roserouge lane

(from Twotone)

1: Name your favorite hair color.
Just one? >.#2: Name your two most favorite doll companies.
Volks for the dollies and Azone for the clothes. NDR gets an honourable mention.

#3: Name your top three favorite dolls.
Too many choices..and I dun wanna hurt any feelings. ^^;

#4: Name four people/characters you’d like to see as dolls.
-Final Fantasy VI charas
-Asura (Samurai Spirits)
-Raistlin Majere (Dragonlance)
-Link (Legend of Zelda)

#5: Name the last five dolls you have made or bought.
Let’s go with complete dolls…
-Cheri
-Saya (mostly revamped..so that counts I guess?)
-Little Licca
-Finn
-Ivy

Let’s just pretend it’s Friday..hohoho. (meme courtesy of Twotone)

Question 1. What’s the first doll that you remember receiving? (What was it wearing? Do you still have it?)

I received my first doll at age 8 from a friend. It was a used, generic Barbie dressed in a Victorian style dress with a lacy white bodice, black velvet belt and pink skirt. She also gave me an outfit that consisted of a purple sequin tube top and a fuchsia satin skirt with violet piping. The skirt had an extended band of ruffles attached and you could arrange it whichever way you liked on the doll. I can’t remember if these were given or thrown away…

Question 2: What’s the last doll that you received as a gift?

Shortly after receiving my first doll, my parents bought me a swimsuit Barbie.

Question 3: What’s the first doll that you bought for yourself? For the customizers: What’s the first doll that you customized?

First doll I bought was a secondhand Licca off ebay in September 2002. She seemed like a good candidate for a first custom job. I attempted a reroot but ran out of hair. My first custom doll was a Dollfie Plus named Saya.

Question 4. What’s the last doll that you bought for yourself? For the customizers: What’s the latest doll that you customized?

Last doll purchased was a Little Licca. Latest head paint was Ashram.

Question 5: What doll do you next hope to purchase? (You can just list the next doll in chronological order, or share a brief wishlist.)

In no particular order and (very much) subject to change:

-AR Ren (boy or girl? hmm..)
-AR Ami or Dana
-DOD Too/Bee
-mini Pullip
-more Go Guy bodies

Here’s to wishful dreaming! Zzzzzz….

And another one…

1. Have you ever sewn an outfit for your own doll? By hand, or by machine?

Yep, by hand and machine. As much as I hate sewing by hand, sometimes it’s just less frustrating than trying to sew small parts with the presser foot blocking most of the view. Collars are a real nightmare for this reason. XP

2. Do you prefer hand-sewn outfits, or store-bought outfits? Why?

I prefer hand-sewn because they’re usually limited in production. Maybe it’s just me…but I get this weird feeling when I see another doll wearing the same outfit as mines, even if it’s just a coincidence. ^^; Commercial outfits are great for instant gratification though.

3. Do you prefer your male or female dolls to wear underwear? Why or why not?

Mwahaha, they all go commando! For the articulated dolls, it’s really annoying when their briefs get caught in between the joints. My female dolls have undies if they’re wearing skirts, and then it’s only bloomers.

4. If you had the opportunity/luxury to do so, would you coordinate your dolls’ underwear to go with the outfit? (in terms of color, historical accuracy, how nice it looks as a whole).

Oh yeah! It would be cool to have a doll dressed up to historical accuracy, down to the elaborate undergarments..the stays, petticoats, hoops, etc.. However, on a smaller doll sometimes it’s just not practical if too much bulk is created. Petticoats are pretty much a “must have” for period dresses on my dolls (if I ever get around to making them).

5. What do you think about dolls with painted-on or molded-on underwear?

Tacky!!! Why bother censoring those parts when there’s nothing to see in the first place?