Monster Crafts

Back in 2019, I wrote a blog post in which I transformed a tea box into a doll size shelf/bookcase to use as a prop for my doll scenes and dioramas. It was a pretty simple, yet effective idea that I wanted to keep exploring, but never did. In fact, by the time I published the post, I got two other boxes that have been sitting around in my doll room for about two years. Since I didn't have anything planned out next for the blog, I thought now could be a great time to give it a go.  On this post, I'm going to make two designs. The first one is the same I did in the original Upcycling post  but in a different color, so I'm not going to get into much detail with that one. The second one is a taller one that I will explain a bit better, even though the technique is basically the same. As I did mention in the original post, I got this idea from Bonequea, a Spanish doll collector. As I mentioned, the first design is the same box I did in my original post, except that this time I...

Hello and welcome back to another photo compilation. Can you believe it's September already? This year is flying by so fast and, before we know it, it will be Christmas again. This compilation is going to be a short one, because these past few months I haven't been very inspired to take doll photos, and most of the ones I've published on Instagram I had published in the blog before.  July started by publishing some outdoor photos. Remember the house with a pool ? I got the chance to go back in late June and took a few photos of my BMR 1959 Kira having some fun.  I did get the chance to go back a few times more, but it was always too late and too hot to take photos. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to go at least once more before summer ends.  Way back in March we did go to the same house and I took a few pics around the garden. Thinking that I wouldn't have the chance to go back this summer, I took a couple of pics of Kira by the pool. These photos sat in my computer ...