So I decided to get the OE Ringo as well, also with faceup and white skin!
I can’t wait to get them! I have asked Pipos to combine orders, I wonder if that’s possible
Twins it is
First doll purchase since 2018!
I never expected Pipos to re-release the two kitties that I have forever regretting selling, but they kind of did!
The sweety vanilla ringo dollies are back, though without their adorable outfits. There was an option to choose other skin colors, but I chose white.
I was heavily considering getting both the dreamy eyed one as well as the open eyed, but I just couldn’t justify the cost. I went with the dreamy eyed since I already have an open eyed version of Ringo (that I still plan on adjusting the face-up on) and I am beyond excited to get her!
I did opt for the limited faceup as well, and hopefully I can sew something cute for her arrival!
Blog issues ongoing
Hello!
Unfortunately I had to delete my entire blog today, and it was looking like I couldn’t get my old stuff back, but by some miracle it seems that my old posts are back.
Im in the process of adding the photos again so some images may be broken, perhaps for ever, I’m not entirely sure yet.
You can probably tell that the blog looks very different, the themes I was using was incredibly outdated and not supported any more. I will probably change the look a few times until I find something that works for me.
Instead of just boring news, I want to share a photo of my pukifee Litja, in a new overall I made for her:
Stolen photos, general updates
It’s been a while since I’ve been active in the doll community. There are several reasons for my absence, one of which was the impending customs changes in Norway. Long story short, they’ve added more fees, making it too expensive for me to order dolls or doll related items outside my own country, and there aren’t any local shops that carry anything resembling what we have in this hobby.
So, a doll will now cost me +25% of the dolls value including shipping, plus an additional fee for import. The same goes for buying a sweater. The import fee will be around the same amount as the sweaters cost, and again + 25% of the sweaters value including shipping.
These new rules have pretty much pushed me out of the hobby. Getting eyes, wigs, and even materials, is now too expensive for me. I will of course try to sew my own clothes, but we have a limited variety of fabrics here, and it’s usually extremely expensive, which is why I used to get these things online in the first place.
Secondly, my photos of my legit dolls are being used without permission to sell recasts. I’ve seen my Cygne with 2 different sellers, and I recently saw my photo of Modigli used also. It really is very dishonest using photos of a legit doll, a photo they stole from me, to sell a recast.. It breaks my heart.
It also seems like sale of used dolls are more prominently sold on apps, like instagram, and not on Den of Angels as much any more. After the activity died down a bit on DoA I found it hard to find dolls for sale, or sell dolls myself. With DoA we had the security of a feedback thread, and it was easy to browse or search. I guess Im getting old because using instagram for this is too difficult for me 😛
I see I have missed many events and gorgeous dolls being released, and while Im sad about it I just didn’t feel like putting as much energy into a hobby that I may have to eventually leave.
I am keeping my current dolls of course, and maybe I’ll be able to save up for more in the future, but right now I just want to focus on the dolls I do have. It sucks that I cant buy them shoes, wigs, eyes and clothes any more though..
Please, if you see my photos being used to sell recasts, know that they do not have my permission to use them, and that the photos are not of their actual product.
Carol in her new eyes
Decided to take some better pics today 🙂
I dusted off my camera ^^
Oscar doll eyes, and pastel girl
I got my eyes from oscar doll, and while they are really beautiful, the ones I was most excited for didn’t look like expected. I’m still keeping them though, because they are gorgeous either way. I’m going to post oscar doll photos compared to my photos.
I got Bougainvillea in 16mm for Cygne:
And I got 2018 Early Summer 020 in 14mm for Carol:
And here they are unboxed:
And here are my girls with their new eyes in:
I know my photos are not perfect, but I hope they show approximately how the eyes look in real life. The summer ones are a lot bluer than I expected, I was hoping for more pink/purple. But I am hooked to oscar eyes now, and I’d love to have a small collection of different colors and sizes ^^ I really like 14mm for Carol and 16mm for Cygne, so that is just perfect.
My little Ringo got the pink ones that Carol was wearing, I still need to find the time to add some color to her face, but here is a quick photo:
And I wanted to tell you about this cute app I found, it’s like a dress up game but everything is so cute. It’s called Pastel girl, there are options to buy stuff on it, and it does have an ad unless you pay to have it removed, but its honestly so non-intrusive. It’s really relaxing and is a great way to find inspiration for styles for dolls 🙂 Here are a couple I made with it:
Adorable, right? 😀
Bye for now!
She is here, she is here!
Finally, she is home!
I’m so happy to have a cat again, I’ve really missed my old ones lately. I used to have a jr pi grey cheshire baby, a beige Ringo and the two sweety vanilla heads.. I really wish I still had them, but I cant change the past, so I will look forward with this little one 🙂
She needs some other eyes, none of the ones I have really suit her, I would LOVE some oscar doll eyes but I need to save a bit first.
It's been a few years
I saw a post on facebook, someone asked when everyone joined the BJD hobby. I couldn’t remember, but I found a really old post of me bragging about my very first doll (Luts Miyu), and it was dated august of 2006!
To think I’ve been in the hobby for 12 whole years! My tastes have changed, my dolls have changed, but it’s all been an amazing ride. A small shout-out to all the dolls I’ve ever owned, all of them gave me so much joy.
I can’t wait to see what the next 12 years have in store 🙂
Since Ringo is delayed, here are some photos of Carol!
It’s no secret to those who know me that I am extremely impatient, so I decided to try and distract myself from the pain of the postal office’s mistake by spending some time with my newest addition, Carol.
I just used my phone for these, so they are not masterpieces, but it made me happy 🙂
She is just so beautiful, I hope she’ll shine even more once the oscar doll eyes arrive.
I’m thinking of adding more color to the white wig, and I really need to get her some new eyelashes. It’s surprising that Fairyland still uses those fragile lashes, but I do agree with the decision to give her brown instead of black lashes, it really goes with her soft look.