Sunday, August 28, 2011

Meet Ana (aka Elizabeth Swann)

Nune calls this Lady (OOAK ,14" tall, hand made-painted porcelain) Elizabeth Swann....I think her name should be Ana..she gives me that Ana vive.
She's been here with me for quite sometime , she arrived damaged (both of her lower legs were completly destroyed during shipping) and I had to wait almost a month for her legs to be recasted and back sent to me ... only to find out that one of the springs inside her legs was also not usable ..so sine I am tired of cleaning and need a moment of relaxation here she is (albeith with one leg merely put in place adn hel by a string untill home depot opens again!!)
More to come soon.





UGH ..Blogger is not letting me post coments or replies to coments, again

argh

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hommage Demarchelier

I have loved the original picture since I first saw it many mnay years ago and this year Giny made my dream come true..she recreated the gown ( in person is much better than in my picture)..I need to find me a doll size window and I'll be able to re create this scene.


Friday, August 19, 2011

Male Dolls... I find them so Difficult UGH

After deciding on my next assigment for Doll Reader Mag., I knew a male doll was required to make the scene complete as a simple prop nothing will be on him but he'll be there to compliment the girls, and yet after giving him sucha small part I find myself "complicated" he'll need an outfit and probably some camera time before hand for me to get used to him....and therefore more than an outfit maybe 2 or 3....
well finding a Matt (tonner doll) outfit is rather IMPOSSIBLE they are either too expensive or not up to quallity or simply too customy, I don't need a Firefighter I want a Cool suit....UGH

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fire Opal

I Simply adore her dress adn so deos Maya




Here are Maya and Poison wearig Sweeping adn Fire Opal





Monday, August 8, 2011

Wiring a doll

I am by all means not a customizer but as somebody who enjoys photographing I like my dolls to be abel to hold a pose and stay steady for a wile

You need to go to a hardware store and purchase some heavy stainless steel wire, at least 20 gauge (you need to look at your doll and make sure that all the "holes" are the same other wise you'll need different sizes ).
You'll need to have handy wire cutter, a needle nose plier, and your doll.
Have the doll rest on a folded towel orsimilar soft surface,some will tell you to cover the dolls face, I don't but I've done it enough times. Of Course the doll should be Naked.

Grab doll by the waist and pull her open so you see the elastic.
You are going to push some wire into her chest.

Cut about 2 feet of wire and bend back the ends so they arent dangerous (bernd them completely back like a bobby pin, using the pliers, and squeeze them hard to get them to be as narrow as possible).
There are a couple of ways of doing this the best for those that are new is option A..althought in my pictures I follow my own way (option B)

A-)Then fold the wire in half, making a loop at the top. Twist the wire a couple of times.

Put the loop up her chest, right in there with the elastic and push it all the way up to her neck as far as it will go. Then take each end of he wire and thread it thru her hip and down into her legs. It should go past her knees into her shins. The wire is springy so be careful. You will have to "stretch" your dolly a bit to get the wire in.

B-) Fold the wire in half and push it thru the legs untill you can't push no more, tiwst the top with your hands and slowly shove it into her chest

Now you are done... if you want to wire her arms just one piece from one end to the other will do it.(remember some dolls you can do the shoulders but not the whole arm due to the elbow joint)

DO NOt Cut the elastic you need to leave it inside to hold the doll together

Wiring (1)

SUgar is my Model and she was as Floppy as a doll can get

Wiring (3)

Wiring (2)

Folded in half..see the elastic
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Doll adn wire..always do legs first


Wiring (4)
Wired pushed thru the legs and started to twist at the top
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Wire shoved into dolls Chest

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Doing the arms Now ( on a Syb you can go from wrist to wrist on other dolls you may not

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you'll go from the left shoulder to the right shoulder thru the right arm (fold the hand out of the way and get it all almost out ..adn then push it thru the left arm...

Wiring (13)

Not so Floppy no more..remember wile the wire is still new she'll be a bit stiff but once the wire has been bent back and forth several times she'll be much better

Wiring (14)

Hope this was helpfull ..I need to go and wire my Kinetic Heather now!!!





Monday, August 1, 2011

Deva Malaika

SHe was waiting me at my door and I eagerly let her out fo her box, her facemold is simply STUNNING, I think any doll company taht wants to have Better Black doll will have to go to extremes to top this one..her her body..Hmm... better than some and worst than others, I don't like that the ehad is smaller than most of my other dolls, nor that the body seems to be rather thinner than the other dolls...her hands are great and so are her arms ..her legst could be better and her feet are HORRENDOUS...
I think I till be a wile before Ic an say I love her,...she needs to do some convincing first...but Unless I get a Devon or a Sen offered in trade she may just stay here forever...
enjoy these pics