My Doll Haven

Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

Saturday

One Should Never Say Never

Fairyland have done it to me again!

Fairyland's Photos

I think I am going to give in and order these two, they are just too gorgeous to resist.

I like their pretty costumes, but I know they would end up coming off as I like to do my own thing with my dolls and I never use sleeping plates. So although I love them as they are, I think I shall most probably order them as basics with default face-ups.

Thursday

Change of Season

It's times like now, when I look out my window and see it's all grey, wet and miserable, that I get really fed up, depressed and just want to hibernate.

I guess the only thing I really like about winter, is having green grass and flowers in my garden that aren't gasping for water!

I'm not a winter person at all, I love the sunny autumn and spring days and feel at my peak when I see the summer sunshine! People have often asked me "how do you cope with the heat", but it's never really been a huge problem, after all, we do have ceiling fans and air conditioning.

Although, winter does have a small upside, it allow me more opportunity to contemplate which direction my BJD's are taking me. For example, do I want to write more photo stories, buy more dolls, change my blog? After pondering those questions for some time, I came up with a simple answer, YES!

I'm seriously thinking of breaking my blog into sections, which will suit my dolls and the stories associated with them. I'm not exactly sure how to do this, whether to do pages or separate blogs and link to them like Heather did with the Adventurer's Club. But these are the sections I'd like:

FANTASY: Mythical creatures, like Dragons, Mermaids, Centaurs and Unicorns.

MAGICAL: Humans with special powers, such as Fairies, Elves, Sprites, Nymphs and Pixies.

HUMAN: Children and adults.

ANIME/MANGA: Boys or girls that fit that Japanese drawing style.

ANTHRO (anthropomorphic): Non-human beings, primarily animals with human characteristics.

I'd be most interested in hearing what my readers think of this idea, so please feel free to leave your thoughts in a comment.

Tuesday

New Dresses On Etsy

My little Goth girl Kismet, did some modelling for me today and I thought she did a mighty good job!

SORRY, I AM SOLD ALREADY!

Both dresses are ready to ship and are available through my Etsy Boutique.

They fit Lati Yellow and Puki Fee beautifully.