Showing posts with label Mentis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mentis. Show all posts

12/7/11

Oh the agony of de feet! Part 6 of 6 (The leftovers)

SO in conclusion - it really sucks that more dolls can't share shoes. These lucky few are the leftovers. I have several of these dolls in a series (LAD, and Disney dolls, but really their feet fit nowhere)

Little Apple Dolls - represented by Men-chan. I managed to dig out her real clothes for this. I have over 20 LAD's and sure they can wear each other's stuff... That's the point right?
Men-chan *will* eat your soul.
Please don't piss her off.

Disney Little Princess Dolls - Represented by Tinkerbell. I have several of the little princesses stowed away in my closet, but Tink was closest to grab.
I'm not sure, but Tink might eat your soul too
Lastly - Lalaloopsy. I only have Blossom - and I painted her bangs green. It looks better. Really.
So cute she can't stand.. it
And the feet of the forgotten:
Blossom: What works with those???
 

Men-chan: Even the shoes are evil! Took 20 minutes to get them off again!!
 




Tink:
 

I only tried this once - It's not like any of the others would come close to fitting!
Men-chan wearing Tink's shoe... it will never stay on

8/9/11

Speaking of Kimono...

Black Kimono
Kimono is Mentis' favorite thing to wear. You met Mentis earlier - she was wearing an Envy(Full Metal Alchemist) outfit. At the moment Men-chan owns 7 Kimono. (I've sold 2 others, $20 each)
I think this is one of the easiest patterns I have ever made. Also it is the easiest for me to alter into a larger or skinnier size.
The Kimono I make is made of brocade and lined with satin. I've made several juban to go under the Kimono and the Obi(belt) is completely tied. It's about 2ft long when unraveled. I know it's not a completely accurate pattern, but for a doll I don't think it really matters. I just love how they look, and brocade is such beautiful fabric! The black and red kimono in the picture is Men-chan's favorite one to wear.
Mentis modeling Kimono:
Red & Black:

Black KimonoBlack Kimono

Green:

Green KimonoGreen Kimono 

Blue(This is probably my second favorite one): 

Blue KimonoBlue Kimono 

Red & Gold:

Red Kimono 

Purple:

Purple KimonoPurple Kimono 
This was one of the very first Kimono I made for Mentis. You can tell by the horrible stitching around the collar. I have gotten a lot better at doing this - I'm not prefect, but I've certainly improved!

Christmas Kimono:

Xmas Kimono [SOLD]Xmas Kimono [SOLD] 
This was the first Kimono I sold :) I really loved the fabric!

Then there is the Pink one...


Pink Kimono
I found that Mentis really didn't look great in pink. I don't think she liked it very much since she only wore it once to model it. This is how I discovered that the Disney little princess dolls would fit in the Kimono. Currently Mulan is wearing the pink Kimono(and has been for over a year!) At least someone liked it!

Pink Kimono 

I just think Mentis pulls off wearing Kimono best of all, and to date, I have only ever made 1 Kimono for an American Girl doll - and I sold it($25)!
Kimono Red [SOLD]Kimono Red [SOLD]
The woman who bought it was nice enough to send me a picture of her doll(Julie) enjoying the Komono:
Kimono Red [SOLD] 

I have also made a single Yukata for Juste:
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He enjoys wearing it in the summer when it's very hot.

Please Say "Hi"... LAD

LAD or Little Apple Dolls

I have 22 different LAD... and 2 of Mentis(above). She is certainly one of my favorite dolls. A lot of people are very creeped out by her appearance, but she's absolutely lovely! She's one of my shorter dolls, standing around 12 inches. She's as big around as Juste. She's almost comparable to Ellowyne Wilde also. Ellowyne is just a little skinnier.
LAD don't really have a lot of flexibility. They only move at the hip and shoulder joints like AG or Alissa.
Also it's funny to note - I make mostly kimono for Mentis here, but the same kimono fit...

yea - Disney little princess dolls!