So Good, So Dark : Lucy, a light in the Darkness.

Lucy Westenra.

Her first name

means 'Light'

rather ironic

in view of her fate.

Bram Stoker describes her

in her sarcophagus

"There lay Lucy, seemingly just 

as we had seen her

the night before her funeral. 

She was, if possible, 

more radiantly beautiful

than ever; and I could not 

believe  that she was dead.

The lips were red, 

nay redder than before;

and on the cheeks 

was a delicate bloom."

Dracula. Bram Stoker. 1897

Poor, dear Lucy.

Light in the Darkness indeed.

But we don't pity her.

We want to be her; 

be the sexy, powerful vampire

and live forever, forever young.

All Hallow's Grim 2013

asked us to search for

"the delicious goodness that

blooms in the dark."

I think some of it is here, 

the glamour and wicked delight

of the vampire.

Forever beautiful and desirable

but greedy and amoral

as a child.

Thank you,

dear Magaly,

for inviting us and embracing us

in this wonderful party.

I had such fun

and made so many new friends.

Lucy Westenra

Paperclay over cloth.

Tea-dyed cotton,

vintage lace,

Hand-dyed Tibetan lambswool wig

WIP : Lucy Westenra

Just spamming some photos of 

Lucy Westenra,

as it's Halloween

and I felt like making a
Halloween doll

Head sculpted, dried

and basic paint applied.

I now use the paper clay

to attach the shoulder plate

directly to the cloth torso.

See my green pepper?

Lucy has been given a skin tone

of pale, ladylike pink,

rather than undead white.

She has flaming red

Kool Aid hair,

orange flavour.

For her shroud,

I used a pattern for a

medieval chemise.

You can find these all over the Internet,

and the pattern is the same for a doll

as it is for a person.

The shroud falls from her shoulders,

to expose her throat.

Her sleeves end

in a lovely vintage trim

I've hoarded for ages,

waiting for the right doll.

Lucy's painted face,

waiting to be sealed.

Halloween is coming!

Halloween, 

and blogs are draping themselves in 

black and orange and red and purple. 

 Bats and cats. 

Spiderwebs.

Cauldrons and pumpkins.

It's all very exciting

There are all kinds of goodies out there.

Like this.

New fiction

from the wonderfully talented

Magaly Guerrero.

  Dark Silver.

A very satisfying, 

spooky little tale

about dolls

and wickedness.

Magaly asked me

if she could use

Bad Fairy

as an illustration.

Work those fishnets!

I was delighted and honoured.

and thrilled!

Go and read her story.

You don't want to upset

Bad Fairy

now, do you?

If you're in the mood for more spooky stories
read my offering here, in
The Narrator's Library.

It's not just spooky.
It's true!

Pinny

Something new

I learned how to do!

This is a copy of Alice's 

white pinny.

It's complete with pockets

and red trim!

Like this one!

The hands fit into the pockets!

Can you hear how

excited I am?

The red trim?

Buttonhole stitch on 

my sewing machine.

I know, right?

Alice and her petticoat

More pictures of

Daydreaming Alice.

She has shoes with straps

 and

a petticoat

with cotton lace

Shared with
Ivy and Elephants
What's it Wednesday.

Alice's Progress

Picture spam.

These are photos of

 Daydreaming Alice 

in her lacy drawers,

chemise and petticoat.

Just

spamming pictures.

Only a dress

and apron to finish.

and she's done!