Manna can use this IceCoffee Ruffles set as a very frilly nightset. I designed it for a comission, but the comissioner wanted something more simple in the end. Despite that, I loved the idea so I went ahead and made one for my own dolls. And it suits Manna so well! Now I’d like to give her a more blue face-up again 
Well, the title pretty much says it all. Now if I can keep this pace up, I can achieve my goal at by Valentine’s Day. And at least at the moment I’ve got the motivation back But we’ll see next Thursday.
I’m starting to think Valentine is really rying to sabotage my weightloss project…
Last night he went by the shop and bought me a bag of chips and dip (albeit first calling me and asking if I wanted something as he was about to eat junk anyways).
Now, as I’m sick I asked if he could get me some food for tomorrow as he was coming home. Well, he is staying out late (I can get that) and hence won’t be going to the store (I can get that too) and he suggested that I just order a pizza tomorrow. This, I don’t get! I’m trying here!
It’s almost funny though… I’m slimmer than ever and I should be happy about that! Instead, I’m sulking because I can’t lose the rest in the pace I want to. Sulking and stressed…
while there hasn’t been that harsh changes with my dolls, they still have evolved a bit in these few years. Nikki is the only one to have changed shells. The transformation from a Pyrol to a Bygg isn’t actually that major though, since they are both sculpts from the same company and in the same size. Nikki still kept all is manners, and his black hair/blue eyes combo. Hippu is the one who’s constantly switching his stuff up and eventually I noticed that he had changed his ‘defaults’ too. He gave his pink wigs permanently to Nuu and the pink eyes are gone as well.
Here’s Hippu as when he first came home:
And here he is in his brand new portrait photo:
More transformation under the break!
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Well, my 1kg/week ambition has fallen at the first hurdle. And in the end, it’s no wonder.
When I set this target pace or myself, I became really stressed at achieving it. So that of course meant I was slipping in my diet and the scales showed it. I’m now at 4,1kg to Souseiseki. So I still lost some weight (that’s a relief) but not as much as I had hoped.
I was doing really well when I didn’t set a timelimit to myself. Now I should somehow get rid of the selfset timelimit so I could actually make it.
Well, ok, the time limit isn’t the only thing stressing me atm. But that all seems to have sorted itself out. Maybe that’ll help me to get back on track.
… the puff-sleeved top turned out ok
I’ve been working on some comission items. I was asked to do something I hadn’t got patterns ready for, but since it was inspiring enough I gave it a try. The bell dress was a success on first try, but the puff-sleeves took some fidling.
I’ve slimmed through all the kilos I got back from X-mas and now I’m back on track. Since there’s a good deal on one of these girls atm, I’m more determined than ever to lose those last few kilos. If my schedule keeps, I’ll be on target just before Valentine’s day 
And it never ceases to amaze me why I haven’t done this before. I now weight less than I’ve even lied about being in ages. Actually I can’t remember when I was this weight before…
I’m not actually a winter person, not one bit. I hate the cold and I always slip and fall. But it does get brighter with snow and that means that I can photograph again
Also, Eiko seems to like it XD
This has been an eventful year dollwise. I bought more dolls than last year (admittedly already sold one and one other is going as soon as I find a buyer) and even ventured into a new size territory when Eiko, my 60cm doll, arrived. I did more face-ups, finished my photostory, started making clothes for sale. And got plenty of clothes for my little darlings.
I also learned more about what I really like about my dolls. I now have a much better grasp of what kinds of dolls suit me and know what to avoid if I want a keeper. In that sense, I don’t regret the dolls that didn’t stay here. I like my dolls to be cute, cuddly, open-mouthed and big-eyed. I want my minis to be slim and small headed and my large dolls to be bobble-headed.
Well, because I still bought dolls on kind of a whim this year, I needed some restrain on my bying. After getting Eiko home I decided to couple my doll-plans to my never-ending struggle to lose some extra weight. I said to Valentine that I’d have to lose 12kg before I’d allow myself to buy another doll. He then promised to pay half the cost of that doll if I succeeded. And I told him the next doll would be a Suiseiseki
Now there’s only 5,5kg left. The weight has been dropping steadily but I’ve allowed myself that I don’t have to lose any more during December. With all the holiday treats it’d just be torture anyways and I don’t really have my half of Suiseiseki saved up yet. I’ll continue after the holidays and with determination I could be at my goal in March! And then I could get Yuffie home!
I posted pictures of my Cheshire outfit from Dollheart earlier. Well, one can’t have a Cheshire without Alice, no? So when I saw this Alice outfit at Moonlightdoll, I knew that it was the one I had been looking for.
Now I’m just waiting for my other mini to get her own body and I can take pictures of them together. The best thing is! Now I’ve got actual use for both of my Crobi wigs!
