My Anne of Green Gables

My very first Tonner doll was a Dream Girl Tiny Kitty that I bought nude on ebay.  She reminded me so much of Anne Shirley that I made her this dress from the description in the first book:  A lovely soft brown gloria with all the gloss of silk; a skirt with dainty frills and shirrings; a waist elaborately pin-tucked in the most fashionable way, with a ruffle of filmy lace at the neck.  Long elbow cuffs, and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown silk ribbon.  

I don't actually know what kind of fabric "gloria" is, but I think that I got the glossy part right, at least.  And anyway, this is just my interpretation. 

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

Djali finally finds a gown

I don't know why I didn't think of this gown before, when Djali first arrived and had nothing to wear! It fits her better than Rose-Red or Amaya, who both love red as much as she does. I did have to pin it, but she finally seems satisfied. I took a few quick pics yesterday in the window, to take advantage of the late afternoon light:







Of course, now she'll really get on my case about making her some shoes! :p