Kit, Modern Times and Sugar

Good morning Monday :)  I think spring is officially here in the NW.  Blue skies and chilly mornings, but warm afternoons and of course the flowers!  I feel like shining up all the glass in the house, if I had time!

My "Prairie Girl" kit is now up and ready!  I really enjoyed creating it and seeing it develop.  My testers were so helpful!  I think they had fun :)  I'm ready to start the next kit.  I think if I have a variety of kits, that customers will be thrilled, so the next one up will be a modern woman.  I have a lot of requests for modern dolls and it seems miniaturists are welcoming more modernity in their scenes.  I welcome any suggestions for kits.  Feel free to email or respond to this post!  If you like modern minis, check out these blogs:
http://call-small.blogspot.com/
http://modernminihouses.blogspot.com/
http://minimodern.blogspot.com/
https://blog.etsy.com/en/handmade-miniatures-on-etsy/

One of my testers suggested a "sugar skull" lady in full costume and that got me started on researching the Day of the Dead.  What a beautiful holiday, albeit a bit creepy.  It's so lovely to see all of the colors and sparkle involved.  So, that's what's on my dolly brain right now.  Thanks Stephanie!

All finished!

Just a quick post to show my finished wedding couple.  They were really fun to make.  I'm still working on perfecting my male dolls; it's harder than you think!  These two are up on Etsy now!
Etsy

I can see clearly now the flu is gone...

What a beautiful rainy morning!  I'm in such a great mood because I am no longer sick!  Yes, the flu had me down all week last week and it was a doozy.  I'm still breathless and weak; nasty stuff!  So it really made me appreciate my health and normal energy levels.  I'm back to it!  Life is good :)

My test party for the Prairie Girl kit went very well.  Thanks to my gals who tested for me, Jackie and Stephanie.  They really helped me refine the kit and my communication of the directions.  I've decided this kit is an "intermediate" level and I will label it as such.  I do plan on simplifying the patterns and methods and making more of a "beginner" level kit to offer as well.  The only thing I have left on this kit is to format those directions and I should have it up in the shop this week!

My current custom dressed project is a bride and groom.  I think that's pretty iconic yes?  I'll post pictures when they are close to completion.  I'm also still working on molds and so far so good.  It's a time consuming process though, of drying plaster and porcelain and then the refinement of the model.  Right now I am working on a pair of expressive hands and a realistic body.

Until next week my friends!  Enjoy your health, enjoy your families!