Friday 2 August 2013

"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"


Meet Audrey and Marilyn. Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions for more tiny icons. (I still have a few in mind.) I've been dithering with what to call this post, and toyed with "Breakfast at Tiffany's", but you get the idea.

I have tried to give these dolls authentic outfits, and they both have long elegant gloves and shoes, as well as a little bit of bling. They are doing their fashion shoot in my daughter's Greek Temple, which she made as a school project.



I did think Audrey should be a bit more gamine and sylph-like, and compared to Marilyn she seems tall. That is why Marilyn has decided to stand on a clothes brush. Although actually Audrey Hepburn was slightly taller than Marilyn Monroe. 

This Marilyn is also a bit larger than I wanted, or as my husband said it isn't in the right places. But I am still very fond of her. He has just looked over my shoulder as said Marilyn looks more like Bette Midler (humph!).


So meet Marilyn number two. This second Marilyn has a bit more of a shapely or buxom figure. (I am trying to be very careful how I phrase this post, as I gather the words you use in posts can bring you up in certain search engines.) So there will be two Marilyns in my shop, and I will have to work on a polite way to distinguish them.

To the Handmade Mondayers I just wanted to mention the 52 Week Scrappy Challenge, which I have written about in a separate post above. Sounds like fun!





 



31 comments:

  1. They are very cute and make you smile :-)

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  2. Love them both, you really captured the essence of these two icons!

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  3. How do you do this, your creations are so cute and beautiful. They all are my favorite and I admire Marilyn's curls on the picture with the mirrow and Audrey is stylish like she always does/did:)

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  4. Thanks so much. Actually it's not a mirror, but one of the Marilyns facing the other one.

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  5. How utterly creative, these are so neat! What a cool gift for a Glam Girl.

    I am just sitting sipping my drink and taking a look-see at what everyone is up too.

    With All That I Am
    Carrie - The Handmade Homemaker

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  6. Wowsa ... these gals are glamourous! Love the outfits and the necklaces!

    You can find me at: http://mindingmyownstitches.blogspot.ca/

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  7. Amazing amount of tiny details. Very charming little totems.

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  8. I'm afraid your husband is right about the first Marilyn. ;-) Nice job on all three. :-)

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  9. I imagine a Marilyn in the right proportion would require increase and decrease of stitches, and extra stuffing in the right places. Your Tiny Icons are super adorable.

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  10. Oh I do love Breakfast at Tiffanys and that wee black dressed doll is very esque

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  11. They are adorable! I love them very much!

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  12. They are perfect! From two of my favorite movies too.

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  13. Oh my gosh, I love these! You are very creative and talented.

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  14. Aaaahhh, Audrey and Marilyn are really gorgeous. Yes, know what you mean about some sensitive words - hard to know what to use instead. Hope you have a good week.

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  15. Lol your dilemma about the descriptions made me smile. I think that the second Marilyn is more recognisable and the detail that you have included is amazing - especially at the back. Great makes :)

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  16. You are so clever with these! They are cute!

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  17. I can't wait to see more of these they look wonderful. Ali x

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  18. They look great - and with sparkly bags too. Audrey is looking particularly stylish, and you're amazing to be able to make these from scratch.

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  19. Curvy Marilyn looks so glam and Audrey is adorable, I wouldn't know where to start with something like this, you're so clever :)

    Jan x

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  20. They are soooooooo cool! Love them xx

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  21. So glamorous! What will you come up with next?

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  22. hehe :) aww these are fab! i love the sense of fun about them, they'd make lovely quirky gifts :) x

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  23. Love these characters! You are very talented! I saw these in Navey Wife's Submarine Link Party! :)
    Have a fantastic day!
    ~Pali @Knitting Rays of Hope
    http://knittingraysofhope.wordpress.com/

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  24. Love these characters! You are very talented! I saw these in Navey Wife's Submarine Link Party! :)
    Have a fantastic day!
    ~Pali @Knitting Rays of Hope
    http://knittingraysofhope.wordpress.com/

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  25. They are so cute. I love the texture of Marilyn hair xx

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  26. Awesome little ladies what lunch! I love the hair too!

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  27. Awww they're gorgeous! I think their names are perfect :-) Simmi xx

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  28. These are so cute! I love Marilyn Monroe, so I really really like the Marilyn doll. I like their necklaces! Too cute! Thanks for linking up at Submarine Sunday!

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