Playing with dolls: what did you do with your doll today that made you happy? <3

@lutke ahh thank you! I'm new here so I'm still figuring things out. I'll checkout that guide! EDIT - I forgot to mention he is a Luts Breakaway 2005! He's a 20 year old doll so I don't see him anymore on the eluts site, but here's more information: Breakaway

 

I redid a face up. I was tired of looking at the girl. I haven't had her for that long, but the first faceup I made which was all fancy, and decorative, and looked fine, but was outside of my normal type of faceup, didn't feel right for me. I wiped off all the glitter and glam. Now she has a nice simple face, and I am happier for it.

 

The other day I tried a new sewing skill - used the doll's body and the cling wrap/masking tape method to create a pattern for leggings. (I learned the method from this video.) Tonight I sewed the leggings and tried them on the doll. The waistband is a little large but everything else fits well! I'm amazed when my sewing works. I'm glad I tried out this method of pattern making.

 

I went through some old dollybirds today and it made me so giddy to see some sculpts I own in there! It's almost a bit nostalgically bittersweet to look at those old mags (bjds have changed a lot!) but it also made me so happy about having my mature yellow goblins with me

 

I finished my animation! I gave it its own thread here https://denofangels.com/threads/heads-a-stop-motion-video-for-experimental-animation-class.887322/

 

I have this rascal at my bedside (potato picture as always)

I made some test shoes for Nadia the other day (DT18 girl... it's the only way) and tomorrow I'll give it a second shot with a bit more planning.

Congrats on the animation @RamenDoodles! I loved that bit you posted earlier and the final is great!

 

I'm just holding my little DollZone Miyou, Minou, right now while I hang out on my bed poking around on the internet ahaha. I like to arrange him so he's all cuddled up with me and looking at the computer screen . . . so he can read/watch everything, too (':

Minou was the first of my dolls I REALLY bonded with back when I first jumped into the hobby, so he'll always be my spoiled little brat baby
Spending time with him reminds me just how much I love my dolls, and how happy this hobby can make me despite the frustration and lack of inspiration I've been dealing with lately. It's always worth it to me in the end!

 

I sueded my Myou Chelses's legs last night. Or like, really really early this morning
I will have had her 2 years on the 28th. I'm not picky at all about my dolls posing abilties, but I was scared to breathe funny around her in fear she would flip off her stand... like she has done a few times. I never suede a doll in the almost 20 years I've been in the hobby.
My baby stood she stood up on her stand! She stood up unsupported! She sat on the edge of my desk!
what a good girl I feel so free to play with her

 

I decided to reinvent the characters of some dolls I haven't been bonding with. Last week I changed the characters of two of my dolls entirely, one becoming more decora and the other becoming a goth girl. Now they look so so so cute! The decora one was the first doll I really bonded with, so losing the bond with him was heartbreaking. Now, though, he has a new life and I love him all over again! The same goes for my goth girl. I'd always thought she'd make a cute girl, so when I lost the bond with her, I decided to take the plunge. I'm just SO happy I decided to do this instead of force myself to sell them, because I really did not want to.

I was also able to restyle another one of my dolls, one of my girls, but it didn't go so well. She's in a school uniform rn but I honestly don't know what she needs to come to life. SIGH. I've been really into Y2K style lately, so I'm wondering if that will do it.

 

Just something little, but some second-hand wigs I purchased off Instagram just came in today! I can't wait to try em on!

 

I was taking photos of wigs using two dolls I am keeping and I ended up finding new looks for them that I enjoyed, so keeping some of the wigs. It was fun because I used to only want one wig that matched their character and that was it, but things are different now.

 

I have my dolls sitting on a shelf in my room (a better setup is in progress). The shelf is right across from the door, so every time I enter my room I greet them by name and adjust their outfits. Anything for my sweet babies

 

I finished their face ups and have them dressed, not the historic clothes I plan for them but something fast so they are not naked. Right now travelling, stopped in a campsite by river Moselle and the dolls had a picnic. The vineyards are nearby but I still haven’t figured out the short distance transport from car to location, so this is just by the hedge on the lawn.
IMG_2243 by Ilona Lablaika-Williams, on Flickr
IMG_2247 by Ilona Lablaika-Williams, on Flickr
IMG_2249 by Ilona Lablaika-Williams, on Flickr
And the very last photo inside before returning to their boxes they had a spontaneous chat, I didn’t arrange the poses here:
IMG_0071 by Ilona Lablaika-Williams, on Flickr

 

I thought I was getting tired of Acorn and was already taking listing pictures but they just needed a bit of a restyling and a new wig! I also restrung them and heated the hands into a cuter shape. Guess I was wrong with the tomboy direction and just needed to put them into a dress?

 

I'm currently waiting for my first doll to come, but I watched the unboxing of another doll and having been helping style her!

 

Nothing today, but yesterday I took a picture of the place with the blooming bushes where my dolls' wedding was a year ago.

 

I restrung two dolls today, despite my energy dying off after the first one. I just had everything laid out so I talked myself into doing it anyway and I'm glad I did. I had just restrung that exact body (Ringdoll old teen boy body) the other day so I was very familiar with it's quirks. One more checked off the list who needed new elastic.

 

My dolly says thank you to you, Okami, I restyled her earlier today, and it was clear she needs restring pretty bad but I decided to put it off until next redress... then saw your post as a sign to just do it maybe it's because she's not flopping around but she looks so relieved

 

Got my little girl all dressed up for Spring (technically a few weeks ago) but she's is so cute I could scream even now. I have to move next month and I'm already plotting how I'm going to rearrange the doll collection for better displays and maybe even branch out to a bedroom to go with Avery's play room.....

 

I took some time during my lunch break to get a couple of photos in of one of my dolls, she's a Myou Zuzana. After taking a look at some older photos I realized how much progress I made on her since I got her about 7 months ago. I also like my second attempt at her face up so much more than the first, and taking photos made me feel excited to try giving one of my other dolls a redo on their face up too.