----- Original Message ----- From: Mroczko mroczko@verinet.com To: candichat@dolls.de Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:01 AM Subject: style/swaps
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The dolls are as follows: ( left to right ) "Suess"ette, OOAK doll for my table host at convention
Doris Daisy. Meant to be a table doll, but I have heard they are making their own, so I suppose she will be for sale in my room.
Silk N Brocade. I just finished this one to send to the Custom dolls convention. She will be available at the charity auction. I have heard rumors that some of this will be online, so available to the puplic.
Copper Midge. Randall, this one is your fault, as I did a quick repaint
on
a doll to send to you to cheer you up. When you graciously declined, she got this outfit.
Lunch in the City. This one is a swap doll for Anita Healey, when we ever get around to it. I used a human pattern on this one, and scaled it down. It was fun making that little sweater.
Rebecca, Another table doll.
Spendour Again, Auction doll for Grants a Wish.
I too can only swap for custom dolls. I have actually bought a couple, but only because they were very good deals from second owners ( I have a Mary Ferretti, and a James Bogue I got that way ) Pat, I actually still have that Poison Ivy doll, but I wouldn't send it to you for anything, as
I
have improved so much since I did that!
Kathy, computer pics don't do a customized doll justice, I don't think. Having said that, I can't always appreciate the detail in facial repaints but I can usually pick out the details of the fashions. Your choice and interpretation of fashions for your makeovers always intrigue me. Like your Suesuette: clever play on words and adorable fashion! I think I must like all the greens you use in your fashion designs--they're fun.
I am open to swapping OOAKs for new dolls though, and could be persuaded to make you a Poison Ivy for the right swap!
Even with the bright Ariel red hair?
I missed out on the Munsters set, and would do that in a minute.
I think I'm on a mission...
Silk N Brocade in just a week. ( about 12 hours or so working time
I have often wondered the time it takes for a makeover, and so, depending on the complexity, 12 hours or 2, right? Have you got your customizing worked out to a formula and method to the steps you use or do each of your designs require their own set of steps, which can then vary the numbers of hours put into a customizing?
I spend time laying awake in bed designing things in my head! so that is working time too.
Oh, dear Lord! I do this about everything I'm designing and it's maddening. I better stay clear of this customizing stuff or I'll never sleep. I have found Valerian root works magic on me.