2nd August Doll Meet Photos

Well my Puki Fees flight SQ609 touched down at  5.05 pm on Thursday 31st July, arrived at Melbourne Facility at 9.33am Friday 1st August, but to my disgust, they are still residing at the Australian Post Facility. So it was off to the meet yesterday without them!

We know we are one eyed about things ... but Oni this is taking it too far!

Hey monster, monster, take me for a ride, pretty please!

What a bunch of tiny posers. :)

Wren practicing his karate chop.

Tsukito standing tall.

Perfectly poised.

Delicious Lishe.

Attitude at it's best.

Pretty in pink.

Group shot - thirty four in all.

It's always lovely to meet other doll collectors and see what a wide range of dolls we all accumulate, from all the cute tinies to the very tall and handsome.

Only Time Tells

There are times where I could really curse this hobby. One waits impatiently for weeks, sometimes months for parcels to arrive from Russia (their post must be the slowest on earth), never venturing outside for fear they will arrive while your out.

Then the day arrives when you say to yourself "enough is enough" and you finally give in to the urge for a day of complete sanity. So off you trot to the movies with hubby to see, not just one movie but two, Jersey Boys in the morning, lunch and a little shopping, then Maleficent in the afternoon and on to dinner.

Only to find when you've arrived home in darkness, the bloody things turned up while you were out and you're left with a note in the mailbox saying "pick up from the Post Office after 4 pm"!! How frustrating is that??

From Russia With Love

For my Biscuit Barrel elves: Cookie, Macaron and Biscotti

Then you check your emails and suddenly a bright light appears on the horizon . . . you've received a SHIPPING NOTICE!! Oh wow, how wonderful that feels, finally my two Fairyland Pukifees (Cony and Dony) have emerged from their cocoons and are flying home to Mumma.

So now, with fingers crossed, I'll begin the impatient wait all over again and with a little luck (I hope and pray Lady Luck is listening) they will be here by Friday.

Cookie wearing her favourite colour - crochet outfit by Ulanna

Raven wearing a lovely knitted outfit by Maram Banu

Matching Resins

I received my DIM Youra head this week and was very pleased with the face-up. I couldn't wait to put eyes in, though I only had 10mm eyes on hand, which are a little small, so will need to order her a set of 12mm.

I'd been anxious for her arrival to see how she'd fit on the Luts KID body before ordering one, but after trying it on, it really didn't look right on the Luts body.

And so the trial began, on and off bodies until I tried it on my Iplehouse KID . . . what a perfect fit! Wasn't sure whether the resins would match and  I knew IH don't do bodies on their own, so I was hoping to find one on the second hand market.

I hit the internet, found nothing available on DOA. Then came across a post stating that DIM normal skin matched Doll-Zone normal pink, at which point I decided to check the DZ website and found the B45-012 girl body.

The body was not too big at the top or bottom, slender yet shapely and looked like it would suit Youra perfectly. Being the ridiculously impulsive person I am, I took a chance and ordered it. Along with my much desired Vanilla with default face-up, didn't bother with the wig or clothes though.

 I think her sad wee face is just gorgeous and I just had to bring her home. She will be called Destiny and will make a wonderful sister for Kismet. Considering the long wait I had with Choco, I am hoping that I may be lucky enough to have both home in time for Christmas!!

My Iplehouse Doll Choice dolls also arrived last week , but more on those two later when I have some clothes for them . . . don't want boy parts showing do we? :)