Shadow Figures

Parnilla has a friend on the way . . . I am feeling so lucky to have found this one MIB and for less than retail.

Shadow Figures is a doll from the Evangeline Ghastly line which was produced by Wilde Imagination in 2015. The limited edition of 350 retailed at US$219.

This doll features the Evangeline Ghastly head, with inset amber eyes, applied eyelashes and mink rooted hair with sandy blonde highlights and ruby lips.

Her body is hard plastic with articulated elbows, wrists, knees and ankles.

These are Tonner photos, but my gal is looking pretty good too! I will post photos of her when she has arrived. I am hoping to repaint the inner part of her eyeliner without removing all of the original face paint.

Dressed an airy chiffon sleeved cape featuring a collar of lace bejeweled with white faux pearls, golden cut crystal beads and sequins.

The cape is complimented by a matching chiffon bodice and flowing skirt.

Underneath the chiffon, she wears a pair of glittering gold and white sequined pants. and gleaming gold peep-toe heels.

Although I like the colour and fabrics used in her gown, I would like to  revamp her costume a little.

I am not fond of the cape as it is. The beading is far to heavy and tends to swamp her neck, and the front of the cape doesn't drape as well as I'd like it to. I'll probably remove the cape altogether, and providing I can find the right fabric, make her one that allows the rest of her costume to shine through.

Wish me luck!

P.S. Check out this repaint and you will see why I want to change her eyeliner. :)

Spring Has Sprung

Finally the weather down-under is beginning to warm up and the sun has come out to play in a blue sky! This has all given rise to new enthusiasm for updating my blogs and rearranging pages so they are in the correct blogs . . . I am even becoming more familiar with this New Blogger . . . so it seems some "old dogs" can learn new tricks.

Hopefully the new look will make it easier for readers to find the things they enjoy while they are visiting here. I'm not going to write much today, however I will share a few things with you, that made me smile when I saw them . . . and let's face it with the world as it is today, we could all do with something to make us smile!

Stay healthy, keep yourselves and your loved ones safe, be kind, but most of all be happy!

Rainbow Evening

I caved and purchased a friend for Angelique . . . she makes an even number in this collection, so there will be one more of these dolls to come . . .  when I find the right mix. :)

Rainbow Evening Parnilla was designed by Joe Petrollese (former design director at the Tonner Doll company), sculpted by Robert Tonner and made exclusively for the 2014 Wilde Imagination Ghastly Collection. Long sold out and difficult to find, she was a limited edition of just 350 pieces.

This fetching Parnilla will arrive bearing inset blue eyes behind lush applied lashes, and a thick mane of rooted chestnut hair, which has been side swept into an up-do.

She wears a faux fur trimmed long slinky iridescent gown with bead buttoned front and dainty beaded ribbon accents on the cuffs.

Completing her ensemble is an antiqued gold and purple necklace; an enchanting hairpiece of beads, ribbon, faux flowers and tulle; coordinating tights; and a pair of shimmering black pumps. She was US$199 when released.

These are Tonner's original photos, and although the photos taken by her previous owner were nice enough, there wasn't one that showed her face in the best light. Once I have a complete set of the three Ghastly girls (Angelique, Parnilla and Evangeline herself) I will photograph them all together.

Hopefully she will arrive in good time. :)