Long time, finally something new :)

Finally something new to show on my blog. You may remember my very first monster high doll, a Draculaura. The poor thing has had tons of faceups since I got her, and she had gotten badly stained around the eyes and mouth :S
I decided it was time to see if she could be saved, and I’m very pleased with the results! She was orange and pink around her eyes and eyebrows, and her mouth was a bit messed up, so I tried my hardest to cover all that.
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I’ll admit that she’s becoming my favorite MH doll 🙂 Isn’t she adorable?

Faceup done

She still needs eyes and a nice wig, but her face is done 🙂
I made a mockup of what she’d look like with light brown-ish eyes too:
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I doubt I’ll be able to find eyes just like these though. I’m thinking of getting a few pairs from hand craft glass, I’ve liked what I’ve seen from them but they are rather expensive, so I need to save up a bit. I’d love to order a few pairs since I now have 3 dolls that wear 6mm eyes!

Testing eyes and wigs

I finished Chloe’s faceup yesterday, I haven’t added eyelashes yet but I plan to, eventually 😛
I forgot to take a proper pic of her with the blue/purple eyes, so here is a bad photo:

Not my favorite color for her
Not my favorite color for her

Brown eyes, looks real nice with the red wig I think
Brown eyes, looks real nice with the red wig I think

Gray eyes, they are okay but clashes a bit with the red I think
Gray eyes, they are okay but clashes a bit with the red I think

The gray works best with the white wig, but I'm not sure I like white on her
The gray works best with the white wig, but I’m not sure I like white on her

Love her profile
Love her profile

So far I prefer the brown eyes and red wig, but I’d love to see her in brown wigs as well. Unfortunately I can’t afford buying tons of new wigs and stuff right now so she will have to be patient 🙂
I noticed that she has some damage inside her headcap. I’m not sure if I’m going to bother contacting FL about it, as it really doesn’t matter, but it was still a disappointment. I keep saying I wont order during events ever again but then I always do.
I really like the size of the moe body though. Shorter and thicker than a-line, she just looks healthier to me. I still love the a-line too though 🙂
oh yeah, no shipping notice for Ruby yet :/ I really thought they were about to ship her out, but I guess I was wrong. Oh! And my Chloe did indeed come with a certificate. I get why they are doing the certificate thing, but for me it’s a piece of paper I’m likely to lose 😛 It’s fun to have though.

Easter delay

Unfortunately I didn’t get Chloe before easter, she is already in Norway and was on her way to my town, but there was no movement with mail from thursday to monday (today) so I’m just crossing my fingers that she’ll be home with me tomorrow. Wednesday at the latest.
I’m going to take box opening pics, I’m really excited about that 🙂 It’s been so long since the last box opening! I’ve actually had several dreams during easter about picking her up from the post office, lol ^^ I’ve gathered some clothes, and today I’m going to prepare some wigs and eyes as well. I like having stuff laid out in advance. I’m going to collect some faceup inspiration pics today I think, but I already have a good idea of how I want her to look. Sometimes I get carried away when doing faceups and end up with something completely different, so it’s always fun to see how it goes.
I’m also hoping that Fairyland will ship my tan girl this week. I was disappointed that they didn’t ship her during last week like they told me in the emails, but since she is tan I’d rather they didn’t rush too much. They have stated in the past that tan is hard to work with, and I know tan dolls often have more imperfections. I can’t wait to meet her though. I’m working on a second puki wig, so both my little ones have nicely fitting wigs 🙂 I’m also playing with the idea of making tiny dresses for them soon. The weather is getting warmer and that always makes me want to dress my smallest ones in dresses! I want to make shorts for Kira and Chloe, but I’m not good with pants patterns..
I was planning to take a couple pics of my finished monster high dolls but I haven’t had the time yet. I only have 4 girls painted, I do have two that are almost done but I’m thinking of re-doing them. I do have a couple of photos from my phone to show though:
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My dollhouse! Mom worked on it this easter, just laying down a layer of primer so get it ready for painting and customising. I’m really excited, I need to start researching how to put in lights, and look into what I want each room to look like. I think I want one of the top rooms to be a little shabby chic, lots of white and pastels.
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Finished wig. I did cut away the little piece of fabric you can see at the top of her hairline there after taking this pic.
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My finished Frankie. She isn’t green like Frankie usually is, she is from the black and white series. I still really want a green Frankie one day 🙂 But the prices for these girls have gotten higher here in Norway lately, so I think I’m going to have to turn to ebay eventually. But then again, shipping from the states have gotten insane, so I might not save that much.
Well, that’s it. Hopefully tomorrow I can show off my new minifee 🙂 Cant wait to see the Moe body!
 

Wigs, faceups, shipping

Chloe’s tracking number is working, and the latest status is “Package has arrived at the export terminal” 😀
I’ve wanted to try and make wigs for ages, though I know I wont be very good at it, I decided to start trying. I’m hoping I’ll get better with practice, but I think I may need some other glue. Here is what I have so far:

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My custom Monster High Twyla with WIP wig

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Puki Ruby with WIP wig

And since I haven’t added any proper photos of Twyla’s face, here are some detail shots:
Lip details
Lip details

Eye details
Eye details

And extras of Ruby for fun:
Sweet as sugar
Sweet as sugar

Trying to hide the baldness :P
Trying to hide the baldness 😛

She's done

…and I’m not happy 😛
I think the eyelashes are too dark.. so I may have to tinker with her faceup a bit more, and I’m planning on finding better eyes for her. But, here she is:

Sitting in my hand :)
Sitting in my hand 🙂

Cutie :D
Cutie 😀

Holding my paintbrush :)
Holding my paintbrush 🙂

I’m very happy with her lip color, it looked like a mess to begin with but ended up beautiful 🙂 We are going to try different wigs to see what fits her new colors best.

quick faceup update

I’m still working on Icis, I tried to go with a neutral and “natural” faceup for her, I hope I don’t mess it up when I get to the eyebrows and lashes:

I've used brown, red, pink and purple pastels so far
I’ve used brown, red, pink and purple pastels so far

I think she may turn out cute 😛 Sometimes I wish I was more adventurous with my faceups, but I always end up liking the more natural looking ones the best.