Goal review of 2015 goals :D

I saw Musume was doing hers and urging everyone to do the same. Just checked and saw I did something similar last year - so lets make it a tradition XD

My goals for 2016 will be in a later post, so this entry will only focus on whether or not I fulfilled my 2015 goals. ^^

Lets see:
1. Have money for customs
I received both my Dlights in one package, and was super scared about what I'd have to pay in Import and Customs. Luckily I got my girls home safe. I haven't had problems paying customs - only problems with customs messing around with my packages <__<"

2. Pay off my layaway for my Peak's Woods White Rabbit Dandy Tristan
I did!! It was such a relief. And he is now home with me where he belongs *____*~<3

3. Paint ALL my dolls - AND all my sisters dolls
Urgh! *Goes to hide in shame* Ehm...well...I did some XD' And I also didn't do some. I managed to paint my big PW dolls - even if just temporarily. I also did paint one of my sisters dolls...God I'm so terrible >_<"
I HAVE tried to finish more dolls, I'm just such a perfectionist that small mistakes haunt me forever and I usually end up wiping most of what I do ;__;"

4. Buy shoes, wigs, eyes and a little clothes for all my incoming dolls
Well, I had quite a lot of incoming dolls this year (I have received 5 dolls this year). Fitzwilliam doesn't have his own shoes yet, but he has wig, eyes and clothes. Both Freyah and Ophelia have shoes, wigs, eyes and some clothes. I bought some basic clothes and a wig with Ludwig so he isn't nude - and he came with eyes so he does have eyes right now - 1 pair of Maki eyes coming his way. ^^
Crow (srsl not sure what he should be named) came with his full set and a wig, so he is just waiting for his new eyes as well.
So for my incoming dolls - they are pretty decently dressed the lot.
Little Alice is actually done - well, as done as done goes for me. There can always be something to modify.

5. Get better at photographing my dolls
I don't think I have...I haven't done much photographing. This will definitely go on to be a goal for 2016 as well! >_<"
I'm actually wishing for a new lens for my camera this Christmas, so I hope that it will motivate me more. ^^

6. Keep doing this blog
Haha I did!! :D And I love it! And I want to keep doing it in 2016 as well! *^^*
I'm so happy to have gotten to know so many awesome people around the world through blogging, and I want to keep putting my stuff in here and enjoy reading other peoples entries as well. ^^

So the result: 4 out of 6 (I actually feared it was worse XD)

Some of this gave me a good idea for goals for 2016 as well. It was really interesting to go back and have a look at what I promised myself a year ago. Haha
I hope to be able to read my other blog-friends' entries about this, because its really fun to do (and a little embarrassing, but that is OK) XD

Too Spooky Halloween Monster Tag

Lise tagged me to do this funny meme :D
I must say I've enjoyed reading the ones my friends with blogs have posted. It's super interesting to learn what other people think. ^^

Let's do this! ^0^)/

Werewolf - How has the hobby "transformed" you?

Well, I've been collecting for 7~8 years now, so my hobby has certainly grown with me. ;D
I went from loving J-rock and anything and everything Japanese to being more moderately interested in that which I think is definitely reflected in my dolls. XD I remember my first doll - a CP Delf Shine - who wore visual kei clothes and had smoky eyes. I feel my current creativity is more broad. I don't just want dolls anymore, I want them to have characters and I want to know their story. I feel I get much more satisfaction in my everyday now, just from having dolls around. ^^
I've also deepened some very precious friendships due to this hobby. Don't know if it counts as transformation, but I sure appreciate those friendships <3

Vampire - The dreaded sun! How do you feel about and coping with yellowing, or more generally the ageing of these dolls?

I really hate the fact that the dolls will yellow (or green) over time. But I accept it. I'd love for them to stay like new for all eternity, but I don't own anything that will never break or the like so it seems unfair to expect it from the dolls ^^"
In a way it could be seen as a reason for getting new dolls all the time just to have that 'new' doll. Muhahahaaa

Frankenstein's Monster - Have you ever modded a doll? Tell us about it! If you could magically try and mod without fear of failure, what would you like to try?

No I can't say I have. I wanted to once. When I still had my Luts Senior Delf Dahlia. She was SO yellowed poor thing, so I wanted to dye her grey and sculpt her some fantasy legs. In the end I sold her. ^^"
I love seeing other peoples mods, but right now I don't really have any interest in it. I'd much rather sculpt stuff from scratch :D

Zombie - Have you ever caught the Marketplace virus?? Name some unplanned purchases that jumped out and "infected" you?

I've never actually bought anything, but I've seen a lot of interesting dolls I considered. Especially when I see Peak's Woods FOC dolls I just feel like saving them XD'
I have done some unplanned purchases though. That time I 'accidentally on purpose' bought both types of PW Dlight I got back into only wanting big dolls. So they certainly "infected" me. Darn you Peak's Woods!! All your gorgeous sculpts ;^; U make me so poor!

Skeleton - What's your favourite body sculpt? Forget heads!

I love love love the Peak's Woods FOC Lolita body. It's petite and gorgeous and poses quite well. I also really like the Iplehouse nYID girl body because it has CURVES!! So sexeeeeh!! *__* <3
For guys I sure love the Iplehouse EID body, but it doesn't really pose too good. I'd love to have a Dollits Hyun someday, that body looks gorgeous. Popodoll's 70cm is also amazingly sculped!

Witch - Name some dolls that are magical! Seeing them on your dashboard inspires you! Can be general sculpts or specific dolls owned by talented friends.

Hmm...all Peak's Woods' dolls really. Especially the newer ones with those extremely amazing faceups and skin tones. *___________*
Uh! I also NEED that Iplehouse nYID Bianca in grey one day! I mean, like my body needs water!
I generally really like to stalk people on Flickr and Instagram to see their pretty dolls, but I don't have specific dollies. If I like what a person does, I tend to like all their dolls XD'

Ghost - The one that got away. Do any limited or rare dolls "haunt" you to this day?

Well, I would have said IH Bianca, but she is not impossible to order, so I don't feel she counts.
Had you asked me a couple of years ago I would have said Soom Heliot - I was so in love with that face! XD Now I'm sort of happy I didn't get him though :P
I don't feel haunted by any limited out there, but I would have if I hadn't bought the ones I have. Of cause I don't really know that, but I feel I couldn't live without them ;D

Freddy Krueger - What is your worst doll nightmare? Has it happened or not?

As many others have said, if a big fire or explosion destroyed them I would be devastated. Also, I had this one nightmare where my young distant cousin found my doll and brought it with her in the garden to play. When I saw it and told her to give it to me, she wouldn't and all the 'adults' (yes, I'm 26 and still doesn't really see myself as adult) were getting angry with me for being mean. But then I told them the price and they all froze and the young girl just dropped the doll out of shock. It broke in thousand pieces. oO"
When I woke up however, my first thought was "Good thing it was in the garden, a doll can't break if it's dropped on the grass". I'm sort of practical I suppose <___<"

Jason Voorhees - If you were gonna make Halloween costumes for your dolls (or if you plan to!) what costumes would you make?

If I were going to make Halloween costumes they would all be zombies with fake blood and gashing wounds XD
And I'd make stupid photostories about their everyday troubles as zombies. It's not easy being a zombie.

Chucky (possessed doll) - Have you ever been scared of dolls or a certain doll? Be honest!

I once read some of those creepy stories on DoA and I had to put my dolls back in their boxes for a while ^^" For me, the creepiest dolls are those who can talk (HATE those creepy ones that goes "MAMA!" when you accidentally touch them), I'll shit bricks. oO"

I'll tag:
Anne
and anyone else who hasn't done this yet ;D

The questions for copy pasting:

• Werewolf – How has the hobby “transformed” you? 
• Vampire – The dreaded sun! How do you feel about and cope with yellowing, or more generally the aging of these dolls? 
• Frankenstein’s Monster – Have you ever modded a doll? Tell us about it! If you could magically try any mod without fear of failure, what would you like to try? 
• Zombie – Have you ever caught the Marketplace virus?? Name some unplanned purchases that jumped out and “infected” you?
• Skeleton – What’s your favorite body sculpt? Forget heads! 
• Witch – Name some dolls that are magical! Seeing them on your dashboard inspires you! Can be general sculpts or specific dolls owned by talented friends.
• Ghost – The one that got away. Do any limited or rare dolls “haunt” you to this day?
• Freddy Krueger – What is your worst doll nightmare? Has it happened or not?
• Jason Voorhees – If you were gonna make Halloween costumes for your dolls (or if you plan to!) what costumes would you make?
• Chucky (possessed doll) – Have you ever been scared of dolls or a certain doll? Be honest!

Interview with Alice

Got tagged by Michelle to do this interview thing :D

(I've been tagged to do more, but I'll do those a little later this week ;P)

What is your name?

Alice Dé Dràcûl

What is your nationality/ethnicity?

I'm from The Republic of Transylvania in Rhëamorà

When were you born/how old are you?

I was born in year 239 of the 12th Astral Moon which makes me....bearly 234

What is your race (human/angel/demon/etc)?

I'm a Dràcûl'là - I think you guys call it vampire or something

Are you single or taken? Who is your lover/crush?

I'm single...I'll be engaged when I turn 600 years old as per tradition ^^

Are you straight/bi/trans/etc?

Uhm....straight? oO"

Favorite hobby?

Reading magic and history books *____*

Favorite food and drink?

I guess you expect me to say blood or something - let me make something clear! Dràcûl'là do NOT drink blood! What a gross thing to do. x___x"

I like this stuff called pizza though! :D

And orange juice <3

Do you have a job?

I'm assistant to the royal magician back in Rhëamorà

What is your favorite animal?

Cats! Cats are so capable at magic *^^*

What is your bad habit?

I tend to talk to myself when I'm very focused on doing magic. But Elder Rhàhmon does it all the time, so I guess it's a magician thing?

What is your favorite hangout?

The royal library!

Do you have a favorite holiday?

The Winter Celebration - I guess it can be compared to a mix of your Christmas and New Year celebrations...just also including a lot of magic ^^

Dolls (from other families) you'd like to meet?

Well, I'm always happy when I get to see uncle Hamlet! He is a zombie, and is super brilliant! He would be a great warlock indeed! :D

Would you briefly tell us your background?

Sure. I'm the only daughter of the president of The Republic of Transylvania. As I am one of the most intelligent people in Transylvania, I was asked to assist Elder Rhàhmon after he got sick. I've alwalys liked to read, so I didn't mind...even though my father thought I was a bit young to be an assistant. Now I've been sent to this realm to find fierce humans to help us fight the evil witches of the West. Humans - you know - are famous through a lot of the realms for being the most fierce of beings, so the council thought we could use some for the war. Therefore, I'll be bringing back with me Lucy, Loki, Annabelle and Nellie as they are all I can carry ^^"

I tag:

Helene's Lee Jun Ki

Alejandra's Ailene

Johanne's Zeelo

Doll Wishlist Meme

I was tagged by Lise to do this meme. I'm not very used to doing memes, but I enjoy the ones I do. XD

1. How many dolls are on your wish list currently?

12 - but I have 3 of them on layaway ;D

2. How many Larger (65cm+) dolls are on your list? 

None ^^" it's just too large for me. :/

3. What about 1/3 sized dolls?

All 12

4. And 1/4? 

None, this size just do not match with me - even though I think they are über cute XD

5. 1/6 and smaller?

None at the moment, but its just a matter of time >:D

6. What is your grail doll?

Well, I actually have 3 grail dolls at the moment...and I have them all on layaway *^^*

PW FOC LE wu Dlight - diamondgrey, PW FOC LE oe Dlight - suntan and PW FOC LE White Rabbit Dandy Tristan - blue-grey

7. What is the most expensive doll on your wishlist?

My PW LE White Rabbit Dandy Tristan because I've ordered him with the LE fullset. ;)

8. What about the most inexpensive doll?

The Little Monica dolls are in general a little less expensive than the Peak's Woods ones. So them I guess. XD

9. Which doll do you most look forward to getting in the future?

My Dlights as they are almost payed off and my absolutely grail dolls :D

10. Lastly, can you list all the dolls on your wish list?

Peak's Woods AB Bella the Moon

Peak's Woods FOC LE wu Dlight - *on layaway*

Peak's Woods FOC LE oe Dlight - *on layaway*

Peak't Woods FOC LE White Rabbit Dandy Tristan - *on layaway*

Peak's Woods FOC Dandy Bella the Moon

Peak's Woods FOC Tristan

Peak's Woods FOC Goldie

Peak's Woods FOC Briana

Little Monica Harmony Chloe

Little Monica Harmony Eden

Little Monica Harmony Demetri

Little Monica Harmony Renonne

Tag some people to keep it moving!

Okay, I'm tagging:
hirin (now you need a dollie blog as well)
Anne (seconding the tag ;P)

Shoe meme

So, Lise tagged me to do this ;)

Rules:

• Take a pic of your doll shoe collection. You can picture all the sizes of shoes you have, even the ones that are handmade/commissioned and so on.
• Answer the questions! They are only six, but you can add more if you are inspired to do so.
• Tag friends so they can continue the meme. 

All of the doll shoes under my roof:

There are even still some shoes for SD dolls and a pair of 70cm boy shoes...I hope to sell them soon. XD

1. Which was your first pair of shoes?
I remember they where those white-with-black-'ribbon'-J-rock-style platform shoes. Back in my teenage years when I was totally J-rock fanatic and had just bought my first doll - a Luts CP Delf Shine

2. Which type of doll shoes do you prefer?
Cute shoes in nice colors or with prints. I really like the Mary Jane silhouette. I also really like if there is some cute detail like a ribbon or a charm or such ;3

3. Do you have any grail pair?
I'm not really the type who has grail stuff...but I would love being able to afford some DollHeart shoes again some time XD

4. Anything that bothers you regarding doll shoes?
Sometimes I'm really frustrated that I cannot buy the same shoes for myself...

5. Do you prefer boots or heels/flats?
It totally depends on the character. But I guess I like looking at heels - mostly if they are sort of artistic or out-of-the-ordinary. I guess that's also why it sometimes annoys me that I cannot get them for myself XD

6. Any anecdote regarding your shoes?

It said "brown" on the Taobao page where I ordered these, but they turned out pretty black when I got them. But I still think they look great and Alice has happily worn them since. These where the first shoe-purchase I did from Taobao, and I was pretty surprised about the quality compared with the price :D


I'd love to nominate someone to do this too, but the ones I know have already been nominated - so easy beeing me. XD


P.S. Today I've been battling my airbrush trying to figure it out. I tried mixing my own paint - using gauge, medium and water, but I think it got too thin. Then again, the airbrush acrylics I've bought turned out to be a little too thick - maybe because I use an airbrush with a very small needle size...idk, but I'm not giving up >_<"