Sharkyra's BJD Blog

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...

…but I actually scored third place in the DoA Couture Contest. I feel so happy currently. Thank you so much everyone <3 ! For those of you who aren't on DoA, here are the pictures I entered for the contest: And here are some more, though basically the same from the details pictures. Hopefully there will be enough sunshine this week so I will be able to do a new picture set of it. The day I took these it has been raining and I had to use a whole lot of lamps to illuminate her well enough to be able to take some decent pictures of her. 

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...

Hi guys, you probably already wondered where I've been, but I can tell you the last couple of weeks have been very busy. I have participated in the DoA Anniversary Triathlon which took away a lot of my spare time. Yet, I'm very, very proud that I finished all three challenges. It's not really likely that I'll win anything, but I'm very happy with my creations as I really only made stuff that I will have good use for even after the contest. So, no matter what at least I did something useful. Except perhaps for that very last challenge, the Doppelgänger. But then again that last challenge really brought about my decision to sculpt my very own doll. I always had that idea somewhere in the back of my head, but now I'm convinced that I could actually do it. However, it will not be before September that I start working on that plan since currently I still have to finish up my contest entry for the Lyon Doll Festival. Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present the f...