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Doll Number 3

January 18, 2013

This whole doll deadline will be much easier in the summer when I'll have more light to photograph them with! I had to run home from work today to take these photos! Glad I did, it's gotten rather grey and gloomy out and it's just 4pm!

This is Lilou. She's probably one of my favourites. I'm loving the beehive/pigtail combination and the super platinum hair is pretty fun. She might be one of my favourite colour combos so far! It's funny, I really like the woodsy/west coasty ones, but the bright ones are rather fun too. I guess with 49 more... I'll have some room for variety!

Work flew by this week! I can't believe it's the 18th of January already. Didn't we just have Christmas? I'm hoping for some snow before winter passes us by completely, but the lack of frost on my windshield this morning and seeing some cherry blossoms in bloom last week has me wondering. The week goes by so fast I'm forgetting to update more regularly... I'll definitely try my best to add in-between posts. I'd love to get outside with my camera too!

I'm getting kind of excited and nervous because I'm starting and evening class once a week at a local college. It's a class on Adobe Illustrator and I've heard it can be difficult to learn so I'm kind of scared. Wish me luck!

Have a lovely weekend everyone! I'll be sitting in drinking tea, watching Prison Break and  knitting for most of it (I'm not really taking orders right now, but I have a hard time saying no when opportunity strikes haha!) I'm waiting for a lovely package of bamboo needles to arrive in the mail! Excitement!

Which doll is your favourite? Visit the gallery here. 

Thanks for reading dears,

Karen

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My name is Karen - a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, knitter, and vintage admirer living in beautiful Victoria, BC. Learn more here.

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