DollsArtCats

 The Naperville Doll Show was on! We all wore masks, but we could sit, vaccinated, in the lobby and drink Starbucks and pretend it was all normal. And I bought some things--most of the lace and fabric on the left is for Cat; the dress was probably from some unfortunate Chinese porcelain doll, and the tiny clothes on the right ..might..fit my Nanuri Fairyland girl on her small Moe body. Since they were a dollar apiece, I thought it was worth a try. There was a plastic futuristic rifle for Rain to shoot mutant giant bugs with, a tarot card box, and some silk flowers. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. (I also bought a wig from Akutenshi, not shown here, but I will take photos for a later post.) The dark blob on the right is actually a hat--there is a vendor at the show that always has a display of perfect little doll hats, and I try to buy one just to support her. I have made human hats for a small Renaissance Faire and it's a lot of work--and crushing if no one buys them! And they are really well ...

I don't know a thing about her except that her dress looks..awesome. And she also seems to have special ears (and she is the Bianca NYID smaller size. I can't afford her right now (the house needs things more than I do) but all the girls in the Addiction series have been outstanding--Doria in owner photos is just gorgeous, while in the store promos she seemed a little plainer. Here's a photo I snagged from Pepstar's DeviantArt pages of the Doria Vampire head unpainted and then painted by Lisa. You can see how imaginative the series has been for Iplehouse, who always does a good sculpt, but just seems even more inspired with this series. Pepstar does commission faceups, and you can see more photos (I bought one of her regular scenic photos) here: http://pepstarsworld.deviantart.com/