Amaranth's Castaways

*****Anti-recast, Pro-Owner**** Mom, artist, witch, anthropologist, doll collector, occasional mermaid, professional tarot reader, and lover of things dark and sparkly. Doll Family : Peregrine Hale (F60 Miyu), Junko (MDR Fang), Atlas (Elleo Dolls Bassett, custom), Elliot (SU Hamin), Adonis (MD Mu/F60 hybrid), Melancholy (ZZDF Toya), Nemo (AD Violet), Utterly (Blythe), Pinot (Blythe), Pearl (IH Anne), Hemingway (MNF Sircca)

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New doll-specific instagram is set up. ❤️

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I'm back!

I don't know who out there is still following me, but I'm back. I've sold a few dolls and things, and so to start over I'm going back to my roots with a minifee Sircca. I'm super excited to post her. I think everyone is on Instagram now, so I'll be making a new, doll-specific instagram soon. Cheers, Amaranth

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Dollie related project <3 I’m customizing Disney animator dolls at present. The end goal is to give them to the little kids we visit at the hospitals with the 501st legion. The first two here are for me, and for practice. They’ll be Ayala and Ahsoka Tano.

Edit: lmfao tumblr tags nsfw stuff now? Idk how that happened to this post XD

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Considering Coming Back

*pokes head in* Anyone still out there? I’m still alive, in case anyone cares. Don’t have many doll friends these days, and found myself exploring other interests with the skills I've picked up here and there. Had to sell off a couple of dolls, but most of them are still around, waiting for me to come back to them.

Honestly I haven’t needed them as much. I have more satisfaction now with my volunteer work, getting into graduate school, etc. Survived my daughter in a spica cast, lots of life craziness. The dolls were the me I wanted to be but couldn’t, but now that I am me again, the vicarious satisfaction isn’t there anymore. I guess that means that dolls really were my coping mechanism. I’m not really sure where we stand now, haha. 

I don’t know that I’ll make a comeback or anything. I wasn’t very good at most aspects of the hobby, so my presence most likely hasn't been missed either. We’ll see. I’ve been customizing some Disney Animator dolls and learning how to sew, which is something I’ve wanted to be better at for a long time. My gods I’m still horrible at it, but I improve everyday I work at it. 

Eh, enough of a ramble I suppose. At least I remembered my Tumblr password. 

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I’m still alive. I’m on a long term doll hiatus. My costuming projects have gotten pretty ambitious, and my job is keeping me really active with new responsibilities. I’m downsizing my collection a lot to focus on my favorites. Still unsure about this girl! Have a crappy picture just because.

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so the thing about my family is that we have two ancestors on my dad’s side who were buried in france, where I currently live. one died in the spanish civil war, and one died prior doing…we don’t know what. but he somehow managed to get buried in père lachaise. 

so anyhow, my gran sends me a message like “pls put flowers on ur uncle samuel’s grave because he’s gone over a century with none and it will make the ghost mad if he hasn’t already” because my family spends time in europe but never long enough to go all the way to père lachaise and give ya boy samuel jr. his death rites. so im like “ok gran I can do that” bc im a good grandson and you do not fuck with gran she doesn’t DESERVE THAT 

i figure out which plot he’s on and ask someone specifically where you can find uncle samuel jr. and they tell me where and so I arrive at the junction and. 

HE GONE. 

WHERE DID YOU GO UNCLE SAMUEL. 

*celine dion’s smash hit “my heart will go on” playing in the distance* 

in other words either someone stole my entire great great uncle samuel or he has risen again, ready to party in paris for all of eternity. 

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Well gran did warn you he’d be angry if he didn’t get his flowers in time.

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She needs a name soon. She's so stinking cute; I've been carrying her around all morning. She poses so well even without a doll stand. The wig needs styling. I'm just glad I had something that fit her.

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My first dollfie dream is finally here. :3

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little bunny 1 by *Shaiel* on Flickr.

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Love her face *_*

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Fish pile to cover the messy desk #bjd #abjd #mermaid #depthsdollsmerrow #merrow #fairyland #sia #shiwoo #serin #rico #soom #tendreschimera #goldfish

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Elliot’s selfie game is on point. ~.^

Also, it still looks like autumn around here. This time last year we had tons of snow. Ah well, fall colors are super flattering on Elliot so she doesn’t mind.

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~~~**Utterly**~~~

Blythe are such neat little dolls. I like the last photo on the bottom right, as I managed to get her to balance unassisted (I think her stand is still in a box from the  move, so the rest of these are kind of static).

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Finally started in boxing my dolls and unpacking my craft/doll space. It's been far too long since I've gotten to play with them.

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My sweet little Cactus.

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I doubt anyone has really noticed I've been gone. Life is still pretty chaotic but mellowing down some. I have a doll room now! I've had no time to unpack my lovelies or play with them at all in months. Hoping to be able to soon. I'm planning on ordering the Doll Chateau event unicorn I think as a Christmas present to myself. My cosplay projects have had to take a bit of a backseat for the rest of the year (almost ready to submit for approval to the 501st though). I have a kitty now, which has done wonders for my health.

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Again and again I will suffer; again and again I will get back on my feet. I will not be defeated. I won’t let my spirit be destroyed.

Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen (via maxkirin)

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