Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Soah as the Queen of Hearts

A few pics of Soah before I changed her.  She's in Dollheart. So many stray hairs! That wig is hard to style!




Sunday, December 4, 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Volks SDGrG Lorina

My newest arrival!  Her outfit is so cute and I love the accessories!  I feel lucky to have gotten her!





Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Turn your blog into a book!

At the recommendation of a costume friend, I gave this service, which turns your blog into a book, a try. I wasn't disappointed!

http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html

You can get soft or hard cover, choose a cover (and images for the front and back), choose a layout format, choose what blog entry range add a URL, and it generates a table of contents, and your entries! You can choose chronological or reverse chronological order.  It makes the images all the same size, which is ok - they don't take up a ton of room that way, but they're still visible. 

Here are a few shots of my entries from this blog.






I think next time I'd try the more expensive option of not shrinking the layout and see how much it adds to the price.

I signed up for their referral program, so if anyone is interested in doing this, send me your email address and I'll send you an invite!  padawansguide at gmail dot com

Monday, September 12, 2011

Planetdoll Riz with Val Zeitler faceup

I bought this little MSD on ebay. I've always been a fan of Val Zeitler and her aesthetic.  And this doll came with a faceup by Val and a limited Connie Hall/Marbled Halls outfit and a Michelle Hardy wig. The combination is adorable!

I added some strappy Dollheart shoes.


Four Sisters head

I don't have a body for her, but I was unable to resist this lovely Four Sisters head with a faceup by Andreja/Nicolle's Dreams.  (more of her work here on Flickr.) She was a find on DoA.  I just have to add some eyelashes and get a body!

60s Inspired Egyptian Outfit

One of my favorite doll couturiers, http://brokenhearttart.com/, made me two Egyptian outfits so I could dress one of my girls up to match my Egyptian boys.  She made me a lovely more historically inspired outfit, but we also decided (based on some fun fabric she found) to do a 60s inspired one, sort of a la Cleopatra/Elizabeth Taylor.

She made me this amazing collar, headpiece and fan to go with the outfit.  (There's another belt too, that I've saving for the other outfit.  I'll post pics of that outfit when I change her. But for now here is the 60s outfit! I love it!


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Volks Dolpa Summer 2008

Here are pics from the 2008 NYC Dolpa.

This is that F-15 model I really liked from the previous year, but with a different wig.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Volks Dolpa Summer 2007

Here are a few pics I took at the 2007 NYC Volks Dolpa:

These are the one-ofs:
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Alice & Lorina

Volks is putting out a big version of little Alice and Lorina. She's got a new body too! I so want her or them, but it's going to be hard to get in the US.  It'll cost a small fortune to get one on Yahoo Japan.  Maybe someday! For now, here are pretty pictures!


Volks Sweet Dreams Nana

Volks F-21

My F-21 in Haute Doll/Val Collection! The hat is from a teddy bear from Ashton Drake, the pin is Muse Doll, and wig is Dollheart. The little mouse was bought on Etsy.


Volks Liz in Arcadia

Volks Sara in Arcadia


Volks SD-16 Cristal Queen of Hearts

Here's a full shot of her:

Volks Anais

Anais in Haute Doll/Val Collection!



I also have pics of her and some of the other girls on my shelf:

Egyptian accessories and new doll!

I have a thing about Egypt and Egyptian dolls, and it's hard to find really good looking jewelry and accessories.  So when HZ put out this full set, I bit.   I'm not sure I love the doll, so I may sell him. But I love love the kilts, boots, and accessories that came with him.

Here is Volks Irvin and HZ Schuster Fei and some of the stuff that came with Schuster Fei. I also did get him a pair of brown eyes (since I didn't like the pale ones that came with him),  but some of these pics were taken before I put the eyes in him.