Fairyland MiniFee MNF discussion part 67

New thread, yaaay.

Davina just got a new outfit and I think it suits her sassy self quite well!

 

Korey rolled a Jamie Show and raided the Tonner closet.

 

I tried to take a nice photo of Elliot, but somehow I feel like the picture looks like a promotional still from the newest hot crime drama.

 

Halloween related new thread drive by spam!

 

Im curious, for those who have ordered from Denver Dolls, how long was the turn around for you to get your minifee into your hands? I see the site says it could possibly be up to 30 weeks!

 

It's ranged for me. Sometimes Fairyland has had some pretty good turn around times and I didn't have to wait long for DDE to receive them. 3-4 Months is normally the wait time with me. I did wait for DDE to receive my Alan fullset for an entire 8 months. He recently arrived to me like two/three weeks ago. I was about to get antsy. Lolol.

But DDE is SUPER wonderful. They're very patient and friendly whenever I ask them questions. And they'll do anything to ensure you have what you ordered!

 

Prior to the pandemic, 4-6 months was normal for a standard doll order. Some specialty orders, like one-offs, can take longer. DDE is a small, one store location, family business. They are at the mercy of the manufacturers (many of which, including Fairyland, are also small businesses) and prevailing worldwide issues that can and do delay the waiting time frame.

 

Usually, as people have said, about 6 months. If you want something sooner, keep an eye open for their in-stock items. They have quite a few now. Those ship right away. Occasionally, people get their order sooner. Hang out on the Fairyland waiting room. There is also a wait list tab that can give you some idea of when recent purchases have been delivered - There is even a place for people to indicate when they have ordered from DDE. I personally think DDE does a great job of getting items to the US in a timely manner.

@Magnus Vale Elliot is stunning!

 

Is tan here to stay for the minifees? Or is it temporary? I’m from the Feeple world, where tan is gone from a la carte unfortunately.

 

Driving by to drop off a photo of Lovell, my Maya vampire, on a trip to the aquarium

 

Poking my head in to say hi. Has anyone else tried their hand at making their own wigs for these guys?? I swear, my gaggle of minifee have turned me into a wig and eye snob D8;

Pardon the chaos in the background. This is my third wig attempt. It's pretty fun, actually. Well, except for the part line. My unsteady hands give me issues there

 

^ my Honoka is also currently sitting covered in plastic with the wig cap on her head and all the strands are ready to be glued on it, I just need some free time to actually do that. Your wig looks so soft and lovely, I want to pet it! Funnily enough my wig will be pink one too

 

@digi it's a super subtle pastel pink to peach ombre actually! XD I was aiming for sherbert but I guess I diluted the colors too much. Learn as I go!

I'm trying to learn from scratch too. Processing alpaca, whoo It's not hard but dang, so many steps and so much time! But these girls are worth it! And they switch wig colors with their outfits so I have my work cut out for me!

 

I’m also working on a pink wig for my minifee
But I dyed the alpaca too dark so time to try again soon

 

So, how much alpaca and what length did you get and where did you all get it?

 

@NamelessPierrot It seems to be a popular color for the minifee!

My second one, which I just styled, was a white to pink as well. Granted, I also had pastel pink to peach hair at the time of making it and the wig I just posted above, so I was in a bit of a pastel mood I guess xD;

@Dollquest I got mine on Etsy, in particular from sellers WoollyDelight and HobnobStudio.

The batch from WoollyDelight was I think a 8oz bag and it had lengths ranging from 6”-10” in it? I’m not sure how much there was from the processing because I split it with a doll buddy of mine, but you do lose A LOT in the process.

The batch I got from HobnobStudio was already sorted and was around 8”. I bought 5oz of it and once I was done washing and combing I’d say I had about half left. I am hoping to learn better techniques as I go to keep more fiber, but I’m kind of anal about the processing

 

I get mine from WoollyDelight as well for the long lengths, or TheWoolenWagon for short lengths, if I plan to dye it myself
If I’m not feeling up to dyeing, I was getting from ZergaStudio but they’re on hiatus now

I usually get about 2-4oz depending on what my plans are