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 :(

Comparison and promotion

While shooting hat photos for Etsy, I took quickly this shot of my two tanned tinies. Aesthetically they're from different worlds, but I don't really care as they are both very cute in their own way. Bluefairy's tan is lighter, not so reddish and I think I like it more, but Pukifee's posing kicks butt. Luckily you don't have to choose, you can just buy both ;3

Oh, and I listed three new Pukifee hats on my Etsy. Ta-dah!

And now to hunt for some ice cream. I went through a mouth operation this week, so I've been a small sick leave since then. I've spent it well by watching Korean dramas and knitting for dolls. Can't say it was the best experience of my life, but at least I have doctor's order to eat ice cream as much as I desire xD

A small cocoa bean

Oh look what the cat dragged in...wait, we don't have a cat.

Back in the Pukifee camp, it seems. This little cutie is a tan Pukifee Luna which I got from our Finnish doll marketplace for a very good deal <3 I named her Kiku which means "chrystanthemum" in Japanese. It was also the name of my husband's and my very first server, how nostalgic!

Gosh I've missed owning a Pukifee - their posing is just so good compared to all the other similar dolls I've owned. My white-skinned ones had yellowing issues, but this tan should handle it better. It's also a very pretty shade, milk coffee with a hint of red. Shhh, I might want a tan buddy to Kiku in the future...

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Speaking of Pukifees, I'm preparing something for them on Etsy as well <3 I will post about it here when I get them ready, photographed and listed - that's always a task of its own.

Now in Blythe size as well!

Just a quick announcement / promotion this time:

I tried making my hats for Blythes as well, and here's the second try. It's for sale in my Etsy, Sinisade will get to keep the first try which is a wee bit too small. Well, Blythe heads are very interesting in shape, large and oval, so I'm not surprised that the first one failed a little bit.

(I need to make a good introduction post about Sinisade, I know :D Here she is anyway in a pretty Licca dress. She's a fun and cute doll <3 )

Hanami 2014

Roihuvuori's annual Hanami party was held the last Sunday, and I attended with some dolly friends and Asia nerds. It was quite the success - the weather was nice and sunny, and the trees still had some blossoms in them. In fact the weather was a bit too good to my liking, I left early because it was so hot and I'm allergic to birches. It was quite crowded too, and I spotted many cute yukatas and lolitas <3

Cute doll jewelry made by my friend Gwen! Of course I had to snatch some, because I'm a sucker for this stuff :D

And her equally cute and adorable dolls. There was a time when I really wanted to own Minoruworld's Leila (these days she's a Bluefairy girl!), and looking at this picture...but oh no. I don't really need to own all possible BJDs, right? She's still so very to my liking, so be still, my heart.

My little participants. They don't have proper obis or getas since I ran out of time and just couldn't find reasonably-priced little getas for them - I just found Azone's stuff. It's very good quality and I try not be a cheapskate, but 32 euros for a pair of tiny shoes...ehm. Anyone have tips where to get bit cheaper Blythe-sized geta shoes?

I have no excuse for the lack of nice cotton obis though. Darn, an obi is basically just a long rectangle of fabric, how it was so hard to make them? xP I guess I was just lazy this time.

The yukatas are some cheap Japanese fashion doll stuff that I shortened and tidied. There were threads everywhere, some stitches just came loose and they had the lousiest obis with cheap velcro ever. Oh well, they were cheap and the print is nice anyway.

Overall it was a fun day, and it's always nice to meet fellow dolly people <3

A Japanese feeling

Some time ago me, Xaya and another friend joined forces and went together to shoot dolls in Roihuvuori's Japanese-style garden. I've visited the cherry park before to celebrate Hanami and will likely attend this year as well if the weather is nice. The garden was very nice, even if the weather wasn't really our friend - it was quite chilly and rainy :/ Luckily we did manage to get some photos before it started to rain:

That lovely troll boy is a friend's Bluefairy boy who made friends with Idris. They are two shy forest creatures after all.

Afterwards we were so cold and thirsty that we drove to a nearby shopping centre for refreshments:

Hot coffee and this delicious thing - a white chocolate cake filled with raspberries and sour cream. I'm not a big fan of overly sweet treats, but I'm a sucker for sour things mixed with sweetness. This tasted just as good as it looked.

And on my way home I spotted such nice cherry blossoms in our neighbourhood. The trees back in Roihuvuori were still blossoming, but this tree was blooming already really prettily. Too bad that it was behind a fence, so I didn't dare to try and put a doll up there. Oh well, it's not likely that the branches would have held a MSD anyway....

It was a good day and definitely inspired me to try to have more photography adventures in the future. I live in an area where we have lots of different cool places anyway <3

Hopefully the next post will be about the actual Hanami party!

Spring knittings in pastels

I recently finished a bigger commission where I was asked to knit three hats in various sizes (1/4, 1/6, tiny). The commissioner chose the colour schemes from my yarns and I picked the decorations:

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I did one extra as well as I had lots of time on my Easter holiday. This was sold on my Etsy quite fast <3

Those rose beads are my current favourite, I bought them from Ebay along with lots of other beads. These days I buy almost all my beads and jewelry-making supplies from there as Chinese sellers offer them very cheap and the selection is massive.

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And as I had a setup ready, I snapped two extra photos of dear Shua as well:

Her hoodie is by Xaya and those awesome gradient leggings are from Kawaiimon. These kind of clothes don't really hide the fact that Bluefairy heads are huge, but I don't care, she's still awesome. She has the most casual style of my MSD girls, of course done with pastels. Fairy kei is a huge inspiration, but I'm trying to keep it cool and together. I don't know what her style really is, maybe it's just Fair Children? xP