A Doll A Week 2024 / Week 9 Miio

This weeks cutie cupcake is Miio, Bluefairy Tinyfairy Limited At Your Service Kyle (2008). I bought him back at 2009, and a good number of other Tinyfairies from my friend *cough* buuut lets not go into those details. 

Miio's faceup is so pretty, I'm still smitten of him. He has the Classic Boy body, switched from My Sweet Day Louis (Lukas) who know has the Classic Dandy body. Miio used to have a fake fur wig made by Onegreyelephant and it took me years to find something else. This wig suits him perfectly. He actually has light green glass eyes but you can't really see them. My squinty cuties, have many of them dreamy eyes dolls. That teddybear is from Sweet Louis' luggage, teddy's been hiding in there and just appear in special occasions.

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 7 Natalia

 Natalia was a Bluefairy special order Dear Deer (Dear Girl or Boy) at the beginning of February 2010. Too bad I don't have all the emails stored from anywhere from different companies. But it is great that Bluefairy still has the listing for the order. The outfit was so pretty yet I didn't keep it, which was a regret some years later. Bluefairy makes such nice shoes and clothes. I'm not into the frilly style a lot, but some are cute and their more casual sets were more like my thing. 

Anyway, I was going to make a pattern for overalls, and I actually did but they will need a lot more work before I can sew them in actual fabric instead of just a test piece. It came out okay, but it needs more room in the hips and longer pants part before the waistband. 

So, after that I decided to push forward of sewing actual overalls and refining the pattern as one day wasn't going to be enough. I changed Natalia to Bluefairy school uniform, took her little sister Noelle (Breath of the forest Connie) and decided to make a little story with them! :D I hope you like it. It's as silly as they usually are. ^-^

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 4 Sylvia

I think I bought Sylvia from my friend Tsuki back at 2006, just end of the year and perhaps with two part layaway so she arrived after I paid the last part, making Sylvia a January 2007 girl. Sylvia is Bluefairy Tinyfairy Basic May in natural skin, which was just changed from the pale yellowish tone to quite fleshy pink. Many people hated the new color but I really liked it back then even tough so many of the dolls I ordered were Beauty White. Her faceup is painted by Jesmo. Jesmo did many of my dolls faceups back then, and the this which she painted for Sylvia is still one of the favourites. 

Back then I made up some sort of history for all of my dolls, but these days I feel like its great to have that background story but it isn't as I don't really make that much stories it might not be relevant. And sometimes the old stories makes me feel really iffy. 😅

Sylvia had some TLC and I sewed her some new clothes. I had sewed many of my girls a pinafore before, so she just needes something to go with that. I also put some effor this time, light was also escaping fast when I was ready to take photos and the thing which you put under the camera to attatch it to the camera stand was missing. Where could it be. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow so .. more mobile phone photos then. =_=  

But! Isn't she cute!?! I'm always amazed how cute Bluefairy dolls are and of course my fairies are the cutest.  

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. :)  

 

 

 

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.

Little Granny's Christmas gang 23/24

Well of course, I couldn't let the Christmas go without letting Little Granny, Little Elf, Pink Bear and Lamb to have a chance to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Here's a bit of their history, in order of arrival.

Lamb / Ofelia - Bluefairy Pocketfairy Yoko with basic girl body, she arrived home on February 2011. I had always thought PF's were really cute but didn't think I'd buy any myself. She has brown acrylic eyes becouse they are nice looking and the size is good too, I've tried her some other eyes but these are the best ones. Wig, shoes and face up by Bluefairy, outfit by me.

Little Granny / Leni - Latidoll Yellow limited Cat. She came with the cat parts I think, and she was bought from Lunasa in our forum. Leni arrived at March 2011. She has Kanis Augen Gold 14mm eyes and Rosenlied mohair wig with default face up by Latidoll. Her cardigan is made by Kaede, shoes from Mimiwoo oooorrrr some other place I can't remember, outfit is by me other than the cardigan.

Pink Bear / Bijou - Latidoll Yellow limited Le Petit Prince Kuroo the sheep. I bought her from Kaede from our Finnish doll forum. Most of my Lati's are bought from hobbyists. Default face up, wig from Dollheart, outfit by me, hat bought from LDoll and shoes Mimiwoo propably.

Little Elf / Edwina - Latidoll Yellow Limited Special HongKong elf. Again she was bought from Efoto at our finnish forum at May 2015. Face up is default, eyes from Kanis Augen, Dollheart wig, cardigan again by talented Kaede, other clothes by me and shoes I can't remember where they're from.

Please say Merry Christmas for Little Granny's gang! ^___^

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!

Aislin - Soom Little Gem Kivi hybrid 20/24

It's wonderful to swap doll stuff with friends. I've done that many times and it's great if you don't always have to have money involved if both agree to the items that are swapped. This Soom Kivi head is one of those very successfull swap items. The body of this head was bought ages ago second hand from a friend too, it's Little Fair body made by Angelregion in cream white resin. O gosh it is old, from 2006! It was surprising (or not) that Soom cream white resin fit it like a glove after so many years. Soom and Angelregion had something in common back then and that may be the reason the resin match of the head made on 2014 fit this body really well. Angelregion's body sculpter was propably the same person as Bluefairy's, becouse they are almost the same, only few changes has been made along the way. I'm so happy Aislin had a body waiting when she came home! She's really cute doll, I feel like this look suits her the best. Body could be swapped to Soom Little Gem body, since I've seen some of those around but I kinda like the thought that even this old one is not wasted as I have a good use for it with her.

Her outfit is made by Minoruworld for La Vien en Rose May Valentine, I bought it back without the petticoat but I'm planning to make one for this outfit so it looks "right". Aislin wears DayDream wig, 16mm Enchanted Doll eyes and her beautiful face up is made by Fyrd8th. Please say super huge hello to Aislin!!! :)

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!