more diddy things

[ewein2412]

the last lot were english. these are french.

I failed to include anything to give a sense of scale here, but the box of cigarettes is 2x3 cm.



I feel sure I'm in the wrong line of work, but I don't know if my true calling is with Mattel's accessory dept. or as a counterfeiter.

Comments

[3rdragon]

Egads.

We wouldn't want you to stop writing, though.

[ewein2412]

i kid myself that it's useful. In thoroughly filling out the forms, which are so tiny they're unreadable, FALSE IDENTITIES OF MADE-UP CHARACTERS acquire birth dates, birthplaces, nationalities and street addresses.

also, now I know what all that contraband currency actually looks like. And I've even figured out where certain people get their cigarettes.

I suppose there is a direct connection in that my writing is pretty detail-oriented too!

[3rdragon]

This is true.

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

How is the internal scale? The cigarette box looks huge in comparison to the francs and the carte d'identite.

Also, your ration book opens. That is awesome. (Mine doesn't.)

[ewein2412]

she says:

"My God you are petty."



if the bleedin' cigarette box were any smaller I would have to pare my fingers in order to make the damn thing. Also, the cigarettes would not fit.

the francs are probably not to scale. But then, neither is her yarn HAIR.

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

I had no idea they were so small! I love them. I am fiercely jealous.

[ewein2412]

the cigarettes are made out of those fancy toothpicks again!

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

I figured they proably were. They look the same. I had no idea they were so small. The sense of scale with the doll hand made it all make so much sense.

[ewein2412]

if i was a more generous person I would give her to you. but i love her too much.

and i have no more yarn.

[ewein2412]

although, if you have any left over from YOUR sweater...

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

I do have yarn from my own sweater. I was thinking I would make her myself. I will just need hair advice.

[ewein2412]

urgghh. the hair on this one was a real pain in the neck. on the first one I used three skeins of embroidery silk, kind of bunched up just as it comes, and sewed it down. but for this one I actually sewed yarn to her head in bunches of about 12 strands at a time. It was about a foot long all around before I trimmed it. And then there was just too damn much of it to put up, it was like Rapunzel, so actually I had to cut the middle bit short and twist up the side bits to hide it. All the while sewing down every single adjustment. It nearly made me crazy and I don't mind sewing.

doing the hems on the damned scarf nearly made me crazy too. WHY WHY WHY. The fun bit is filling out les cartes des rationnements.

[3rdragon]

Is there a picture of all of her that I've missed somewhere?

[ewein2412]

i've been putting off posting it because i made one as a present for someone and it hasn't arrived yet. check yer email.