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 long time no post...

billie

volks yosd megu. a dream doll.

mei

i still don't know which basic sp would be the right satsuki sister for her. momo? probably.

 zacharie

the perfect tan. originally, this miel was intended to be a boy... but she makes such a sweet little girl.

melvil

trying to pose the soom mecha angel body drives me nuts but what a handsome face.

kunstlerschutz

some people wear bunny slippers.

bunnies should always wear slippers.

clémentine

i hesitated between Berry and Penny. she arrived less than a month after i ordered her.
i didn't know they were so "talked about" then.

it's funny how dolls that spark off this amount of interest, equally inspire the kind of bitter comments that could be slowly leading to some sort of doll bashing.

i guess this kind of doll will not belong to a major "doll group". by that, i mean the resin one or the plastic one. "good for her", i'd be tempted to say.

yes, their body is a cheap obitsu one.
yes, their price is rather high.

but

an estebebe face up is expensive. here, they don't just make up the eyes. they make the eyes.

the reasons why i like a doll are usually very basic. they remind me of good things and/or i just smile at the sight of them.
clémentine reminds me of old illustrations, and her expression makes me smile. it's that simple.

for japan

mihaku

organized a raffle for donations for the Japanese Red Cross Society

mild obsession

warm and fuzzy

so little time to update. but after so many years unemployed, i'm not going to complain.

this is atom.




he loves fur.





but only the purring kind.

léontine

first try at customizing a blythe. (i'm so glad they don't need eyebrows...)

she's a factory girl. translucent face. cappuccino chat scalp (that needed a lot of care!). possibly a cappucchino chat eyemech (special purple center eyechips) but with pink eyelids. and a very hastily put together body (cracks, torso and legs of different colors, painted nails) that will be replaced.

i didn't dare carve the lips. i don't have the tools and rarely like ones that are. i only used old chalks and watercolor pencils. too clumsy for paint ant brushes. i know the result is far from perfect. uneven, blotchy, etc... but i wanted a powdered effect and the colors are the ones i had in mind. at first i wanted her to smile, but i'm perhaps not in the mood because she ended up being rather pouty.

chocolate eyeshadow, a touch of white on the inner corner of her eyes and blushing... now she needs some varnish on her lips and matching eyelids (another touch of chocolate). this is going to be tricky. the lashes were also special ones which i would have loved to keep but the left ones were too damaged. so far, taking them off, so i could apply the shadow, has been very difficult. hours in hot soapy water didn't work at all. i wonder what i can use...