The Plastic Shockelhorn

Let me introduce you to the Shockelhorn (the matchmaker), our friend Michaleen is going to help me to match all the boys and girls around here. Are you ready to begin Michaleen?

Actually... me mouth is like a dry crust and the sun is that hot on me pate.

Actually... me mouth is like a dry crust and the sun is that hot on me pate.

As Ermanno, Luchino and Sebastiano are all settled with their new wives/girlfriends, let's focus on Giulio.

handmade soccer balls!

I decided he needed a sporty but classy outfit, so he's wearing an outfit from the Tobacco Road Collection. I really like how this turned out. I think it's the perfect style for him

The background pictures are of Marrackech Souk. We went to Morocco in 2010, and stayed in Marrackech only two days, before leaving for inner Oasis and Merzouga on a 4x4. Of course more pictures of our trip to Morocco will pop out as background in the future.

Carpets anyone?

This Souk is simply amazing, a seemingly endless dedalus of pathways, where you cand find real articrafts, a vast assortment of bric-a-brac, it's not difficult to get lost in here!

Where to now?

I don't know a lot about Giulio, I know he's Goffredo's friend and probably his associate in sleuthing. Mabye he has connections with the "underworld" so can help Goffredo to get precious information. He looks rugged but sophisticated, and very handsome. 

I could tell you blood curdling stories about him but, but me throat, me throat's gone dry

We have plenty of sophisticated ladies that could suit him, but as he arrived in the house in the same period as Aurelia (Rare Appereance Dania Zarr) I thought they could make a very cute couple.

don't be worried dear, I know every turn of this place.....

well, almost.....

you see, we are out of the souk.  Let's have a tea on a bar terrace at Jemaa el-Fnaa square

To end their day at Marrakech, hey sip some  tea with mint on a terrace  overlooking Jemaa el-Fnaa Square, before joining the crowd and having a dinner at on of the delic stalls.

Jemaa el-Fnaa square

That's all from Marrakech (for now).

I think they photograph pretty well together, here they're getting acquainted and having a drink at the Mexican bar

the shockelohorn did it again!

Michaleen is pretty tired ater all this work. They didn't even offer him anything to drink!!

I hope there's a bottle there, whoever it belongs to...

What do you think of the Shockelhorn job?

Mexican bar in progress

Back from our vacation, just a couple of weeks to sunbathe, swim and recharge us! Sorry for disappearing so suddenly but I was really burnt out and just had to switch off for a little while!

I'm not ready yet to write long posts, as I'm still in the "lazy" mode, but I can let pictures speak for me.

I haven't been completely away from dolls, in the evenings I've been working on the Mexican Bar, I took some pictures in the process:

And here are the finished structures, I still have to make the seats for the table, anyway on the shelf there is no room for the table so I'll have to come up with some ideas on how to display them!

Arturo is the proprietor of the bar, he's checking the height of the counter

The Bar partially decorated with bottles and food!

And finally the girls can throw their party!

in the meantime I added stools

Giulio and Pietro have now complete outfitts, I'm still working on the others, these two are part of the Tobacco Road collection

It looks like the bar is attracting a lot of customers, is a perfect setting for super fast photo sessions, it is not perfect but photographs well enough!

Now I have to prepare the walls for the rooms and I've some more diorama projects lurking around, and of course I'm sewing dresses.

See you soon

Kisses Billa