Coloured leaves and fairy

Autumn is here.  Even the fallen leaves on the ground are so beautiful.
Here is my old watercolor painting which I finished almost ten years ago.

and lemon and fairy.

I hope you enjoy the beautiful autumn days!

King of the forest

I haven't had time to post anything for a long time!
Summer is almost gone and I can feel the autumn breath here and there especially after dark.

Here is my new watercolor painting.  Title is 'King of the forest'.
I wanted to draw a deer standing quietly in front of the forest just like a king of the forest.

I have had no time to draw for a while as my father-in-law passed away and pretty hectic having funeral and ceremonies and so many things to do and finish. After everything has been done, I was just exhausted and it took a while to start it again.
Sorry I think my English is not good for I have no time to check it, but  I wanted to post anyway. I hope you do not mind.

close-up of the deer 

Day lily and fairy in the garden, watercolor work

It is so hot here in Japan I try to stay in the house during the day because it is exhausting to be in the summer heat!

Let me introduce one of my watercolor works; yes, it is a midsummer plants.
'Stars shining in my midsummer garden ' is the title.
Day lilies are so cheerful and beautiful I think they look like stars on the ground everytime I see them.
And of course a fairy is there for me, looking up, smiling, enjoying summer light.

Seeking for the sunlight-watercolor. A gerbera.

Bathing in the sunlight.

Small things :)

It is so fun to sew small things such as shoes, tote bags, socks and so on.
I made some for the new dolls.
Here are tote bags. I used  bright cute prints for the inside of these bags.

 
Dolls carrying one of the bags. 

 I also made some shoes out of felt.

 

 

They fitted perfectly.

  

new dolls!

I am now thinking of making new dolls for children who want quiet friends at their sides-if there are any.
And I made two dolls last week.

This time I slightly improved the dolls which I made for my daughters years ago; made their limbs a bit longer and have joint parts like elbows and knees so that they are easily changed their clothes.
I painted their faces with acrylic paint for cloth products.
And sewing their clothes is another challenging part for me because I am not usually doing dressmaking, and especially smaller dresses for dolls are hard to sew; however, it is fun to choose the fabrics, ribbons, and laces and put the finally finished dresses on them!

I sewed their gathered smock blouses and tiny pants to go with them.

Another outfit-this time traditional doll dress.

I hope you like them and I would be happy if I have your comments.
Thank you for watching!

my daughters' dollies

These are my two grownup daughters' dollies; well, they are almost 20years old and have been with my daughters and spent good and bad times together.  They used to sleep them, and they went shopping and traveling with them.
They are old and worn for the dolls, but they surely look proud and happy to have precious memories with them.
Even now they are decorated on their owners shelves just as they used to be though it has been long since they stopped playing with them as they grew.

my first daughters doll

 

 and she is my second girl's doll.

I sewed the bodies and drew their faces with acrylic paint.  For eyes they chose their favorite color. For hair I used curly woolen doll hair.
And each doll has a painted heart on the left side of the body with the name and the description who it belongs to.
 I made their dresses, socks, scarves and little bags, even  doll-sized comforters for each of them so that they could play with them. 

Thank you for watching!