Some Photos I took A while Back

2nd Month For Felice.

Was wondering what nice thing could do to commemorate Felice's 2nd month with me. Could get a little cake like last time, or a little present. Considering I don't have that much money right now, thought it'd be better to try to avoid spending. What I do have now is some time. So I decided to make a drawing to commemorate.



Done in an anime esque sort of style. For the purist, I'll mention that this is, well sort of a trace. I drew heavily based upon a photo I took, though there is a great deal of embellishment.

So 2 months. Truth be told it's not everyday I play with here now, just sometimes have busy days and just go right to bed. Besides what I've already reported on this blog, there is something I keep forgetting to mention. At 2 months or nearly daily play I do have a sense that her wire joints don't have too much longer till they break, been having that sense for a bit of a while now.

This drawing has reminded me that there is an image I took a while ago that I think is fantastic that could stand to benefit from the same treatment at the image above...

Elf Armour Inspired Ribbon

image from
http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Exhibit/Travel/Te%20Papa.htm

I decided to try to make a ribbon weave that follows a pattern like the one above.



Attempt 1



Attempt 2




Attempt 3



Attempt 4



Attempt 5



Attempt 6, the one I'm happy with.



Added a skirt...


... and a head band.


Those cleverer than I could have anticipated that the weave doesn't hold up very well to being played with, since all that took a fair while to do, I probably won't be doing this too often.

Wires and Ribbons second try

This time I used the top of a bottle, and a DVD holder to give the wire a better shape.









It does help with neck stability, but still needs the neck wire modification I made earlier.

Wires and Ribbons

Had the idea of using wires externally wrapped with ribbons to help support Felice's neck. These are images of one such experiment, done somewhat quickly and crudely. It does help a bit.

Ribbon Weave

illustrations by Hyung Tae Kim
image from http://www.ashtonwhitney.com/category/rants/

Inspired by a weave pattern I saw in a Hyung Tae Kim illustration, I played with the idea of a neck weave of ribbon that could help stiffen Felice's otherwise sloppy neck.




This is how I began.


With wire modification removed, it helped a little...


... but not a whoooole lot...


neck 'bone'


neck 'bone' modified. Just twirled a bit of wire on with pliers.


And a much more stable neck, stable enough to play with her.




Playing with the ribbon more had me come to a simpler version.


That works just as well.


As an appended note, the wig doesn't quite sit on the head as well as it used to. Noted a month and 2 weeks after I got her. It's possible they don't fare so well after they get wet, or maybe it's normal for it to become slack over time and usage.


Saw something like this on a smaller doll. Seeing what this might do to hair shape.