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.

Tuesday

When you go down to the woods today . . .

You're sure of a big surprise.

When you go down to the woods today

You'll see Flossy in disguise!

My Fairyland RealFee is wearing an IpleHouse PID outfit that I modified to fit her. I just opened the end of the sleeves, turned up about 1/4 inch of the fur inside and stitched it in place. It was easy to dress her by taking off her hands and replacing them when she was in the suit.

Friday

Verity

My DollZone Minas head arrived yesterday from Dolk, but missing any certificates and proper box, which made me wonder if she really was the genuine article. Never the less, I am pleased with the head and the face-up, though I shall be changing the eyes and wig at some point.

Verity will not be staying on this body either, I was impatient to see how this head fitted on Nadia's Luts Delf body. The neck size was quite a good fit, but the colour match of the Dollzone Yellow skin with Luts Real Skin Normal is way off, so I went looking at the resins I had on hand and am considering using an Impldoll Young Girl body (46cm tall) in Real skin. It is not perfect, but it isn't a bad match either and it's a reasonable price.

Having never been a fan of large breasted dolls, I think on the Young Girl body she will make a fine younger steampunk sister for Felicity, who is almost ready to be shown.

Well that's about all my dolly news for now. Hope you are all well and happy, I will now go catch up with reading all your blogs. :)

Sunday

Ruggiero

The hippogriff, a steed born of a mare and a griffin is a legendary creature which has the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse; it is extremely fast and is able to fly around the world and to the Moon.

It is ridden by magicians and the wandering knight Ruggiero, who was raised since infancy by the wizard Atlante, as a warrior. Atlante is fiercely protective of Ruggiero and keeps him hidden in an invisible castle on the top of a mountain.

In my story, Ruggiero escapes from the castle by melding with the hippogriff and flying to safety.

Photos courtesy of Fairyland ~ a new release coming in June.

Ruggiero will be added to my mythical creatures of The Elvin Forest, I hope you like him.

P.S. All ordered on 13th June and the hippogriff has been named Fleetfoot.