~Forest of Havens~

Dollshe's New Look

Well, I got sick so the delay for Valentine Sleepwear has increased. And now, my mood is lost. I think my sister is right when she suggested I sell the sleepwear next year. The problem is, I dont know if I'll be here next year because I have plans to go to Korea. I'll see what summer holds for me. XD;

Anyway, onto the subject of this blog entry: Dollshe.

To be honest, I dont really like the new dollshe boys or bodies that has been out. The dollshe body 35 or dollshe body 33 (or whatever it is called) still looks like a body that's still a works in progress. The hands, compared to the old ones, looks almost amateurish. I really love the hands of the old dollshe body; they looked real and the details were gorgeous. The new ones look like alien hands; skinny with funny ball-like fingertips. His new head, Orijean(?) looks like an alien too. The eyes socket don't even look proportionate to the other features on the face. And the "almond" shape of the eyes are too slanted and big. :-/

The only doll that I am looking forward to see from Mr. Dollshe is Rosen (I think that's his name). He looked like a hybrid of Hound and Bermann (two of the dolls from Dollshe that I really liked). I really like Rosen's smile and his nose. However, I'm not sure I'd want to see that head on the current body tho. I'm hoping that Mr. Dollshe will continue to refine the body and make it more realistic yet aesthetically pleasing.

As for the old heads... so far, Saint and SA Saint have been released on the new body because they were popular. I dont know why Saint or SA Saint is so popular among Western bjd collectors... XD; He reminds me of my friend's boyfriend when he was in high school and I sure don't want a doll that looks like him around!

I will keep my eyes on Mr. Dollshe tho because I feel like he will make a doll I'd like, sooner or later. So, Dollshe will be a hit or miss with me. Unlike Soom and Iplehouse...with those two, I end up liking almost everything they make. LOL So their aesthetic coincides with me more. XD;

Funny thing tho, even tho I like Soom and Iplehouse so much, I end up having more Leeke dolls than Soom and Iplehouse. Why is that I wonder? XD;

Still Working on Sleepwear

My sis's bday is Valentine's Day and so she came down to spend her birthday with the family. I put family first, so I didn't get to finish the sleepwear outfits as I had planned.

I didn't start on the sleepwear right away after she went back up either because there was a Leeke Illustration contest deadline coming up. I decided to do that and now that I'm done with it, I went back to sewing the Valentine sleepwear clothes.

I wonder if people will buy it now that Valentine's Day is over? XD; Well, now that I have the time, I will not make the shop commission based and go with my original "ready-made-to-sell" idea. I did an official "trial"using one of the actual print and the clothes turned out slightly larger than the muslin version. Hm...I guess I miscalculated somewhere, so I'll have to go back and make another muslin. The trial also gave me a good idea of how many quantities to make. I've decided to go with 2 outfits for the guys (possibly just one clothes per size) and probably 2 outfits for the girls (I'm not sure about quantity as I haven't drafted the patterns for her yet). The 2 outfit per gender reduces some outfits I had planned. It's okay tho cuz I'll just use those idea for future clothes. ^^

And since Valentine's Day is over, I'm going to incorporate the sleepwear into Triple S Fashion. In other words, I'll be opening Triple S Fashion soon! :) Triple S Fashion clothes are still under construction though. It's mostly menswear like collar tops, dress tops, slacks, dress pants, blazers, ties plus some casual wears like sweaters and jeans. I've thought of some "creative" styles too. As of now, I'm coming close to perfecting the short sleeved collar shirt as a good fit for Iplehouse YID boys (which thankfully fits my other 60cm boys and to some extent my 70cm boys). So short sleeved collar tops will be sold along the Valentine Sleepwear clothes. I had wanted pants and blazers too, but I think those will have to come later. ^^;

Now back to sewing and drafting... XD;

Valentine Sleepwear for Him and Her Progress

You know, I should update here more often now that I have free time. I guess we shall see :)

Well, I changed the splash page back to Touji. ^^

As of now, I'm currently working on "Valentine Sleepwear for Him and for Her". Drafting patterns and testing them have been challenging so far. I just finished with pj bottoms for Super Senior Delf and Hound the other day and yesterday, I started on the tank top pattern for Iplehouse YID. My sister gave me a better idea for the design, so I redrafted the pattern and pattern tested the top yesterday. I started at 6PM and didn't finish until 10PM... Most of the time, I was just undoing stitches and restitching and rethreading my serger...I am slow, so doing all that ate up a lot of time. However, I am learning a lot of things about sewing, so that was a very good experience. :)

Today, I shall be fixing up the tank top pattern. I plan to start sewing a couple Iplehouse YID pj bottoms so they will be ready for the photoshoot tomorrow. I still have to draft patterns "For Her" and I want to atleast finish a set so she can also be ready for the photoshoot tomorrow. I'm a bit behind schedule because I didn't expect to be that slow. haha *sweat*

I had planned to make my clothes already-mad- to-sell, but if I want to open by Valentine, at this rate, I will have to make a couple samples and open it up for commissions, which I don't want to do, but is the best option as of now.

Lets hope I am more productive today since I will not have time tomorrow. *crossesfingers*

Anyway, here's a peek at the materials/prints that will be available on Valentine's Day~ :)


Now, I'm off to work~ XD

Clothes and Touji

Jerome is on the splash page, but it's hard to see the text. Well, I'll fix that later.

Anyways, I'm still sewing clothes for my boys. I'm definitely understanding it a lot better than I did before. I did several pants from 3 different patterns. They really helped concerning length and width. I haven't tried zippers, back pockets, and waistline with belt holdings (?) yet. I'll get there. I've done some rough capris, sweat pants , tanks and long sleeved shirts so far. Doing those have helped me understand sewing a little bit more. Plus I have books for reference and guide. I hope to churn out some nice casual wear for my boys soon. :3

Also, I finally gotten Touji's character down! This is truly a Snow Prince befitting of his name, Touji ( 冬慈 ) with "tou" meaning "winter" and "ji" meaning "merciful". Together the word means, "winter solstice".

Iplehouse's New Dolls for August

Iplehouse's new girls, Harin and Freezia are gorgeous! *______________*

I really like Harin and I'm itching to buy her. I'm so glad that I decided not buy the dolls from Luts and Feeple cuz now I've got money. :D I just fear her price..please let it be affordable! *hopeshopeshopes* I hope there will be more information about her today too. :D

Now I'm looking forward to their new boys, Ryushin and Barron. I have no idea how they'll look like, but I'm guessing they'll look similar to any of these boys :Lion or Soo Ri. Cuz Harin and Freezia faces look similar to Sylvia and Louis. Oh~ I really can't imagine how the new boys will look like. *excited* Just by their names, Ryushin will probably have an Oriental outfit and Barron will have a European one. I'm not too fond of the European outfits, so I hope it looks good. If not, then I hope the dolls becomes a general type. ^^

Speaking of outfits, I really like the clothes for new Volks Tohya's. I'd love to get it, but I dont know if it'll fit my boys, so I'm not going to risk it.

Well, I guess work and school will keep me busy while I wait for these new dolls to be released. ^_______^

Nanuri gets a Faceup! :D

So today, I did Nanuri's faceup. :D Now I need to come up with an appropriate name for him....

Well, here are a couple of pictures. They were taken at night and edited on my Mac, so I'm sorry for the bad quality. -_-





I still need a head piece for him. XD;

Well, it's getting late so I'm going to sleep now cuz summer session two starts tomorrow. Night~