On The Craft Table! Craft Table Month!

 Hey Gang!

The craft table is where I prep for dioramas. I think about what I need to flesh them out and hope to make what I don't have to do it. I realized that I have a lot of projects! So I needed a Craft Table Month.

On the craft table first is a few quick fixes!

I have these sombreros for Walmart. 

I used them for Carlos and his brothers in their mariachi band. 

                                      

Nice and cheap enough at about $1.00 for 4 hats but the trouble is the print is only on one side!

So I purchase a second set of hats hoping to give them a better look by duplicating the print on the underside.  Inside the crown of the hat I want to be black. I thought about painting it but the cardboard minght warp. Felt might change the size of the hat.  I am hoping to glue black paper inside the crown and then glue the same pattern brim to the underside of the hat.

I remove the brim from the dup.

I need to line up the holes from the elastic so that I can restring it later.

Once I put in the black paper for the brim, I will then glue the second brim into place.

The finished hat!

When I purchased new outfits for KiKi, I realized dthat she needed necklaces to go along with this outftis.

I made this necklaces to go along with her outfits but they can be used for other dolls too.

My beads

Turquoise necklace

Garnet necklace

The red works well with the outfit.

June and Nakoma in the necklaces!

Next up is a  few head swaps!

First up for a head swap is BTS RM (Kim)

He is the tallest member of the group but all the dolls are the same hight so I wanted to go for a taller body for RM..  

I got a taller body from AliExpress. The body has a smaller neck than Ken dolls and work well for pale dolls with small necks like BTS. This is Kim! He is an artist and love painting walls in his graffiti style.

I redressed him out of the suit into this casual outfit.

The difference in the height of the bodies.

I like this body's hands better too.

I have two V dolls. The original wiht pink and blonde hair which I've kept on the original body.

and this Prestige Doll one with all pink hair.

Closeup.

I love him with the one tone hair.

 I put on a BRM Man Bun Ken body.

I admit I have stuggled with the colored hair of the BTS dolls and how to style them. I watched a few of their videos and I think I'm getting the hang of it. I'm sure they paid good money to be styled and I should take advantage of the styles that they used.

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Day of Mourning!

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It might Thanksgiving other places but here at the Longhouse, it is a day of mourning! To the Native Americans, a kind gesture marks the beginning of the end of life as how they knew it.

On this day, Cheveyo preforms the Cleaning Ceremony. He lights the sage to clear away the bad spirits. 

 Nakoma tell the stories of their people and what happen to them to the children.  They must not forget.

Some commune with nature! They chant the words of their ancestors, 

And they think about and pray for wisdom from the ancestors.

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Longhouse-- Working On The Layout

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My Native American dolls were one of the first dolls to move to Johnston.  In my
mind, some of the dolls there live communally and others have house on
the campus.  I have several ideas of what I want the main seating area in my
Native American longhouse to look like.  I know the furniture I want to use...
I think and I will add a few other things. I plan to use a large box and cover
it with some type of covering to make the walls of the room.  Here is my
ruff draft of the room!

Most of the items I am using are things that I have found in thrift stores.

Like the two benches that will be sofas.

And this pie cooler in the back.  I have already used the cabinet in the dinning hall 

so I guess I will use something else.

This desk I got from will take me some time to get it right.  I will have to 

make draws and other touches to give it the right feel.

the wood stove need a flu and I need to find nic nacs.

Try # 2

I like he rug but I am thinking the walls are too dark. even with colorful art.

These stumps will be tables. I think I could use glass tops. I want the wood to show.

I have two different fabrics I am thinking about for the sofas,. This is choice #1

 This is #2 a blanket type style in colors.

Any suggestions?

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Quick Post!

Hey Gang!
Just some pictures of dolls I am dressing to see how they look!
What do you think?

Business Man

High School Student!

Going out for a date!

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An Unusually Warm Day For Fall---Part Four!

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We will join everyone back in the kitchen at story time.

Apenimon: Avery, your grandma will be coming to pick you up!

Avery: OK!

Nakoma finishes the story.

Loraine: I was just admiring the lovely island you made!  

This is really wonderful!

Apenimon: Thanks you! I got orders for a few after some of the 

people in town once they saw it.

 Loraine: I've got questions about the pie cabinet too. I really like the way you
used the same wood for both pieces. The old fashion  feel of both of them makes
the kitchen feel warm.

Apenimon:  It was my favorite pieces to make. I saw one in a catalog and wanted
to make one.

 I really love sitting in the big chair too.  It is made really well and feels like a
big hug!

 It makes story tell as much fun for the teller as it is for the listener.

That's a warm compliment!  The door bell rings.

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