Nearly cutting it too close!

[susandennis]

Turns out, I pretty seriously miscalculated the stuffing situation. I made two dolls and ran completely out in the sewing room. And I had only about a half a bear left in the living room.

Nearly simultaneously with the finishing of doll #2 and this realization, Fed Ex arrived wiht more stuffing!!

Good thing I ordered two boxes. And here they are. With me for perspective.



Here's what it looks like out of the box.



And here's how much it grows when I remove the twist tie!



And here are the two dolls from this morning.

Comments

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

It tells me "this photo is no longer available" for the one showing how much it grows. I really want to see this!

[susandennis]

OOOPs! I got carried away with my photo cleanup. All fixed. Thanks for letting me know!!

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

Aaaah! hahaha wow that stuff really grows!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Wow, the fluff grew like crazy!

I love your dolls. They are all so cute, and we have the same tastes in color.

[susandennis]

Thanks! An excuse to use all these amazing fabrics with their fun colors is just heaven to me.

[ellettra.livejournal.com]

Holy mackrel!!!! That is some serious stuffing!! Hahahaha! Well, you probably won't run out again any time soon.

I love these two dolls. The jaunty scarf on the Red-Riding-Hood/Amelia Earhart doll is especially adorable.

[susandennis]

One box lasts about 4-5 months of bears only.... So I'm thinking these two boxes might last me until April. I hope. But, now you see why storage is an issue. Fortunately, I have an easy place to stash the second box until I need it.

I don't know why I did not think of a scarf before... we will be seeing more of those for sure.

[tilia-tomentosa.livejournal.com]

Wow, the owls on that doll's dress! :) <3

I'll soon run out of toy stuffing myself, and I'm still looking for something that holds shape better than the "fluffy cloud" I currently have. I can see that yours is of the same kind, but there must be some difference in texture or something... no matter how much I stuff, squeezing my knitted toys leaves dents in them, and for some reason everybody wants to squeeze them! I'll have to ask around again.

How much time does it take you to make a doll?

[susandennis]

Each doll takes a couple of hours but it would take way longer if I didn't have all the supplies organized at the ready.

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Total "lol" on the growing stuffing. On my phone I have to tap each photo to see it, so it was like...a particularly rewarding series of taps. Nice.

[susandennis]

Ha! the Stuffing Serial!

[joyce.livejournal.com]

I am loving the doll show. :)

[susandennis]

cool. I'm glad!

[soon_lee]

You're getting really good at this.

[susandennis]

thanks! I'm really loving it.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Really love that first doll and her owls!

[kinderheldin.livejournal.com]

It's amazing how every single one has an individual personality! The first here (with the scarf) seems to be a real optimist -- someone with a sense of humor. I think of the name Beatrice. The second seems to be a college student who double majors in science and the humanities; she is very grounded. I think of her as Chloe. :)

[susandennis]

They do have their own personalities for sure and I have very little to do with it. Nearly at the end, I turn them inside out and get surprised.

Favorite so far ...

[sweetwilla.livejournal.com]

I so love the Little Miss Red Riding Hood. She is perfect!