It's Day 18, so that means it's time to start talking about companies--starting with my favorite.
Ringdoll.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
What is your favorite item of doll clothing?
My favorite item of doll clothing... Uhh... I guess I'd say the fullset my Frankenstein came with because I didn't have to search everywhere for something that would look nice on him. Seriously, trying to find something I like that would fit him is terrible. None of it works.
Though it's still kind of stainy. I've been rinsing and soaking it a bunch, and more and more dye just keeps coming out. Apparently there's a dye-setter that you can get at fabric stores that actually works (vinegar and salt NEVER work for me) but there aren't any fabric stores close enough for me to go to. They're all on the other side of town. I'll have to see if I can get a lingerie bag thingy to put the outfit in so I can put it through the wash.
Regardless of the staining, it's a very cool shorts...tailcoat...butt-cape thing. It's close to the original, which is what I was looking for. I'm hoping I can get all that excess dye out.
~~Aronzo~~
Though it's still kind of stainy. I've been rinsing and soaking it a bunch, and more and more dye just keeps coming out. Apparently there's a dye-setter that you can get at fabric stores that actually works (vinegar and salt NEVER work for me) but there aren't any fabric stores close enough for me to go to. They're all on the other side of town. I'll have to see if I can get a lingerie bag thingy to put the outfit in so I can put it through the wash.
Regardless of the staining, it's a very cool shorts...tailcoat...butt-cape thing. It's close to the original, which is what I was looking for. I'm hoping I can get all that excess dye out.
~~Aronzo~~
Thursday, September 26, 2013
It actually cleared up today
I got a chance to work on Frankenstein! First I gave him a faceup, and then it was starting to look like the weather was going to change. I waited a bit, and it never rained. So his body blushing/painting is getting done, too! The bigger parts like the exposed muscle and metal compartment on his chest aren't so bad. Surprisingly, it's the stitches that are taking forever!
Can any of your dolls stand on their heads?
Nope, not a one. I don't wanna bust any of them trying to get a picture, either. I just know they can't.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
So I didn't mention this yesterday when it happened
I got boxes! I got two big boxes!
During the day there was a slip left for a package, and we figured it was my DD. Then when I went to pick up the slip at my mom's house, there was already a box! That was my DD. So then what was the slip? I didn't recognize the tracking number, but nobody else had ordered anything from China. So I took it down to the post office and when the lady brought it up to the counter my eyes got really big.
Really, really big.
It was a box with a big ol' "Ringdoll" printed on the side in fancy font. I would've gotten all giddy and done a dance in the post office, but seeing as the couple waiting in line behind me just came from a funeral, I found a way to restrain myself. The post lady asked what it was and I was like "Oh, I collect expensive dolls" I bet she was thinking some big antique porcelain lady-doll in period dress. Imagine what the look would be on her face if she saw what was really inside >3< After that, I giddily made my way across the parking lot (while trying to be careful--have you ever tried to be careful when you're giddy? It's a little weird) and gosh, it was like Christmas but better.
Imagine if you didn't get everything on your wishlist, but instead something that was better than all those things combined and that you didn't see coming. I mean, I never got an email to say whether he'd shipped, so that slip was completely out of the blue.
It was a good day.
My DD already has her faceup sorted out and I stain-proofed her dress for now. Frankie needs some work done before I can paint him, though. I actually started on some of it just after getting him out of the box and throwing away all the extra bubble wrap (don't worry, I got all the fancy pieces out first)
What I've started on him is eye-opening. Because I'm not used to taking mods as I do them, I only got a pic after I started work. I'd gotten most of the left eye done (though it still needed some light sanding) and started on the right eye when I took these pictures:
Those eyes in the second picture are Kiwi's eyes. Her tiny little 10mm eyes. He was sent with something like 14mm or 16mm. Waaaaaay too big, even on the 2013 head (which I won't be using, so it's already sold) The thing that gets me is that the pupil size is perfect....but the sides are gappy. I have some 12mm eyes, but they look big and doey. I don't want big and doey. So I'll have to find a way to make my own or something (or just live with gappyness)
It's been rainy this week, though, so his faceup is gonna have to wait a while...
My DD got a faceup last night because it was clear out (for once) and wasn't too cold, but I waited on his face to do the mods. I'll find something else to work on in the meantime, I guess. This is my DD, by the way. Her eyes don't fit all the way in that head...even though that's the size Volks recommended. I'll have to figure it out once I can get that head open again.
I hope everyone has a good week, and if it's rainy for you it's perfect weather for a cup of hot cocoa at least. I'm having some. If you're waiting to work on your doll because of the weather, why not pull up a mug and join me?
~~Aronzo~~
During the day there was a slip left for a package, and we figured it was my DD. Then when I went to pick up the slip at my mom's house, there was already a box! That was my DD. So then what was the slip? I didn't recognize the tracking number, but nobody else had ordered anything from China. So I took it down to the post office and when the lady brought it up to the counter my eyes got really big.
Really, really big.
It was a box with a big ol' "Ringdoll" printed on the side in fancy font. I would've gotten all giddy and done a dance in the post office, but seeing as the couple waiting in line behind me just came from a funeral, I found a way to restrain myself. The post lady asked what it was and I was like "Oh, I collect expensive dolls" I bet she was thinking some big antique porcelain lady-doll in period dress. Imagine what the look would be on her face if she saw what was really inside >3< After that, I giddily made my way across the parking lot (while trying to be careful--have you ever tried to be careful when you're giddy? It's a little weird) and gosh, it was like Christmas but better.
Imagine if you didn't get everything on your wishlist, but instead something that was better than all those things combined and that you didn't see coming. I mean, I never got an email to say whether he'd shipped, so that slip was completely out of the blue.
It was a good day.
My DD already has her faceup sorted out and I stain-proofed her dress for now. Frankie needs some work done before I can paint him, though. I actually started on some of it just after getting him out of the box and throwing away all the extra bubble wrap (don't worry, I got all the fancy pieces out first)
What I've started on him is eye-opening. Because I'm not used to taking mods as I do them, I only got a pic after I started work. I'd gotten most of the left eye done (though it still needed some light sanding) and started on the right eye when I took these pictures:
Those eyes in the second picture are Kiwi's eyes. Her tiny little 10mm eyes. He was sent with something like 14mm or 16mm. Waaaaaay too big, even on the 2013 head (which I won't be using, so it's already sold) The thing that gets me is that the pupil size is perfect....but the sides are gappy. I have some 12mm eyes, but they look big and doey. I don't want big and doey. So I'll have to find a way to make my own or something (or just live with gappyness)
It's been rainy this week, though, so his faceup is gonna have to wait a while...
My DD got a faceup last night because it was clear out (for once) and wasn't too cold, but I waited on his face to do the mods. I'll find something else to work on in the meantime, I guess. This is my DD, by the way. Her eyes don't fit all the way in that head...even though that's the size Volks recommended. I'll have to figure it out once I can get that head open again.
I hope everyone has a good week, and if it's rainy for you it's perfect weather for a cup of hot cocoa at least. I'm having some. If you're waiting to work on your doll because of the weather, why not pull up a mug and join me?
~~Aronzo~~
What does your family think?
Day 15 is about your family's reaction to your dolls.
I've said a bajillion times that my older brother collects BJDs, so for once I'm actually going to leave him out and focus on everyone else.
My younger brother doesn't really care for them. He'll find any excuse to change the subject to Magic cards or D&D, and then get upset if I want to even mention dolls. He's kind of over-reactively intolerant of them.
My mom thinks they're creepy and a waste of money. She thinks I'm digging into my savings and spending copious amounts of money on dolls, even after I explain to her about how I save and budget so that I'm not going hungry, and that none of the money from them has come from my "real job". She has "joked" about breaking them or selling them or just tossing them out, but often her "jokes" are more than a little serious.
My grandma on my mom's side likes them. She thinks they're cute and she likes talking to me about sewing for and painting them. She collected dolls years back, and is very understanding about them.
I am not on speaking terms with anyone on my dad's side of the family, other than my Uncle John, who is a really fun guy and thinks they're great. He works for Micron and likes anime, and when dolls come up he's mentioned making some to look like anime characters because he thinks it's really neat how far you can customize them.
And the rest of my family, I don't see very often. If my grandpa (on mom's side again) were still alive, I'd love to show him my dolls and how I work with them. He taught me how to use tools and I got a lot of my interest for tinkering and customizing things from him. He passed away 4 years ago, and I only started collecting last year. I really wish I could have shown him.
~~Aronzo~~
I've said a bajillion times that my older brother collects BJDs, so for once I'm actually going to leave him out and focus on everyone else.
My younger brother doesn't really care for them. He'll find any excuse to change the subject to Magic cards or D&D, and then get upset if I want to even mention dolls. He's kind of over-reactively intolerant of them.
My mom thinks they're creepy and a waste of money. She thinks I'm digging into my savings and spending copious amounts of money on dolls, even after I explain to her about how I save and budget so that I'm not going hungry, and that none of the money from them has come from my "real job". She has "joked" about breaking them or selling them or just tossing them out, but often her "jokes" are more than a little serious.
My grandma on my mom's side likes them. She thinks they're cute and she likes talking to me about sewing for and painting them. She collected dolls years back, and is very understanding about them.
I am not on speaking terms with anyone on my dad's side of the family, other than my Uncle John, who is a really fun guy and thinks they're great. He works for Micron and likes anime, and when dolls come up he's mentioned making some to look like anime characters because he thinks it's really neat how far you can customize them.
And the rest of my family, I don't see very often. If my grandpa (on mom's side again) were still alive, I'd love to show him my dolls and how I work with them. He taught me how to use tools and I got a lot of my interest for tinkering and customizing things from him. He passed away 4 years ago, and I only started collecting last year. I really wish I could have shown him.
~~Aronzo~~
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Floating heads and headless horsedolls on day 14
I have had one floating body before. It was an Angel of Dream MSD boy body that I got in a partial trade, and it was old, dirty and yellowed. I'd only had one BJD before at that point, which was a girl, so this was very different for me. Being a silly girl, I waited a couple days after the body showed up before I bought the head, so it was sitting around for about a month, headless.
And what did I do with it?
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