Tutorial: How to make BJD Yo-SD Warm dresses and hats from a simple sock

It is very simple and easy to make a cute little winter dress with a warm hat for you little Yo-sd dolls!
All you need is a SOCK! Yes a sock!
You can choose a sock that has a fun print, or just a simple one colored sock.
Take a needle and thread and you are ready to go.


Here is a simple step by step tutorial on how to make this little dres with matching hat.

Tutorial

What do you need?
- A sock.
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
- A ribbon ( this one is optional )

Cutting the sock


Cut you sock up like you see here below!

You need every piece of the sock except  the heel piece, you can throw that one away.


Making the dress


Take the top part of the sock and flip the elastic band over  and secure it with pins.

Now sew the elastic band.
You can eigther use one sewing line of two. Just do what you prefer.
When you are done you'll have this.

Cutting the Armholes
Make two smal cuts in the sock on eigther side ofthe dress so the hands of your dol can fit through, make sure the holes are big enough.
After that you can choose to sew a border into the hole or not. Do what feels good to you.

Sewing on the extra bottom part.
Flip over a bit of the bottom of the top part of your dress.

Now take the other straight part of your sock and gently slide it over the top part of the dress. and sew the parts together

Flip the bottom of the dress and make a hem in it.

The Hat and adds
Al you need to do with the hat is take the toe part of your sock, roll up a bit of the bottom.
DO NOT SEW IT! Else it will not fit on your dolls head.

if you want to you can also add a little ribbon to give the dress a little spunk.


And than you have this.

And  this is how my grils look in their new dresses.

The New Aiden

Last week the mailman brought me back my two little men.
Both Patch and Aiden have been away for a bit to get a new face-up made by Amaranthe-Arts.
They both are so pretty now. And ofcourse I need to show them of a bit!

First up is Aiden.
This is what he looked like before he left.

The Old Aiden

The New Aiden

You probably want to know what Patch looks like right now.
And I probably am going to anoy the crap out of you by saying this.

You are just going to have to wait.

Patch is currently waiting for his new oufit. And when I do a shoot of his new look, I want it to be the complete new look. face-up and clothing all together! :D

Happy new Year!!!

Happy New year!!!!

Looking Back 

Where has the year gone????
2011 went by in a flash, seems time really flew by this year.
The last year has been one of ups and downs. Good times and some not so very good times.

When I look back at my Dollie year of 2011 I can say it was a good year.
I got Patch in the beginning of the year, and Aiden a little later in the year.
I also had Saari for a  few months, but decided to sell her. I just did not have that click with her.
But luckily there was someone who thought she was perfect the way I made her look, and wanted to buy her from me. With that money I got a chance to give Aiden his own look and clothes. (Instead of borrowing Patch's style all the time.) Which I totaly loved ofcourse.

Looking back at my creative outbursts of 2011 I can honestly say I was not really that active, especially in the beginning of the year. I was strugling through those months and had no desire what so ever to make anything. I really am verry happy to have found my creativeness again over the last few months of the year. And I am hoping to continue to be like this. I just love making my hands make beautifull things.

What do I wish to do in the new year?

The very first thing I want in this new year is to get Aiden his body.
He's been a floating head for way to long and he can't keep borrowing Patch's body.
AND I want to make pictures of my two boys together!!!!!

I already decided which body and where to get it... not it's just a mather of time.

Secondly I really want to buy a new camera this year. I have been using this one for so long, and I want to take my photographt to the next level, and for that I need a camera that is a bit more profesional than the one I am using now. Which basicly means I need a SLR camera...
No... Still do not have one of those... Shame on me.

But what I want most in thi snew year.... is happyness.... I just want to be happy!
Let's hope I can make that happen.



Tutorial: How to make a Steampunk belt Pouch ( for BJD )

The Idea
Last week I had a great idea to make a pouch for my Steampunk outfit.
The idea started out as just a simple small little belt pouch to hold something small.
But when I finished that I made a similar pouch to hold a Yo-sd BJD.
So here is the tutorial....:

How to make a Steampunk Belt Pouch for small objects and Yo-SD BJD dolls.

What do you need?
- Fake Leather Fabric ( you can also use real leather if you want. )
- Needle and thread.
- Decoration fr you pouch if you want to decorate it. For example, Lace, pearls, ribbon Cogs and gears etc.
- Scissors

Step 1

Take measurements.
If you want to make a pouch for a specific item be sure to measure up the item and make sure that you mark your measurements down on your fabric. When you have the measurements marked down. add two centimeters all around your measurements. Those extra centimeters are for sowing.
You only need two sides of the same form to make a pouch.
It is easier to mark only one side, and fold the fabric. That way you get two exacly the same shaped pieces.

If you want to make a BJD Pouch. You can place your doll on the fabric and fold the fabric over your doll. That you can use pins to mark down the contour of your doll.

Step 2

Cut out the two sides of you pouch.

Step 3
Place the two pieced on top of each other. Be sure to put the outside of you pouch on top of eachother so that the inside of you pouch pieces are showing.
Pin the two pieces together.

Step 4

Sowing the 2 pieces together.

I always make two sowing lines. That if for extra safety of the object and for the strongess of the pouch.

Step 5

When you are done sowing the two pieces together you flip the top of the pouch, so that a little bit of the outside of the pouch is bend over the inside of the pouch.

If you want to use lace on you pouch, my advice is to fold this in place right now, so you can sow that on together with sowing the bend over fabric.

Pin everything down with pins so it will stay straight when you sow it together.

When you pinned eveything down, you can sow the pieces together.
My tip:

Make two sow lines on the flap. One on top and one at the enge of the flap. It gives the pouch somethings extra and it lookes really pretty.

Step 6

Make a belt loop.

Take a retangular piece of the fabric and fold the side to the middle of the fabric. Hiding the inside of the fabric, and sow the flaps down.

Step 7

Sew the beltloop onto your pouch.

Step 8

Flip the pouch inside out... or outside out. and see how your pouch looks.

Step 9

Make small incisions on the top of the pouch so you can lace a rope of piece of ribbon through.

That ways you have something to pull the pouch shut.

Picture of Pouch with doll will be made soon

Step 10

Decorate you pouch to you own wish with anything you want.

And when you are done with that............

You are DONE! you have your own steampunk belt pouch!!!!

Exciting new idea's and plan's

In just a few days a whole lot of things happend in my BJD world.

First off...
I decided it was about time I would send out Patch his head and Aiden his head to a profesional Face-Up Artist, Amaranthe Face-ups. (click on the link to see her beautifull work) I have been anoying myself a biut lately about Patch his face-up... His cheeks are just a bit toooo red and I really hate the dark line they put on his lips. Looks like he just drank chocolate milk if you ask me. And after his nosedive, he really needs a new one.
And welll lets face it... I am not a total disaster when it comes to male face-ups and that is why Aiden will be going to.
I am so excited that she is going to do two of my dolls!

The other things that has struck me in the last few days are idea's for shoots.
I am BRUSTING with Idea's for shoots. It's insane. Curently I am working on two shoots. But for that I have to make some props and some clothing. It might take me some time to finish all the work I have planned but I love doing the work.  And ofcourse I will be sure to make Tutorials for all of you for the things I made. So  that if you like them You can make them youself.

Speaking of Tutorials...Who here is into Steampunk?
I know I am!!
And that is why I decided to make a Steampunk belt pouch for Yo-sd dolls. So I can easily take one of my Yo-sd girls out when I am in steampunk costume.
I made a tutorial of how to make those bags. And it will be posted on this blog as soon as I can make it happen.

And then there are meet-ups with other BJD lovers. I always love to see other people who are just as enthusiastic about these marvelous dolls as I am. And I love to see other dolls. (ofcourse I do)
And iwth just a little bit of luck I will be doing two meet-ups this week. One is for certain. I am going to a BJD friend of mine. It's a two person meet up.. But those small get togethers can be really fun aswell. And I am hoping to join a bigger meet-up this saturday. That one if not for certain.
Be prepaired to see some  pictures of those meets popping up here!

Last... but defenatly NOT least.
Shopping.
Yesterday I did some shopping for my two big males. I thought Aiden and Patch deserved some new clothing. Every doll I own ( except for bunny sniffels ) has atleast two outfits. So Patch and Aiden could not be left behind. And I ordered them new clothing.
For patch I ordered a fantasticly amazing shirt on etsy.

Click on the link below to see the pictures enlarged and got o the page of the seller who makes this amazing shirt.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/83699230/turtle-neck-vest-with-hood-multi-style

Aidens new set I found on Ebay.
It's from Nine9 Style. I really love this brand! Almost everything My guys wear is from this brand.
Click on the link below to go to the Ebay listing of this article
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hood-zipup-sleeveless-T-shirt-black-white-BJD-70cm-SD13-msd-superdoll-/250889565175?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4836262259661310636

And then there is this really last little thing I really want to do.
And that is telling you I am looking for fun new things for my blog.
All BJD related ofcourse.
I am not sure just what it will be, but I am working hard on it.
Keep an eye out for new things here.

As you can see a whole lot has happend and there is a whole lot I have planned.
Did I mention I really love the BJD world?
If I didn't I think after reading this post you will not doubt that for just one second.