Happy holidays!

A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all my blog's readers <3 Hopefully you stick around, I should have lots of interesting doll things to show the next year. But meanwhile enjoy the holidays and eat all the chocolate you can. I know what I'll be doing - I'll be stuck in the worlds of Dragon Age: Inquisition and Pokémon Omega Ruby xD

Love,

- E and dolls

An old couple

I asked in Facebook what doll(s) should I photograph today - and got Meital and Kaamos as a result. So here we go, my oldest couple and their current looks. Of course they have changed and developed along the years, but the basics are still there. A tall grumpy demon and something very sweet and innocent which makes his heart melt, although he would never admit it. But we know it, don't we? ;)

There are several photos so they are behind a cut.

Meowwww

Marva (Pipos Ringo) arrived some time ago, and isn't she just the cutest little mint-coloured kitty I've ever seen.

These were taken the very same day she arrived, at our neighbourhood forest. She came with her default stuff sans that big ribbon (I need to make her one!) in a very pretty box. Pipos' stuff is very high quality, and her resin colour is awesome.

And here she's all ready <3 I gave her some extra Soom silicone eyes I had lying around, some new clothing and made her a small "bag". The heart is needlefelted, then decorated with some bling and stuff. She definitely inspires me to create more...and sadly I think she's also asking for a friend. Luckily this violet version of Ringo is sold out :P

The moon goddess

Hecate has a new dress for the winter season. This is basically just a rectangle of green and gold fancy jersey fabric, but I did sew decorations and stuff for months when I had some extra time. So everything is hand-sewn...yep, I know. Inspiration came from Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau in general <3 Love those long simple flowy dresses. The materials are mostly sequins and a big moon charm which came from a broken (cheap Chinese) necklace.

Just in case someone wonders how she stands so bravely...there is a saddle-shaped doll stand hidden behind her hems xP I couldn't leave her to stand on her own - Epidia's claw hands have the most delicate fingers that need extra protection. Actually I switch to her regular Supergem female hands when she's not in photos, just because I'm very neurotic. I've broken well enough SD-sized hands to know when to be careful!

Pukifee knitted dresses

Finally this pattern works and looks good - I have no idea why it's always so hard for me to create knitting patterns xD Maybe because it involves counting and stuff...anyway. Here's a couple I've finished:

Kiku is a good model as always. And she looks awesome in brown hair too! Fairyland's tan is such an easy shade, everything looks good with it. I think I'll just keep a stack of random wigs for her since everything works. At least something is easy in this hobby <3

p.s. I'll soon have another little doll in the house to wear these dresses! I've bought a Pipos Ringo in mint resin colour <3

(Photo from Pipos.)

So here's my first anthro BJD, and of course in a pastel shade. I'm very happy to give her a good home: she comes second hand and was looking for a home for a while. I have no big plans for her, except that I want a pair of Oscardoll's eyes for her.

(In Finnish: suomalaiset, voisin järjestää tuonne pienimuotoisen yhteistilauksen kunhan saisivat englanninkieliset sivunsa kuntoon ja tuonne jotain tilailtavaakin ^^; Jos on jotain intressejä silmiä kohtaan jo nyt niin voipi ilmoittaa. Tilaan kuitenkin vasta kun sivut ovat kunnossa, enkä tietenkään tiedä milloin näin käy xD)

p.p.s. I've been cleaning this blog a little bit: removing entries where photos were broken thanks to Flickr's hiccup and other stuff that's outdated. I'm trying to improve this blog in the future with longer entries and better large photos :)

Scent of winter

I almost sold Tirlittan at one point, but here she is still *3* She's a cute doll with her enormous head - she just doesn't sparkle and inspire like my Bluefairy girls, but there's still some certain charm that keeps her here.

The props in these photos are actually Christmas ornaments from Stockmann (a large department store). I've usually bought something from their Christmas section every year for my dolls - I don't really care about decorating our home, but I surely can decorate my dolls xP

It's already smelling like the winter here, we even got some snow yesterday, eep! Time to make something warm for poor Tirl and her bare arms.

p.s. The necessary Etsy promotion: some new tiny hats! Knitting from thin mohair is quite fun :3

Spontaneous doll purchases...

...good or bad, I don't know xD

Anyway, this is Halina, AngelRegion's limited Natural Tanning Ren (originally a LE of 30). An old doll with plenty of previous owners, but still in pretty good condition. I've reserved a faceup slot for her - I want a softer look since Ren has quite sharp features - and bought her new eyes from Makoeyes. Her wig is a keeper, I think.

Oh, I remember back in 2006 when I pondered between Ami and Ren as my first BJD. I apparently chose Ami, but now I got Ren too and I'm happy <3 Her tan is really nice, light and latte-coloured, and there is certain charm in her sharp face. Now all that's left is to get her ready! Apart from new makeup, she needs a style with trinkets and bling, as usual.