Roger Mac

 Every since my FID Edan arrived I have been kicking around the idea of putting him in some period clothing and seeing how I liked him as Roger Mac. He reminds me quite a bit of Richard Rankin, who plays Roger in the TV show (even if he isn't the embodiment of how I saw book Roger). So this morning I changed his clothes into period clothing and tried one of my Chewin wigs on him (that was actually made for FID Leonard), and Hurrah it fit him! Then I got Bree out for some shots of them together.

I actually like them together quite a lot!! I didn't put green eyes in him because I HATE changing eyes in the dolls this size, and if he didn't work as Roger for me, then I didn't want to change them back. I do think I may have to leave him in the role of Mr. Mackenzie though! I really like him with Brianna a lot. 

Guess now I need to find him some green eyes, and a better fitting vest (this one is sized for the RD men. I think he's a keeper in this role!

Christmas Plaid

 I got this beautiful Christmas plaid skirt for Marsali after last Christmas I believe, from Robyn of Period Threads,  and I've been looking forward to trying it on her. This morning I actually had some dolly time. I love the color red, and I think this skirt and waist cincher suits her quite well.

Real life has gotten in the way of my dolly time the past few months. Even before real life had gotten in the way I had been spending more time with the smaller dolls than the larger ones. I'm running out of space for the large doll boxes, so I have switched my focus to the mid Iple FID/SJ and Raccoon Dolls. Every time I take the time to get the big dolls out though, I remember how lovely they are to photograph.

Marsali, my mature Narae, is my oldest BJD. I had BJD's before her, but they have all moved on. She was one of the first dolls I bought who had such a high level of realism to her features, and really made me fall in love with BJD's.

Her lovely face up was done way back in 2007 I believe, by Cristy of Xtremedolls. I think she is still quite lovely. I like her in the role of Marsali. I didn't really have a set "role" for her previously, so she had been pretty neglected over the past few years. 

Some new Duds

 It's been a while................real life has really gotten in the way of dolly time for the past couple of months. I finally got a chance this past week to photograph Claire in her new dress from JeansbyJenna. It is made for the FID Slim body, as I ordered it for Brianna, but then I noticed it would work well paired with Jamie in his blue silk vest made by Robyn of Period Threads.

Fraser Blue

 I had Robyn at Period Thread make this vest for me a while ago as I thought it would match Jamie's eyes well. Finally got some photos of him in it.

Adding the coat from SartoriaJ that I got with Jamie in mind.

And a close up of Jamie, just because I love him.

Dressing for Spring

 These pictures didn't turn out quite as nice as I'd hoped they would. I misjudged the natural light a bit, but Brianna donned her spring vest (by Period Threads) and I just felt like taking her out for some new pics since I haven't spent time with any of my Outlander crew for a while. I love the vined material in the material of the vest.

The face up on Brianna turned out so nice. When I ordered it, I was hoping I would like the lip color ok, as in the promos it seemed quite orange. In person it looks much more natural. Perfect for the time period Brianna resides in.

Reluctant Bride

 Looking back through my previous blog entries I realized I had never photographed mini Claire in her wedding dress to post on the blog. Scintillatingdollies on Etsy made this beautiful gown for the FID sized dolls. When I saw it in 2018, I just couldn't resist it. The embroidery is beautiful on the bodice.

And on the skirt as well, and the material of the skirt is a really nice choice as well, and as close as can probably be expected to find in dolly scale.

A shot of the dress Claire wore in the show for comparison, modeled by the beautiful Catriona Balfe.

All in all, I'm pretty pleased with my 17" version.

More Fall Knits

 I've wanted to take these two outside for a photo shoot together for a while now, as I wanted to put both of them in their shawls by Beachgirlnikita on Etsy. Finally got around to lugging them out today. Luckily, with period wear, I can still use their stands outside.

Both of their skirts and Claire's vest are by Robyn of Period Threads. Geillis' top is from Iple. I found the cute little baskets at Hobby Lobby.

I knitted Geillis' arm warmers and Claire's are by Sherry Isenbarger.