Homelessness does not only affect single people, even whole families with young children can find themselves forced into a position of living rough or in poor quality temporary accomodation through no fault of their own. This puts them in danger or risks the splitting up of children from their parents.
If you like this paper doll outfit (or even if you don't!) then please consider visiting http://england.shelter.org.uk/ and consider taking action to help with campaigning or making a small donation to help people in need this Christmas and beyond :)
Now enjoy the papery goodness!
Holly and the dollies xoxoxo
Bengali Bridal Couple Dolls
So meet Charvi, a lovely Bengali lady of the same proportions as my other curvy girls, Libby and Alyssa, so she can wear the same clothes as them.
Neither the doll or the saree actually resemble my friend or the lovely dress she wore, they are merely a tribute (cue guitar solo...)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE DOLL PDF
CLICK HERE TO GET THE SAREE PDF
Holly xoxoxo
She's a natural, easygoing, optimistic sort of girl. I think Kaylee might have had something to do with that :)
This morning was mostly spent baking cakes for the church Fayre. I thought it would be appropriate then to design a 1950s style cupcake dress complete with pinny.
The pattern for the fabric is taken from a genuine print that I found on Etsy from seller Breezyb5.
You can get them both from MY SITE
Alternatively here's a direct link to the Alyssa doll PDF
And a direct link to the Cupcake Dress PDF
Holly and the retro dollies xoxoxoxo
I love Firefly so much that whenever I watch anything nowadays I can't help but be disappointed. Firefly shows what TV is capable of, and what TV should be.
Watching the episodes on DVD I always start to get upset as the series comes to an end because I know there are no more episodes to watch.
Yep I know I do sound dangerously like this guy:
But I can't help it. As an outlet for my Firefly longings, I decided to make a Kaylee costume for Libby.
It's found in the usual place. In case you're not familiar with her, Kaywinnit Lee Frye is Serenity's engineer. She's completely adorable and infectiously cheerful and optimistic, I think we could all use a dose of that =D!
I plan to make the infamous ruffled ballgown from the 'Shindig' episode soon :)
Holly xoxo
I love everything about it. Since I can't own the *actual* dress then, I decided to make one... in paper at least!
This dress fits my plus sized doll, Libby. You can get it by clicking the following link: http://www.dinkydivas.com/printablepaperdolls.htm
Whatever you're doing, have fun!
Holly & the dreamy dollies xoxo
The story concerns magic and fairies so I was inspired to create this new Autumn Fairy paper doll. Her dress is also available in a pale skinned version to fit the Padme doll, also available to print or download on my site :)
The doll:
The Story...
IN THE WILDWOOD
a story by Holly aka Dinky Diva
In the deepest woods, where your mother told you not to venture, magic is taking place. Not your common or garden magic that you see every day, not the magic of raising a loaf or catching the sun on your face, but real magic... wood magic.
Trees are funny things, standing to attention when you look at them, they like to whisper when your back is turned. The trees of the wildwood are not like the dozy, well mannered trees of the gardens and avenues. They chortle and grumble and fidget until their leaves fly in all directions like golden brown snowflakes.
It was among this wildwoods that I saw them that day. Fairies are not easy to spot, your eyes can pass over them in a snap without you ever knowing. To see fairies you must look with your mind...
First there is only the silent mist, chilling your feet and dampening the moss on the old trunks, but if you are patient, and if they want to be seen it can happen. It did for me...
It begins with a spark, faint at first and tricksome, like when you catch the glimpse of a star from the corner of your eye that somehow blinks out with a full on gaze. But, if your eyes don't try to hold on to it, the spark glows and brightens until it fills your eyes with its bonfire light.
Look away now and you'll lose it, but endeavour not to blink and nor will they... two bright eyes, like conkers, shining out from beneath a matt of autumnal, spiky hair twinned with a grin made for mischief and the fleetness of... ... she's gone.
In the wildwood magic is taking place. But don't go there... your mother told you not to.
THE END
She has a leopard print dress and shoes available seperately on my site.
You can print her out by visiting: http://www.dinkydivas.com/printablepaperdolls.htm
New outfits will be made available for her soon. I might have to rethink the hand positions though... hmmmm.
It frustrates me that they don't seem to make any really pretty plus sized dolls, but at least I can make my own paper dolls :)
Hope you like her anyway!
Holly xoxoxo
Anyway, it's a really great game and to mark my modest achievement I have produced this Cinema Usherette outfit to fit the padme paper doll :)
http://www.dinkydivas.com/printablepaperdolls.htm
Holly and the cinema star dollies xoxoxo
I was looking for a cute activity to do at the kids club I help run at my local church and stumbled across this cute Matrioshka paper craft. Why not give it a go?
