Fantasy

Two More Fantasy Princess Gowns from Liana’s Paper Doll Boutique

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So, today I don’t think I’ll have the time to get to the doll I was hoping to do, the coloring of which was going to be based on a particularly pretty image I saw on this webcam the other day. The reason I won’t have time, and the reason I was looking at that webcam, is that I’m going on vacation! Yay! Yay! We need a vacation like crazy, I’ve been working full-time lately and I’m quite sick of Brian pulling 13+ hour days. We’re going up to see my family and to spend time in a lovely area with no internet access whatsoever.

I had a plan for the time I was going to be done, but I ended up being just too busy with work, I’m afraid. So I’m going to post some Boutique things automatically while I’m gone. I forget, while they’re old and clunky-looking to me, they’re new to a lot of you, so I hope you don’t mind them too much.

I’m putting up a poll while I’m going to be gone, since I’m curious… Feel free to add comments.

poll by twiigs.com

Mermaid Monday #9: Arctic Mermaid with Deep Blue Tail and White and Blue Top Trimmed with Pearls and Sapphires

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I was going to do an unfortunate light-green colored mermaid this week, but it is the first of the month. You may remember from last week’s installment that mermaids associate light green with death, and even if it is a superstition I created with no basis in mythology or reality, it still seems inauspicious to start one’s month with an ill omen. Instead, since it’s getting snowy here, I thought I’d do a wintery-looking mermaid.

Now, mermaids tolerate cold temperatures very well; their clothes are almost entirely ornamental and they can swim around entirely naked if they choose, although for obvious reasons I end up focusing on the ones who opt for shirts and shells. So even the mermaids who live further to the north in colder waters, like this one, don’t have to do much covering up. Don’t be fooled by her sleeves, they provide about as much warmth as the average silk scarf and their only purpose is to swish fetchingly around her wrists as she chats animatedly with her friends.

Halloween Costume Series Bonus: The Vampire’s Black and Purple Regency Ballgown with Black Lace and Silver Sash

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Now, I like the Good Queen as much as anyone, but the vampire always was one of my two favorites ever since she was drawn. (The other was the gypsy girl, who didn’t make it into the finals even though she has the cutest embroidery on the hem of ther skirt.) So the Good Queen took an early lead, but the vampire was always close behind, catching up right near the end, and when I got back from Thanksgiving festivities she had won with a respectable lead, 28 votes to 22 (with Undead Marie in third place with 15 and Christine last with 12). I think the Good Queen must be furious, but as promised, here’s a victory gown for the vampire.

I saw her gown as being an undefined Regency style, so here’s a ballgown in the same vein (I’m sorry, I can’t help myself). I don’t think it’s nearly as good as the first one, but it’s not bad. I’m tempted to do extra outfits for all of the finalists, as I’ve become quite fond of them, and now I have a proper pencil sharpener I bet a good ghostly court dress would be fuuuuun, and not the slog that Undead Marie’s gown was.