Not Much Sewing Done, but Zahara is Happy

I didn't have much time for sewing this weekend, but I needed to get my two weekly garments sewn.  I settled on a couple of things for Zahara, considering she has yet to get her red outfit back from Jada.



I started off making her some purple corduroy pants.  They are paired here with a coat I bought for Kelly (see the short sleeves).

I didn't feel like changing the thread, so I decided to make her a little jumper dress. The idea is to make her a turtleneck shirt and tights to go with this.

Then I put them together and got another little outfit.  Eventually I will add decorations to the kid clothes.  For now I will keep it pretty simple.

In honor of the snow the Northeast received, I made her a little coat.  It is a little small, so I have to remake it a little bigger.

Tour of the Taylor's Unfinished Kitchen. Narrated by Antoinette.

"Hello everyone.  I thought I would give you a tour of the progress on the kitchen so far.  There is still a lot of work to do, but the kitchen is at least usuable now. "

"I have 2 assistants helping me today.  Assistant #2 is apparently on lunch break."

"Mommy, I'm assistant #1.  Can I show them my crazy straw."

"Sure, honey. Go ahead."

"This is my pink crazy straw.  I can't drink my milk without it." (Straw was part of the LIV Cabana playset. I made the mac n cheese.)

"This is assistant #2, Mr. Cranky. Don't let the smile fool you. He is supposed to be napping."

"We will start at the cabinets that need 1 - 2 more coats to be up to par.  After that, they will install the knobs that I picked out.  They promised me that they could finish without me removing everything from the cabinets again."

"I will add some greenery up top.  I need to find places for my Cuisinart and my food processor."

"This is just a small sampling of my cookbooks."

"This is my temporary island.  The new one is still being built."

"This will be my bill paying and menu planning area.  The top cabinet still has to be painted off white and hung on the wall."

"Mommy, can we show them where we keep the cereal?"

"Sure honey."

(Most of the items in here are Rement.)

"Zahara, I don't think we have any cereal.  Mommy has to go food shopping.  We will buy some more cereal."

"We had the refrigerator and the stove delivered with no problems."

"As you can see, I really need to go food shopping.  We have the bare minimum; milk, eggs, chicken, strawberries, and ice cream.  I almost forgot, I also have some white potatoes."

"We try to keep the tempting items on the top shelf, away from little hands.  I am not sure why the dijon mustard is up there."

"I am always trying interesting cheeses.  I also keep cream cheese on hand for baking."

"Now I know why the dijon is up top.  The whipped cream was too big to fit up there.  This shelf is mainly used for condiments."

"Mommy can I have some grape soda."

"It's 'May I have", and the answer is no. Close the refrigerator please."

"On this wall, I was thinking about having a window installed.  I like having lots of light in the kitchen."

"Oh, lest we not forget about the wonderful French patio doors. Every time I see them I get a little miffed."

"There they are. Still unfinished. I am kicking myself for not going with my first choice.  If the builders can't make these look the way I want them to, I will have to bite the bullet and pay to have them redone.  Tony, my husband, will just have to be upset."

"Hope you enjoyed the tour.  As you can see, we still have a ton of work to do, but at least I can cook in here now.  Seems like we lost one of our assistants along the way."

"No you didn't mommy.  I'm right here."

"Zahara, I didn't say we lost assistant #1, I said we lost one of our assistants."

"Ohhhh."

"Tell everyone goodbye and go finish your mac n cheese."

"Mommy, I don't want anymore."

Antoinette forgot to mention that she borrowed Danielle's table to help her decide whether she wanted a round table or a rectangle table. She still hasn't decided.

She also forgot to mention that flooring needs to be changed and walls still need to be painted and wallpapered.  She is counting on her dear friend Vanessa, the interior designer, to help her bring this project together.

Nikaya and Zahara Model Some of Their New School Clothes

If you read my post a couple of days ago, you know that I bought a few of the new Bratz clothes for Ms. Nikaya.  She wanted to model them for you.  Zahara got a new outfit, too.  Not to be outdone by big sister Nikaya, she will be modeling her outfit, as well.

Nikaya: So mommy bought me this new trench coat.  I didn't like it at first, but it's not so bad.  The sleeves are a little long, but she said that I will grow into it.

The sleeves aren't are long as they appear in this picture.  I think she was pulling them down to make them look longer.  Kids! I tell you.  The slightly longer sleeves will make this a nice fit on the Only Heart Club dolls.  I meant to have Nicole try it on, but she was a little busy.

Nikaya:  I like the sleeves the best.  Look.  They are puffy at the top.  Mommy told me what that is called, but I forgot.

Nikaya:  So this is my school outfit. It's a little dorky, but mommy said it looks really nice on me.  I have to go change into another outfit.  Zahara wants to show you hers.

Zahara:  Do you like my new dress?  I think it's pretty.  Mommy bought it from the Etsy shop.  I can't wait to wear it to school.

Nikaya:  Okay, so this is another outfit.  It matches Zahara's dress.  Sometimes mommy likes to dress us alike.  I hate it!  But I love my new outfit.

This outfit was made for the new Stacie doll, which is slightly bigger than this one.  It can work for her, but it will probably fit a little better on a slightly bigger doll.  I plan to try it on the new teenager. 

Zahara:  Mommy said we get to buy more school clothes soon.

Outfits from Etsy (debrascrafts)

Danielle, Zahara and Janessa have new dresses!

There has been quite a frenzy in my doll community as they are preparing for the upcoming Daddy/Daughter dance.  Danielle has been successful at finding her dress and getting her hair done.  She still has to find shoes and jewelry.  Zahara has picked out her dress on a recent shopping trip with her mom.  Turns out one of her friends, Janessa will be there too.  She has also picked out her dress. 

The other moms and daughters are making great progress with their dresses.  The dads are also making some progress, but not as much as I would like. 

Danielle is pictured in a dress from Barbie Basic #11

She went to the hairdresser to get an updo.

Who knows? With that dress and new do, there just may be a new man in her future!

Zahara on the right is dressed in the cutest white dress with a pink flower. This dress was from an old Jolee's scrapbook sticker pack. Can you believe it!

Janessa is wearing a custom designed dress by me. It is probably a little too old for her, but she wears it well.  She also has a new do, which will get ribbons later. 

Here they are sitting on a White sectional that I just finished for a new customer.

More pictures of the sectional will be posted to the blog soon.

New Barbie Video: Dinner at the Taylors

Here is the latest video.  When we left off, the ladies were in the process of planning the Daddy/Daughter dance. In this video Lisa is following up with her task.  In a previous video with these two families, Antoinette hosted a Coffee and Dessert gathering.  You got a chance to see the formal dining room and Julian Kenaz's room. (He is now only referred to as Kenaz).  In this video you get to see the kitchen and the family room where the family spends most of their time.  It appears that one of the kids was playing with daddy's sunglasses and has left them under the table.  I'm not sure how Antoinette missed that in her cleaning. Enjoy!

Once again, this video is better viewed fullscreen to see the dialogue the best. Click on the YouTube logo in the lower right hand corner to be taken to YouTube where you can watch it fullscreen.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to tell you.  I made extra pizzas that I will be posting on my Etsy site before the week is over.