Girlfriends (Handmade Dolls)

Yet in September I was asked to create two dolls for two best girlfriends Ivanna and Helen who live in Kiev, Ukraine. Moreover, the dolls had to be not just ordinary handmade dolls but they had to look alike the girls.
I was given quite details descriptions of the girls: their characters, their interests and passions, their professions and hobbies, what clothes they like to wear, etc. Among other details, it turned out that Ivanna had a small pet dog, called Poolya (Bullet). It had to be with the girl dolls too.

Helen
She's a cheerful and a little bit crazy, talkative and humorous. She's a designer and seamer. She likes to wear dresses, hats and boots. She's also red-haired, that's her Alter Ego.

Handmade Dolls Toys - Red Haired - Helen (full)

Handmade Dolls Toys Red Haired - Helen (back)	Handmade Dolls Toys Red Haired - Helen (top)
Handmade Dolls Toys Red Haired - Helen (bag)	Handmade Dolls Toys Red Haired - Helen (flower)

Handmade Dolls Toys - Red Haired - Helen (boots)

Ivanna
She's a cheerful but a little thoughtful. She's a photographer. She likes to wear trousers (capris, capri pants), striped shirts (striped vests) and shoes. As I said she's got a pet, Poolya.

Handmade Dolls Toys - Brunette - Ivanna (full)

Handmade Dolls Toys Brunette Ivanna (back)

Handmade Dolls Toys Brunette Ivanna (top)

Handmade Dolls Toys Brunette Ivanna (camera)

Handmade Dolls Toys - Brunette - Ivanna (shoes)

Handmade Dolls Toys - Brunette - Ivanna (dog)

Here are they together:

Handmade Dolls Toys - Two Girlfriends and a Dog

... and here their real photos are. Do my dolls look like the real girls? :)

Real Helen and Ivanna

Real Helen

Poolya Dog

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair, Minsk, Belarus, 2011, December

Three days of the Christmas handmade Mlyn (Mill) Fair have finally passed. It gathered about a hundred handmade masters from all over Belarus. Masters working in different areas presented their works: textile toys, batik, floristics, decoupage, knitting, fulling, leather work, wood- and stone-carving, beading, embroidery, clay work, wickerwork, coopery... It's hard to enumerate them all...

At the craft fair I got acquainted with a lot of people, experienced positive emotions by communicating with other masters and visitors of the fair.
It's very pleasant to realise that people like your works very much. It's so inspiring ))

Here are the pictures from the craft fair.
My stand...

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Handmade Dolls Toys (Julia's stand)

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Handmade Toys Dolls (table with toys)

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Tilda Angels, Sleepy Angel

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Handmade Textile Dolls

... and here are the works of other masters I managed to take photos of...

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Wooden Storks

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - Pictures made from Leather

Mlyn - Christmas Handmade Fair - National Costumes

Long-Legged Elk (Moose) Toy - Part II (Textile Handmade Toy)

I didn't want the elk (moose) in a blue sweater to be lonely, so I sewed him a brother ))
His younger brother turned out to be more tanned as if he had just come from the Mediterranean sea )
These two brother elks will go to the Mlyn handmade fair to find a new house for themselves.

Handmade Toys Dolls - Long-Legged Elk (Moose) Toy (right)

Handmade Long-Legged Elk (Moose) Toy (top-right)

Handmade Long-Legged Elk (Moose) Toy (front)

Handmade Long-Legged Elk (Moose) Toy (top)

P.S. This tanned elk toy also smells of coffee, cinnamon and a little bit of vanilla

Snowmen Parade (Handmade Snowman Toys)

In the course of preparing to the Mlyn (Mill) Handmade Fair and Christmas and New Year Holidays I sewed these funny cheerful snowman toys. Surprisingly enough, they are quite different, although I used the same pattern to sew them all.
Look at these lively guys:

Handmade Toys Dolls - Snowmen Toys (all)

Handmade Snowman Toy (pink, front)

Handmade Snowman Toy (pink, right)

Handmade Snowman Toy (yellow, front)

Handmade Snowman Toy (yellow, right)

Handmade Snowman Toy (green, front)

Handmade Snowman Toy (green, right)

Handmade Snowman Toy (red, front)

Handmade Snowman Toy (red, right)

The one in yellow is my favourite ;)