Resin Maidens

On Sunday tonto65 and I went outside to take some pics of our Lati girls. The light was really good and so all the pics came out really well. In fact some of them were utterly breathtaking.

 

Now that Rainyverse 2008 is over for Mina, she'd really like to share with you the entries that she submitted. The final judging is now underway but as she didn't get into the final top 10, Mina thought no one would mind if she showed her pics now.

Introducing Miss Kiribati!!!!

 

My Asuka Pullip arrived on Easter Monday. I was so surprised to see the parcel girl on a holiday. Asuka is another one of the Evangelion Pullips and she is so pretty! She's always been my favourite character from Evangelion so i'm very happy. When I got Rei Ayanami she came with her school uniform and bandages, Asuka comes with her school uniform as well, but also comes with her cool yellow sundress. Anyways, here she is!



 

I posted these images in honour of sarahdaylj
I took them on the day that Percy came to work with me.

 

 

tonto65 and I received a parcel this week. 10 days ago we ordered a whole heap of clothes from Friends2BMade for Percy and Tuppence. I ordered a whole heap of bits and pieces and the majority have fit really well. A few need a little altering so that they fit better, but it's to be expected when you order even though you're unsure of the fit. The prices were fabulous. For example, the Hello Kitty top shown below and the skirt cost US$4.00 each! Shipping was a bit steep though. 

Also, not everything is suitable - the jeans and trousers don't fit. Otaku Lemonade has a really helpful guide.

I'm much calmer today, yesterday I was quite overwhelmed by the quantity of Hello Kitty Percy cuteness. I feel much better now :-)

Percy does look fairly happy however!

 

We are still in the middle of our heatwave with at least another 9 days to live through over 30 degrees celsius (86 fahrenheit) and today was 40 degrees celsius (104 fahrenheit!!). This really really sucks.

Can't take dolly pics outside, so to the living room we went :-)



 

I didn't really want to post any dressed bunny pics until she had a face, but she looked so cute!

 Was flipping through the new catalogue from Freedom Furniture this afternoon and came across this kids bedroom. OMG. How much would I love that quilt cover! I think, however, that I'd really like to get the little canvas prints which are on the wall. Apparently there's a set of 3 for $40.00 and they'd be perfect for my spare room. Course, the quilt would be nice too *shuffle shuffle*. Nice jewellery box and photo frame too. But no, I really like the prints. Sadly this is the best picture I could find, still can't see them very well.

 

Being an impatient soul, I was very much looking forward to seeing this Pullip. Was very annoyed when she seemed to have decided to live in the Melbourne mail exchange rather than come home to Adelaide - but eventually she saw sense and arrived on my doorstep.

 

With thanks to dollykat and tonto65 

I'm a Ford Mustang!

You're an American classic -- fast, strong, and bold. You're not snobby or pretentious, but you have what it takes to give anyone a run for their money.

"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

My brother would be so proud - he loves Mustangs :-)

Over the weekend we took some pics of the girls, so let the picspam begin!! 

Pretty Percy



 

A few months ago I was really wishing I had some spare cash. When Dollzone had their Christmas gift promotion and gave away either a Fox or a Bunny, I really wanted that Bunny. I've been fighting the urge for a while, never really been drawn to animal dolls but the Bunny was absolutely something else.

Well I managed to get one from the DOA marketplace! She arrived during the week, doesn't have a faceup or anything but I think she's wonderful. I haven't thought of a name for her yet, I'd rather wait until she has a face :-) 

About 11am this morning two unexpectedly large boxes arrived. It was the first time ever that Tonto and I had ever had our dolls arrive at exactly the same time. Usually there's a few weeks between them - this was heaps more fun! 

Really did think the boxes would be smaller.

 

I looked at the Latidoll website this morning and there was no change. I am so tired of reading "Preparing items" all the time. Then I looked just before dinner and nearly had a coronary. CARA HAS SHIPPED!!!

We then checked and yes, the Yern for my dearest tonto65has also shipped! They are on the same plane from South Korea - I've estimated that it will arrive in Sydney about 5am and then begin the trek to Melbourne. Usually lose it for a day or two then, dammit. Then from Melbourne to Adelaide and smiley faces will prevail in this neck of the woods.

I am so excited!!!!!

Well it's happened again - and it is horrifically worse than last time. Poor Amelia.
When I first got Amelia I managed to stain her head by trying on a purple wig - trying on, mind you. It was a matter of a minute.
It took forever to treat her head and make it right again - and now I have stuffed up on a massive scale.

Problem is that she is a white skinned Dollfie Dream 2 and is particularly susceptible to staining. I knew that and I still decided to let her wear Mina's black corset from Dollmore. Fool. She wore it for my Christmas photo and she looked so good in it that I didn't change her immediately - as I should have.

The damage is severe but I have begun treatment, it will be extremely time consuming but I haven't given up hope. I can buy replacement parts from Volks for $161 AU, but I'd rather try to treat her first. I feel like I owe her that.

My sweet girl before:



And now:

tonto65 and I have been waiting for our Lati Blue girls for something like 46 days at this point. 
Problem is that both of us are just so excited at seeing these girls that the waiting is just pure agony.
I know that Lati are overloaded and working through their orders as best as they can - I'm just so keen to see my girl.
Still, I have plenty to keep me occupied - I'm only halfway through the making of Mina's national costume for Rainyverse. The first lots of pictures from the swimsuit competiton will be out soon, then I'll be able to show you how she's going. Can't wait to show you the swimsuit pics, Mina absolutely sparkles :-)

I've decided that my first post for the year will be all Imogen. In my last post for 2007 she was wearing the wine coloured wig which I've always had so much trouble with. I then put her normal pink wig back on and she just looked so right. I might have to find someone else to wear her other wig from now on :-)

There is something particularly pretty about Imogen at the moment - I just keep taking photos trying to work out what it is.

 

Time for the traditional Christmas doll shoot. 
The girls would like to wish all their friends a peaceful and magical Christmas filled with heaps and heaps of pressies! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!!!

 

( Wishes from the Girls )

Thinking about it, I believe that I've just about spent every cent I have available to get Latidoll Cara. What a fool! Don't get me wrong, I don't regret buying her one little bit. I'm more annoyed with myself for being impatient and putting myself into a financial hole. I've never had a good sense of timing :-) 

Add to that another recent indiscretion. Elfdoll have just released (and re-released) Reminisce heads for their full range of 60cm dolls. tonto65 is ok, he already bought a Reminisce Soah head for Claudia. So I've just put a Reminisce Ryung head on layaway at Dolls and Friends. I'd have loved to have paid up front for her, but given the hole I now find myself in...

The Reminisce Ryung head is really lovely though. I was amazed to see how easy it was when Tonto changed Claudia's head, much easier than changing a Luts Delf head!!

Apologies for not posting recently, work has been utterly insane. It always gets like this at this time of year because the Library begins to close down it's fiscal operations for the year and there's masses of tidying up to do on the system.

tonto65 and I have been very busy and haven't had time for much dolly stuff. We did some work a few weeks ago on our Rainyverse entries but haven't actually taken the pictures yet.

Veritas Pullip arrived a couple of weeks ago as well, and she is totally gorgeous. I've been meaning to take pics for ages, maybe if the weather is nice tomorrow I'll get an opportunity. In between everything else we've got to do tomorrow!!! Sheesh.

We've both been saving up for our first MSDs. Tonto has been pretty well decided on getting a Latidoll Yern for a while but I've been having trouble making up my mind. Even when the time came to order, I spent bloody hours debating whether to get a Lati Shaina or Cara. Eventually decided to get Cara.

Cara
 
( Lots more Lati!! )

I preordered Veritas Pullip ages ago but now she is being "processed for shipping" from HLJ!! She's so sweet, I nearly also preordered the Dal Jolie who was released at the same time, but when it came down to it I think Veritas was the one for me.