Way more happy then, with Scot’s out of the blue “Blue Light Specials” over at the VOTD. I managed to get my hands on my first real Blythe, Heather Sky, and a first generation Pullip – Street! I got the shipping confirmation yesterday and expect them here within the next couple of days. Looking forward to comparing the Blythe with my CCE clone. :) And matching Street with a couple of the “rougher” Pullips (Nahh, Haute NY, RIDa, custom Nero, possibly custom Nomado), Taes (custom Cavalie, HasH, Horizon) and Dal (Tezca)! Which reminds me that I still haven’t gotten around to finish the customizing of Nahh; she is getting a couple of piercings and tattoos, and most probably Cornice will join that group (trying to sell her, with no luck – might as well have fun with her, she already has enough piercings from her previous owner). All of those girls will need different clothing than what I currently have at hand; I’ve mostly been looking for casual chic and cute, and not so much punk/rocker outfits.

On the subject of outfits; I’ve finally taken more pics of the awesome collection my sis cutsiedotnet sent me earlier this fall, here’s a taste:

I love Jen’s xoxo Collection; very thoroughly made and even though made to fit obitsus, the clothes are a nice fit for all Pullip body types and the mix’n'match possibilities are awesome. <3 I hope you'll get yourself a MSD bjd soon, girl, because my Unoas are looking for some of those tops and slim fit pants! ;) YES, I did say UnoaS, plural. *dances* I finally have my Lusis that kochan so gracefully helped me purchase, and I have a Sist on layaway on DoA..! Simon, my L-bi, will finally have his friends/sisters/whathaveyou, and I will have my Unoa dream fulfilled. Fun thing is, Simon arrived Nov 22 last year, while my Lusis, River (thank you for the name, Jen!), arrived Nov 23 – almost precisely a year after. Good thing they (and I!) don’t have to wait that long for the last one of their group. ;)

My tinies have been living in a plastic house for a little while now, a cheap Sylvanian Families ripoff. My father was supposed to make me a dollhouse based on pics from flickr streams, then he and my mom decided to purchase me a premade dollhouse in stead. See, he’s really really good at building miniatures (anything, for that matter!), but he’s also quite meticulous and we’ve all come to realize that building such a house for his grown-up daughter would probably take him at least a year and cost more money (and frustration) than it would be worth. ;) So, I ended up considering the “Contemporary Ranch” kit at Real Good Toys (way too steep shipping), a 50% off bargain on the Ocean Drive dollhouse (again, killer shipping cost), and ended up wishing for a Lundby Stockholm house for Christmas. It’s a bit on the small side, scale wise, but I hope I can make it work.

Whew, quite a lengthy update this time; my oldest kid has been in and out of hospital lately and I haven’t really had much energy to update this blog. He’s been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, but it seems as they’ve found a cure that works for now (nutritonal drinks, no steroids, yay), so we’re slowly getting our life rhythm back to normal. Well, not quite normal practical wise; I am working half time for a while so that the kiddo (whose primary symptom is fatigue) won’t have to be in after school care, but at least normal emotional wise. It’s actually quite nice – we’re otherwise not at home until 5pm, and with dinner preparations and helping two kids with their homework, the evening just flies by. Now we’re home at 1.30-2.30pm, and I have time to talk to the kids and not only nag about their homework. ;) I also have more time for the dolls, of course – well, at least now that I’m not as worried about the kiddo anymore.

- or a similar one, as they state that the outfit might not be the same as on the pic… I actually rather hope it will be either the one to the far right or the one to the left on this pic. (Edited a few hours later: the seller has promised to send me the red-and-black haired one..!) Now to look for eyes, rerooting tutorials (I don’t see myself doing that anytime soon, though), and prepare for some heavy faceup modifications! My can of Mr Super Clear flat is ready!

In other doll related news, the Moxies have made it to Norway! I am not getting any, they are way too expensive (US$35 and up for the basic ones). That’s Norwegian toy prices for you, yay for eBay..! I did score a Bratz doll today, though – I got a Cloe rock star for $17 (which is below 50% of her normal selling price here). Poor girl will have her clothes harvested and instruments taken from her, and be handed to a 5 year old tomorrow. ;)

I have to say, though, that I am actually more intrigued by the upcoming Blythe release; “Punkaholic People”..!

Release date Aug 28, price 13.500 yen (appr US$143).

The face type is Radiance, and skin tone is fair.
She has gray eye shadow (the best part!! I don’t like the yellowish eye shadow which is so commonly used on Blythe) with pink blush and lips match her fair skin.
Her hair style is a black bob cut with bangs.

Hmm…

(via pullip_junk)

Also, these stock Blythe are rather nice:

Princess ala Mode:

Love Mission:

- plus Disco Boogie, Bohemian Beats Again, and Tweedly Do. I prefer the ones who’ve had their faces matted, though, and I definitely like them best with the blue eye colour showing. I still haven’t become fan enough to start collecting, certainly not with the prices these dolls currently are going by..! Stock Blythe, I find, is all about retro – and while that’s nifty, it’s difficult to work with. You can’t really put a Barbie Fashion Fever outfit on a Blythe, everything has to be made especially and/or bought from misc. Blythe Etsy stores and such. From the looks of it, most Blythe stay in one particular outfit more or less all the time, perhaps with a coat added or taken off every once in a while.