8 posts tagged “pullips”

I had so much fun with this photoshoot, I ended up with about 80 photos I thought were flickr-worthy! I'll only post a fraction here, obviously, but I strongly encourage you to visit my flickr to check out the rest (^^)

I'm still working on creating a nice shoot for Hina - her balance decreases on the fabric I was using for those two so she kept falling over. On regular flat surfaces (glass, wood, etc) she has a great grip with her sneakers so I want to take advantage of that! We'll work something out...
Lucilla (my Silver Snow Blythe) is still demanding attention - she got a boil perm today and is lounging around in a Licca kimono (^^;;) I'm not sure what kind of a shoot I want to do with her - since the Licca body is less poseable, I want to have an interesting setting to make up for it. Ahhh dolls dolls dolls!
 

So I finished piercing Hina's ears, now I just need to make some earrings for her. She also got a new chair - a cell phone holder one from Claire's (where I spent a bunch of money today on hair accessories for me). That reminds me.... when I was in the Icing (a.k.a. Claire's less crowded twin) I saw... flasks. Like, the kind you put alcohol in to sneak a swig from when no one's looking. They were cute and sparkly. I was tempted to buy one, but they were $16 :/ and I don't drink alcohol (although I suppose I could put water in it and get funny looks). There was a sticker on the bottom that said "Not for alcohol use." Yeah, sure.

I did however, buy a cute little kit of nail care accessories in a clip case. (I'll take photos later) And some belts. I also found a hilarious hoodie at Gadzooks - it was covered in Japanese text! Things like 「お元気ですか」　「始めまして」　but also 「お前は何ですか」 (o_O) I would have bought it in blue/green but they only had one in small and Forever 21's site doesn't have any (T__T) (p.s. if you feel like checking in your local F21 or Gadzooks for a blue/green one in large I would totally pay you back...)

I'm way over due for dolly photo shoots, but my camera just ran out of batteries! *waits for back up sets to recharge* I'm planning Gin/Shinku, Hina, and Lucilla (SS) shoots.  Lucilla just got her skating outfit... right when Spring seems to have really sprung! Poor girl. Maybe next year! She also has new eyechips to show off~

What happened to studying this weekend?
Umm... heheh.... I'll do it tomorrow! *sneaks off to play with her dollies*

If you own a Pullip, Dal, Namu or Taeyang, you know it's damn near impossible to get them to stand on their own without some kind of help, such as a stand, wall or some other kind of stable item. I recently gave my Hina a 23cm obitsu body (yes, the one that Tiffany was using earlier on - she's since moved to a Licca body which is a much better fit) and while the installation was no picnic (almost thought I'd have to give up on it since I basically stripped the screw going into the neck... (^^;;;)) the result is amazing!

It takes a little balancing, but once you hit the sweet spot, she's all set! None of that "Quick! Take a shot before she falls over!" although if you bump her with the camera she'll obviously fall (^^;) I was really hesitant to modify Hina because she's an RM but to be honest? I'm 100% happy I did. I shifted her hair up a bit so she looks less grumpy, the body transplant was obviously a success, I combed out her hair and re-did her curls for the pigtails, and I plan on piercing her ears (like all my other girls). I should take Shinku and Suigintou out of their stock too... I did cut Gin-chan's hair to match her anime persona but other than that I've barely touched them, and that's a shame.  

As those of you who know me through Pullips may or may not know, I own a 60cm BJD. She's a CP Soony, and while I love her for her size and weight (they're like little babies!) her face is very blank. Almost a dazed expression, really. It makes her less like who she is and more like a doll. Because of this (and because I was unhappy with her lip color when she arrived anyway) I'm planning to send her off to someone to give her a whole new face, and some life, hopefully. I've just asked for a quote so I don't know how much it'll be yet, but I'm just doing the face at the moment. I feel like I could do body tatoos and manicures later by myself relatively easily, but to create expression and personality through a faceup is hard.
I'm currently knitting her a new dress, and I pierced her ears last night (those of you who are afraid to do such things on your dolls, be they Pullips, Blythes or other should really try it!) in an effort to bond with her again. Part of the reason I haven't as much is because 60cm clothes are expensive usually, and I've been rather lazy on the sewing front. Pullips can just wear Barbie, Jenny and Licca clothes so their wardrobe has expanded quickly XD I did buy her some shoes a while back, but she needs more than just boots (^^;)
I'm not sure if I want to collect all the RM pullips anymore - after Suiseiseki, my favorite dolls from the series will have been released (I don't really like Souseiseki as much, Barasuisho is a villain XD and Kanaria is funny, but not high on my list). It would save me a couple hundred dollars XD and some space. I'm feeling very Pullip-saturated. I have my grail (Fanatica), a variety of skin tones (white, tan, dark) and a couple boy dolls. Dals are really looking all the same, which is a shame since I like the mold. I might send off one of my girls to get a new face eventually. I was very interested in Blythes recently, but after getting Silver Snow I'm feeling kinda done XD I have a Suna on the way, I already own a Momoko and a Coco... there's not much more I'm interested in other than BF Xiao (a 43cm BJD).
It's kind of like it was with Lolita - aside from shoes, anyway - I bought and bought and fell in love with everything until suddenly I didn't feel like I needed any of it any more. I mean, I still love the pieces I have and wear them frequently (in warmer weather, at least) but I'm not looking to expand beyond some nice cute boots and mary-janes. And that's the main reason I keep up with Lolita at all - cute shoes! :D

(I may add more later but I have to run to class XD)

So my big box of dolls arrived today - Holly, Nahh-ato, Suigintou and Shade. Shade was a last-minute addition as I've been watching a lot of 名探偵コナン(Detective Conan) lately and it reminded me of him (^^;) So far I've only deboxed Holly to hang out with me at work. She's so lovely! Unfortunately her sunglasses came kind of broken - the lenses popped out! I'll have to reglue them (>_>) But other than that, she's perfect. I haven't taken any pictures yet because I'm still at work (Need that SD800 to bring around with me (^ ~)) and I'm not sure that I will when I get home, either, as it'll be about 8:30pm (x__x) (Today is a long day.)
I also got the Coach wristlet that I won on ebay! It's beautiful! All it needs is a camera to hold...

I don't know if I mentioned this, but my white quilted chain purse arrived Monday. It's smaller than I had thought, but it still holds a lot of stuff! I like the clasp closure, too. Nice and quick. Zipper closures always seem to become stubborn when I'm in a hurry to close them (>_>)

So. Blythe customizing process. Her head is open! (by some miracle of force) and I'm now waiting for hair to arrive so I can re-root her. I'm also waiting for sandpaper because apparently my 400 and 800 grain sheets are too rough (they're producing swirls on her skin) so I ordered some 1500 and 2500 grain. That better be good enough! Grains are so confusing (>_>) The sponges puchicollective recommends look like they're only 150 and 320 but that's not possible (way too rough!) so maybe they're 3 times that since they also say "3X"? Arr. I want to matte her! (And remove all that make up) I haven't decided if I want to give her new eyechips or not. I do want a brown-eyed Blythe, but I haven't found any brown ones that I really like...

Tomorrow is my birthday! :D I'm going to eat icecream cake and seafood (Red Lobster~!) and be laaaaaaazy. It's probably not a good idea but I'm skipping out on classes :P Just work from 9-12noon and then I'm done! I should set up a party thing for my girls too (new arrivals and whatnot. Need to mingle (^^))

My newest Pullip, Haute, arrived yesterday! Her name is Courtney, and you can see more photos of her on my flickr!

Flicker has added Vox as a blog you can post directly to! Now they're connected both ways~ I ♥ Flickr&Vox.
Let's see... so yesterday my package of goodies arrived and I've tried out my 100yen Liz Lisa sweater (it only has a 

small spot on it but for 100yen it was totally worth it XD) and my pinkxwhite long sleeve King of Pandas shirt (seen on the right) which I'm wearing today. There are actually thumbholes in the sleeves since they're so long! I love it! (^^) But overall my outfit is pretty plain today.
We went out to TGI Friday's last night for dinner, and basically got the same food:
I had boneless buffalo wings, ribs & shrimp and lemonade.
He had boneless KungPao wings (sweet&spicy), ribs (spicy) & shrimp and Dr. Pepper.
I originally didn't want to get such similar foods, but I decided it would be worse to give up the foods I wanted to eat at that time. Oh well. We don't always get such similar stuff, though.

I ♥ my Japanese class sometimes. Lately we've been reading Detective Conan in class. The last lesson of the year is always a manga, which is really nice. We're also watching an old old tv drama called "Under One Roof" which is pretty cheesy XD It's not something I'd watch on my own, but now I need to know what happens! But there's no more until next semester. Maybe I'll look it up myself...

We're in the homestretch for this semester, now. Only two-to-three weeks left! But in that time I need to write a 20 page paper on Haruki Murakami. Guh.

Shinku and Hina-Ichigo should be released soon! Shana (of PullipStyle) said they were due to be released in Japan on the 29th so hopefully they'll receive the dolls soon and send them out~

The weather has been SO nice out lately! Like basically late spring early summer. Global warming, anyone? I wish I could capture it to show you all, but if I took a picture it would only show what you can usually see during the fall on clear days, even though they may be cold. I'll just say this: 67 degrees F. In practically December! This probably isn't a record or anything, but I'm certainly appreciating it!

Also, I thought I should note that I do not have a Wii. Not yet. I do plan on getting one, but it's not a top priority. And I most certainly do not have a PS3. I'm not touching those for at least 6 months. I want to know everything that's wrong with it first (^_~)

I won't post all of the photos here, you can see the rest at my flickr account
First, Drta shows off her punk style in this black Blythe outfit covered in buckles and grommets.