Updates All Around

I'm almost done with Crow's clothes, so it won't be long before I can get some pictures. I'd forgotten how little MSD boy clothes I had. And Crow doesn't really fit into Michael's attire, so he needs some new pieces. The shirt is pretty much done but his pants are proving to be difficult. The fabric I bought is just right, but it stains something awful even after being colorfasted.

On the bright side he's quite a little charmer. :) I'd forgotten just how much I love MNFs. SD are great, but they're often far too big to take anywhere frequently (at least my SDs), and aren't as comfortable to hold. The smaller dolls are also cute, but again just not the right size. Crow fits perfectly in my arms and isn't too much to tuck in a purse or carry around by hand. And their body/joint system is fantastic. He is easily my best poser of the whole group. :)

The Rebirth of a Doll

I can't exactly say we have a new member outright because I've owned this guy for about a year now, but I just finally bonded with him and boy is he stunning. :)

Pictures forthcoming, but he is a MNF Seorin I bought last year in December for another character. I also bought a MNF vamp/elf Shiwoo head for this character after realizing the Seorin head just wouldn't be right. The Shiwoo head became Michael, and he took over the body leaving the Seorin head in a box.

Cut to this weekend when I found the head while digging for some doll clothes and realized he would be perfect for a character that had been taking shape in my head. And so Crow was born. He's stealing (well stealing back really) Michael's body and has taken Orla's eyes, and he is perfect. Pictures to come!

Maggie's Dal-ary 3

Eeek! We just got to a suspenseful part of Kuroshitsuji and the player stopped! Ah I guess we'll have to wait a while longer. :(

I changed my hair back to its normal color today, so it's kind of light brown instead of red. I used have blue eyes too, but now they're amber like fire. Kaleb says that can happen with people like me, people with really strong psychic power. I can move things with my mind, talk to ghosts, and change my hair color whenever I want. He thinks my eyes changed because of the fire...the "psychic energies" of it were imprinted on me and gave me fire eyes.

I don't like to talk about the fire, but sometimes Kaleb makes me. We were training today and he wanted to make me fight back but I didn't want to. So he made me remember the fire...He won't do that again soon. He's still trying to find someone to fix the new hole in the roof. :P

But today I found out that Ciel's parents died in a fire too, so maybe we'll have something in common when he gets here. I think he'll like Nero and Claudius, but Nero's a little jealous of him already. I told him not to worry because he'll always be my best friend, but he still gets upset.

I want to watch more Kuroshitsuji!

Maggie's Dal-ary 2

Pajama party!

Kat, Arte, and I are having a girl's night since the boys are out. I wanted to watch some more Kuroshitsuji, but the player wasn't working. :( We did get to watch a bunch of music videos though, and I got a new pair of pajamas.

Kat also put some pictures of Arte as Sailor Moon up on the blog, and told me I could cosplay someone too. She suggested Mini Moon, but I don't want to be her. I want to be the one with the big scythe, Saturn!

Ooh, and I found Nero today. Now he and Claudius (my black bunny) and I can all hang out.

Dolly Updates

I usually put this in my signature (as per DoA tradition), but I thought I'd post it here to keep everyone up to date.

• 2 mystery Dals, on layaway, 2 out of four payments made
  
• Ciel Phantomhive- on layaway, starts Friday
• Namu Wolf- on layaway, starts Friday

Maggie's Dal-ary

Maggie here again. Kat's confirmed it, we are getting quite a few new members for the household. The first two won't be here for a while, but the other two might be here soon. The wolf that's coming isn't a real wolf *sigh*, but Kat says she doesn't know much about him so he might be different than I expect. I wanted a big scary guard-wolf.

The other guys is Ciel Phantomhive! I'm so excited, I can't wait till he's here. I know we'll get along great, he's just as devious as I am. Kat says it's still going to be a bit longer before he can come home, but I'm excited anyway.

My Princess

I think one of the biggest factors that lead me into dolls was my prior (and continued) love of anime. It began many years ago when I was very little and saw my first movie on TV very late at night. I don't know what that was, but I was instantly hooked. Several years later I had the privilege of catching the end of a Sailor Moon episode (one of the most important ones coincidentally), and that love was rekindled.

Around the time that I turned ten, my whole world fell apart. Family and friend problems arose that completely overwhelmed little me, and I felt helpless and alone. This was around the time that Cartoon Network began their Toonami line up, and Sailor Moon was put on. I credit this and my subsequent finding of the manga with keeping me out of trouble at that time. I wouldn't be who I am today without Sailor Moon. :)

That being said when I was recently cleaning out my closet I found some of my old Sailor Moon barbies, and realized that the outfits would be perfect for Arte. So I grabbed my favorite, the Princess Serenity dress and did a little photo shoot yesterday.

If you're at all familiar with Naoko's artwork, she often does some "bookmark" style pictures of the girls.

Serenity with the Imperium Silver Crystal.