I have started recently followed DIY Barbie blog! She has become my new inspiration.She makes something for her dolls every few days! Sometimes what she makes is simple and sometimes it is complicated. Her other blog is Happier than a pig in Mud. There she does a mix of thing from crafts to cooking. She is a good source of inspiration for your dolls. Here is one of the things she has made! It is a Hammock for a doll!
Here is a dress that I made for KiKi. Malik likes African inspired style outfits. He borrowed this dress/shirt to wear!
KiKi
Who do you think wore it better?
I want to do more dioramas/stories. What I realized is that I need more props, backdrops and items that give detail to dioramas because I have tons of stories The first thing I do when looking at a story is look at the background the clothes and the little details in the post! I feel these things give the dioramas/stories texture and interest! I sometimes find things that I didn’t know were available 1/6 scale! Then I am on the hunt for those items.
One of my favorite male characters is Hiroshi Takada. His character and storyline is well developed in my mind! If he is to be ready for my next series of post for Chinese New Year, he is going to need a dojo!
So here is a simple post of a story as I take some test shot of the layout of the dojo. Hiroshi is joined by a few others of my favorite characters Thomas J. and Chet Chang.
Hiroshi gives martial arts instruction at his dojo! He has be working with Chet as one of his private students.
Chet: I have been practicing my forms.
Hiroshi: You are been working hard and it shows.
You still need to do some running to build up your wind! You need to spar with a partner.
Chet: I have been doing sparring with you!
Hiroshi: No, I have been instructing and correcting your form! I will be better able to do this if I can
observe you with a partner...an opponent.
Thomas J. Woo
Chet, meet Thomas J. He is also a student of mine.
I think having you two spar together will be good for both of you!
I am trying to decide if I will want the walls black and a light floor. I have seen wooden floors but not sure if that is what I want. I want to add some art work, posters and a trophy case to the scene. I like the idea that My Froggy Stuff had of the free standing punching bag. I have my shampoo bottle ready. I am also thinking about a mirrored wall. I want to be able to have more than one thing going on in the dojo at the same time. So one of the walls will fold out for more space.
White Karate outfits from Ebay- Markc 1118
Beige, blue and red Asian top -Capting Li Shang Disney
Blue pants- thrift store find.
I saw this video and knew I wanted to make something like this! I hope to post mine before the month is over. Video by Lena Wiese