It's been awhile!

I admit I've let this wane a bit. Most of it is because I've been incredibly busy with school. I know, excuses, excuses.

Fortunately, this blog will now be full of pictures. I have my own camera! It's rather hard to motivate myself to sew when my cell phone camera (which, let's face it, is not the greatest) was the only thing I had. But now I can quite happily snap pictures all day long with my new DSLR!

With that explanation, it's time for a lot of pictures.



The first few pics were a bit hard to shoot.



...shortly after that, I discovered that the image stabilizing on my lens was still off. That helped!



A nice portrait.

Then Christmas came!



Annabel thinks this new girl has a fantastic dress, but is the worst conversationalist she's ever met. (I did try desperately to get the dress off. Unfortunately it's very much glued on. Sigh, sigh.)



But, Annabel got the tiny necklace that was supposed to be for it. HaHA!

(Christmas decorations are my mother's doing.)



Then I found...

...the pile of old Barbies from my youth. Much mischief managed.



"You mean people actually WORE this? Intentionally?"

"It was the early 90's, Annabel. It was a very, uh, different time."



"I can't believe anyone would wear this. I'm a sparkly, glittery mess. And the tights! No human being would EVER make such things..."

"Two words, Annabel: American Apparel."

"...point."



"I thought you said 'nice holiday portrait', not 'try to make Annabel look like a soccer mom' portrait..."

LEWTZ

So, I got a lovely new doll - er, action figure - who will be introduced next post. In the mean time, have Annabel showing off that which she claimed for her own...



A new bracelet from jewelry findings



Spring's hottest fashion accessory?



Probably so.



Maybe not the chainmail though.



And you know...



I don't think the helm quite fits.

New Lipstick

Pining for the digital SLR, too...



I switched Annabel's lipstick around. The other - real human lipstick from E.L.F. - had nearly completely worn off, and left behind a bit of a gummy mess. So I wiped it off and went at it with a Lyra Aquacolor crayon. It's a brighter, more pinkish color and I had a lot of the same issues as before - 'aquacolor' means 'wipes right off if you try to paint the sealant over it'...

But it looks better, after 3 coats of crayon/sealant. :)

New Faceup!!

I've been meaning to do this for weeks, and I finally did!! Tonight Annabel got a new faceup. I actually used a good bit of 'real' makeup... it was right there, it had the pigment I needed, so hey, why not? I had some trouble getting the acrylic sealant to cover the lipstick but I finally got it to work.

The lipstick is still giving me a bit of trouble, but I love the color, so there :)



The flash shows just what a bad faceup it still is, unfortunately. But it's better than before, by quite a lot I think.

Still - go team me! I am pretty pleased with it overall. I am hoping the matte finish of the acrylic seal will become, well, a little more matte. Until then, though... it's pretty awesome. A very big improvement!

First things first.

Hello hello!

This blog is mainly so I don't spam up my friends lists on Facebook and other places where my ramblings are not wanted.

A bit about me?

I'm a college student at Emory University, studying Biology and English. I usually draw and doodle but I have never been very crafty when it comes to sewing and the like. This is partially what this blog is for - to document my clumsy attempts at learning some of those skills.

I believe that college students act our age by averages... we bounce from serious discussion befitting 40-year-old professionals to being excited about funfetti cupcakes as if we were 2. Annabel is part of that. I got her for my 21st birthday, and have enjoyed exploring the world of BJD customization.

A bit about Annabel?

Her name isn't actually Annabel Lee... it's just Annabel Robin. But using a bit of the poem was just too good to pass up.

She's not a full-sized dollfie, only a 25 cm body. Similarly, she's kind of a cheap doll, made by Obitsu and not Volks. But I like the way she looks. Right now she has wine-red hair (I may shift to a more natural red eventually), green eyes, and a medium soft-torso 25 cm body. I have a bad job of it right now but I do want her to eventually have freckles (both on her face and on her arms and back) and rosy cheeks/nose.

I post a lot at The Lunar Ark since such small bjds aren't usually welcome at the larger forums (to my disappointment). But even though it is quiet, all the people there are extremely friendly, and I'm glad I found them!