If anyone is interested she's up for sale on Plastic Paradise. I am also looking to swap Sabine's Prima Dolly Aubrey scalp for a "Simply Mango" scalp. Hit me up! FM or PM me!
For love of Blythe and other dolly wonders...
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
The Gemini Twins: Neige and Angora
I took a trip to Central Park this Saturday and took Neige and Angora with me. It was a singularly beautiful day this Saturday, warm but with wonderful breeze. I took some food and a book along with me and sat by the lake on the West Side with the ducks where I used to hang out years ago in High School. After a few hours, on my way out I decided to walk along a gravel path that I've never walked down before which goes along the opposite side of the lake. It was near a large mountainous collection of rocks that I hadn't visited since I was a teenager with my best friend. We used to go up there to sit and talk and engage in unmentionable adolescent hijinks.
I ended up climbing up there and finding the perfect remote spot to take pictures, unafraid that I might be discovered by passers by, because I'm still pretty shy about taking pictures of the Blythes in public. I think this is because I kind of disappear into a world apart when I'm doing it and I hate to be reminded of that other reality while I'm in the midst of Blythe world and nature. I've probably always been that way.
As a child, I loved finding beautiful remote places in nature where no one but me and my family seemed to go or know about. And I would get very annoyed whenever strangers would appear and destroy my meditative reverie.
This Saturday was such a day when there the tranquil reverie of my little world lasted for hours and everyone around me just seemed to be enjoying the day. I sat on the rocks taking pictures, watching people go by, observing brides and wedding photographers, basked in the shade of tall trees with long branches and stared into the green lake. I kept telling myself, "one last picture and I'll stop" or "I'll go up a bit higher and then head home. But I ended up coming down a lot later than I had planned and following that gravel path along the lake until I came upon a beautiful weeping willow with her branches swaying in the breeze and occasionally dipping the tips of her leaves in the lake.
I took quite a few pics of Neige and Angora on the rocks which were very beautifully lit. I'm really coming to have a special affection for these two especially when they are together.
Neige is sweet, childlike, friendly and playful. She is very attentive to how she looks. She likes to look cute and stylish. Angora has a childish face but I've discovered that she is actually quite surprisingly old, older than Neige and wise but but not bossy. She is adventurous and doesn't care about getting dirty or looking fabulous all the time. She's quite mysterious and has more going on than I think I will ever know about. The both of them are well matched partners in adventure, very different but almost like two sides of the same coin, like a Gemini. I think the fact that they both have Licca bodies with legs that I never really got right with the spray paint brought them together initially. But since their transformations they have grown to be true friends in earnest.
I ended up climbing up there and finding the perfect remote spot to take pictures, unafraid that I might be discovered by passers by, because I'm still pretty shy about taking pictures of the Blythes in public. I think this is because I kind of disappear into a world apart when I'm doing it and I hate to be reminded of that other reality while I'm in the midst of Blythe world and nature. I've probably always been that way.
As a child, I loved finding beautiful remote places in nature where no one but me and my family seemed to go or know about. And I would get very annoyed whenever strangers would appear and destroy my meditative reverie.
This Saturday was such a day when there the tranquil reverie of my little world lasted for hours and everyone around me just seemed to be enjoying the day. I sat on the rocks taking pictures, watching people go by, observing brides and wedding photographers, basked in the shade of tall trees with long branches and stared into the green lake. I kept telling myself, "one last picture and I'll stop" or "I'll go up a bit higher and then head home. But I ended up coming down a lot later than I had planned and following that gravel path along the lake until I came upon a beautiful weeping willow with her branches swaying in the breeze and occasionally dipping the tips of her leaves in the lake.
I took quite a few pics of Neige and Angora on the rocks which were very beautifully lit. I'm really coming to have a special affection for these two especially when they are together.
Neige is sweet, childlike, friendly and playful. She is very attentive to how she looks. She likes to look cute and stylish. Angora has a childish face but I've discovered that she is actually quite surprisingly old, older than Neige and wise but but not bossy. She is adventurous and doesn't care about getting dirty or looking fabulous all the time. She's quite mysterious and has more going on than I think I will ever know about. The both of them are well matched partners in adventure, very different but almost like two sides of the same coin, like a Gemini. I think the fact that they both have Licca bodies with legs that I never really got right with the spray paint brought them together initially. But since their transformations they have grown to be true friends in earnest.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
YEA!
This beautiful piece of fabric from Hollychan2 one of my flicker buds arrived in the mail at work yesterday. I had almost forgotten I'd chosen it from a few pictures she'd posted of some free fabric she'd received several weeks ago. It looks even better in person! I love it! I've hung it up on a wall in my bedroom and I'm hoping to get some good sunlight on it so I can use it as a back ground for dolly pics. Holly is so awesome!
I'm hoping the light's good this weekend so that I can take some detail pics of all the fun things going on in this illustration. It makes me happy just to stare up at it when I'm at home.
Speaking of home, I have some small renovations in mind. Just some shelves really. Can you believe a bunch of dolls are my motivation to get shelves put in? Well they are. My large plastic family really needs a central place to be that's not on my bed where they happen to be right now and have been for a few weeks. Not that I mind sleeping with them every now and again. But they deserve their own space and it would be nice as well just to have them on display. I'm excited.
I'm hoping the light's good this weekend so that I can take some detail pics of all the fun things going on in this illustration. It makes me happy just to stare up at it when I'm at home.
Speaking of home, I have some small renovations in mind. Just some shelves really. Can you believe a bunch of dolls are my motivation to get shelves put in? Well they are. My large plastic family really needs a central place to be that's not on my bed where they happen to be right now and have been for a few weeks. Not that I mind sleeping with them every now and again. But they deserve their own space and it would be nice as well just to have them on display. I'm excited.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sabine Before and After
I decided to give my Prima Dolly Aubrey, Sabine a make over one early morning this weekend. She just hasn't been getting much attention lately so I sand matted her face plate, carved her lips and gave her some pastel lip color which I didn't quite understand until recently although I had been told about this several times by some some people whose doll customizing skills I really admire. The pastel is like a stain on the lips so that unlike the heavy pigment of acrylic paint they give the sense of a more natural lip shade. I'm really liking it. I also gave her some pastel make up on her cheeks and eyes. I think I may go back to a more neutral look for her eyes though. I got a little to excited and went with green this time but she looks a bit too made up that way. I may be doing Reya's lips over again as well. The coppery color is not working for her anymore. See what happens whenever I learn to do something new? I just lose it. LOL!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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