roserouge lane

Lately I’ve actually had things I wanted to blog about, but finding the time and inclination is another thing. When I finish moving hosts, hopefully I won’t have to manually make thumbnails again! X_x Anyway, here are the pics from the October 22 Vancouver (BC) BJD meet! It was the first doll meet I’ve ever attended. ^_^ Please excuse the grainy-ness of pics…I took these with my Canon A85 and I didn’t even think to use flash (not in the habit of using it ^^;;).

IIRC, there were around 25 dolls in attendance! Plus there were a couple more dolls that aren’t pictured here. For this meet I only brought my Jerome. I had transported him in my backpack, padding it with the pillows that came with Katie. However, at the meet I was horrified to find that the ink from a shopping bag I had placed inside my pack had rubbed off onto his face! He had this prominent, ugly blue streak on his face. It was awful luck and upsetting to introduce my doll this way. But then, elfinder (our host) came to the rescue with a Mr. Clean eraser and managed to get most of the ink off! Hooray!! His faceup did come off in some places but I don’t mind as much..I’m going to redo it eventually…

Here are some individual pics:

Angelregion Pure Milk Ami. Eeeeee, so sweet! ^o^ AR did a gorgeous job on her makeup.

Rainydoll Soah. She has a quiet, but magnetic type of beauty…one can’t help but be drawn to her. *_*

Volks former F-08. This headmold is even cuter in person! I loved her outfit, from the wig to the impeccable sailor dress.

Dollshe Hound. Heh, I had to look up the maker of this doll. ^^; He has a definite strong presence and attitude. And he has beautifully sculpted, expressive hands.

Overall, it was great to finally see all these dolls in person and the chance to chat with other people about dolls. I came to realize that I’m not quite ready for a larger BJD yet…I picked up a Nono13 and was surprised at how heavy she was! I think I’m more comfortable working and playing with MSD size dolls right now. Also, I got to see a variety of faceups so as an artist, that was a good learning opportunity.

..since the last post? ^^;; Oops. Guess I got a little lazy there. During this time, I got a new job, and although the pay is decent, it leaves me physically drained at the end of the day. Most days when I come home, all I want is a quick meal and go straight to bed. Rinse and repeat. Too tired and sore to do much else. =_= Unfortunately this means all my doll projects have been unexpectedly put on hold, probably until the end of the month. But we’ll see..

Recently I did a Bad Thing. Bad because it was not my intention to adopt another BJD this year. I’ve been wanting a girl BJD for a while but waffled over where I really needed one or not. I allowed myself to buy wigs and shoes “just in case” and plotted in my head all the cute outfits to make for a future girl (and if it didn’t work out I’d crossdress my boy to tide me over XD). And finally along comes a doll I’m smitten with and could afford. ^_^; It’ll be a month or so until she’s ready..I’m sure the time will just fly by!

Above are some of the dolly stuff purchased during the trip. Hurrah for tourist-y gift shops! Pretty much all of these finds are for my BJD. When it came to accessories, it was much easier shopping for them than for 1/6th!

This is Dollheart’s shop window in Hong Kong that I visited last Tuesday. We arrived at around 1pm and found Causeway Place to be conveniently across from the Causeway Bay MTR station (Exit E). Locating shop #269 proved to be a little more tricky as this building is not designed like a typical mall. We wandered the sinuous passages for several minutes, surely feeling as if this was a maze of some kind before stumbling upon another shop of interest: #231. According to the info I garnered off the net, this is supposed to be Basic Creation, or the Custom House Ai showroom (there was no signage). Alas, like the majority of the mall’s businesses, this one was closed and devoid of light. In the window was a BJD that I couldn’t identify and some smaller scaled furniture on display, plus a Re-ment(?) food set or two. There was a sign posted in Chinese inside the glass door. From what I could understand, there was a (lunar) new year sale and something about 30% off Azone stuff. Maaaaaaan, how disappointing to have missed that!

Seeing that they weren’t likely to open any time soon, we continued on with the search. After a few twists and turns, we found Dollheart’s store (just across from the food court. Next time, follow the smell of food. ). The shop wasn’t open but at least the lights were on, suggesting that the attendant probably was out for lunch. Seeing a photo op, I managed to snap a quick but crummy pic when the attendant came briskly walking back and said something about not allowing photos. Ah well. I put the camera away and followed her into the shop. It was meticuously decorated with gorgeous details (e.g. roses and ribbons) and warmly lit, though welcoming, I felt as if I had entered a sacred place. No was else was there aside from me, my aunt and the attendant…it was so quiet. I didn’t have much time to absorb all the details and to get over the feeling of awe… And there, I saw a SD13 for the first time in person. I think she was one of the sisters…Kira or Sara? She was so tall and elegant. There was a SD13-type boy too. The models were beautifully dressed and Dollheart’s outfits were even more exquisite in person..the drape and fit..wow! (If they had them in people-size, I would happily kill for an outfit too.) They also had SD wigs, glass eyes, shoes and a few musical instruments on display. At this point I was getting rather envious of cool things available for the larger BJDs. *sobsob* In addition there was smaller section dedicated to Blythe-size clothing and 1/6th shoes. The latter appeared comparable to Azone’s in quality and price range.

They didn’t have MSD wigs at the shop then. I asked when they’d be released and the lady said to check DH’s website as new products are available online first rather than the shop. But they had some items in stock that were sold out online. There were also some MSD shoes. I didn’t need another pair of boots, so grabbed a pair of girl shoes instead. I know..I don’t have a girl doll…yet. They fit Mr. J anyways…*rubs hands* I was able to spend only 5 minutes in the shop (eh, relatives…)…although I wished I had more time to linger, a brief visit was better than nothing. ^_^;