Oh, Supia…. look what you’ve done now. Not only did you sculpt the only female worthy enough to join my “males only” bjd wish list but now you’ve just made one of the loveliest boys I’ve set my eyes on for the first time in a very long time. I knew that checking out that news thread screamed trouble. “Supia”+”boy”=TROUBLE I TELL YOU!!!!!! khakhsdfkahluh!!! I want!!! T_T … right now;A; I actually joined in the discussion on DOA… for a moment (hey that’s a lot for me). Didn’t think he would fit in with any of my other boys… (not like it matters) but someone found a loop-hole *cough* *seijikat* *cough* … trouble maker.

Still working on Merry Mart items. The show is this weekend. Still have lots of thoughts on my plans for next year and projects that will be going on, starting at the end of this year (so soon). All things that will keep me very busy… but a really good kind of busy that will involve me playing with dolls.

Ugh, I’m coming down with a bit of a cold. Taking some zinc and going to bed.

I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, these guys just crack me up. I love how they photograph. The mr does an amazing job at capturing them.
Edit* Yoshi is wearing an olive t made by Mon from Dorset clothing. It goes so well with his knitted shorts and is just as soft<3
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I don’t think I mentioned it here (maybe g+… if so sorry for those who are hearing about it again). While we was at NYCC Jennifer and I stopped at the Soom booth to see what they had. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular (and they were not taking credit… strange right?) I did spot a pair of limited eyes that I thought would be perfect for my little blind boy Haru. The photo above is the best one we’ve managed to get with him wearing them (if you press your face up to your screen and squint your eyes really good I swear you can see them). You can see them better in person. Like Tsuyoshi I went with size 12mm (I always like the smaller irises on all of my boys) and the irises are a sparkley (sp?) charcoal and the pupils are white. They are really pretty. I surprised by how much I love them. These are not the type of eyes I would get for my boys.

By the way, Jennifer is so right. Haru does look like he cuts his own hair at times (hahaha)

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Posting from my phone since the inter webs is being a pain. It seems that Verizon isn’t working in some parts of Baltimore City. Federal Hill happens to be one of them… its been out since last night (having some serious tumbr withdraw grrrr….). The phone has a crap spell check so I’m so sorry for the horrid spelling mistakes that are about to follow.

Back from neko. Had a wonderful time. Saw old friends and met new ones. Dizzy set us up next to Kelsey of EatToast (links will follow once the interwebs are working) which totally made the con a million times more fun. That meant that we not only had crazy times on the way up and back but also the entire time we were in the alley.

There was a fantastic tea party again this year. So many beautiful dolls and collectors. As for aa, there were some amazing artist. I went home with some fanastic pieces. Some of which were from trades and purchases (again links and photos to come because you really need to check these artist out). I also got to meet a wonderful collector who is a huge T&B fan who actually commissioned a sweater from me a while ago… I’ve only met a very small handful of my past customers (I was seriously excited to find this out and it was all by accident. Small world right?)

For now that is all I can say until the internet is back (this post is a lot longer than expected). I have to get stuff ready for the Merry Mart. This show is one of the few that I make human size knits and pieces for. Expect a huge update on etsy and some updates to the site (including a static page with commission info) Also, as of today sweater commissions are open. I managed to knit 2 dozen sweaters for Neko… you would think that I would be sick of sweaters right now… but that is seriously not the case. If there is one thing I concider comfort knitting it would be the sweaters. Your commissions are my stress relief so I give you all a big Thank You!

I seriously love this boy and love this sculpt (he needs to be shown off more). Before getting Seiji I swore I wanted Schultz twins… not sure if Seiji (or Aki for that matter) would be willing to make room for another but I would seriously like at least one more of these cute boys either for my current group or for the other I’m planning out now. By the way, Seiji is modeling one of the new kilt pins I’ll have at Neko con in two weekends. Here is a shot of the two types I’ll have on hand: More»

Messing around with hyperbolic crocheting and lace weight yarns. This is what I came up with. Little rosette (or coral) brooches for the little guys. More photos behind the cut if you want to see them being worn. More»

Photos are not mine. They are from Dollmore.

Oh my god, How adorable is that widdle face!? I spotted this guy on DOA (They were not sure if he was on topic or not). Normally I don’t usually check out Yo’s other than Volks Yo’s (not a snob , I swear. I was never into the size until recently. I have my two little cuties and I thought I was all set… until now)but I seriously love his face. Only problem he is really a she. She is a Mia’s baby doll Aga. Normally for the bigger boys this would bother me but I’m thinking for the little guys, not so much. Her body is so far from being anatomically correct that anything can go with this little one… so to me she is a he and I will refer to her as such:p I’m no where near able to get him at the moment but he will be going on the wish list. Maybe there will be another oni running around and causing a ruckus with the other two:3

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For the first time last month I used a Japanese shopping service or agent and my order came in today \o/. On Usamaru Furuya blog he had been advertising t-shirts with his own designs that were being made and sold through a site called Tee Party. I wanted so see if I could purchase a few but to my discovery Tee Party does not ship internationally and it states so quite clearly in English on their web site ;A;. So after doing some whining to my doll circle on G+ I received some good advice on where to go. I decided to try Noppin this time around. Their communication was pretty fast (and very pleasant… a lot of “thank you!”‘s :3). Right after I paid for my purchase they made the order and in just a couple of weeks (not even that long to be honest) I was told that my order was ready to be shipped. Very easy… too easy (this was one of my fears). My shirts came today and I love them. They are well made and the printing is clear and sharp (unlike my night time photo above… sorry about that). I would totally use the service again… I know that Unoa boys can be purchased through them when they are available for preorder… but seriously I really should not even think about that just yet-_-… this is what I feared.

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So to distract myself from the disaster that was episode 24 of T&B (yeah you may have seen my post on the other blog) I’m trying to keep myself busy. Working on Nekocon merch as well as some personal doll projects. One of the projects I’m working on currently is with another lovely collector and artist. Not going to spill the beans just yet (soon though… once everything gets rolling). I’m trying to put a list of tutorials together but I’m not sure how far back I should begin. So here’s what I want to know:

Knowing the doll related projects I’ve worked on in the past what would you like to learn? As for knitting, do you want to start from beginning (what types of cast ons, stitches, knitting in the rounds techniques that I do) or do you want to see me jump ahead with specific patterns (mohair sweaters not included… sorry folks), pattern alterations, micro knitting, ect? Are there wood based projects (wood turning, construction) or casting projects you’d like to see (though despite the fact that I’ve been casting professionally for 10+ years. It’s all self taught and primitive. I can direct you to links or I can just show my approach)? Are their things that I’ve never posted or never claimed doing that you would like to see. I have a huge list of things I would like to attempt and I’m always willing to give something a go. If it’s something you want to see done in doll scale I’ll see what’s involved and give it a try. If it works out, great. If not at least you’ll see what not to do:p I will totally be your guinea pig. Please give me your feedback. I would love to hear from as many people that see this.

Just a quick note, I’m talking about free tutorial, by the way. It’s all in fun and to share:3

Tsuyoshi: Haru-kun, you can’t do that. Your playing the game all wrong.
Haru: Tsuyoshi-san, how else is it to be played? Don’t be a sore loser.
Tsuyoshi: I’m not playing any more.

Yoshi has a bit of a temper when it comes to losing even if it’s losing to Haru.

About the flooring… long involved details that may not even interest most… I just like to type so I’ll spare you with a cut… but I’ll be talking about those cute little 360 controllers so skip towards the end to get that in…
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