Yummy Gummies!

 

 Great gummies! Here is a sneak peek at my newest creation, inspired by the ooey-gooey sweetness of gummy bears! These shoes are just as cute as little gummy bears themselves, and ready to adorn a "sweet" outfit. I've created these shoes using my own carving and molding process, and will be adding more colors of the rainbow soon ♥

 These shoes are desgned for Neo Blythes, and will be available soon in my shop...  Thanks for looking!

Welcome to Oz...

"Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore!"

Today I'm excited to share with you my first ever themed outfit. Next Saturday is Blythecon 2014 in Seattle, and this lovely collection is my donation to the prize raffle. I hope whoever brings this outfit home loves it as much as I loved creating it!

I started this outfit with a twist on Dorothy's old-school style dress. She spiced it up a bit by getting rid of the stuffy under-shirt, and maybe the hemline got a little shorter too... (scandalous!). The dress comes on an acrylic hanger that my dad and I designed and cut using a laser machine. Dorothy wears a straw sunhat, in hopes that the sun actually comes out in Seattle. She wears a pendant with an extra pair of ruby slippers around her neck, and two bitsy-bows in her hair.

And then there's Toto... I've needle felted Toto from pure sheep's wool, a process using a barbed needle, and thousands and thousands of pokes! (A really good activity after a stressful day...) Toto seems to be hauled everywhere around Oz in a prickly basket, so our little Toto is riding in style in a soft and cozy dog carrier, lined with none other than Yellow Brick Road fabric. There is a little charm on the bag that reads "I ♥ Kansas", and around Toto's neck he wears his own identification tag with a heart charm, so that he can find his way home if the flying monkeys should snatch him up. 

"Got dog cookies?"

And finally, the ruby slippers.....

 

When first making this outfit, I knew it had to have some ruby slippers. But not knowing where to find them, decided to create them myself. They are my proudest element of this outfit, because I got to use a lot of my mold-making skills that I usually use in my metal jewelry shop. Needless to say, shoes are TOUGH to make, and I'm happy that Dorothy can wear these glittering girls with pride!

 

This set also comes with an actual patch of the Yellow Brick Road, which I carefully removed the last time was there. Although if anyone asks, I'm going to tell them that it is made from polymer clay, just so they don't get suspicious...  

I hope this box set finds a great home, and that Toto finds his forever-Dorothy. I hope to see you at Blythecon, and  I can't wait to see what other outfits have been created!

Blythe doll wild strawberry bag

 As a child growing up in the woods of northern Wisconsin, I vividly remember finding the tiny treasures under wild strawberry plants. Small in size, the wild strawberry has retained a sweetness that our cultivated strawberries have lost. This dainty bag reminds me of lazy afternoons picking strawberries, and then watching mom carefully cook them up in a delectable pie!

I've sewn the strawberry design on by hand, and lined the bag with a polka dot material. Each strap is sewn on carefully so that the bag is durable enough for your Blythe doll to use on her next strawberry picking outing. The dress was sewn by my talented sister, at Brown Eyed Rose. 

To find this bag, and more like it, visit my Etsy shop here:

 Willow and Quail 

Summer dreaming

Willow and her friendly fox have fallen asleep in a meadow of clover. What dreams might come their way on this lazy summer day?

Willow wears her fox pendant with love ♥

Willow accents her lace dress with a dainty butterfly pendant.

  

Summer sun ♥

Visit my Etsy shop to see what necklaces are currently available

Willow and Quail