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“Hello! Are you the Easter Bunny?”

Lala’s so excited for the Easter Bunny’s visit! How do I tell her that this one is just a regular bunny? XD

Hoping to shoot my dolls more often this year, especially the Pullips. <3

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UNBOXING: Pullip Snow White ❤

Thought I’d do an unboxing video for my first brand new Pullip! I show some of the details on the doll in this video, as well as give my first thoughts on it.

Currently wondering if I should do more doll-related videos, I feel like it’d be fun to talk about dolls and share my stories. XD Hope y’all will like this one! ❤

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“My, what silky hair you have.”

... said no Pullip owner EVER. XD

I think the most confusing thing for me when I got into Pullips was the wig quality. Pullips have been around for a good few years now, so... why are the wigs so difficult? :( Lala’s wig is straight, so I don’t worry much, it just takes a bit of brushing to get it to look neat; I’m more worried about when I get a curly-haired Pullip.

I’m also terrified of the thought of having to yank the stock wig off my Pullips, my friend warned me that I’d probably need a knife because those things are heavily glued on. Really not looking forward to the day when I have to remove it. ; A ;

But hey, the wig’s glued to their heads, and I haven’t the patience or courage to yank it off just yet. I’ll enjoy it while it’s there. :D

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“Off to another adventure with the Doctor!”

I always considered the TARDIS to be the Doctor's constant companion, since the Doctor's other companions come and go. The TARDIS has the ability to blend into its surroundings, and throughout the series has exhibited an implied personality, so I thought the TARDIS could be humanoid too. :)

Shot this for a photo contest hosted by Angie of Omocha Crush in the Fb group, and I don’t think I’ve ever put this much effort into a single doll photo before! The theme for Round 1 of the contest was “time travel” and I immediately went with the most obvious thing ever. XD I managed to slap all of this together in about 7 hours, once I had all the materials.

Backdrop: I painted the plain black side of an illustration board using poster paints. I’d looked up tutorials for “galaxy print” and did the best I could to follow along; this backdrop was the result of about 3 hours of panicking over “WHY DOES IT NOT LOOK LIKE A GALAXY AT ALL????” The spiral and the numbers were all drawn on with white permanent marker - which I didn’t even know existed until two days before the contest deadline. HAHAHA

TARDIS outfit: My schedule suddenly got filled before the contest deadline, so I totally put off sewing a TARDIS dress. What you see here is literally strips of fabric held together by running stitches. The bodice is plain white fabric with lines drawn on using permanent marker, I kid you not. The straps are just a ribbon stitched on haphazardly, and Lala is pretty much sewn into this outfit. The “hat”/light is a toilet paper roll covered with plain white paper - with permanent marker lines once again - and held together by a bit of tape.

Hair: I’m so grateful for my first Pullip having a straight wig. Pullip wigs are notorious for being of iffy quality, so the straight wig lets me play around with the hairstyle without any regrets. :)) After pulling out the “sideburns,” it was about 5 minutes of pure struggling with a wig brush in hand, trying to get the ponytail high enough for the “hat” placement without making the sides look hideous. The side that shows looks pretty good, but the other side… looks like a catfight happened there. I’m so glad that the slight wave of the hair got emphasized when I tied it, it makes a cute little crescent shape. OuO

Photo manipulation: I made some minor edits to this shot, just to pull the look together. The shoes were originally lilac-colored, so I altered it in Photoshop to go with the dress; the “POLICE BOX” and “PUBLIC CALL” text was also slapped onto the straps. I darkened the photo as well to get a more “galaxy” feel out of my backdrop.

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I honestly wish I could afford to have elaborate setups for all my doll photos. It’s not just the expenses involved, but also the time and effort. TT ^ TT Maybe someday I’ll have a photogenic doll room, or lots of different sets in different scales? A collector can dream! For now, I’ll be playing around with my art materials and pulling together what I can. :P

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Feeling fabulous!

I was getting bored with how Lala looked in her stock outfit, so I dug up my old fashion doll clothes to see if anything would fit on her. I’m so glad that I saved these over the years. :D

The shoes and the bag are new; those came in a Barbie fashion pack type of thing. When I found out that Barbie shoes fit on Pullips, I nearly flipped. As I’m primarily a BJD owner, many tears have been wept over exchange rates, shipping fees, and customs fees problems when obtaining footwear for my dolls. At least this time it’s a bit easier. XD

The coat and skirt are from Bratz dolls, while the halter top is from a Mary-Kate & Ashley doll fashion pack. So, so happy that I don’t quite have to break the bank to get my Pullip girls some casual clothes.

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Introducing... Lala

Another type of doll that I thought I would never get into, as the bobble head fashion doll aesthetic didn’t really appeal to me at first. On a whim, I thought of looking up Pullips, since I saw my friend Jackie’s Pullip Akemi Homura and thought it was pretty cute. The aesthetic of many of their releases in the last few years just... speaks to me. Probably because some of them are also collaboration projects with lolita/J-fashion brands?

I found this girl in an online Pullip community, and nearly passed out when I found out she was for sale with her complete stock outfit. I'd mostly given up on her already, but my [super-supportive] boyfriend stepped in and helped me get her. I was over the moon when he told me. ❤

Lala is the 2011 Romantic Alice pink version, which is a Pullip x KERA x Dangerous Nude collaboration project. I adore all the iterations of Alice that Pullip has released, but pink is my favorite color, so this version holds a special place in my heart. I’ll reveal more about her personality as we go along. :)

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A new challenger has entered the arena!

I kid, I kid. I don’t pit my dolls against each other. However, this does spell trouble for me, as it’s the third kind of doll I’ll be actively collecting.

I never thought I’d get into Pullip dolls, as the “bobble head” fashion doll aesthetic initially did not appeal to me. Then last week, I just thought, “I wonder how much Pullips cost” and I looked it up... and ended up drooling over all the cute Pullips. Long story short, I wanted one. Or two. Or ten.

But let’s start with just one, for now. I’ll be introducing her soon (I PROMISE I’LL DO IT), so watch this space! :)

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