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.

Friday

Animal Hats

Don't you just love it when something you ordered turns out to be even better than you thought it would be? I ordered these from Anna at Iasio . . . they are simply delightful and they fit like a glove. I love things that are very well made, and these are, you can tell Anna has given special attention to all the tiny details.

They can be worn by boy and girl BJD's, so I can share them around.

I like that they have "real" eyes, it gives the animal faces more character.

I wasn't sure how long the post would take from Poland, so I was extremely happy it only took eleven days from order to delivery all the way down under to Australia. I will be keeping my eye on this shop for other cute creations.

Tuesday

Comparing Anthros

I recently acquired a Coco Tribe Brice on the secondary market, which appeared to be a perfect companion for my Doll Leaves Jax. However, on her arrival and even though they are listed as a similar height (CT Brice is listed as 17cm and DL Jax as 16cm not including his ears), I was quite surprised to see how much more stocky she was compared to Jax, you could say she was quite chubby . . . but then I guess bears are meant to be a little on the cuddly side! :)

She had been listed on DoA as Beauty White, but her skin has yellowed evenly, which gives her a slightly more normal skin colouring. Mind you I am not complaining about this, for if I was to purchase one new she would have been much more expensive than what I paid for her.

She came as shown, with an outfit by Flower Doll Room (which consisted of a white lace dress, pink & white stripe underskirt, two puff sleeves and head wear), her cushion and Coco Tribe box.

Saturday

Defeated, Deflated, Relieved and Revivied

After several months of fiddling, putting up wallpaper, removing wallpaper, remodelling the rooms in the tree stump and finally realising no matter what I do, it's not working out to my satisfaction, I have finally given up!

I have always believed that I am not a quitter, but I am so overcome with frustration that I have given up on the idea of ever completing this project. I'm afraid my natural abilities do not extend this far, I just don't have the patience or skills of Giac or Sam. From now on, I'll leave the miniature mansions and dolls houses up to them.

You may ask, where are my little elves going to live . . . well they have found a nice comfy greenhouse, just down the road from the biscuit barrel and not far from the gingerbread house. I think it may have fallen off an Ikea truck!

All kidding aside, this little greenhouse from Ikea is perfect for them, it was a reasonable price (just $19.95) and has a metal floor, which gives the Real Pukis little tootsy magnets a firm foot hold. I have tested the magnet grip through a sheet of paper and it's quite good, which means I can easily use a piece of timber look scrapbook paper for the floor.

The walls are straight and all relevant angles square (apart from the roofline) so we should have no problems in doing the same with the back and side walls.

Also being rectangular, (very much to my relief), it should make it so easy and much more fun to arrange the furniture in this house. :)