30 BJD things in 150 Days #5

MAKE A COUCH!

Yes, I had been meaning to get to this for some time now, but I finally did it!
The bulk of it is made from a converse shoe box and Styrofoam. I was originally planning just to use it for my Minnette, but the box really is more MSD scale. So with my first MSD being sent out just the other day (OMG YES!!!) I decided to get in gear and start/finish this project. I'm fairly happy with how it came out, and I hope my new girl will like it too ^^

Mummified couch @_@

Tada!

I used Webpixie's tutorial over on DoA 

Inspiration Spotlight: Andreja

Oh god, the rain has still not let up, but at least it's my weekend again!!!!

I'm not updating much, but I wanted to post some inspiring things.
One of my favourite BJD face-up artists, Andreja, who runs Nicolle's Dreams, has started putting up Face-up videos on Youtube.
Andreja's Face-ups are perhaps one of my most favorite out there, and she seems to specialize in Fairyland dolls, but she's good with anything. Perhaps one of the most surprising things for me was, that she is in fact a Melbourne, Australia based artist! It makes me feel hopeful I guess, that amazing artists really can come from anywhere in the world.

The videos are filming of her commissions as she goes. There are only three videos up at the moment, and they are just amazing! they really inspire me and make me CURSE THIS INFERNAL RAIN even more so, as I can't have a go at all the new things her videos teach me. But I highly recommend the videos to anyone interested in bettering their face-up skills because there is allot to learn from them.

and some pictures of her work

Weekend over

So my weekend for the week is over, and as such I'm not going to be doing many projects.
I'm going to be very busy this week. I'm moving city again, trying to catch up with people before I go, my Mum is having a birthday, I need to see the new Muppets Movie, and I have to Work and sleep in between it all.

In the mean time, Cadence will keep you company with a teaser shot of my projects ^^

Doll Gets

Some shoes I brought for Minette came in the mail! THEY ARE SO ADORABLE!

I believe they will be perfect for an outfit I am making for her. I'll post about it later.

30 BJD things in 150 Days! # 27

JOIN A GROUP SWAP!

I actually did this before I went away to Japan, but I wanted to wait until after I had made all my swap items to blog about it.

I joined Rook's international, colour themed Black Swap, over on DoA and so far it has been pretty fun.
My swap partner is Zetoast, who ahem, doesn't actually have her doll yet. This made the whole project soooo much more interesting. Zeo has ordered a Dollshe Bernard 70cm pure body, who will be, ahg, hipster. So I spent the better half of my time trying to find out wtf a hipster was......yeaaaaaah
Anyway, here are the items I'm sending out to Zeo tomorrow!

Modeled by Caddy, clothes are waaay too big for him haha

30 BJD things in 150 Days! #4

Luckily, before I went to Japan, I DID get some stuff off my list, I just forgot about it heh heh...

Gave Minnette, a Face-up!

I'm MUCH happier with how this one turned out, I'm hatting on those bottom lashes, ahrg, but it was fun to experiment with the white and black. Also, her eyebrows are.....decent in shape, but not colour. And yes, Minnette will always have cute blush spots on her cheeks, they just look TOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE! not to.

This is why I am not doing face-ups

Because it has been like this the last two days is why, and the camera didn't pick it up, but it's raining as well, and walking to work in it is just awful.

Wishlist

So with a move of address of my cards, I'm really starting to think about downsizing the SDs, like I have been for a while. I'v been searching for a while now, looking for sculpts that would fit my current characters, while also looking at some news dolls that I would like in the MSD size family. So for the new year, here is my dolly wishlist for 2012 IF I decide to shrink them

Fairyland MineeFee Kyle replacing my Crobi

DOC Too-A / Angell. studio hybrid - Replacing my Sha

DoC Tender Too-A Head Replacing my Tender sha Head

DOC Bee-A / Angell. studio hybrid Replacing my Shall

DOC Twin B (  / Angell. studio hybrid? )

Fairyland mineeFee Miyu

Fairland LittleFee Shiwoo

Luts HoneyDelf Choco

That list looks huge @_@

As you can see, there are more than just some erm... replacements haha. After seeing Lief's girl at the meet up, my mind was made about getting my own. She was so eye catching and I loved her sculpt! so beautiful up close better that what I imagined.
Twin B Has been on my list for Years, downgrade or not I'm getting her next.
As for the tinies, they're for a long story project my sister and I have about a woodland fox and rabbit who accidentally fall in love, it's a very cute story, a bit of light fluff I guess.

I guess if I could I would add some variation into my choice of companys, it's pretty much all FL and DOD, Lala could make a great Dollzone Mo, but finding an Oreo doesn't seem to sit on any DZ heads unfortunately. anyway That's my BJD wishlist atm. Lets see what happen hey.

Hiatus Explained!

Gosh! I know, I'v been bad, but how can I help it, so much has happened!

To start at the begging of my inactivity, it was December 4th....I went to Japan.

MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE SO FAR!

I went to so many places, ate so much food, took SO MANY PICTURES!!!

But most of it was non-doll related. Except that I visited not one, but TWO Volks stores!!! I went to the Big one in Harajuku,  and a smallish one in Ikeburkuo ( It was right near my hotel! )

I got too see all the basic Volks dolls in person, plus the Harajuku limiteds decked out in Baby the stars Shine Bright, H.Naoto and I think it was Putumayo, don't quote me tho. Normally the Store and the Show Room are two different buildings, but I think the Show room was in the midst of renovations so it was a smidge cramped. I didn't end up picking anything up for my guys tho as I was running out of funds at that point, but damn there were a couple tools, wigs, eyes, outfits I would have loved to bring home. 

Once I got back from Japan, I went up North to visit some friends and give one of them a belated Happy Birthday. It was good to see everyone but within a seven day space, I had been in a plane for over 14 hours and even more in airports @_@ When I got back

It was practically Christmas, So I had a dozen extra shifts, made a mad dash to organize present, bought tree decorations and spent a day making the house look Merry. That pretty much lead straight to Christmas Day which was filled with usual Christmas activities. Then I worked and worked, had a good new years and now here I am on my first weekend off not spent running around like a mad chook. I'm using it to work on a BJD sewing project, but more on that later.  

Anyway that is my hiatus explained! I'm still going to endeavor to finish this 150 day challenge, but it's gonna be tight, especially since i'm looking for new work AND planning on moving house again, oh lord ><

30 BJD things in 150 Days #2

#2: Do a Face-up for Sorao

Finally I get to cross the first item off my list! ^^
Today I did a Face-up for Sorao, it's not my first face-up, but I feel like I'v really taken a step back in my Face-up progress with this one, I'm not happy with it at all, and as soon as I took these photos I took it off again.

However, I am pretty happy with my posing in these shots...so yay for something good coming of this xD
Eyelashes suck, eyebrows suck, the gloss I put on drained out her lip colour, I have a long way to go ><
The biggest issue for me I found, is more putting emotion into my doll's features. Trying to find the right 'shade' to represent them in an eye shadow, the right angle to the brow how the lip line should be tilted. I also Can't put eyes in any other way than 'dead straight' it seems xD

Tomorrow I'm either going to sew for Caddy or Sorao OR start giving Minette that Tan @_@

30 BJD things in 150 Days!

Lately I have been doing nothing with my dolls.  Okay, I have done nothing since the doll meet ><

So I really want to start putting more effort into this hobby, I want to get better and make my dolls into the beautiful visions I dream them to be. 

So, inspired by Cute_Shallot over at Sweet Indeed, I have decided to use her 30 Lolita things in 150 days challenge, and put a BJD twist on it! 

The challenge is pretty self-explanatory. Create a list of 30 goals you wish to cplete, and finish them with 150 days, simple.  

So without further ado, wish me luck, and may I now present...THE LIST!

1. Face up for Orophen
2. Face up for Sorao
3. Face up for Lamalass
4. Face up for Minnette
5. Make a couch
6. Sculpt some mini food props
7. Create a photostory and post it to DoA
8. A gallery post for Cadence
9. Sew an outfit for Soroa
10. Sew and outfit for Orophen
11. Sew and outfit for Lamalass
12. Sculpt Sorao's ears
13. Do another face up on any doll
14. Sew an outfit for Minnette
15. Take a BJD Family photo
16. Take each doll out for a public photoshoot somewhere
17. Collaborate with another Brisbane doll owner for a photoshoot
18. Make an introductory gallery or photostory for Orophen and Lamalass
19. Create a full outfit set for at least one doll.
20. Take off Sorao's ears
21. Blush Minnette's hooves and wings
22. Make one 'winter' theme outfit and photoshoot
23. Do another face-up on any doll
24. Make a photoshoot based around Sorao
25. Design a matching set for all my dolls suited to their personalities
26. Make a penpal advertisment
27. Join a group Swap
28. Hot glue velcro to doll heads and wigs
29. Tease Cadence's wig

30. Give Minnette a tan

Old Face-up

Just a quick picture of an Old face-up I gave to Orophen. The inspiration was Candy Lips

I like the blending I did and well...it was fun ^^

End of Hiatus

Arg!!!

Long story short, I moved house and am now living with my parents again!
That's right, I moved! I'm no longer with my Grandparents, I'm now on the other side of town with my family. My parents work at the mines so I pretty much get one to two weeks a month where my Sister and I run the joint. It took me a little while, but I now have a new area for all my dolls to sit, a giant box to store all their stuff and a few boxes to make doll furniture out of. But enough about moving, Much more exciting is the doll meet!

Last weekend was when the doll meet was held over at Bandersnatch's house. There were 17 people and twice as many dolls. IT WAS BYOOTIFULL!!! T.T
At one point another doll owner and I were just sitting at the floor, dolls covering every couch and she says " Good to know where our priorities are"

I got to play with a whole heap of dolls and I think...I want an MSD so bad!!!
I played with a MiniFee and a DoC and MiniGem and...just.so. cute!!! I really liked the fairyland dolls and I think...I need a Miyu T.T Maybe I'll downsize my whole collection, they were just such a nice size and weight compared to my staggering SDs and I bonded easier with my Minette. Idk, I'll think about it more after Japan >///<

 It was super fun! and I hope to get into contact with one of the girl in particular. ><

Um No pictures because I went straight from work to the meet and idiot me forgot my camera ><

Updates

Yesss, Just in time for the meet, Cadence's new wig rocked up >D
I got it from an Australian Seller, thus the quick shipping, worked out perfect >D

It's kind of big for him and really...flat compared to the pictures. I don't know what Brand or anything because I got it off the DoA marketplace, But it's good quality fibres. All this needs is some Velcro to hold it better and some styling. But it's a good colour and once styled, the cut ought to be perfect for him ^^

I also got some new sewing materials to make a cute new dress for Minette.
No Frills this time, haha, Just something cute for her to run abut in.

[ Design Sketch ]

The Black is just a stretch knit, and I'm thinking the heart will just be felt. I'm digging the asymmetrical fall to it. It's a doll size version of a pattern I saw somewhere, and I think I'm gonna give her a matching Face up, maybe use the purple wig I have for her.

So at the moment all my dolls are just at their own pace.
Cadence has his new wig, Sorao needs a new face-up, Orophen is rebonding with Lala and Minette is getting all my attention xD It's funny I'v bonded with her the most but she still hasn't told me her name or character. I keep trying things on her but nothing fits. Oh well, we seem to make each other pretty happy anyway so...off to Spotlight! ^^

an old friend

So for ages and ages and ages, I totally thought I had lost my DOD Tender Sha head. I purchased it second hand on the DoA MP not long after it came out for the event and practically every one had them so i got it for around $60. I was really disapointed that i had unfortunatley misplaced a very dear item and I was loath to replace him because the going rate is now at leats dpuble what I paid initially for him
T.T


In a seemingly unrelated topic
My parents decided to take a trip down here from the 'Ville to visit my sister, step-sister and I. Unbeknownst to me, they decided to bring down ALL MY AWESOME BOXES OF STUFF that I had to leave there when I moved to Brisbane and counldn't afford to bring down ( flight weight limits ). They never got around to posting them either becuase there are like eight boxes and they're all 50% book so shipping is veyr veery very expensive. But the point is, I have all my stuff back now. And as I was opening boxes of video games, books, jewelry, books, ornaments, manga, CDs ( Yes I am still stuck in the 90s ) DVDs and more books, I FOUND HIM!!! He was wrapped in bubble wrap in my 'fragile' box that held all my figures, perfume and breakables. I'm so happy to have him and can't wait to make him look pretty again ^^ His Resin has yellowed, some magnets have fallen out and he's rather dirty but I think it will come off with the MSC coat. Lamalass and I are together again and even tho he is the bad guy in my story I think this little reunion had made him my favourite. Lamalass's character is also the only one of my dolls actually aware of his doll existance, he knews EVERYTHING, about him being a doll how he isn't real and how i created them all so i think he's happy to be back with his creator too. im so happy tonight. I've lived here for a while now and suddenly I feel like im home and I'm glad lala is part of that ^^

Back together again!

Today I re-strung my boy! He wants to say Hi!

I washed off the toothpaste and WOW did he come up clean! He looks brand new, just like when I first got him out his box, he's just wonderful and it just reminds me why I love him.
Now I just want to make him some new threads for the doll meet and he'll be perfect!

Cleaning

AHA A DOUBLE UPDATE!

Yes, I said I started cleaning Cadence today in anticipation to the meet-up. Yeah it's a while away but cleaning him is a big job! I have been wanting to do it for awhile because I though he may be yellow however this was not the case. His original coat of MSC was just getting old.

It took me about two hours to do all of him. I cleaned the majority of his body down first with some nail polish remover ( It's acetone free and clear so don't freak out! ), then ran a magic eraser over his parts. SO MUCH DIRT! I should have done this long ago.

But it did make me happy to see he was not in fact yellowing, and he has come up like brand new! I'm really worried about yellowing because he's my limited white skin so not only will he yellow faster and more noticeably, I can't replace him if he yellows.

So yes, after the initially wipe over, I then covered him in some whiting toothpaste, yes toothpaste. I read on the forums it helps to take away yellowing so if there was any, it will be more subtle now, and if there wasn't, prevention is the best defence...or offence. I forget but you know what I mean Haha. So he's just chilling right now as I'm leaving the toothpaste mask on him over night to clean in the morning, and that should make him all squeaky clean ^^

Here's a quick picture of my boy all laid out. I also took the faceup off my DoD Sha ( Orophen ) and you can see his head there too.

                                My messy work area ><

                                                                               

On a side note, The gallery has its first update! The pictures from my last two photoshoots are now linked under their respective dolls. Yay!

Finally some Updates

Yep, as said, I won't update much, heh heh.

But I have made some big changes to the blog. I completely changed the layout to something allot less complex ( I think it was starring at all the Lolita blogs that made me over complicate it, Haha ), and I've done a few projects with my dolls.

Since starting up the blog I have given my YOSD Soom Minette, an entire Lolita look. I did her face-up and made her dress from scratch. I'm really happy with how that came out and will upload some photos of her to the gallery soon.

Also another big announcement, I am finally going to make contact with the Brisbane BJD enthusiasts!!! I went through the meet-up forums on DoA and found the Brisbane one. They had already had one for August but the next one is going to be late September early October. Location and the exact date are still in the air, but it looks like it will be either the weekend of the 8^th or 9^th of October. I really hope it's the Sunday one because I don't think I'll be able to get work off on the Saturday.

I'm really excited to go to my first meet, and have already decided I will most likely take Cadence. He was my first ever doll and as such I feel an attachment to bring him with me. I will sew him some new clothes just for the meet and I hope to buy him a new wig in time as I'm so over Mohair.

Speaking of Caddy, this bring my to the last update.

I took Cadence out for a photoshoot just three days ago. I had him wear the stripe singlet and black jacket I made for him. I'm rather happy with how two of the photos came out and even used some photoshop skills on them! Nothing crazy, just blurred background and upped colours. But! It IS a start ^^

I'm going to start working on giving Cadence a revamp as soon as possible, starting by cleaning him tomorrow. I really excited so wish us luck ^^

First post

This is just a little place to document and catalogue all my progress when working on my BJD hobby. I'm not sure it will update much but I like having it here and enjoy having a neat and tidy place to put everything.


A little bit about the name.I chose the name Resin Runaways because all my doll characters have, in some form or another, come under my care because they are escaping or running away from something. That and I like alliteration, haha.

Um, I think it's a very fitting title because of this and I hope that you enjoy watching my little projects.
Also, please check out the links in the header, bar, linkie thing. They hold all the information on my dolls, and are a short-cut to finding all my photographed work as well.