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Happy birthday, Ellie!

I deliberately picked April 1st as Ellie’s unboxing meet, so that my friends in #Dollfinas wouldn’t be 100% sure about me getting my grail doll. XD

Man, it’s been a year since I got her and I still haven’t finished editing her unboxing video! I’m currently handling all video editing backlog since I just got a long-overdue hardware upgrade. Hoping to share it soon!

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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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

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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MDD Love! ❤

I never really considered getting an MDD until I saw the DDH-10 sculpt! I’ve attempted to kidnap my friends’ little ones, but had to settle for photos in the end. XD My own DDH-10 is still out getting a faceup, I look forward to welcoming her home!

Clockwise from top left, these girls belong to @syntaxerawr (IG), @dhenzvillaflor (IG), @patdes (IG), and Pau/Raiz Rutaquio.

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❤ Sweet Things ❤

Here’s a sweet photo of Maoriko with Amelie, from our late holiday meet a few weeks ago! February is going to be a busy month for me, but I’ve got a few uploads scheduled! I hope you enjoy them when they go live~ ❤

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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Dolls (L-R)

Maoriko - Volks DDMariko custom (belongs to Raentheria) Amelie - Volks DDH-07 custom (mine)

[Both girls’ faceups are by Raentheria]

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HELLO 2018!

I’m hoping for more dolly bonding time for everyone, for grail dolls to come home, for y’all to be able to spoil your dolls with clothes and wigs and shoes. And if you don’t have a doll yet, may your first doll find their way to you!

I’m not so excited about catching up with doll blog backlog, but I love sharing my crew and my friends’ crews as well, so I’ll be doing my darnedest best to catch up!

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉

I haven’t been posting very consistently here, but I’m going to do my best to catch up with backlog in 2018. For now, I’d like to close off the year with this photo. These are the lovely dolls who joined my crew in 2017, and I’m looking forward to spoiling them in the coming year!

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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“Will they set something on fire?”

Sylvie finally got to go out! She got to tag along and watch IMPOSSIBLE - World’s Greatest Magic Show on Christmas day! :D

Sylvie’s been with me for three years now, but has never really been outside of my house. This is probably only the second time, and my excuse was always that she didn’t have any clothes of her own. I don’t have many MSDs so I didn’t really focus on getting MSD clothes, but I’ve been slowly accumulating bits and pieces for her. 

She still borrowed a top from my SD girls for this one (pinned in the back, of course), but it’s a good start. I’ll try to take outfit photos sometime soon! OuO

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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How to make a doll “on topic” OuO

#Dollfinas is the Dollfie Dream-centric subcommunity of ManikaManila, our local doll community. Technically, Dollfie Dreams and SmartDolls are considered “on topic” but BJDs are not, but they’re still welcome to join us at meetups! Of course, we’ll find ways for them to fit right in. XD

This was done just for kicks, and we’re not actually strict about what dolls can pop up at meets. I’m glad that the owners were such good sports while I went around tacking anime eyes onto their dolls’ hands a la Pan’s Labyrinth Pale Man. :P 

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☆ Millie Makoto ☆

This gorgeous girl belongs to Raentheria! She’s a custom DD Alisa. I’m getting some Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell) vibes from her, and I’m loving it!

I’m trying to catch up on doll photo/video backlog! :P Gonna try to share more ASAP!

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#Dollfinas 4th Anniversary Meet!

Last month, #Dollfinas celebrated its 4th anniversary! Imagine, four whole years of the Dollfie Dream and Smartdoll owners (that we're aware of) in the Philippines meeting up and bonding over our mutual love of vinyl girls. 

 It was a fairly small gathering, all things considered. We enforced a "3 dolls per owner" rule to make sure the restaurant wouldn't be overrun with dolls. XD I didn't get a whole lot of photos because I spent most of my time /posing/ as many of the girls as I could! 

Every time #Dollfinas members meet up, I feel like a kid on Christmas day. I regularly get to see and play with many of the sculpts and custom DDs that I admire, and even though the comm tends to "poison" you into adopting new dolls, they actually save me a lot of money! If it weren't for them letting me handle their dolls, I would probably have a dozen customized DDH-06 and Sabers. XD Here's to the last four years, and who knows how many more!

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❤ Sweet Sisters ❤

Leela and Kiera are two of hopefully many of my girls who’ll be getting custom Raentheria faceups! I know a lot of people don’t usually wipe their limited Dollfie Dreams’ faceups, but I have zero regrets with my decisions here. :D

I’m working on getting through a lot more backlog for all my blogs, with a couple of posts specifically for this blog. Hoping to share soon!

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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Dolls (L-R)

Leela - Volks DD Saber Alter V2 custom  (faceup by Raentheria) Kiera - Volks DDS M.O.M.O. custom (faceup by Raentheria)

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Tiny Mini-meet!

Spent some time with my dear friend Tatat because she’s moving away soon. 💔 A lot of long-time members of the ManikaManila community actually moved overseas this year, but it only really sank in when Tatat said it. 

Our friendship started long before either of us had BJDs, and I’m glad we were able to share one more thing that makes us happy.

I’m hoping that not all of my mini-meets will end with someone having to leave. TT^TT

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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Dolls (L-R)

Soleil - Lati Yellow Sunny (mine) Shou - Migidoll Faith22 Andy (with Tatat) Gwynny - Luts Honey Delf Lolly (mine)

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Sleeping Beauty

The ManikaManila Tiangge is one of the major events for our local doll community, and it took place over the past weekend! I joined our sub-community, Dollfinas, for the booth display contest. We won 2nd place!

We had a fairytale-inspired booth, and 1/3 of it was dedicated to our interpretation of Sleeping Beauty. From left to right, we have Fauna, Merryweather, and Flora; then there’s Maleficent and Aurora. 

I worked on the outfits of the three Good Fairies, and it was a wild ride! I crammed them in the last three days leading to the Tiangge, and they’re completely handsewn. OwO My sleep disorder was “useful” during the prep, because I couldn’t sleep anyway. That’s probably the only way I was able to finish sewing everything. XD

"Tiangge” in Filipino means “bazaar,” so the Tiangge would not be complete without some shopping involved! I’m already taking pics for my haul post, which I hope to share soon. :D

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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Dolls (L-R)

Sakura - Volks DDH-06 custom (belongs to Tin)  Shio - Volks DDH-06 custom (belongs to Raentheria) Ellie - Volks DD Rise Kujikawa (mine) Nyx - Volks DD Rise Kujikawa custom (belongs to Aile) Blanc - Volks DDH-07 custom (belongs to Raentheria)

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Someone finally got new hands!

Late last year, I got my NS Dollfie Dream girls some option hands... and left poor Leela out. -__-;;; About a month ago, I managed to make it up to her, I think.

I ordered a couple more NS hands (...oops?) and thanks to The Enabler, I managed to get a pair of WS peace hands as well. Leela has been slightly appeased, but she’s still bugging me for more option hands. 

Now that I’ve purchased a pair of WS hands, I’m not sure how to go about getting Leela a new body. Should I still push through with getting a SWS body and blushing her head to match, or do I just go ahead and buy a WS body piece by piece? It’ll be a bit pricier, but at least I can preserve Leela’s faceup. Ah, doll mother problems. XD

I’ve got more photos to process, and I’m slowly chipping away at my backlog for all my blogs. I’m working on editing together a video, too! :)

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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Dolls

Gaea / Mama-san - Volks DDDy Miko  Leela Hjordis - Volks DD Saber Alter V2, Raentheria faceup Miho - Volks DDH-05, Raentheria faceup (belongs to The Enabler)

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PREVIEW: Grail Unboxing Meet! ❤︎

Last April 1, I dragged some of my friends in Dollfinas for an unboxing meet. People thought I was joking when they saw the Facebook Event invite. XD This is only a partial group photo, missing three dolls. Two of them had to leave early, while one stayed in the bag because her owner was too lazy to bring her back out. XD

I’ll be editing the unboxing video and the rest of the photos this coming week! I hope I can share them soon, it’s no fun playing catch-up with backlog all the time. :(

‘Til next entry, Vanessa ❤

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#NextLevelPasalubong

Translated from Filipino, "pasalubong" means souvenir. The usual souvenirs that Filipinos bring home from Japan are key chains, t-shirts, fancy flavored Kit-Kat, or makeup. Then there's my awesome cousin who got me a new blank head from Doll Point on his recent trip!  <3  <3  <3

This girl is an unexpected new addition to my crew, but she's most definitely welcome! Her birthday will be the day she gets her own body, which I'm hoping will happen during my next Japan trip. :)

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Maddie’s First Flight

Maddie: “This seatbelt is heavy. I don’t like it.”

Me: “I know, but it’s there to keep you safe. Now c’mon, smile for a picture!”

Maddie: “How do you get this thing off?”

Me: “MADDIE NOOOOO”

Maddie: “Freedom! Now what is there to do in this place?”

Me: “You can read this.”

Maddie: “This stuff is boring. I heard you can shop on airplanes.”

Me: “It’s not like you can afford it, Maddie.”

Maddie: “Really? There’s lots of yen in here!”

Me: “MADDIE NO. That’s for adopting your new sister!” TT ^ TT

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Good news: I eventually got my wallet away from her. 

Bad news: I had to promise to get her something during the trip. OTL

More of our Japan misadventures soon!

My mom sprung a surprise trip to Japan on us last July, and it was my very first trip there! I’d been dreaming of going to Japan ever since I was younger, so I already had a good idea of what I wanted to pack, what I would bring, and where I wanted to go.

After much internal debate, I decided on bringing my very first grail doll (Volks MSD Hisui) instead of my very first doll (Volks SD Kun). I feel like I signed up for a whole lotta trouble, though. :P

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