Sick

I haven't forgotten to post my dresses, but I am not feeling well. I've barely been able to do anything at all since my last post. When I'm feeling a bit more like myself, they will be posted.

Southeastern Paper Doll Party 1

The theme was Evening in Paris and I had been completely unable to think of what to draw for the dress-a-doll contest. The night before it occurred to me that I should look for inspiration from Paris Fashion Week. Great idea right? These images are my inspiration. I will have to add pictures of my actual drawings later on, because I foolishly forgot to photograph them. The colors are different, the blue dress became red (doll has a red flower in her hair) and the cream became yellow. Can't wait to share them with you.



No idea where this one came from, other than it's part of a fall-winter collection (I think this years, but I can't be sure).




This one is part of Elie Saab (Spring-Summer, I'm pretty sure) 2012 collection. I love Elie Saab, they make some wonderful clothing.

I really like both, the blue is so ethereal and flowing, while the cream is smart and sophisticated. I wish I could pull either of them off, but alas, I am a short woman.

Not a PD, but something I drew

As one of those team spirit among employees things, my job had everyone come in, dip their hands in paint and make a hand print on the wall. Now they also mentioned in the announcement email that it was not mandatory. Later on they claimed they never said any such thing, but I had the email still as proof. This matters because I didn't go, my sister was moving into a new apartment that day and needed a hand. Since I don't carry paint around with me, but do carry sharpies I made one another day. I like it and it's unique among all the blue palm-prints. I thought about you while on my lunch break and thought I'd post it. See, I have been drawing things!

New Printer Scanner!

It's in route from California right now! I can't wait. I've been researching for weeks and when I finally made my decision it got complicated. First, they said it was delayed, then they said it was out of stock, next it was discontinued. My order was canceled. Thanks to Amazon I found another one and for $50 cheaper! Not in snazzy black, but in a nice brown color that apparently people were uninterested in. If it works, the outside color is unimportant, if you ask me. I wanted a good one, because I plan on using it to make nice PD souvenirs to send to parties and to start working on making sets that maybe someone out there will be willing to buy. Didn't want one that would be substandard for what I need to for. By the way, did you know it's nearly impossible to find a reference to how well it copies artwork? Had to comb through a lot of customer comments to find that info. This year I plan to draw more, post more, etc. Stay tuned for updates!

Want to say.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to you and yours!

What Mila Kunis wore to the USMC Ball on 11-18-11

So long story short, I am a Banquet Server for the Hilton, which is owned by the same people who own the Greenville Convention Center (So the Hilton caters all their events) and I worked the day of the event.

No, she wasn't at my tables, but I snuck a peek before the event started. She seemed nice, talking and laughing with the people at and near her table. She even posed for a few pictures. After dinner she danced a few songs with her date, Sgt. Scott Moore (Who looked nice as well, he wore Marine formal wear, I'm sure you can google it). That's all I know, because I had to take care of my own tables once things started.

So this morning I quick sketched out what she wore in case I ever wanted to draw her and since there are a few things I'm fuzzy about the next morning, I'm sure months from now I'd have forgotten much more. I also figure I owe you some form of a drawing if you are still paying attention to my blog at all. So here you go, it's an exclusive, because as of yet, I haven't seen anything pop up on the web and I'm probably the only one who wanted to draw it at all. It was nice, but I had been hoping for something crazy dramatic, even though it wouldn't have made sense.

Edit: Some pictures have now popped up online. My suspicions are confirmed, the neckline in my drawing is wrong.

From What Mila Kunis wore to the USMC Ball on 11-18-11

From What Mila Kunis wore to the USMC Ball on 11-18-11

From What Mila Kunis wore to the USMC Ball on 11-18-11

What I wore is much less glamorous. I'm the one facing the camera and this was taken for a past event that wasn't held at the Convention Center, which is why it looks different.

From Blogger Pictures

This photo was taken before the event started by my co-worker Michael Mabunga. My husband is even in this picture!

From What Mila Kunis wore to the USMC Ball on 11-18-11

Christmas Card

Well here I am finally getting around to last year's PD Christmas Card, in August. I've had the idea in my head since December, but I am only now getting around to drawing it. I also figured this blog needs something new or you'll all up and leave me for more frequently posted blogs. Hope you like it, I haven't decided if it's a he or she yet. I'm pretty satisfied with how it's coming along. There's a lot I am not happy with, but I can live with it because I am 9 months overdue on this project. Having trouble with the right leg.. I think the nose will end up lengthened and more pointed. The mouth moved slightly down, but I'm not 100% on that decision. I am hoping that once I have the doll down, the outfits will be much easier to create. Not sure how it will end up being colored, but once I have it inked it should be a lot easier to figure out. On the right I have a quickly scrapped try at a sideways pose, but I prefer to draw them forward facing because I think I have more options that way. Outfits will end up being for every major (and maybe some minor) holidays that have passed since December (New Years, Valentines, St Patricks, etc.). So that's the plan. I will post full set after I have mailed them out to the people on the card list and they have received them, after all they have been waiting longer.

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Apologies for the quality of this pic, I took it with my cell phone. My computer has gone down and I luckily have E's to use still, though he is not thrilled. My scanner hasn't been hooked up.