This Just In!!

 Sabine with "Simply Mango Scalp"

So I've been looking to swap Sabine's Prima Dolly Aubrey scalp for a "Simply Mango" scalp for a while now. I had the offer up for a bit on Plastic Paradise but didn't get any takers at least not soon enough for me anyway. So I put Sabine up on ebay hoping that maybe I could just buy "Simply Mango" with the cash I got for Sabine. I don't really need the whole doll, just the scalp. I had so much fun with it when I bought "Simply Mango" months ago to customize and create Neige, one of my Black Blythes. I swapped that existing Mango Scalp for a "Heather Sky" scalp  which I feel suits Neige perfectly. Again I was fortunate to find someone to trade with rather quickly. But I have to tell you that while I had "Simply Mango" I adored her and that beautiful fruity colored hair. She took such great pictures! I vowed to buy her again if I could and then it occurred to me that if I could just get a hold of the scalp I could make any existing RBL I have into a virtual "Simply Mango" Blythe.  But I haven't found anyone willing to give up that Mango scalp again. And Sabine did not make a sale. So...

So this weekend I was randomly searching ebay for prices on blank Blythe scalps, with a mohair project in mind, because even though I still have the thermal saran re-root to finish, my mind has been toying with the idea of doing another mohair re-root just because I love mohair and the mohair look so much. I really want to take another crack at it.  I was not expecting to see a brand new "Simply Mango" scalp up for auction from someone who like I, explained that she also bought Simply Mango to customize and no longer needed the scalp! OMG!!!! It was meant to be! But I still had about 20 hours to wait and watch before I could put a bid in and I was thankful up until the very last minute that I was the only bidder. Oh YES!!!! I won it about 5 minutes ago! This means Sabine gets to stay and be reborn with a Mango scalp and I don't have to buy another doll! I will be putting her Prima Dolly Aubrey scalp up for sale on PP shortly.  One item from my dolly wish list down! WOOT!

Simply Chocolate and Vanilla Blythe (Out of the box)

Umm... you know, I can't say I'm like blown away or anything. Aveuch, one of my contacts on flickr said that "Simply Vanilla" looks like an 80s anchor woman and I have to agree. I'm way more into "Simply Chocolate" but not enough to run out and break my bank over her. I'm starting to realize that so far, the only stock Blythe I have ever purchased that I love for her pure stockness is my Hammy(Hamsa) "Punkaholic People" Blythe. I kept her in her stock outfit for quite a while after I bought her. For me, she works so well just as she is and I have not dreamed of customizing her in any way. But on the other hand, of all my other Blythes, I love most the ones I have customized extremely from head to toe because they are truly mine, truly one of a kind. I am pretty certain I'm about to let Molly, my SBL Takara PWP (Pow Wow Poncho) go soon. I just don't think I want anything other than my two ADGs and RBLS in my collection from now on because RBLs are just so easy to customize and that's what I like doing best. Especially since most of the stock Blythes that have been released lately are just not doing it for me. I actually like the factory illustrations better than the real thing!

I am also looking to swap Sabine's Prima Dolly Aubrey scalp for a "Simply Mango" scalp because I just loved playing with that hair! I had "Simply Mango" on my wishlist for a while before I realized, I don't need to buy a whole other Blythe! I just need the scalp! And you can only do that with RBLs. Really, it's time for me to start being smart and downsizing a teeny bit. This being said, yes I am getting the "Buckles and Bows" Petite Blythe and Lps set probably next week but they're like so cheap! *Sticks out tongue* So there!

The Girl, The Hair...

Both arrived today finally!! They were on the desk when I came back to work from lunch. It was hard for me to jump up and down about it since I've just grown mentally exhausted from waiting but I was glad that she finally got here. The mohair I knew would be here quickly. The seller is really nice, straight forward, and does business up front. I got a confirmation when it was shipped and knew it would get here immediately. And let me tell you, it is unbelievably soft! Like nothing you've ever felt. If I get this re-root done successfully, I will spend most of my time with my face buried in a dolls hair! That is before I ship her off to be sold, if I can do that! I get attached!

Anyway, to the left is our new "Factory Girl." How can I describe a "Factory" Blythe? As I understand it, and I'm just learning about this myself, she's a bit like a mutt, composed of different bits of Blythes, eye chips, scalps, makeup whose origin you don't really know and then sold off. All I know is they're relatively cheap and suit my purposes perfectly. On flickr, it's fun to see collectors recieve their "Factory Girls' because even if you've seen her picture, you sometimes still never really know what you're gonna get. Sometimes it's surprisingly great. Sometimes not. I have my eye on like two more but let's not get into that madness now. I have such a hard time focusing on what's right in front of me! Jeez.

I'm in the middle of arranging a scalp swap for Neige, a dark haired RBL scalp for her Simply Mango scalp. I love the SM scalp, think it's fun and all but I'm not married to it. I won't miss it that much. Anyway, we'll see how that goes.

Sanding and spraying this lovely weekend. Wish me luck!