Dolly Haul Part 2

 Some of the items I've been waiting on arrived, though I have to admit I'm most excited about the eyes. There's just something about doll eyes that can make or break things. The whole "eyes are the window to the soul" adage is quite accurate. These ones are originally from Ersa Flora, though I bought them second hand. The seller shipped them in the most adorable package (box pictured below) which is perfect as I can store them in there for now. They are even better than I imagined they would be. I wanted somewhat bright brown eyes, and these fit the bill exactly. Pictures don't do them justice really, but they are awesome.

Shoes! The pink shoes are adorable, and I think they'll work well for both the lolita outfit and the lacey white one.

These ones are also quite cute, and given the price I can definitely see getting more!

Incoming Items

Here are a few things in the mail  for the new girl.

 Ersa Flora Sienna Gradient Eyes

Not actually purchased off Ebay (DoA instead), but I saved this photo of them. I want the new girl to have brown eyes, but I always struggle finding the right kind of brown eyes. More often than not brown eyes are too dark, and end up looking more like black. They can also be very dark in the eye wells, giving more of the "doll" look rather than something slightly more realistic. So these seem to be a good approximation, with sort of built-in highlights.

Beach Brown wig from Funnylori

I am in the midst of making a wig for the new girl as well (more on that later), but I wanted to have something on hand and also for variety. I picture her with a brown/white wig, which is what I am also crafting. I love Funnylori's wigs, and I could own at least one for every doll I have. This one may be a bit challenging due to the fur style, though I have owned similar furs from her in the past. So I think it will work out.

 Yellow Flats from Mint on Card Inc

I have the lovely yellow dress from anekochansdollies, and it seems to require yellow shoes. Plus, I have pretty much nothing the new girl can share shoe-wise with the boys, so I will be getting her several pairs as time goes on. 

Pink Dollzone Shoes from Mint on Card Inc

These were also from MoC, though they are now sold out. I wanted to have some shoes that would match the pink lolita dress from anekochansdollies, and also the mori set. These probably work better for the former, but the latter does have some pink as well.

Dolly Karma

I like to joke that "dolly karma" is a thing.  Basically, do good things in the dolly world and it will come back to you.  So when I was able to put Fumiko's new Obitsu body on layaway, I said that was my doll karma coming back to me.  But I had even more recently that is almost a little too crazy to believe.

When I first got Uri, I purchased some lovely cat eyes from Ersa Flora.  They were just stunning, and fit Uri perfectly.  When I moved to my first apartment, a lot of doll stuff got packed away.  For whatever reason I went into the garage (where everything was stored) and was grabbing some doll stuff, and saw that Uri's eyes were wonky.  So of course I decided to try and fix them, and managed to drop one into the recesses of the garage. 0_0

I scoured that garage, and even took apart all the boxes/bags in the area, but I found nothing.  I finally decided it was a lost cause and gave up.  I later got him different eyes from Ersa Flora, but kept the lone cat eye just in case.

Cut to a few weeks ago when my mother's garage collapsed under the snow.  Thankfully no one was inside or near it, but a lot of our stuff was.  We got a company to come and lift the walls so we could get anything salvageable out, and more than we expected was able to be saved.  I dug out pretty much all of my doll stuff, and put it in new containers.  My mother handed me a small bag that she'd put some random items she'd found in, including some doll hands (Fumiko's) and some camera cards.  And there in the bottom of the bag, was the missing eye.  She'd found it in the debris, and tucked it into the bag to give to me.  Not a scratch on it.

Now that is dolly karma.

And we're back!

Between midterms and getting sick, I've been out of commission for the last few days. Unfortunately that also meant no dolly updates/photos/etc. However, I am back and ready to go! Except that I have work all day... :P

A few little developments though... I purchased new elastic and a neck donut for Uriel so that I can finally restring him correctly. He actually poses quite well even with this elastic, but I don't like him being quite so tight. And it bugs me that I can't get his head off and on easily. So once all the bits and pieces arrive next week, I will take him apart and he will be a new man (er...doll).


I also ordered a new pair of eyes for him. These green ones are nice, but there's just something a little too ordinary about them. I wanted him to have reflective eyes, so I headed on over to the Ersa Flora eye shop and picked up a pair of grapefruit cat eyes. They are perfectly wild and definitely a bit demonic. :)