During the quarantine, Mashunya made several diamond mosaic sticker pictures, as well as a large butterfly painting on a black background, out of boredom.
Today is our neighbor Ton’s birthday. I made him a postcard with an origami dove based on an online master class. I liked it, and Rostik said the card looks more like a dog.
Finished decorating another one of my long-term projects – a rowan tree made of beads. I assembled the tree a long time ago, even cast it in plaster, but I only got around to painting and decorating the park clearing today. Under the tree, I placed a bench for two. A cat is sleeping on the bench, and a little dog, resembling a fluffy dachshund, is running down the brick path.
At the request of Masha, a big fan of The Mandalorian series, I crocheted a Grogu doll. The description was found online. Crocheted with thick yarn, using a crochet hook size 8. It was a bit challenging, but I’m happy with the result, and so is the client.
Today I crocheted a short cocktail dress for the gray-eyed Marley. Now at least it won’t be standing bare on the shelf. Crocheted it using three shades of Alize yarn; I designed the model myself.
On this holiday I got two dolls from the Creatable World series by Mattel, a Character Starter Pack, under the Christmas tree. These are unisex dolls—boys who can transform into girls with the help of wigs. I ended up with a dark-skinned boy with brown eyes, a mohawk, wearing a grey t-shirt and black boxer shorts. And if you put a dreadlock wig on top, you’ll get a girl. And the second doll is a dark-skinned boy with blond curly hair and green eyes. He is wearing an orange t-shirt and black boxer shorts. He has a wig of thick, curly blonde locks to transform into a girl. Boys without shoes, but they have mobile bodies—they have elbow, knee, wrist, and ankle joints. And in the guise of boys, they are much more appealing to me than in the guise of girls.
A wonderful ending to this difficult 2020! My adult Marley has come to me. I got the doll nude, without shoes, jewelry, or a stand, but in the original box. She has molded Tyler, gray drawn-on eyes, a direct gaze, glued-on eyelashes, and a glued-on wig of thick, wavy black hair. The 2018 doll was released in an edition of 250. The original outfit is a bright pink evening chiffon dress with a matching satin belt and a vintage brooch with stones, large earrings in the style of the brooch, flesh-toned fishnet stockings, and pink leather sandals.
Today Anya finished the diamond mosaic postcards for our relatives in Lviv; we’ll send them in a package.
The diamond mosaic kit yielded 10 Christmas tree pendants, some of which will be given as gifts in Lviv.
From an old mirror frame and a garland, I made a stand for congratulatory New Year’s cards that we received this year from friends and neighbors.
