Resin Fantasies

*Squee!*

Mail came early today - he usually shows around three. Today, he turned up nearer to lunch time. *squee!*
So, I head down, get the mail, and lo and behold! An orange slip! Yes! I trade this with the manager for my box, and head back in. It was raining, so I had two good reasons to move quickly!
I set the box in the good light, and grabbed what few clothes, shoes and stray eyes I had collected, and the camera. By the time I got back with this, the cats had discovered the box...

HeyABox

Omen was all fascinated, of course. I then heard a fit being pitched, and thought it might be a good idea to go get Sorbha....

Sorbha: Damn straight!

Riiight. Anyway - I got her sat down, and took the box-opening implement to the box, and ...

BoxwithinBox

There's a box, within a box. I am easily amused. Sorbha promptly threatened me with a sock - and by now, I can hear some pretty vehement protesting going on in there.

Cushums

 Well. He's not tied down to a fare-thee-well. And it looks like the boots and whatnot that I ordered are all there.
Sorbha immediately goes for the ribbons, and I had to stop her long enough to get all the other stuff fished out.

Wherestherest

Sorbha: What's this?

Those? Shorts.

Sorbha: *smirk* Where's the rest of them?

*sigh*

Mummies

By now, the struggling is getting pretty serious - I can actually hear bubble-wrap popping. So, I let Sorbha pull the ties, and ... yah. Nekkid boy wrapped in plastic. There's probably a fetish for that somewhere...

Nicepants

So, I fish him out, unwrap him (notice, in passing, that DZ 65cm boys are ... um ... hung ... and put some shorts on him so he doesn't give anyone any ideas.

Sorbha: ... too late.

Pjotr: About time you got me out of there ... what the ...? *patting face* ....um .. I had /hair/ a minute ago...?

Right, right. Just let me find it... Oh, and a shirt. I have one of those for you here....

Pjotr: ... A shirt would be appreciated. And some shoes!

 ..... pushy sonuva...

Ehhh

Pjotr: ... I need a hair cut.

Sorry. Best I could do. Stop making bets with Mina?

Sorbha: *Snert!* At least, stop making bets about /that/ with Mina. *giggle*

Pjotr: *sly grin*

 ... sonuvacrap.

So. He showed up with brown eyes - looks like he usually takes 16mm. I slapped a pair of (blue) 14mm in him, and he looks fine. Actually, he looks better than fine ... >.>
I do need to do his faceup, but ... I /like/ that sculpt. Just as it is, it is very expressive. He's a bit poppy, and although he does stand on carpet, he isn't really consistent. He's got /huge/ feet - however, the boots I got him to go with his uniform, and the sneakers I got him for kicking around in, both FIT! YES! *does the dance of glee* And the boots are not burdened with huge, stupid platforms. Better yet. ^^
I discovered his 'birth cert' in the box after all the kafuffle - it was wedged down in one of the corners . Heh. I approve.

The cat in the background of that last pic is a Mystery, by the way...

Hey, pockets! And more teleporting boxes

So, I made pants. Supposedly, I made pants for Sorbha (or Pjotr), but .... they don't quite fit. So, I'll see if they fit someone else, and hem them a little shorter. However! I am proud of these pants, even though they don't fit the dolls they were intended for. These pants have pockets in the front! And ... wait for it ... real seams. A little sloppy, but, the real thing. Is that cool, or what?
Of course, they're also a bright shade of canary yellow, and I can just hear Anasi turning her nose up .... I don't think she'd be impressed if I cut the hems to capri-length on her and sewed beads to them, either, unfortunately. Oh well.

So. We're going on week seven, and this morning mein Mann comes and says to me, 'Pjotr cleared customs'. What?! Wait, what?! OMG!  ... so, it turns out Eden Doll doesn't send shipping notice until it clears customs? More teleporting boxes!  So, he might turn up today. I have jitters. Eeee!
Today, or tomorrow - I have a tracking number! *boingboingboingboing* Eeeee!
Must get the faceup stuff out (I told them to skip that, I'll do it myself!), and the camera - especially the camera!

(Also .. I have restricted viewing - and commenting - to people in my neighborhood only. I didn't much want to do that, but recently, people have been leaving some really dubious comments. Do not want.)

Argh.

Good light tells the tale.
Lieve is a good bit pinker than Iri. No, no match. Protega II is a near-match .... but I'm looking at her neck opening and thinking ... no. Or, possibly, 'how the hell..?'.

At least, now I know. And, I also know that Iri and Lieve don't seem to get along. Wonderous ....

Oof.

Okay. So ... Lieve is restrung, at least partially. Considering the fun I had doing her main elastic, I'm not doing the rest until I've got my hands on a doohicky that either lets me thread elastic through those TEENY holes in her hands, or got my hands on itty-bitty s-hooks. Or something.
However, she now stands easily, and there's not so much of the, 'hah! I am sitting now, so pthbbt!' thing.
I love her little hands. They're so cute.

She's decided she will have /blue/ eyes, thank you, and thus, I have eyes I am not quite sure what to do with.
Oh well.

I also need to find smaller shoes - 3mm is ... yup, you guessed it, too big. *facepalm*
She's a little annoyed about that. She's not the only one... >.<

I need to do a compare in real light - but I think Bobobie normal resin is a good enough match for Iri's that ... I might be able to get Iri a new body. Glee! Sanding, light blushing should be done, but ... one step closer. Heh.

Going on week six, this Wednesday. I'm antsy! I want a shipping notice! Yesterday! o.O
Still processing. *twitch*

Eek!

Lieve

Meet Lieve. She does have a horn - a very /cute/ little horn - that, naturally, you can't see.
Lieve: Hiiii!

 ... anybody is curious, that's Sorbha, holding her. About two seconds before I took this, Lieve said 'Up' ...

SorbhandLieve

Lieve: *giggle*
Sorbha: .... I haven't seen this much lace since I let Adri talk me into taking step-dancing lessons, and they showed us some of the costumes. o.O



I admit, I totally forgot to take box pics. Not that there was much of a box... She showed up rolled up in a plastic bag and stuffed into one of those bright-yellow Bobobie bags, squalling blue murder. I waved clothes under her nose, and she forgot why she was mad. *phew!*

Little dress is Amelie Taylor... there's a hair bow that goes with it, but I think Anasi has it. >.>
Shoes are Dollmore, and about a size too big. Drat! But they are cute.

Sorbha2

Sorbha's new wig. Hers is 'auburn', Lieve's is 'light brown' - now, I don't know about /you/, but that looks awful /dark/ for 'light brown'.
Auburn is pretty close. I'm going to have to brush it a bit, to get it less 'set', but in general, I think it's a good wig. ^^;
Lieve's got a little ruffled - it is TIGHT - and almost didn't want to go on.

I haven't gotten to switching her eyes - I have some to test, though. Eventually, I will find some courage and go do it. But the inside of her head is /awful/ crowded.... o.O
And her headcap is glued in with some sort of purple sticky stuff... so I'm a tad dubious.



So. Still waiting for Pjotr. Going on week ... Five? Aaaah! I don't think I've ever had to wait this long! How do you stand it?!
I'm not freaking out. I won't freak out until ... um ... First Wednesday in March. That will be Week Eight, and after that, I can freak out....

Shooes!

I has them!
Not the Dollmore order - that's hung up in Customs (*sigh*). I got a little ahead of myself (what?) and snaffled... oh, a couple of pairs of shoes (sneakers. Shh.), and some outfits (dress for Sorbha - I need to find, or make, a little pair of ghillies - outfit for the li'l demon-brat (cute! Little dress, bloomers, socks and a ginormous head-bow), shirt for Pjotr).
Sorbha's dress came with little wristlets, a choker that doesn't fit her (but might fit Anasi. Go figure), and a headband. She looks very cute. I will take some pictures in the morning, when I have some actual light. ^^;

I am also expecting bratlet eyeballs, bratlet hair and Sorbha's wig ... for once, I will have things here BEFORE I need them! Of course, usually I say something like, 'oh, I'll just sew something' ... which usually does happen, but until it happens .... naked dollbutt all over the place.
Yah, we're not doing that this time. Although, that reminds me, I need to make pants for Pjotr. o.O

Sorbha: Take your time ... *smirk*

 ... Can it, you. Or I'll lose your panties. Now ... where was I ... oh, right. Pants. I'll probably start with the pattern that I ended up making little capri-length pants for Iri out of ... lengthen it a lot, and go from there. If that works, I'll refine it down and start on the jacket.
Anyway. Currently waiting for:
Shipping confirmation for Pjotr. Going on the four-week mark.
Dollmore order to be released from customs and sent to me.
Miscellanious hair and eyeballs to arrive on the doorstep. Probably without warning.
Paypal to tell me I have fundz to actually get the bratlet. Who /is/ going to tell me her name, right?

*sound of girlish giggles and pattering feet*
 
Anasi: Methinks that was a 'no'.

Mmhm. Right. So. Stuff I have been debating: Buffing and blushing Iri. Possibly stripping and refacing her in the bargain. This time, I will be a little bit more careful - when I restrung Sorbha, I accidentally swapped her arms. Yes, there /is/ a difference. And yes, I managed to get them swapped and strung properly .... a length of twine and a twist-tie work wonders. *grin* 

Remember Protega?

Protega was, originally, an Obitsu Gretel head. Technically, she still is - but I have also this Luts Juri '06 head that I got, and never got around to doing anything with.

Protega2_2

So. This is my first crack at a faceup on her. No acrylics - watercolour pencils and pastels only. So far.

Those pretty, pale violet eyes? Are pink, in 'real life' - but on her, they seem violet, and they look pretty damn good. Okay.

So. Mouth. I like the way it turned out. I think it needs a little more layering and blending, but for a start, it's good. Ears are great. Eyes. ... *sigh* eyes need work. She has a /deep/ eye-crease. Good, in some ways, not so good in others. I was going for 'dramatic' here, and I don't think I've quite got it. And, of course, eyebrows = blah.

Protega2_1

So, my camera does /not/ want to do closeups... I need to go back, layer some more pastel over this, and maybe feather some lower lashes. But for a fast-and-dirty start ...

Protega2

I think this sculpt is starting to grow on me.

I still don't like the uber-pointy nose, and I think her eyes are set too close, but ... I don't know. It's cute.

Whoa. Faceups.

Okay. So - I like the default faceup that Sorbha came with.... but... it's not /quite/ right for her becauseit made her look dead too pale and washed out.
So... as I have a free range, unpainted head, and Hawthorne also has one (see? It's not /just/ me), she brought her girls over and we had a painting party.

I never had a faceup come off that easily. NEVER. So.

SorbhaNewFace

This is the new faceup. Pastels, watercolour pencils and acrylics. This is unglossed, by the way.

It photographed pretty well (although her eyes are grey, not green... *sigh*) - and I am /very/ pleased with it (clean application of eyelashes! OMG!) in some ways, in others... *sigh* Eyebrows. She has them ... a little bit.

No, in general, I am pleased. But I'll probably scrub it and start over, sooner or later. ^^

SorbhaNF3

I still resent that wig a bit, though. I have another one coming. I might have to shorten it, but ... well, we'll see.

I also did the freerange head - but I have no convenient way to photograph it.

Anyone remember the Juri '06 Luts Special Event head? Yah. That's my freerange head. There are things that bug me about it, but there's a personality lurking in there somewhere ....
I still haven't found a use for the red cat-eyes - but the pink ones? Those WORK. Or at least, they work with that faceup. I will get pics.