Sharkyra's BJD Blog

"Paint me like one of your French girls - Ziya" Funny thing was that she arrived without eyes, but I contacted Marie and she'll be so nice as to send me a pair soon. Luckily I ordered two extra pairs (for other dolls), but at least she does have some eyes at least. It's a funny thing how grown-up Ziya seems to be, compared to Ophélie or even Olive. Most likely it's just the face-up as usually, but she seems to be much older than her two siblings. I guess that's what inspired me to this PS picture above ^___^.

Since there is currently a preorder for the Chibi version of Newt, I thought I'd share a picture of my (original sized) Newt. I really like this kitty a lot, however, I think I do have to change something about her style. She might need another, more dramatic face-up I think. I don't have any clues though what exactly I'd love for her. Maybe for a change I should try myself at changing (or improving) her face-up. If everything fails, I can still send her away for a more professional face-up. And, of course, I also need the Chibi Version of her :D. 

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. 

Well, exactly what the title says. I was commissioned by Roterwolkenvogel to create for her Fashion Grant an outfit similar to the one I made for David, only that hers should be black. I've had the spontaneous idea to add a net part to the upper part of the shirt, so that her Demon would be able to flaunt his tattoos even while being dressed somewhat more. However the net part made sewing complicated. Oh well O____O She also chose a very different kind of fabric that came with small, irregular folds. It really gives a very special touch to the hood :).

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.

I'm working on some outfits for my Kitty Jolie, right now. Since she is a romantic type of Kitty, she'll get some Mori style outfits - and once I'm happy with the design, I plan on making 2 more for sale in LDoll. Also I plan on making some jump suits for her and for MSD as well. They are all the rage here, so why not create some for the dolls as well. It will be a little challenge, given her hip/waist ratio, but it should work. PS: in this photo Melody wears a corset by Raouken and a skirt, hair band and basket by me. PPS: I tried to upload some photos of Melody to the flickr Cerisedolls group, but apparently it doesn't work? Is the group not active anymore? Does anyone know something?

... 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'm currently working on a diorama project for my ¼ sized dolls. Since they are mainly girls ... and also girls who love girly stuff, we decided, that they are going to get a shabby chic styled living room on the middle shelf of my cabinet. Everything will be kept in white with accents in pastel colors and lots of roses. We started working with the couch. This is what the couch looked like 3 weeks ago: This is what the couch looked like after almost 3 hours of taking it apart: This is what it looked like after the first coat of white color and with the new upholstery: I told you, I'll be going for white and motives with roses. Cliché-y much? Yes, but also cute xD. Which leads us to what the couch looks like right now: Already looking good, isn't it? I still need to add a decorative ribbon around the upholstery, similar to what the original design had, so that it'll look more nicely, but I still did not get around doing this.  Honestly, I...

Cutie Daisy showing her tummy Warum nur verpasse ich fast immer die BJD Foto-Event-Tage auf tumblr? Offensichtlich lese ich nicht die richtigen Posts. Anyway, diesen Sonntag, am 29. Mai habe ich ihn mal ausnahmsweise nicht verpasst. Es war #BJDabdomenDay Nun ja, das Ergebnis seht ihr hier. Während überall auf tumblr die muskulösen 65cm + Resin Kerle ihren Sixpack und hübsche MNF Girls ihre grazilen Hüften zeigten, war auch Daisy mit dabei. xD Ach ja: CLAVICLES/SHOULDERS  will fall on the 12th of June   falls noch jemand mitmachen möchte :)

... will be some picnic blankets. Just like the real thing they are made from a nice and soft material on top and they come with a water-repellent fabric on the bottom. They are not only great for picnic photos with your dollies, they also have some very functional aspects, too. They're great if your outside to take some pictures with your doll, because you can rest your doll (or your camera) on this stylish picnic rug when you need to get your hands free. They will be available in two sizes, YoSD and MSD. Here is on in tiny size. This model is called "unicorns and fairies"

The new house elf is here. She's a cutie and she really does look like Dobby's little sister xD.

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

I actually always wanted a Dollstown Elf Girl, but refused to get myself one for various reasons. However,  when someone on the German BJD forum offered a brand new one up for sale, I couldn't resist. After a long layaway period she finally moved in here yesterday. I got to admit that I acutally hoped she would be even smaller, as I hoped she would be something more in-between regular SD and MSD size, but she's okay, more like a thin SD sized girl. Her thin body fits nicely into the larger MSD outfits though, which is a bonus, too. Tomorrow she will leave for a face-up to the talented Mikiyochii . I'm already looking forward to seeing her finished as I'd like to use her as a model

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.

Eigentlich habe ich ja nichts gegen flickr. Ich nutze es schon seit vielen, vielen Jahren (ja, es gab ein mal ein flick auch vor yahoo), aber insbesondere für BJD Fotographie ist es nicht die richtige Plattform, zumindest nicht für mich. Ich habe die Sache jetzt mal 3 Monate lange beobachtet: wenn ich ein Dollfoto auf DeviantArt oder Tumblr hochlade, bekomme ich in der Regel 10x so viel Feedback oder Likes, wie das gleiche Foto auf flickr hochgeladen bekommt. (Wir reden hier vom gleichen Foto, gleiche Quali, gleicher Text, gleiche Tags) Nehmen wir beispielsweise ein ganz aktuelles Bild, das von meiner Doll Anastasia. tumblr: 62 / flickr: 4  Ich denke eine der Ursachen liegt darin, dass flickr es einem nicht leicht macht neuen Content zu entdecken. Generell scheinen alle Suchoptionen so eingestellt zu sein, dass einem immer die "relevanten" (sprich am meisten geliketen) Fotos gezeigt werden und nicht alle, bzw. die zuletzt hochgeladenen. Wenn nun jemand viele Followe...