New Years day

Christmas Eve 2008, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Wow I have had so many e.mails and PMs ..and Flikr the past few days
asking about how to make resin ball joint dolls
I have has to write a general letter and post to all of them '
Wonder if its the magazine ?
once upon a time ..if you wanted a dolls house doll ...hey sculpt it out of Fimo ...wonderful medium, ..untill they changed it now its crap
but still ....Resin balljoint dolls ...not that easy honest

Im having a well earned holiday ...but hate not contacting people

so here it is for anyone who is wondering about contacting
feel free but ..I dont know how to cast in resin
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Sorry for the late reply I'm having a few days off over the new year and recharging

..I have had several e.mails & PMS
Come in yesterday and today all asking the same ...so I'm kinda sending a general letter out to all of you instead of answering everyone individually, Sorry ..hate being this impersonal ...but otherwise honest I would be on there laptop all week ...
..But thank you for taking the time to contact me
I have sculpted , sewn and generally messed about for years,I LOVE PLAYING
I wouldn't touch Sculpty and the new Fimo if you paid me ...its not strong enough for the joints
If you can use Apoxy sculpt ...its expensive ..but worth it ...now that stuff is strong enough
I have a Huge collection of sculpting , doll anatomy , anatomy and art books ..and read anything I can
The more you know ...and all that
I totally recommend
I always recommend this book Yoshida Style sculpting book
It is amazing
It will show you how to make a ball joint doll ..joints and all ...its amazing
Working with resin ...
I'm afraid I Cant help much , I couldn't cast resin to save my life , that's why I went to Bobobie
But If you are making one or 2 dolls ..this really isnt viable as its so expensive ...you have to have 50 made
And have re-orders
Check out DOA artist section
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=32
...you are likely to get more help there , there is a web site somewhere that shows you how to make moulds and pour resin ...
I heard so many horror story's about fumes ...then how difficult it is to get the resin to look like professionally cast ones
And as I already had my teddy bear business and my very busy wig making business
So believe me when I say ..sculpting is a nightmare ...fur gets everywhere ...even when you think you have cleaned up
You look down and your carefully sculpted calf has a long hair permanently imbedded !
...I just don't have the room , the knowledge or the time to learn
So I decided to go with having her made professionally ..and taking a chance , that I would get left with 49
Luckily I caught the imagination of my customers ..and I'm going from strength to strength

I am a total control freak, so work alone ...I bounce ideas with my friend Blod ...she dose my art work ...but I don't use other sculptors .. at the momment ..the SleepingElf is too personal . They are my characters ...I know who is in my mind and coming next ..so sorry ...not yet

Oddbod , gets a face lift

Oddbod , gets a face lift, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Im so happy with Oddbod
she is a bit of a mish mash
can remember which head she is ...but she has an Ashton Drake eye mechanism and is on AD body

I carved her mouth ...just softerned the tip of her nose
blushed her eyes ..and freckled her face
I can see me doing her face again ..but Im thrilled to bits

I replaced all of her eye chips , and gave her sleepy eyes ..which I LOVE !

this is her before the new mods

Christmas Eve 2008

Christmas Eve 2008, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

at last I have a green girl again

its taken me ages to draft that patten ...no time ...but at last I have
and I adore her ...I slightly darkened the blush

only trouble is its vintage fabric ..so I cant sell that one ..can I ?
perhaps I will make up a fullset ..I have 1 green girl in stock

so 2009 ...clothes for larger Moona
fantasy floaty type ...lookingforward to it

makes me smile

replaced eyes, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

everyones wigs and dolls have gone
I have a couple of UK orders to do ...but am resting up a couple of days ,I feel pretty rough as Im not sleeping too well

I have had to pull out of the NEC show the weekend
I have tonsillitis and the antibiotics arnt working well

today I ended up in Hospital with Quincy

huge pain ..and I feel shattered ...but good news is I didnt need to stop in or have it lanced ...agggggggggggggggggg

so Im on painkillers ,,damn they work well and antibiotics for the next 2 weeks ...but hopefully I will be Ok to get the Uk stuff out in a couple of days

so Im resting ...if you have sent me a PM I will get to it tommorow

little knit dresses

little knit dresses, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

new dresses for my little girls