'Jillian' the Mermaid Princess

The Lovely Jillian is cousin to the Latest Lily, Maui Lola.

(Say that 5x fast!)

So whaddya think?

white background?

Or the leopard?

Now is it just me? Or am I seeing a lot of pink and purple lately?

But then again, I'm really struck by no matter how many of these I do... they all look different!

Or am I just prejudiced?

I do try to improve my designs and techniques with each doll I do. This one was really exciting because not only was it a special request AND a repeat customer (Hi Kristy!) but I also got to try a new invisible decrease technique.

I know, I went all crochet geek on you there, but if you're at all interested, one of my favorite sites is Mygurumi (Hi Diana!) -fantastic tutorials there, and cute animal patterns, too-check it out!

Anyway- as I was saying, about the invisible decrease,

if you look closely here,

you can see a line going down from her chin to her neck?

...and on this newest doll?

No line! Wheee!

I know, I know, who would notice? But it's just about improving the skills and making the designs a little more refined and ...giving my best.

Enjoy your new doll, JillyBean!

Drum roll please!

(you can turn off the radio at the bottom of the page)

Congratulations! The honor of naming our newest Lily goes out to 2 contest winners! WOW!

Since a couple of the names were so close, we decided to combine them. 'Shelly' was chosen by Sierra and 'Shelby' was chosen by Jess. We thought it would be fun to spell the mermaid's name with 2 l's so, 2 winners!

Our new Mermaid's name is "Shellby."

Thank you to everyone who participated, we appreciate your support!

still not it...

Since my personal photography studio had to relocate to NorCal (Hi Sara!)
I guess I gotta dig myself outta this little mess I made, eh?
Seriously, I am NOT trying to be coy here, these are the only shots I got into my computer before the camera died <:o} Now this is not the finished product, of course. I'll get those posted tomorrow and I promise she looks better than my camera phone will be able to portray! Bikini top. I know, I know, the front side is upside down. sigh.




Solid, one piece dolphin tail. I spent weeks trying to figure this out, no kidding! Then, when it all came together, I was like, 'duh, of course!' Now let's see if I can repeat what I did. ::biting nails::


Aww, c'mon, it's fun to tilt your head :o)


Aren't those stripes fun? I can't even take credit for them, the variegated yarn just fell into that pattern!

More tomorrow!