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Sisters in Red

1/8/2012

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Went to pick up Layla and Nelly from Charie's yesterday afternoon.  Layla had her black shading and brows replaced with soft browns, and was given a softer mouth and pink blush instead of the orange she came with. Charie did a wonderful job on her eyes too - Layla finally has her sweet innocenct look!  Nelly had her orange lips and blush replaced with softer tones, and she was given a much brighter eye treatment. Charie's freckles are also more realistic and softly cover Nelly's forehead as well as her neck and chest.
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I dressed them both last night but struggled to find which wigs I liked best. They both ended up as red-heads for the time being.  I took some photos, but couldn't decide which I liked best, so I am posting two............  they are already inseparable friends.
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Four of my smaller girls are having a stay at the spa this week. They all came along with their sleeping bags when we went to pick up Nelly and Layla.  Elin and Miki are getting some light spray touch ups to cover some shiny spots that have developed (that tan resin scuffs so easily); Cinnamon is getting some glue-sueding in her hip joints so her legs won't keep twitching all over the place, and so she can hold a pose better; and Byuri is getting the full spa treatment, with a faceup and body blush after she gets a full scrub-down. Iplehouse dolls always need to be thoroughly cleaned to remove the mold-release they use at the factory, especially the darker skin tones, otherwise the finishing spray scuffs way too quickly, and parts of their faceups can just flake off.

I'm so lucky to have Charie so close by! She always does the most amazing job!  It's so great to not have to pack up my dolls for shipping, pay the huge postage rates and deal with Customs (both coming and going) then wait for months until the doll comes back. I just pop on over, have a nice visit, stop in at Michael's or Fabricland on the way back home, and often just a week later I can go pick my doll back up again.  I love it!!

I have to take lots of photos today, and start making web pages for the new outfits. I'm also working on two Christmas elves for the two new tiny girls. Nami will have to model since she's the only tiny here this week. Once the elves are done, I need to choose some fabric combinations for those BID patterns I've been thinking about.  Then it's time to get back to commission.
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marianne
1/8/2012 01:41:00 am

have you considered posting a before and after photo when a doll gets a make over? It'd be nice to see the improvements

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Martha
1/9/2012 04:22:38 am

A new faceup isn't so much about 'improvement' as it is about 'change'. I've always loved my Layla with every faceup she had. They were all different, and I loved each one. Nelly was nice too, but together the two dolls didn't work, so they needed fresh new faceups in similar styles. That's the great thing about ball-jointed dolls - they can get a new look from time to time - and it's all about personal taste.

Just scroll down to December if you want to see how they were before - both girls have holiday close-ups further down.

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