Most Amazing Doll Ever, Doll Chateau: Nude Dolls 

I got Doll Chateau Stacy today by Express Airmail from China. This is definitely nicer than most I have

ever seen on youtube or in my whole life. My doll hunt is over. I will never love another doll as much as this one.  My doll posed right out of the box. The face up looks almost identical to prototype photos. I am so happy!

1. Doll stands really well on carpet. I am still finding it more difficult to pose her on smooth surfaces.
2. All joints were poseable, fingers and toes.
3. I received green eyes  and was expecting to see her eyebrows like her prototype. This would work well with strawberry blonde hair.
4. I bought her a  French human hair Doll Wig, and was overjoyed that it matched her face up so well.
5. Her butt is not nearly as large as it looks in the photos. I think the angle of the cameras makes her look like she has a huge rear. She is so skinny and lovely.
6. I love her extra neck joint that I have not seen in any other type of doll. I think it makes her look unique.
7. I love her tiny ears because they look so elf-like. I would like to pierce them when I get the guts to drill into such an expensive resin doll. Reminder: wear dust mask when carving resin.
8. Speaking of resin, she did smell like fresh chemicals right out of the box. She did get here 2 days after she was finished. I don't know what the chemical smell is, because I have had resin dolls before that didn't smell at all. I know the smell will eventually wear off.
9. She does not have body blush or tattoos but I didn't like the tats at all. That's why I chose this one over Christina. I thought Christina had the bigger more beautiful eyes. But now I think Stacy had a more natural look and not the doll-stare that is so haunting at times it makes me laugh.
10. Her nose is slightly turned up and looks so cute. It gives her more of a youth look. 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Tiny Tyltyl doll is next to Stacy's foot.  These dolls both are white resin. But they look almost like a pale normal yellow to me. Maybe it is the lighting but I see that in the dolls except for pink skin Impldoll.
    
    
     This photo is Stacey's jointed foot with the detail of the toenail. It is amazing how detailed she looks to me.
    
    
     Her jointed fingers make it so she can pose her hands and wear jewelry. Love the teeth also, she's just so sweet.
    
    
    Here she is next to a 22" American Model by Tonner. I crocheted the lovely top right on Milady's body. Then tried the top on Stacy today.  
    
    
    
    
    Definitely not what I was looking for on Stacey. The natural cotton and lurex looks dark against the white skin of Stacey. Plus it fits too loosely. At least now I know the white skin really downplays the lurex lace. I probably won't use it to make things for Stacey. Notice how Tonner doll is built like perfect proportions. I didn't realize how real she looks till I put her next to resin BJDs. There's a world of difference in the American and Asian dolls. I still like the imagination of elves and fairies. The dolls are just so otherworldly. 
    
    
    Fantasy vs. Fashion. 
    

I got another RealPuki, only this time a little Sira. I realized my first RealPuki SoSo is quite different than the second one. SoSo is a recast. I kind of knew but had never purchased a recast. The difference is the magnetic hands and feet can be changed just by taking them off on the Sira doll. But not so much on the SoSo doll. I love them both equally.

My poor SoSo tried on a hundred pair of shoes this week and is exhausted. I have already played with the doll so much that it needs restringing. Poor SoSo just hangs on my big girl's hand. Now my little T wants me to get back to work on my dollhouses. She wants to play dolls with the new elfin fairies.

Practicing on my first resin face up

I practiced with watercolor paints so it would be easy to wash off, if I choose to change the face paint. I kind of like it. I will prefer to seal it with a matte finish, because I can see the reflection of his ear on his face in the picture below. I had planned to give him a dark blond wig, but I think he would be cute if he had his own carrot colored wig. 

The only carrot color I have don't really fit him but the color has me thinking this is the perfect color for my elf.

 I want to give him long pretty lashes when I finally decide on the finish and seal him. I am hoping to get a girl Tyltyl to go with him. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I need to see some videos on taming his wig, and maybe I'll leave the other girls alone. I stole all their wigs to see what a good hairdo would look like on him or a Tyltyl doll.

I couldn't wait to make things for my dear little Realpuki doll. I started with making another yarn wig. I added a dress I made from vintage thread. I found that Kelly doll shoes fit Realpuki doll. The shoes also fit Middie Blyte. I didn't make pictures of my Middie Blythe yet, but will. It snowed today in North Carolina. Temperatures get into the 70's and a day or two later, snowing. It gives me an excuse to make a few more things before I start working outside on my dollhouse building.

5stardoll Mia has her new doll SoSo.

She says: "I've decided I'm not too old to play with dolls".

I made a tiny wig with a piece of stretchy Martha Stewart lace and some eyelash chenille. Not bad for a first wig. But now I got the feel for it, I can see ways to improve.

Tiny doll house folks, LPS Blythe, AI doll customized, Docolla Black Butler Sebastian Taeyang doll have a new family member--SoSo elf.

 SoSo elf has quite a few poses. I have played with it ever since it came. SoSo has magnets in its hands and feet but stands well without metal under the feet. 

Verne still needs a face up.

I am posting lots of new things I have made during the cold weather. It is time to put these things away or sell them and start back to building for my dollhouses. The plum trees are blooming and some days are really nice.  I got a new wig and eyes for my Impldoll Verne this week. I can't wait to start his faceup. I have been watching videos online, trying to figure it all out.

I practiced a little with watercolor pencil on my AI doll. I gave her a mohair wig and fixed her eyes so they don't look so wonky. Then I added eyelashes to her. She is lovely.

I have made so many Christmas trees this winter and I still have half of my pipe cleaners to use. 

Next I made some more hat and scarf sets for dolls. I put a new mohair wig on my 23" BJD. She looks so much like a vintage porcelain doll with the new hair. Her skin is like porcelain too only she don't break so easily. I like being able to change her looks. 

I have been working with my 3D pen this winter. I made some lovely wisteria for dollhouse scenes. I used almost all of my purples, greens and whites. The colors are expensive I think. I do oil painting and I don't think the paints are that expensive. It is nice to make plastic dollhouse items,since dollhouse accessories are expensive. I spend more on my doll's socks than my own socks, seriously. 

This past week I got a new BJD, Impldoll Verne with the mask. I love his non-human ears. He doesn't have a face-up or eyes yet. He is just he basic doll. I agree with doll collectors saying it is better to get some needed accessories and skip the certificates. He is legit though. So far, I have had all legit dolls from the ABJD type of doll, even if I was the second owner.  I thought he would look good dressed like a teddy bear elf in the forest.  I have all these strange visions of what he would be if I happened upon this tiny being while out walking in the woods. 

I put some beads in his eye sockets till his new eyes arrive. Then I got out some of my yarns to make him a teddy bear suit. Verne is 1:8 scale and is a tiny resin doll. I have tried to get at least one doll on every scale, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6...

Next I decide to go ahead and start dressing him in something. The yarn I used is discontinued, but is 100% polyester Phentex Fashion Eight eyelash yarn. The color is sable. I have quite a bit of it so I made other doll clothes and working on more. I am working on something for a bigger doll too. I couldn't leave out Blythe.  I made a coat and hat for my jointed Neo Blythe. I stole the boots off of Zeenie Dollz. They look good with the coat.   

 Blythe in her new fur coat and hat. 

 I really enjoyed combing her hair even though I get frustrated with curls. This hair is so silky and manageable. 

This is little Verne Impldoll. I can't wait to try my hand at face ups on him. I have been wanting to do this for a while but was afraid to mess up a good thing. Now I have a blank doll!  I am so excited. Actually, I already practiced on my AI doll. I should post pictures of her. She is so tiny, it is barely noticeable that I changed anything on her. AI doll is more of a 1:12 scale doll. She doesn't really share clothes too well with other dolls either. AI is ABS plastic and not anything like resin dolls. So this will be my first resin face up. 

He stands really well. He is not leaning against the background or using a stand. 

He is my first boy BJD too.