Over Ell's Rainbow OOAK shoes

I had promised to show photos of the OOAK shoe styles I created for the Over Ell's Rainbow doll retreat last month, and I just now realized that I never did!  So here they are - two pairs that were given as a door prize to one lucky winner:

 




And shown here with the 19 rainbow-hued pairs that all the attendees got as table favors:


That was a fun shot to set up!  :p  

Finally, here they are being modeled by a couple of my dolls:




There are more pics on my website, on the Shoes page under "One-of-a-kind," and you can also check out the retreat's Facebook page, for photos of the event itself.  

Feels like summer!

I celebrated the warm weather today by doing an outdoor photo shoot of two new styles of shoes I've been working on lately.  They're really getting me in a summer mood!  Both styles will be available to purchase at my website shortly.  

First, we have cork wedges: 






  

Next, espadrilles:







I also have plans for flat styles using cork and rope soles, so stay tuned! Also, summer shoes coming for men!

Thanks for looking!

More Green Gown

This girl was meant to wear green!  Sofia looked lovely in this gown, but I really wanted Marisol to show it off:




 

 And it has matching shoes:  

Thanks for looking!

Meet Marguerite!

My latest girl, a 2009 Basic DeeAnna, is now named Marguerite. I'm starting to make shoes for her, and I have one pair finished, which is pictured below:





I really love her, especially now that I've washed and combed out her hair.  Here are her new pictures:  

Newest girl - Cecelia

I've had this girl for two weeks already and before yesterday I had only taken pictures of her feet!  This had to be remedied, so here she is:  




Dress by me




I love her hair!   Dress by Tonner




Blouse by Empire, jeans by me

She is, of course, Central Park Stroll Sydney.  She has been a grail of mine for a long time...  And now she's finally here!  :D

If you'd like to see the pics of her feet, check out my new casual shoes for summer.

A hard day's work...

Djali is such a diva.  She thinks this is working hard:

I told her she didn't need to wear that long ballgown to model shoes for my website, but she didn't want to take it off.

"This is so tiresome.  Are we done yet?"

Did you ever see such a lazy model? 

Laying down on the job!

But she has to admit the payoff is pretty great:

"I get to keep these, right?"

Lucky for her, they don't fit any other dolls in the house.  :p

My 'new' camera

Last July I bought a Nikon Coolpix 995 on ebay, to replace my old Kodak EasyShare C310. In order to successfully photograph dolls, I decided, I needed something that actually had a macro setting. I'm still learning to use it, but I am definitely happy with my new camera.  To demonstrate the difference, I took pictures on both cameras of the same subject (my February Shoe of the Month) under the same lighting conditions.

At night with incandescent lighting: 

C310 with flash: 

Daylight: 

Needless to say, doll photography with my old camera was frustrating.  Now the shots with my new camera are crystal-clear.  :D

Nandi shows off a new pair of shoes

I've changed the design on one of my styles of shoes, which I think makes it look cleaner, and will also make it easier to get them on and off. My lovely Jac doll, Nandini, was kind enough to show them off for me. I think they look as pretty in her hands as on her feet.



Still working on shoes! :D