Dressmaking

Gabrielle has been playing clotheshorse for me; first there was her Christmas dress:



And now my latest creation I've been working on - "Lilac Faery":








Gabrielle's normal default eyes and hair didn't really suit the colours of this outfit, so I swapped out her green glass eyes for a pair of blue Eyeco silicone eyes, and her wine-coloured wig for this white one.

Handsewn over 2 days, the dress is inspired by the Lilac Fairy character in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty". The dress consists of a long tulle skirt overlaid with three layers of lilac crystal organza lace spangled with rhinestones; the front panel of the bodice is lavender satin and purple velvet, trimmed with white and gold cotton lace. The front ruffles are white chiffon trimmed with lilac silk ribbon, and the sleeve ruffles are lilac crystal organza.

The outfit will be completed with a pair of shimmery gold stockings, matching undies, a ribbon lace headdress, and a purple organza choker - and, if I can pull it off, purple velvet ballet pumps. I'm hopeful it will be finished in time to go on sale this weekend.

"Sugar Plum Fairy" for MNF and other slim minis on ebay

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"Sugar Plum Fairy" for slim MSD

Modelled on Gabrielle [Minifee Shiwoo girl]

A 5-piece set for 1/4 scale slim BJDs, designed and handsewn by Arkady Rose of Arkadian Dreams

"Sugar Plum Fairy" is an outfit inspired by the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. The corset is lavender silk, with a cream cotton front panel printed with a fine gold branching leaf pattern; it is trimmed with white and gold lace, lined with ivory Thai silk, and embellished with a cream crystal organza rose.

The skirt comprises of three rows of organza ribbon ruffles, trimmed with lilac silk and finished off with a layer of white and iridescent cotton lace; it is elasticated for a good fit on smaller minis.

The outfit also includes a pair of white lycra shorts, lilac headband and a purple organza choker embellished with a rhinestone gem.

All items except hairband are handsewn. This outfit was made in a smoke-free home.

Please note that doll, wig, earrings and shoes are not included in this auction. This sale is for corset, skirt, leggings, choker and hairband only.


Close-up of corset front


Rear view





This truly one-of-a-kind outfit will fit CP Minifee girls, AOD and DZ 1/4 girls and other similarly-sized slim 45cm BJDs. Shipping is free world-wide.

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Goodbye Xavier, hello Gabrielle!

The fun thing about the one-touch system used by Luts and Fairyland is that you can swap heads.

Like this:


In the process I found that Luspira makes a very effective little werewolf boy (pay no heed to the gold lame trousers; they're for a commission) - and Xavier makes a very cute little girl! So Luspira has now become Lupin (still tempted by the thought of calling him Lucien, though that's the "real" name of 's Hound, Corpselight...), and Xavier has become Gabrielle - and much happier they both seem to be as a result!

Anyway, having a pretty little girl to sew for (and three hours with no internet last night!) inspired me to complete this little outfit up for her - corset is dusky pink raw Thai silk, lined with pink satin and topstitched in silver. Skirt is actually a tutu, with underpants of burgundy cotton jersey and ruffles of burgundy organza, with a top layer of organza trimmed with dark rose satin ribbon.

Her over-the-knee socks were also handstitched by me, and I made the necklace too. Shoes are from Luts. :-)













When the weather isn't quite so humid, I'll be redoing her face-up to give her a softer, more feminine look. :-)

"Aurora" for SD/CP/AOD 1/3 girls

Up for sale now on eBay:

"Aurora" for SD/CP/AOD girls

A OOAK handsewn creation from Arkadian Dreams





A 5-piece set for 1/3 sale BJDs, designed and handsewn by Arkady Rose of Arkadian Dreams

"Aurora" comprises of the following:

• Pink taffetta corset, lined in pale pink silk, laced with pale pink silk ribbon through stainless steel loops. Front panels are overlaid with pink crystal organza.
• Pink taffetta skirt lined with pale pink silk and trimmed with pink crystal organza ruffles and white cotton lace. The rear of the skirt is decorated with pink crystal organza bustle topped with a pink silk bow.
• Pink crystal organza puffed sleeves trimmed in white cotton lace.
• White cotton lace choker decorated with a white rhinestone gem.

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Faux Fer

Inspired by the Dollhert Fer design but to my own pattern. Myrddin very kindly agreed to model for me. :-)















Mostly testing how well the design works; this prototype is handstitched from cotton jersey, but next I'm planning a version in burgundy silk with gold-trimmed organza ruffles, and another in black velvet with silver-trimmed black organza ruffles. It zips up the back with a very small zip fastener. The prototype is designed specifically for the CP boy body, but it would be simple enough to make versions to fit a girl body. It would also be very easy to scale down the pattern for 45cm dolls too.

The strips forming the ruffles are 2" wide, and if laid end-to-end would measure about 25m!

Hex top

Something I've been working on this evening. I've got enough fabric to do another 7 of these tops in varying sizes; I'm thinking of doing maybe another 2 SD-size, 3 mini-size and 2 Hound-size for eBay. (Eric's keeping this first one!)

Dressmaking

Gabrielle has been playing clotheshorse for me; first there was her Christmas dress:



And now my latest creation I've been working on - "Lilac Faery":







Gabrielle's normal default eyes and hair didn't really suit the colours of this outfit, so I swapped out her green glass eyes for a pair of blue Eyeco silicone eyes, and her wine-coloured wig for this white one.

Handsewn over 2 days, the dress is inspired by the Lilac Fairy character in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty". The dress consists of a long tulle skirt overlaid with three layers of lilac crystal organza lace spangled with rhinestones; the front panel of the bodice is lavender satin and purple velvet, trimmed with white and gold cotton lace. The front ruffles are white chiffon trimmed with lilac silk ribbon, and the sleeve ruffles are lilac crystal organza.

The outfit will be completed with a pair of shimmery gold stockings, matching undies, a ribbon lace headdress, and a purple organza choker - and, if I can pull it off, purple velvet ballet pumps. I'm hopeful it will be finished in time to go on sale this weekend.

Dressmaking

Gabrielle has been playing clotheshorse for me; first there was her Christmas dress:



And now my latest creation I've been working on - "Lilac Faery":







Gabrielle's normal default eyes and hair didn't really suit the colours of this outfit, so I swapped out her green glass eyes for a pair of blue Eyeco silicone eyes, and her wine-coloured wig for this white one.

Handsewn over 2 days, the dress is inspired by the Lilac Fairy character in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty". The dress consists of a long tulle skirt overlaid with three layers of lilac crystal organza lace spangled with rhinestones; the front panel of the bodice is lavender satin and purple velvet, trimmed with white and gold cotton lace. The front ruffles are white chiffon trimmed with lilac silk ribbon, and the sleeve ruffles are lilac crystal organza.

The outfit will be completed with a pair of shimmery gold stockings, matching undies, a ribbon lace headdress, and a purple organza choker - and, if I can pull it off, purple velvet ballet pumps. I'm hopeful it will be finished in time to go on sale this weekend.