T-Strap Shoes for Tuna
· art doll sewing cat doll dressup doll tuna koala and mila 
You saw the new Swing Dress that I made for Tuna last week. It still needed a pair of shoes and possibly some leggings or tights to go with it. I wanted to make a pair of t-strap style shoes, a bit on the dressy side, since her dress is a bit fancy. These are what I ended up with. I’m not sure I’m too thrilled with them. It turns out that having black shoes on a leg that is grey doesn’t really provide enough contrast.
Tuna Swing Dress
· art doll sewing cat doll dressup doll tuna koala and mila 
Since it’s the start of the school year, I thought I would make Tuna a new dress to celebrate! It’s not that she’s going anywhere, but any excuse is good for a new dress, right? This is the “Swing Dress” from this set of patterns. In keeping with Tuna’s color theme of pink and green, I decided to use this very special fabric for the skirt. The fabric features little figures of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in black, green, pink, and purple. It is at least 65 years old, and possibly even older. It came from my mother’s stash and I remember it from when I was very, very young. I was fascinated with it because I recognized the storybook figures, yet they were the “wrong color” in my mind.