Despite my uninspiring last year - 2 years, I have had a lot of fun projects that I am really proud of and would have enjoyed documenting them for my own satisfaction. I'm not sure whether or not I should play catch up and post about old completed projects? I suppose I will start with my latest and go back from there, posting the projects of which I have pics that I can actually use. With that being said, I will stop my pointless ramblings and post something enjoyable to read.
I don't think I mentioned it on here, but through a unexpected to turn of events, I ended up getting back into the Pullip hobby. It all started with the poor Dal Charlotte who had been sitting on the shelves of my local Tuesday Morning for probably a year. I decided, what the hey, might as well get the poor dolly, as she was marked down 20% off, and if I really didn't like her (I never had a Dal before) I could sell her to someone in the doll collecting groups who would treasure her. Through a miscalculation of time, I ended up NOT getting to Tuesday Morning on my intended day to buy her before they closed. (Which they did 15 minutes early.) I ended up unexpectedly going to Evansville the next day. The original plan was to go by the store on the way there, but we left later than planned I think, and had to just head straight there. I did though make it by Tuesday Morning before they closed on my way back to the house after leaving Evansville. And what to my wondering eyes did appear? But a 40% off sticker on Dal Charlotte AND an extra 20% off as well! I got that doll for I think about $27 something in the end. So my seemingly bad luck by missing her the previous night turned into super good luck! :D The lady at the check out was relieved that someone finally bought the poor doll. She thought she was so pretty. And she really is. I'm so pleased with her.
I quickly named her Macaroon, and dreamed up all sorts of things that I could make for her on the drive back to the house from Tuesday Morning. I ended up not opening until a couple of weeks ago, so she sat on my shelf for a few weeks, just being admired from a distance. After I opened her, I did just put her back in her box until I can find a safer storage solution for her.
I ought to do a more thorough review of her. I'll try to do that if I can ever get good enough lighting in this dungeon. Here's a few things of note to mention:
Her hair. I love, love, LOVE her hair. I didn't realize it until I actually took a good look at her in the store, but it has a pale pink mingled in. The curlets and the braids of her hair style are very pretty and will prove to be a challenge to store safely.
Her dress has a lot of detail and I do like it. I'm always a sucker for Rococo. But, I have some issues with it that do bug me. I'm just really finicky with doll clothes. First thing that bothers me is that the dress really doesn't fit her through the chest and shoulders. It's really big on her to the point where it comes down way too low and its just baggy. The other thing that I don't like is they way they finished the over skirt. While I applaud their success in avoiding the pesky back seam, I just think the way they used small hooks and eyes to attach it to the front just results in an awkward looking fit as the over skirt edges don't stay where they need to and it ends up skirting up to the middle of her waist. It just looks awkward, though I don't have any suggestions of how they could have otherwise achieved this. I honestly would rather have the seam in the back and the over skirt fitting cleanly at the waist. But that's just me being really nit picky. Jun Planning always creates beautiful and quality pieces for their Pullip and Family dolls.
I'm really looking forward to sewing some fun stuff for Macaroon. She will be all sweet, pastel, rococo/lolita goodness!
Since getting my Dal I added a MIO Pullip, who, while named and planned out is still in her box, a Pullip Nanette, and then was recently gifted with another MIO Pullip, who while also named and planned out is likewise sitting still in her box. Hopefully I will have a chance to work on those dolls and will post about them when I do.
