Gerta

On Monday Gerta came home! She is a 30cm porcelain BJD made by Ana Salvador (Dragonfly Works), and she is super super cute! So I wanted to share a few photos of her - in several of the photos she is sitting with her "sister" Larissa, who was made by the same artist. And they are also posing with the little knitted dolls I made ^-^

Oh, my beautiful hair!

Playing with dolly

So many dollies!

I love my dolly

Sweet sisters

Dollies playing dolly

We are so pretty!

Let me tell you a secret...

Telling Secrets

Mwah!

The Firebird

I finally finished my Firebird costume! It took a really long time, almost 3 months. But I am really happy with the results, so it was worth it ^-^ Some of you may have seen my WIP post from May, if you did, you will notice that I changed models - the pics I posted before were of Gizella, but I think it looks better on Bu Yong, so it's hers now. I had her in mind for it originally anyways.

So, for those of you who don't know, the Firebird is a creature from Russian and Slavic mythology, sort of like the Phoenix. She is from a far-away land, looks something like a fire-colored peacock, and a single feather can illuminate an entire room. The entire bird glows and shines, she puts off her own brilliant light. If you capture her, she can bring you blessings and fortune, but if she doesn't like you, she can bring your doom. A very interesting character, I think. Which made me wonder, what if, instead of being an actual bird, she was a not-qute-human, but very beautiful, woman?

On to the costume! The entire ensemble is made of glass seed beads, with swarovski crystal accents. It is my own design, inspired by my illustration of the same name.

And now, I will quit babbling, and show you the pictures! I hope you enjoy them :)