Summer cocoa

I'm currently in a state of doll recession, I guess, as the dolls aren't really inspiring me at the moment :/ The heatwave is taking its toll on me, my job started and it's been rough, and I'm suffering from post-Asia depression of sorts and just want to go back xP I've been in this before, so I know what to do - don't sell dolls and just do something, no matter how small. Like post some photos online. The better times will come, they always have!

I did however some doll things on my summer holiday: attended some gatherings, made some small crafts here and there, updated my Etsy and visited Volks' showroom in Japan. Too bad you cannot bring spray cans on the plane, otherwise I could have brought lots of MSC ;_;

Enjoy the silence?

Wow, BJD circles are really quiet these days :< Our Finnish forum is very slow, and even the Facebook community seems to suffer from the same disease. And when it comes to me, I can't say I've been the most productive doll person either, far from it. My operation went well, but it did take time to heal properly and all my energies have gone to make it through my job despite aches and such. Hopefully I will get to do doll things on my summer vacation, although the majority of it will be spent travelling.

Speaking of travelling, I thought to blog about our trip here as I currently have no other blogs. I'm sure nobody minds photos of Korea and Japan, right? I may pack a little doll to come along as our mascot, as I'm sure we will encounter lots of fantastic photography spots. So excited!

Let's keep the party rolling <3

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As I don't like blog entries without pictures, here are two shots of Meital in her new dress from Asano. Not 100% sure if it is her style, but at least it's frilly as woah. She might need some new wigs, her old ones are getting worn out :(

Fluff-headed adventurer

One more big boy in the house, yes. I know I shouldn't, but I do it anyway! Hopefully he'll be the last :P

He's Immortality of Soul Hiro, called Lochesh or just Lock, Meital's and Niko's big brother in my stories. Very kind, innocent and socially awkward adventurer. You can see more photos of him in my Flickr.

(Sheesh I dislike that Yahoo bar up there since I haven't used Yahoo for over ten years. Go away!)

BJD world is so quiet these days, is it because of summer or is everyone bored of this hobby already? I know I am a little bit, so I thought to concentrate on other things on my summer holiday and see if I still feel like selling part of my collection. Yes, I have some dolls that could use a better home, but I'll see if it's just this summer heat and autumn will bring me more inspiration.

At least I decided that right now I will not buy more dolls unless something terribly extraordinary comes up. We've planned a huge dream trip with my husband for the next summer, South Korea and Japan, and I really need to save up! I also need new eyeglasses and that kind of stuff. Here's me knocking on wood, knock knock.

It lives!

We're almost done with the move, all my dolls and doll stuff is here! Our new home is much smaller, but there is so much more light than before <3 The photos of this entry are taken of my doll shelf, no gimmicks or anything.

Easter thoughts

The ever-lovely giant-headed Tirlittan!

I fell in love with an odd little girl from Xagadoll, I think she looks like an vintage anime character, maybe Astro Girl? And those heart-shaped knees, awww! Maybe I'll ditch that Bluefairy plan for a while and get Tirlittan a little sister...

Speaking of Bluefairy, I ordered some extra parts for the girls, such as those holding hands *w* I'm sure they will be extra adorable!

In April we shall celebrate again the birthday of our Finnish BJD community's forum, the theme this year is fairy tale which I of course approve. Luckily all my dolls are characters in my dream story, so there is no need to make anything special :P They are from a a fairy tale by nature.

Speaking of stories, no, no inspiration yet even if I've been asked a lot :< (I used to make lots of photo stories in Finnish, and most of my doll characters come from those stories.) I've been RPGing a lot with my BFF which is great fun, so when I need to do it all alone...meh. I haven't written anything proper for a long while. But I'm no stressing it, the stories will come when they will come. Right now I've been enjoying more of my cute little dolls, creating outfits and photographing them, and if I've learned anything of this hobby, it's that you need to do things that you enjoy. I have some story ideas featuring my big butterfly lady, nothing superb but chances to exercise my writing skills <3

Also we'll have our move during April, so I'm afraid things will quiet down for a while. I have so much stuff to organize, pack, move and unpack, graah! Luckily I've managed to go through most of my hobby stuff and throw lots of unnecessary stuff away. If I haven't touched some fabrics ever since I got my first Pullip, I may just throw them away, right?

March's Etsy update

I update my Etsy store with two new MSD-sized rose hats. Lots of bling in these ones, I maybe got bit carried away...

Otherwise no big doll news, except that I managed to get a very promising job opportunity. I promised myself that if I get that job, I'll reward myself with something small and cute from Bluefairy. Fingers crossed!

Cake, lolitas and little fairies

My friends and I visited Kakkugalleria yesterday dressed up in lolita / fairy kei. Photos of our outfits can be spotted from Tumblr again :3 Damn I wish it was easier to apply multiple photos on Blogger in a pretty way...oh well, then again I don't feel comfortable writing lots of text to Tumblr since people will reblog that blabber too xP No dolls this time, but we joked that my wig looks like Leeke's human size wig! Yeah, the colour and quality is very similar. We had a great time, although I didn't eat so much cake. I had one slice and drank three big cups of coffee <3

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Photo from Sora*iro

And back to topic...aren't those new Pocketfairies from Sora*iro just adorable? I especially like Didi, luckily I already have her. Noma looks a lot like May too, so I'm able to skip her too. Tinyfairy May is also really adorable! Those little bowtie bags <3 Gah, this Bluefairy-fever!