Saber in the Woods

Last month my roomates and I went out when there was a little sun for picture taking. There I exposed my friend to the silly world of doll photography. Of course she has a much better camera than I do so her pics are so pretty but I'm still alright with my own. I made Saber a nice fur cloak late this last year and she got a new wig but never got to get pictures of it till recently so here they are!

Money Woes!

So it's been about two months since we moved and I have been fortunate enough to be in a prime situation where I can attempt to make a living off of my own abilities. Though I think my hopes were too high in that nothing has sold yet... I wasn't expecting anything to sell THAT day but it's a little discouraging. I think maybe I just need more stuff up there, I'm not ready to give up hope yet!

I have sort of distanced myself from the hobby community wise as well, I was always more of a lurker but I would stalk updates and forums obsessively. Now it's just a glance here and there and when that cool limited doll comes up, I either don't know about it or it doesn't even click for me. There are only two dolls right now that I'd really like to purchase but I have no job at the moment. I have thoughts of culling my current hoard but I have problems letting go. I feel like my collection should be smaller and that it would make it easier for me to clothe and properly enjoy them but there's sentiment attached to each one.

At least not having any money is pulling me back from my impulse buy habits, now when I see something shiny, I think harder about it and 9 times out of 10 just walk away. I think buying things was my way of coping with stress I had in my life and now that the stress is gone, I no longer need that. I can browse online shops and not worry about "needing" things. It's sort of liberating.

A few weeks back, I introduced my roommate to the magic that is photographing dolls. She has a very nice camera and she's trying to go pro with it and when the sun finally came out, wanted to go take pictures with everyone. I brought Saber along and she had fun shooting her, especially since Saber will do any pose she wants without coaxing (unlike human models). I also took pictures but have yet to edit them but when I do, I'll put them up. It shows Saber in her new wig and cloak!

Unleash the Heads!

I feel like I've been working on these things forever! I am finally ready to sell these babies off though and I'm a little nervous since this is my first time selling something on the internets. It was hard deciding how much to sell them for also since I had to decide on cost of labor and all that junk, I feel like I'm asking for too much :x

The pictures aren't all that great but I live in Oregon now and it's clouds clouds and more clouds so my camera just didn't want to cooperate. I should probably look at getting some better lighting...

All heads are painted, rooted, and styled by me and while it takes a long time, it's one of those "labor of love" things.

This first one is based on IA, a vocaloid that is super adorable!

This is just an original character that I decided to paint, her name is Naoko and she's kinda sad or just out of it. I think she would look cute with glasses.

This last one is based off of Shana from Shakugan no Shana, a super fiery little squirt. She's one of my favorite characters ever and I'm just sort of surprised that I decided to make her to sell.

Still working on rooting Madoka but I will be keeping her, she's just too adorable!

Returning!

These past couple of months have been a flurry of activity. My fiance and I made a big step and move half across the country by packing all we could in our tiny car and making a run for it! Many things threatened to halt us in our tracks but we struggled through and made it.

So no pictures at the moment but I am working on trying to make my living out of home right now, most of it doll based of course.