Thing One & Thing Two

So this is one of the things I've been working on.  I guess you could say, two things.  They don't have their hair yet;  thought they were cute though, like a pair of kewpies with that little point at the top of their heads.  I got the pattern here and have so far made Autumn and Winter.  Somehow I missed Spring.  Oh, well, next year perhaps.  I'm making one for Ginger and one for a special birthday girl.  The party is Friday so I've got to get back to this today if I'm going to finish it in time.  I'd been dreaming about making a rose-colored one, and found this velour quite by chance at Joann's.  Just walked in the door and there it was.  That just never happens and I was so happy because I'm working under a time crunch and have no time to go driving all over tar-nation hunting for stuff.  Speaking of which,  I might as well confess that I'm late getting my Club Little House project finished too.  (I'm so cringing here and hanging my head in shame...shame I tell you!)  It all just took longer than I thought it would as some things didn't exactly go according to plan.  Actually, none of it did.  The idea was good, but the construction aspect just didn't fall into place like it was supposed to.  I'm just not used to production-line crafting.  I can't say that I really enjoy it either.  I suppose though, if I'd stuck to a simpler project things might have run more smoothly.  Lesson learned.  As it stands I am behind and in fact, still waiting for more parts to arrive by post, as I was short a few pieces, and another component was damaged in the package and thus had to be replaced.  But that is the least of it, the biggest challenge for me was the measuring, cutting, and gluing X 12.  I didn't think I was ever going to see the end of it.  One evening I spent two hours working on this and only managed to finish ONE item and then ended up throwing it out because it wasn't right.  I somehow glued the top to the bottom and the bottom to the top and I don't know what.  And I messed up again the following night, wasting hours of time with nothing to show for it but a pile of  tiny disasters!   I finally got my groove on and eventually things began moving in the right direction (with help from my dear daughter Grace) but getting there was painful.  Because I really wanted these to be perfect, and well, they are not.  Not even close.  But I hope they are well-received anyway, and I'm really hoping, with fingers crossed, that these are in the mail soon and Amy doesn't kick me out of the club! 

And it's actually cooler this morning.  I've got my office door wide open and there's a nice cool breeze blowing in.  Ah...that's better.   Nice while it lasts, anyway. 

Comments

[Wendy]

The dolls are lovely! I agree, they look like kewpies :) So sweet. I'm too afraid to do hair, so all my nature table dolls or Waldorf type dolls wear hats, lol. The hair on Autumn and Winter is perfect! I can't wait to see these two finished.

[Amy]

They looks so soft and cuddly! I love the little hat boxes. I used to make full-size ones and even *they* were very tricky. I can't imagine doing them in miniature!

[Leslie]

The dolls are sweet! I've made dolls from two of their patterns, that I see are no longer available. One is a gnome and the other is called "starbaby." Both have pointy hats so you don't have to worry too much about what the hair looks like! I wonder what little bonnets would look like on your babies? Hmmm...whatever you do, they'll be well loved!

[jackie]

The dolls are so cute! I have not been brave enough to try making any of them, though I think about it everytime we get the lovely catalog. My daughter does have two of the Waldorf dolls (Anna and her little sib). Your blog is just great - you always make wonderful things and you have a great sense of humor - it's really fun to read and I always look forward to it!

[brit]

it is cooler, thank goodness. excited to see the 'productio-line" production

[prairiemouse]

we laughed about the meat thermometer going off in the shade! and here we are freezing our tails off! i love the dolls and look forward to seeing them finished. the hat boxes look just fine! louise

[*jenny]

Whew! That was close, I ALMOST made hat boxes for Club Little House, but changed my mind at the last minute! Yours are much cuter than mine would have been. And don't worry, you're not late, I'm just sending my things off this afternoon.

And I must say I love assembly line production, I was astonished how fast it went when I did one step at a time over and over again. I didn't have to stop and think too much, that always gets me in trouble!

[Clarice]

Thank you Vicki for posting what is going on wiht your doll house. Even though we are not in the club (someday) we are getting wonderful ideas !!! Clarice

[Lauren]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one struggling with Club Little House! I am having fun with it but for somethin' so little it is taking a big amount of time...it is worth it though.

[mrspilkington]

the dolls are very sweet. i'm sure your club little house hard work will pay off!

[Marie]

The dolls are so adorable! I'm quite inspired now to go and order one for myself. :)