Inside My World

Time flies, like the whooshing sound of a bullet train as it passes. Now that I am feeling well enough to return to doing school drop-offs and after school activities - life has been busy. However that doesn't mean I haven't had time to dip into my hobbies. 

Let's start with the photoshoots. I recently joined a Barbie Collector's group that has a new theme each week and I've been finding it quite inspiring. For this week, it was 'Weddings'. Not owning any wedding dolls or gowns, I found a pattern and tutorial at Galaxia Dolls and decided to make a Maxi dress and give my doll wedding a boho vibe. 

Playtime for Francoise

Today, I am feeling well enough to take some photos so I decided to pick a doll that I haven't taken photos of for quite a long time. She is Francoise Arnoul from 009 Cyborg. She is a Pullip made by Groove and released in 2012. Pullip and Junk did a great overview of her here. I bought her in 2016 and she's been with me since. 

I changed her out of her official costume and into something more petite.

I really adore her sweet face and lovely blonde hair. And she poses pretty well. I had her sitting on a swaying branch at one point with the wind blowing and she never fell off. Had that been my bjd, it would have been a disaster. 

This is not the one

As I get older each year, I find myself walking down the halls of memory - flicking through the photo albums of dolls, past and present. I started thinking of the dolls that took the top spot on my wishlist - finally acquiring said doll only to move them on a few years later. What was it about those dolls that made me want them so much only to finally have them and decide, "This is not the one."

Sometimes, as doll collectors, I feel we can be swayed by a photo of said doll done so well by other owners, it makes us fall in love and it's not until we get the doll we realize, it's not the doll sculpt we liked but the way that particular owner styled that doll. It's an expensive lesson to learn but one I have now thankfully learned after many trials. I am happy to admire the dolls of other owners and be content with that, no longer feeling the urge to "have that doll".

So the dolls in question? Let's look back through the sands of time ...

We start with some of the wishlist grails. Some people only have one grail. I have a few - dolls that I doubt I will ever be able to own because of their price point being beyond my budget.

From top left to right: Iplehouse JID Asa | Fairyland Minifee Shushu | Withdoll Fenrir | Limwha Mono | Lumedoll Saiph | Fairyland Minifee Rheia