Dollstown Estella and Estella Boy twins

I'm still working away.  I'm mostly finished with Estella and her brother, the Estella Boy.

I'll soon own a brand new Janome Sewist 500.  It's all mechanical, and has adjustable presser foot pressure, which I feel is necessary for sewing small fussy things.  It has fewer features than my old machine, but I didn't want to pay more than $300.  There are cheaper machines with more goodies, but this looked like the most reliable one for the money.

Once I've sold some miscellaneous doll stuff, I'd like to make a big TaoBao accessories order through a shopping service.  Prices are usually half to a third that of eBay and western resellers, and there are so many more products available.  Several shops offer "small iris" options on their eyes.

Smumu threaded glitter eyes
Smumu eyes with translucent blue pupil
Smumu eyes in all blue
NYX eyes B2
MaoDoll eyes in emerald green
Smumu high dome eyes
NYX eyes B7
Minitonghua small iris eyes in blue
Minitonghua small iris eyes in green

My Dream Ken

Check out this fabulous Mod Hair Ken.



















Taken from one of the many 2005 articles on "New Look" Ken.

He doesn't seem to have the same thick arched eyebrows as the real doll. Maybe it's just the size of the picture. He has such a serious smile. Dreamy! It's a shame production a doll never looked like him.

Speaking of shameful production, I wish the Red White & Wild Ken giftset fashion had been available separately.