Yeah! My dolls got some new furniture!

As you  may know, Georgia was slammed with snow and ice. Seems like the majority of us will be homebound for the next few days. My dolls put in a request for some warm, cozy furniture.  I decided to oblige.  Of course, I knew they had a better chance of being able to keep the furniture if I made two of them, one for them and one for sale.  Now they are trying to talk me into letting them keep the second one.  That's not going to happen.  As a matter of fact, I am making a coordinating chair to go with the loveseat for sale. I have to add feet, but the set should be on my Etsy site within a few days.

Still have to add feet.

Can You Guess Whose Bedroom this is?

Right now I am still acquiring a few props for the Daddy/Daughter dance, so I decided to do a new story. The video story should be ready and posted within the next 3 days. I worked on the bedroom for the story. I still need to do some accessorizing but it's almost done.  Can you guess whose bedroom it is?

Well we've already seen Vanessa and Keith's bedroom and Danielle's bedroom.  So that leaves the following:   1. Antoinette and Anthony   2. Lisa and Charles  3. Sunni and Chang 4. The Morales' 5. The nameless family with my new favorite Barbie Basic Red with the curly afro.

Hmm... Make sure you check back in a couple of days to get the answer.

The Denim Loveseat for Barbie and the Throw Pillow Dilemma

Here is the Denim loveseat.  How is it that I have literally hundreds of pieces of materials and  I still didn't have what I wanted for the throw pillows.  I tried about 5 different color schemes and nothing worked quite as well as I would have liked. I decided to just keep it simple and do them in denim.  I also did a set of red paisley pillows, which looks better in person than they do in the picture below. So I posted it on my Etsy site giving the buyer the option of denim or the paisley. Of course, if they make a request of some other color, I will try to accomodate them.

Here is Lisa and the baby. She is showing off a new outfit that I took from a Hobby Lobby mannequin. I have had those mannequins for over 5 yrs and it finally dawned on me that the dolls could probably wear the outfits, with a little sewing alteration, of course.

Here is the loveseat without any throw pillows. There's S.I.S. Darren.

I haven't done much with him yet, but I think he is coming up in a story

fairly soon. I thought about letting him date Danielle, but it doesn't seem

to be a good fit. There wasn't any chemistry when I introduced them.

The White Sectional - Furniture for Barbie and other Fashion Dolls

I just recently finished this White Sectional. It is a commissioned piece from a customer who took advantage of the VansDollTreasures Christmas coupon. I must say it was quite nerve wrecking working with white material, but I persevered without getting a speck of dirt on it. As you can see my dolls loved doing the photoshoot. They can't believe they don't have their own sectional yet. Poor things. They feel so neglected some times.



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. 

Two New Loveseats Available

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. I've been working away creating some new furniture pieces.  Here are two new loveseats available at my Etsy site, http://www.vansdolltreasures.etsy.com/.  I wanted to add a few neutral pieces.  These two are both beige in color, but very unique in style.

Yeah! Now I can reward myself by making a new video.  Stay tuned.... The Taylors are coming your way!

New Sofa and Chair Available

Had to take a day and make a couple new furniture items.  They are not made as a set, but matching items are available upon request.  I'm trying to use fabric within 3 weeks of purchasing it.  That way I still have that excitement when I purchased the material, which makes the creative process so much more fun.  These pictures aren't the greatest.  It was too cold to photograph outdoors and my lighting wasn't giving me the true color of the furniture pieces.  So the color of the furniture it pretty close to actual, but the overall picture isn't so wonderful.

Golden Swirl Chair - $35

Canton Gardens Loveseat - $42

The Morrisons are preparing to go to the mall

As it turns out, the Christmas video has turned into two videos.  With all the families involved, I had to pick a feature family.  It ended up being my family, The Morrisons.  Here is the first video, leading up to the mall visit.  The second video will be posted by tomorrow, so don't forget to go back to see it!  Click on the title to see the video.

The Morrisons prepare to go see Santa

My Dolls are getting into the Holiday Spirit

I have been preparing for my Barbie Christmas video.  I am so excited because everytime I plan to do something doll related for a particular holiday, the holiday comes and goes and I never get what I planned done.  This year is going to be different.  Last week I picked up the perfect 1/6 scale sled from the Goodwill.  I picked up a tree and ornaments from Hobby Lobby, and a 60% off Santa at JoAnn's.  So I went home and started my Christmas scenes for the upcoming video.  I thought I would share a few of the pictures to get you in the mood.  The video probably won't be posted until this weekend.  Enjoy the pictures!

A Fashion Doll Story - Leslie Finally Makes it to the Gym

If you remember, Leslie got new workout gear a couple of weeks ago.  Well with her schedule and the kids schedule, she had yet to make it to the gym.... until last night.  She and Vanessa met to play racquetball.  Take a look!

NOTE: I realize that the serving lines are not on the racquetball court.  Due to time contraints and digital imaging difficulties, the lines just didn't make the cut.  I apologize in advance.

Leslie Goes to the Gym

New Mini-Sectional and 10% Holiday Coupon

In between setting up new doll scenes and producing stories, I still find time to make furniture.  This is my latest.  It is a light green mini-sectional.  It is currently listed for sale at my Etsy site.  Everyone who is signed up for the newsletter received an email with a coupon today.  If you are interested in receiving this coupon, and you are not signed up for the newsletter, there's still time to get it done.  You can sign up right from this blog.

Light Green Mini Sectional For Sale

Bedtime at the Harpers

Danielle and the boys are getting ready for bed.  Let's take a peek and see how things are going.

 

Bedtime at the Harpers