The Kale Fairy

 

The Kale Fairy aka Tonner's Cami || Wróżka Jarmużka czyli Cami od Tonnera

Into the closet

My poor dolls have to make room for baby stuff. Most of them will have to go into some boxes or into the closet. I started by moving my Tonner gals and managed to snap a few photos, so I remember them when thay are not on display.

Moje biedne lalki muszą ustąpić miejsca dziecięcej wyprawce. Większość będzie musiała iść do pudełek i szafy. Zaczęłam od przeniesienia dziewczyn od Tonnera i udało mi się capnąć kilka zdjęć, żebym je pamiętała, kiedy nie będą na widoku.

Blush and Bashful Tyler by Tonner

He mele no Lilo

The Doll of the Day

The doll I want to present today was one of the side aims of my visit in UK. No, not the one above... ;)

Lalka, którą chcę dzisiaj przedstawić, była jednym z moich pobocznych celów wizyty w UK. Nie, nie chodzi o tę powyżej... ;)

A lady in the forest of memories

Tonner's Lady of the Court Deja Vu doll

During my morning walk withe the dog, I've noticed that forget-me-nots are blooming. I came back running with a doll and the camera.

Podczas porannego spaceru z psem zauważyłam, że zakwitły niezapominajki. Wróciłam biegiem z lalką i aparatem. 

Farewell, Tyler!

With the new Deja Vu girl it got quite crowdy on my big girls' shelf. The decision was quick - sale! Right away I took some photos of the least loved ladies. You can say how unloved they were, since they didn't even have decent photos and I've had them for at least three years! Surprisingly, they were sold before I even posted them here.
Goodbye, two Tylers, bring joy to your new owners!

Z nową panną Deja Vu zrobiło się dość tłoczno na półeczce moich dużych dziewczyn. Decyzja była szybka - wyprzedaż! Od razu obfociłam najmniej kochane damy. Możecie ocenić, jak niekochane były, skoro do tej pory nie miały zdjęć, a miałam je od co najmniej trzech lat! Co ciekawe, sprzedały się, zanim zdążyłam je tu wrzucić.
Żegnajcie, dwie Tyler, dajcie radość swoim nowym właścicielom.

Tonner Tyler Look of Luxe

French mission

Tonner Deja Vu Emma Jean McGowen

I've taken the above photo this afternoon for the Adventurer's Club. The topic for March was "Secret Mission" and... I got stuck. For a whole month I could not think up anything for the theme. A few days ago I received one of my dream dolls - Tonner's Deja Vu Emma Jean. I had mixed feelings when she arrived, but maybe another time about that. I got inspired by the additional hands set. I wanted to blush them! And today I have. And I thought that an agent on a secret mission has to know how to pick locks, and I could show those hands by the way.

Powyższe zdjęcie zrobiłam dziś po południu dla Adventurer's Club. Tematem na marzec była "Tajna Misja" i... zacięłam się. Przez cały miesiąc nie mogłam wymyślić niczego na ten temat. Kilka dni temu dostałam jedną ze swoich wymarzonych lalek - Emmę Jean Deja Vu Tonnera. Miałam mieszane uczucia, kiedy przyszła, ale o tym może następnym razem. Zainspirował mnie zestaw dodatkowych dłoni. Chciałam je pomalować! I dzisiaj to zrobiłam. I pomyślałam, że agent na tajnej misji musi umieć otwierać zamki wytrychem, a ja mogłabym przy okazji pokazać te dłonie.

Doll meetup

Thank you for all the positive feedback on my Asa! I've been spending all my spare time on her recently.

But today it's not about BJD, it's about the diversity of the dolly world. It feels like I've just been there, but in reality the time is running like crazy and it'd been three weeks ago!

Doll meetings...

The impossible task

As I spoke with some collectors, I found out that most of us share one fear:

What if I'm to keep only one or just a few dolls?

In case of fire, which of my dolls I'd try to save first (after family and live stock, of course)?

I could never answer these questions. Could you?

I always have "current favourites", dolls I play with, dress or sew for them most often. With time I get bored with them, some of them grow a personality and remain my favourites, although less played with, others fall into oblivion (and sometimes I discover them for the second time). I also have a significant group of old, often childhood dolls, which will always be special. Some have a "feels like home" aura, they are companions for times of sadness.

Luckily, my choices for now aren't that grave. I just have to choose a doll or dolls that will go with me to live abroad (Crete, Cyprus or both) for three months, be a companion, comforter and a model for sewing and photographing. Yup, quite demanding for - preferably - a single doll. Especially, that I like to sew and crochet for different sizes and shapes and get easily bored with just one. And I have a strictly limited luggage capacity.

1. B&B Tyler - my first 16", long time crush and a "feels like home" doll. Cons: not travel-friendly size.

 

As you can see, Tyler already is a traveller.

2. Cami 1st ed. - doll of ultimate grace and photo-compatibility. I love her poseability. Cons: again, size.

3. Mulan - my favourite Disney character. The problem is, I have so many Mulan dolls, it's sooo difficult to choose my favourite!

Classical Red used to be my absolute favourite for a long time and a feels-like-home, but I haven't played with her for a long time and I'm not sure if she still has that effect on me. Tragic hair. Blossom Beauty is so pale and noble, but her hair is a mess when trying on clothes, so she's a fail as a sewing model. I gave away the Secret Hero in good condition, because the shaved-and-heavily-played-with one grew on me so much, that I preferred her (f-l-h again). She's a great sewing model and good for carrying in the backpack, poor photo model. However, I don't like sewing for TNT body any more. I have two Disney Store Mulans, one has nicer face, the other (no photo) - articulated hands.

4. Enchantress - a true beauty (actually, which of them isn't?), and a romantic heroine of a story I made up about longing for a distant home and family. However, she's one of the display, not play dolls. Maybe I would establish a new relation with her? TNT body again.

5. Kida - a true feels-like-home girl, very unusual, slightly sad and melancholic, good listener, fair model, bad swimmer due to batteries in her back. A representative of ancient civilisation - nicely fits into the picture.

6. Tarina Tarantino - a girl with personality, photo-tastic, despite the model muse body, one of the feels-like-home bunch. She grabs attention, which is good and bad. Her curls and bangs don't like to be played with.

Long story behind a nice photo. :)

7. Monsieur Z - I don't know why, but this girl is a candidate to f-l-h group. Too new to know yet, but there's definitely something about her.

8. Aria - she wasn't supposed to appear on this list, but every time I pass her, there's that tingling sensation.

9. Frankie - small, poseable, fun and friendly, good for sewing and a pretty model. And she carries around a rat, which is an additional positive trait.

She was a perfect candidate until...

10. Lagoona - a water creature in a white lab coat with a frog in a jar. Absolutely perfect, no matter the details. ;) Mad science squared!

There were many, many other dolls that wanted to jump onto the list at worst, or into the suitcase at best. And I've been just going through the photos. I'm afraid to look at the shelves or into the cupboard not to stumble upon another doll I'd really, really like to take with me.

Cami: Everybody's favourite

Tonner's first blonde Cami is everybody's favourite and it took me over a year to realize that mine also. Well, I'm not good at following trends. But since I regained my sight, she really is one of my favourites: subtle, delicate, nearly transparent. Cinderella's mold is much too sweet for me in most cases, but here it's just fine. And Antoinette's body is absolutely gorgeous.

Her hairdo got messed right away, but she's gorgeous anyway. :)

I found Cami's summer session. It makes me longing for summer... Last year I spent lots of time on my own in the countryside, just me and dolls. Best holidays ever.

Cami's pinecone dress.

I had a lot of time, so I made her a quite laborious "pinecone" dress. Seems like the frills got stuck with me since then.

 

 

My favourite photo. It took ages before I got the depth of focus right. :)

Now, we're hibernating till spring.

Big girl

Over time it's becoming more and more rare for me to fall for a doll. Yup, I'm a typical addict, I need more stimulation every time. ;) 
Before I saw her, I thought I was immune to all 16'' dolls, I collected strictly 11'' dolls and didn't like to mix scales. But this girl made it straight to my heart. I couldn't sleep because of her. I couldn't wait to see her in person. She was one of my first international buys and definitely the most expensive then. She opened my door for other 16'' beauties in 2007 but she still is my number 1 - Blush'n'Bashful Tyler by Tonner.

Tyler in the first dress I made for her.

Tyler on a cold and windy polish beach

In her first (and last) bathing suit.

I don't like pink, but she does, so I had no choice but to make her a dress. :)