Sharkyra's BJD Blog

...and I should be sewing like mad, finishing my last plush hats, but instead I'm experimenting with two-tone resin casting. And with glitter. Lots of glitter e__e Yes, here I have been basically trying to make this test-horn two tone. transparent at the tip and milky-white at the base. And then I got the idea, hey, it's supposed to be a unicorn horn, why not add a little bit of glimmer to it? Haha, well, I guess now you can hardly see the milky part because of all the glitter. I definitely added to much, giving the whole horn a much too grey look o__o.

Oh, I just realized that I didn't blog anything about my contest entry for LDoll here. Okay, it's supposed to represent Lady Elaine of Ascalot (also known as Lady of Shalott). She's one of those tragic figures from the Arthur Legends. She's deeply in love with Sir Lancelot, but he isn't even aware of her love, so in the end she dies young because of her lovelornness. I've created this outfit not as a exact replica of the type of clothes that was worn at that time, but more as some sort of fantasy outfit, representing all of her symbols. She's often referred to as the pury-white or lily-white maiden, that's why I made the outfit completely white with gold. The collar is made to represent a lily flower. In her hands she holds the shield of Lancelot (which she has been secretly guarding according to some legends) and with her other hand she holds a mirror. According to some other legends (and thanks to the poem of Lord Tennyson) she's mostly kno...

Okay guys, soon I will be able to update my blog more frequently since that crazy month is over. By the way, does anybody want to see my Den of Angels Triathlon entries? Here you go: And the images for part two: And the last challenge: