sisters

growing up an only girl, i've always been fascinated with the relationships of sisters.  i'm so lucky to witness snipets of this relationship through one of my best friend's girls.   i love these girls as if they were my own...   so, i wanted to make them something special.  using the black apple doll tutorial and some acrylic paints, i made them their very own sister dolls!  meet samaria and asia...

painted faces

embroidered monograms

dom wanted to give them some love before we wrapped them up...

have a great weekend!
xo, carla

she belongs to a "madeline" too...

i say this, because i previously made one for a girl named, madeline.  this doll is for my neighbor's daughter.  she is a very sweet girl with blond hair and blue eyes.

here's the doll i made her, using the black apple tutorial for the basic pattern, and customizing the other details to make it unique.  i added a scarf and sleeves to this doll - it is winter, afterall.

a detailed shot of her eye (i modified it to add an iris and highlights)

a detailed shot of her flower hair clip (inspired by a friend of mine)

a detailed shot of the embroidered monogram

i hope you liked it.  now, i'm off to make one for another girl whose favorite pastel colors are:  blue, pink, and purple...
xo, carla

she belongs to beautiful madeline...

here's another one of the dolls i made, using the black apple, and chez beeper bebe tutorials.  here's the original inspiration for this doll, i found it while searching for black apple doll images on google.

(source)

i was able to find the blue retro space fabric by michael miller (in etsy), and i got the striped fabric from a local fabric store.

i made this for madeline, who lives all the way in detroit.

the "madeline" doll

detail of the lacing on her boots/shoes

detail of her face and the peter pan collar

detail of her capelet and the pocket

though i haven't met madeline (i've only seen her in photos), i'm already deeply in love with this little girl.  she is the daughter of one of my best friends!  i can't wait to see them soon.

have great week everyone!
xo, carla

a lovely doll for a lovely girl...

i made a doll just a month ago,and  a friend of mine asked me if i could make one for her niece.  so here's the doll i made for adel.

i made it using the same black apple doll pattern, i changed the hair, hands,
... and feet.

for the face, i used one red robin's dolls as inspiration... i love the jet black eyes!

i also embroidered adel's name on the bottom of the doll's dress.

 

here's "adel" with the other doll i made last month (i think i'll call her "prima" - because she is my first one)

adel and prima - as if they've been the best of friends since the 1960's...

 

hope you like it!

happy wednesday!

xo,
carla