They call me 'Mellow Yellow'

Although her name is 'Sunshine'

Finishing a couple of projects that have been on the 'back burner' for a while - to keep being creative.

I have been wanting a 'sunshine yellow' Makie for as long as I have known you could dye Makies I guess....but never had one suitable to dye or that I wanted to until fairly recently when I sorted through them yet again and selected one for the plunge!

This girl was the victim to be....  

I found some dye locally....and took her to pieces and cleaned her up.

The dye didn't work!  So I perused good ol' Amazon and bought 'next day delivery' as I am impatient some Rit dye which I was told will work.

This is the colour I used.

Very unscientifically I added the salt...then realised it said to add vinegar for nylon...so thought that would be better and gaily added some white wine vinegar (which was all I had) to the mix. 

It seemed to do the trick!

Here she is.

Miss Sunshine 

I am hoping she will work her magic and bring us some sunshine that lasts more than an hour or so!

Trying wig on for size...she is actually hoping for a bright blue one.

First dress made - colours of nature.

Daisy Chains

Peggy Sue and Janice have been making daisy chains

Do you think I look pretty?  Peggy Sue asks.

Watch me twirl!  

Janice watches Peggy Sue twirl with delight with her daisy chain crown on her head.

The Rose Gardens are open again!

There are few things Peggy Sue likes more than wandering through the rose gardens and she was delighted to hear they had opened again for the summer season. 

She spent a pleasant morning meandering along the paths 

seeing what was in bloom

admiring the flowers

and smelling the blooms.

Before she knew it, it was time to return home.

Now what shall I wear today?

Peggy Sue had a surprise when she went to her clothes trunk today...

A new dress!  She gasps.

A pretty blue, isn't it just lovely?  Oh wait before I take it down I better take my current dress off.  She says to herself.

She takes off her dress....

....and puts on her new dress.

Do I look pretty in this?  She asks

Of course you do Peggy Sue.

Don't I have such lovely clothes?  She looks up at her Sailor Dress.

Striking a pose...

Out in the garden Peggy Sue admires the flowers.

Smells the roses...

Hmm....and stands in the pot!  

Peggy Sue visits the Garden of the Rose

What a lovely way to spend a warm & sunny afternoon, at the Gardens of the Rose.

Peggy Sue enjoyed wandering around the garden and admiring all the flowers.

She looked as pretty as a picture herself with the lovely dress that Elisa made her and a summer hat.

I love this photo in sepia as well.

Peggy Sue just loves the scent of the roses.

As well as their beauty.

Bright pinks

Interesting colour mixes

Time for a sit down.

A spot of posing!

And balancing!

Pretty as a picture

Probably picture overload, but she had such a lovely time in the gardens today.