May 31, 2016

Totally Minnie

The 4th challenge in Instagram's Next Top BJD was Disney themed - we had to choose a character and put together an outfit inspired by it! You might already guess from the title which character I chose for Carmen ;D Yup, Minnie Mouse! This might seem like a bit surprising choice since Minnie is a pretty cute character and Carmen is more of a badass (or at least she likes to think so...), but Carmen also loves pin-up style and I thought that a red polkadot dress would fit the style perfectly~ At first I was tempted to go for something more dramatic (like Once Upon A Time inspired Evil Queen), but then again, I wanted to stay true to Carmen's character and think of something that she would actually wear and be able to use more than once. She'd ditch the ears though, unless it was a Halloween party or something XD

Unfortunately we were eliminated this round and didn't make it through to the finals. But I'm not sad or anything, just glad that I got even this far (top 30) and it was a really fun experience :) Sarg's Terra is in the Final 10, so let's cheer for her in the last challenge! ♥ Terra was channeling Hades in this challenge and ended up being the winner~ I helped Sarg by sewing the basic dress and she accessorized it :)

Previous challenges:
#1 A pop of color
#2 Day & Night
#3 Jungle

The dress and jewelry are made by me~ I also made the bow and ears, Sarg made sure that I don't ruin the whole thing and helped me by gluing them to the hairband base XD As a funny fact: the hem of that dress actually ate 5 meters of lace...

I submitted this photo to the challenge. It was my favorite pose from these shots - a bit flirty and playful, just like Minnie XD 




Now that the contest is over for me, I'll try to take photos of my other big BJDs for change XD Though I'm also hoping to take a photoshoot of Carmen with her husband ♥ I have many sewing ideas for my dolls too and hopefully I'll have the time to work on them little by little~

22 comments:

  1. Your sewing skills always awe me. I love this style of dress. Kind of wish I could wear something like that myself! I love fashion from that sort of era.

    Despite how tough Carmen is, I think she looks good in this and she totally rocks the look.

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    1. Oh thank you so much~ I love this kind of dresses too and think they look really pretty in human size too!

      I should make even more pin-up style dresses for her, she now has two :3

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  2. I think this is my favorite of all the looks! It is so charming and I think fits Carmen's character perfectly! I have enjoyed all your entries--I am sorry you are not going on but at the same time you have made so many wonderful things for the contest, it has been a pleasure to see <3

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    1. Thank you! ♥ This might be my own favorite too x3 It was definitely a fun experience to take part in the contest and I don't feel bad for not making it through to the finals~ There will apparently be a second cycle in July, so I might take part with another doll then :)

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  3. I love your work on the Minnie outfit, it's so pretty and the mouse ear headband is adorable! :O
    I'd love to see Carmen in vintage-style pin-up photos!

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    1. Thank you so much dear ^3^
      I need to do some research on poses and stuff for vintage-style pin-up photos, but it'd be really fun!

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  4. This Minnie outfit is so well done and so pretty!! And the ears <3!!! love them!!!
    I don't know why I was thinking more about disney villains, I thought something Cruella inspired or Ursula haha but I can see how Minnie fits her best :)

    I agree with Irene, would love to see vintage pin up photos featuring Carmen *_*

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    1. Thank you :3 The ears are so soft~
      I thought about the villains at first too, Cruella and Ursula inspired outfits would've been cool to make too :D And I shouldn't have looked at Once Upon A Time outfits, I got so many new ideas for a bunch of dolls D:

      That's something I'd definitely like to try in the future and I hope I'll be able to give it a go at some point :3

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  5. I think Carmen rocked that Minie Mouse theme *___*
    I'm always so impressed with how creative you are and how well you sow. :D

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    1. Oh thank you so much ^_^
      I'm really happy to hear that you like my sewing work~

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  6. I loved Carmen as Minie Mouse!!! I think she fits perfectly <3 It s really sad you were eliminated =S

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    1. Thank you Musume :3 I don't feel sad about being eliminated, it was a fun experience and I'm happy (also surprised!) that I got even this far~

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  7. Thumbs up on this one Safir, love, love, love it!! Hope all goes well with the challenge, do you win anything for making it all the way through?

    Hugs,
    X

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    1. Thanks very much Xanadu! At first I thought that the contest is just for fun, but apparently there actually is some sort of a doll head prize for the winner :)

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  8. I think both you and Sarq have done such a great job on these challenges! :D You can definitely be proud of yourselves!
    Carmen is stunning in this outfit. Such a lovely lady. :3

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    1. Aww thanks so much dear <3 We are definitely proud and happy with out dolls~

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  9. Wow, she looks so cute. And you're very talented. :3

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  10. Moi! Tämä ei ole mainos minun blogistani, vaan ajattelin ilmoittaa sinulle, että olen maininnut blogisi minun blogissani "Suosikki Blogini" postauksen yhteydessä. :) Jos haluat käydä lukemassa mitä sanoin sinun blogistasi tässä linkki sinne:
    http://sininnukkeblogg.blogspot.fi/2016/06/suosikki-nukkeblogini.html

    Tämä ei velvoita sinua kommentoimaan/lukemaan tai mainitsemaan blogiani millään tavalla. Lisää voit lukea itse postauksesta.

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    1. Oi kiitoksia kovasti tästä tunnustuksesta ^^ Täytyypä käydä tarkemmin lukemassa~

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  11. What a cool way to do Minnie! She looks so cool!

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