Sharkyra's BJD Blog

Gestern kam unerwartet mein Oscardoll Paket an. Unerwartet deshalb, weil es laut Tracking immer noch im Importzentrum sein sollte, aber offensichtlich hält es die DHL/Post zur Zeit mit ihrem Tracking so wie Lindner, "besser gar kein Tracking als schlechtes Tracking". Die Größe des Paketes hat mich allerdings überrascht, denn ich hatte nur 4 Paar Augen bestellt, die hätten sie auch locker in einen wesentlich kleineren Karton packen können, aber als ich das Paket aufmachte, sah ich den Grund für die Größe, denn sie hatten mir viele Goodies eingepackt, unter anderem Süßigkeiten, Sticker und ein Geschenk, einen Haarreif. Aber was für ein Haarreif, ich musste ihn erst ein paar Sekunden betrachten, bevor ich realisierte, was es ist. Er ist mit Blumen dekoriert, mit Schleifen und Bändern, mit Federn, mit Fur, mit Glitzer, mit Blütenblättern und noch dazu thront - oder brütet - da noch ein Vögelchen oben drauf ;). Ich habe lange überlegt, welcher meiner Dolls ich dieses Kunstwerk ...

Long time no post, what can I say - except that I have been very busy at the end of the year. First came the preparations for LDoll, then the stress at the end of the year with a heavy flu, but now things are starting to get back to normal and I hope that I'll be able to share more doll stuff in the coming days. Today for instance I worked on some ballet dancing shoes that I bought from Dollmore during the LDoll festival. Because to get proper doll items it does not always make sense to create them completely from scratch. Sometimes there is also the option to alter existing products to make them work for your needs. I almost always do that with wigs. There is actually hardly a doll wig in my collection that was not restyled at some point 😂. But let's return to the shoes. So I got this lovely pink shoes. As you can see the binding ribbon is wayyyy to large, I mean it's almost human sized! So the first (though scary) thing is to cut them off. I checked if it was p...

So the reasons why there weren't any new posts in this blog in the last weeks was that I dedicated every free minute to the challenges in the DoA triathlon. Now that the triathlon is finally over and the winners were announced, I'll happily show you my creations and tell you a little bit about it, too. The doll I choose to be my model in this challenge was Naoumie, my Withdoll Emma. Her tan skin forms such a nice contrast to the transparent/white parts of her outfit. The idea with the goldfish bowl was literally the first idea I had. I knew that I had to make this on a low budget (I spent too much money on dolls lately and refused to buy more stuff), so I looked around for transparent plastic items that I could use and I came across those little plastic bowls. The one she's wearing as a head decoration /fascinator. I have three of them and I bought them a couple of years ago (I think they were filled with fruit pudding), just because I thought that they'd make n...

Sheepy by Dream Studio I'm so proud of myself :). Why you ask? Simply, because I finally managed to paint and assemble the little toys I got as extra presents with my Dream Studio order. It wasn't that simple to finish them, as it was to complete the furniture. Partly because these parts are so small and partly because there was some extra work included here, like I had to carve the toothpicks a little smaller, since they were too large to enter through the holes in the wheels. But nevermind the extra work. Just look at little Sheepy, isn't he cute? He also has a sister, little Bunny, she's not in the photo though, but I'll soon take a picture of both of them together. >.< And I'm also happy, because I managed to finish the entries 1 and 2 for the Den of Angels triathlon in time and I feel confident, that I should be able to finish the last contest as well. 

I'm selling this little adorable cutie, because unfortunately she doesn't fit within my doll plans. Back when I got her, I intended to hybridize her with my Crobidoll Thor head, however the resin color doesn't match unfortunately and I don't want to do large blushings on neither body or head. The beautiful face-up on her was painted by Nihil and is in great condition - as is actually the whole doll. She was kept in her box most of the time and displayed only shortly in my glass cabinet. She has no yellowing, no damage or anything whatsoever. Baby Delf is ap. the same size as the Rosenlied Holiday Children, they do fit the same outfits, however I'd say that the Baby Delf stand a little better on their own. Here is a comparison between Baby Delf (right) and Rosenlied Holiday Child (left): She will come nude with her default eyes (the light green ones from the picture above) and with her CoA. As I got her in the release event, she didn't come with her...

Little Rachel is upset. We're getting her ready for the big meet on Saturday and so she has to wear girl dresses and shoes and we're even styling her wig. She is usually more a tomboy kind of girl and she especially does not love to wear shoes at all, so she's not that happy right now.

... but mine has to go still, as she's just too tiny for me to handle. Roro is sold, thank you :) Cute little Roro comes with both faceplates and both have the most adorable Face-up by Kesha. She is normal skin (I didn't notice any yellowing, so if she has some, it would probably be very even) and I am not the first owner of this item. Overall she's in very good condition. The only thing that comes to mind is, that she probably could use some restringing in her legs? At least I've always been of the impression that her right leg is a little bit more floppy than her left leg - but that might also be just me not getting along with tiny dolls like these.

My poor Fashion Line David Kuncci still has no shoes or clothing and he is supposed to join me for a doll meet next Saturday, so it was about time to make him some shoes. Since he prefers a rather casual and comfy style we went with a pair of sandals. Today I'm really happy, that DollShe included the flip-flop feet with the full-set. Cardboard base for sole and footbed The footbed was covered with velour leather And some satin ribbon - finished They fit nicely and don't fall off that easily

I found a new passion: working with rattan. It's so fun and very easy to learn. Until now I've created this chair (my second project) and a basket (my first project). Now I'll either do a second chair or, more likely, some decorative objects for my doll's new home diorama.

The project picnic rug is going fine so far. I created 5 of them that's all I intend to make so far. My dolls are also enjoying them, too.

At the end of last week my Rosenlied Holiday Child Bambi Reverie arrived. She was absolutely gorgeous in person, but during the wait for her I got another Holiday Child and decided that I do not really need 3 of them. And since I already developed a week spot for ShaSha and Miu, I decided that Bambi would have to go. She already found a new home here with another member from the German BJD community, so I will most likely have the chance to see her again now and then at doll meets. For her there will be an Atelier Momoni doll moving in soon . It's going to be a Momoni in Cocoa skin. Ever since I saw the Nena 02 Reira sculpt at the last LDoll, I wanted a Momoni doll. Now it's going to be a Momoni instead of a Reira, but I am really excited. And I think that I'll be doing better with the Momoni size as I think that she will be able to fit a lot of the clothes of my other mini sized girls. Photo by Ateleier Momoni

Ich darf also ganz stolz verkünden: wir haben die sechste Woche und ich habe bisher mindestens 15 Dollfotos gemacht dieses Jahr. Wenn das so weitergeht, wäre ich wirklich zufrieden. :D Hier ist übrigens eines der letzten Fotos die ich gemacht habe: Michelle, die gerade dabei ist, ihren Stil neu zu entdecken. Eigentlich ist Michelle ja eine professionelle Tänzerin und privat sollte sie eigentlich immer Kleidung in diesem Stil tragen. Also viele Röcke, weiche, fließende, stretchige Stoffe, in denen man bequem laufen kann, eher gedämpften und/oder pastellige Farben, etc. Nun ja, wie man sieht, bevorzugt sie doch eher den schrillen Stil ;). For now. Aber ich denke mal längerfristig bekommt sie dann doch andere Klamotten.