Biking on a Sunday afternoon....

The Secretdoll Persons hate being inside ... and I'm inclined to feel they are less troublesome when they get some fresh air into their little resin selves, so when they saw it was sunny today they decided to go outside!

I thought all was quiet until I heard the sound of a motor starting up......oh boy, not a good sign with those two about.  And sure enough, there they were with the scooter and side car, all ready for the off!

I told them that they weren't going ANYWHERE without helmets, to which I was told that "THESE are HELMETS!!!! Don't you know ANYTHING??"

Well it seems not! 

I made Kobi's tartan trousers this morning but they didn't come out quite as I wanted.  I wanted them to be those 'harem pants' or 'rap pants' as they're sometimes called.  She seemed happy enough with them but I decided to make another pattern and did so this afternoon.  I've just finished them and they are just what I had in mind.  She looks even more of a hooligan in them that she usually looks!!!!  Who would think that such a tiny doll could have sooooo much attitude!!

Finding Rheia's style....

Today was a beautiful day here in Sevilla, sunshine all day and gorgeous blue sky.  The temperature was 19c, so I really am hoping that spring is just around the corner!  Although I have to say that it'll take a while for the inside of our house to match the outside in temperature, so I'll not be peeling off the layers just yet.....blimey, I sound like a Spanish onion!!!!

I spent a bit of time trying wigs and eyes on my Mini Fee Rheia.  I don't know which will be 'her' wig and at the moment she is wearing pale lilac eyes but I've not yet photographed them.  I made the lambswool wig myself and dyed it brown with regular hair dye, I do like that colour on her...and it looks nice with all of the eyes I tried.  She just seems to particularly suit the softness of the lambswool wigs.

I love this Fairyland default faceup except for one thing....those black dots at the corners of her mouth.  I don't know why so many faceups have those, I don't think it does a thing for the doll, only make her look like she's been eating liquorice or something!  Anyway, I'm hoping that my next photos won't show these because after taking these, I carefully picked the black off with a needle!!!! 

Here are  some of the photos I took:

First outfit of the year.....on Ebay!

Today I listed my fist outfit of 2013 on Ebay.  It's a four piece outfit for Kaye Wiggs MSD sized girls, but would also fit Dollstown DT7, Volks MSDs and other similar sized dolls. 

It consists of denim overalls, sleeveless hoodie with opening zip down the front, long sleeved tee shirt and slouch socks.

I hope you'll take the time to have a little look at it!

Here 

Here are some photos of the outfit:

A repaint for Narae?

Decisions, decisions, decisions.....I've been fortunate enough to grab a slot on the list of a faceup artist who does beautiful work on ball jointed dolls.  She's a bit expensive at $100 a head, but her work is lovely.  The thing is, now that I've got the slot, I don't know who, if anyone, I should send.  Originally I'd planned on getting my Kaye Wiggs Hope repainted but I've grown to love her as she is and now I can't imagine changing her.  So I was thinking of sending my light tan French resin Narae.  I actually did Narae's faceup myself and I do like it, but wonder if perhaps it's not professional enough. 

So the question is, do I send her for a new faceup or do I save the money and keep her as she is?  I do like her natural slightly freckled look....and I made this wig to go with her colouring...

Rheia's head joins her body!

Today my Mini Fee Rheia head arrived from The Netherlands and how pleased she was to get back together with her body that was waiting here for her!

I am still without my laptop so couldn't upload my photos from my camera, so took a few using my iPhone. I have only seen them on the tiny screen so hope they are nice when viewed larger.

Here are a few taken in the garden this afternoon...between rain!! Yes the weather has been dreadful today, wet and really quite cold. Neighbours are wondering if we might get snow....

A tiny bit of summer...

Although this morning I sat in the warm winter sunshine in my garden drinking a cup of tea, by this afternoon winter was nipping at our heels again!

So on this bitterly cold night, I thought I'd share some summer photos from my phone as my laptop is in for repair!

Enjoy!

Oldest but sweetest....

Today, despite the cold (well cold for me!) and rain, I ventured out into the garden to take some dolly photos.  OK I admit that I didn't know it was raining until I got out there or I'd probably have got lazy and not bothered.  But I wanted to take some dolly photos today as I'd been putting it off for several days.

So here are some photos of Narsha that were taken this morning.  Narsha was my first ball jointed doll and came to live here direct from Dollmore in S.Korea back in August 2006.  She is made from French resin and has a beautiful faceup by Raven of Ravensdolls.  Being French resin she has yellowed badly but I prefer to think of her as mellowed!  Despite the yellowing, I think she is still very beautiful and although I'm prejudiced, I think she is still one of the loveliest Narsha's that I've ever seen!!! 

She is wearing Monique Gold Jojo wig, which as usual I have trimmed!
Acrylic brown eyes by Glastic Realistic I think....I have tried changing Narshas eyes for glass ones many times because I prefer glass but always change them back because she just doesn't look 'right' with any others!!!!
Outfit by me.