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I just spent $60 on pastel chalks. Daaaaamn. I needed some new colors, my palette has become too predictable. But... daaaaaaaaaamn. They just opened a Blick in our neighborhood. And while tidy and well stocked, they don't carry Winsor Newton Brush Cleaner™ that we use for face-up removal by the gallon, and they are more expensive than the good ole Utrecht up on University Ave. So while they had these really cool shiney glittery pearly pastels, it ain't worth the extra expense for all the other stuff.

I was looking around for a cool box to hold all my loose pastels and was surprised when I didn't find one. Mr. Kallisti glibly informed me that artists do not accessorize their chalks and just re-use the boxes the sets come in. o_o

Well, I never! I told him I'm an artist and I always accessorize!

Speaking of which, I leave you with the best accessory: Butter... modeling an outfit her gramma sent from Michigan as an anniversary present! A bit too small, Gramma!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, a small, dark, sideways video of Butter humping her bed.

Poor thing.... Saint Trinian has been chasing him all over the house since I began working on him. It's not that my girls don't like boys, they've just never seen one before! Thanks be to commissions from Mercy I get to play with the awesomest of dollies w/ the natty naughty optional parts.

Click below for NON-WORKSAFE grabby hands piccies.

Sigh. It has been like this ALL month, the rainiest March in San Francisco since 1904. Not very conducive to happy dolly spraying. Praise be to Mercy for being an understanding sweetie.

On another note:

Deadline was the 26th. I saw them on the 27th but Helina let me squeak by for the fairy tale set (cuz I'm a suckah!). Jenny-land.com, as always.

And did you see? They finally posted the full Momoko Snow White set, so gorgeous! Should be expecting her in April, along with the Jenny's Club White Rabbit Marine and Kitty Nanako. It was the dead mouse that super sold me on that one.

Note: this is not Demelza... this is Mercy's Eve.

We've taken a completely stock Lady Sylvie and given her a new lease on life. Including face-up, sanding, sueding (Sylvie's body was the first pure-skin body and did not sit or pose well in the hips and knees), and blushing! The news? She's my first dolly body blushed via airbrush. Face-up done traditionally with pastels, but Mr. Kallisti had his mother ship out his gigantic airbrush compressor from her attic in Michigan, been up there since art school, apparently. Since they are very expensive all this trouble was definately worth it.

Um, airbrushing is hard. That is all. But I totally love it and can't wait to do more! And there's more for Mercy coming soon. The only thing is that it has to be done in the garage. Meh. Taking commissions during the rainy season is probably not so much a good idea. I can only really work on weekends, and most of ours have been rainy the past few months. Still... I think we got poor Eve turned around in a relatively timely manner.

And I just want everyone to know that Mr. Kallisti and I work as a team, I couldn't do this stuff without him! I'm good (or getting better) at color and painting, but he's the strong arm doing the tough stuff like sanding and stringing. I'm totally lame at sanding. Probably not helped that I have slight nerve damage in one hand. He's so meticulous! It takes him a week at the sink, sanding every night, to do one doll. But they come out beautiful.

Enough about me, here's all about Eve! (clicky for dolly nudity)

For Miss Mercy! Quick, it isn't raining! They're all meticulously sanded by the Mr. Now, back to the garage for more toxic fumes. Wooo!

Latest commission for the lovely Miss Andi Ashbet! Rawr.

Soah got beeeyoootiful lashes at the Volks store. I used the dark brown wispy ones on her and they are divine! Loves so much.

And Gramma's Ichimatsu!

Now, to get Soah in the mail back to her eager owner. Everyone else too, if I owe you a package, it is going out today.

Rhiannon's Soah... definately wins for the most beautiful lip sculpt ever. The gloss on her lips is still wet hear so it appears a tad milky, but will dry clear. Oh! And I'm going to try to pick her up some fancy new Volks lashes this weekend, hence the lashlessness.... weeeeeeeeeee!

Just finished an enhancement job on Melissa's Griffi. Souldoll did a really cute face-up, Melissa just wanted smokier eyes and pinky lips. We left souldoll's freckles of course! And I painted the hands and feet. Mew. Biscuit has made off with Griffi's wig, so Trinian donated hers until I can find it :/

Don't worry Melissa, he doesn't mangle them, he just likes to carry them off to his secret lair.

Doesn't she look cute with my other girls? Phhhbbbbt!

And, in case you missed it, I just listed a load of stuff for sale!

All done, Dollstown Estella commission! I don't take them very often, but estella was fun. Her strong features totally suited the directions given by her owner which was a gorgeous pic of Keira Knightly with smokey shadow and nude lips. It works really well! And I love the look...

Estella's waist joint poses a problem for blushing as it rubs. Meh.

Click below for nudie shots!

Working on a rare commission this weekend. I loves how she came out.

She's a Dollstown Estella, she still needs eyelashes. Fun! If it doesn't rain tonight I can do the body blushing tomorrow.

Thanks so much to everyone for kitty wishes! Zman is doing really well. She's more sprightly than she's been a long while. I think the pain reliever is helping with her arthritic hips and she's been dashing about in small spurts. Amazing!

Went to see Kamikaze Girls at the Lumiere this afternoon. BEST GIRL MOVIE EVER. Totally loved it. For real. Rawr.

Also ran into fellow LJ buddy Pekochan in the lobby! We'd never met but she recognized me and said "hi" and we all had really nice chats in the lobby. But our meter ran out so we had to go... went to Japan Town for miso ramen and sashimi and spicy tuna handrolls, omg. YUM. Bought more dolly books, duh.

Sigh.

SAVE MONEY, dammint.

I'm also super pleased to see that Lucy made it home so quickly! Check out her new gallery. Eeeeeeeeeee!

I love painting their little Unoa faces.

Because Melissa rescues the sweetest babies in dire need of beauty treatments.

BEFORE Left: Love Mission, Right: Silver Snow

AFTER

Left: Silver Snow. Rethatched hair as bangs had been completely brushed back into hair, washed and styled hair (she came as a strawberry blonde) & finished sand matting face. Removed lips and repainted. Painted/glittered eyelids. Removed scalp and corrected downward gaze, changed out eyechips and replaced with P-chips that Melissa had foiled.

Right: Love Mission. Trimmed Blythe mullet to long bob that is longer by the face. Removed existing makeup, added smokey grey shadow, Repainted lips, shimmered eyelids. Matted face with Mr. Super Clear. Scalped and switched out eyechips for foiled P-chips. Added gothy eyelashes.

Also, my Flora shipped today. TREATS!

*phew!*

Originally a Pow Wow. Melissa brought her to me with her hair already cut, and half of her eyechips foiled. I matted her w/ Mr. Super Clear, used emerald to tone down her eyeshadow, enhanced her blush, painted on freckles, and gave her deep russet lips. Oh, and she has bright pearly frosty green eyeliner that is very striking!

It was a long and strenuous haul, but look at these girls! Commissioned by Melissa, who has the good fortune to live five minutes from me. And the project was saved by another Melissa (of Puchimadam.com) when we boiled the eyelid stalk (instead of soaking in warm water) and warped them beyond repair. So I donated by unfinished frupu's lids and sent them off to Puchimadam Labs for special treatment and eyelash insertion. And Melissa was kind enough to donate an extra ebl pair for my frupu! Can you just feel the love?

In any case, I hope Melissa (non-puchi) will be just as tickled with her girls as I am.

Oh my gawd. What is it about Hollywoods that is so precious!?!? This hair is just a wig, but rumour has it that her mumma is rooting her scalp with pink hair. So we went for cotton candy pinky pink explosion. Same as above except her whole eyelid is pearly magenta.