Lady Starlight
  YEAR OF ROMANCE
MSAT Mini Doll Project
by Dana (Miniature Art
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Materials Needed:
-Doll Body (we used Violet by S. Hoffman)
-White viscose
-Tiny, pliable blue netting (outside dress)
-white bridal tulle or netting
-various rhinestones, beads,
metallic embroidery floss,
and trims and glitter as desired.

Step l. Paint face, construct doll, make glass slippers (see directions 1/19 list message) and make basic tube pantaloons and petticoat.

Step 2. Under dress.  Take your chiffon cut tiny rectangle, (4 1/2 x 4") and fringe bottom edge, and decorate with beads, rhinestones etc as desired.  Make into tube and slide on doll.  Gather middle for waist.  You now have a 'slip' for netting.  To do easy decoration, simply glue a zig zag line of glue and sprinkle glitter on it.

Step 3. Underskirt. Take rectangle of tiny white tulle/netting.  Folding in half, cut scalloped edge along button.  Unravel metallic bunka/thread  glue on for finish edge.  Bead, an intricate repeating design.  Gather piece and sew over basic under dress.  **OPTION** hand or machine embroider stitches w/metallic thread. 

Put another small piece of netting on top of gathered first layer for balance.

Step 4. Skirt.  Take piece of blue netting (if you aren't using ours - no problem, just sprinkle literally with silver glitter to get 'star' effect).  Gather piece approx 12" x 4".  Attach just below waistline of doll, leaving front edges open so you can draw them back and see underskirt.

Pin bottom to cork, spray with fabric stiffener to get drape.

Step 5.  Cut rectangle of blue netting for bodice (approx 3 1/2 x 1").  Glue on torso, overlapping ends slightly in back.  You can add silver 'bead buttons' to hide his later.

Decorate with beads, bunka and additional netting as desired.  I added two triangle neck pieces (made ends match in back where hair will hide ends).

Step 6.  **Option** for added decoration, take small netting strip, tie a knot and drape on front of dress (see photo).  Bring one side up (asymmetrical) and leave one side hang down long.  I then added silver knot on top for accent.