Still Alive

Just to warn everyone my posting of dollies will be slow over the next few weeks due to my looming uni final year deadlines.  However if you'd like to follow my progress on my sculptural bridalwear honours project there is a blog here: http://mannequinstitchmachine.blogspot.com/ Its mostly for me to plan but I'll be popping up some pics as I go too :)

Thanks for all the recent pageviews as well!! There seems to be a high concentration of love from Russia of late so thanks guys, I appreciate it :)

Plans

Set up an Etsy shop and Flickr for now.  Won't be putting anything on until I have stock made but just wanted to be ready to go!!  If you want to bookmark for later: Etsy and Flickr

I have SO many ideas for clothes its madness.  Some super awesome stuff will be coming your way in the next few months!! Expect progress shots in about a month :)

I'm finally settling on doll plans.  Oe & Tobin (Iplehouse Ashanti & Bichun) are definates, and Oe is going to end up with more shoes than I own myself at this rate as well!! I also want two BID twins (Bordy & Aki) Kwame & Zanta - so many plans for them!!   Will I ever buy dolls from anywhere other than Iplehouse again? Who knows its going to cost me nearly about $2000 for all them and their wigs/shoes etc anyway....ah this is why its called a "wishlist".

McStress

I've only got 22 days left to complete my honours project and it seems like there is so much to do.  *cries*  Why am I blogging in the middle of the night then you ask?  Too scared to face tomorrow.  Got a good bit of my dissertation written tonight and my coutil patterns carded with boning placement but it just seems to be taking longer than it should and I'm super worried.  Dolls are the only thing keeping me sane right now because my friends are acting like insensitive shits.  Wish I wasn't poor so I could cheer myself up with some Iple buys...

Decisions

I spent last night cleaning Delphi & Rogan to put up for sale until I ran out of the face-up & blushing remover.  Will need to get more tomorrow.

Been rather unproductive in uni work but at the same time, there's not a GREAT deal left to do...I keep trying to convince myself of that, but in honesty there's still a lot to go.

I've decided just to get Oe & Tobin and to not bother with Robel or Terrence.  Robel is lovely but a bit too odd to really fit any of my characters properly.  Terrence - I've invented a char just for him and really I think I'd get bored of him sooner because of it.  I re-read all I've written so far of the story involving Oe & Tobin and love them more than ever now!!  I've decided as well that Oe will remain IH Ashanti and Tobin will be IH Bichun.  So I've inquired about his eyes and I really want this wig for Tobin:

I want it in black but can only find it in blonde, red and brown.  Anyone know of a black short style wig like this?  It needs to be size 9-10".

Matted Rat

Var's wig is a matted rat and it makes me sad.  I think its stopping me loving him as much.  Now someone please give me monies for a new wig? :D Pretty please?