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And just in time for Halloween, Impldoll has released the awesomely weird Cornelia , a deep-sea honey with a very cute face! It looks like she is shown on the new body, too. I ordered one back in August from Impl, and they are running very slow--I did get a message on the Q and A board that my body would ship Nov 15th, so I am hopeful. I am anxious to try it out! I also hope my Galena head fits :o.

And Halloween in 1989 (That dress weighted 12 lbs.) :D

But really, it's a "Fit Model" I tell you, so I can sew things for my friends! Never mind that she is a Soom Teeny Gem named Silt, and is as cute as a button. Also her name is Danica and she needs clothes her size, and shoes.

Just more pix--there were backgrounds for people to use to take photos, one for the tinies: And loaded up with a tiny band! (Blurry because I was giggling): Here is the mid-sized photo set: I loved the tiny books! And here is the large set--I am always so impressed how well these printed backdrops work: The background in use! Look at this cool Halloweeny artist doll! Here is the box: Sales table: I was fairly restrained in shopping--bought some pants and eyes and a pair of small shoes. And finally a little cutie: It was so fun :D

Happy Little Trees!

The theme was Vampires and there were lots! Akutenshi made that Dalmation dress! Maybe not a vampire, but so cute: BIG girls: Very Small Girls: Catgirls: Dearmine Diana Catboys: I will put up more later, I still have photos to sort. It was so much fun!

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It looks like Granado will be doing a series of Chinese Elements, woot! This is the first, the beautiful Goddess of Metal, MyoAm . I have a body for her, and I think I will order her head once the sales open. BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE...another version of MyoAm, Princess MyoEn. And yes, you can buy the wig and outfit! I just bought her head and eyes :D

And it was like Coachella. I parked 1/4 mile away, walked to the polling place, waited 35 minutes, then spent 2 minutes voting on a touch screen with a paper printout, and left..even more people waiting. The poll workers said they had never seen anything like it.

So I am messing around with sculpey and apoxie, making a kitten bjd. It is not easy--but I am learning the sculpey is fun to sculpt with-- and apoxie is good for fixing the myriad problems that happen when you actually cook sculpey. While the manufacturer of sculpey claims that you can add more sculpey and rebake the stuff, I do not recommend it. The older layer scorches and the new layer can't decide if it's actually cooked or not. With apoxie, the main thing is Thou Shalt Mix Exactly Equal Portions of the white and the gray, or it will not set. And you have to mix for a long time, squishing in your blue nitrile gloves, making balloon noises. But you can sand it--it feels pretty much like resin, and it is really hard. Sculpey you can carve a bit like hard rubber, it's fun too--but also easy to make a mistake, and then out comes the Apoxie. Hopefully I will find a gesso that will stick to both surfaces when I am ready to paint. I also in a mad moment decided I wanted to ...

RodianAngel has a whole pile of fun, easy bjd clothing tutorials, this is one of the easiest ones. (I know it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but you can plan ahead! https://www.deviantart.com/rodianangel/art/String-Bikini-Tutorial-520456324

Part one of sculpting some dolls in Russia, with bonus cats and pigeons. Difficulty, the materials aren't labelled (there is no dialog) but it's fascinating anyway. It looks like porcelain, because of the kiln. Part Two: Painting and adding enamel glass to the pattern:

It's here on Saturday the 27th--this is where all the Chitown sponsored events have been held that I have been to. You do need to pre-register, they won't let you pay at the door to attend; go to the Den of Angels Community tab, then look for the Chitown event, read the rules and there is the contact and PayPal address there. It's 15.00 and includes entry and a potato bar :D. Theme is "vampires".

Yes, it's a whole set of Pinterest boards organized by doll artist! I have gotten into the bad habit of looking at Pinterest before bedtime because it is a peaceful way to unwind from the news. Of course it can mean that you end up going down some costume rabbit hole and then discover that it's midnight. But this is the main link, and then you too can stay up late looking at dolls: https://www.pinterest.com/ufachita/

I had to hunt around a little for a bio on Abramova, and found a little artist statement here: https://vsemart.com/hyper-realistic-dolls-by-alyona-abramova/ Also there are a lot more pictures of her work. So much detail in the costumes, just stunning! The image above is a "Malachite Maid" a fairy spirit of the Ural mountains. Russian fairy folk dress for the weather :D Here's "Coral" Another one that I don't know the complete title of (I should run Tineye on it to find it, I might do that later today): It's listed as "Of the Fair" on Pinterest by pinner Marina Morozova Everyone looks so good-natured! I have no idea these dolls are, maybe 80 plus cm tall? "Of the Fair" has some Indian bells that are usually I cm tall, so that is a rough guide. In the pinterest link below they look big, like 4 feet tall. And look, there is a Pinterest collection of her work !

Phyllis Morrow of PGM sculpting has a nice tutorial on making this mermaid. I liked the tail the best and there are a LOT of steps on how to make that delicate end fin--which includes Liquid Fimo, which I thought before was kind of useless-- but I see here how it works to provide transparency for the tail and protection when baking the tail fin. http://pgmsculpting.com/tutorials/

Isa has an overdress now, I am still working on the underskirt and corset..and the wig. The wig still has a tendency to want to slide backwards off her head. I really like that Dollshe body, it's a shame they are so expensive! Maybe I can hit one of Mr. Dollshe's sales some time. And here is the Ashanti I promised pix of--she needs her own wig, her face up finished (it got cold suddenly and I need to spray seal what I have) and restrung to be a little tighter. I also need to get one of her elbow pieces out of the upper arm, it seems to be stuck. Otherwise I am so happy with her--I never know with Iplehouse dolls if I am going to like a sculpt until I have it in hand, and this is a good one. Lots of expressions possible with different angles :D Update--I found a tool to unstick the elbow piece: And now, restrung, a different wig, and able to fully pose both arms!

                                                      Five restful minutes of tiny beauty.

Yes, those are Iplehouse Ashanti feet--the problem with my selling dolls is that suddenly there is money in the PayPal account, and there are dolls with problems for sale on the MP. In this case Miss Ashanti really had only one problem, a ding in her back, some minor issues like replacement hands, no head plate (but a certificate and a pedigree) and then courtesy of the Post Office, broken foot hooks. So I have fixed those and she is now all in one gorgeous piece. Photos tomorrow. I actually have been doing a lot of doll stuff, including working on Pele and her opposite Isa. Isa is a Sicktress Deesse in gray, and I finally found a body I liked for her and I have been sewing for her, trying to get her and Pele ready for a Halloween meetup. Meanwhile, Iplehouse has issued a new doll, this time an EID girl : She is Leda, of Being-Really-Too-Much-Of-A-Swan fan fame, with gorgeous "Greek" robes and jewels. I think the Greek Gods theme is awesome, but I would like a more a...

A GIANT DOLLY...though it's really a Wood Troll. Still WIP being created by J, but I think it's just fab, even not finished. Also a ton of work is in it already. From Wood Trolls to Wood Ears: the squirrels are using it for a drinking fountain (ew). It does mean I should get a tree guy to come out and prune some of the branches, since the tree is not well and might possible drop branches where we don't want them dropped. But I'd like to keep as much of the tree as possible, since several generations of squirrels have been raised inside of it. One of the clothing items I bought from Rajendora (Sewing Box Designs). It's a Cheongsam and it fits both the Fairyland Minifee body and also the Soulkid body (that is what Shushu/Kalypso is on right now). I think Kalypso enjoys being the only girl her size in the house--she has a giant box of inherited clothing from various other dolls that have moved on. (Thistle, the Minifee Moe, is a bit smaller and shorter all a...