Everyone appears to be happy

Everyone appears to be happy
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

Hope everyone got something they wanted as well as gave something of themselves for the Holidays!

I have been cutting way down in my spending on clothes for these ladies. I will be sticking to cheapo clean out sales on Plastic Paradise for a while unless there's something I see that's super special. I mean I still have three items on the way that I'm pretty sure have been severely delayed by holiday post traffic. But I have no regrets. I just can't continue in the matter in the same careless manner with which I began this insanity. Also, I HAVE NO CLOTHES! I have not been shopping for myself in ages. The entire summer went by and I bought zero pairs of shoes for myself! ME!! That's sick.

How many shoes did I buy the Fab Five? I don't even wanna know.

Mine?

Sabine seems to have formed a quick attachment to an Anthropologie gift card holder given to me this Christmas.

Me: What are you calling her?
Sabine: Him.
Me: Okay, what are you calling him?
Sabine: Frog Buttony
Me: Frog Buttony?
Sabine: Yes, what's wrong with it?
Me: Nothing, carry on.



I really do need to start giving them their real gifts.

Brrrrr!

Brrrrr!
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Brrrrr!

Brrrrr!
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Blythe Postcards on my bed

Blythe Postcards on my bed
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

Had some snapfish postcards made of three of the Blythes last week, more as an experiment to see what they would look like than anything else. But they came out so well, that I think might need to market them somehow. Two of them include Cece's handmade hats so they would be great promotion but there needs to be a logo somewhere and I hadn't even thought about that. I will definitely be ordering more. I like them a lot.

Not Impressed

Not Impressed
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

Sabine,: Eh, it's cold
Me: Yeah snow is cold but it's also magical
Sabine: Hmm, when do we go back home?
Me: Get back in the bag.

Zoya and Reese in the Snow

Sunday stroll in the Central Park Snow

Molly Enjoys My New Candle

I've started to experiment lately with the aperture and manual settings on my camera. i don't do a lot of low light photography and I always want to. I love the warmth, romance and hauntedness, the often silent contemplation of low light photography. I always thought I needed a much faster shutter to take low light but there also settings to mess with in my Manual settings which I never use which allow me to take great, clear pictures in low light settings. It's like having a whole new camera again. I can't wait to learn more!

Skiing

Skiing
Originally uploaded by ladyingreen17

It's so good to see that Perrin has safely reached her new host, Shana in York Pennsylvania. Look at her hitting those slopes with a friend!
: )

Disco Reese

Disco Reese
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

Just playing around with some of the Premium account editing effects on Picnic, flicker's photo editing software. I think Reese looks right out of the seventies here.

When Dolls Shoot Dolls

Zoya gets behind the camera for a change, although she's actually still in front of the camera.

Perrin's Last Days in NYC

Yesterday was really cold but I was determined to show Perrin a bit more of New York before I plunged myself into finals studying for the weekend. The plan was to try and find that Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park but I was up so early, met Cece to look for some beads to make a necklace and hadn't eaten a thing all day except maybe some cereal. So I just knew I wasn't going to make it to a statue that may or not have been near East 74th Street North of the lake? We just took a bus crosstown to the East Side to check out the Met and then do my favorite hike over to Belvedere's Castle which has become another favorite spot for the Fab 5. Molly came along to keep Perrin Company. We even stopped at Strawberry Fields where the candle was lit in the Imagine shrine.


Also I finally figured out this weekend that Perrin reminds so much of the silent screen actress, Lilian Gish. She has the most expressive, 30s era gamine eyes! It's hard to think of her as just a doll.


By Next Tuesday Perrin will be making her way to Philly. I'm giving her barrettes, the dress from Gina Garan and maybe a hat by Cece to take with her on her journey. It really has been amazing and I can't wait to follow the rest of her adventures in blog entries and pictures around the world.
: )

Perrin getting ready for her next trip

Perrin getting ready for her next trip
Originally uploaded by Zanalee

I bought Perrin a little Hello Kitty bag for her NYC goodies as she prepares for her next trip to Philly. I' feel bad that I haven't been able to do more things with her, more generic touristy New York things. But tomorrow, I plan on taking her and Sabine to Central Park to find that Alice in Wonderland statue. Maybe even hang out a bit in front of the Met. But then I really need to buckle down and start studying for my Spanish finals. Boooring!

No, actually I really love that I can now understand the flickr comments of some of my Spanish Speaking flickr contacts. Me gusta!
: )

Millicent

Millicent is a custom African American Blythe, made by Blythe Studio
She is presently up for auction on ebay. I may pass out.

When Perrin and Reya met Gina

The line to get in stretched to the end of the block



Cece and I attended the Bust Craftacular yesterday around 12:30 or so to look all the wonderful handmade holiday crafts at the Metropolitan Pavilion. I also brought along Perrin and Reya to meet the lovely Gina Garan who was womanning the Blythe booth with her sister. Oh, it was such a great time! She actually recognized Perrin right away. EEEeeee!!! She's a star! And she loved Reya! We got a free gift for bringing them along, had a little chat with her and her sister and also picked up a little gift for them which I'm saving for Christmas. It was such and awesome time! This is my second time attending the Bust Craftacular. Amanda took me for the first time a few years ago and I loved it. It's wonderful to be able to see all the creativity put into these lovely one of a kind crafts, knit and crotchet wear, stationary, clothes jewelry and so much more. The vibe is really chill, the vendors are so nice. It's heaven, an inspiration and a great networking place for any artist.

Stopped by the Rain

Originally uploaded by Zanalee

Looks like we're staying in today. Well I went out but Perrin stayed in withe the Fab Five. Tomorrow, the weather promises to be much better. It better be. We have to go to Craftacular!
: )

Perrin The Traveling Blythe Has Arrived

During a really crappy work week, Perrin showed up yesterday morning on my desk, the way they all do. I was so happy, I was jumping up and down. Luckily, one of my very accepting co-workers was the only other person present.

Well Perrin is very tired as expected. She just landed from Canada. She's bit serious looking but she loosened up a bit after changing into some more comfortable clothes, one of which is a sweater given to her by her previous host. I also put her hair up in a casual ponytail.

I will be sure to add to her wardrobe as well before I ship her of to her next destination. But for a while she will be my sixth Blythe and I gotta tell ya. It's a full house! Thank God, she got here just before the weekend. I'll be attending the Bust Holiday Craftacular this weekend and hope to get some photo ops with Gina Garan.

Waiting for Perrin

Waiting for Perrin
Originally uploaded by zanalee(Can't wait 2 meet Perrin&go2Craftacular!)

She's on her way to NYC! She was shipped express last Monday and I'm told she might be here by next Monday! I hope the weather is good. I hope she gets to spend the weekend too!

: )

Reese and Zoya have landed

Actually they both arrived at work yesterday at the same time! So I had two huge boxes to take home in addition to my Spanish homework textbooks. I opened them in the library with Cece. It was so much fun. But I didn't actually take them out of their boxes until I got home. I opened Reese first.





Reese Dynamite Girl
Her hair is super soft. I was really surprised by that had. We were surprised at how small her boobs are and on the whole she's very much on the skinny side. The bendability of her elbows and knees make her seem very spider like and she's very delicately and finely designed. I love that her eyelashes extend from her eyes. I've never seen that on a doll whose eyes don't move or close.

It's obvious that she's a dancer but I have decided that in addition to her obvious expertise in urban dance, she is also classically trained in Ballet and a talented vocalist.


Zoya Monsieur Z
Cece told me that she looked like someone she knew named Toya, so I combined that with the Z in her line brand name, Monsieur Z to make Zoya. Incidentally, I just discovered that Monsieur Z has nothing to do with Jason Wu the creator of Integrity Dolls. Monsieur Z Dolls were apparently inspired by the illustrator of the same name. I have to do a little more research on that. The appeal of his illustrations don't help at all with the fact that the name "Jungle Fever" for this gorgeous doll is disappointing and offensive. I mean WTF? Anyway, she's Zoya now.

She's got the most amazing complexion I have ever seen on a doll and hair that I could just live in. She's a bit stiff in the neck and a bit wobbly when I hold her by the legs. Both dolls are jointed in the chest area but do not twist in the hip which I just don't get. Twisting at the hip is a feature I love in dolls and one I feel is pretty essential to effecting realism with posing but I guess they make up for that with the fact that she's jointed everywhere else. Her little safari suit and glasses or so hip and current, I could put them on any doll and they would look amazing. Like Reese, she is also very delicately designed with articulated hands, painted fingernails and toes. Crazy!

Frankly, they're a little bit intimidating I gotta say, but I am entranced by their beauty and detail and I can't wait to explore their potential for animated posing in my photography.