Showing posts with label handmade. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Beauty Secrets LifeHacks – Life Lesson – Celebrate What Makes You Unique




My name is Cassandra, I am a cloth doll maker, and my dolls talk to me—Yeah!!!  While I am sewing my dolls, they tell me their stories.  Dorothy shares her beauty secrets and Life hacks. Her core message is -- Celebrate what makes you unique.



Accentuate what is unique about you. Don’t try to look like or copy the styles of others. The richest and most vibrant expression of you is your original personality and physical pattern.
 

Your true personal power lies in what makes you unique. The more you run away from your true self—the weaker you become as a human being. Your soul power is connected to your authentic beauty and your authentic beauty is your unique expression of your divine truth.

Other people’s opinions, praises, and compliments can become emotional, spiritual, and psychological prison walls that keep you within the confinements of their expectations for you on how you should dress, act, think, and look.

For example, you may wear your hair in a certain hair style that receives many compliments.  Many people would be more inclined to keep this hairstyle because others have approved it.  When the person is ready to try a new hairstyle, they may be reluctant to do so because they will worry about what others may think.

 
Public approval can be a trap that tethers the human soul to the status quo and prevent the human soul from growing and evolving into the full unique expression of their gifts, talents, and abilities.


 You give people instructions on how to treat you—by the way you treat yourself. Sometimes when people say that you are “mean,” “difficult,”  “picky,” and “hard to get along with,”—this is not always an insult. 


Sometimes people don’t like the fact that you insist on being treated fairly and with respect. People typically like it when a person sacrifices their own time, needs, opinions, and resources to make others feel more comfortable.  



Many humans don’t like the fact that you feel entitled to order your food just the way you like it. Fast food restaurants prepare the hamburger before you arrive. 



Fast food restaurants have decided how the average person likes their burger—and if you deviate from this plan—you have become a nuisance to society. You have interrupted the status quo, prolonged the wait for everyone else, slowed down productivity and profit--- because you don’t want ketchup on your hamburger.

 

The fast food workers and the people waiting in line are all thinking the exact same thing—“Who do you think you are – holding up the line—somebody special? Somebody unique? Somebody authentic? Someone that matters? 

Yes, you are special, unique, authentic-- and you matter. You have a right to enjoy your stay on planet earth by accepting and celebrating what makes you unique physically, mentally, and spiritually.


Monday, June 6, 2016

DIY Doll Shoes Tutorial How to Make Doll Thong Sandals




 DIY Doll Shoes Tutorial How to Make Doll Thong Sandals

By Cassandra George Sturges
One of the things that I have to remember when making doll shoes is that—the dolls are not going to be actually walking with the shoes on.

I know that sounds crazy—but sometimes I stress myself out with minor details as if the doll sandal needs a stronger glue or strap. 


So, when you are making these cute doll sandals, take a deep breath and remind yourself that your doll will not be walking with these shoes—at least not in this realm of reality.

Yes, she may have a role in the Movie Toy Story 4—but that is a completely different conversation.


 

 
I chose to use felt as the sandal trap, covered with lace.  People tell me that these two fabrics do not go together. However, I don’t believe in rules. I don’t believe that any other person on this planet have a right to tell other people how to be creative.

If you would like to make these shoes for your doll watch my YouTube Tutorial videos Part 1 and Part 2:

Part 1







I think one of the primary reasons that people lose their ability to be creative is because they listen to other people tell them what to make; what colors are acceptable for various projects;  and what mediums go together.

We are all creative beings. We came to planet earth to express our own unique individuality. Don’t let other people’s views, perspectives, and ideas about beauty prevent you from letting your creativity shine through.


If your doll does not have a split between her big toe and her other toes, use a strap to go across her foot. I like to use the E-6000 because it has a forgiving spirit. It will give you an opportunity to re-position your doll shoe parts-- until it is just the way you like it.








Thursday, May 26, 2016

DIY Tutorial How to Make no Sew Doll Blouse



Jungle Beauty GoddessCollection Blouse / Shirt Pattern


Enjoy making this quick simple blouse from my Jungle Beauty Goddess Collection to pair with the no sew, no glue Jungle Beauty Goddess pants. Adjust your printer / copier to create the pattern size for your doll.