Hortensia and Mariette at Japanese Style Garden

I had thought about going to Roihuvuori Sakura tree garden for long time but I just couldn't get myself going, even tough I knew the flowers wouldn't bloom forever. They were totally gone today, which I expected but the Hanami event was going on there. I took Fairyland Minifee girls Hortensia (Juri 13) and Mariette (Dark Elf Soo) with me after I had an encounter with the sewing machine first in the morning. I tried to make a tiny size yukata/kimono type of thing which didn't fit any of my dolls, not even Pippuri who has stick arms. I gave up and observed some older SD size garments that needed to be recycled to smaller size things. I sewed until I was satisfied and even if I felt like I should go, I went anyway and this wasn't the best experience for me to be honest. (Next some whining, you can skip if you want).

I had been a bit anxious about if I should go or not all morning, do my dolls look cute enough that I can take them (wtf of course they do), they have nothing new to wear (OMG how stupid this feels) etc etc. I should never go to events like that alone, and if feeling anxious and nervous definitely retreat to safety of my own home and perhaps continue sewing or lie down on the sofa. I walked trough the place trying to find a place where to eat my salad I had bought and admired few smaller trees that were on bloom still. I found the Tearoom tent and talked briefly with my friend who was there serving tea, it was super to meet her, we hadn't seen each other for years. After that I went to the Japanese style garden. I dug out my dolls and began to nervously photograph them, and if I could've kicked myself I would have done that. It seems that older I get, more anxious I'll get in big events and less I want to be in crowds like that. Note to self (actually wrote a note and taped it on my screen side): 1) Don't attend to things like this, you're not going to like the crowds. 2) If you do, have friends with you, it's easier to be stared at with a friend if you share the staring. (People propably weren't staring, it's just that I think they are =_=). 3) Choose some other day to photograph dolls outside. With NO events. 4) Use some sort of bug spray to keep the stingy things away.

Anyway, even tough my feelings of the photographing wasn't so good, I think the photos came out rather nice. And the girls are super cute!


Hortensia's dress was a SD sized skirt which I added the boob covers basicly, just sewed them together first and then attatched them and cut the waistband shorter. I kinda like how it turned out! The necklace is made by Junipa. ^-^

Holiday!

Finally! Holiday! I'm so very happy to have three weeks of holiday in a row. Tomorrow I'll visit my friend Uninu at Tampere and hang out with her and possibly her flatmate too. I'll be taking Hortensia (Juri 13) with me, since Uninu wanted to see her. ^^ Otherwise I really haven't made any big plans for this week, only few things that I really need to do; sew doll clothes and clean the home a little. Not much plans but isn't a holiday what it is supposed to be, not making too much plans and sleeping longish.

Currently I'm sewing some jeans, I might put them up into my Etsy shop if they'll satisfy my quality check. If they don't, my own dolls have just gotten some more jeans. Ahhahahaa. Ok, well, I have to say that with in years my sewing has gone a lot better and I have improved. Which makes me happy, I can really see the progress from the things I make. Of course, one doesn't always make the best of things but I'm really happy with the jeans. I have to decide if I'll dare to try out the buttonhole program thingy from my sewing machine or to make it with the old sewing machine. I really like to read from the manual that I can adjust the buttonhole width but I'm so scared to make it. I don't know why! Maybe the needle will break and I'll get it in my eye or something. It is so damn automatic that if it won't make it trough the program it might either make a hole to the waistband or to break the needle and I don't want either to happen. Exiting times ahead then. LOL, sorry if this sounds pathetic but I really don't need much more exitement in my life, :D making an automatic buttonhole with sewing machine is enough for me.

Yesterday I took few photos from Hortensia and my Baked Tinyfairies, Daphne (Olive) and Elle (May V.).

I should get something at the background :D but I should also get a curtain to the other side of our balcony since that's the side where our same floor neighbours are looking in when they're at their balcony. Highly annoying when you're just photographing dolls there. The balcony has those big glass windows too so it would stop me seeing the rainy stripes that goes down from the glasses. Uh oh so much things to do!

Silence - over?

The so called radio waves have been quite silent from my part, mostly becouse my PC broke and I haven't been able to access all my links and such. Ah the shame the shame! I also don't have all of the passwords and such memorised (SAD) so I'm waiting for my SO to save my PC, he already swithced in power but he thinks there's something else wrong so I need to wait some more... *sigh* I have my photos all there, but I miss all the links and such. xP

Anyway, things going on: participating on LDoll again!!! Exiting! This year, as I've not been sewing anything for sale, I've had time to concentrate to the contests. I've already sent them my entry for the photo contest "Secret Garden" and I'm working on my entry to the customisation contest "White Party" - festive events on color white, to create a fullset, not necessary to sew or otherwise create all the parts by yourself. "The customization contest is not a sculpting contest, painting contest or sewing contest. It is not mandatory for contestants to have created the elements they assemble to make their fullest." I bet they're going to have tons of wedding dresses since that would fit the theme perfectly. I have only taken few photos of my outfit, since I don't want to show it anywhere yet. I'm hoping to get in the finals but I doubt I will, there are so GOOD participants every year. It's very tough contest I'm sure. I still have things to do a lot! So I hope I can finish my entry this weekend and photograph it next week... ^^; I'm kinda late with this since the deadline is on August 31st.

I've made a list about new eyes and things that I need. And I've also peeked in some private exhibitors and proffessionals to see what they will have for sale AND I've reserved some items so it will be easier to make a budget for shopping. Oh so exiting! It would be great if I find most of the things I'm looking for. ^w^

I have some eyes, wigs and such to catch, and these guys at the bottom row are going to have some.

I've already named Minifee Sarang, Nanuri 14 and Yder elf but they will be remaining just for me until they get some bodies and face ups etc. My Tinyfairy Gus (head only for now) will need a name too, but I think I will need to take him out from his bubble wraps and then see what he likes to be. ^^

Bluefairy has announced they will have a renewal to their bodies. MAN I do hope they'll keep the old bodies as option!! I do love them so much, I do like variation but I'm afraid I don't like the new ones as much as the old. I'm exited and interested to see what they're up to. Also, I find their new Tinyfairy Torso something I denfinitely want to have! My dolls, especially girls have some outfits that I LOVE absolutely to bits and it would be so cool to have them on display.


So pretty legs! ^^ I went to photograph Daphne and Tia with a friend, you can find more photos from my Flicr. I just noticed I didn't photgraph the girls together. *sigh* So stupid to notice that afterwards.

Face Ups

I got four heads home today. Jesmoth was working and I went there to pick them up. It was nice to have a chat, ^^ I think we sould have a little meet too! :D

Anyway, I can't describe how fantastic the face ups became, I described some of the face ups with quite many words and man the results!!!! =w= WAAAA I almost cried when I saw them girls and Dirk!


Dirk first. I didn't give any reference photos or detailed descriptions, just that thick eyebrows, the color should be either black-brown or black-grey for the oriental skin, very little blush to the cheeks and manly lips. xD More I look at him, more I like him! ^^ Oh wow, now he has a face! He needs new strings, and some more clothes. ^^ Yay.


For Fleur I wished similar as the Juri 08 I previously had, I really liked that head so I wished similar, just a bit darker eyebrows and lashes. Ah she's just perfect. =w= I don't know if these eyes will stay, I'm still thinking maybe a bit darker brown like she used to have... The wig I like, I cut the bangs a bit, but I didn't dare to cut them more, I don't want to ruin them.


I used to have a normal skin DES head, sadly she just stayed as head for long and I sold her, and I gave the photo for reference, I liked the eyebrows shape on the reference but wished for J to use her magic with the lashes and dark red to the lips. ^^ And glitter too! I really love how this girl came out. Uuuh I'm so happy!


For Hortensia, I gave quite spesific few things that I wanted. The Sandman's Death's spiral thing under her right eye, a bit gothic or so feeling, but clearly not as full smoky face up as Irma has. Hortensia is young and I wanted that to show in the face up also. She's going to have the M-line body with cutie bust, so I think that would fit her young look perfectly.

I'm going to sew them some clothes and then photograph them more. ^^ Irma and Hortensia are currently at the storage box to wait for their bodies. I wish they'll not take too long now. It is about two months wait now so it shouldn't take that long. Fleur gets to keep the body she's in, tough it's not perfect match colorwise. I don't mind. Some scarfs, long wig and such will do! Ah how wonderful it is to get back to sewing for my own dolls. ^^

Bluefairy Gus and some Lati Yellow

I'm hoping Bluefairy will keep the no-make up Gus head in stock until Saturday. I'm going to make a little order since I really want that boy in normal skin... If they'd make a baked skin with Gentle body I might be after that... but at the moment I don't want to miss him. I already have two Xiao's from which one is the old smiley one and one is the first renewal Xiao after that. Also... baked Xiao and baked Lin would definitely be in my list to get if there's ever going to be a release of those. Money is only problem, but I think that's how it goes. You just can't buy everything.. but you wish you could!

Marcus' (Robin) head was shipped out last week to Shibya's, and she received the head so I'll be waiting for some updates in the future for the face up. ^^

At the moment heads having a face up:

- Robin
- Juri 08
- Dark Elf Soo Minifee tan
- Juri 13
- SA Hound

WOW! I'm eagerly waiting for them to complete. ^___^

It seems like we didn't have more than week of sun shining and nice crisp cold and then became this sloppy looking spring with grey weather. I wish some bright and sunny days so I could just get some light. I haven't actually been sewing as much as I would've wanted. I'll have very little of summer holiday, a week or so, so the time for sewing has decreased from the small amount I've had until now. Last year I had to push myself a lot to get the stock I wanted. I don't want to drive myself to the burn out. I'd love to sew some pretty clothes for my own dolls too, since some of them are totally without any clothing, Gentle bodied boys do need some jeans or trousers. And Minifee girls will need some nice clothes too.

I still would need to photograph some clothes to my Etsy shop. I have quite a lot of things that didn't sell at LDoll and some of the stuff has been around for quite a while. I'd love to get rid of the SD boy jeans, maybe I should borrow a Super Gem from a friend and get few photos... *sigh* SD boy jeans or trousers are clearly something I shouldn't sew since they don't sell. And I have loads of stuff I should photograph and put up for sale at our forum... Somehow they just pile up. And are really difficult to get rid off.


Leni and Bijou got some new stuff from Dollheart Fukuburo's I bougth with a friend. Bijou got a new wig, but I'm certainly keeping the fuzzy wig for her/him too. Bijou doesn't know who s/he is yet.

I got some really nice wigs from the Fukuburo and theyyy just might need some little Lati's to fill them up. Do Lati wigs fit to Pukifee...? I could get one of those too, since I don't yet have any... yet.

New Dolls

So, I said in the previous post that I'd be posting about new dolls? YES! I bought a doll from LDoll 4, he was there back at the Think Pink booth. I knew they are an official dealer for Bluefairy but what I didn't expect was that they had a limited doll with them! The second I saw him - BANG - I knew I lost it. I went completely bonkers, I had thought I'd buy Cafe Bluefairy Kevin from Pupa*Casa but I couldn't resist him then and there. I had to think about buying him, and yes, someone said "I knew you're coming back to get him", and was right.


Here is new Áron, he used to be the At Your Service Jerome, but since I sold the Jerome, I planned to get him as new Áron. ^^ I think they look so adorable together with Emma. Usually I'm quite picky about the size of their faces, but I really don't mind him having a little bit smaller face. Reminds me of the round girl faces I've seen in some Manga, while the boy faces are usually more narrow.


I need to begin sewing some trousers and jeans for Gentle body. AND also hotglue and do some tricks for his legs. MAN they're sloppy legs of doom! While my other Tinyfairies are very solid in standing on their own, Gentle body legs are something that needs re-stringing and possibly wiring too.

I also bought a lovely light grey cardigan from Fairy Style booth, got a little trade with lovely Summomo (fabulous little shoesies!!!), three wigs from JPopdolls and three pairs of eyes from Enchanted Doll eyes. ^^ I'll certainly try get better photographs from the stuff I bought. Fleur already has her eyes even if she doens't have her own body or face up yet. :D

Also, I came home at night on 8th (tuesday) and went to my parent's home on 9th, midday, which ment I really didn't have time to do much things with anything. I got the flu while I was at my parent's home and thus I slept well and followed the cat. ^^ I was highly amused by Iines again.



Also, when I was there at the north, I thought that I'd check out my order from Fairyland and... it was shipped. Wow, so many nice things happening at once. I now have two full Minifees, from which the normal skin body is shared by many heads. I have Irma (Siean Elf Valentine event head, back from her spa trip at Jesmo's, fabulous fabulous!!!), Lulu (Soo), Fleur (Juri 08) and the childish featured Juri 13. My new Dark Elf Soo girl in tan is fantastic. I'm really happy I got her. I'm sure I'll have more elf eared pretties in the future but DES has always been one of the "classics".


Also, PukiPuki Ante, which I bought to fill my order came to stay... I already gave her to Jesmo for face up and I'm sure she'll be fantastic. Her name is Butterfly, but her friends call her Bug. I think she's from Armi's pal..


DES' name is Mariette, Juri 13 doesn't have a name yet and definitely she should be in the Moe line body with very small boobs. I think it would suit her young looking face really nicely. I think .. she might be related to Irma. xD I already planned her wig and face up a little... We'll see, I might have to make an order to SweetNeat to get another wig. ^^ Anyway... so far so good.

I also participated to Pupa*Casa white Choice Tinyfairy event and ordered Robin with no make up and Gentle body... Exiting times ahead! :D I try not to think about him at all, becouse I know it will take at least 70 businessdays or even longer. I don't mind waiting. ^^ I have plenty to play with and a lot to do with the shop!