Remember this costume? It was worn by Father Montague in my stop-motion video of Romeo and Juliet with Dolls, on YouTube. Here’s the entire playlist for Romeo and Juliet with Dolls, just in case you haven’t seen this production, which was created by me and my two daughters, back when they lived at home: This costume was also worn by The Prince in Romeo … Continue reading Announcing a pattern error! #EpicFail #DollClothesPatterns
Can you believe it? I’ve reached 10K followers on YouTube! Thank you! I couldn’t have done it without everyone who shares my patterns and videos online… I know this isn’t just my own doing, but dedication from so many of you who’ve supported my website and channel over the years. So THANK YOU again — all of you! Now it must be said… If … Continue reading Celebrating 10,000 followers on YouTube! Act 4 of “Romeo and Juliet with Dolls” has been posted! #Shakespeare #StopMotionVideos
Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today I’m giving you the free, printable PDF sewing patterns for making a medieval or Renaissance cloak that will fit Mattel’s Ken dolls and many other dolls in this size range. My Texas A&M Ken wears this cloak in my stop motion video, Romeo and Juliet with Dolls, which is free … Continue reading Let’s sew a Renaissance cape for Ken dolls w/today’s FREE PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #RenFaire
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. In my Romeo and Juliet with Dolls stop motion video, there’s a minor character, Samson, who “begins the fray” in the marketplace, by biting his thumb. This character is played by a Barbie (shown above), wearing what I like to call my “Harlequin” costume (because of the fabric I … Continue reading Make my harlequin costume and miniature wine bottle w/today’s free patterns and tutorial videos @ ChellyWood.com #Harlequin #DollClothesPatterns
Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Here we go again with another costume that I designed for my stop-motion video, Romeo and Juliet with Dolls. Like the others, this pattern is an older one, so there are no seam allowances drawn on the edges of the patterns. The seam allowances DO exist though, so you don’t have … Continue reading Let’s sew a “Friar Laurence” costume for Ken with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RomeoAndJuliet #DollClothesPatterns
Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. This is probably my favorite costume that I designed for my stop-motion video, Romeo and Juliet with Dolls. Like the others, this pattern is an older one, so not all of the pattern pieces have seam allowances drawn on. The seam allowances DO exist though, so you don’t have to add … Continue reading Make a “Romeo” outfit for Ken dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RomeoAndJuliet #DollClothesPatterns
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Like yesterday’s blog post, this outfit appears in my Romeo and Juliet with Dolls stop motion video. In the past, I’ve referred to this as a “Harlequin” costume because of the fabric I used for the shirt, which coordinates so nicely with the bi-colored pants. And yes, I know … Continue reading Here’s another Renaissance Faire costume for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Freebies #DollClothesPatterns
As some of my regular followers already know, I’ve created three acts of Romeo and Juliet in stop motion, but the fourth and fifth acts have not yet been completed. (My shortened version didn’t do well on YouTube, so I removed it.) And many of you know that I’m both a school librarian and a writer. As such, I’m aware that schoolteachers all over the … Continue reading Which Romeo and Juliet do you like best? Please VOTE! #GraphicNovel #LiteraryClassics
Back when I first started this website, my main purpose for posting patterns was to simply log my progress with my Romeo and Juliet video creations. In those days, this site was more of a photo-journal of my personal journey than a place to share my talent as a pattern designer. My early patterns were all hand-drawn, and measurements were not double-checked. However some of … Continue reading Behind the Scenes @ ChellyWood.com : a doll’s ball gown #dollstyle #dollphotographer
As many of my regular followers know, I’ve created and published on my YouTube channel, the first three acts of Romeo and Juliet With Dolls. I have all the photos and stop motion videos completed for the production of Acts 4 and 5, but I’ve had a creative block for almost a year now. I guess I was hoping these videos would be received with … Continue reading Update on #Shakespeare’s #RomeoAndJuliet with #Dolls
Things get heated up between the Capulets and the Montagues, in this, my third installment of Romeo and Juliet With Dolls. All of the dolls in this video are re-painted and all of them wear wigs, in true thespian style. But in spite of their theater makeup and disguising attire, can you name the dolls? Which doll is playing the part of Romeo? Who’s playing … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet With #Dolls #StopMotion #Theater, Act 3
If you haven’t seen Act I yet, here’s a link to that video as well. I’ve finished filming all five acts of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet With Dolls. However placing them all into movie format is tricky stuff. It takes about twelve to fifteen hours to produce a single act. So be patient, my followers. More acts are coming! If you love my stop-motion videos, … Continue reading #FriYay! Romeo and Juliet With #Dolls! @ ChellyWood.com
