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So, normally I wouldn't make a post before I actually get the doll in hand. I don't know... I guess I just like to be able to take my own photos, and also be able to potentially work on it right away after making the

journal update, I guess. However, I'm pretty pumped - I was able to buy a certain kind of Sailor Venus doll that I've been meaning to use for the custom. I knew I wanted to use one of the more larger eyed, very anime Bandai dolls that were produced near the end of Sailor Moon's run in Japan. That left a few options - the World DX dolls, Chara Talk, Beauty Change, and I believe one or two more. Most of the Bandai dolls I've found weren't those ones in particular, however; most of them were from R or the season after, which for some reason, I think shared a mold with Mercury (which IMO, the dolls would have all been better off if they shared a mold with Moon, since she always had the better looking ones - Mercury always looked a bit off in her dolls too, which has always made me a bit sad).

Without further adieu, this the doll I was able to win!

S-l500 (2) by Lavellan S-l500 (3) by Lavellan



Obviously not my photos - these were taken from the auction itself. I'm not exactly sure which doll she is... She looks like the Chara Talk Venus, but this isn't a talking doll. Though, I suppose it's also possible that the doll got a new body sometime in its existence. Overall it looks like it's in decent enough condition; the legs looked kind of dirty (hopefully a bath and/or magic eraser can help clear that up), she's missing a glove, and part of her hair was cut. The cut hair doesn't look too bad - if I can color match it, I think I can reroot the bald patches fairly easy; I think the toughest part about her hair is going to probably be thatching the bangs - assuming I don't have to do a full reroot, which will probably be killer on my wrist. 

Once I get her though, I hope to eventually make her into Sailor V. I'll admit... I waited quite awhile to track this doll down, and I wouldn't be surprised if I overpaid a little bit for the condition it's in (and what I plan to use it for). There is a Sailor Venus Chara Talk doll on ebay that I would have bought a long time ago, if it ever came down in price - it used to be listed for $40, but then they relisted it for $60, and I remember hoping after the auction ended at $40 they would have relisted it for $30... It's been sitting, and sitting, and sitting though - I think it's probably been listed for a good year or so, now. I'd honestly be surprised if it ever sells at that price; it's missing so much and in a relatively beat up condition. So when I saw this one, I'll be honest: I jumped a bit at it. |D;

If I do proceed to make her into Sailor V (rather than replace the missing glove and keep her as Sailor Venus), I'll probably keep her tiara on, and if I do repaint the crescent, I'll probably have it painted under the tiara - I don't really know why, but I guess it'll help... Keep her complete, since I got her with most of her things anyways. As for her fuku/glove, I'm not sure what I'll do with them - might just put them into storage, since I doubt they'll go for enough to really warrant me selling it (moreso since I'll be using the shoes, bow, and probably the choker). I'll probably make her mask something she could wear (sans tiara) or hold in her hand, and I'll probably also make her a Sailor V compact to hold in the other. Even though Sailor V doesn't have the belt she gets as Sailor Venus, it's kind of tempting to make her one too, to kind of fuse Sailor V and Sailor Venus together... Not sure yet. Any thoughts?

Some of the following are some things that have helped inspire me making a Sailor V doll. In the meantime, I'm slowly working on a Saturn, and eventually I'd like to work on a Sailor Cosmos and Princess Small Lady as well. Llama Emoji-03 (Sparkles) [V1] 

Sailor V Custom Doll by StariaChiba<da:thumb id="365190739"/> Custom Sailor V by kissmystarbitch Sailor V Adventure Doll 2 by Imadork007
(And to some degree the Sailor V gashapon and pullip!)

Massive rambling on my part, but yeah! Any ideas? Yui Hirasawa (Castanets Dance) [V1] 
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Untitled by Lavellan

So I got my EAH dolls in awhile back! In this I have a picture of all of my MH & EAH dolls. Right now I am thinking I will use the Apple Whites as a Janna and possibly Ahri custom (or does Duchess seem better for Ahri...? I wonder if Duchess and Apple have a skin match, they're both quite pale...), Holly as Leona, and maybe one of the Cupids for either Vi or Annie. Lagoona might eventually be a Nami... I want to also do Zyra, but I don't know if Venus would be the best match for her - Zyra has a human skin tone, so maybe a Cleo would be better... Amanita Nightshade might be better if I still decide to use a plant monster, though, since if I was to do a reroot, Amanita would have all of the plugs needed for the hair. Not sure yet. :( 

Right now I have a Maul Monsterista Spectra at a USPS facility. She might get hold up in customs (no updates for two days now), but hopefully I will get her quickly. I ordered a Vi figure from China (pics upcoming, hopefully) and she got out of the same facility within a day or so, so... Fingers crossed.
I plan on eventually making her into a Blackthorn Morgana - I think her hair was the best for it, since it seemed the closest match without having to do a reroot or buy a wig (Ghouls Getaway Spectra seemed next best, though I'd prefer her having a hairstyle closer to the actual skin). I probably won't get to work on her quickly when I do get her, though; I'm planning on trying to get another Spectra for Morgana's base skin, and I'd rather work on that one as my first OOAK custom over Blackthorn, since Blackthorn would be a lot more complicated (and Maul Monsterista isn't exactly the easiest Spectra doll to get a hold of)

I'd like to make Holly into Leona... I'm almost tempted to see if I can find another Holly doll, though, since this one seems to have relatively thin hair? Though a lot of the EAH dolls I got seem to be like that... My MH dolls all seem to have thicker hair, so I'm not sure if it's Mattel's quality going down or some really big fluke. Wouldn't be so bad if the scalp was painted better - though it might be OK for Leona. I would like to eventually get a Darling Charming to make into Diana - Darling might be a bit too tan for Diana (though I've seen Diana illustrated with differing skin tones), but I think Darling's face sculpt is far more fitting for Diana than say, Apple White's round face. 

As for SM customs, I've slowly been working on making my extra Bandai Mars doll into Sailor Saturn! Not perfect, but I've made some progress! I am using some fabric paint to repaint the fuku, since I can't sew too well. I'll probably sew for my League dolls, though I feel like they might be a bit simpler, atleast in some days, than a SM fuku. We will see, I guess! 

Saturn by Lavellan
Hopefully I'll be able to make updates of some kind on my other planned customs. Until then! Pink Heart Icon 
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So a bit ago, I was really lucky and I was able to get a decently sized Ever After High doll lot! Pink Heart Icon 

I've mostly discussed Sailor Moon customs on here (which I have a little update for the end!), though I've actually been planning to do some Monster High and Ever After High customs for awhile now. The only issue with it is that I didn't want to talk about it too much, since getting the supplies together would take quite some time - art supplies is expensive, and the price of the dolls can add up quite quickly ($10-$25 per doll - no figure!) I was able to win a lot for a decent price though, so I'm hoping I'll be able to get some of my projects together to some degree. I probably won't attempt any repaints anytime soon - it's still quite cold were I am, and I'd like to be able to properly seal a doll's face/body outside, so I think I might wait on that. ;) However, the general assembly I should be able to do - that is, putting together the outfit and maybe some of the accessories. I'm hoping to get some Monster High dolls since some characters I plan to use them for, but here are some of the characters I'd like to attempt (in no particular order):

Leona, Diana, Ahri, Morgana, Kalista, Lulu, Janna, Lux, Orianna, Annie, Jinx, Zyra, Vayne

That said I've been working some other things, and if all goes well, I'll have some more updates about a custom Sailor Saturn doll I've been trying to do for awhile now! Until then! Llama Emoji-03 (Sparkles) [V1] 
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Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I've been pretty busy with school, and I haven't had as much time to do photography or draw as I would like. Right now, though, I have a few things on my "to do list" in regards to some custom dolls, though! Once I get the supplies together, I plan on doing some of the following for Sailor Moon:

Princess Small Lady - child (Bandai 8" doll) and adult (Irwin 12" Wicked Lady)
Eternal Sailor Moon - Irwin 12" Serena/Serenity
Neo Queen Serenity - Irwin 12" Serena/Serenity
Sailor Cosmos - Irwin 12" Serena/Serenity (unless I can find a Sailor Moon that has white-blond hair... which I've seen around, not sure what happens to the fibers to make them lighten up that much)
Sailor V - Ideally a specific face mold of a Bandai Venus, though I might end up using an Irwin doll
Sailor Saturn - Mars 12" Bandai Europe/Korea doll
Sailor Chibi Moon - EAH Cupid
Sailor Moon - EAH Goldilocks
(& possibly a Human Luna and Sailor Saturn EAH dolls, when/if I ever get that far)

Right now Sailor Cosmos, child Princess Small Lady, and Sailor Saturn are the most likely to get done anytime soon. I'm holding off on Cosmos in case I can find a suitable Irwin Sailor Moon doll, though I do have some materials prepped for all three of them. When/if I can do it, though, Sailor V might be a long ways off if I stick to waiting for that specific Bandai doll. 

I've also been wanting to use Monster High and Ever After High dolls for custom bases for some video games, namely League of Legends and the Legend of Zelda. It might be awhile before I can get some of this prepped, though - it's been a bit difficult to find some secondhand EAH and MH dolls in my area (for a better price) and art supplies are pretty expensive. 

One of these days I'd love to learn how to make amigurumis and plushies, though. 
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So.
I got my sailor moon doll a few days ago! She's a Bandai Japan doll, and if her face mold/tiara/earrings are any indication, I think she was originally a Super Sailor Moon Crisis doll... which, MIB, fetches a very high price (not that she will ever measure up to that, but it's nice to know what set she came from XD)
I'm not exactly sure what I'll make her into yet, but I was considering on making her an Eternal Sailor Moon. Though, Eternal Sailor Moon (and the Neo-Queen Serenity I want to make sometime...) would probably be better suited for a 2000 Irwin Serena doll. :/ So, I guess it depends on what I want to do!

If all else fails, I do have the boots and fuku of the Super Sailor Moon Irwin 2000 doll (and the crown, although, it's missing a peg and its a different size anyways) that I won in a lot that had a European Sailor Moon doll wearing it, soooo I imagine I could always make her into a Super Sailor Moon that's a bit more realistic than what she was made as! (Though, I don't know what I would do with a then-naked European Sailor Moon doll...)
...if all else fails, maybe I'll make either one into a School Usagi doll. I have options, at least? :P

I also have my eye on a Venus doll to make a Sailor V out of, though I'd need certain parts that might be a pain to get ahold of. (ie: the boots and gloves, and a 2000 Irwin Sailor Moon fuku ideally...) 
The Sailor Moon doll I got has some notable wear on her though, so I wonder if using Oxy on those ink stains would help let them out. Has anyone tried? I'd like to get those out, if possible, before starting to work on her hair (which isn't bad, but it's kind of a tangled mess that needs a spa treatment, or something)
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