Anime North 2014

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Anime North is done for another year. We only went for the Sunday this time around, so it was a little hard to fit in everything we wanted to do, but we still saw a lot of awesome stuff and got to see friends we rarely see otherwise.

Doll North had some cute Dollfie Dreams out on display, though I'm not sure who they belonged to. I really liked this one's pose:

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The Doll Masquerade went well and there were some great entries this year. In case I forgot to mention, the theme was "Manga and Anime of the 1990s", which opened up a whole slew of options and made for a very diverse year - although Sailor Moon was still very much a favourite choice.

Prince Darien from Sailor Moon

Yue from Cardcaptor Sakura

They split the contest into three categories this year - SD, MSD, and Tinies - and I'm pleased to say that my entry - San from Princess Mononoke - won First Prize in the MSD Category!!! I hope to get her outside for some proper photos but this is sort of what my display looked like. :) For anyone who is interested I will be uploading my research notes for her sometime in the next while.

She will totally cut you. Watch out.

The prize was a LittleFee Chloe fullset donated by Fairyland, so I'm very happy about that. ^^

I also won the Charity Raffle draw for this sweet little Maskcat Doll Belina!!! I'd been eyeing her on the Maskcat site for a while, and I can't believe I managed to win her! Such a crazy day. @w@

ISN'T SHE CUTE?!?!! :D

I'm really, really pleased. XD This year was a bit of a whirlwind and I'm not sure I've quite accepted it happened yet. It's strange to leave the house with only two complete dolls and come back with 4. O.o

I hope everyone had a great time this year as well and thank you so much to everyone who stopped by to say hello! <3 

(Pre-) Doll North Masquerade

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I'm working like mad on my entry for this years Doll North Masquerade. I still have some things to finish, but I thought it would be fun to share some teaser images before the event. :)

I'm sure a lot of people can already guess my entry based on these photos, so I hope everyone who is going to Doll North this year will come say hi! I apologize in advance if I'm super awkward. XD <3

See you on Sunday!!! :D

Trade List

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Hello again everyone! I've been working very hard on my entry for the Doll North Masquerade this year. It's taken up most of my time (though I will admit to recently purchasing Ni no Kuni ;) ).

I just wanted to highlight the new 'Trade List' tab at the top of the page. It can be hard to be in such an expensive hobby sometimes, but trading for items we want can be a very fun way to get something new without spending extra money.

Mostly it has shoes and doll parts, but there are also a few clothing pieces from other seamstresses I would love. Top of my list right now are MSD Bootee Boots in any colour as well as the Unoa girls Sleeping Faceplate. :)

Hope everyone is doing well! There will be more updates very soon, so keep your eyes open!

Have a Bella:

New Item: MiniFee Angelina Dress

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This dress is part of a bigger collection I have planned for the distant future, but I'm having a lot of fun sewing them in sparkly fabrics so I thought I would release it on its own.

I hope you like it. ^^

Halter Tops and Anime North

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Hello again lovely people!

I've been working like mad sewing halter tops recently. :) I have four more cut out and ready to be sewn, and then I think I'm going to take a break and make something else for a while. :p

Unfortunately, my kitty has been having breathing issues (we've ruled out a polyp, sinus issues, the weather and a bacterial infection so far, but still not sure), so that's taken up some time - but I still feel pretty good about everything I've accomplished recently, so I thought I'd update with some of my favourites.

Large Bust in 'Fuchsia Rings'
with 'Light Neon' Short Butterfly Cardigan

Small Bust in unreleased fabric
with 'Glitter Olive' Long Butterfly Cardigan

Small Bust in 'ZigZag Dots'

Small Bust in 'Eyebleed Flowers'

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In other news, Doll North released the theme for this year's Masquerade: Manga and Anime of the 1990's! I'm planning to enter again this year and have already started my entry. ^^ I picked something a little less ambitious than last year, so I feel pretty confident I can pull it off. We don't have to keep it secret this year, so I'll write a blog post when I'm a little farther along.

They changed the contest to size tiers this year as well, which I think is a great move. Unfortunately, they've also made a few changes to the Market... so I don't think I'll be selling this time around, but maybe next year. At least it will give me a lot of extra time to build up stocks. ^^ Haven't decided 100%, but I think we'll just go for the Sunday this year since there's not too much going on on the Friday or Saturday.

Maybe I'll see you there? :D