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.

Sunday

Possibly Clairvoyant

I haven't had much enthusiasm for taking photos lately, actually I have had very little enthusiasm for anything other than buying dolls, dolls and more dolls. This may change when the darn things finally begin to arrive though . . . I b****y well hope so!

I did try to cheer myself up by revamping my blogs and sorting out which dolls belonged to which blog etc. But that didn't work out so well, I still felt blah.

The other thing that I have had difficulty coming to terms with is finding a decent editing program. I was really happy with the one I was using. Then my computer crashed and I lost it. At first I thought I'd simply purchase the latest update of the same one and all will be well in my world . . . except it no longer had all the things I used and liked about the old one.

So it was back to spending on dolls again and it didn't take long before I found a pretty Prudence to be friends with my Ellowyne and Lizette. She's another purchase from Jeff.

Possibly Clairvoyant was produced by Wilde Imagination in 2015 as a limited edition of 500 which retailed at US$189. She features a Prudence head on an Ellowyne body and has inset brown eyes, rooted chestnut hair with a red streak, articulated elbows, wrists and knees.

She is another MIB as shown here in Jeff's photos (left) and on the right you can see how she is close up . . . her eyes look a deeper brown in Jeff's photo.

Her outfit consists of what you see in the Robert Tonner's Wilde Imagination photos which also show how gorgeous she looks out of her box.

Well I have nothing more to add today and I'm afraid if I stay here chatting I might end up boring you all with my own crappy feelings of frustration which I know many are suffering from right now in Melbourne . . . I'm off to drown myself in a bottle of wine!

Thursday

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. :)

Tuesday

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!