Profile: Raven Ever-after

Name: Raven Ever-after
Head: Raven Queen
Body: Ever After High medium height, Mattel
Arrival Date: December 30, 2015
Age: Teenager
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Occupation: Student
Personality: Quiet, bookworm
Likes: Purple, reading, fantasy, mythology, cats, night
Dislikes: Orange, daytime, crowds
Favorite Colors: Purple and black
Fashion: High fashion, store bought
Status: Active

Gallery: Christmas Surprise for Feebee

Oh Christmas Tree, so prickly...

Tutorial: Doll on a Budget

I think we've all noticed a big wave of new people entering the dolly community.  One of the biggest things they ask about is how to get into it on a smaller budget.  Don't get me wrong, I'd really love the new dolly people to support the resin artists we know and love, but you can only work with what you got, right?  So here's some helpful tips I've compiled for starting your dolly family.

Doll Body: Mix & Match!

Just love a head but would be okay with a slightly different body?  Great!  Bodies get expensive new, but you can find them used in doll forums and on Ebay.  I bought Amiga's head new and her body used on Ebay.  The vinyls don't match perfectly, but I blushed her up and you can hardly tell!

Picking my Next Doll

My husband gets bothered by big ball-jointed dolls with changeable eyes.  They creep him out and make him uncomfortable, especially if he thinks they're looking at him.  When Comrade came, he got fed up with it.  When I told him I was selling Comrade, he was really relieved.  And then he told me about how the dolls were starting to really stress him out.  He didn't want me to give up the hobby, because it made me happy, but two 1/3 scale dolls was just too much.

Gallery: Mika's Fashion Show 2

Mika's on the runway again, and this time with a whole new theme, dresses!  The first two are custom made from Debra's Crafts on Etsy.  Yep, she made them just for me!  And they turned out great!

I love the skirt on this dress.

Profile: Zeebee

Name: Zeebee
Head: Hujoo Berry
Body: Hujoo 23cm
Arrival Date: March 8th, 2012
Age: Unknown
Gender: Female
Species: Alien
Occupation: Inter-galactic Explorer
Personality: Kind, playful, laid back, fascinated with the things around her.
Likes: Star Trek, going outside, silver and gray, mirrors, old TV and movies, her adopted sister Feebee
Dislikes: Nothing yet.  Everything is awesome!
Status: Active

Gallery: Zilker Botanical Garden

Today Feebee and Zeebee, my two Hujoos, got to go on a pretty fantastic trip.  Me and a few other local dolly people all went to Zilker Botanical Garden together.  It was my first time there, so I wasn't sure what to expect, aside from, you know, flowers.  Oh, and if anyone visits Austin Texas, I highly recommend it!  http://www.zilkergarden.org/   But enough plugging, here's some pictures of me, Feebee, and Zeebee's day!

We're in the car, on our way.

New Stuff for my Hujoos

My Hujoos, Feebee and Zeebee, got a new laptop and chair!  It's a nice chair too, metal base and everything.  You can bet I'll be bringing this when I want to splay one of my Hujoos.

Happy Easter!

Gallery: Mika's Picnic

Today Mika ventured outside to have a picnic today.  It was very lovely out, so we enjoyed the weather until we got too hot.

Where shall we picnic?

Gallery: Mika's Fashion Show 1

Welcome ladies and gents to Mika's very first fashion show!  Today we're featuring clothes custom made for her by My Lovely Fairy.  There's all sorts of mix and matching styles, but we're just showing a few today.

Here's Mika in her all cat gear, white from paws to ears!  And her tail.

Profile: Mika

Name: Mika
Head: Parabox blond rooted head
Body: Obitsu 11cm
Arrival Date: March 12th, 2015
Age: Kitten
Gender: Female
Species: Cat
Occupation: House-cat, adventurer
Personality: Adorable, lazy, adventurous, distractable
Likes: Sleeping, riding in purses, Dungeons & Dragons, clothes
Dislikes: The big cats, losing limbs, chores or other work
Status: Ear damaged, waiting on repair

Gallery: Mika's Box Opening

Loads has happened since I last posted.  I realized I just don't have interest in Comrade, so I found him a new home.  He's now happily in a good family of someone I met on Dollieh Sanctuary.  Don't worry, I still got a new family member of my own.  Ladies and gents, presenting Mika!  She's an Obitsu 11cm and I adore her!  Here's her box opening...

Every box opening starts with a box!

Coming Soon...

I'm so excited! I finally ordered my bitty 'bitsu today. I'm gonna name her Mira and she will be Amiga's pet cat. I already have the ears from a past purchase. I really went all out this time, bought her a bunch of clothes off Etsy and shoes from Mimiwoo. She's gonna go on so many little adventures! Hubby might get a little mad at me when he sees the totals in the bank, but I actually saved a lot of money. This Etsy shop gives you discounts for buying multiple things, and I saved shipping costs. I won't have to buy anything for her for quite a while. And it will save me the frustration of making things so tiny. I'm so excited! This is the first time I've bought clothes for a doll.

 Here's where I ordered the body and head:  Junkyspot

Here's the Etsy shop I ordered clothes from:  MyLovelyFairy

Here's where I bought shoes: Mimiwoo

Gallery: D&D with Feebee

I took Feebee to my Dungeons & Dragons group.  Yes, I have more than one hobby.  Here's the shenanigans!

Starting with a stop to Taco Bell!

February's Tea Party

First doll meet of the year, and it was awesome!  Hosted by moi, but lots of people helped, bringing in some tea from home, things like that.  It was a great turnout and everyone was really nice.  And one of our newer members just got his first doll!  Yay!

The little guy in green on the left is new!

Playing on Computers

This is just a little one shot, Amiga and Comrade looking over at each other's laptops.

Comrade: I'm clothes shopping, I swear!

Profile: Comrade

Name: Comrade
Head: Obitsu Default
Body: Obitsu 55cm Boy
Arrival Date: Jan 2, 2015
Age: Early 20s
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Occupation: Photographer
Personality: Confident, laid back, a little immature
Likes: Relaxing, videogames, cuddling with a beautiful girl, lizards, geeky t-shirts
Dislikes: Vegetables, business attire, people who try too hard to be cool
Status: Re-homed

Gallery: Comrade's Box Opening

Wahoo!  He's finally here!  Naturally, I heavily documented his box opening ceremony.  Here it is!

Amiga's been eagerly anticipating Comrade's arrival.

Eyelashes

I got brave, and finally put eyelashes on Amiga.  I've been so worries about them looking monstrous, too long, too dark, doing it wrong, all sorts of excuses.  But today, I did it!  I sized and trimmed them, then put tacky glue on her eyelids and carefully placed them on.  I really should have made a tutorial, but I had no idea I'd be doing it right.  Now she's among the eyelashed dolls.