MiniFee Chloe Photoshoot

Chloe gets her own little photoshoot today. I put her in a few quick pieces and experimented with background props. I'm still deciding if I like my front door wreath in the pic. Maybe other geometrical shapes in the future, just not this one?

Over the last few years, it has been difficult to churn out as many books, patterns, and inventory as I used to manage. Instead, I decided I'm going to try to practice setting up dolly photoshoots and improve my photography skills when I have a spare minute. I'll also keep up on those digital patterns I slowly introduce into the Etsy shop.

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Smart Doll Kizuna

Move over Dollfie Dream, Smart Dolls are the new popular large vinyl doll. I'm sure there are plenty of people that will be Dollfie Dream fans for life, but I'm amazed at how quickly Smart Dolls took off in the doll collecting arena. I picked up a Smart Doll a couple years ago, right before this Kizuna head was retired. The new Kizuna head is a very popular sculpt and screening.

I took my Kizuna out for a simple photoshoot. She's wearing a blouse I designed for SD sized BJDs a few years ago. She's also wearing a necklace I picked up at a BJD show and Iplehouse jeggings. The wig isn't her original, but it fits her well.

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Barbie with Fur

It's another dolly dress up day and it's Barbie's turn. She's dressed in a pale pink dress, necklace, and earrings by Integrity Toys. The fur is a fabric scrap I picked up at the IFDC (International Fashion Doll Convention) a few years ago. The fur really makes the outfit, I think.

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Momoko Dress Up Time: Toy Story Outfit (part 4)

After a few trips to local stores, I finally tracked down the Alien Skirt and Top set for Barbie. The Momoko modeling the clothes is Cosmos Sweetheart (regular version). I picked her up at IFDC this last week.

Okay, back to the Toy Story 4 set. It comes with a shirt, skirt, and bag. When I first opened up the set, I wasn’t too excited about it. However, I think as I had some dress up and photo time, it has grown on me a tiny bit. Perhaps I’m just not a fan of what feels like a sports jersey T-shirt. Her assemble was a little lacking, so I added the necklace and bracelet. The skirt nearly falls off the doll, but that’s to be expected since Momokos are quite a bit slimmer than traditional Barbie types.

What do you think? Is she ready to join ranks with Buzz Lightyear or is she destined for the claw machine?

By the way, there are four individually packaged fashion tops floating around out there that I would LOVE to find. I hope they make their way to my neck-of-the-woods. Have you seen them yet?

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BJD Hybrid: Doll Chateau & Peak's Woods

A few years ago, I tracked down a Doll Chateau Y-03 body in normal pink skin to make a hybrid BJD with a Peak’s Woods normal skin FOC head. At this point, I have more than one floating Peak’s Woods head for my Doll Chateau body and decided to try swapping heads out. In this post, I used a relatively new Elf Tristan head with a wonderful faceup from HHortusConclususs on Etsy. The head is quite a bit more pink than the body, but I will mellow it out if I decide I like the combo. My other older Peak’s Woods head work much better with the body since they have the aged resin color. I blushed the body to make the resin color difference less noticeable. I also took out the extra joints in the neck and wrists to make the doll a little more realistic.

Larger Doll Chateau bodies are so fun because the fingers and toes are articulated.

I swapped out a few wigs and eyes in this photo shoot. Which is your fav? The light blue eyes seem so vibrant in the head and really pop in the photos. It’s hard for me to decide between the purple or blonde wig.

This poor girl only has the one dress I made shortly after I received the body. I think it is time for an update in wardrobe. Maybe something lacy? We’ll see.

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