Another sunny Sunday, another sulky face!

Yesterday was another bright sunny day and except for a bit of a chilly wind coming down from the north, it was quite warm too, particularly if shielded from the wind. 

So we decided to go for a little walk on the beach and I thought I'd take one of my dolls along for the 'ride'.

I thought Valentine might be happy to get out and get some fresh air.....well how wrong can one be!!  She was not a happy bunny, preferring to sit in front of the television and play on her Playstation......

I think the look on her face says it all!!!

 

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and that the week ahead is good for you all.

Thanks so much for visiting!

 

She wears short shorts!

Sometimes when I get a new doll I tend to focus entirely on that one and the others have to take a bit of a back seat.....and true to form, this has happened with Valentine, my new little Secretdoll Person.  Having said that, I have been playing with the other dolls that I have here with me at the coast but I've just not got around to photographing them much. 

So yesterday I made a little pair of shorts for Valentine, using a pair of Blythe knickers as a pattern.  The knickers are the ones that look like little boxer shorts, not the actual 'high leg' knickers.  They're so tiny!  The waist is very small, but the fit was really good.....here she is modelling them with an old red tee shirt that I've had 'forever'....the little cherry 'applique' on the front of it is actually just hanging there, it's not sewn on or anything, so that I can use the tee shirt with other things too.

Here's a funny thing about Persons..they don't have ears OR belly buttons!  Strange that!  And yet despite not having ears, they seem to hear everything that's going on.....especially when you're talking about sewing for a different doll!!!  

I know this is a duplicate of the first photo above but I thought she looked so sultry that I thought I'd share it too.....

Hope you all have a lovely weekend...and are enjoying your summer!!!

Valentine and the Minion....

Today my new Secretdoll Person #21 arrived from France!  As you will see she is tanned, and as you will have gathered I LOVE tan dolls in particular.  I just love how nicely they photograph in the sunshine.

So back to my new Person, she is 19cm tall, having a tiny body but a large head, taking a 6 inch wig.  She is from 2012 and is part of the edition called 'Persons of the Past' and she is a 'full set'.  Basically for those who don't know, a 'full set' is a doll that comes with wig, eyes (thought most bjds come with eyes), full outfit and shoes.  My new girl's outfit is still in the packaging for now.

I have kept the name that her previous mum gave her, which is Valentine.  I thought it was a very cute name and suits her perfectly.  She came with a blond bobbed faux mohair wig and pink pupil-less eyes.  Well I've never liked pink eyes except on a white furry creature like a rabbit, and pupil-less is definitely not for me so as soon as Valentine was released from her box she got a change of eyes to these nice deep brown glass ones.  She also got a new wig which I'd ordered from South Korea in anticipation of her arrival.  It is also faux mohair but in red, and I've put it into two plaits.  I really like how it looks on her, I love the combination of red hair and brown eyes.

So here she is.  She chose this outfit to wear which I'd made a while ago for another of my tiny dolls. 

A close up....

I know that these girls are not for everyone but I do love them, they have so much 'attitude'!

So Valentine told me immediately that she needed a Minion!  Well, as luck would have it, I just happened to have got one on Sunday when I went to McDonalds!  They are currently in the kids Happy Meals and each week I've gone there to ask "which Minion this week?" as I wanted a particular one!  And last weekend there it was, a Grenadier Guard Minion!  Perfect! 

So Valentine has claimed him as her own.....Persons have a tendency to 'claim' things as their own, even when they belong to other people!!!!

At first I wasn't sure that this was the Minion for Valentine, he seemed pretty intent on marching back and forth with his banana, but it wasn't long before they seemed to be hitting it off!  She even gave him a loan of her sunhat as it was very hot and his busby was steaming! ;)

And then they chatted on the grass about all sorts of things!

 

They even shared a bottle of water to keep themselves from dehydrating!

And then they lay on the grass and watched for clouds in the sky!  Unfortunately for them, there weren't any again today, so they just watched the birds flying by!  The Minion continued to hold on tightly to his banana!

I hope Valentine will be happy here and I look forward to sharing more photos of her again soon!

Thank you for visiting, have a great week everyone!

 

Boredom.....

The little Secretdoll Persons are BORED!  And that, I'm afraid, spells trouble....BOREDOM and Persons do not bode well in the same sentence ;)

I am having to have eyes in the back of my head at the moment, walking on eggshells and on tenterhooks, it is only a matter of time before something happens.......

(And just in case anyone wonders, firstly, if you value your life,  you do NOT ask a Person why they might be wearing a Pirate hat when the rest of their clothes are not fancy dress, and secondly, you NEVER and I repeat NEVER, tell a Person, never mind a redheaded Person, that their outfit clashes with their hair....)

"Weez bored!"

 

Me: "Why are you bored girls? You've got mountains of toys to play with!" 

 Oh dear, there's that LOOK and the stubborn tilt of the chin and hands on hips!

 

You'll notice how Percy on the left, always looks to Kobi for 'guidance'.......Kobi really is the 'ring leader'  ;)

 Me: "Ah, good girl Percy!  You've found something to play with!"

 

"But I'M still bored" says Kobi!  Oh dear......not GOOD!

We've all seen what happens when Persons get bored........(flashbacks to previous occasions (photos) when Persons got bored!) 

Hope you've enjoyed a little insight into life with Secretdoll Persons!  For those who're interested, they're from the S.Korean company Secretdoll, are fully ball jointed and made of resin.  They are approx 19cm tall but most of that is their big heads!  Their bodies are tiny and skinny....and they always seem to have a whole LOT of attitude!!!

Does absence make the heart grow fonder...?

When away from home I always like to bring dolls with me, after all, I like to sew for them so it would be pointless not to bring a model...or three!  Also though, I just like to have dolls around me, so even if I weren't sewing, there would be a couple of dolls here to just look at and redress.  But often I find that although I'm really happy with the dolls I've brought with me, so I hanker after, or miss, those that are left behind....and this causes me to look at their photos on my laptop.  I was doing just this today and thought I'd share some older photos of my very naughty Secretdoll Persons.  I know that I've posted some of these photos on here before, so I apologise for that, but hope that for some of my 'followers' they'll be new photos and that you'll enjoy them.

For those that don't know, the Persons are made of resin by the company Secretdoll in South Korea.  Although they are approx 19cm tall, their big heads take up a large proportion of that height!  They wear size 6/7 inch wigs on their egg heads and they don't have any ears....although this doesn't stop them hearing everything that is going on!  Their bodies are really skinny with tiny little feel of approx 2.2cm in length!

My two, Persephone, known as Percy, is a Person 21 and Kobi is a Person No 8.  Both of them have lived with me since new and arrived in July 2011.  They have very strong personalities and Kobi is the ringleader...if there is trouble to be found, then she will find it.  Percy though, is her willing accomplice!!

Here are some of my favourite photos of them, I hope you enjoy!!

The girls hanging out at the coast....Percy, on the left, looks as if she is sulking about something, in this photo!

Biking on a sunny afternoon!

Comparing new shoes!  Spotty ones for Kobi.....

And canvas Mary Janes for Percy....

Getting to know poor Olive!

Back to school for Percy...

Playing at hairdressers....except someone got carried away!!!!!!!!

Percy on the left, and Kobi, showing off new summer dresses...

Percy in orange....I love her in this outfit...

Ready for the beach...notice even my tiniest dolls have 'mummy made' striped socks!!

Kobi shows off her new sandals...

Oh dear!  Who let them get their hands on the No More Nails?????

Percy 'listening' to a lecture about Sharing....not sure she understands the concept though!