OK, so lately I've been doing some counting, though maths was never my thing! And to my surprise/horror, I realised that now I have 9 BJDs (8 at home, one on his way). How did we get to this point? XD And the sad part is, I'm not ready to give up any of them! Luckily lots of BJD collectors that I know have more than 9 dolls, so that kind of comforts me a bit. ;)

These are the three girls I started with and still have. I've changed their face ups a few times and for Mathilda, the pink-haired one, definitely more than a few times.

Alchemic Labo Unoa Lusis head/ Fairyland Minifee body (Mathilda). She is my first bjd, and the one I give my most attention to. She has modelled all of my MSD size clothes and gone through most amount of face ups and wig changes. She also has three different face plates to change her facial expressions. To see most of her changes go > here <.

Domadoll Kkotmu (Charlotte). This is her face up at the moment. I've always wanted my hair to be ginger like that and to have freckles. It's nice to have achieved that through a doll. :D

Boy & Girl Doll, Mini Honey Leile (Sofia). I had a certain look in mind for her right from the start. A pouty little girl with dark hair. Originally her sculpt was going to be a Latidoll Yellow Lea, but then this cutie came along and I couldn't resist getting her instead. She costed less than Lati Lea and was easier to get, but lately I've been thinking of getting that Lati Lea after all...

Domadoll Onni (Olive). I love the fact that her original sculpt was named by my friend, Milly! The artist Domado picked her suggestion "Onni" for this doll's name.

Elfdoll Yumi (Isobel). One of my  favorite sculpts since I started the hobby. This is also the doll that my significant other loves dearly, so I consider her to be more his than mine.

Pipos Jr Pi, Naughty Cheshire (Oscar) My only animal doll. I find him rather cute, but I know some people think he looks freaky... Isn't that the whole point of being a Cheshire Cat?

Camellia Dynasty, Om (Jeremy) Just a head for now, borrowing a body from my other male doll that hasn't arrived yet. I have modded his squinty eyes to be a bit bigger. I love this mold, it's very original and quirky and also reminds me of a Moomin character Snusmumrik.

Doll Chateau, Bella (Zoey). My newest doll from a new doll company. Love the body, not sure about the head. I might sell her head and get another one, if I'm lucky to find the one I want.

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The dolls that I've had and then sold, either because I needed money, or because they didn't feel right for me:

Planetdoll 27 cm Riz (Beatrix). I kind of regret selling her and hope to get her back someday.

Lati Blue Rucas (Adam)

Dollmore Narsha (Josephine) And below is the same doll after I changed her face up and style:

So you see how the same sculpt can look quite different with a bit of change.

Shinydoll fragille body / pricco Seli head (Esmée)

Notdoll lab, Roxydoll Lucy (Penny). Very cute little dolly, but I realised it was very difficult to make clothes for that size, and since my hobby is mostly about clothing the dolls, I had to let her go.

DollnDoll Shade (Frances). My one and only small SD (55cm) doll. I felt she was too big for my liking.

Planetdoll 43 cm Riz (Grace). Another wrong sized doll. I love that sculpt to bits, but the sizes this company has to offer are a bit off when compared to the other dolls that I have. I kind of like that they match with each other size-wise.

There were also a couple of doll bodies and 2 dolls that I never styled, which all got sold, but I don't feel like posting those pictures on here.

My mother was very sweet to take me and my son on a holiday to Estonia last week. I've been to Tallinn before and didn't like it that much, but

Pärnu was so much nicer! The town was beautiful with it's old buildings, the sea and the nature in general. We walked a lot everyday and at first my

feet were in so much pain! By the end of the week I got used to all the walking and could've actually done more of it, but unfortunately we had to leave.

It's not as fun to walk in my town, because I know every corner of it and it doesn't feel like exploring.

A few selected pics. For more, go to my Flickr.

Nyt muuta asiaa. Tuntuu vähän ikävältä kirjoittaa tästä, mutta olen joutunut aivan liian monesti asian uhriksi, joten päätin nostaa

tämän esille. Ihmiset jotka lainaavat asioita toisilta, eivätkä palauta ajoissa, tai ollenkaan.  Mikä pahinta, monet suuttuvat asiasta, jos

heitä muistutetaan! En ymmärrä tätä ollenkaan. Jos sinulla on jotain mikä kuuluu minulle ja haluan sen takaisin, miksi pitää suuttua, jos ystävällisesti muistutan asiasta?

Onko se jokin puolustusreaktio, aiheuttaa toiselle pahaa mieltä ja syyllisyyttä, koska on pyytänyt tavaroitaan takaisin? Jos itse lainaan jotain, minulle tulee samantien tunne,

että olen velkaa ja minun on palautettava se nopeasti. Yleensä välttelen erityisesti rahan lainaamista toisilta (jopa läheisiltäni!) tämän takia.

Eikö muille tule kauheita omantunnon tuskia, jos ei palauta asioita ajoissa? Olen tullut siihen tulokseen, ettei kannata sanoa kenellekään "Ei ole kiirettä palautuksen kanssa",

sillä et luultavasti näe tavaroitasi enää ikinä sen jälkeen. Minulle on käynyt liian monesti näin. Yksikin entinen ystävä lainasi minulta kymmenisen DVD:tä,

sitten pisti välit poikki minulle tuntemattomista syistä, enkä koskaan nähnyt DVD:itäni sen jälkeen. Usein ajattelen, kun hän katselee näitä minulle kuuluvia elokuvia,

miettiikö hän että ne ovat minun omaisuutta, vai onko hän vain kätevästi pyyhkinyt asian mielestään?

Onko joku lainannut sinulta tavaroita tai rahaa, eikä palauta niitä, vaikka olet jo monesti muistuttanut?

Vai oletko vain sopeutunut ajatukseen, ettet saa tavaroitasi enää takaisin? Ja sitten lainaajille, suututteko, jos teitä muistutetaan asioista, joita olette lainanneet

ja jos näin on, niin minkä takia? Mikä on mielestänne sopiva laina-aika tavaroille (esim kirjoille, elokuville, vaatteille) ja rahoille jos erikseen ei sovita palautuksen ajankohdasta?

Voiko myös olla niin, että joltakin on lainattu jotain, eikä palautettu ja hän kostaa seuraavalle samalla tavalla? (ketjureaktio: anna pahan kiertää)

Omistettu kaille, joilla on jotain toisen omaa. :P

Two more girls moved in with us. Planetdoll Riz in tan colour and Elfdoll Yumi in normal skin colour.

Miss Riz. Her name is Grace.

Miss Yumi. She doesn't have a name for now.

Jeps, kaksi uutta tulokasta littyivät nukkeperheeseen.

And the living is easy! Let's just start by saying that my thesis is done, I've graduated as a textile designer and life is good. Actually today life is supergood, because I just found out that I got an A on my thesis, which I totally didn't expect, but yay, what an honour. ^__^ Now I'm free as a bird for a while. Happy summer, you guys! ~*

Jeps, eli kesäpäivät ovat alkaneet erittäin hyvin: valmistuin tekstiilisuunnittelijaksi tai muotoilijaksi tai tekstiilimuotoilusuunnittelijaksi, mikä sana vain mahtuu suuhunne parhaiten. Englanniksi kaikki kuulostaa jotenkin helpommalta, vai mitä? Kiitettävä tuli oparista, mikä on ihan huippu hommeli. Aluksi hämmästyin arvosanaa, mutta monta unetonta yötähän on oparihommia tehty! Olen vain unohtanut jo kaiken sen tuskan, mikä oli työn takana. Nyt pääsee hetkeksi taas loikoilemaan, kuten Olive kuvassa. Iloista kesää kaikille! ~*

This is the practical part of my thesis. I called the collection Unravel, and the idea behind the name and the collection is the Finnish seasonal change from winter to spring. The snow melts slowly revealing tiny patches of bare ground, which then starts blooming day by day. It feels like a very dull and long process, but necessary for the nature to go through every spring in order to bring new life into the world.

(this picture shows the top/leggings combo which is under the dress)

The jeans and the sweater from the previous outfits combined.

 

Thank you! ~*

Found another cool distraction. Well, to be honest I've done the practical part of my thesis, all that is lacking is the written part now. I've sort of started, but it is driving me crazy. I know that once I'm done, I can graduate and it will be done and over with, so what is wrong with me? Why can't I write the damn thing? Ugh.. Anyway, here's the fun, as promised:

Go here to make your own:

http://dolldivine.com/pinup.html

I've always had a love/hate relationship with sewing. Logic is just not my thing at all and sewing patterns, especially the ones you find in sewing magazines drive me insane. Just looking at the sea of lines and numbers makes me ill. It is certain that if I start following any sort of sewing directions I will screw up. There hasn't been a single time that I haven't effed up something while sewing. Even if I manage to make it through the sea of pattern lines and actually (after endless hours of cursing the patterns to hell) get the fabric cut and start sewing I suddenly notice little things, like I've sewn the wrong sides of the fabric together, or that the bottom of the shorts was actually supposed to be the top (don't ask... shorts are devious). And if I manage to get through all that, there are always technical difficulties: leaving machine on the zigzag setting, when you need straight stich, running out of yarn two inches before the end of the line, or my personal fave: breaking the needle's tip into fabric and not finding it :D:D:D Now, it's not all hate. Sewing can be fun when everything goes as planned. I think the best thing in machine sewing for me is the speed of getting fabrics stiched together. I just don't get it how people used to sew everything by hand before machines were created. And those outfits weren't exactly tiny either!

The reason for this rant is I've been sewing doll clothes for my thesis lately. The patterns are pretty much the same as for humans, only the size is miniature. For some reason it is much easier for me to think about patterns and all that in the doll size. Don't get me wrong, I've already managed to screw up a few times, but it is just a part of creative process, I guess. ;)

When you order a doll from Domadoll, you get a teddybear like this as a free gift.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The one on the right came with Charlotte and the one on the left with Olive. ^__^

Can you tell that I'm trying to avoid doing my school assignments as hard as I can? Just thinking about the thesis makes my heart beat faster and get into this panic mode. I found this personality test in Miiu's blog, so I can avoid the work for a while longer. Turns out I'm a:

Creative Individualist
©Marika Borg & Viivi Brunila

individualistic * deep * intuitive * unique * expressive * strong * sensitive * expressive *genuine* intense * insightful * reflective * romantic * passionate * aesthetic* artistic * original * dramatic *emotional *

+at my best: creative, thoughtful and expressive
-at my worst: hurting, temperamental, over emotional
*motivated by the authenticity and individuality

"I often think, what my feelings feel like to me."

Ain't that the truth. Perhaps I will have another cup of tea now and ponder some more.

~x

Hello everyone!

I've decided to start this blog all over again. It used to be all about jewellery, paper crafts and felting. It can still be all that, however I've been into dolls for quite a while now and that is what I will be rambling about on here mostly.

About a year and a half ago I saw these dolls online and fell in love with them. Before that I was into Sindy and other fashion dolls that size. I would make clothes for them and reroot their hair. Ball jointed dolls presented a whole new world to me and right away I knew I needed a doll like that.Of course, those who collect these BJDs are aware that these aren't just regular plastic dolls. These are high quality resin dolls, designed and created by talented artists. There are probably thousands of different BJDs on the market, in different shapes and sizes. What drew me to these dolls was the possibility of customisation without limits: creating unique face ups and making modifications, changing their eyes, wigs, clothes and even body parts to fit your desired style.

There were a few of BJD models that caught my attention right from the start, one of them being Alchemic Labo's Unoa Quluts Lusis. I was lucky enough to buy a hybrid Unoa doll from another collector. Hybrid means that the doll has been put together using parts from different dolls. In my dolls case the head is Unoa Lusis and the body is Mini Supia.

Now, thing with these dolls is that once you get one, it will need company. Suddenly you find yourself having 5 ball jointed dolls within half a year... I guess it could be worse.

At the moment I have 5 BJDs and one on the way.  All my BJDs are different size and shape, intentionally. I purchased them all keeping in mind that I will be making custom clothes for them and it's always convenient to have different size and shape dolls to model them.

Here are my BJD's:

Unoa Lusis / MNF body, Mathilda (42cm)

B&G Doll, Honey Leile, Sofia (16cm)

Domadoll Kkotmu, Charlotte (28 cm)

Domadoll Lady-Onni, Olive (29cm)

DollnDoll Shade, Frances (55cm)