a dainty pink miss, and a more haughty one.

Yay! I've finally gotten around to taking photos and can show you all the new

lovelies I've finished.

a very special and elegant sylph (gouache on canvas)

I couldn't get a picture without the shine, but here's a glimpse of my tiny golden heather painting. It was the first time I've done anything non-whimsical and more (slightly) realistic.

And the somewhat arrogant Madame, my first art doll and probably the last, unless polymer is to be had in the UAE. This terracotta just didn't work. I must say I should have altered her waist piece before sewing the clothes on though, as she's somewhat shapeless! I like her funny look and the sparkles though.

What have you been working on lately?

love,
Cait

Rothenburg op de Tauber Doll Museum

Imagine my excitement when we heard about this during our day in Rothenburg! After walking along the city wall we spent some time in the little town and my mom and little sister and I went to the doll museum.

A lot of the photos are blurry or have reflections from the glass, but thankfully you could actually take pictures...just without flash.

Ironic occupation for a little hedge-piggy!

Darling vintage cewpie dolls!

Very solemn wooden dolls.

Marie Antoinette

A nursery of life-sized dolls!

...dead doll?
these ones made me smile.

doll-sized toy store!

Cake shop =D

Sweet little bower.

Some amazing antique molds and models.

Antique asian dolls.

Original kawaii? ;)

Fairytale puppets

Loads of little markets and candy stores.

Elegant paper theatre

German fairytale books :)

This was a huge doll house! ...with a wedding on the lawn.

She has a much nicer dressing table than I do ;)

Again, lovely antique dolls - my grandma has some similar.

Oh!

So much detail!

Kind of scary.

Little play tea set

Really fancy dresses

I found this...interesting...

Have you ever been to a doll museum before? This one was in an old little house or shop, covering several floors but quite small and containing so many beautiful dolls!

Dahlia on Holiday

Well, finally a few photos from the trip! These are those of Dahlia.

Mini Europe -

Dahlia where we were a few days before, at the biannual flower carpet in Brussels...but the mini version!

the tiny White Hills of Dover

Just for fun...

The 'Disney' castle! I was so happy.

Little sister Candace with Dahlia Oz and one of the 'monkey babies' I bought in Germany.

the official 'Dahlia in Germany photo,' however lame...

I've always loved Nutcrackers.

One last one (mini europe again) - the ferris wheel! So fun and colourful.

So we had a lovely time, even if these are only the Blythe pictures. How have your summers been?

A Jumble

In one of my birthday gifts there were these little kawaii packets of candy. On the top they say "Here's happy news. Learning develops your intelligence and learning makes you more sensitive." That's good to know ;)

Aaaand, I sent Sherri Dupree, singer for my favourite band (Eisley), as well as my favourite artist, some Blythe clothes because she collects them and her photography introduced me to them. Anyway, I just got a really sweet email from her, as well as a photo of her, with her dolls in the background, wearing my clothes. Yay!

And my own doll is finally finished. I'll do some proper photos of her when I get back, but for now here's a teaser. I'm very happy with her. Now she needs a name!

Now, to finish packing. We leave to Germany in a few hours.

Carnival

It's my birthday! Today I am seventeen =)
I get to have a kilt made (a huge thing as a piper!) and money toward rapidograph drawing pens by Koh-i-noor. They would drastically affect my drawing for the better!

A peek at what I'm working on...

And just painted on my bag -

Do you have circus memories from when you were little?

Now I've got a whole lot of coursework to do (two weeks worth!) before Monday so I'd better scoot!
love, Cait