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.

Sunny Afternoon

 I changed Bree to another one of her new skirts and took her out for some photos. I thought the bushes out front were a little more shaded than they actually were, but we weren't out long. Just makes getting the shots a little more difficult, although I do like the dappled light affect here.

It was a bit windy too, but I guess that is to be expected as it is fall.............

I need to get motivated and knit some more things for the smaller dolls. I do like how this scarf/shawl I knitted last year works with this skirt though.

Mother & Son

 Still playing with Marsali, trying on different things in the wardrobe to see what might fit her. I put one of the nYID outfits I have on her, and while not a perfect fit, it will work in a pinch. I also decided to get my little blonde Dollshe Robin out and put him in some shots with her to see how he might work as Germain.

I like him in this role a lot............now I just have to find some blue eyes for him I guess. I guess I may have to shell grown up Fergus too! I may see how my SartoriaJ Jude works in the role.............what a slippery slope! 

And one last shot of Marsali. I had forgotten I had this "cap", as I've never used it before as Claire refuses to wear one. It suits Marsali though.

Marsali

 I was looking at the grouping of my Outlander dolls in my doll room this morning and had the thought that my Mature Narae (who is my oldest BJD, but she never gets any attention anymore) might fit in well as Marsali in the Outlander world. I love my Narae, and have no intentions of selling her, and it would be fun to put her in a role where she might actually get more attention. Forgive her shirt, she needs a proper shift, but this morning was a testing of trying to figure out if I thought she would fit in, so I just pulled together some clothing I had that was workable.

 I pulled down Rachel and Claire from the doll room to do a group shot of the women of Fraser's Ridge to see what I thought.  I really think she works well in the role.  She's tiny next to Rachel and Claire, but I've always seen Marsali as tiny anyway, and Marsali in the TV show is tiny as well, so her size works for me.  Now that I have decided that she does work rather well in this role I'll have to work on getting her some clothing pieces of her own. The waist cincher and skirt made for my nYID doll does fit her rather well though. I'm excited to have another way to play with an old favorite.

Putting these three together for a photo makes me want to get Brianna in SID size to go with them! They do make rather a striking group I think.

Portrait shots of Rachel and Claire as well, since I had them out.

More Knits

 Fall is the time for knits, so Geillis is modeling our newest "knit" from Beachgirlnikita on Etsy. I knitted the arm warmers when I was first learning.........I need to do some newer ones that are a little less bulky. Skirt is from Period Threads and top is Iple.

As much as I like the newer Iple hands, I still love the old ones as well. They are good for holding things like this basket.

Time for Knits

 There was a chill to the air this morning and it felt like fall, so time to break out some of the knits. I thought this one matched well with Bree's outfit, so she got to be my model. I need to make her some arm warmers in a pumpkin or blue shade.

Also wanted to take the chance to play with the new camera some more and try and figure out some of the manual features. There's a learning curve, but I'm getting there.

The macro shots are a bit better than the ones I took yesterday anyway.

I just love how Bree's face up turned out. I have been tempted to get a larger version of her, but then think why should I do that when I love this version so much.

Together Time

Haven't had my big versions of Jamie and Claire out for a while, and just felt like spending a bit of time with them today, so took them outside for some new photos.

They are much easier to manage together outside if I pose them laying down together on a blanket rather than standing them up. I can put her on a stand, as it doesn't show under her skirts, but I don't like to use a stand for him outside and I don't like to see the stands in my photos.

I know that is one reason I've been more drawn to the smaller versions as of late (at least for photographing)................much easier to manage when doing group shots.

There is something really special about these 2 though.

A New Waistcoat

 Mini Jamie got a package from Period Threads today containing 2 new waistcoats! Poor guy...........All I had for him was a black one. I thought it was about time he got a change of clothes (or waistcoats anyway).

I've loved the pattern of this silk fabric since I first saw pictures of it in Robyn's fabric stash. The pattern is pretty perfect in size for the smaller dolls, which is not an easy feat.

Next up on the clothing wishlist I think will be a pair of black fall front breeches. I'd love to get him a jacket too. This beautiful new waistcoat is certainly a wonderful addition to the wardrobe though!

An Older Mr. Fraser

I asked Chewin to make a queued wig for my mini Jamie back in the spring. I wanted to give him an older look more reminiscent of season 5 in the show. Due to all the parcel travel issues it was a while before Chewin was even able to mail it out of Thailand, and then once he did mail it it took quite a while to catch a flight. After 2 months and a few days, my package finally arrived today!!

I have to say it was worth the wait! It really does give Jamie a much older look than his curly wig (based on his look from the first season, shown on him in previous blog installments)

In the photos taken in the shade, the color looks more brown.

But in this profile photo, taken in sun, you can see the rich auburn color........just gorgeous, and perfect! I couldn't be more pleased. Now I'm going to work on getting a few more clothing pieces for him.

Some blue for Bree

I got a new package in the mail from my friend Robyn. She made a few skirts and vests for Bree. LOVE this blue on her. It really makes her eyes pop.

Robyn tweaked the vest pattern too to give a bit nicer fit at the waist. It turned out really lovely!

More Bree

More of Bree in her new Sienna Iple wig