"Faeries, Followers, and Philosphers"

I HAVE 2 FOLLOWERS OVERNIGHT!!!  YAY!!! 

Okay, that takes care of that!  But thank you so much!  I am sorry if I don't post very often in the future.  All my school is kinda a lot.  Right now I am snagging a few minutes during lunch to post this.  I am semi-homeschooled...(don't ask, it's a looooong explaination.) 

On the other hand, I have made some good progress.  Last night I started a new project--my post-victorian faerie.  She has a little brown flapper bob and a headband.  Without her dress or wings (yes, a different pair for every dress!) she doesn't look much like a faerie.  I made her look colorized.  Her skin is very pale and little grey with VERY pink glowy cheeks, dark lips, and small features.  Right now "her petticoat wants a border!"  She has this little hoop skirt and corset.  Plus silver shoes with little bells on the toes. 

The way I make my dolls is to draw them and copy them.  Then I take the copy and fill in any lines that didn't show up.  I save the first drawing for later.  I take the finished copy and color it.  Next, I coat a piece of cardstock in glue, spread even and not too thick.  I know, it would save time and effort to copy it onto cardstock, but my printer doesn't like to work that way.  Plus, this way it's even thicker!  Carefully I lay the drawing on top of the glue and make sure while it's still wet that there are no bubbles.  Rolling it back a little helps this.  Here comes the best part...detales!!!  I use gelpens to add a sparkle to an eye, borders on...peticoats!  Haha!  And anything else for that matter (Buttons, trim, shoes, ect.)  I also add beads for rings and earrings and buttons sometimes.  Then I cut her out and draw the dresses around her.  It works really well and everything fits. 

My Faerie doll is about 5 inches and so far, I have made three dresses.  I will post those pictures later today. 

BTW, anyone know how to add a song to the blog?  Nothing I do works.