I so enjoying these … a new design , on a shorter baby Sasha boot , it’s a little tricky scalding down the designs on these but I LOVE doing them
whats going on in my life ..Carrie Attwood , SleepingElf ..the things I make and sell .Hobbies ..stuff I love
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Busy weekend
Cutting out commissions..and I thought I would photograph my Sasha ..I’ve had a few new ones lately
Now they are all dressed …well nearly all of them ..I thought I’d make a page on them here on my blog
So I’ve made a page on my blog …how I do wobblers …Im also doing one how I dyed Sasha’s hair …
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Frida and CherryBomb …
Saving this photograph…just because I liked it
Rit dyed blondes …after all the worry , and stressing how to do it
You simply , dunk the head in the boiling dye mix …and it’s done !
Remember use original Rit …not the Rit for synthetics…
I have a few old blonde heads I test the colour first on …then dunk in the head … easy
It’s a fast process …you’re not immersing the whole head for minutes…my pinks …and the red head I did ,took seconds
Any dye residue on the face or tips of ears,wipe off …the dye wipes off easily when it’s just come out the pan xxx
Friday, May 9, 2025
My Sasha
It occurred to me at 5.00 this morning , it’s been a long time since my dolls have actually been precious to me
I mean , they really mean a lot
My Childhood Sasha , she’s always been with me , my constant companion
Then she was joined by a couple of waifs .. my orders began to switch from Blythe and ball joint dolls
And I was happy with it … a chance customer , who became friend I introduced me to a Sasha group
Again I was curious , interested another joined my collection
Then I went to Southam .. I mean a Sasha gathering in the next village
I had to go … oh I had a delightful time … that’s when I saw the old Gotz girls and Velvet
No Navels oh my days … that was it … that was the turning point I think
Slowly over the past few months , my doll collection that I’ve not been interested in in years has gone , and a few select Sashas have moved in … ok I’m in double figures
I’m not planning on more … not now
I really have my dream girls … and boys
Red head … a red head that I’ve not met yet … I will know her when I see her
I think I need to document them better
So I remember their names
Poppy and Rose the 2 early Gotz
Camellia repainted , rerooted no navel
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
CherryBomb
Cherrybomb went to the races …her outfit is now available for sale in my Etsy shop
Another girl whose hair I dyed ….yes she’s anatomically correct ..she is now a girl and sprout has a boy body
Having fun with the babies
Fleur …Sweater Girl
At last I have a sweater girl …and what a beautiful girl she is …another I fell in love with when I saw her last year …Sweater Girl and Velvet ..and guess who I have coming in a few days …she is on her way as I write
She is such a pretty girl and I really love the short hair …as soon as I saw her ..hr name is Fleur
New style shoes
Mom asked me for a shoe …or bootie …these remind me of the shoes an old school friend used to wear ..I will never forget the day he started school and he wore these suede shoe type boots …
Anyway I was inspired to make them for Shadow ..my newest baby of course I sold them and now need to make more ..but these are the Sasha size …and they also are available in baby / toddler size
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
New painted boots in myEtsy shop
Working like crazy to get customer commissions done
Amd I want to take some new designs with me next month at Sasha goes to the Races
Dead exited about that x
But I have added a couple of painted boots and shoes to my Etsy shop
https://sleepingelf.etsy.com/listing/1886475061
Monday, February 17, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Frida Fridays …
I finished these 2 yesterday… and I am delighted !
I bloody loved doing these
When I’m repainting them I like to keep as much of the original face as possible and work from that
With Frida , I have to remove the lips and eyebrows and go from their .. but I like to keep them as much Sasha as possible ❤️
After years of really disliking the Sasha baby’s .. I’m really enjoying them now , I know a lot of people love them , but I found them really hard to dress and pose with their bent limbs and tuck necks …
I shall be sorry to see these 2 go
But I just may have bought another baby to turn into. Wobbler
And I can’t wait untill she arrives
Cora incoming … and I have plans 🤣🤣🤣
Sunday, February 9, 2025
What’s on the table today
… it’s cost me over £15.00 just for the tools to set these little
Babies … and it’s taken me years to find the correct size
But I’m over the moon !
Tiny metal presstuds like the old Sasha shoes
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I’ve been doing a little slow stitching the past few weeks in the evening and really enjoying myself I plan to cover this old vintage sewi...