Bag opening!

The Wicked Stitchery Halloween grab bag came in yesterday, and I decided to do a little "bag opening" for it.

Arashi and the bag.

Big stack of goodies!

*Amazing* pea coat (seriously, I'm in love) and a nicely made button up skull shirt.

Second package with a long sleeve black t-shirt, a green hoodie, and a pair of jeans.  Alas the black shirt doesn't really fit him very well, so I will probably end up trading that to someone.  It's very nice, but extremely tiny!

Some action shots :)

And after all the excitement, we decided to watch 9 with my sister.

And a quick shot of him this morning with his other wig.

I'd like to say I had a superbly productive weekend but...my nose would probably grow so long it would poke right out the door!  I was totally lazy this weekend, though not for lack of trying.  I did manage to restring Arashi, but still no name for him.  

I think at this point I'm just going to go with "Arashi" for the time being and just see what happens.  I'm also leaving him blank for now, partially because I don't have all the materials/weather for a face up, but mostly because I really like him blank.  I actually was just reading through a thread the other day on DoA about people who intentionally leave their dolls blank.  He has always been one I loved blank, more than any other doll.  There's just something about the sculpting that can get lost under a face up.  So for now he remains blank.

I did also order him some new clothes, namely a Wicked Stitchery Halloween grab bag.  These are my absolute favorite grab bags, and I've bought several in the past.  They always give you your money's worth (and then some!), and it's always very lovely items.  Uri has gotten two thus far, and I've always been impressed with them. So when it arrives I will do a little bag opening and review.

And in non doll news, just because he's so cute, here's my dog in his Halloween costume.  He's a (disgruntled) strawberry!

Wicked Stitchery Spring Bag

Wicked Stitchery does this great event where they sell blind bags, much like the ones that Dollheart does. You pay a flat fee of either $25 or $50, choose a size, and receive twice the amount you paid for in clothes. I ordered Uri a $50 bag last week and it arrived today. We were pleasantly surprised with the results. :)

We received three vests (burgundy/brown, purple, black), a pair of brown striped pans, a white jersey with hot pink skulls, and a black button up shirt with white kanji.

Uri seems satisfied with his new wardrobe choices. :)

He's so fired.

I joked at the convention that Uri was the "guardian of my checkbook," but overall I don't think he's very good at that job. :P

This week I paid for some lovely jewelry for him from orangebabydolly on DoA. I had previously purchased a piece a while back for ye olde Paks from them, and it was stunning. So when they re-opened ring orders I jumped on the chance to bedazzle Uri. I ordered an engagement style ring with garnet stone and a drilled silver band for him. They were just finished on Wednesday, when I promptly saw a beautiful opal and silver necklace they also had for sale as a limited item. Cue money flying out of my wallet so fast you could hear it whistle by.

I also just ordered Uri some new duds from Wicked Stitchery on Etsy, a red and black vest and a long sleeved red/black striped shirt. Can you see a theme here? Someday I will do a little shot of all of Uri's red stuff, and it will probably take up my whole floor. It's funny to have a doll who has such a clear preference for colors. Uri loves red and black, likes blue, and can deal with a few others if he has to. Who am I kidding though, I love my picky little boy!

Off to bed now so I can get to work early and pay for my dolly habit. :)