Whats happening?

[blue]

awwwwwwwwwww DASH TO TO HADES !!!!!!!!!!!!

not sure whats best ( Tails would probably know ) id resculpt it kiddo quicker than stuffing around trying to smooth over bits. re sculpting right inside it to....

but in saying that......it looks TERRIFIC !!!!!!!!!!! man they are gonna be cool as when done....

and if you have any bits for anubis maybe we can hook up and combine post together.
in sayin that maybe we can grab hold on lindi and meet for coffee... im so over due for coffee with her i think several years now so ummmmmmmmmm LINDI com ear deary ; )


x

[fantail]

Awe Blue can she get any cuter
Thank you both for the pics

Not sure whats best either - but personally I'd do as Blues said
add a bit of cornstarch just on the ball where you don't want the clay to stick but don't get it on any of the sides where you want the clay to bond .
Use a little liquid clay where you want the clay to bond - just a tiny bit cause you don't want it to squeeze out inside the head then you add the raw clay
Twist the neck before baking to ensure it isn't sticking

Hope you fix it without troubles

[Donna]

thank you girls...
I guess I knew I had to re-do, I was secretly hoping you'd say "yea just glue it" hehe. It wouldn't have been very strong either would it..
Oh well, I won't make it into a drama, I'll get onto fixing it. I was just about to brag about how I hadn't dropped or broken these ones too.. so there you go!! Thanks for all the tips too. ;D

I'll climb up in the attic and have a look at the material I have left...as soon as I can, I have to help my brother and SIL do some things for my nephews 21st on Saturday. I'll see what else I have too..

Well I'll go and do some repairs now..

[fantail]

BOL with the repairs
hope her head doesn't darken too much you can wrap the baked parts in wet tissue hopefully that might help

Oh Blue I have never seen aluminium foil rust, I don't think it does
and ditto on what Donna said about the wire

[Donna]

I will wrap with wet paper towel then, I would prefer to only do one more bake of the head/body if I can get away with that. It's darkening already versus the limbs, so maybe I should repair the head and finish the body at the same time now, then bake. I can bake the limbs separately...hmmmm!!!

Blue, I meant to ask if that was okay that I still have to get some things together for Anubis posting, or did you want to get it away sooner? Getting together for a coffee sounds nice ( hoping you'd like me in RL hehe )

[fantail]

Sounds like a good idea

[blue]

donna ---sure at the rate im going ill be at it collecting finggies another few days anyhow. poor anubis wont know what broomstick hits her when she sees the.......and the ......and the.......oh and those other thingies.......and That thing i found............ its all HER FAULT TO !!! she MADE me tidy up THAT cupboard.the one with all the trickery that fits no where but in a jumble. sniggerrrrrrr
but hey anubis ..with only a spotlight at your disposal
im not a fan of spotlight for so many reasons..... but if its all thats around then so be it we shall send on strange and wonderful things down to the bottom of the neverlands.... where them dragons be ( hope ya dont mind anubis ; )

and donna its always different meeting people in the real, off screen funny how we perceive one another from just text. but dont you worry that " i wont like you" for heavens sakes ( rolls eyes) its actually ME youve gotta watch out for..... broomsticks and trouble i say a mother of three so well versed at mischief ; )
the only real trouble is I am quite Deaf and need to lipread. and yes i talk just fine. so if i say something quite strange its most like that ive *read your lips wrong.............snort. its a pity we cant steal tails away for the afternoon to gees. and i hope lindi swings by oh lindi !!! she must be upto her elbows making fings by now

oh and btw best of luck with the baking. youll do just fine

well i pretty much finished two baby heads today. there is work to do on them tho but both very asian looking... not looking how they started out to be, they have evolved into other looks to. hmmmm
my wrists hurt from rolling clay.......oh how i miss my pasta machine..


anyhow.....off to torture children they are far to quiet..........

be good youz

xR

[blue]

oh and Fantails............. thanks........ i dunno why im freaking about rust today....... the rusty wire just caught me by surprise i guess.
funny bout the foil tho... im glad it does not but hmmm realistically tho shouldn't it being untreated aluminum hmmmmmm i guess there's lodgic to it but my thick*o*meters on full blast today and for the life of me................

ok NOW im outta here.....

xR

[Donna]

Blue I KNOW I will like YOU..haha ;D I would love it if EVERYONE here could meet for coffee.
Good for you getting 2 babies heads finished today... I got a visitor so no repairing in the end.
Anubis is going to be very excited when she gets your bits n pieces Blue..
I haven't been into the clay long enough to accumulate anything yet, but I could spare some eyelashes and some tussah silk (for hair) and a couple of silk 'hankies' which are like spider webs if that is of any use to anybody. And fantail I thought you might be interested in trying some of the clay match paint if I put some in a little container..I have the super-sculpey match, which is what you use isn't it? But otherwise I just have material (well I HOPE I still have it) I will definitely go and look tomorrow.

Bll..are you all better?

I need an early night to kill off the last of the flu' ..'night all

[fantail]

I need to go sleep go to get up early to bake
Careful what you put the paint in it eats through certain plastics, I wouldn't mind swaping you a dash for some other geneses colours if you want
I'll let you know tomorrow my head is going to fall off if I don't go to bed now,

[blue]

Ive got empty genesis paint pottles you guys are welcome to

I wouldn't mind having a play with a silk web hanky oh my
ill swap you one for some.........or some........
youll just have to come over and rummage threw the cupboards and find yourself some treasures..
; )


even tho we are all mostly spread out across the land we have managed to have little hook ups here and there and also at the doll shows to . its pretty cool really. always funny putting face to name.
Managed to meet Bll in Waihi beach a few years back and storkart from waihi is up to AK fairy regularly theres a few of us that do float around the place : )


best of luck with your painting tails... and Donna.

Bll hope your feeling better now to gorgeous.



have a wonderful day ladies


xR

[fantail]

Oooh wouldn't it be great if there was somewhere we could all meet and have some clay time.
If I won a million dollars...

Hi Blue. Yes please if I may have a few bottles to put some paint in for Donna
I have a few glass bottles but they have cork tops which won't be good long term ,
Maybe we should start up the Box again
Donna would you like a dash of blue, red, white, purple, funny green and brown and there are two skin flesh shades (2 and 5 or something)
I just don't have much of the Genesis thinning medium which you will need for these as they aren't premixed unless you use thinners or what ever else is suitable

I'll have to see what else I have to swap

[Donna]

;D Morning everyone..

Fantail you wont need to swap me anything..nice thought tho', and actually Blue sent me some samples of genesis colours with the lenses, luffly lady cant wait to try them too..if I ever get that far haha.
I would send with the velvet...speaking of..I'll climb up there now.
I have to take all the sheets and towels out of the hall cupboard and do the climb, so I've been putting it off..but it would be better if it was put to gorgeous creations instead of up there..

I remember reading about the 'box' a short while back. Did it circulate and you put bits in or something?

[blue]

the box was cool.....photo of cat in Said box !

NZ post decided to hike up postage prices so it would actually be cheaper just to send a box of bits to anyone that need thingies really to be honest

ill pass the pottles onto Donna when we hook up and you gals can do whatevers ya like ; ) but do hold onto that thinner container Donna cause its *the right plastic. i get it off robbity bob from TM


but you all welcome here any old time the studio has enough seating at *the table for all ID love to get you over here tails....hmmmmmm maybe train one day ?

Im going to also join the Ak doll club cause they have monthly meet ups ( working bees with dolls also lessions/ lectures and things its just a way of keeping in touch shareing some materials and education etc. mostly porcelain doll making but they dont mind *Other type artists ; )

now im not homeschooling any more its so quiet at my place....


anyhow.. hope your bake went well tails
and donna what can i say..... Up a rabbit hole and back down with treasures oh my lmao

Bll hope ya feeling better honey
Anubis how goes it girlie

xR

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[fantail]

Thats true blue- we'll just do micro swaps
Never traveled by train before
Cool - The club sounds great

It was just scones at 5 this morning so they'll be fresh - don't know how great they were, the biscotti and banana cake turned out fine yesterday

Donna, that won’t do. Swap means I give you something in return
I’ll have to find something, anything you're looking for perhaps
What about some tiny glass bottles with microbeads and something else- I can't think what I can contribute

any way here is the photos of the doggy costume on a Fisherprice dolly

[blue]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
that is so darn cute. fantastic work

glad the baking went well.

[fantail]

Thank you blue- If you ever want me to make a doggie, bear or mouse costume for you let me know or if you want this pattern though you might want to adjust the feet as here she still has shoes on and i don't know if I could explain how I did the ears but you may have a better way as well with the front panel.
I'm surprised she sat up she is a bit of a slouchy doll ;D

Donna do you also want a gum massager tip for sculpting?

[Donna]

I had to log off quickly before coz I got another visitor today, which is very unusual for me (I'm a self-imposed loner ), she has just left, so I STILL haven't 'crawled up the rabbit hole' haha. I feel bad about that too...I promise I will.

You have been busy today I see...
fantail what a beautiful costume you made, you are so talented my girl, you must be the favorite Aunty of all time..
Blue did you note she mentioned scones, biscotti and banana cake..hehe imagine those with coffee..She's a dream that girl.

What a gorgeous cat you have..I have 3 short haired and a dog and I thought I had a problem with pet hair and clay..look at his beautiful thick fur.

I got the clay match paint from robbity-bob, she has good things.
Fantail about the swap..I find giving alot easier than receiving or asking to be honest but I'm sure I could happily put a little glass jar to good use, or a gum massager thingy (don't know what it is, but I'm sure it would be better than my fat fingers.. but wait til I get your stuff to you first. ;D

And I'll happily give some silk hankies to you blue, you've already given me lots of bits ;D

[fantail]

LOL now I'm in for it, I already have to bake some more tomorow
Its a pointy rubber tip that I think lindiloo introduced to us, can't find the link right now but hope you will find it handy as it can be hard to come by and I managed to get my hands on more a while ago. You can understand then that I can't take without giving in return
No hurry by the way I have to clean the cave of wonders.

I find it hard to plan anything nowadays as things just keep coming up but I would like to meet up one day

Love the cat in the box picture

[blue]

Morning Lufflies


well baked my baby faces........... sanding a tad now ones fine needs a good sand to soften up a few little divots at the back of the ol head. as for the other well ive decided i dont like the eyes at all so i might have to either carve them out and resculpt or clay on and turn it into another sleeper hmmmmmmm but hmmmmm they have gone from 15 inchers to 16 inch grrrrrrrrr cant believe it tho two faces in two days how the HECK did that happen usually leave them around for a good 6 weeks to tweak them...... at this size it would just be easier to sculpt another head than stuff with them to much.

as for my catz.i love them little suckers. the grew twins......are a pain with my clay totally and i have a fluffy wintercat / scragglie summer cat who is the infamous cat bugler. i seriously have never met an animal like her. she is very smart and articulate about what she wants to claim as hers not a cuddlie animal more a company body guard. her best friend is my frog...
but they are good company for me during the days anyhow.

as for all this baking, well you make anything in chocolate tails and i might have to adopt you. SERIOUSLY !

but i do love the doll outfits what length body are they for? about 15 inch? youve done a fantastic job that little tail is adorable as are the ears. well done i loves it



I dunno where this rain came from today but it will be a good day tucked up in the studio at least..... its not cold down here tho just dark.

oh well best get a wriggle on the laundry's just abut done.... catch yaz latters

xR

[fantail]

Lol I don't think Mom would allow that
The biscotti had cocoa and dried cherries in it - a made up recipe but they are great with chocolate mouse (I can attest to that) and would be really nice if you dipped them in chocolate too
best go bake some more non chocolate biscotti so I can clean after

Ah well, I love them sleepers can't wait to see them both though
Is it because of the bodies and clothes that the babies need to be 15 inches

She is 14 inches her body is 235mm, torso is about 115mm so you will probably need to make it longer and adjust the body as it is one of those sitting dolls with floppy legs. I gathered the material at the hips a bit but it looks cute.
Maybe if I can borrow one of your dollies later I can make it for you ;D or if I come visit oneday

[blue]

you said cherrys and chocolate in the same sentence....FAINT !!!

pics of some old dolls that have finally got new clothing the rest will have to still wait a bit.

id made the armature to scale for 15 inchers........groan.
whats an inch. urg just the gridth scale really but it will be fine....... am just trying very hard to keep to scale. im determined to have hands and feet to the RIGHT scale with these even if i have to chop them off 5 times do achieve it.

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[blue]

here they are. those beady little eyes are gonna be covered in 3.........2.........1 bingo.......clayooooo
the photos are shocking in todays light so sorry but you get the gist. the sleeper is much cuter in life, he looks like a little Japanese boy the other beady eye baby looks more a Chinese chubba cheeks

but oops i did it again... put the brow to high up the face... just cannot redeem it after that fault...........RARRRRRRRRRRR
ok back to it. flitting around again today its gotten a little chilly.... i have a hinkering for punkin soup.

xR

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[fantail]

oooh fantastic collection its inspiring, thank you for the photos ;D
I liked the eyes but when you are not happy its best to go with your gut, eyes aren't cheap
they are beautiful heads you sculpted and I still like the wee sleeper there on the left too
your sculpting is wonderful and those heads look so smooth, the bone structure is perfect .

[Donna]

Ooh what a great collection of dolls !!!
I thought the eyes were good too, but as fantail said...
you are the one who has to be happy with how they look.
Beautiful work on them both, they are wonderful and look very real.



What is your opinion on commercial moulds, as in body moulds for fairies etc (like patricia roses ones for example)

Are they good as a base to sculpt from? or do you think its cheating or not original etc?