Cold as Ice - Snow Queen

It's been a bit longer than expected but she's finally finished. The crown had caused me a little delay. If you follow my IG, you'll  have seen my first attempt (a quasi-ice crown made from hot glue and silver glitter). It turned out okay but I wasn't feeling it so I had to wait to buy supplies for the second crown idea made from wire and glass beads. Finally though, she is complete and I'm quite pleased with how she turned out given she is my first full custom doll. (Except for shoes as I tried and failed so I ended up using some MH shoes I had instead).

Music Theme:  The Snow Queen's Palace

Legend say that the Snow Queen was born in the heart of Winter on the day she breathed her last breath, buried beneath the unforgiving snow and forgotten. Abandoned by her lover, she cursed his name as she lay dying feeling her warm heart grow cold with every moment. Her desire for revenge was so great that her spirit resisted the call of the afterlife instead drifting into a darkness that offered her salvation in exchange for the souls of those whose lives she would end. So great was her pain and suffering that she accepted without hesitation. And so the darkness  gave her the spark that would bring her body back to life. Yet her body would be forever changed, pale and seeped of any human warmth. Her kiss could freeze from within and her touch could kill and shatter. Cursed to never know love again or be loved, she wandered alone in the deep of winter.

Stories have told of her beauty that enthralls any who look upon it and that her voice can entrap those who hear it. They warn of the weeping woman for it is how she lures the unwary. Beware, the stories say, for once she has you in her sight, you will not escape the wrath of the Snow Queen.

MYOU Ailsa and Snow Queen Progress

I've ordered bjds via EMS from China before but this has got to be the most ridiculously fast parcel I've ever received. Alice Collection posted her out on Sunday, she arrived in Sydney on Monday, was transferred to Brisbane on Tuesday and arrived to me Wednesday (that's a 2 1/2 hour trip by plane!!) Usually it takes by EMS at least a week and a half, maybe two. Either customs is really really fast right now or parcels are speeding through because it's not peak parcel season. Whatever the case, hubby's birthday present arrived to me today, even if it is two months late.

I have to admit, either I'm getting more impatient the older I get or I've been so spoiled by my fashion dolls that I've forgotten the long wait times for bjds. I ordered this girl on the 21 December 2018 and she arrived to me today, 21 March 2019 - so that's 3 months. Thank goodness she was worth every minute of that wait!!

Changing Faces

Recently, I've been really focusing on practicing face ups on the EAH and MH girls. I'll tackle resin soon but for now, it's vinyl.

I was hoping to show the progress I had made on my Shiva but I decided I didn't much like the outfit or the painting I did on her leg so I decided to go back to square one. Hopefully I will have some progress to show next week. I went and purchased a better brush that can make much thinner lines so I think that will help particularly with the tattoo work on her legs.

I actually do have a few projects on the go right now but more on that later.

These are my first attempts at pure acrylic face ups for the girls. I had a lot of fun doing these. I made a ton of mistakes but I also learned a lot.  In these first attempts, I didn't bother with any guideline or preliminary sketches. I just put paint on the brush and went for it.

My very first full acrylic face. This was an Apple White sculpt. Her hair was too gooey and glue infested to keep sadly. I wanted to take this photo for posterity. I was going to keep it as I love the colours however, I ended up wiping it. (More on that later.)

Of Apples and Widows

When I bought Apple White months ago, the plan was to wipe her face, remove her hair and repaint her ... however, I took her out to work on her today and realised that I really loved her face screening and the hair combination was just too gorgeous to replace.

So I gave her a little make over. She got a more elegant hairstyle complete with a funky butterfly pin and new threads. I think she's totally rocking this look. I'm keeping her default name as Apple because she kind of reminds me of candy apple because of her colour scheme.

Box Opening: EAH Lizzie Hearts

I never thought I'd see the day when I would fall for an EAH doll but I have. Just the one character design though so I won't be starting yet another doll collection. I went to the local Toyworld to hunt for some Tamiya gloss and ended up walking down the MH/EAH aisle where I was surprised to find the Way to Wonderland dolls reduced from $50AUD to $10AUD. It was such a price slash that I thought, "Why not." I've always liked the Queen of Hearts character thus her appeal.

I think EAH did a great job with this character. I really like her face screening and colour combination. Her hair was hard like cardboard though so I ended up washing out the styling products and restyling her since I took these photos.