When a new doll arrives, one of the first things on my to-do list is hand blushing and manicure. It’s not complicated and it’s a fun way to level up the look of your doll, so here’s a guide to my process. Hand Prep Tools needed: Wet/dry sandpaper Needle files Hobby knife/x-acto tool Mr Super…
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~ Rise reborn as a Warrior of Light ~ I have one more faceup from my early summer batch to finally reveal – Rise has been repainted! Rise has been part of my doll collection for ages, but I never customized her or really settled on a style. She’s a lovely sculpt but just didn’t…
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~ A sign from the stars ~ Volks has really been hitting it out of the park with their recent resin releases, and I’ve tried my luck in a few of the lotteries. After missing out again and again, I resolved to just get SD Alto from the secondary market so I wouldn’t have to…
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~ Return to Resin ~ Korean BJD company ChicaBi recently spun up a new brand/storefront for their SD-scale BJD releases, called Luna Blanc. I fell hard for the new Kylie sculpt, and figured since the head is compatible with a lot of my existing Volks/SD collection it’d be worth a try to customize her.…
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~ Faceup season is in full swing! ~ Next up in my faceup backlog is DD Uzuki (first version). I picked up her head on a whim a while back but hadn’t really had a clear plan for it. But it’s finally time for Uzuki refresh! I decided I’d try for a mischievous look, and…
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~ Faceup season 2024 begins! ~ I’ve got a bunch of faceup projects lined up for this year, so as I warmup I started off with my tan DDH-11 girl. I picked her up as a D’Coord from the Yokohama Volks shop during my 2018 Japan trip, and although I’ve enjoyed her faceup for a…
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It’s actually been a bit since my first Imomodoll arrived, but since I’ve got plans to customize/mod the head she’s been waiting in limbo for a while. I don’t usually post about unpainted dolls but I’ve seen a lot of questions about Imomodoll 1/4 size so I figured I could investigate a few. The body…
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It’s been a busy month and the doll lab is a bit of a mess thanks to some electrical issues that required moving all the dolls and furniture around. Fortunately that’s now resolved, but in the meanwhile I kept working on my latest sewing project- Ohtori Academy uniforms to fit Nanami and Anthy. Besides Utena…
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