I'm still active on Instagram

Less words, more photos, faster pace - I'm still active on Instagram as IHime_dolls.

 

Zoe in my eyes

Remember my friend Matilda photographing Zoe? It is pretty interesting to see her through somebody else's eyes. Here is how I saw her almost a year ago, which is more or less the same time as Matilda's session.

Pamiętacie, jak moja przyjaciółka Matylda fotografowała Zoe? Całkiem interesujące zobaczyć ją cudzymi oczami. A tak widziałam ją ja niemal rok temu, czyli mniej więcej wtedy, kiedy Matylda zrobiła jej sesję.

Iplehouse JID Asa - Zoe

3rd birthday of IHime's Den

See, I didn't forget this time!
I wonder, where will this year lead me...

Tym razem nie zapomniałam!
Ciekawe dokąd zaprowadzi mnie ten rok...

Iplehouse JID Asa - Zoe

Favourite photo of 2014

To summarize 2014 somebody on DollsForum started a thread about photos we're most fond of. It's not a competition, just an occasion to reninisce. It was quite difficult to choose, but on the other hand, it was very nice to look through all the photos I'd taken last year. I've narrowed down to three.

 W ramach podsumowania 2014 ktoś na DollsForum zaczął wątek o zdjęciach, które najbardziej lubimy. To nie konkurs, tylko okazja do powspominania. Było mi dość trudno wybrać, a z drugiej strony, bardzo fajnie przejrzeć wszystkie zdjęcia, jakie zrobiłam w zeszłym roku. Udało mi się zawęzić do trzech.

Third place: |  Trzecie miejsce:

Imagine you lay down in the grass and follow the clouds sailing the sky. The air is hot and fragrant. Can you hear the crickets? That's what this photo is to me.

Wyobraź sobie, że leżysz w trawie i śledzisz chmury przepływające po niebie. Powietrze jest gorące i aromatyczne. Słyszysz świerszcze? Tym jest to zdjęcie dla mnie.

Zoe in the eyes of Matilda

Matilda is my friend and an amazingly talented person. She is not a collector, but she was so fascinated with my Zoe that she asked to take some photos of her. I gladly gave my consent. Here are the results. Enjoy! :)

Matylda jest moją przyjaciółką i niesamowicie utalentowaną osobą. Nie jest kolekcjonerką, ale była tak zafascynowana Zoe, że poprosiła, żeby mogła zrobić jej kilka zdjęć. Z przyjemnością się zgodziłam. Oto efekty. Miłego oglądania! :)

Iplehouse JID Asa - my Zoe

The last hour of vacations

Candlelight

Zoe - Iplehouse JID Asa

That's Zoe's fourth makeup so far, the one I've done after ruining the third one (stupid me - I put on a damp wig on unsealed head) and thinking I have nothing to lose. Well, it was an experiment, it's not my style.

Zoe's new make up

I won Marille's Candy!

I won this lovely dress intended for Zaoll, but I had a feeling it would fit my Zoe. Thank you Marille!

Jeszcze raz dziękuję Marille!

Asa's first faceup

Iplehouse's little Asa

I will name her Ζωη, that is Zoé or Zoja, which means life. This is her first faceup. I'm not going to keep it, just wanted to document it. I had lots of fun painting her and it turned out better than I expected. Actually, I didn't think that my first make up attempt will be publishable at all.

Preview: Zoe

Iplehouse's mini Asa is in!

I got a box, a really big box. I took the dog for a walk before opening it, because I needed to cool down.

Now I'm speechles, so let the pictures talk.

The Eagle has landed

Waiting for THE doll - she's coming!

Just had to share this news! Today at 19:36 local time my Asa was handed over to Customs Office. Yay!

Waiting for THE doll - shoes

Nice basic shoes for a BJD...

 I'm not buying shoes for my BJD, I can make some decent shoes myself, right? Well, maybe just one pair, a basic one to start with...

...can go with a bow.

But in the same shop they had these really cute and relatively cheap sneakers. They didn't have human sizes, so a doll sized pair had to suffice.

Did I mention that I love cute patterns on sneakers?

And finally I stumbled upon *really accidentally* this red pair. You know, I have this thing about red shoes...

Some people sinned for a red apple. This is my temptation.

I really try not to think that my Asa comes also with high heel feet... Thankfully she has an unusual foot size and it is quite difficult to find a pair that would fit her. Don't tell me if I'm wrong. ;)

Waiting for THE doll

Waiting for Asa makes me anxious and anxiety is soothed best by shopping... for a short time, unfortunately. Anyway, I need to prepare for her arrival, right?
I don't know exactly what I want for her, but I narrowed down the choice of eye colour to dark brown and grassy green. First, I got two pairs of 10mm glass  eyes.

I've been looking for grassy green, but found these and fell in love.

These came along, a little too light, but there wasn't much choice in that particular shop.

In my pursuit for perfect colour, I found acrylic half-dome greens...

They came lovely packed.

...and browns...

...and different browns.

These have such a pretty iris pattern!

Tiny eyelashes and eye putty are on their way. I am almost fulfilled in the department of dolls eyes, but I feel a disturbing urge to get no-pupil pink eyes.

It's official

It's official, I finally lost my mind completely. I think that's what I needed to take the last step and... order a BJD.
I've been admiring BJDs as beautiful objects for years. About 3 years ago I started considering having one, but it's not an easy decision...
Last week I received some bad news about my health. And then I thought, it's better to be sick and miserable WITH a Dollfie than without one. From there it was just a matter of choosing THE ONE, which wasn't entierly that difficult since my preferences haven't changed much for the last 2 years.
So, there she is, Iplehouse's JID Asa:

Photo courtesy of http://www.iplehouse.net

Well, not very impressive yet, huh? It will be so much fun trying out looks for her! Check out what others can do with this canvas: http://www.iplehouse.net/ There are endless possibilities!
Of course, now I have to wait for ages until she finally arrives, but thinking about her keeps bad thoughts away. :)