Knowing that Emma was destined for Australia, I wanted to give her clothes a little taste of Kiwiana, without being too overt. I had some of this Paua fabric which was perfect for what I wanted (I used the same fabric on Chloe's clothes for the same reason, although Chloe was going further afield).
Emma was not above giving me a little trouble. While I was painting the face, I was putting a little black fabric paint onto a tray so I could use it. Unfortunately the nozzle popped off, and the pressure that I was applying to squeeze out the paint forced it out in a rush. Black paint splattered over Emma's upper body and face. I was horrified! Calling Beloved B over to deal with the paint on the carpet, I rushed Emma out to the laundry and gave her her first bath. I was lucky and all the paint came out with no evidence of it ever having been there. Thank the Great Doll!
I did have a thought that maybe Emma could be named Dorothy or Rae, for my Nana but again, I wanted to be a bit more subtle. I was swinging towards Mary but it did not seem right for Emma. However, Beloved B likes to be involved and his preferred contribution is to provide a name. I dug my heels in at Gretel, Emma was not a Gretel. So then he came up with Emmaline and allowed me to settle for Emma - short for Emmaline, of course.
Welcome to the world, Emmaline.
I would like my next project to be a character doll that I have had in mind for some time, but a friend has just had a baby and I really should get started on her doll, otherwise I will start procrastinating about it. Maybe the project after that...
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