Happy Doll Festival!
I've been meaning to share more about my life outside of the Rag Pets, since I'm a lot more things besides being a toy making elf.
So, as today is Hinamatsuri, the festival of dolls, I thought I'd post a bit about my dolls here. I've been collecting Blythe dolls for about 5 years now and currently have 8½ of them (the ½ is because one of them is a "Petite Blythe", a much littler version of the full sized ones). I also have an Una Moof and a bunch of old and new Barbies hanging around too.
I've been a big fan of dolls ever since I was a kid, even though soft toys were (and still are) number one in my heart, so much so that when my friends would tote around baby dolls in their toy prams, I would have a teddy bear or other plushie in mine! Still, I played with Barbies well into my teens, and one of the reasons I wanted to learn how to sew was so I could make clothes for them myself.
I quite enjoy fiddling with tiny little bits of fabric when making doll clothing, there's just something oddly relaxing about working in miniature! Of course having cute and quirky dolls as my muses makes it all the more marvelous too. My love of making mini-clothes is also why the Rag Pets have clothing that can be taken off and put on; I like the challenge of making actual working items of clothing in a tiny scale.
It's also thanks to dolls that I've made a whole bunch of wonderful friends all over the world, and starting to collect dolls again relit my love of photographing as well. It's quite amazing how big an impact dolls have had on my life really, and it's also the main reason I like to celebrate Hinamatsuri, even if it's not a holiday that's observed here in Finland.
Happy Hinamatsuri everyone! :)
So, as today is Hinamatsuri, the festival of dolls, I thought I'd post a bit about my dolls here. I've been collecting Blythe dolls for about 5 years now and currently have 8½ of them (the ½ is because one of them is a "Petite Blythe", a much littler version of the full sized ones). I also have an Una Moof and a bunch of old and new Barbies hanging around too.
(You can see more pictures of my dolls in my Flickr, here: Dolls!)
I've been a big fan of dolls ever since I was a kid, even though soft toys were (and still are) number one in my heart, so much so that when my friends would tote around baby dolls in their toy prams, I would have a teddy bear or other plushie in mine! Still, I played with Barbies well into my teens, and one of the reasons I wanted to learn how to sew was so I could make clothes for them myself.
I quite enjoy fiddling with tiny little bits of fabric when making doll clothing, there's just something oddly relaxing about working in miniature! Of course having cute and quirky dolls as my muses makes it all the more marvelous too. My love of making mini-clothes is also why the Rag Pets have clothing that can be taken off and put on; I like the challenge of making actual working items of clothing in a tiny scale.
It's also thanks to dolls that I've made a whole bunch of wonderful friends all over the world, and starting to collect dolls again relit my love of photographing as well. It's quite amazing how big an impact dolls have had on my life really, and it's also the main reason I like to celebrate Hinamatsuri, even if it's not a holiday that's observed here in Finland.
Happy Hinamatsuri everyone! :)
What a wonderful holiday! It really should be a worldwide festival.
Happy Hinamatsuri to you too!
Posted by: ToveB | March 03, 2010 at 04:22 PM
Happy girls day to you too^^
Too bad I don't have a doll display like in Japan.
Posted by: Jenny | March 03, 2010 at 04:53 PM