Middie Minaj #1

Middie Minaj 1

My Muse

My first in a small series of Middie Customs for Little Brown Blythe inspired by Nicki Minaj is almost complete. I just have to paint her lips and her body now. I have heard some nightmares particularly from Erica Fustero whose customs I love about opening Middie Blythe's head. I messaged her on flickr to express my anxiety and she was very helpful. Fortunately I was very successful with opening this Middie's head. It came apart perfectly with just some gentle prying. I painted her very quickly and with very little fuss. I think because Middies are a smaller scale and there is less surface area, it's not so difficult to get the plates covered quickly. I have painted her face plates, applied make-up to her face plate and lids using pastels and sealed her with MSC. So she should be completely done by next week and if all goes well up for sale in Little Brown Blythe.

 

Hello Melo and Blythecon NYC!

Hello Melo, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

So i have to say that when I'm done customizing her and shipping her off to some lucky duck, this girl will be joining my collection again.

She is darned adorability!!! I am so glad I got her and I can't wait to see how she turns out as a Little Brown Middie! Plus she got here from CCToys in Hong Kong so quickly!

Oh it was a good day today! And on top of all that, thanks to a lovely friend I got my ticket to Blythecon 2013 today!

So many amazing people are going to be there! I cannot believe that I finally get to meet them all in one place! It's going to be unbelievable.

The space that Erica Duh has booked looks ideal, so much like what I imagined when I thought of a space for BlytheCon in NYC. She has done an amazing job organizing this event and deserves so much credit with keeping a calm head while dealing with endless scheduling challenges and lord knows what else behind the scenes.

There are still tickets left if you're interested in attending. It would be great to see you there!

Tickets are on sale right here:
http://www.showclix.com/event/3735292/listing

Can't wait to get her home...

Can't wait to get her home..., a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

Guess who's here and ready to be transformed?

There's nothing better than coming to work from a holiday break and finding a Blythe waiting for you. Stay tuned!

Plugs

Plugs, a photo by Melly Kay on Flickr.

My eyes have been opened by this deceptively simple image. And I cannot believe it's taken me this long to get it!
Melly Kay, you are such an inspiration to me!

If my mohair re-root on Whitney isn't in the cards, I think I will do a saran re-root for her instead using this knot method. I am super excited right now. This appears to be the answer to my re-rooting dreams. LOL! I get so tense about starting these projects. I like to be able to cut down the possibility for screw ups as much as possible and I think this may be the solution.

BlytheCon 2013

BlytheCon 2013, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

WOOOOT WOOOT!!!!
It's totally happening! I can't wait! OMG! There's so much to do, to prepare, money to save, people I'm so excited about meeting for the first time. I have not been able to attend any of the Blythecons so this is really huge for me and I'm hoping it will be spectacular.

2013 is like right around the corner. and time has been flying so quickly lately so I'm not even going to act like it's a long way off. Once 2013 hits, October 10th will be here in no time. I really hope to be able to donate some things to the convention or help in any way I can. And I hope to meet so many of you guys as well! I hope you will try and make it, even if you are far away. I am so psyched and so thankful to Erica Duh for making this a reality.

Get ready New York!!!

Whitney: Born Again

, a photo by Zanalee on Flickr.

I've been working on and off on Whitney's face-up for months now. I really like how it's going so far. The lips which drive me crazy have turned out much better than I expected. I'm really just experimenting with a few techniques (or creating new ones?) to try and get the look I want. I get the feeling that so much about well carved lips have to do with both skill and imagination. The idea is to make you think you're seeing more than what's there, which is essentially what any good make-up artist knows.

I'm no expert as yet but I love the challenge of working and reworking different approaches to a variety of different looks and the way that it can complete transform, enhance or bring out a dolls soul. Skill, imagination and magic I say.

Ayanamire

20121109ayanamirei05_pc, a photo by cctoys_onlineshop on Flickr.

Ayanamire is a release that I would love to get used and nude. Her outfit is cool but it's her hair cut and color I really love. She has amazing custom potential. It will be interesting to see what happens when she hits the market.