A Doll A Week 2024 / Week 8 Oili

Oili is this weeks star. She is so cute! I feel like she likes flowers and well, nature is her thing. I bought her from my friend years ago. Oili is sweet and kind girl. I made her some folder things and and a notebook, she can start a herbarium next summer (I'll help her of course so we can do that together ^-^ <3 ). 

The apron wasn't finished but I sew the hem and and pockets in it today. Oili has been one of my favourite dolls for long. It is always so such fun to play with her.

Here are some photos of Oili from last summer, she has a bucket for flowers and she found so many! Photos from the crafting stuff I made for her last weekend are in the end of the post.  

A Doll A Week 2024 / Week 6 - Tiffany

Tiffany's [CP Delf Miyu] week was super busy, during the weekend when I would normally concentrate on a doll we went to visit the in-laws, so I didn't have time for sewing for Tiffany. I was so glad I sewed her a top a while back. The Mio jeans she have now has really low cut so you could basically see her undies if she would be wearing any. ^-^' Also, posting later like last time as I spent Sunday on many other things. But however posting late is good. :D 

Lets say 10 years back Tiffany had a partner who was Dream of Doll Camine. I really liked him but sadly there was a time when I sold him. So, some years ago I bought Delf Moon head from Den of Angels forum and later found a Feeple70 body from local BJD selling group. He is tall.. Perhaps even too tall but I haven't yet had the energy to try to get another Delf size body so he might be able to kiss Tiffany without any weird arrangements. 

A Doll A Week 2024 / Week 5 Eiko [Harucasting E-Minor]

Woops, a bit late, but better late than never isn't it?! 

I actually had already decided this Week 5 would be for a doll which I was selling, and I had forgotten all about the poor doll. I did however buy a cute blouse from ArcticStar Studio and after received it and had to try it on several dolls, Eiko claimed it for herself. Not that other girls (and boy) wouldn't had looked really nice with it too. :D 

Autumn Islet

Here's second set of the photos from Tobias and Miio. I have had many photoshoots in this islet (I really liked this word). And there's going to be more in the future with different dolls. So much I like the rocky shores and the pines. These are actually in reverse order, the photos in the beach are the last photos I had from Tobias and Miio, and the ones at the bottom of this post are the first.

 

 

 

 

 

Tobias and Miio at the cottage

We were visiting the in-laws last weekend and as I knew there could be nice places to have photos I decided to have some dolls with me. This time I picked Tobias and Miio, as I've really neglegted my Bluefairies and since Tobias will be having his 16th anniversary at November 21st. So, it would be great to have him company and Miio had gotten a new wig a while back so I thought it would be great to have him too. I photographed the boys in two different places, at the in-laws cottage and the little island back at the town. At this post I will include photos from the cottage and save the rest of the photos for later. :)  

 

 

 

Iplehouse JID Owen arrival back at 10/02/2021

So, I might have to blow the dust off this blog since it's been so long from my last post. Sorry about that. I've thought a lot of posting but just couldn't find the strength and didn't have the head to concentrate for making a post. Better late than never maybe? Crap quality photos it is again, I'm not sure when I'll get back to the good ol' dslr again. Anyway, Iplehouse JID Owen is my first Iplehouse doll, I ordered him blank, but I changed my mind after seeing some Iplehouse basic face ups on dolls and thought it might be nice to have him with it actually. So he propably was almost finished the manufacturing process and the face up order delayed it a little but I don't think that mattered anyway as waiting is something we do a lot with this hobby. He was shipped out and arrived at home with UPS delivery, other Finns have posted about how the custom procedures went with their doll orders that were delivered with UPS and all the difficulty so I won't go to that. I decided to let them do it and was a bit nervous about the upcoming fees etc but it all went smoothly and I got my doll soon after I agreed for them to make it. I recently got some other items from Alice's Collections with Fedex and it was easy to make the customs declaration myself so I wonder why it was so bothersome with UPS. To some photos!

 

He was packed into this silver film bag with a thin coat of bubblewrap around the box. I'm not sure how much would've it cost extra if they'd placed the dollbox inside the coverbox like usually, but he was allright, nothing was broken so I guess it was enough to keep him safe. Iplehouse did refund some from the shipping fee, which was nice, but wouldn't it be easy to calculate the shipping correctly at the first place, maybe people didn't order so many JID's that they didn't know how much shipping would cost? It was still expensive. I'll make another order of JID boy later, not sure when and decide the sculpt I want. Messy table like usual..

Doll Year 2020

On February I posted arrival of New Narae from Bimong and that became the last post before the December story. I haven't, how ever been resting on my butt after that but doing some doll things and photographed most things with my phone, posted to Instagram. Photographing with a phone is so easy, adding photos to Instagram is so easy and I think keeping the low standard of photo quality for myself when posting there has increased posting. I feel like photographing with DSLR has a lot more fiddling to do, especially during the winter indoors. I have a tripod for photographing and using it shouldn't be so tedious. Light on the other hand is non-existent during the winter time. I might want to buy better light to the doll/craft room. I might even try to find a small light tent. Don't really know yet, but I have so much things I should and I could do. And like usual, work is in the way of one's hobbies.

 

I really like this photo of Bree. All this series. I had nice photos of Eiko too, but then I didn't bring my real camera so I didn't post those in here. Maybe I should. At least some even if they're just phone photos.

Eiko's Winter Wonderland

Happy and prosperous New Year 2020!! May 2020 be good for you, me and everybody.

I had Christmas holiday with my parents at home-home in the middle of fantastic amounts of snow. Eiko got some new clothes from @jun1pashop before the holiday and she insisted coming along with me so I could have few photos from her with new sweater, hat and socks on. ^__^ She also got new eyes which are too big as they were meant for Fleur (Juri 08) but becouse Fleur chose blue eyes before these hazel ones arrived they kinda got to wait for new owner. They are too big even if they're 14mm with small pupil/iris thing, Eiko does need smaller. Anyway, it was gray day so the photos came out a bit flat. Eiko is super cute tough!

Eiko - Harucasting E-Minor 24/24

A while back I already made a post about Eiko's arrival, it was back at September this year when she came home. I sent her to Sarqq for face up and boy what a beautiful doll I received when the face up was finished. I named my girl Eiko, her look is going to be... casual but I hope to make it a little bit glamorous... I don't think I've succeed yet, but hopefully it will turn out better when I'll eventually get into sewing at some point. I've also bought some clothes, shoes are troublesome as she has even smaller foot than Minifee.

Her eyes are from Kanis Augen, I'm not sure if she'll keep them. Eiko had a 12mm light blue for a while but I think she would need something golden brown, I've got a pair that's in shipping at the moment so I should pick them up today from local pick up point. The pair I have might be too big but I'll try them as Fleur already changed her eyes to blue. Wig is from a group order while back, it is 6-7 inches and needs a silicon cap. Clothes are made by me and shoes from Summomo.

With all the photos and dolls that's been introduced here, I want to wish all my doll friends and artists and everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Miio - Bluefairy Tinyfairy Kyle 22/24

At Your Service Kyle and Jerome were another one of those Premium Limited sets that were sold by Bluefairy at one time. I bought Kyle second hand, he had a boy body instead of the Dandy and no clothes, eyes or wig. I bought or traded the outfit later on, can't remember for sure as I've not written that down anywhere. Anyway, the limited series were painted by Bluefairy artist Xia'o and they were beauty white resin. Outfits were really well made and beautiful, they're Dandy size, so it's a little too big for my boy. I named him Miio, I googled it and it's just longer finnish form of Mio and I've seen it mostly as a boys name. I guess it could be a girls name too, it sounds like it could be either one.

I was inspired by a photo from a young woman in a women's magazine and she had grey straight pants, white blouse, a hat and boots. It was quite simple look but it was nice. I wanted to try to re-create this look on three of my dolls and Miio got one outfit for himself. Pants were all made from this grey linen (I think it's linen, not sure), shirt is older thing I had around, he has his own socks and shoes by Bluefairy. His face up is by Xia'o, eyes from eye shop I just can't spell the name, it might've been from Germany (not Kanis Augen) and wig by Onegreyelephant. Say hello for him will you?! :)

Tiffany - Luts Delf Miyu 21/24

I had been watching Luts site forever and ever and ever. I really liked all the dolls, somehow their features were a bit Elfquesty if you know what I mean (if you don't, google that). Lishe and El among DES are the ones with most Elfquest features and I love that, but my attention got Miyu with the attitude eyebrows before they changed them to the sorry-eyebrows. SO! Tiffany is my second doll and she came to me back at February 2006. Name she got becouse Tiffany jewelry things or what ever. It was a really nice name and it fits her.

Not the best shots, the first ones, but the light is a difficult thing around these times and I did try to photograph her as beautiful as she is. Winter time and dark evenings make things so frustrating. The photos come better towards the end I think. Tiffany is wearing a dress, necklace and socks made by me. Monique Gold Collection wig, Enchanted Doll eyes in 16mm, face up by Jesmo. Say big Christmas hello to Tiffany!

Sylvia - Bluefairy Tinyfairy May 19/24

One of the most classic dolls and The doll from Bluefairy is their iconic Tinyfairy May. She's propably one of the most sold doll, she appears in many sizes and even their 15 year anniversary doll was May with elf ears. I bought Sylvia from the finnish doll forum at Christmas eve 2006. She came home on January 25th, I don't remember for sure but it might have been that I asked for a layaway and I got that, that's why she took so long to come home. I think Sylvia has kept her colour as well as Tobias has. Their resin is the piggy pink colour and I do believe they age quite gracefully. I remember the tone wasn't on many peoples liking but I do still love it. Most of my dolls had a background story, Sylvia does too but it embarasses me how bad story it is. I'm glad dolls can always be re-invented and refreshed. I don't make much stories with my dolls these days, but I thought it was fun when I did it. 

Sylvia has mohair wig by SweetNeat Crafts, Enchanted Doll eyes and face up by Jesmo. Her dress, tights, necklace and put-together-headband are by me and shoes from RRabbit shop. I adore those velvet shoes. So pretty! Christmas Greetings from Sylvia.

Gabriella - Fairyland Minifee Marcia Dreaming 18/24

My friend Uninu had put Marcia Dreaming head for sale in local forum and man I sent her a message so fast. I've always liked Marcia, especially the dreaming head a lot. And in tan, what a great find. I didn't really plan to have her, but I took the chance when I got it. The name Gabriella was just a result of some googling in the Behind the Names, naming dolls is always difficult. Naming them before they come home is the usual procedure but sometimes it just goes another way around. I asked Sarqq to make her face up and what a fabulous job they did! The face up is amazing smoky eye with red lips. I bought an actual full doll from the local forum again just to have a body for this girl. It was a Fairyland Fairyline body which I've not had before as I don't feel the separate torso and leg joints are making any good for the posing. Standing photos weren't working becouse she's so slinky.

Gabriella, her name is not yet sticking, I like the name but I need to do more thinking. She might want to change it later. I don't know her well enough yet and that shows in the photos. I love the last photos of her, I think they really show her personality but  she needs to be played a lot more until I'm satisfied with the idea. The wig is from Monique Gold Collection, eyes Alice's Collections random chinese eyes 12mm with small iris, face up by Sarqq, clothes and socks by me and shoes by Summomo. Many things can change still as she's a work in progress. Please say hello to Gabriella.

Angus - Bluefairy Tinyfairy Louis Valentine 17/24

There was a Bluefairy dealer called Angeldolls.UK and they had few of what I wanted for sale so in my order went for Bluefairy Special Tinyfairy Louis Valentine and basic Bluefairy Pocketfairy Yoko. "Special" has always meant that the doll has clothes, wig and shoes as well as face up coming with it. In this limited Special series it meant not the school uniform which they usually came with but grey shorts, sleeveless shirt with cuffs, jacket and hat. Not much of my thing, the clothes, but he was normal skin doll instead of the usual beauty white which limiteds usually are. He has a dandy body (which I find hilarious name for some reason). I find the Valentine part in the name really cute. Bluefairy calls their dreaming eyed dolls (the squinty eyes) as Valentines which is really lovely, they have sleeping heads too, but they're sleeping - not Valentine. Louis is handsome in many types and the Valentine type is totally one of them.

His name, Angus, of course comes from the one and only MacGyver. I think the name suits him, he owns a coffeeshop and doesn't have anything in common with the original Angus MacGyver who was a some sort of secret agent man. Angus' outfit and shoes are from Bluefairy, face up is default, wig from Leeke and eyes Enchanted Doll Milky #6 14mm. He has a day off it seems as as it is Christmas and even his little Cafe is closed on holidays. :) Please stop by his Cafe if you have time to do that! ^-~

Natalia - Bluefairy Tinyfairy Olive 16/24

Even the name of the Limited series Tinyfairy was super cute. Dear Deer series was beauty white resin limited doll with fullset clothes. Originally this set was designed for Sarang and photo in the promotion pictures were Sarang too. The Limited series came with clothes and shoes but you could change the head and body so I decided to go with Olive with a full blossom body. I split the clothes, shoes and wig with a friend and only kept the doll. Olive is super classic Bluefairy girl. I named her Natalia and she came home in the middle of February 2010. I swapped Natalia's body for blossom body with my Blance Marin Lin as I thought it would fit her better and then Lin would have different body than other two Lins.

Natalia's face up is default, wig is from Monique Gold, eyes Enchanted Doll number 48 16mm low dome, necklace Jesmo, cardigan by Maram Banu, corset by Raouken, leggings by Fairy Kiss (Kaede), legwarmers, socks and skirt by me and finally the shoes by RRabbit. I really like this look on her, she's so cute!

Say big hello to Natalia! :)

Oili - Fairyland Minifee Ruth 15/24

I bought Minifee Ruth originally becouse I wanted the body for my Soo. I'm so glad I found another Minifee Beautiful Line body for Lulu as Ruth makes really cute girl. Oili [owly] is somewhat like Moomin charachter like, this was said by the artist who made the fantastic face up for this girl. I have been watching the Minifee dolls since Luts first produced them. I had looked at them so many times and Ruth among Soo as well as many other classic Minifee dolls Luts sold. Girls and boys.

Oili's face up is by Sarqq, dress and blouse made by me, wig from Bluefairy (it's shared with Eliza Day for now), eyes 16mm Enchanted Doll Eyes bought from their booth at LDoll. Necklace was also bought at LDoll from some booth and shoes are from Luts. Oili is silly and fun girl, say hello to Oili! :)

Chloe - Bluefairy Tinyfairy Lin 14/24

Chloe is my second Tinyfairy Lin, not in order, but in this introduction. She's the third actually. Chloe is a Blance Marin Limited edition in beauty white resin, she arrived September 2009. She was sold with blossom body but I switched her body to a full bust from one of my other Tinyfairy girls. I sold the clothes she had before she came, but kept the wig. I really like this carrot wig, I think it suits Lin's features really well. Lin sculpt looks a lot like Xiao, it's dreaming version of that sculpt. From the second sculpt that is, first Xiao is a tad bit smiley which I really love. Serious Lin and serious Xiao were the first bought tough.

Chloe has her default wig and face up by Bluefairy, Enchanted Doll eyes in 14mm, cardigan by Maram Banu, blouse, skirt, socks and hairclip bow decoration by me and shoes by Daydream Doll. Let's meet Chloe! ^__^

Tobias - Bluefairy Tinyfairy Jerome 13/24

Tobias is my first doll. I must've told you this story for many times BUT here it is once more! My friend Woodoo introduced me to these resin ball jointed dolls back at 2004, she sent me some links to Customhouse dolls and we both really liked the look of these dolls. Woodoo also showed me Bluefairy doll photos from many different places, and said she's going to order one doll from them. Back then she had to use a shopping service for her doll and sometime during that year 2004 we met at local (from my home 600km - capital city = local) Animecon. That turned my head towards buying one of these super expensive dolls which look really pretty. My friend ordered her second doll and asked me if I'd want to join in the order and have my first doll. SO I took a plunge to the doll hobby, and I don't regret it.

I really love Bluefairy Tinyfairy Jerome which is my Tobias. He came home to me on November 2005, but first he went to my friends home where I had sent out some clothes I made with measurements Woodoo had measured from her doll. Shirt was a good fit, pants were too short in the pantlegs. When Tobias went to my friend's home, she dressed him on the clothes I had sewn and shipped him to me. I had gone to another city to teach silk screen printing at that time so and I woke up as soon as I found out he was at the post office waiting for me. It was so exiting!!! We've had so much fun together at these 14 years. Tobias has the original face up, Enchanted Doll eyes #42 in 16mm low dome and his wig is still the same black Dollmore. His clothes in these photos are made by me, his shoes are from Luts. Please say big hello to Tobias!

Armi - Bobobie 27cm Doll March Elf 12/24

Many might not know that Irma, one of my most important characters was actually a drawing first, before she came a doll. In some point I had drawn her a kid brother/sister and I also wanted to dollify this character. But, I wanted a girl and I wanted to call her Armi, I think the name was given to her by my friend Elina. I'm not sure if I drew her first but I had been looking out for a doll which could represent her. I found Bobobie's site and from there a perfect little doll for this character! Armi, you may see, is Irma's half sister. Their mom was married for several times and Armi is one of the children that came out of who know which boyfriend or husband. Irma takes care of her kid sister, even tough she's not very keen on doing that.

As well as other dolls representing this family, she has black and white hair, mostly black clothes with some accent colours with them. I think they're the obligatory gothic gang in my crew. (I don't know anything about that style either so bear with me. xD). Her wig is made by Uninu, face up and clothes by me and shoes by Bluefairy. She's a silly little girl and I think she's really waiting for Christmas Eve! :D Say Merry Christmas to Armi!!!

Fleur - Fairyland Minifee Juri 08 11/24

I know I'm super lucky to have this doll, the Juri 2008 is very highly desired doll that if you really want one you'll have to pay a lot. I was so happy my friend Uninu sold this head for me. I borrowed the money from a friend as I didn't have the price of the head at that time. I of course paid my friend back as soon as I could but getting this particular doll sculpt back made me cry. I had sold my first one becouse I needed money to travel back to my parents home as mom was sick and dad needed me to go there since he was going trough some tough times too. I'm glad I could be with mom, but I still regretted selling the doll I originally bought, so Fleur is my second Juri 08, just she didn't meet the first one. Juri 08 is a one special sculpt as it resembles the original 2005 Juri so much, I find the facial features especially cute. And the elf ears, they're something that got my attention too.

Her face up is made by Jesmo, eyes are resin eyes in 14mm, wig and clothes made by me and the super cute shoes by Summomo. Fleur looks really cute in anything she wears and I will be writing more about this outfit later on, as this is not only one I sewed a while back.

Please say hello to Fleur. :)