Midsummer by moonlight

I knew, when I chose the black mohair, that Midsummer would be hard to photograph but yicks! Lighting him properly is nearly an impossibility, at least with my limited equipment. But here he is... any brighter photos wash out the colors in his nose. Well, doesn't he look like he's bathed in moonlight?

I'd like to point out that he has joints in all his limps, and a wired neck for great pose-ability (like that sweet head tilt). Also, glass beads fill his feet so he can stand nicely on his own.


Black mohair
Rose, plum red, dusty rose and mauve mohair swatches
Amber glass eyes
Black, mauve and variegated berry embroidery flosses
Painted mohair tuffs (in his ears)
Glass beads and polyester fiberfill
Disc joints
Wire
Faux raspberry branch


Total cost = about $36.00 in raw materials. So what is a fair adoption fee? Again, there's always the question of what labour is worth...

Fiona, the Moulin Rouge Dancer!

Presenting... Fiona!

Except for the red velvet gloves that simply were not turning out and were not looking nice, she's pretty much how I imagined!

For the sake of interest, here's a list of the materials that went into her creation:
German mohair
ultrasuede
Flexlimb, 3 rods
wire
thread
floss
paint
German glass eyes
eyelashes
pearls, 2

wig
shoes
fabric for "invisible" under suit
feather head-dress
feather 2-tail boa
beads, small and large, 13 mini strings
Rhinestone earrings
antique head-piece jewelry
tail-piece jewelry
doll stand

All totaling $119.51, and that doesn't include the labour, lots of it! Yicks! She's the priciest piece I've made...

So what is a reasonable adoption fee?