Well the past few days have been exceptionally lovely in terms of weather, especially for this part of Ohio.  After the cloudy, long, dreary winter, I wish I had had the time to really enjoy it.  But, alas, it is the time of year when I am chained to my computer, locked away in my office, with only the janitor to keep me company.  And now, as the weekend approaches and I might have the time to take a walk or look at the buds on the trees, it has turned cold and rainy.  I suppose they don't say "April showers" for nothing.  Of course, they don't mention "horrid, gusty, umbrella-breaking winds" anywhere in that saying. 

and yet again I failed to take the time to take new photos and post pictures here.  Part of it is the weather and the crappiness of my camera.  We are buried under about a foot of snow (not too bad considering I live in the armpit of Ohio) but the people who plow must get paid by the mile, since they tend to spend a lot of time plowing the already cleared parking lots, scraping them up horribly and leaving huge piles of dirty snow.  That and the cloudy weather are not inspiring for taking pictures of expensive dolls.  My camera just hates my poor doll and likes to make her nose disappear. She needs a new faceup so maybe when that happens I'll see if they can do some sort of shading near her nose to make it not blend in so much.  Or I could pop for a decent camera!  Hah! 

But I do have new outfits and a person in Bath, England who loves the Civil War stuff I do, so I've got to keep her in mind whenever I start doing more sewing.  It's been mostly knitting recently, and not much of that given how much schoolwork I have.  I cannot wait until the summer when I have both free time and my sewing machine!

Well, I certainly have been ignoring this page, though schoolwork has been taking up most of my time.  I did set some time aside to start working on a few new outfits.  I finished the red one (pics posted) and took Amara over to a nearby cemetery for some Halloween inspired photos.  As my friends know, I like cemeteries and I always feel bad when I see graves that are in poor condition.  For several months a few years ago I would take flowers out to the local pauper cemetery and put them on neglected graves.  They were only cheap carnations, but it still made me feel better.  I sometimes think that I was once a cemetery caretaker in a previous life. 

My, that was a long ramble.  Anyway, I'm working on a strapless evening dress in a lovely purple fabric, but since I wanted to make it seamless down the front I'm having difficulty getting to properly fitted.  Hopefully I'll work it out over the next couple weeks when I can find the spare time. 

Welcome to my new blog, devoted purely to my doll clothes. I'm still a pretty bad photographer, so that is what I'll have to work on next.  But, like my profile says, most of these things are available for sale, or I can make you the same/very similar items.  Feel free to comment or message me about it.  Otherwise, I don't have much to say yet!