll, and I found it even more interesting when I discovered he had all the things I had wanted Ben to have. (Minus looking like how they portrayed him in Felicity's movie.)

I found this too exciting not to blog about. :)
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What do you think of the new boy doll? What is your favorite historical time period(s)? 

Love,
Quinley
P.S. Happy Hobbit Day! Today is Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday.

Deborah Sampson (A Photo Shoot)

Hi everyone,
I try not to do two photo shoots one after another, but I really wanted to do this one so...
in this photo shoot Sarah is dressed as Deborah Sampson, a woman who disguised herself as man, so that she could fight in the Revolutionary war:

I like the camera setting I did for this photo, it makes it look 

somewhat like an old photo. 

Now this in the normal setting, I like the way it looks. 

I like this angle. 

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Which Photo is your favorite? And who is your favorite historical figure? 

-Quinley 

P.S. I plan to respond to all your comments soon. ;) 

The Celtic Princess (A photoshoot)

Hi everyone, 

today I thought would be a perfect day to post a photo shoot: 

                                          I like the way her hair looks in this photo.

I like the way her dress looks in this. 

This one has an interesting angle. 

This one will be her profile photo. 

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Which photo is your favorite? 

Love, 

Quinley 

Custom Doll Project (part one): Giving Her New hair.

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to show you a custom doll project I have been working on. 
Here it is:

I found a doll that had very tangled hair and was not in the best condition to customize, and fix.
She is a Disney Princess Royal Shimmer Rapunzel Doll.  Her hair was very, very tangled...er matted. so I decided to fix it by giving her new hair.

To fix her hair I considered doing a full reroot which would mean taking off  her head. Though having had one bad experience trying to do that, I decided to cut off her hair instead and replace it with yarn (similar to my doll colonial hairstyle post).

So, I began cutting off her hair:

Considering how tangled and matted her hair was, it was a little hard to cut it off. 

At this point in the picture her hair reminds
me a little of Princess Diana's or Kes's hair (from Star Trek: Voyager).

Once all of her hair had been cut off except for a few pieces of hair, which would be useful for helping the yarn stay on. 

I got out my yarn of choice which was bright red and then started hot gluing it to my doll's head. I didn't have the brush I usually

use to brush out the yarn to make it look more like real hair. Instead, I unraveled the yarn and gave her a long and curly hairstyle.


Before 

After 









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Do you like the way she turned out? Have you ever customized a doll before? 

-Quinley
P.S. In Part Two I plan to repaint her face.