Sharkyra's BJD Blog

  I was asked to do a resin comparison between DoDollsDream nostalgic biscuit and Fairyland tan.  While the colors are very similar, they are not the same. Nostalgic biscuit is slightly more yellowish and pale compared to the Fairyland tan which seems to be darker and a little bit more reddish in tone. However, I'm sure that a hybridisation with a little bit of blushing to match colors would work.  I have also included in this picture a sample of then caramel forest tan color, which is way closer to the Fairyland tan. The caramel forest tan has only been released with the Petite Marionettes though and not with the Teacup Marionettes as far as I know.  And here they are with artificial light:

 What to do if the magnets that your dolls came with for their ears are to weak to hold said ears on, especially if this doll is wearing a more voluminous wig? The answer is simple, just sandwich one more strong magnet between the weaker ones. Go for rare earth/neodym magnets as these are extremely strong and choose them similar to the size (or little bigger) of the original magnets your doll came with. Also try to get rather flat ones, as you don't want them to be lifting your dolls wig too much.   The extra magnets are supposed to sit under the wig, else you would most likely see them. Then again, if you really have an extra voluminous, curly wig, you might even consider to put them over the wig, so that the ears can still be seen and don't disappear between the curls ;). 

  Lillycat Chibbi Newt So there are some dolls that really need a new makeover.  Just like this poor Kitty here. Although I actually like her wig as it goes really well with her eye color, it just doesn't fit her very particular head shape perfectly. It's a hard cap wig and without the magnets in the cat ears it would probably not even stay on. So I guess we'll have to find her another one.  And if we're already at it: the poor girl has been wearing this romper for over a year now, because I just don't have so many outfits for her very special and extremely pear shaped body.  So the plan for the end of the year is: find Semiramis a new wig and make her a new outfit, preferably something that would match the season outside.  *** Da ich ja diesen Blog etwas wiederbeleben will, ist die beste Idee ein paar WIPs zu posten. Auf diese Weise bekomme ich endlich wieder etwas für die Dollies gemacht und vielleicht ist die Info ja nützlich für den ein oder anderen.  Anfangen w

  Looks like I haven't posted anything in this blog for quite some time or so it seems.  Well, time to dust it off and start over again. 

"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.