The Monthly General Helpers' Meeting

I'm having second thoughts. Maybe this whole elf thing was not such a good business decision after all. I mean, you clothe them, you feed them, you give them cake and cigarette breaks and RIGHTS! and what do they do in return? Ignore every single regulation in the Helper Elf's Guidelines book.
Incep sa am dubii.Poate ca toata treaba asta cu elfii a fost o decizie de afaceri foarte proasta. Pai, ii imbraci, ii hranesti, le dai prajitura si pauze de tzigara si DREPTURI! si ce fac ei in schimb? Ignora fiecare regula din Manualul Elfului Ajutator.

Now that they have a Union, they even have the nerve to file a complaint that my internet is too slow! Try to impose your will, and you get "But master, these are not naked women, these are artistic nudes!" Bah!
Acum ca au si sindicat, mai au si tupeul sa inainteze o plangere ca imi merge internetul prea incet. Incerci sa-ti impui vointza, si auzi "dar stapana, astea nu-s femei goale, astea sunt nuduri artistice!" Pfft!

How careless do you have to be for even an eyless muckla to be able to steal your tea? Lucky I caught them in the act!
Cat de indolent trebuie sa fii incat chiar si un mishumac fara ochi sa-ti poata fura ceaiul? Noroc ca i-am prins eu in flagrant!

At least I have one faithful elf left.
Macar mai am un elf credincios, totusi.

She stitched and stitched, bless her little heart, and she did her best to keep some order in the motley gaggle of dolls that were pushing and shoving waiting for their turn to be adorned.
A cusut si a cusut saraca, si s-a straduit sa mentina ordinea in cardul de papusi care se impingeau si imbranceau asteptandu-si randul sa fie decorate.

Hard work being master of helper elves, I tell ya!
Treaba grea sa fii stapan de elf, va zic io!

More work in progress

Look what I did today!
Iote ce-am facut azi!

This is Sophie, the trouble maker. Her dress is not quite finished, I'll post more pics when she's properly dressed. But I like how her face turned out.
Asta e Sophie cea buclucasa. Rochia nu-i e chiar gata, voi posta mai multe poze cand o imbrac ca lumea. Dar imi place cum i-a iesit mutra.

And this is Ulrika. She made me laugh out loud with how outrageous she looks. She reminds me of a brightly dressed African woman with fruit on her head.
Si asta-i Ulrika. Am ras singura de cat de exagerat arata. Imi aminteste de o negresa imbracata colorat si cu fructe pe cap.

But what delights me most is all those little left-over scraps from old projects, each with a story to tell, being turned into something pretty.
Dar ceea ce-mi face cea mai mare placere sunt ramasitele de la proiecte vechi, fiecare cu povestea ei, si care devin impreuna ceva frumos.

I love the transition from this:
Imi place trecerea de la asta:
To this:
La asta:
And then to this:
Si apoi la asta:
...to later become what you'll see in a future post soon.
...ca sa devina in final ceea ce veti vedea intr-un alt post in curand.