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DARGH.

MT ate my post.
Oh well, the text isn’t important, really. Just a few quick pics of Mac in his suit that I took before work this morning. The camera’s batteries were dying (and then died before I could take picture of anything else), so they’re not great. Buuuut good enough. The suit is really nice, I love it. Mac looks so pretty in it and the crispy wig. And really… MAN-like. It’s kinda cool. I don’t think anyone would mistake him for a chick. The suit pants are a little bit long – so they would work on a long-legged SD13 boy too. (Mac’s normal-legged… I gave his longer limbs to Rory.) I’m also happy because it’s less than half the cost of the CP suit. It’s not as nice, but the price is more conscienceable for me.

I kinda of want to post it on DoA, but I don’t want people to think I’m showing off. ^_^* And people are kinda outspoken about how they don’t like the Heath sculpt. *cuddles Mac* Doesn’t matter though, I love him.

(I’ve been careless with a delicate man…)

Well, not really. But I was soooo bad today. Today was the rainy day fair at Volks. I decided last night that I had to go… but I knew that everything would be gone by the time we got off work. So I went, then called work and said I’d overslept. :) Despite working for a Japanese company, I do not have a Japanese work ethic.

I got some nice things, for both me and Mandy. I also used some of our points from our pointo cardo. I got two of the new La Personal suits for Mac and a black Dollfie Dream “wet” wig. Unfortunately, one of the suits ended up being a sort of… “medical” outfit, so I’m not planning to keep it. For Mandychu, I got one of the new La Personal quasi-traditional thingies (the turquoise ones) and the Yo-SD Rainy Day Fair raincoat set. There are DUCKS on the BOOTS. They’re soooooooo cute.

Sewing progress… um, not so much, really. But I do have two outfits for MSD girl 9/10ths done. Wooooo. I’ve got bits and pieces of others…. so hopefully I can get two more done by next weekend. I also want to dinish recustomizing that F-4 head so I can get rid of that. I just lately have been noticing that I have a lot of half-finished projects going. I also need to work on Figwit, since I want to get that project done before Dolpa (giving me about two months… man!).

So… um. Another two pictures of Mac. Um… neither really show off the suit, but you can see his crispy little DD wig. He’s so pretty.

Full-body pics with natural light tomorrow.

Also… It’s cute… but is it Zelda? I think this might go to ebay as Japanese auction style “Junk” and I’ll make a different set with this wig. A little mage boy page boy thing I doodled today.

Nope… I wasn’t motivated. I didn’t go to Otsu Kaya before work today, maybe I’ll go on Friday (my day off).

Today I did 70% finish the underdress for another cosplay outfit! YAY! There’s been a lot of stuff lately on DoA where people have been sort of chastising people for selling shirts with prints of licensed characters. One of the things I made has a licensed character on it, though it’s not going to be advertised in the auction description. Basically, it’s just a “gamer nerd” set. -_-* Makes me wonder though… about the cosplay ones. I’m working on 3. I can’t imagine that’s illegal, I’ve seen numerous sales of cosplay costumes for dolls. And also, what of the people who make their living at making person-scaled cosplay costumes? Hmm. Well, I’m committed to making these costumes now, I’ve got pieces done already. If they don’t sell, they don’t sell. But I’m gonna make them coooooool. :)

And in other news, Mac’s wig got here a few days ago… and his shirt from Luts. :) Crap picture, but I feel like I’m not allowed to post twice within a two-day span unless one of the posts has a picture.

In about five minutes I’m going to go to work on repainting that 1/6th. I hope I suck less today than I did last night. -__-

Weeeeelll, I’ve been working very hard lately on clothes to sell on ebay. I really like sewing! I always forget how fun it is… especially sewing for MSD. MSD is so much fun because there are so few body curves. *grin* So far, I’ve made one girl outfit, one SD13 sized t-shirt, a pair of trousers for a cosplay costume, part of another cosplay costume (*cough* salvaging one of my unsuccessful suitcoat attempts) and two… unconnected trouser legs.

Tomorrow (if I feel ambitious upon waking) I will go to Otsu Kaya to get the fabric I need to finish some of these outfits. Maybe they’ll also have restocked that wonderful black pleather that I used for Rory’s snuggy black pants. If so, I can get that for those pants for Seph’s doll, and for some accents on other stuff.

After the cut are just lists for me to remember what I wanted to buy.
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Well, today was a pretty successful day… Mac’s wig came (YAY!) and all. I made some progress on his coat. This time, it’s notably better… but it’s still slightly, well, skewed. I’m not sure how to fix it. I’m just not the type of seamstress who can do these really precise, fitted things. =_= I’m the type of seamstress who can do bag-like things with straight seems.

Though Mandy and I worked for a few hours tonight on making a Yukata for Buzz. It’s pink sakura print! It was so frustrating! It looks pretty good now, except that it somehow ended up too short. And my sewing machine was having tension issues, so there are two places where the stitches are very visible. I’ll hopefully resew those tomorrow. I did the yukata and Mandy did the obi. Here’s one pic:

I got the heads I needed at GeeStore, but unfortunately… I got the wrong ones for what I’m making. Would anyone like to buy one off of me? It’s $11 + shipping for an Obitsu W-3 with prerooted dark brown hair. Send me an e-mail (armeleia (at) gmail (dot) com) if you’re interested… I have 2.

Well, today I made a pattern to try to make Mac’s suitcoat again. I also ordered from Luts with Mandy yesterday, so I’m getting him a light purple shirt with a pink tie. *grins* Manly! I can’t wait to get it though! He’ll be so stylish.

I find myself being drawn back again to Dream of Doll Tender Yen who I was in love with around Christmas. I still just really want him, and I want to make him my little Joseph. But at the same time, I’ve decided that I’m basically finished, except for a tiny. But really, a Tender Yen costs the same as most of the tinies. So what do I do? I’m also really scared off by the wait time – DoD’s website says that dolls ship in 6-7 weeks. That is WAY too long. I don’t have the saintly patience of other DoD owners…. though I wish I did. :) I’m also kinda interested in a white skin Sharmin that’s up on ebay. I shouldn’t even be looking, but I do. MUST STOP LOOKING!

Tomorrow I will FINALLY buy those Obitsu heads so I can do that damn PS.

(If you don’t want to read my rambling, just go to the bottom and see the pictures.)

Well, my lovely vacation comes to a close…. I return to work tomorrow. I do feel rested, but I have no get-up-and-go for work, unfortunately. Still, I think this does help stave off the burnout, and slake my need for hedonistic downtime. At least for the moment. :)

So… how much did I actually accomplish?

1. I did indeed find Geestore. It took awhile to find wandering aimlessly. But it’s actually very close and convenient to Volks. So Geestore and Volks are about an 8 minute walk apart. Not too bad!
2. I did work on Mac’s suit. Unfortunately, my ambition far outstrips my ability. ^_^* So it is sucky. But I’m starting to understand how it should fit together, in an ideal world.
3. I went through my 1/6th and decided that there’s only one who I don’t want to keep – he just doesn’t fit in. Didn’t get around to repainting him though. Also didn’t go through excess Rement.
4. 1. I stripped Tam’s coating and reblushed and recoated him, then did his faceup (see previous entry). Stripping Tam took WAY longer than it should have. WAY longer. I didn’t get to other things because of that.
5. I got SLASH//doll up and running, something that I’ve been working on for about 2 months (on and off, when I remember). I didn’t put this on my to-do list before because I didn’t really think I’d be in the mood to work on it.
6. I did work on Figwit, and I feel I made some progress. Now I’m to the hard part, where I need to make sure I don’t just lose interest in her and abandon the project.
7. I got the bare-bones done of the BJD Head Index. I’m really into this project – it’s an unpainted head reference for people who like to PS faceups before they get a doll. Not much yet… but people on DoA have been graciously been contributing pictures to me… and Tasha said she had a bunch for me when she had time to go through her files and find them for me.

I did do other things, like travel and sop and play video games and stuff, but that’s all that was directly on my list. Oh! I forgot to write about it, but Lucy (babyrubysoho) from DoA visited us last Sunday and we had a dolly playtime! Pics here. She was really cool and it was very fun! I wish she was going to be in Japan longer, I’d love to meet up again.

Today I took some quick pictures… the sun was setting, and the lighting was kinda cool. :) First, Mandy’s Buzz, because he’s just so damn pretty. I’m really proud of the faceup I did on him. He’s so photogenic, too.

And Knife… is a pretty boy. I totally love him.

Curious about that mark on his hand? When Mac’s wig gets here eventually, I’ll try to do a photostory.

That’s all for now. :)

Now he needs new clothes.

Thanks to those who posted or e-mailed me. :) You have no idea how much I appreciate it, and how sweet you are for doing it.

Something… DIFFERENT! I want to show some dolls and journals that I just genuinely enjoy. These are in no particular order, and I will definitely be doing this again.

1. Kittytoes’ slightly tweaked Catsy. These pictures are some of my favorite photos I’ve ever seen taken of a doll. The overall “I am a cat in a tutu and I am not at all amused’ stare just… I don’t know. I love it. Catsy is a pretty unusual doll, being that she’s so tiny and has, well, a cat head. I think she’s really underrated for being such an awesome little thing.

2. Cepia and Midori. I really enjoy reading this blog, Angel Food Cake, because of the adorable pictures and commentary. I can tell from reading that Cepia really loves her doll, and it’s so sweet.

3. PJ (Koalajoe)’s Pocket Faerie. Especially dressed like this. Actually, though, this is my favorite. This costume made me squee in delight.

4. Kallisti (Blaskmilk)’s doll room always has me wishing I had the space (and crafty husband) to have a doll room with such awesome props and general coolness. It is such a great photo background. Of course, the dolls are lovely (particlarly her Hypermaniac Ksy head), but the pictures of the dolls in the rooms just make me happy. She also posts delightful pictures of her cats.

5. Schtiel’s Lewis on DoA. He has a default faceup and a very simple, elegant look. He’s very masculine and pretty. He’s one of my favorite El’s out there (though Mandy’s Apollo is first in my heart) and he’s always nicely photographed.

6. Emi’s AGA Faeries. Oh my god, they’re cute. Look at their little faces! Emi made me love them more by telling me that their heads are about the size of Volks A heads. *squee* I don’t know how she lives with it. I also recommend Emi (TwoTone)’s journal - she’s a great writer with interesting cats. She also knits.

7. Toyfoto is a community I belong to… but I’m really terrible and never post. KoalaJoe’s pictures are always so clever, and everyone’s are so artistic or just cool. Mine usually suck. ^_^* But go look. They’re great! Looking at them makes me want to take good photographs.

8. I love JoAnn’s Mir. And she is usually so stunningly photographed too!

9. Orderhouse-j does the most skillful eye insertions in 1/6th dolls. THey’re absolutely gorgeous. This is one of my favorites.

Anyway! Time to sleep!