Wednesday, December 19, 2012

In which I question my sanity

As you know, dear readers, I have two boys. My world is pretty blokey - cars and trucks and fart jokes.    This is fine by me - I did kind of want an adorable little dress-up pink baby but they do tend to turn into young ladies with minds (and mouths) of their own a year or two before boys. Well, as far as I can figure from watching other people's children.

Anyway, this Christmas we are going to friends, who have two daughters, one of whom is into Barbie. So I got her a Barbie, and I brought it home ... and it had not been in the secret present stash for more than two minutes before I got Miss Barbie down, ripped her out of the box, emptied out the dance-school scrap bag and started making that skinny blonde some clothes. It was overpowering. I am going to have to buy another Barbie to give to the actual kid.











Look, an opera cloak. For when she goes to the opera. This was the most fun I have had sewing for MONTHS.

3 comments:

  1. So the Barbie outfits you sewed in the 80s that are being 'preserved' at Grandad's can be recycled?

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  2. they're seriously still there!!! oh no, that's a bit of a worry. My sewing skills have improved, honestly.

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  3. Lol! How long did you spend doing this? My favourite is the fifties red and black polka dot ensemble. Perhaps you should open an etsy shop for handmade designer barbie wear?

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