There are a lot of dolly related things I would want for Christmas (Blythe PaM / Ribonetta Wish / Simply Sparkly Spark / Le Jardin de Maman / Vinter Arden, TTYA clothes for MSD and 1/6 dolls, jiajiadoll knitwear, a PKF body, carriers for 1/6 dolls, face shields/protectors, the list goes on..!), but with a partner being only mildly interested – and computer/Internet close-to-illiterate – my best bet is to go with a fullset doll, readily available from a store by the click of a button. So, yesterday I told him that this is what I want for Christmas from him and the kids:

I am not holding my breath, though – it’s more likely that the two of us agree on not getting each other presents at all, and in stead wait for the new year’s sales to get that big TV and a new satellite receiver/subscription, and hopefully some of the furniture needed for my doll room (since the TV is really _his_ wish and not mine…).

I am such a sucker for chibi looking bjds, and this tiny by La Légende de Temps is just perfect..! Only 4 white and 4 tan left as this is written; US$240 plus shipping… Probably not this time, but wow.

I got myself a new lens on Friday, a Lensbaby Composer. I LOVE it!

After not having spent a single dime on eBay for well over a month – a first time ever, since I started collecting dolls back in Aug 2008 – I am “finally” waiting for something new again.

Isn’t she just gorgeous? She’s an Abio Angel “Shi”, an SD sized doll which will complement my Dollfie Dream(s), the Volks “Rio” head and even my Dollzone “Yage” quite perfectly, with her anime-ish look and all. She’s a totally unplanned addition to the doll family; her arrival is made possible through a spur-of-the-moment trade with fellow Norwegian doll aficionada Kristin. I am also expecting Pullip Ddalgi and Byul HumptyDumpty to arrive pretty soon, they were shipped from the US yesterday. Hooray!

IxTEE is doing it again..! Mui-chan has so many cons; she’s off-topic at DoA (scratch that: seems as they’ve recently changed their minds about her!), her resin is thin, her poseability is limited, her magnet hands and feet fall off easily – yet, she is a BJD every lover of tinies yearns for. From today’s newsletter:

This time, Mui-chan becomes the characters of the famous fairy tale – Little Red Riding Hood.
She will be shipped to you at the end of November. For Mui-chan version 4, we have three different sets available for you to choose:

1) Little Red Riding Hood Set (1 x body, 2 x faceplate) HKD 2,200
2) Big Wolf Set (1 x body, 2 x faceplate) HKD 2,200
3) Deluxe Set ( 2 x body, 2 x faceplate) HKD 3,200

The doll will be available for pre-order on October 18 midnight New York time (GMT -5), at the official website – www.ixdoll.com – only. The riding hood version has the closed eyes faceplate as the second option, the wolf version has the grumpy FP. Anyone getting her? Which version? I am not getting any this time, waiting for the boy version to be released. I will however try to get an extra smiling faceplate, since having discovered that one of my two Mui-chan’s faces doesn’t fit too well on the headback (customizing – as in sanding – seems to be a possible cause). I contacted IxTEE earlier this summer about this, and they told me they would keep me in mind. Fingers crossed!

My favourite Blythe clone has turned out to be the coin bank head, the hair of that one is pretty decent and she’s got ok default eyechips (of course it helps that I put her on a PureNeemo body and found an outfit which is just perfect for her). Anyhow, the same seller is now offering cheapo plastic BJDs for sale…