A rush job

Just before Easter Sunday

like, about four days before

my Mother in Law calls me

and asks if I could do a rush job.

With the emphasis on 'rush'.

This Infant of Prague

had been knocked out of his niche.

He'd had a pretty efficient repair job

and hats off to whoever did it

because plaster is a cow to glue together.

The joins were strong and solid.

But some of the fragments didn't lie flat

and the cracks were horribly visible.

Could I pretty him up again

before

Easter Sunday?

So I did!

And, because this really was a rush job

non-stop painting and sanding, 

painting and sanding,

painting and sanding,

there's no finished picture.

Which is a pity,

because he looked pretty spiffy

 when he was done.

Back to Steampunk Rabbit 

and the commission.

Here she is with her clothes finished.

Her fitted jacket turned out

better than I had hoped.

 Corset laced at the front, 

with a pocket for her

Time Piece.

Riding habit influence at the back,

with buttoned flaps and epaulettes.

She has a tiny key on a chain,

which could be worn as a bracelet

or anklet,

or discreetly tucked into her blouse.

The hat!

Finally, the hat.

It  was going to be glued in place

but it actually sit nicely over her ears

so it's going to be separate.

I'm still adding bits.

Feathers and then some more lace

and ribbons

and the silver gears.

 This is a gear on the back of her 

Time Piece.

And this is the front.

It's not a watch, 

she tells me.

It's a 

Time Piece.

I'm not sure what it does.

Time Travel, maybe?

Here she is, posing.

Rule Buntannia!

Next, a sudden project

when Hubby asked me 

how fast could I make a doll.

The last time he asked that

I made Marie, and she took a month!

But I had an idea I was flirting with.

This is part of it.

And here's two, together.

Painted and sanded and painted and sanded and painted etc.

And this rather disturbing photograph here.

More when I have more!