Sukey blossoms
August 20th, 2008 -- Posted in blythe stuff, uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Lately, all the topics and happenings that normally go in a blog are ending up posted in my flickr and forums. Note to self: blog it first, or why have a blog?
Part of my doll adoption plan is to buy Limited Edition Blythe as soon as they are released - usually direct from Junie Moon at the recommended retail price. So along came Precocious Candy’s Mushroom. Sorta sweet in the stock-shots, but too twee for me in real life. Even with that awesome shock of red hair. (I’m all about the fantasy hair, see.) She remained nameless in the To-Do Box.
On the weekend I was inspired to name her, and a naming needs a photoshoot, and a photoshoot needs girly groomings. Reviewing the communal wardrode, my PCM didn’t feel right in anything sweet or lolly at all, but she came alive in more grown-up styles. Typical of the girls in my doll-family. She borrowed the Asian Butterfly stock cheongsam and zori and posed in front of our blooming hardenbergia vines, and says, “Hi! I’m Sukey.”
I’m intrigued by the way a change in style or presentation can totally change how I feel about a doll. Straighten that hair a bit and pull it back, and put on a different frock, and I went from “feh” to “wowser! <3<3<3″. I wonder how mixups, changes and customisations change the way other people feel about their dolls?
Aside: still writing up my notes about April’s critical butter-on-the-legs failed restoration attempt. Got a little sidetracked sawing a hole in the ceiling - I’m determined to prove my home-handywoman skills by installing a skylight over my work table. So far all I proved is I can make a humungous mess. XD