davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

[Alliecat]

Bahahaha! This gave me a good laugh. First the box, and then the cardboard pizza.
The behind-the-scenes pix are always fun too -- I get a kick out of seeing the packing materials that make up your cool backgrounds.

[dargosmydaddy]

Is that one of the rooms made from pizza boxes, or would that be too meta?

[davidd]

Is that one of the rooms made from pizza boxes, or would that be too meta?

This room box is partially framed with pizza boxes, yes, augmented with foam core board. That pizza box cardboard is good stuff., thick and rigid. Plus, it has the "hinge" built in for constructing articulated corners.

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6 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

Random Work Bench Pic

[Alliecat]

They're such fun little workbench pals.

[davidd]

They're such fun little workbench pals.

Workbench or anywhere and everywhere else! The Pinky Street gang are the funnest little pals around!

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7 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

In theory, I am trying to make tiny books.

In practice, I am making a big mess.

[Alliecat]

Well the covers look promising...
Instead of drippy school glue I'd recommend Aleene's Tacky Glue -- you only need a little and it holds quickly. I used it for my teeny tiny miniature kits (and wish I could get time to do more!) and in some cases applied it with toothpicks or pinpoints.

[davidd]

Instead of drippy school glue I'd recommend Aleene's Tacky Glue -- you only need a little and it holds quickly. 

That's a good suggestion. I'll try to get some. Although I'll be leaving Florida in about a week and a half, so craft projects will shortly be on hold for a while.

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8 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

8 March - Behind the Scenes: Work in Progress

The cast continues their pizza lunch break between scenes.

There have been a few addtions to the surf shop diorama over the past week. Note more books on the top shelf, a couple of new posters on the walls, some sawhorses, and a work in progress cardboard surfboard, which will have to do for now, until the budget allows for a "store bought" board with clean lines and nicely finished rails.

[davidd]

9 March -  A Doll A Day 2023:

[Alliecat]

Shop looks good!
Lot of unknown files kickin around these days

[davidd]

10 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

That Sinking Feeling

It's a good thing Janie likes doing stuff like this. Of course, it's easier for her than it is for me. She can access the space under the sink much more easily than can I.

And yes, both Janie and I know that "flexible" sink fittings are a bad idea. That's what was there, so that's what we're putting in for now. We'll install a decent drain pipe system under the kitchen sink next fall if we come back.

[Alliecat]

I have never even seen a "flexible sink fitting".
What ever would the girls do if you found a house that WASN'T a fixer??

[davidd]

What ever would the girls do if you found a house that WASN'T a fixer??

Is there such a thing? If so, I want one!

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11 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

Mini Mermaid Marketplace

[Alliecat]

Well? Did you get one? Will there be a poem about it?
They're kinda cute.

Is there such a thing? If so, I want one!

Same. I think they're out there......

[davidd]

Well?  Did you get one?  Will there be a poem about it?  
They're kinda cute.

Did not get one. I have an older version of the smaller size, from back when they were called Magic Mermaid Sea Party, like, a decade ago.

The poems are supposed to be about Dals or Pullips, I thought, so no poem.

Yeah, they're kind of cute in a kitschy knock-off sort of way.

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12 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

Lookin' Up Stuff... or Wastin' Time; same difference, really

[davidd]

13 March - A Doll A Day 2023:

Shipping Carton

I was going to compose an amusing eggslanatory caption, but the creative urgency has utterly dissipated.