Nurse Natalia

Nurse Natalia...

I made this doll with all my love to someone I know and who I deeply admire. She is one of these who not only know how to dream big, she also fights for that dream.

When I met her, we were both very different of what we are now. We change for the best together and I own her so much for that encouragement she gave me back in 2007. She tought me to be brave enough, a dreamer and a fighter.

Now she is living her dream of becoming a nurse (in London no less!). She left her computer realated studies to a fresh start in a nursing career, And after hard work and complete commitement that included severe sleep sacrifice, now she is finally a nurse. So this doll was for her.

She used to have this nurse Nancy doll in her facebook profile pic so I made a similar one in crochet, but customized to her looks. Natalia has blue eyes and straight blond hair. She dyed her hair black just before the wedding, but she recognized herself right away! 

To customize the doll I simulated the shaved temple hairstyle and the rasta in the nape.

The cape is made out of felt and it is removable. I also embroidered  a red cross in it.

Here there are some more pics :

Thank you for everything, Natalia. I'm glad you liked the doll. Good luck in your new life and i wish you all the happiness in the world!

Bride and Groom (III)

 And here I am with another bride and groom post. As it happened with the former couple I showed you, this was a comission by a bride's close friend. She provided me with a (gorgeous) picture taken the day of the wedding, so it was easier to reproduce the style of the dress, hair and groom's vest and tie color.

The couple was kissing in the picture I was provided with, so I was asked to reproduce that in amigurumi. I cannot show you the  original picture, but I swear it looked like this:

I had to sew their arms to each other so they could stay in that position, so you can say that they are together until thread do them part... hahaha

The bride before being sewn to his groom

bridal profile

One of the main features of the picture I was given is the enormous bun the bride rocked for her wedding day that really, really suit her. She was stunning.

So I tried to make a voluminous bun to the doll as well:

Hairdo

White bouquet

He wears a matching boutonniere  in white

Vest and tie in grey for the groom

So they did tie (or sew) the knot. You may now kiss the bride:

¡Muacks!

Bride and Groom (II)

Here's another couple of bride an groom that I haven't shown yet. Now they are with their new owners I can post some pics.

A friend of this couple contacted me asking for custom dolls to give to the newly weds in their wedding day. She provided me with some pics of her friends and I tried to customize them as much as possible.

Maybe she looks familiar to you? She was the model for the hair tutorial that you can find  here

This is the bride before the hair job:

And here she is after getting ready, with her pearl tiara and pink bouquet:

Here's a detailed photo of the dress waist and the bouquet

Here's the back of the dress

She looks pretty, doesn't she?

And here's the groom, with grey vest and tie:

The happy couple in their first photoshoot as a married amigurumi couple: 

I used this box to give them away...

¡¡Muacka!!

And they lived happily ever after...

Flower Power

This little doll is a commission that I have already delivered to the new owner. She wanted a mini version of herself, with green eyes, red hair, hippy attire and that could be worn as a brooch.

Let me introduce you to little Kassandra, or "Poca Yo" as her new owner calls her:

She wears a turquoise dress with purple flowers and a headband in the same color.

She has flowers in her headband and hoop earrings, as her owner often does:

I'm really happy that Kassandra loved her doll and she recognized herself on the spot.
Thanks for your commission and trust in my work!!