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Been a Bit Busy
Jul. 16th, 2021 09:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
reynardineWell, that was an unexpected delay. A big freeze in February ended up doing some significant damage to our ceilings. Very long short: insurance claim, roof repair, mold mitigation in attic, ceiling painting on our top two floors that forced us to move out most of our stuff from the first and second stories, either into the garage or a storage pod. Since we were having to pay for that move, we decided to go ahead and repair the drywall and paint on the top two floors. Then a deep cleaning and all our stuff will be moved back in, although I will be doing some unpacking and rearranging.
We lost little Shigure, my odd-eyed Japanese Bobtail kitten to a viral disease in March, and that was horrifying. At the same time, I was doing battle with the insurance company for repairs on our house, and honestly, I just didn't feel like talking about dolls just then.
SDMidi Eric did arrive and is lovely. He will be a great match for my SDMidi Tenshi Mamu. I can't wait to get them dressed up and take pictures with the two of them! I picked up a used Luts Kid Delf Maska Romance--needs cleaning and restringing but has an interesting face-up. I had sold my Maska years ago and always regretted it. This "Romance" Maska has half-closed eyes. If Luts offers the open-eyed Maska again, I will jump at the chance, but it doesn't seem likely at this point in time. I think it has been nearly 7 years since Maska has been offered? Not a popular sculpt, alas.
Got an unusual Dollyteria find on the way...a Yo-Midi Cyndy on a SDM body. The original Cyndy (an SD-13, a size I don't collect) was lovely. The Yo-Midi dolls (Midi-sized heads on Yo-sized bodies) never appealed to me, but one of my friends took a Yo-Midi head (one of the boys, not sure which) and put him on a SD-Midi body and that worked out fine. Turns out someone in Japan had the same idea--there were all of the Yo-Midi dolls on SDM bodies. I wasn't interested in the boys, but Cyndy is a gorgeous sculpt and I jumped at that. My husband was kind enough to indulge me. He rather liked Cyndy's design, a throwback to Volks old anime-styled dolls.
I also took advantage of Volks' preorder, so at some point in December (maybe?), an SD Charlotte will be coming my way. I was so disappointed when they released Luna with Liselotte rather than Charlotte, but this opportunity came up (through Volks USA even!) and I went for it.
No pictures right now as everything is packed away, but I am rearranging areas so that I will be able to more easily work on the dolls and take pictures of them! I've got several projects I want to try, and just haven't had the time due to the pressures of real life. I'm really itching to getting back to my dolls, especially the ones that needs some TLC. There's something really satisfying about taking a doll that is not pristine, and working to make it "whole" again. Nothing against pristine dolls--I love my gorgeous girls, but bringing new life to an old doll is a passion.
We lost little Shigure, my odd-eyed Japanese Bobtail kitten to a viral disease in March, and that was horrifying. At the same time, I was doing battle with the insurance company for repairs on our house, and honestly, I just didn't feel like talking about dolls just then.
SDMidi Eric did arrive and is lovely. He will be a great match for my SDMidi Tenshi Mamu. I can't wait to get them dressed up and take pictures with the two of them! I picked up a used Luts Kid Delf Maska Romance--needs cleaning and restringing but has an interesting face-up. I had sold my Maska years ago and always regretted it. This "Romance" Maska has half-closed eyes. If Luts offers the open-eyed Maska again, I will jump at the chance, but it doesn't seem likely at this point in time. I think it has been nearly 7 years since Maska has been offered? Not a popular sculpt, alas.
Got an unusual Dollyteria find on the way...a Yo-Midi Cyndy on a SDM body. The original Cyndy (an SD-13, a size I don't collect) was lovely. The Yo-Midi dolls (Midi-sized heads on Yo-sized bodies) never appealed to me, but one of my friends took a Yo-Midi head (one of the boys, not sure which) and put him on a SD-Midi body and that worked out fine. Turns out someone in Japan had the same idea--there were all of the Yo-Midi dolls on SDM bodies. I wasn't interested in the boys, but Cyndy is a gorgeous sculpt and I jumped at that. My husband was kind enough to indulge me. He rather liked Cyndy's design, a throwback to Volks old anime-styled dolls.
I also took advantage of Volks' preorder, so at some point in December (maybe?), an SD Charlotte will be coming my way. I was so disappointed when they released Luna with Liselotte rather than Charlotte, but this opportunity came up (through Volks USA even!) and I went for it.
No pictures right now as everything is packed away, but I am rearranging areas so that I will be able to more easily work on the dolls and take pictures of them! I've got several projects I want to try, and just haven't had the time due to the pressures of real life. I'm really itching to getting back to my dolls, especially the ones that needs some TLC. There's something really satisfying about taking a doll that is not pristine, and working to make it "whole" again. Nothing against pristine dolls--I love my gorgeous girls, but bringing new life to an old doll is a passion.
