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Whew! Done at last...
mood: 
thankful
thankfulThank goodness! I finished it on time. First there was the petticoat/pantaloons, hat, and purse:
And then there was the butterfly wings. I wanted her to be a butterfly fairy bed doll, but wasn't sure how to go about the wings. I ended up taking floral wire, forming it into the shape I wanted, and then covering the jagged edges with floral tape. Then I single crochet along the outside of the wire ending up with what basically looked like this:
You can see on the inside frame how I did some rudimentary tatting to form a net-like effect. This is the finished front side of the wings.
I then took a pin-back and glued it to the wrong side of the wings with some E6000 glue. This makes it removable when the dress has to be washed. Also I glued the shoes on so that a 6 year-old will find it a little harder to lose. ;) This is the backside of the pin.
I haven't taken a picture yet with the wings pinned on, but I think I'll add that tomorrow. I would have posted this sooner, but my sciatica has been killing me and I wasn't up to the excitement of taking pictures. Sorry!
Anyway here are some pictures of the final product:
I also had to add the faux butterflies made with ribbons and roses:
Thank goodness I made my Christmas deadline!
And then there was the butterfly wings. I wanted her to be a butterfly fairy bed doll, but wasn't sure how to go about the wings. I ended up taking floral wire, forming it into the shape I wanted, and then covering the jagged edges with floral tape. Then I single crochet along the outside of the wire ending up with what basically looked like this:
You can see on the inside frame how I did some rudimentary tatting to form a net-like effect. This is the finished front side of the wings.
I then took a pin-back and glued it to the wrong side of the wings with some E6000 glue. This makes it removable when the dress has to be washed. Also I glued the shoes on so that a 6 year-old will find it a little harder to lose. ;) This is the backside of the pin.
I haven't taken a picture yet with the wings pinned on, but I think I'll add that tomorrow. I would have posted this sooner, but my sciatica has been killing me and I wasn't up to the excitement of taking pictures. Sorry!
Anyway here are some pictures of the final product:
I also had to add the faux butterflies made with ribbons and roses:
Thank goodness I made my Christmas deadline!
creative