Monday, December 30, 2013

First Doll of the New Year!! ...Wait...

Ok, so it's not 2014 yet...and technically I don't have a new doll. Yet.

BUT, I have a trade going for a doll that's been on my wish list off and on for YEARS and I am so excited I can't stand it!!! So it's my final trade of 2013, which has seriously been the Year of Trades for me.

If all goes well with the trade, I should be getting a Unoa L-bi in a week or so. We're planning to ship tomorrow, but with the holiday in there I'm not sure how that'll affect the timing. Could be this weekend, which would rock because I have NOTHING planned, so I'll have time to play. And I only have the vaguest idea for this doll, so I need time to play XD

I've wanted a Unoa, any Unoa, since 09 when a close friend got a Lusis. I started seeing a few really well done ones around (and by well done I mean weird...I like the weird ones.) and seeing one in person really made me fall in love. Unfortunately I never really got past the insane price tag, and really, with no character for one at all I had no reason to shell out the cash. My friend sold her Lusis in 2010 and I haven't really seen one since. I had a FP for a while, but it never really worked out for me...first it was a SP Sist, and my favorites were always Lusis and L-bi. And I never really ironed out a character for it. And it was sleeping. Not normally an issue, but this time, yes.

Off and on I had trades up for Unoas but never got anything....just the other day I re-added it back to my sales stuff because I had seen one or two up for sale and got the bug again. The next day I got the offer for my Switch/Souldoll and went for it. He has what is possibly an Angel Toast faceup, and since I like her work I may try to keep it...or I might wipe it. As I mentioned, vague plan is vague but it doesn't involve a natural faceup.

As far as Unoas go, I didn't really care which I ended up with, but really wanted a boy, so L-bi is perfect. I kind of want to maybe get him a Lusis fp, or maybe the Sist Bully and I've always wanted that Akubi face, so that might be something I try to get regardless, but we'll see how he works out first. Cause my car just broke down, and my cat is getting "fixed" finally, so I see two huge bills in my future plus rent and other bills so I am totally broke atm. Doll money is ZERO. Yay.

I was looking at my list to see if I could sell anyone and really, the only ones right now I care to get rid of are three I know if I sell I will never own again....so I'm not really ready to give them up. With no sales, there's no doll money in my future...not that I've sold anything lately :\\\\

I got a new lens for my camera yesterday, so maybe I can sell one or two of the old ones... That might bring in a couple bucks. Or not, they're not great lol

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great and SAFE New Year!!! I may do a quick post before then but just in case....

HAPPY NEW YEAR

it better be better than this one was....alls I'm sayin.

Monday, December 23, 2013

Happy Holidays

In case I don't get around to it later!!

First:

in continuation of this post...

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The picture is really really crappy because it was taken at a meet, like every year. I have another idea for next year, and if it works out, I'll do it, but if not, all six Kara Klums will be wearing the previous outfits for next year. Cause I really want to do that. So I have to go a whole year without buying another Kara Klum. Which could totally happen...assuming Dollmore doesn't do something cray and release some fabulous new version of him. Since there's only been two release thus far, I'm not holding my breath (and really if they do how much you wanna bet it's freaking tan and I won't get it anyway)

Alex. Dick-in-a-box. Kinda makes total sense....though he's pissed because the "package" looks smaller than it, uh. Is. *whispers* I totally glued it on.

 and my 2013 Holiday Arts

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all my holiday art to date because it's my screensaver right now and I like it

all xmas I
probably shoulda watermarked that puppy...so, though I'm sure I don't have to say this here -- please don't steal my art <3

My snow was way better this year I think...

So yeah. Happy Holidays!! Have fun and be safe! Especially if you live in a place with "weather".

Friday, December 20, 2013

SUPER SALE!!! update

Not selling anything atm. Check back later :)

Update of nothing

Blogger is fucking up as usual. I seem to only be following one blog all of a sudden....this happens every once in a while, so I'm sure it will pass, but it sucks.

I don't have a lot of doll stuff this week.
The only thing I've done is dye Jubilee's coat yellow. It turned out AMAZEBALLS!! It looks like the one I faked in the last photo!! Someday I'll get some pictures, but I've been home for a total of five minutes all week, so it will never happen. I am leaving work at noon, then going straight to my Dad's then to Dexter MO (cue banjos) for the weekend. Yay. Chibs is coming with. The whole reason I've been trying for years to have a small, "pocket" version of Alex is for this very sitch. I've spent the last two days obsessing over him so he can be ready to go. Don't expect photos...he's going for comfort reasons only, and I may never even take him out of his bag.

Also. Fairyland SUCKS. I mean it. They do. They finally made a fullset I want, and I can't even begin to afford it. Not even on layaway! I'm so sad....I don't even want to link to it because then I have to go look and be depressed. I've put my Switch Taeheo on sale for $100 less than his original price in attempt to get some funds before she's sold out, but I doubt he'll sell....The only thing I can hope for right now is that she won't sell out and I'll be able to get her after the holidays have slowed down some (which for me isn't until Feb as everyone I know has a birthday in January.). Fingers crossed.

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Friday, December 13, 2013

New Arrival

For some reason my photos aren't showing up.....I blame Flickr. They're being really stupid right now...

It's been a week. First my car battery died, then my Dad had heart surgery (he's doing fine btw) then I took my dog to the vet with an eye injury and if she's not better in a few days she may need surgery too!! This year will just never end!

In the midst of all this crap, I got a new doll.

I put my MNF Karsh up for sale last week and had a trade offer by the end of the day. I happily accepted, because as you can see, she's kinda perfect for what I have been looking for recently...

Say hi to Jubilee. X-Man, vampire, teenage mom.
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I do intend on getting a LTF to be Shogo, her adopted son, but who knows when. I may lose interest in this whole project by then XD

She's a CP Dark Elf Soo. I was told she was one of 5 art delfs -- Anarchy in Heaven, but since I don't have any of her fullset at all, I will probably redo her faceup and deal with the crap I'll probably get for it. I may get her new eyes someday but for now I really like these. She's already got two, possibly three wigs, and this coat. Which isn't actually yellow XD
It's white. I'm going to attempt to dye it yellow this weekend. I highly doubt it will be this nice and bright, but I'm hoping it will at least be usable!

I also have to finish messing with her sunglasses. Like the rest of my accidental X-Men (Wolverine is the only one I am actually thinking about, the others have all just happened), she's getting the "found-object" treatment for now, though I'd love to get her a version of her current costume. Which is just a black-trimmed-with-pink shirt and leggins under that yellow coat XD

I might try for a group shot this weekend if I have time. I wish I had the $$ to get a body for Logan!! It's killing me now XD

Soo here is my first full CP Delf and my first Delf Girl. I've owned two CP Delf bodies, both boys, and sold them both due to their extreme kickiness. I can't stand it, it drives me nuts. Jean is made by Luts, and I don't know what they did to that body to make it work, but she's great.

When I got Jubilee home, the first thing I did was give her an all over cleaning, both strung and then unstrung (mostly unstrung). I tightened the hell out of her, sueded and wired her, put a donut in her head and attached her headcap by rubberband (she's a type 1 - from before a time where there were such things as the CP neck connector XD). She's as sturdy as she's going to get. Her knees collapse sometimes, but it's not bad. and she does stand very well. The Type 1 Delf body is really nice for a body that can't pose worth a damn. It's big and curvy. I kind of thought she'd be smaller, but she has a huge ass, huge boobs and fits in the DH Fer that everyone else I own is too skinny for XD

OMG I need to put Jean in the fer!!

Sorry....sidetracked.

Anyway, Soo as a sculpt wasn't one I was considering to be Jubilee, but way back in the day she was #1 to be Kimi and for some reason I just never got one. I still kind of see Kimi in her XD but I think the current Kimi is 100% perfect, so Soo stays Jubilee. I don't know if this sculpt just doesn't photograph well or what, but she's a million times prettier in person that she is in photos.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

A WishList

Because I haven't done it in a while and my list has kinda grown.

Bodies for heads:
Mirodoll 60cm boy body in NS -- Wolverine!!
Dollstown Elf Body in oriental -- For Tween. I miss him :<
Doll Chateau K-05 or K-07 body in WS -- For my DZ Moon head

Doll Chateau Y-03 body in NSP -- not really important, but if I get one in a trade, I'll replace Alex II's body with it in a heartbeat.

Full Dolls:
Supia Girls - any
SD sized girl 60-65cm in tan
I'm really looking to get a Storm and/or Jubilee doll for the X-Men group. I'm hoping to fall into one in a trade, because I don't really want to buy them XDD but they're there.

Fairyland Littlefee NS or Tan (sculpt negotiable) -- only if I get a Jubilee...this will be Shogo.
Peakswoods FOB girl -- Mini Anna

Marcus:
La Legende de Temps Roderich head or full doll (depending on the body he's on)
Supia Joshua
Granado Charles head or other Granado boys or body (64cm)
Soom Super Gem boys or heads
Volks Yukinojo Sawaragi or Ryōma Sakamoto head or full doll (hahahaha)
As you can tell, I'm still very undecided about Marcus....

**This Head:**
Naruya Echo head
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Seriously, I want this so freaking bad. I swore I would NEVER EVER sell Wyn, my B&G Sapphira, but if I had this head this would be the new Wyn. And the old Wyn would go in the head box because I could still never sell him. Unfortunately I can't find this head anywhere, I don't think it's sold other than a few here and there -- if anyone finds it, PLEASE PLEASE let me know!!!

Just becasue:
Doll Factory Conie -- It's safer not to ask.

Angelbattle Skeleton -- OMG WANT! ANY mold!! This is so made of win!
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Resinsoul Ya NS or Tan -- thinking of adding a new character to FC. May not happen, but for now she's on the list.

So there it is. My massive wishlist of doom.  A couple of them may not ever happen (like a LTF or RS mei) and I only need one doll to be Marcus, so it's really shorter than it looks, but it still seems huge!!

I am hoping a few things I am selling will sell in the next couple weeks *fingers crossed* and if that's the case, and I have enough, I'll order the DT body for tween first. If there's any left over, the Mirodoll body is next. After that who knows......I got an offer for a trade for my MNF but then never heard back from the person. Could be a blessing, but that doll would have made a good Jubilee. OH WELL! Maybe the Karsh will sell and I can play with monies instead XD

Or it will be for sale forever O.O

One of the two!!

EDIT: Or the trad will go through and I'll have a Jubilee. FINGERS CROSSED!! :D

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

To sell or not to sell?

EDIT: Ok, I am officially selling him. If anyone is interested in a Minifee Karsh plus sleeping head, let me know!! Please check the sales page for info on my doll sales!


I'm pretty sure I'm going to sell my MNF Karsh. I keep thinking about it, and deciding not too, but of all my dolls I probably touch him the least, and I don't really care about him anymore. The only thing keeping me from selling him is (if you can believe this) Mocha, my RS Song.

I have no intention of ever selling Mocha, but he's the only elf I have (other than Wyn), so if I sell my Karsh he'll be the only one in his group. This usually bothers me, but at the moment, since I'm not doing anything with either of them, if I sold Karsh, who would care? I dunno. It's not like I can't buy another one if I change my mind again (again again. This is my second Karsh.), but I really don't think I'm meant to have MNFs. They do nothing but piss me off. I like looking at them, but when I own them, I hate them.

And lets face it, right now I have several heads I'd rather have bodies for than I would Karsh, and I'm really into my X-Men dolls and wouldn't mind having a Storm or Jubilee to go with the ones I have...I'd like to get Marcus again, either as a Volks or LLT or something else that will cost an arm and a leg, and I really want to get Tween a body.

I should just do it....he probably won't sell anyway and I'll have a chance to change my mind XD so why not?? I just wish I had someone else who could wear his clothes....like a Mini-Wyn maybe? XD

If a sculpt existed I'd already have one.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The Sword Stick

Today while I was outside I saw a stick. It was a good stick, pretty big, probably had just been broken off the tree it was laying next too. When I saw it was nearly overcome with the desire to pick it up and use it as a sword. It was so strong I had to do the "eyes forward, keep walking" thing. Had I paused or looked back I think I would have grabbed the stick. And had to play with it.

As I walked away it occurred to me that maybe I forgot to grow up somewhere between childhood and now. Worse, I rounded a corner and went up a hill and was behind a family with three young children, the oldest two about 8 -10ish. Both had sticks. Both were using them as weapons.

So now I have the maturity of an 8 year old. Though I didn't actually pick the stick up, so that has to count, right? Even though I really really wanted too and still kinda do?

Heh. ^^;

*goes off to play with dolls*

*comes back*

Hey, look. Pictures! :D

First, my ghost girl! She's still blank, but I did wipe her faceup, clean her off, restring (ok I just tightened her strings) her, pull the weird wires out of her legs that I DID NOT PUT IN THERE OMG WHO WAS WIRING MY DOLLS!?!?!??!?!? find her a new wig (temporary), outfit, and eyes. Sort of. It's one of two pairs. Or a pair and some marbles. I can't decide if I like all black or just pupiless. Or if I should buy new ones. A faceup might have to come first.

I want to really scary her up, but maybe keep her looking tragic. Or evil. I like both, so it's hard to decide. Kind of like the eyes! lol

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Oooooh spooky lighting!! Or bad lighting...whichever.



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This is definitely bad lighting.

Or maybe it is spooky! >:D
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Ah photoshop. Some people should not be allowed to play with you. Ha ha! But yeah, there she is. The wig I borrowed from a friend, and it's actually backwards as the back looked nicer and had no bangs. Her outfit and creepy doll are vintage things I picked up at the Doll and Bear show last year, and an antique mall a couple years ago. I'm toying with the idea of giving her a wound on her neck like she was decapitated....or not. Maybe just bandages because god knows I can't have enough bandaged dolls....though I guess no one has seen Lucifer since I did that too him....

I'm already happier with her. I hope she'll capture my interest enough. So far so good XD

Now for Jean in her spankin' new Phoenix outfits!!

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It's all kinds of fabulous! When I first got the crazytoon idea to make a male Jean Grey this was what I pictured her wearing! Colors are off because I didn't want to take the chance of ordering something and having not work out right so I had to make due with what I found in the local stores. This was seriously it. We don't have much in the way of a choice around here. Personally I think it's ok! She's kind of tan so the darker green looks good. I'd also like a similar one in red for the Dark Phoenix outfits and a black one just for funs, but I want them all different so I have to do some redesigning.

Oh and my favorite part?
BOOTS!!
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I have never seen gold BJD boots (though I'm sure they exist somewhere) and I was too impatient to look and then order them, so I bought spray paint and painted a pair no one uses! They turned out amazing and I love them!! Hurhurhur Now I must spray paint ALL THE SHOES!

My Cosmo head should arrive tomorrow, and I'll get to see how it looks with Jean and Gambit, if it's good, I may have to cave and put a faceup on it. I am not sure I can wait to find out if it's a good match for the body or not. I want to make a Wolverine NOW!

That's all I have. I hope everyone in the states has a great Holiday (though mine doesn't start until after tomorrow - boo)! And everyone else has a good weekend! and rest of the week! I'm off to find some chocolate! <33

Monday, November 25, 2013

New project: Ghost

I took my Volks Midori off the sales block today. She's been up for nearly the whole year, her character was already successfully replaced, and no one has shown any interest in her. I've said a couple of times that if I could think of a character for her I'd go on and keep her (since I don't want to lower her price anymore and no one wants her anyway), but nothing has come to mind. If she was WS I would have done this earlier, but as an NS doll I don't know how well it will turn out.....

I am hopefully going to turn her into a ghost. I've tried this before and failed, but I'm better now, and I can't sell this doll anyway so why the hell not. I'm going to wipe her faceup off tonight, try on all the wigs I own until I get something near to what I want, give her some "dead" eyes and get ready for a whole new look. I will just call her Ghost, and she will be either a boy or a girl...which ever I feel like having at the time. Maybe both!! I just hope I can do something with her I like. Volks NS is on the dark side.....I will try to pale her up as best I can but you can only do so much without an airbrush and I wouldn't do that anyway...it would just chip off!

for those who don't know which doll I'm talking about (because I have never posted her here), it's the former Cassiel (recently replaced with a PW Goldie/Zaoll hybrid):

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I think she'll benefit from a new look. I have a lot of clothes that will work for a little ghost girl, so there's at least that! Maybe she can hang out with Bob and Skullface since they're all dead n'stuff too.

Hopefully I can make her less happy....I think black eyes will help >:D

Friday, November 22, 2013

Wolverine: Stage 1

Hur hur I got a head.

Even though I had totally planned on getting a Mirodoll body first, and a head later. It may end up not working, but it's a start.

I had a very short list of sculpts that might work for Logan (I can't get used to calling him James), and by chance I found one today on the MP for a great price, in the color I wanted, so I couldn't pass it up. Dollzone Cosmo was one of four heads I liked that were pointed out to me by various DOA peeps who read my "What sculpt could make a decent Wolverine?" thread, and I did like him, so I did a half-ass mock-up yesterday. It looked ok, and finding him this morning sealed the deal.

So then I did a slightly less crappy mock-up (only slightly less)

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Could use some eyes....

I think he has potential!! He will of course have black hair...the blue was just so it could be seen on that black background (and a nod to back in the day when blue was the over-used black highlight color for hair). Alls I did other than the hair was use the burn tool to darken places on the sculpt, so I should be able to get this look easily with pastels.

I have an idea of how to do the hair with fur. I'll have to glue, but who cares.

The only things that will trip this up are the head not fitting on the body, or looking horrible or the head not looking good with my other two who are not changing. The tiny eyes worry me a tad....but it might be ok.

Normally I would wait until the body is in hand before I do extensive faceup work like this will be, but I'm not sure I can wait XD

In other news I broke the freaking Souldoll body while I was getting it ready to sell!!! I'm so pissed. I think I'll try and sell it (damaged disclosed of course) separately from the head now.....Ugh. I have never broken a finger before....and of course they don't sell hands so I can't replace it (which I totally would have done). It really sucks. That's like, $50 I am going to have to knock off the price.... :P

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ha ha oops

I've been saying ever since I got my Luts Delf Claus that I really didn't want any more bjds, at least for this year. I've also been saying I don't want to sell anyone else atm.

Heh why is it I never listen to myself?

So just yesterday I was lamenting over what body I wanted to get my Heath (Gambit) in place of the Souldoll body he was on...At the same time I'm in a horrible place with my Switch Taeheo/Granado hybrid who was supposed to be Marcus. The doll looks the part, sorta, but I have had the worst time finding clothes for him as Marcus has a certain style that I just can't seem to get in his odd fing size. For the last 3 months he's been sitting untouched and naked. NAKED on my shelf.

The head also has issues. It's way smaller than I thought it would be, does not match the body (Switch used to be a match for Volks - apparently that changed)...and I blushed him too dark when I did the faceup. He's supposed to be a vampire and he's practically tan....just about everything about him bothers me.

So last night I put the Switch head on the Souldoll body, gave the Granado back to Heath (it was bought for him anyway back when he was Marcus) so Gambit got a taller body and I'm selling the Taeheao on the Souldoll body. Marcus is just going to be put on hold for now, I have gone through two versions and wasn't happy with either, I need to rethink what I really want for him. And when I do buy him again, he's going to be a full doll so I don't have to deal with him anymore. Possibly from Granado or even Soom (Spinel was my original first choice....I might go back to that again). Who knows.

Gambit is keeping the Granado body, which is fine for him. I'll have to do something about his wardrobe (which is a shirt and a jacket lol), but I shopped around today and already found plenty of stuff for him...so it's not going to be nearly the pain it was when it was Marcus' body. Woo!

Plus it made him taller...which opens the door for my new project: Wolverine.

The real Logan/James Howlett/Woverine is supposed to be short. Like just over 5 feet short (not the 6 foot plus monster that is Hugh Jackman - though really, it's Hugh Jackman, so who cares lol), and super-buff, so making him into a doll while Gambit (who is over 6 feet) was just over 60cm was impossible....but now it's not! The Mirodoll 60cm body is maybe still too tall for real acuracy, but my Jean Grey is a man, so I'm obviously not going for exact here. It's shorter and really muscly, not something I want for my own characters, but for Logan it's perfect!!

I uh, just have to find the perfect head >.<

Or a head I like that will work with a little work. lol
I am so excited to try out that hair....it's already killing me and I only just decided to make a Wolvie doll this morning XD

Now I just have to sell some stuff so I can buy the body so I can get a clearer idea of what heads will work for it.

Now the Granado body....oh it needs work. And since I'm officially keeping it I think I'll actually do the work to get it right.

First, it poses great, but doesn't hold those poses. No matter how tight the strings are, it's a floppy mess, and I think it's the same problem a lot of larger dolls seem to have: the channels aren't big enough for the elastic. So when it should have really thick elastic, it can't. Alex has 5mm elastic, Gambit has smaller elastic than most of my Minis.  And some of my tinies.

I sueded the crap out of him, and wired him within an inch of his life, but that's just temporary. I really need to drill out his neck-hole, and possibly the arm pieces, to restring him with at least 4mm string, if not 5. Then if he still needs work, sued and wire. I would also like to maybe smooth out some of that insane muscle. I've never done that before, but If I got slow it might work out ok. This is a big maybe....I might ignore it, but if the drilling goes well....why not, y'know? Also going to wire those awful jointed hands. Maybe sand the veins off them too. I am kind of excited he'll be able to hold things now! Because I have things! Heath matches this body perfectly, so I don't have to redo his faceup (yayyayayay!!) but I might go on and blush the body.

Clothes. I already have a few things I want to get him, I might order them tomorrow. The coat still fits, it's just shorter in the sleeves than I'd like. And I wouldn't mind having one that isn't shiny....or black. But I might be able to poke my friend into making one for me! :D
Shirts and maybe one pair of pants are more important now.

I'm so excited....I have kind of neglected my dolls other than changing their clothes here and there for a while (Marcus. Naked. Three months.)....all the depressing stuff not only is depressing but time-consuming. Now I'm totally getting back into it.


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

No Nets

Still no internet. Thanks to stupidity on the half of AT&T there may not be any for a while...I am seriously not doing anything on my phone. I'll go insane. Er.

A close friend passed away, my best friends' brother. He was a better brother to me than mine is, so it's very very sad.

I threw in the towel for Nano, the whole death thing kind of killed it for me, I had zero desire to be creative (plus for some reason not having the internet has made me less productive...I have no idea why). I plan on trying to keep up with this thing though, as I have been planning it for a while. I may go back to what I didn't post and start editing, then I can pick up where I left off.

Jeans new eyes came in...holy crap are they perfect!!! You can actually see her face now :D
I have one crappy pic of her, but they're so vibrant...She's also getting a modified Phoenix outfit soon. Pants are finished anyway. The colors aren't accurate, but in the long run I think they'll be better this way. I'd love a similar one in black, and then a "Dark" Phoenix one in red.....but green was my first choice for being first and there's only so much choice in pleathers (like one :P) so it's really dark. I can't wait to see how it'll turn out!! Other than that I have no doll news. I finally got back on to DOA today, changed my trade lists to equal what I want (bodies bodies bodies) and am trying to decide whether or not to put that Souldoll body up for sale/trade. I was pointed toward Doll Family for a 65cm body and I really like it...they have a NY which has to be a better match to Volks than the pale pink Souldoll I have. Plus it's taller and thicker around the waist. SD has the same measurements as Alex, which is weird and wrong. I will have to do a little research (I know nothing about DF) but I'm thinking it might be the winner.

Now I want to just do it. I should. If it doesn't sell it doesn't sell...

Anyway here's Jean with new eyes! Oh, and her shorter wig...

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This may be my favorite look for her...I really like the fur wig I made, it was the first hairstyle that came to mind for me to do, but this one is really "her".

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Internets Fail

So, long story short, I'm without internet....I've been net less for days and will be possibly for a long time.

It.
Is.
Death.

I'm sitting at Starbucks atm, using their free wifi cause, it's all I got. I have my phone...but I'm used to massive screens (being a graphic designer has spoiled me) and the very least, my iPad, so the phone is....tiny and unimpressive. And I can't do anything on it without it eating stuff, or just not working right (some of which might be me hitting the wrong thing...tiny phone sucks.). I've been able to do basic things, like check email (which I haven't done anyway lol) or websites, but I've been largely internet-absent.

This is at home btw, at work I have no issues...that I know of XD
However I have had to live through friday night, yesterday, today and tomorrow with no internet....I may be at starbucks a lot this weekend LOL

In other news....nothing good. My best friend's brother is in the hospital...it's not good and he isn't going to make it. Before that her sisters new mother-in-law died. Their family has not had a good few weeks.

My cat got really sick last week (like throwing up and bloody stool sick) and I thought I was going to lose him, but it turned out to be stress. Yep. My cat is stressed. Not that I blame him....my kitten Gozer is a disaster. She cray cray. I had a huge vet bill which I couldn't afford, and had to feed him with a syringe (ew)....but he got blood taken (he old. The vet recommend bloodwork for my ancient kitty, though I had wanted it anyway - I was sure it was cancer - it wasn't) and we found out that his kidneys are fine. He's been on prescription food for years for kidney disease and he's fine. NO MORE EXPENSIVE FOOD!!! Even better, no more expensive food that he hates. Now he can eat the "junk food" (science diet) that he loves so much.

I'm probably behind on NaNo as of someday. I was ahead, but only did about half my daily count friday and nothing yesterday...and so far nothing today. I might try and do some later, but we'll see. I am going crazy looking for some stupid comics I lost (I don't lose stuff. Especially comics or books) and someday I want to organize my wardrobe so it's not all over the floor, but those are just excuses....I really should write. It's been going well believe it or not. I think it has a lot of editing to do, but I'm ok with what I have - especially for a "first draft". Alex I has been hanging out with me in zombie-killing attire to inspire me. So far all he's really done is look tired. Which is appropriate for him!

Now I leave you with skullface. I took this for a contest on DA, I don't have the actual files at work, so I had to download off DA on my laptop at starbucks to get it in flickr....so really, i have no idea what it looks like XD

I don't know how anyone does anything on a laptop!! The screens are so temperamental!! And mine's big, I have the largest MacBook Pro available. Like I said, I'm spoiled my tv-sized desktops (seriously, my iMac is as big as my tv).

skullface

 D'aw, he so cutes!! This is Bob's first picture in a couple years. He goes to a lot of doll meets, but I don't ever photograph him. :\\\

So it goes with most of my dolls.

 Jean got her new eyes friday as well, but I left my stupid camera card at work!!! So I can't actually photograph them. Which sucks because the weather has been perfect, and I've been in the mood to play with her and Gambit! Boo. I need more cards. I a always misplacing the one I have, or leaving it at home or at work when I'm somewhere that's not one of those.

Speaking of Gambit, I am thinking of looking for a new body for him. I like the one he's got, and I do think it's pretty proportionate, but it really doesn't match him at all, and if he was a cm or two taller I wouldn't mind. Thing is, I have no idea what is out there that would work, other than a Volks SD17...and I am in no way wanting to spend that kind of cash. If anyone knows a similar, taller (65ish cmd) body that matches Volks, I'd love to know.

That's about all I got. Hope everyone else is going ok.
<3

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Quick NaNo Update

First day went great! I did over 6000 words, which is amazeballs for me, my best first day ever, probably my best day ever, and also good because I was gone all day and no way am I going to get anything done tonight. Dollmeet and a wake tomorrow mean not much time for writing, and that means I'll already be two days behind...if I wasn't 3 days ahead! So I'll still be ok if I don't get anything done this weekend. Though I know I have to go back and ad something about a dream in my first chapter for anything to make sense.

So far the Before, Prologue and Ch1 where easy, and just came out. Ch2 was a little harder but I also think it was because I didn't have a 100% idea of what I was going to fill it with, and I wrote it while watching Iron Chef XDD
Michael Symon is a distraction for me.

Earlier in the year, I started a Blog titled Vampires vs Zombies. I didn't post anything because I was trying to figure out exactly how I wanted to approach it, and because I didn't have time to write anything. Months later, I started the story for NaNo, so I'm finally posting in the blog! I just put up my forward, so anyone who wants to read it can, here:

http://vampirevszombies.blogspot.com

Keep in mind, this is NaNo, so no editing (I'm totally editing, I just can't ignore those red squiggly lines...I'm just not editing a lot), and I'm not really a writer. I'm a graphic designer. So don't make fun. Also, this Alex's voice, not mine. Seriously. I don't talk like that. Maybe a little. But not that extreme.

I don't post a lot of my actual writing, but I made the stupid blog for this purpose, so I might as well try it out. There will (hopefully) be art too. Here's some as a preview!

VvZ cover sketch

 Yay Alex! Cause you don't see him enough!! He's so fun to draw though D:
This is what will hopefully be my "cover" if I can color it adequately.

There's this too
VVZ1

 which I might make into a banner.

But first I have to change Baby Alex, so he can go to the Dollmeet at the Doll and Bear show tomorrow. This is seriously one of my favorite meets of the year, I love pawing through all those vintage-looking clothes and finding fabulous pieces that fit my dolls.

Other than a handful of tines (all Alex), I usually bring an SD - usually one of the Kara Klums. I'm kind of torn this year, I'd love to bring Jean. But I will honestly feel a little guilty for not bringing an Alex. >.< so stupid. I never feel guilty over my dolls...but I kind of do for this. Plus I might miss having him (he weighs a freaking ton though. Seriously, for a tiny SD he's one of the heavier dolls I have - my arm breaks every time I drag him anywhere). I dunno. Everyone is wearing a decent outfit, maybe I'll just grab someone tomorrow and go.  = . =

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tis the Halloweens

Boo
sm2013 Halloween

That's all I got. No dolls, cause it's been gross here and I wanted to take skullface outside.
So you get My Bloody Vampires. Or Real Vampires Eat Your Face or Don't Walk in Cemeteries at Night, or one of the other many titles I wanted to give it XD
Ryuji!! I never draw him, and he's so easy!! His doll is an unfinished horror. I need to work on that.
Fangies fangies...I love fangs. All my favorite animals are loaded with teeths (cats, sharks...penguins...ok not penguins, but all the others!), its no surprise I like vampires so much....

I will be starting NaNo as soon as it's November, just like always! I'm 99.85% sure I'll be doing a zombie book. Well, it's a vampire vs zombie book and a look into the past of my FC group. Narrated by Alex, which is always scary because he has the attention span of a flea...I don't see how he'd manage to do a whole novel (or three, I have the vague idea this is part one in a trilogy) - but he's going to have too since the whole Zombie Apocalypse thing is (SPOILER) his fault anyway. Heh heh stupid Alex...YOU FAIL!

I honestly think that if I hadn't been trying to do/planning this particular story for years now, I'd scrap it and work on FC for NaNo...but I really want to try this stupid zombie thing. I had even set a blog not too long ago for it! I had the first part written out! I'm rewriting it now, and adding more intro, but the point is, this isn't something I just came up with and am trying to do on the fly....though it feels like it. I guess if I don't get too far into it and get stuck, I'll switch over to comic-writing and still call it a win! lol I will totally cheat. So there.

So good luck to all you Wrimos!! Let me know if you do it, we could all complain together! :D

An Happy Halloween!!! *Fangies*

Friday, October 25, 2013

Frustration - a non-doll related minirants

It was one of those mornings. Everything went wrong. Dog was obnoxious as hell, then had the nerve to look so sad when I yelled at her for the eleven-hundredth time to get out from under my bed. I couldn't find the shirt I wanted to wear -- and this was a shirt that I always "found" when looking for ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THE STUPID SUN, and now that I want that damn shirt, it's gone. I think I got angry at it the last time I "found" it, and tossed it somewhere. Now I'm wearing a different shirt, not horrible, but I was almost late for work because I refused to give up.

Cat 1 never bothers me (he old, I let him do whatever the hell he wants. He deserves it), but Cat 2 was a disaster as she usually is. When I turned around she was chewing on my leather boot I left out to wear. GOZER GROW UP ALREADY (she's like, less than three months old XDD I have a while). She really isn't awful, I actually find her funny as hell (not the boot chewing, but pretty much everything else), but I am so totally a cat person. Cats can get away murder and I'll think it's adorable. Dogs look at me wrong and I'm all DAMMIT MUT!! Learn to behave!! Horrible, because I do love dogs....but almost 17 years of owning cats (omg my baby is almost 17!!) have spoiled me.

I had no time to make lunch, and when I left the house it was 33° outside. Fuh? What happened to fall?? Oh right I live in the STL and we don't do things like fall and spring....we have winter (death), a few days that might less cold but will probably be raining or tornadoing, summer (more death) and if we're lucky, one or two days of fallish weather, then it's back to winter (death). Fall is my most favorite time of the year evah. I love Halloween and Thanksgiving stuff, the clothes, the colors, the smells....everything. Too bad I never get the weather! So my cute outfits? hiding under coats because I freeze all the time.

The day was made slightly better by listening to Korn at top volume one the way to work, which normally takes me about the time of two songs...but was four today thanks to me hitting EVERY LIGHT.

Then the coffee ran out while I was getting some.

Now I'm ranting.

Believe it or not, rants were not the reason for this post!!

Well they kind of were.

So last post I gushed about my new favorite doll: Luts Delf Claus, who I turned into a Male Jean Grey. Then I thought I might try to write her story for Nanowrimo. I was all into it and excited until I got back on the forums for Nano and entered the fanfic threads.

Hmog. Those people are hard core when it comes to their fandoms. And total hypocrites, it's so bad. No wonder I never got into fanfic. I can't stand the cray. And there is just so much!!! I took a suggestion to look up X-Men fanfic and found a site that had about a million stories on it....all I read were synopsissseses (eh???) and seriously, it was worse than I'd imagined. Or about the same.
It didn't exactly kill my fun, but there was little maiming. I'm not sure I have the energy for it...even if I don't ever share it, which does take a tiny bit of the fun out as well.

So with that in my head I was wandering through the rest of the Nano forums and the other thing I was afraid of started happening...Alex started clawing his way back into my brain. He does that. I have two other ideas I kind of might want to do, both of which are horror – my preferred genre. I'm not sure how I'd even do anything else. I could probably start a straight romance and end up with them chased by zombies, haunted by ghosts and eaten by demons.

And then there's the whole "rebel" thing....I really need to finish chapter 2 of Forgotten Children, and could take November to do it. then maybe start 3!

I'm on the fence. I was going to write up my ideas last night but I got into my Halloween illustration which I really need to finish since Halloween is soon, and watching Chopped on food network (but hey I got my desk cleaned! STEP ONE–COMPLETE!) and it didn't happen. Maybe I'll do it at work today. Maybe I'll share all of them, and beg for help choosing!!

I have no clue. I might crawl under a rock and do nothing for a whole month (but I'm a total addict when it comes to Nano - seriously, I don't think I can not do it - I don't even mind the failing part! It's just fun to try...).

Now here's Jean in her long wig.

jean long hair

 I bought two of these and cut the second one shorter. It's so cute, but I've been busy and haven't gotten a pic of it. I also added eyelashes, something only Alex gets in my collection (because I hate eyelashes so damn much!! Everything gets caught in them!). I wish they were red, but I don't have red and I forgot to order them from Dollmore.....

Hey, I guess this makes it kind of doll-related!!
What d'you want, I don't have a personal blog, so this one has to do for now. Sorry! XD

Monday, October 14, 2013

The doll I didn't know I wanted. (omglongpost)

I've read X-Men off and on since I was 12. More than half my life. I started in the 90's during the birth of the actual X-Men X-Men title, drawn by Jim Lee. I might have missed the Jim Lee run by a few issues, but I got them all pretty easily, so I feel like that's when I started. I'm pretty sure the first one I got was really #1. Which I'm fairly sure I have more than once.

I read them obsessively all the way through high-school, and then college when I kinda stopped but not really. It was hard. Comics are an expensive hobby....I couldn't afford to be so hardcore in college, but I still managed my X-Men. I fell away from them a little a couple times in my life, but always went back.  They were like the family I didn't have...replaced for a while by Buffy but never forgotten (and I ran back to them when Buffy failed me by ending -  though I picked them up in comic form too).

Then I got into dolls. Like I said, comics are expensive. It was not unusual for me to spend at least $80 a week. A week. Every week. I collected\read a lot of different titles, and then whatever had cool covers. And what was new. And everything else. No way could I afford both hobbies. Sometimes it seems like I had so much extra money for dolls just because I stopped reading comics. That's how much money I spent on it (and action figures).

I had to quit cold-turkey, and I don't go to comic stores. I can't, if I do I fall off the wagon. Seriously, it's like that. I drove by one once and it had a really cool Wolverine poster in the window. Wolverine isn't my favorite, not at all, but I had that moment...and I had to grip the steering wheel and look forward and drive away fast because I wanted to stop so freaking bad.

So really it it's almost surprising it's taken me this long to get dolls that I made into Marvel characters.

Gambit was an accident. I sorta always wanted to do it (because he's my favorite X-Man and the reason I started reading to begin with - you shouldn't be surprised, I'm female :PP SAD BUT TRUE) but didn't see the point...when my Volks Heath was replaced by another doll as Marcus, I made him Raziel, but Raz isn't a character I'm emotionally attached too, so he easily became Gambit when I thought "I could just do it!". The intention was to leave him that way until I got bored with him, then turn him back into Raziel. He sat around in the same outfit for months not doing anything.

Then I got the trade for the Delf Claus....

It's weird how this happened. I was trying to come up with a character for Claus. I thought I might try to force Logan on him (not Wolverine, my Logan, who is named after Wolverine XD), but when the Dollzone Fei arrived I knew Claus would never be Logan, Fei was Logan, and they're nothing alike. I honestly couldn't come up with anything. I thought about just distancing him from my FC characters and naming him Lennon and he could be a geek (geekier than me...hardcore geekiness) or something...But nothing stuck. I couldn't think of a good look for him either. I thought he'd be brown skin wasn't sure, but I thought brown skin might be pretty with really light hair and blue eyes...and then thought if it was a girl it could be Storm, and Gambit could have some company. Too bad Storm isn't a man....

Hey why can't Storm be a man?

I was kind of running with that idea and then had the thought that it might not be brown skin...or the brown might not be dark enough to pull off Storm, and I should have a back up. I wracked my brain to come up with an X-Man I liked enough to make a doll that would work as Claus and got nuthin. Hundreds of characters and I could not come up with one. Except Jean Grey\Phoenix, who died several years ago and hasn't been brought back yet (come on Marvel, really!!), who is my favorite after Gambit.

Jean Grey as a man?? WHY?! Why not....could work. The more I thought about it, the more ideas I got, and the more I wanted to do it...even if it was a tan doll. Screw Storm!!

I got the doll the next day, and the first thing I did was buy it a wig. Then I made it a wig. I kind of want her to have several wigs. The wig I bought is going to be tough...I want a long wig, and it's perfect for that, but I want a short wig too, and I was kind of thinking I could cut this one...I totally should have bought two. Dammit. I'll have to see what it looks like when I get it.

The wig I made is another style I saw in my head when I came up the idea...it's a patchwork fur mess. Turned out pretty good though, it fits like a glove. Doesn't fall off at all. Saturday I wiped the default face (I kind of freaked out when I did it, for a few reasons, buuuut it was too late) and gave her a new face up....then took her to a friends house and painted her fingernails green. Today I gave her two tattoos and painted her toenails green. I tried on a lot of clothes (it's been a while since I had a Delf body, I didn't know what would work - and she's kind wearing a mix of masculine and feminine stuff...so a style had to be found) and now she's sitting here next to my laptop as I type this.

I guess this would be a good time for pictures. She needs new eyes like burning. These are at least green but waaaaay too dark.

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jeangrey2

Yes, she's a man. Yes I keep calling her a her. My roommate is going nuts, I guess it makes no sense to her? WHATEVS. Claus makes a fantastic non-woman. Basically the concept is that the Phoenix brought Jean back as a man, even though she obviously remembers being a woman (hence the sheness of it all). Why? I dunno. Maybe it liked being Cyclops and missed having a peen...who knows why it does what it does. Actually I thought of a couple reasons. Because I have to go all cray with the backstories. But whatever, here's Gambit in his first piccies ever.

  gambit

He's actually shaped up pretty good! At first I didn't think Heath could do it, but I really like him now. I scruffed up his face up some so he looks more Gambity, and I got lots of compliments on him at the meet Sunday. Someday I'll have to totally redo his faceup because when I originally did it, I wasn't planning on keeping him, let alone putting him on the Souldoll body, so he's not matchy at all. Like, AT ALL. And having smokey eyes is too much black with those black eyes. But I'm really really liking him as is. He might get some card-themed tatts someday...and I have to get Uriel's angel mark off him (lol) but for now, that's what he looks like.

 Together, yay!

  gambit and jean

Funnily enough, I never thought of them as a couple (I'm pro Jean\Logan) until now...because they're the only two there are, so they have no choice lol

This is the closest I've ever gotten to fanfic. I'm having so much fun with it I'm thinking of doing Nano again, with them, not my own characters. OMGWAT? I'm having serious art block with my own stuff right now...maybe this'll break it? Or make it worse?? Who knows. I'll probably write a few paragraphs, do some doodles, get bored and go back to my stuff.

New dolls! Yay!!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

I lost an Alex

I did.

Not permanently, but for a while.
Tween (DM Eve Liebe Klum) gave up his body for the Peakswoods Goldie I got in the mails yesterday. Even though it was a planned happening, it was still kinda sad. Only Alex II has ever had to go bodiless and that was only for a few weeks while 2.5 borrowed him. I guess IV did too, but only for like a day. This is pretty much forever, or til I get a new body for him. Which may not happen for a while, I dun runned out of doll funds (after I buy a couple wigs).

No more Tweens *snivels*

I gotta say though, the PW Goldie is awesome on the Zaoll body. She's so freaking cute!!! Exactly what I wanted for Cassiel. I think I'm done looking....Goldie was going to be a temporary fix until I got the head I "really" wanted (Volks DWC02), but I think she's perfect as is. I'll need to get her a new wig, and maybe some different eyes, but she looks like Cassiel to me! She looks good with Israfel (Hound), is tiny and cute, somewhere between a small adult and a child -- perfect! I can't decide what to do about boobs though. Right now she's completely flat, cause that body was a boy. I was going to mod some modest breasts on to her, but with a flat chest she might fit into more clothes....I'm not sure. I guess I can leave her as is for now and decide down the road depending on wardrobe - which she has none of atm XD
She will get a faceup this weekend when I give (wait for it) Mini David his faceup!!

I finally modded him! Head fits perfectly now! I'm so happy and relieved. I was so afraid of ruining him and I kept putting it off....now he's good to go! Just in time for the meet this weekend...to which I will be bringing half my dolls at this point :O

Maybe the Alex's will have to stay home! (like that ever happens)

Dollzone Fei is expected today, leaving me one more trade (we're shipping today) and then I'm done for the year (baring more trades, or Tweens new body if I sell enough). I don't know why I can go months and months with no dolls and then get 5 or 6 all at once :\\\\

Hopefully I'll have pictures of David and Cassiel soon, even blank, for their hybridness. They really look good! :D

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

My Obessions Continue....

Meet Mini Isis! The latest in the long line of my characters who are now many dolls :D

miniisis

She's so cute!!
I had a moment of missgiving while I was stringing her, her body is a little finicky, and holy freaking HELL I could not get her feet on!! But then I did, and threw some not-great clothes on her, and she sat on my desk in Big Isis's other wig (which I safety-pinned, it was way huge on her) all day with Mini Alex. I got home, put different eyes in her, sueded and wired her, put this wig on, and redressed her...and seriously, it's love. Her poor boobs are huge, and I don't think she'll stand with her knees straight XD But her little face is perfect, and this body is just so natural-looking! I had her sitting naked on my table at home and she looked...real. It was nice.

And I really like how she looks with my boys! Even if she is a little on the short side....she's like, the tallest girl I could get! So she's perfect lol I need to get her a better wig than this....at least one without bangs that's more brown and less red. I'd love the Monique one Big Isis has, but it only comes in 6/7 in one place :P And I have to email to order (I hate that....get a real website!!)

The minis, minus David (still needs mods)
Crappy group shot!!
minigroup

 They look right. Everyone has the right expression, they don't clash horribly....they're all a good mix of molds! I really hope David doesn't throw them off with his real, the group is kinda wrong without him. I actually hope to mod him tonight. If I can, he'll get a faceup Saturday, and be ready to go to the meet Sunday, since they're all going to hang out with Aishe, who will be telling fortunes. Along with his his Big and Chibi selves.

I am fairly sure I have a PW Goldie head at home waiting for me, and now I have the DZ Fei on the way as well, in addition to another trade - Luts Delf Claus! incoming. Claus was a surprise, he was offered and I took him! I've always liked the new Delfs, and he was my favorite early on...so I'm excited to see him. I'm hoping to turn him into the Big version of Fei....but we'll see. They may not give off the same vibe. Not that Colin and Kara Klum look anything alike :\ but they're very much both Alex to me...so maybe it'll be fine!

As far as the minis go, once I get David finished, I'd like to get Anna, then that may be it. I keep thinking I should get Wyn, Gabriel and Kimi....and I have dolls in mind for all of them >.<
but I don't really need them.

But it's so fun! D:

And now a pic of James!

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He modeled at Archon over the weekend. He does that sometimes XD
He makes a great model, he's cute and has bright hair!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Incoming and Outgoing

I sold my DC Ada on layaway, and the Unoa Sist head I've been stubbornly clinging too in hopes that someday I will have a Unoa or a hybrid. I finally gave up the dream. It's not going to happen....Unoa's aren't going to fit in with my Mini group, they don't look like any character I have.

Mini Isis as a Soulkid Janne is a go!! She will hopefully be shipping this week, so I could have her Saturday or Monday. Before next weekend would be great, she could go the meet with all the other minis (minus David - yep, still haven't modded him).
In her place I will be shipping my DZ bunny, Bean. As cutes as he was I didn't do anything with him. I think I need to stick to Hide and Seak, and no more anthros. Other than DF Conie. I suddenly want one!!! If you know anyone who wants to trade, let me know!!

Also got offered a straight trade of a Peakswoods Goldie head for my DIM Laia. Which I happily took! Goldie is not my first choice for Cassiel, but she's my favorite PW girl and I'll make her work!! Plus this is the OE version, I only have the WU version. So she won't look anything like Anna (who needs a new faceup like burning).

The sad news here is that Tween will lose his body and become a head. I really have to start saving up the $$ to get him his own bod. Actually I have almost half now! If I can hang on too it I might be able to order before the holidays :D

So two of my wishlist, Cassiel and Isis (mini) are down, leaving Tween's new body, Logan, and Mini-Anna. And a Puki Puki Pong SP face. I forgot about that.....Puki Aishe needs a smile.

In other news, AlexIII got a new faceup and Mini Uriel a new wig!


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I should have styled it better >.<  but he looks like Uriel now, so yay!!



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he was in desparate need of a new look, and I'm SO much happier with this one!! I was never really into his old faceup....first, it was the oldest of my Kara Klum's, the rest have all been redone in the last year. Second, his lips were off...they were too red and weird looking. He didn't have the blushing I do now and I just didn't like his faceup at all lol

After I took these I cut his hair again. I've been meaning to do it for a while now, the left side needed to be much shorter, but I was afraid, since it's not like I can get another one if I messed up. I didn't XD
it looks fine! I'm much happier with it now, it's more asymmetrical, as it should be.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Selling selling selling

My DZ Bunny I put up the other day is officially going to a new home. With that encouragement, I am putting up the other sales as well! :D

If you are interested please let me know here, DOA, Dairyland or DA, where I have them all listed. Except Spark, who is off topic on DOA XD

I can provide more photos of everything.

Some of my prices are a little lower here and on DA....if you contact me on DOA I'll still give you the lower price. I will entertain reasonable offers. This does not mean offering me half what the doll is worth (yes that has happened) - but my prices are never set in stone.

I am all about trading for any of my listed dolls, either a straight trade or + $$ on either side depending on value. Combining items for a straight is excellent!

My sales page has been updated with this info as well. :)

Doll Sales

SOLD Leekeworld Kyou on a Resinsoul 70 cm boy body WS $250
 LWRS1
Kyou is a discontinued mold from Leekeworld. I bought the head in 2012, the resinsoul body a few months ago. Both brand new from the company, I'm the only owner. Body was restrung and stands nicely.  
Split prices: 
Head $110 
Body $160 

SOLD Unoa Sleeping Sist / buff headback $75
 sist2
 I got the FP from a friend who received it as payment for work. It had a faceup done by an amateur, that when removed, left stains. She was able to get most of them out by sanding, but a little remains in the eye crease and mouth. I have no idea what color this is. To me, it could be WS. Headback is a Unoa Chibi from Buff that works just perfectly with regular Unoa. I had it on a DMK body for a while. This face plate would be an excellent candidate for an eye-opening!  
Split prices: 
FP $45 
HB $40  

Dollzone Star/moon dragon body only WS (discontinued) $200
 dragon1
 I am having serious doubts about selling this guy (he's so fing cute!) so this sale is for the BODY ONLY. Head is not for sale. I've had this since 2012 and done NOTHING with it. It's so cute and different and fun that I avoided parting with it but it's time to admit I'll never have the time to devote to even painting it. Moon, Star and this body were discontinued by DZ and not so easy to come by... It stands very well, and has good pose-ability for such an odd little thing.  
 The only thing I am willing to split here is the hands. Which is weird I know, but if you're willing to buy it without hands it will be cheaper.

SOLD Doll Chateau Ada WS (SOLD OUT) $200
  adasale1
 I was very excited to get this adorable doll but I've done NOTHING with it since it's arrival.....it's sat on the shelf in my room. I don't feel as though I have the time to devote to her and I really need to downsize... I got her a few months ago, new from DC. I sueded the legs so she can stand better.....that's it. Will NOT come with the eyes pictured.  

Fairyland Minifee Karsh Sleeping head NS $100
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No damage, he's been stored in a box, so little to no yellowing  

SOLD DIM Doll In Mind Laia OE Head NS $100
 dim1
Got her in a trade and can't use her for the character I had in mind. Looks brand new, no yellowing or damage. MSD sized head. Will come blank, no eyes.

Dollzone LE MO B SD head YNS $125
mo1
Won this in a charity lottery, but I'm not doing anything with him and can't afford a new body >.< He looks brand new, I have the COA and will send it with. This is the Limited Mo SD sized head. Will come blank, no eyes.  

Volks Midori on a Volks MSD body $475
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Make me an offer. I paid about this much for her, but I've realized she's too cute and too young-looking for her character, and the dolls I want to replace her with aren't this pricey. She's second-hand, body and head from two different sellers. Headcap is chipped a little, came to me this way and can't be seen under a wig. I have more pictures of her, including inside the head and her head plate which is still attached. No box or papers, as I said she's second-hand and from before a time when people cared so much.  
Split prices: 
Head $350 
Body $175

 Latidoll Blue Christopher Rei head $85
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I actually have no idea what color this head is. I got it thinking it was NS but it's several shades lighter than the LD body. I blushed it to match. Faceup is by me. Head only, no eyes. This is a mature mini sized head.  

SOLD The Mushroom Peddler Spark $150
The only way to get him was to go to the STL BJD convention last year...Or know someone who was going :D He's very small, like in between a Puki and Pukifee or something. But super cute. I've never done a thing with him though, so I'm letting him go.
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Trades
Peakswoods FOC head NS (will consider any OE molds)
Marchen Waltz OE or Moonlight dream Aimee, or YDIKE or RILEY HEAD - will consider others
Volks DWC02 head or similar SD10 mold
Delf Soo NS head

Dollstown Elf Body in oriental skin

Dollzone Fei 1 or 2 boy head or full doll any color

Dollmore kid Ujee head or full doll ANY
WS Yellowed SD boy body suitable for Delf head (Fdoll, Delf, B&G, other)
Peakswoods FOB Girl or head - any

 Doll Chateau Y-03 body in NSP
Doll Chateau K-05 or K-07 body in WS

 Minifee Juri 13 head, any
Minifee hook hands WS (girl)

Anything other than this and I will probably say no.  


BUY MY STUFF!!


Thursday, September 26, 2013

Wishlist returns!!

Posting a quick wishlist, so I remember what I want.

Mini Isis
So far it's been hard to determine a mold for her. She has to look good with Alex and David, and they're so different it's impossible to get a girl to match them both.

With a stroke of good luck I may have done it. I am negotiating a trade for a Souldoll Janne. She wasn't a mold I was looking at but when I saw her yesterday I thought she was IT. She has that mix of stylized and realistic I love so much. So cross your fingers. Isis may be getting crossed off the list.

Mini Anna
She's an easy one.
Peakswoods FOB girl. Not quite decided on mold, and I think I want to hybrid her with a KDF body (the romantic version)...but I don't have to look far and wide for a mold. Maybe by the time I can afford her, PW will have redone their mini body to be mature and better posing lol
I can dream.

Logan
Logan was tough. He's a character I've been developing for FC that I decided to get a doll of first, then draw. I only want him in mini form (no SD of this guy) and I would prefer him to be tan, but I thought I'd like to try my hand at dying a doll so I thought of getting a "junk" mold.

Problem is I can't "see" the character in any doll I like and would like to own.
I was pretty set on another Dollzone since I'm into them right now...and there were like, 5 molds I would like but didn't really think would work....

And then I saw the one. Fei. Who is of course, discontinued. YAY!
But he's perfect, so I'll be amending all my trade threads and hoping for the best.

Cassiel
My plan to put the new Cass head on the modded ftm Zaoll body and move Tween to a new body is still happening...I just can't get a head.

These are my options.
Peakswoods FOC head NS (will consider any OE molds)
Marchen Waltz OE or Moonlight dream Aimee, or YDIKE or RILEY HEAD - will consider others
Volks DWC02 head or similar size SD10 mold (Elena, 4 sisters, other)
Delf Soo NS head

Problem is, I never have the money when I find one for sale and no one wants trades. Or they don't want what I have. Boo.

Dollstown Elf body
For Tweeny. I tried him on one and it's love with a capital L. It's more boyish than the Zaoll and a perfect fit. Again, no monies and no trades. Boo x2.

That's it! That's my wishlist! Three dolls, one head, one body.
Might be a few more here and there....I may be getting a Shiwoo project head, and could possibly want a body for him in the future, but for the most part....I don't want more dolls!
I can't handle some of the ones I have, and with the arrival of Skullface, they all look boring to me now anyway XD
I am sure that will change when the allure of Skullface has worn off, but for right now...I have other dolls? lol


Look for some sales. I'm going to sell my 70cm Resinsoul boy body...maybe with the head. Michael's not important enough to have around when I can't even buy him or my other big guys clothes.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Moar SkullFace!!

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Skullface stole a wig from the Alex Unit last night, and I kinda like it. He looks good in short hairs!

I swear DC would own me if they sold their parts separately. I'd buy the hands for Alex's I and III, Mini and anyone else who needed them. They're so fabulous...expressive and graceful, and no crazy joints to drive me insane! And I wish I could get the legs off this doll for Alex II....I hate his legs. It's so not worth it too me to buy another body just to take off the legs lol

Maybe after I discover the secret of the money tree!

Hmmmmm.....I think I may have to do an updated Kara Klum group now....

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Meet the new Boss.


Hee hee heeeeee my new favorite

AZV21 AZV22-2 AZV24-2

SO. MUCH. GLEE!

There is nothing I don't love about this body. Nothing. It's perfect in so many ways, down to it's creeptastic jointy toes. Pretty sure this head wouldn't look right on anything else.

I've already sanded off the bewbs, though in photos it shows up a little more than I'd like. In person, it looks more guy-like. I had to use sandpaper only, and do more shaping than I usually do (which is just take everything off. Everything.) because the torso resin is really thin and I was afeared of ruinating him.  I probably won't sand anymore, but I'd like to add nipples and a peen. And if that goes wellish, I might try to fill in some of the lines that still make him look like he's got boobs. Or one day I might get a wild hair and sand anyway. For now he's fine. More than fine, perfect!! I might have to wire those knees though. He's getting kicky in his old age of not quite a week.

I would like to say this will be my last Kara Klum...but only time will tell.  Or Dollmore will tell, if they ever release a new version in some color other than tan (I'll totally take grey. Just not tan), or fangies, I'm all over it.

Anyway, I calls him Azrael Version 2 (or V2) and he's kinda representing the eventual corruption and insanity the character suffers. Poor thing, as though his life's not hard enough....

I plan on continuing the bone theme down his neck, shoulder and arm of his left side...and some partial rib, cause ribs is cool. I'd like to get him some creepier eyes (cause pupil-less grey isn't creepy enough!!)....and some nice items like a cat-o-nine tails and a hat like the WWE Undertaker wore. Until then he has this hat. Good enough for now.

Monday, September 9, 2013

WOO HOO Doll stuffs

DDE emailed me today! :D Azrael V2's DC body is on the way!!! Weeks earlier than I thought it would be! I'm super happy, I really didn't think it would be here by the october meet. Now I'll for sure have it! OMG I don't have room on the "Alex" shelf, which will have to be the Kara Klum shelf now....Tween's gonna get booted off.

Other than that, Devon's new eyes showed up today....after I took some photos of her XD

Now, some photos.


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 This is the Nanuri 13 I busted my ass trying to buy second hand. I wanted a WS one, to change on and off with my Chichi to be evil-smiley Alex. BUT I got an NS full doll instead. So now he's drunk, mischievous and blond Alex lol. This is the first wig I've ever made for a puki or anything so small. Surprisingly, it's really nice. It fits him really well, without a wig cap. I used black water color pencil to draw on the fabric, and it shows through :P but other than that.... I chopped it unevenly, because it kind of looks like Alex tried to cut his hair himself lol
Because the fur is white even though it was supposed to be off-white when I bought it, I tried to color it with pastel. I used pastel, because I have a white-blond creme color, I know it won't stain the doll, and I once got pastel on one of Big Alex's wigs and it stained forever lol. So I thought it would work. It did, but it's kinda streaked unevenly. Good thing he's kind of a wreak anyway XD




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 This is Devon, my RS Li. I did one face up and hated it...I mean really, it was so bad. I was in a horrible mood and trying to slap something on her when I did it, so it's really no wonder...but still. I need to get her some bluer wigs, and a few things for her wardrobe, but so far I'm really happy with her. Last night after I finished this face up, I restrung her with really thick string so she's a decent poser now! Her new eyes that came today are yellow with cat pupils. She's evil. They look good....maybe it's the green wig but she looks more reptilian than feline, which is awesome. I was worried she's channel cat...not at all. I want to get her some MNF hands because as a witch, I feel like they would be good for "spell" shoots. All together I hope to have five Mini's as witches....could be some interesting shoots!




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Speaking of witches, Mini Aishe! I've been putting him off for months....I had to mod scars on his other eye, to match my big Aishe - he looks kinda lopsided now with two sets of scars, but I really wanted to go back to Big Aishe with the ones I did. He's on the new DZ boy body that came with my Ro, Boo (who's on the girl body now). He's super-tall and manly looking lol. I think of all the dolls I own, he's probably the most human proportions. I love him to death!! He does this body justice <33

In case you're wondering what he looks like with a real MNF **warning for doll peen**

LOOOOOOOOOM

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 HE SO TALL! No taller than he should be. He's about the same height as Uriel and Alex, which is what Aishe should be. So really, it's good he's on this body and not the MNF one. Now I'm extra excited to get Mini David finished....So scary though D: Neck mods aren't fun.

I really can't wait to get them all together, photos!! Especially of Uriel, since he's got a new wig.

I also need to take some pics of big Aishe....and his shiny new faceup! First one in four years! More than four years!!

And speaking of face ups, here's Devon's first one, just so you can see how bad it is :D


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lol soooo bad!! XDD