I decided to take Liam to work today, and he's snuggled up in my big fuzzy hat. I have been wanting to take a doll with me lately, but most of my boys are too big for where I work now. I really need to have someone small enough to tuck away so he's invisible, and Liam is just the right size.  Now I just need to find where I put his clothes! I packed everything up when I moved, so well that now I can't find a lot of things. But I know they're safe, somewhere...

End of the year doll meme!

1. How long have you been in the BJD hobby?
It will be five years as of this March, which is kind of crazy.

2. How many dolls do you have at home?Six.

3. What are their names and sculpts?

Uri- Delf El

Ghost/Emmanuel- Volks F-10

Gabriel- Volks SDC Arashi (trying out that name again, we'll see...)

Nowell- Volks MSD F-17

Liam- Volks YoSD Yuki

Fumiko-Volks DDdy H04

4. Which doll have you had the longest? How long has it beenUriel is the longest currently, and he has been here for three years.

5. Which doll is your favourite?That is a very hard question. Uri will always have a very special place in my heart because of being my "first" (aka the first I really, really connected with), but at the same time I really love my Volks dolls. I think it tends to change and cycle through.

6. Are you waiting on any dolls now? If yes, which one(s)? No, thank god. No more dolls for Kat.

7. What is your grail doll?
At this point I would say a Volks Megu or a Saint, but I'm really not looking to obtain any more dolls.

8. Did you learn to do something new because of this hobby? (e.g. photography, painting, sewing). Small-scale sewing, modding (epoxy work), sanding, respiratory protection, wig making, eye making, painting, some sculpting, etc.

9. Have you made any friends you might otherwise not have because of this hobby?Yes, absolutely. I love my friends from the local meet, they are awesome!

10. What are your doll plans for this coming year?

Good question! Definitely no more dolls, but I would like to continue to develop the ones I have. I would really, really, really like to figure my Arashi out, if at all possible. We'll see though..

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from all of us here at the Den!

New Goodies!

The eyes still need to be tweaked a bit, but the domes are so high that I'm not sure how much they can be. Either way they are stunning, very bright and ghostly.

The necklace is a tiny bit of drusy quartz, and was purchased from Scorpioh on Etsy.  I'm always looking for neat in-scale jewelry, and this Etsy store is full of some really awesome pieces. I will definitely be buying from them again!

Quick Update

Ghost got his new eyes and they look amazing. Very ethereal with just the right touch of creepy.  I took him to work with me today, so I will snag some pictures on lunch. And! His Christmas gift came in, so pictures of that to follow as well (and maybe a review of the creator).

All I want for Christmas...

Is to not get sick around the holidays!  Seriously, I have this amazing ability to sense an approaching holiday and immediately come down with a cold or the flu or some strange new ailment that makes the doctors go "huh."  Thankfully I think I got it out of the way early this year, but we'll see.  

So because of being sick, not much to report on this front.  I'm still waiting for Ghost's new eyes to come in, but that should be any day now.  I did receive his new clothes/wig in trade for my Skoll, and I will have pictures once I can take a good one.  I tried to get a few while I was sick but...not so much.  I usually take photos with the tree, and since we just put it up at my mom's house, I will have to drag Ghost over that way.

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!