#asai murphy

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Every now and then I come across a fabric that is just perfectly suited for dolls' clothes... This linen/cotton blend would make great little pinafore dresses or shorts, and the colour goes so well with Iris' tan skin.

(Iris is an Asai Murphy on a Guard-love 4th gen body.)

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My knit fabric fixation continues in the form of legging pants. I re-organised my collection just today - one box for solids and pointelle, one box for stripes, one box for prints and patterns like this floral.

[Iris is an ASAI Murphy in light tan. Her eyes are from Toybar, wig by 猪头研究所, clothes by me.]

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The striped knits box. I have more stripes on the way, even though it's already full... XD;;;

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I've missed this girl! I took her off her body several months ago, as I'm trying to sell it and don't want to keep handling it in the meantime, but I put her back together again to try on this new wig. Her gorgeous caramel skintone is as difficult to photograph as ever. >°< This poncho looks so pretty on her in real life, better than it did on Seren (kindergarten Kun-kun).

Speaking of Kun-kun, I was surprised to notice yesterday that kindergarten BJD has an English-language store listing for Kun-kun and Xing-xing, which she's given the English-letter names Kiki and Lili, in her Taobao store! It's closed for new overseas orders at the moment, but I hope we'll be seeing more of her dolls in the English-speaking world, soon~  

[Iris is an Asai Murphy in light tan skin. Her eyes are from Toybar, wig from 猪头研究所, poncho by me.]

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Small Wonder tinies group pic

Here’s my current crew of six tinies!  

Standing, from left to right, we have Nico (Miyadoll Baby Mocha Bluebell), Sui (Volks Yo-SD Kanon), Laurie (Volks Yo-SD Anne Sweet Dream) and Iris (ASAI Murphy).  Seated are Peter (Volks Yo-SD Puff) on the left, and the yet-unnamed ASAI Mira head on a Pettimal short body, on the right.

(If I had put some thought into arranging them instead of just into dressing them, I would have put the white-skinned doll in the shadow, and the tan doll in the sunlight.... XD;;)

If you want to know where any of their things (wigs, clothes, etc.) are from, feel free to ask!  In the meantime, here are close-ups of the three most recent additions:

This yet-unnamed sweetie is an ASAI Mira head on a Pettimal short body.  I received her head in March 2019 and her body in November 2019.  Both parts are colour-matched to Volks fair.  Since my actual Volks dolls are well-yellowed, she’s almost the palest doll I have despite being “normal” skin.  

Iris is an ASAI Murphy on the matching ASAI 27.5cm body, in light tan.  She was pre-ordered and arrived after about a month, in August 2019.  Her skintone is really hard to photograph, but it’s a lovely, warm mid-tan in real life.  She is my tallest tiny at the moment.  

Nico (Nicolaus) arrived way back in November 2018, but I did give him a new face-up in July this year.  He’s a Miyadoll Baby Mocha Bluebell in cream white.   He recently got this new mohair wig, which I plan to trim a little so I don’t have to fluff the bangs up to keep them from falling into his eyes.  XD;

I have a Mia Smile Soo (boy) on the way, and I may be adding an ElementDoll Pitt C (boy) to the crew, too.  Till the next group pic!

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Sewing for Iris (The lunarlake Murphy)! I don't know what it is about her exactly, but she is a delight to sew for. ^^

I tailored this ruffle-shoulder tee and jumper dress exactly for her (she is slightly  taller than Yo-SD), but I hope to make a few pieces to fit Yo-SD for sale later on! The bodice of the dress is lined in a jewel-toned teal, I enjoy looking at the inside of the dress almost as much as the outside. XD;

(Credits: Iris is a The lunarlake Murphy sculpted by Asai, in light tan. Her current wig is from Sunny's World, lovely glass eyes from Toybar.)

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Iris being forced to model my inaugural (and possibly final) attempt at a sock sweater. Spoiler: it's not actually any easier than sewing from scratch, using regular fabric. I guess the upside to using a sock is that it's a convenient source of a small amount of knit material.