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It's just a simple tube of some pretty fab fabric. I will just put a bit of elastic at the waist and the top edge and finish the sequins on the bottom edge, it's getting to be fall weather here and I will want to start making "warmer" clothes for them-- because seeing the dolls sitting around with nothing makes me cold :D

A while back J got a Dutch Oven as a gift, and yesterday he decided to give it a try to cook a pork roast. He braised the roast, then put it for an hour in the oven, them added the potatoes and other stuff and let it go for another hour. It was perfect. It's been a quiet week--I should be painting doll heads but there is laundry, commissions and other stuff going on, including a package from Chalyss of TINY SHOES!! OMG what a fabulous gift--NO ONE wants to part with shoes, ever, and I happen to know this style of Mimiwoo shoes fits super gem girls perfectly. :D I also poked a bit at Iris' wig--it's roving and I find I love to braid it, though I have no clue how to attach it without stitching lines, short of glueing it. I should probably weft it instead of just tacking it down directly. Here it is so far: I also have some Nephelin wings I am trying to fix up, as part of the "catch up with the dolly backlog while I can", here's just a start, a sketch of sor...

Iris is another doll I have been meaning to fix up; I started on a wig for her today between other projects, so it's still very WIP. But the Sewing Box Designs yukata is glorious--it actually belongs to another doll, but Iris was out and available to try it on. (Iris has a somewhat unsatisfactory Peakswood body, but it has the advantage of being here and the Iris head fits ok).

It was dry enough today for me to paint a doll head, finally. I have been collecting reference for Iris for a couple of weeks now (I would like to make her an 1880 style dress to go with the other "steampunk" style dolls I have been working on). She needs different eyes as the soom eyes make her look a little crosseyed. She also sits a little oddly on the Peakswood body, but it was the body I have so she will just have to live with it for a while. We also walked around the Downers Grove Farmer's Market this morning and saw a kitten Illuminati sticker (I assume it's a band, but I have no idea) I also had a leftover photo from yesterday, when we went to lunch a Hugo's Frog Bar and I realized I can't bring myself to eat frog legs any more. These are kids making pasta at Sur La Table, where I found some little doll-sized plates. Here's Mr. Cool in his shades, too: Here's one more photo of Iris, and one of the Poser version of her: