Resigning from 365

So I just wanted to officially anounce that I have quit Blythe365 on flickr. You can't imagine the kind of pressure I felt coming up with creative, unique photo of Reya Light every single day, not to mention the anxiety of knowing I'd have to keep it up for the rest od the year. I mean I have homework, I have a life, and sometimes even dollies get the blues.  I don't regret quitting one bit and I am really thankful for all the comments  of support I've gotten from my Blythe flicker community and I sincerely cheer on everyone who continues their own 365 project.
I think being sick with a high fever since Thursday has really brought me down low. I mean, I just stopped, halted everything. My last photo I think was number 47. I chipped my two front teeth on the frigging craft needle I was using to re-root that scalp for Emily this weekend. That was kind of the end right there. I think I kind of had a bit of a breakdown over that.

I dunno, I feel like I might need to fall back on Blythe a little bit. I still have some clothes coming in for her from Hilary Wagstaff and this cute tweed coat from PinkyJane who I discovered on Facebook through my Blythe contact there, Bunny Brown. But that's just kind of my obessession with online shopping at work. I'll have to ease up on that all that soon as well.

And even having said all that, there is a seedling of excitement in me at the prospect of perhaps making another black Blythe soon. I found another shade of brown SEM vinyl paint this weekend on ebay and I got really excited. But I totally lost out (oh it still hurts!!!) on a really affordable Blythe I could have customized when I didn't buy it right away instead of waiting. It was for Punkaholic Blythe, shown above in a picture taken by mingstail on flickr possibly the only other Blythe left that I really want. I just love her, and I think she would make a great brown Blythe.  I already have a name picked out for her which I will not reveal here. I will not reveal her name unless I make her.

And yes, I know that some of you on my list serve have been waiting for me to customize a brown Blythe to give you and you must know, I really wish I could, if only it didn't literally cost me hundreds of dollars to make just for myself. I am just to poor to justify giving one away after all that work and money. And I mean I would really love to make one for somebody. I wish I was doing it as my job. But it's really not as simple as buy a Blythe and spray her black. Oh man is it ever not that simple!! It's a crazy undertaking. But when I finally make the decision, it suits me somehow. 

What I could do, is if you want to buy your own Blythe, you could send her to me with a desired color (Check SEM Motors on ebay for color swatches) and I can take her apart and sand matte her face spray her send pics and send her packing back to you. That could work. Anyway, it's something to think about.

I'll trade you my Licca for your ADG

THE LICCA BODY



THE ADG BODY

So I won this new Licca body for Reya on ebay, since the vinyl spray paint didn't dry well at all on the sticky legs of her original Takara body. The Licca body arrived at work yesterday and I could tell immediately that it wasn't the kind I thought it was. I thought it was just a Blythe Takara body without a head but it's called a Licca (that's the material it's made from) Takara body and while it resembles a Blythe Takara body, it's not exactly the same.

It's arms are not hard plastic but flexible and bendy and it's feet are bigger and it's legs don't bend in increments but wax like sort of like Gumby. And I don't even want to talk about those boobs. Please.

So I expressed my dissatisfaction yesterday morning on a couple of huge flickr Blythe pools along with possible plans to sell it and an inquiry as to who out there in Blytheland might have the body I needed.

Hello Jenny on flickr sent me a message later that night! She had an ADG (Ashton Drake) body I could use if I was interested, but wasn't sure what to charge. I said I'd be willing to buy it but that I could also give her the Licca body in exchange. We uploaded pics of each others doll bodies so we could each see what were getting and then made the deal for a trade. I love this!

I wish life was this easy. : )