Welcome to 2013! This past year had quite a lot of excitement- new website established, new dolls arrived, a trip to Japan, and lots of sewing, painting and picture-taking. I’m hoping for more of the same this year! I managed to nail much of my DD wishlist, so now I’m mostly looking forward to new…
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Grabbed everybody for a shot with the tree :D
Apologies for a hasty photo, but I just wanted to share my ‘cute loot’ find- a Dollfie-sized dresser/jewelry box from Target. The drawers each have small dividers, good for storing really little items like ribbons, bows, and dainty underthings. The sides swing open and have hooks to hang small whatnots. Oh, and I guess now…
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The light setup was upgraded from bouncing inside an umbrella to using a collapsible soft box, which has less reflections and less harsh shadows overall, but takes a lot of space. I also traded out Neris’s eyes from the last shoot for eyes from Twin Snow, they’re darker and less reflective which is easier to…
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I used some time on the holiday to finish up this dress… which I had started last February ^_^; The halter bustier part is a new pattern, the gray skirt was made earlier (you can spot it on Yoko here) and the petticoat is the same pattern. The blouse is made by Volks- goes on…
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I’ve been gradually working on concepts for a jadepixel mascot, trying to channel the cute anime idol vibe. I want to incorporate jade (green) in the hair and lots of square/diamond (pixel) shapes into the costume. Green argyle or plaid has a bit of both, which is why I’ve worked it into the recent site…
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This weeked I customized Asuka’s makeup a bit – re-did the lips, thinned and darkened the eyebrows, and add a bit more blush here and there. It was helpful to find out that I could mod the eyebrows without removing them, saving me some time and aggravation in getting them symmetrical. Elf ears are made…
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