Look who FINALLY made it home!

Look who FINALLY decided to show up a year and three weeks later, my Dollshe Saint and Bernard. *squishes them*

Even though they’ve been a curse on me all week. First of all, worrying over their arrival constantly made me annoyed and depressed, which really made my week off take a nose-dive. Then, they friggin arrive in my city yesterdau and the post office didn’t even TRY to deliver them, just left the “Sorry We Missed You” slip and left. I had to track them down like a crazy woman and have them redeliver it. THEN, to add insult to injury, I’ve been waiting to record their box opening since being on “Before Shipping” status and, as soon as I go to record, my webcam refuses to take video. Then, editing their pictures caused my computer to crash. So, needless to say, I DO kinda hate them. -_-

But then I look at them and I love them all over again. XD If they were real people, though, I’d be seriously wanting to punch them in the face right now. *glares*

I bought them pants today at a doll show and they fit MARVELOUSLY, until they sit. -_- I think I may get them doll stands so they can stand around looking pissy and wonderful.

Their characters so far are simple but I haven't written them out fully. I thought they were going to be all gothy and creepy but, so far, it turns out they have adapted to the changing world (they're vampires) and now they're kinda urban in style. My Bernard, Brenner Adelaide, is sickly and kinda crazy and demands attention. He likes to seduce men and kill them, despite the fact my vampires don't HAVE to kill (they adapted) and killing is forbidden. His brother, my Saint, Thompson Adelaide, is his caretaker and covers his brother's murderous habits and is basically a melancholy, "weight of the world on his shoulders" sort of guy. He has this woman, who I need to look more into (she's an unexpected character), who he loves and wants to be with. But he has to take care of his brother so he just can't let himself be with her and he REALLY doesn't want to draw her in to his situation. Plus Brenner would probably kill her if he knew. :-/

Anyway, there they are. Brenner has red hair now (he managed to make me buy him a wig) but otherwise, this is how they look for now. I just need to make sure these are the right eyes for them, get them some shirts of their own, some shoes, and I need to do their faceups. These boys have been such a damn hassle. But I can tell they were worth it because they told me their story right away.

I don't care HOW weird that sounds. :D

UGH!

Me and Alia are having a battle of unendingness. It is driving me INSANE! Especially since, I LOVE her sculpt. The more I work with it, the more I love it for her. But she is driving me NUTS! I have done probably ELEVEN faceups on her and none have just been right. Which is driving me mad because I have managed to get all my other dolls pretty much right without having to constantly battle with them. So I just don't get the problem I have with her. :-(

This time, I actually managed to get something on her face that I actually like. EXCEPT HER EYEBROWS ARE DREADFULLY UNEVEN! And what bothers me even more is the fact I didn't notice it until I was finished. Like, I was about to put gloss on her face and BOOM!, UNEVEN EYEBROWS! I am almost starting to believe she did it on purpose. LOL! But, I just don't know.

Anyway, I am keeping the faceup for now, because she's had her head off since January and I want her to be back together again, at least for a little while. Maybe it'll grow on me and become one of the many quirks this girl has. I mean, between the scratch on her neck, her rather obvious sanding marks, her gigantic hands and feet (that are seriously LARGER than my 80cm Sabik's), and her eye that has a bubble in it so that she constantly looks wall-eyed, maybe her being "perfect" just isn't in the cards. LOL! Ah well.

Here's a pic of her, as of now:

 My poor beautiful girl. :-(

Annoyed and embarrassed

So. There was a doll meet this past weekend and, guess what? I didn't go because, in my opinion, my doll collection is sort of in a shambles and I had no one I felt was 100% ready to be taken out right now. I felt really embarrassed and then stupidly annoyed. I need to buckle down and SERIOUSLY get my dolls into shape. I want a collection that people, not admire, because I don't need that, but actually like to look at. I don't need people to think my collection is the best or even one of the best or perfect, just nice and not a hot mess. And I find it hard to believe other people would see my collection as nice when I can't even see it myself. So, I need to buckle down and get it together. Because, honestly, while I actually LIKE having constant doll projects, I don't necessarily want to be one of those people who have a lot of dolls but they're all not put together and/or put together in a messy fashion with no thought put into them. Especially since these are doll forms of my characters. For some reason, and I know this will sound half-crazy, but I feel like I'm disrespecting my characters by not getting their doll form in a decent state. So, yes.

Glad I got that out of me. Now I just need to work out a plan and, you know, make a budget. :D Also, learning photography is a must. At least the basics, anyway. :D

OMG DOLL PROJECTS!

This is just the tiniest of victories but they were victories nonetheless! :D

First of all, I changed Rai back into the outfit I like him in, which is white leggings-type pants, a baggy white sweater, and Ugg-like boots. Yes, this is a tiny thing but I've been wanting to do it for a week so I'm glad to have finally done it. Of course, you can't see the whole outfit in this pic but, whatever:

Second, I made Floo Floo a dress. It looks like SHIT in the back but, from the front, it looks pretty decent:

I had her in a Liv doll dress because, weirdly enough, it fit, she just couldn't put her arms through the shoulder holes (which was hidden under her arms anyway). But, my Liv doll Steiner actually wears that dress from time to time and, weird as it seems, I didn't want to steal it from her to give to Floo Floo (doll loyalty say whut?!) so I made Floo Floo her own following this tutorial.I actually really like it. It has this weird kind of modern vintage vibe (ala CB2) that I was going for. I plan to make her some more from some other fabric I got and, hopefully I'll get better at them so the back looks much better. :D

That is all, really. I'm just glad I finally did SOMETHING. And, for once, I did it on the day I wanted to do it and not weeks and weeks later. :D

I has a BJD/inspiration-centric tumblr now:
http://bellasdolls.tumblr.com/

While I know HOW to use tumblr, I have no clue what EXACTLY I'll be using this one for. But, I will say that I've noticed a lot of doll people had one so I followed like the unoriginal thinker I am. I'm sure I'll, eventually, figure it out. :D

Thanks!

I am STILL trying to get this blog looking nice. I don't get how to use blogger, like, AT ALL. So, please pardon me. :D

Anyway, I decided to keep an ongoing list of doll projects and to post my progress. I am hoping that it'll keep me motivated knowing I have a space to show-off my achievements. Plus, maybe someone might be interested. :D

My project list so far:
-Redo Alia's (Dikadoll Lola) faceup
-Redo Bon Bon's (Doll Chateau Olivia) faceup
-Make Bon Bon's dress
-Do Floo Floo's (Leekeworld Ariana) faceup
-Do Mr. Brightside's (Soom Sabik) faceup
-Redo Harujuku (Hujoo Baby Sueve) from the ground up (new clothes, faceup, possibly wig)

My Soom Sard/Chalco and Soom Io/Euclase are NOT on this list because they will be separate craziness and I don't want to start on them till I get their stands, which might take a minute. Since they are big and require more sealant, varnish to protect their hooves, supplies to do blushing, etc. they will have their OWN project list. And I'm hoping to start them sometime in April/May. :D

I also wanted to keep a list of things I need to buy for my dolls. This is mostly for me, because I may not be able to do a pic/vid for everything, but I definitely want to keep track of things. :D

My to-buy list so far:
-White and/or yellow boots for Yellowjacket (Only-Doll TingYun)
-White tights for Floo Floo
-Monique Jojo wig for Jacks (Dollzone Mo)
-Baggy jeans for Jacks
-Bright pink shoes for Junie (Resinsoul Li)
-Casual outfit for Mr. Brightside (right now he's wearing a suit ALL THE TIME)
-Leggings for Bon Bon

That is all now. Thank you for your attention. :D

Blog revamp coming soon!

I plan to revamp the crap out of this blog and actually use it. Please bare with me as it may look a little rough for a bit. Especially since I never figured out how to use this thing and don't know what I'm going. :D

Thanks!