Obitsu doll Nurse vintage style uniform

I cannot vouch that my creation is 100% historically accurate, but I have researched a number of WWII pictures and came up with this uniform. Due to the scale (my obitsu is 25 cm tall) I have struggled with finishing off some tiny seams and end up sewing a few parts by hand. Her under-dress was made from an old t-shirt. The apron and nurse's cap seem easy to make, but believe me I have struggled with them the most. I did not have any patterns and created the outfit from scratch. It took me about 7 evenings and a few swearing words to complete the outfit.

Please forgive her make up - her face up was intended for another character.

Easy Obitsu doll wig in one hour

I am in love with obitsu dolls, their pose-ability is far superior compare to ordinary BJD dolls (IMHO). I can go on and on about how great the obitsu dolls are, including many ways they can be customised etc, but this post is about an easy way (and cheap too) of making wig for her. It is not always easy to find a suitable non-child like looking wig for obitsu head due to its small size. So, I have purchased a fancy red short wig from poundland (for a £1 obviously), then un-stitched the long strands of hair from the wig cap itself (making sure that the strips of hair are still stitched together). Then I've glued (Glu&Fix all purpose clear glue) them to the wig-cap I've made from fabric, starting from the bottom to the top in circular way. Then I have rolled a long strip of hair into a reel so to create a pony tail which was also glued to the top of the finished wig. After that I have cut the fringe. And it was done. There are many ways of making wigs for dolls and this one took me about an hour to complete.

Here is the finished product:

Big hair day, just the way I like my own hair to be :D

Anthro ball jointed doll (BJD) Freya face up and body painting - snow leopard

Phew!

I have received another anthro ball jointed doll (BJD) from the UK supplier this time, though I was rather disappointed about the quality of the received Freya. Her headcap was hardly on because the fixtures were too big, so I had to use a knife to shave the excess of plastic off in order to fit the headcap properly. I was surprised that she was not damaged in transit because she was just shoved in a plastic bag and posted like that to me. I would not order from this supplier again!

Anyway, I've decided to give my new Freya (she is 1/6 bjd) a face up and body up(?) with a bit of a blushing.

Here is the final result: Freya - the snow leopard.

I have primed her whole body with the humbrol acrylic varnish in matt (#49) and painted with black acrylic paints (undiluted). Blushed her cheeks, forehead and body with chalk pastels, sponged her claws with pink paint, sprayed with the same varnish again and it was done. This varnish is brilliant, it is very hard wearing and 2 layers have sealed my work for ever.

Click here for youtube video of me painting Freya

I've decided to show you Phoebe's basic face up I did the other day as well. 

Phoebe has a special place in my heart, she reminds me of my pet rat :D

Her face up is pretty basic, so I will probably add extra details to her face and body.

Thank you for your interest!