Number 39 of 150

February 8, 2023February 10, 2023Leave a comment

Next up: Age 10-12. She’s a little young for a hijab, but we figured in the interest of diversity to give her one anyway. Plus, it works well with her outfit.

A Muslim girl stands with one hand up, waving. She is wearing pink glasses and a light blue hijab with white polka dots. She is also wearing a pink, long-sleeved tunic that's shorter in the front than the back with gathered sleeves and three stripes along the bottom hem. She has on black leggings, pink socks, and brown lace-up boots.

Number 36 of 150

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Not sure what she’s pointing at. Interesting pants.

A Middle Eastern girl stands with one hand raised, pointing up into the air. She's wearing a white t-shirt, red denim jacket, red sneakers, and wide capri pants with white pinstripes on black.

Number 33 of 150

January 26, 2023February 1, 2023Leave a comment

Now we start the 7-9 age range. From here on out you’ll note that we have put all the characters in modest dress, though in this age range, the girls still have their heads uncovered. Since people with Middle Eastern heritage are often (though not exclusively) Muslim, we wanted to honor that by at least not showing lots of skin in this batch. But since our market is primarily US-based, we wanted to reflect what Americans Muslims of Middle Eastern descent typically wear. Therefore, we chose not to put girls in the 7-9 age range in hijabs, but you will see hijabs in the older age ranges.

A Middle Eastern girl, aged 7-9, stands with both arms as if gesturing while talking. She's wearing a wrap-style shirt over a t-shirt, jeans, and flats. Her medium-dark brown hair is pulled back into a ponytail.

Number 31 of 150

January 22, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

New batch. This time we’re doing Middle Eastern people. I don’t really like how this girl turned out. I’ve got her head too far forward and it looks awkward, I think.

A girl, aged 4-6, stands with one hand up, pointing into the distance. She has a long-sleeved t-shirt with a cat printed on the front. She's also wearing jeans and sneakers. Her hair is medium-dark brown. She is Middle Eastern.

Number 24 of 150

January 8, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Moving on to ages 10-12. This one was fun. Her shirt pattern was a scatter brush of simple flower stamps. I squished the ones on the elastic portion sideways to make them look like smocking. The original version showed her belly a little, but the client wanted that covered to make it a little more conservative. I think she’s our first one with braces, also.

A girl, aged 10-12 stands with one hand on her hip and the other raised as if gesturing. She is smiling with braces. She has flower earrings. Her hair is black, long, and wavy. She is wearing light purple capri jeans and slip-on sneakers. Her shirt has a small floral pattern with short, puffed sleeves, a wide elastic neck, and an elastic smocked section around the belly. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Number 21 of 150

January 2, 2023December 24, 2022Leave a comment

This one’s a girly-girl wearing a cute multi-colored heart print overalls with a pink t-shirt.

A girl, age 7-9, stands in a thinking pose. She is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. She's wearing white short overalls with a multi-colored heart print. She's also wearing a pink t-shirt and white boots. Her hair is long and wavy.

Number 18 of 150

December 27, 2022December 24, 2022Leave a comment

I gave this girl a traditional floral print on her dress. I took way longer than I should have to get the print just right, but I’m really pleased with how it turned out.

A girl, aged 7-9, stands with one hand raised in a wave. She is wearing a muumuu dress with a traditional two-toned floral print in purple and white. She's wearing white crocs. Her hair is long and worn loose.

Number 16 of 150

December 24, 2022Leave a comment

Woops, skipped a day. Should have posted this yesterday.

We’re moving on to the second batch of this large project. This batch contains 15 different Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. They’re all in warm-weather clothing.

This one is a girl, aged 4-6. She looks happy, doesn’t she?

A girl aged 4-6 is standing with her arms crossed over her chest. She is grinning and laughing. She is either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. She has short, chin-length black hair with bangs. She's wearing a turquoise t-shirt, jean shorts, and striped, pink sandals.

Number 9 of 150

December 9, 2022December 2, 2022Leave a comment

This is the first of three age 9-12 in this batch. I like the pleated skirt on her dress. I had a little trouble getting the angle right on her glasses.