Caketown

Double

2012-01-29T12:13:00.001+01:00

Double, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

I've spent my time back here in NL unpacking, meeting friends as well as getting reacquainted with my dollies ~

Two Onyxes? I bought white onyx with a default face-up to replace Arlia but now I'll have to consider keeping both~ x3

Boyfriend - I'll be there

2012-01-15T02:45:00.000+01:00

Maybe I'm falling for synchronised boy dances now too. xD

Shanghai & Hangzhou ~

2012-01-07T09:31:00.000+01:00

I went on a 3 day trip to Shanghai & Hangzhou! Just sharing a picture of the West Lake(西湖) in Hangzhou ~

Everything is better with a moustache

2011-12-30T09:05:00.001+01:00

....Ahahaha... «-?
I had a bit of fun redesigning my website.

Kittyland biscuits

2011-12-24T09:44:00.000+01:00

Yeah, this is such a random post. xD;
Today, something caught my eye, these chocolate biscuits for children called "kittyland", what drew my attention was the name and the random English on the biscuits itself.

Since I love either Engrish, Chinglish or random English I decided to buy them ~

On the back there's a tiny crossword puzzle, Chinese instructions but the answers are apparently in English? I think the answer to #1 is Octopus!

Opening the box there's adorable bags~

Aand an example of random English! What I like about these biscuits is that all the English is quite correct (shockingly so) but it's still so... random! xD;

Thanks for reading~ & Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year~~

Cute cute ~

2011-12-17T08:32:00.001+01:00

Back with some cute loot~!

Lately.. I like penguins. xD

Lovely pens ~ the skull one says "naked&famous" (what..?)
Thanks for looking~

Sunset on a tiny island

2011-12-12T07:14:00.001+01:00

I went on a tiny little one night trip to a small island called Dongshan, just south of Xiamen. It's really a little fisherman's town, I was very clearly the only foreigner there. Nonetheless I had a good time and enjoyed the lovely ocean views!

IU - You and I

2011-12-06T11:52:00.001+01:00

Cute clockwork style dance~ not to mention the song is very cute, but so are most of IU's songs ~ x3

An update~!

2011-11-27T15:34:00.001+01:00

My newly decorated wall~ courtesy of wall sticker sheets from the 2元 shop! ..and now for some loot!

The little Totoro spirit plushie I got at a local animation festival~ yay! Lately I'm really into studio Ghibli movies!
The musical note is actually a tea egg! Isn't it adorable?

More findings from the ever addictive 2 yuan shops ~ hair sticks! I really love these Chinese style hair sticks!

STICKERS~~~!!! xD; enough said. Love the giraffes!

And finally.. my new bags~ A deep brown bag, and a fancy pink one with pearls ~ one of my new wallets can also be seen inside the pink bag!

Thanks for looking~

Hyorin Hyorin Hyorin

2011-11-23T12:36:00.001+01:00

Hyorin's latest epic performance ~

Pullip pics~

2011-11-15T08:02:00.001+01:00

A pic of Lunatic Queen (called Queen for now) on my balcony, I loved the reflection of my view in my balcony window~ I can see the ocean from my apartment!

One more pic of Queen and Alice (also still nameless!) together~

Wonder Girls - Please be my baby

2011-11-09T04:56:00.001+01:00

The Wonder Girls did it again~ D:

Asia shopping addict

2011-11-06T14:43:00.001+01:00

Look what showed up ~ (More inside post)

Some way overdue haul pictures!

Silly mouth cap
A mouse plushie, I'm addicted to these!
Cute hairbands from teh 10 yuan shops

More cute hairbands!
Cuuute kitty stickers from an import shop!

Adding to my ever growing kawaii cup collection... an Ice cream cup with a waffle shaped spoon! :D

Kitty + Umbrella cup from an import shop~

"Good morning" cup with a cute elephant!!

"Book mate"~ useful and cute.

Another addiction of mine is sticky notes... if you hadn't noticed u_u

....and stickers "lovely expression" many sheets in many colours~

Plasters / band-aids~ I had to stock up on some, because I seem to run out of these quite fast ^^; Yay for Domo-kun!

Bling~ LV hair clip and red / gold / rhinestone bracelet ^^

A lovely close-up of 2 shiny hair accessories

Hair sticks ~ love these too much!
Thanks for looking

Bags bags bags

2011-10-31T08:43:00.004+01:00

In the past few weeks I somehow managed to obtain 4(!!) new bags! I've never owned so many bags at once in my life, haha!

I was looking for a new bag for my laptop that would be a better fit than my current one (it's a tight squeeze for my laptop!) and I bought myself a black leather bag and decided to decorate it with scarfs. Funny thing is there's a sort of scarf chain store here that is having a big sale at the moment! (All scarfs from 128 / 98 to: 12 yuan!) so I picked some of those up~

Here's my black bag with a lovely colourful deco~
Near the main shopping street here, there's often a man selling heaps and heaps of bags of questionable origin (?) off the back of a cart! I've been there twice and picked up a total of 3 bags from that shop, since they're all priced at 39 yuan only(less than EU4,50 or USD6.20)! I decided to pimp these bags myself with little scarfs as well as bag hangers (you can buy those anywhere here xD~)
Here are a few photos of two more of those bags (the first picture is also one from this place!)~~

Pink baggu with tiny scarf~

A super fake LV with a baggy bag I purchased for the side (there's a special ring to hang deco from!)

The whole LV bag with matching scarf I picked up for it ^^ I just thought owning a really obvious fake brand item was a must over here in China and I love it~!

Catch the rabbit!

2011-10-23T04:10:00.001+02:00

My newly finished custom girl ended up looking like Alice~ without realising it I've got an Alice in Wonderland theme going on here ^^;

Her things came from various locations~Head: I brought it from home ^^
Eye lashes: Japan
Wig: Japan
Body: Japan
Dress: Hong Kong
Shoes: Hong Kong
Headbow: Xiamen~

Secret - Love is MOVE

2011-10-18T04:43:00.000+02:00

Secret made a comeback today~! I was really excited for this new song and it really met my expectations, it's catchy, upbeat with an awesome dance and retro concept! I love Secret lately

Atarashii Bunmei Kaika

2011-10-12T15:37:00.000+02:00

Tokyo Jihen - Brand new civilisation

Because this song gets stuck in my head from time to time, I love Ringo's English songs, and this MV is awesome and she looks fabulous in it <3

Can't help but fangirl over Shiina Ringo!

Hearty animal friend

2011-10-09T17:23:00.001+02:00

First up here's another small loot picture. I recently discovered a couple of lovely cheap shops in the slum behind my apartment (it's also a wonderful place to eat!) and picked up a hairband there and some other small things.

Here's a couple of highlights from this haul:
Jetoy cards.. I can never resist Jetoy stuff!
Hairbands & hair clips, some were bought in Wenzhou and some here in Xiamen!
Skin food honey melon hand creme, I recently discovered this brand when I was in Hong Kong and have since discovered a new branch has opened right near me right here in Xiamen! I love their stuff and I am planning to stock up on a few more things before I return to Europe and cannot obtain any more of it~
Notebooks, with cute designs and squares!! in them, so I can practise writing Chinese characters, how convenient!
Handmade plushies, I've seen these in a few shops around here, but finally couldn't resist buying this silly bunny and silly smoochie face thingie!

Epically silly item of the day

"Hearty animal friend correction tape"
Yes, this caught my eye at the local Wal Mart and I had to get it. It's an animal shaped correction tape / eraser. The thing that really got my attention, besides the silly shape and handy functions, was the text on the bottom of the packaging:

It's a present for you!!

"It's not big thing, but here is something for you.."

Isn't that adorable?

Thanks for reading~

That crazy chicken

2011-10-05T07:05:00.001+02:00

That crazy chicken, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Gifts, loot, winnings and other things~~
Such a late post! I did not get many chances to take any photos due to lack of daylight lately~ but since it's a Chinese holiday right now I have a lot more time! I also just returned from Wenzhou, but more about that in my China blog ^^
The first picture is some loot I got near Xiamen University - there are so many small cute shops there! My love for random English on stuff here never ends as can be seen on the note book and pen~ "I'm delicious!" xD;
The cute metal hair clips were bought at the slum (it's blossoming!) near our apartments, they were so cheap I just couldn't resist them~ these cost at least 5 times as much at other stores! Gotta love bargains.
There's a funny story behind that random chicken plushie, I found this tiny plushie shop near Xiamen University, and inside there was a man busily sewing plushies, lots of random creatures including giraffes with wings ~ here I found this weird chicken that can't even stand up, for a good price too! My friend Linda picked up one of the most awesome giraffes too!

Mooncake game winnings!
Here are some of the (useful!) things I won from the mooncake game, nothing big, but really fun prizes! The calculator was actually a gift from a guy here at work, he won that prize from the game, but I think he thought it was too girly! Haha! :D Thank you ~

Birthday gifts~
My birthday was 20 Sept and it wasn't really eventful, I hadn't planned anything other than cake at work~ however some of my Chinese friends here remembered my birthday and gave me gifts on that day! Included are some traditional cakes from Nan Pu Tuo temple, some cute shell wind chime and turtles, a lucky kitty bracelet, a Hello Kitty gel wrist pad and a little pink pouch! I had a great day!

Cute life overdose

2011-09-18T10:28:00.001+02:00

There are so many cute and cheap things here in China~
Noteworthy items include:
kitty, bear, pig and panda playing cards~
Umbrella & Wellington boots rainy day stickers ~
Happy match erasers
Cute mechanicel pencils and pen refillers
Apple sticky notes
Cookie micro SD / SD / etc. card USB reader
Cute tins <3 I love storage things!
Pink Llama comb xD;~

And below: Tiny little lunch boxes, set of 4 (but one isn't pictured) ~

Thanks for looking~

Cute cups

2011-09-10T08:28:00.002+02:00

The main reason why I love living in Asia is that things in every day life can suddenly become cute! You can even buy cute rubbish bins at the Wal Mart here in China. Here are some cups I bought in a small shop near Xiamen University.

Aren't they adorable? I especially like things with random English on them ~ Oh asia!
PS: these were only 20元(RMB) each ^^~

New dolly family members

2011-09-03T14:11:00.002+02:00

Lunatic Queen and a little usaggi ~ both nameless. There is one more usaggi as well, but I'll post pictures of him later ^_^

Hyorin (sistar) - Seoul Woman (@Immortal Song 2)

2011-08-29T18:28:00.000+02:00

Because she's leaving the show soon and I loooove her -heartheartheart-

Final loot!

2011-08-17T15:45:00.002+02:00

Final loot?, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

From Hong Kong~ Yes, I got Lunatic Queen that I wanted to buy~ for quite cheap too NRFB!
I also got a lovely DollHeart dress, more shoes, clothes and hair accessories... and the best part was possibly the cute Dal/Pullip bag I got when I bought LQ!
Right now I'm writing from Xiamen, Fujian province, China! Hopefully I can still update, but I don't have most of my things here ^^;;;

Hong Kong shopping again!

2011-08-14T06:29:00.002+02:00

Small Hong Kong loot pic, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

More Hong Kong dolly & Kawaii shopping~ MongKok is still the best place to be (check my previously written HK dolly shopping guide in this blog!) Be sure to check out Dollfie World (18th floor in Pakpolee commercial centre) ~~

Dolly loots

2011-08-12T16:27:00.002+02:00

Dolly loot, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Went crazy @ Akihabara....

Loot #3

2011-08-08T10:58:00.000+02:00

Loot update~ now including dolly stuffs as well - yay for cheap things! We shopped in Nakano (Sun / Broadway mall) and found lots of adorable little shops! As well as Dolly shops! I also went back to Harajuku to pick up a used H.Naoto bag... it's the same bag that Pullip Adsiltia has! How cool is that <3?

Today we shopped at Nippori - the Fabric town side which is an amazing shopping street filled with fabric stores and stores selling used yukatas/kimonos!

Look at all these cute fabrics! I wasn't even sure where to look, the shops were selling so many delicate and fine patterned fabrics.. I picked up some small pieces and also some bigger pieces to give to some friends of mine as well~ In this photo you can also see some cute hair accessories and cute pencil toppers (they have cute little tiny erasers in the tube at the top!) ~

Japanese loot #2

2011-08-05T14:53:00.002+02:00

Loot part 2, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

More stuffs!

Yay for Shinjuku & Harajuku shopping!

Shopping in Hitachi, Japan

2011-08-02T12:47:00.002+02:00

Loot~, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Some loot from my shopping over here in Hitachi, Japan! Having a great time <3

STICKER ADDICTION.

~ <3

Piggy Dolls - Know her

2011-07-23T01:57:00.000+02:00

I love this song ~ x3! This band is certainly something else~

Polka & Dottie ~

2011-07-15T14:16:00.002+02:00

Polka & Dottie ~, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Get it? x3

Dottie(left) is owned by Pacchan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/donpatrick/) and Polka(right) is owned by me~ we created them together, I did the face-ups and Pacchan did the lovely outfits and wigs!

Loot!

2011-07-12T23:11:00.002+02:00

My friend Pacchan (http://dreamyxlullaby.blogspot.com/) is visiting all the way from Austria... and what is the best thing to do together? Of course it's shopping!

So here's some loot~~

First up some kitsch-y stickers ~ so sparkly with puppies and princess spelled out xD!
Secondly two lovely dresses from H&M - so cheap!

And finally a load of stickers from Accessorize! Yay for half off sales!

There was loads more but maybe I'll get to that later ^_^ be sure to check Pacchan's blog for his future l00t posts!

Immortal Song 2 - Hyorin

2011-06-29T11:12:00.002+02:00

A show I've recently become obsessed with.. mainly because of Sistar's Hyorin, since she amazes me more every time! And I was already a fan x3. The other artists on the show are becoming better and better as well and some singers I love will appear on there soon such as f(x)'s Luna!

Unoa-chan

2011-06-22T19:10:00.002+02:00

My Unoa Ange girl arrived last week and I also managed to assemble her, but she only needs a face-up ^_^
She is quite cute, and I hope I can maybe bond with her after she gets her face-up and then take her off on my Asia trip (Japan, HK and China!) to pick her up some clothes (she has none x3;). I think she will wear a warm brown wig instead once she is completed!

Madonna

2011-06-18T12:18:00.001+02:00

Secret - Madonna

This song is too catchy >.<;

I am neaaarly done with school, now I just hope to pass ^^; Also, doing too many things at once!

BJDs~

2011-06-13T14:15:00.003+02:00

Rhosyn, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Since I am leaving for China I have sold so many BJDs, and it hasn't been easy! These last 2 girls I got were sold, as well as 3 of my other dollies including my Sard and my tan Rosy, and that was SO hard! Heads I had lying around and Soom Nenad are also in the process of being sold and it still feels like I won't have enough money for all my expenses for my trips to Japan and Hong Kong before I go to China!

Starlight, Moonlight

2011-06-05T18:11:00.000+02:00

~ By Secret x3 my new addiction of this moment x3;;;;

Rin

2011-05-27T20:21:00.002+02:00

Rin, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

A quick shot of my gorgeous girl~ I got her and another girl back from Jesmoth today and they're beautiful! Hopefully I'll get a chance to post better photos later on ~

Bad Hair Day

2011-05-25T12:22:00.000+02:00

Click the image for a large version!

Inspired by the "Bad hair day" challenge theme at Sweet Addiction! xD; So much fun this was...

Some news

2011-05-20T20:43:00.001+02:00

(Picture from Soom!)

I've been such a bad bad girl.. I ended up buying this cute tiny little girl, a Soom Nenad (around 30cm tall) on the DoA marketplace! I can't wait to try doing her face-up!
I just found out I am accepted to return to China for my graduation(if I can get everything arranged on time!), so I really should sell some dollies for money!

Eviiilll!!!

2011-05-16T11:59:00.000+02:00

Muhahahhaha...?
This is my entry for the "evil" challenge theme over on Sweet Addiction... I finally did the face-up of monzo (still unsure of his name!) myself yesterday.. and I'm quite proud of the result. The thing is.. it came out... too CUTE >.<; am I really incapable of doing anything other than cute?! (I'll hopefully share a non-blurry photo of his face-up later)

High Tea & Tea Love!

2011-05-15T11:36:00.001+02:00

My dear friend Sofia & I decided to do a high tea at a restaurant hotel yesterday afternoon, since I had a lovely discount Groupon (gotta love groupons!). We had a lovely time~

The high tea consisted of lovely tea, prosecco, fruit salad, and cream. And in the little stand here you can see the following: scones, croissants, donuts, muffins, choco bread, home made chocolates, butter cake ( a Dutch thing mostly ) and tiny sandwiches! We were also supplied with 4 flavours of Jam~
Overall it was all quite lovely and we enjoyed ourselves. This was at Greenpark hotel.
Service: 5/5 - friendly service, near perfect.
Location: 5/5 - we got a view of a lovely river and nature with our window seat.
Food: 3/5 - just because I wouldn't pay the full price for it, it seemed a touch old (not freshly baked).

Afterwards, Sofia showed me a wonderful tea shop nearby! It was so nice, you could smell all the different kinds of teas from different regions.

These were my choices, the Lotus tea because it smelled so good, and it also tastes delicious! It's black tea with roses and lychee added.
The other one is green Jasmine tea which I got because it reminded me of my time in China! It's like the standard tea flavour they served in restaurants over there!

Selling dollies

2011-05-05T23:01:00.001+02:00

Soo... I'm selling off quite a bit of Pullips from my collection, mainly because I feel I have way too many and I also feel bad for just having them sit there. I also need some monies for BJD things (such as an Iple House body) so it all works out just fine. The other thing that happens when I sell dollies is.. some times people are just so happy they get an opportunity to buy their dream doll! That just takes away any doubts I had about selling those dollies and it makes me feel relieved and happy. The doll is going to a new owner who will definitely pay more attention to them~

If I sell all of these Pullips then I should have just under 20 left. Eek. It feels a bit nice as well to have a smaller collection!

Here's some music so this post isn't so boring!

Pomme v2.0

2011-04-30T22:54:00.003+02:00

Since I've had time to customise~~ make-over time! I love her again now, my little apple

Mint girl

2011-04-24T16:54:00.002+02:00

Mint girl, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Working on customs now that I've suddenly got a lot of free time ~ Actually this is the first time I'm customising an Angel Gate (fake Pullip head).
Also, the blog has a new look too, what do you think? :3

A Pink - I don't know

2011-04-21T13:09:00.000+02:00

Lovely spring feeling song and MV~

Spring Fashion

2011-04-18T23:40:00.003+02:00

Yellow is so going to be the trend ~ x3;

Gaia always shows so much personality in every photo <3 <3

Natural ni koishite

2011-04-16T20:37:00.001+02:00

This song will be in my head forever and ever and ever >.<;and I blame my fellow blogger over at Plastic Heart!

Love for an under-rated girl!

2011-04-14T13:31:00.002+02:00

Love for Lan, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

My cute Lan nearly got sold - but in the end I decided to keep her, and after re-wigging her and posing her lots I've found she's got so much personality~~ I've named her Tabby ^^

News news~

2011-04-10T16:23:00.000+02:00

The giveaway winner~~
There were 31 entries all together (on blogspot and flickr) I started counting from the first comment on blogger then continued the count on my flickr page ^^
I used Random.org to generate a random number between 1 and 31! I won't delay it any longer~~

The winner is number 11 - webbedcow135 on Flickr!

Congrats!

I will be Flickrmailing you for your info ^__^

U-noa Lottery!
Thanks to my dear friend Leea I was able to obtain one of the Ange kits! Thank you so much ~ Be sure to check out her blog The Magpie and the Unicorn

I will be assembling this girl myself, it will be a very interesting thing to do! xD;

Chihuahua!

2011-04-05T23:45:00.000+02:00

Do you ever get that when something makes you burst out into laughter, then creeps you out a little... but then you end up thinking it's pretty awesome? Yeah, a Chihuahua BJD! Available at Hujoo now x3;

Giveaway~

2011-04-04T14:01:00.002+02:00

Giveaway~, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

In celebration of 30 blog followers and 30 thousand Flickr page views!
You can win a free grab bag of kawaii creative thingies - this photo is only a preview! If the winner owns a Pullip or BJD I will include accessories for your dollies too!
Terms:
-you must leave a comment here, or on my Flickr
-you must be a blog follower or Flickr contact
-I will assign numbers based upon the time/date of the publication of the comment
-I will draw the entry using a random number generator on April 10
-I will ship to anywhere in the world by priority mail, of course those fees are all mine :3

Isul Hamilton

2011-04-04T13:42:00.001+02:00

Soo~ my Isul Hamilton finally arrived on saturday~ of course I immediately re-wigged her ^_^ I think she'll be a girl!!

What I love: Isul's so girly~ in fact I'd almost say s/he's genderless xD she's got a cute expression and face. I like the not-quite-a-smile expression. The face-up is cute and she's got shiny black eye lids. Her stock is quite nice and detailed.
What I don't love: The neck is deep in the chin, and modifications are made a lot harder seeing the shape of his head and neck hole. Stock wig is one of the most horrible things ever. The stock shoes don't fit and they smell awful.
What made me laugh out loud: the panties!!! Are you seriously marketing Isul as a male doll, Groove?

Ella

2011-04-03T22:43:00.002+02:00

Ella~, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Asleep & awake!
I got the sleeping Unoa Zero face plates a while back and my friend Miriam painted them to be like their open eyed faces <3 she also modded the Marion face to have half-open eyes. But that one seems a bit awkward to me, I'm not sure what to do with it yet XD

New U-noa Elder Sister girls ~

2011-03-29T17:25:00.002+02:00

(pic from here)

I've recently been looking into getting an MSD-sized girl~ and what would be better than a Unoa girl? These are the newest Unoa Elder Sister girls, they are about 44cm tall. I adore Ange, she's got the cutest pouty lips and a naughty look~ I wonder if I'll ever manage to obtain one ^^

Angelic Pretty × Pullip

2011-03-27T11:52:00.002+02:00

Outfit sets/ Angelic Pretty, originally uploaded by Suemomo.

(not my photo!)
This outfit set is adorable!
Speaking of adorable & Angelic Pretty.. I'm tempted to pre-order Pullip Prupate, but mostly for her outfit! x3

Some other dollies I've been tempted by lately are Amarri & Lunatic Queen~ I think both will look great with some minor changes (Amarri would need a new wig for sure!).

Ocean of Light

2011-03-20T17:52:00.004+01:00

The cute, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Some photos~ the sun is back! :D

Odile, my Nero & Umeko my Nina ~

The Chase

2011-03-17T20:52:00.000+01:00

A short stop motion animation I did for one of my classes at school ^^~ If any one knows the name of that obese cat, please tell me! It's a figurine I bought at an animation festival in China.

Miau V2.0

2011-03-09T13:46:00.002+01:00

Miau V2.0, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

She's on a PureNeemo Flection body~ isn't it adorable? ^__^ I love this body, the fit was good on a Pullip head, the match a bit less so. But I really love the weight of this body - it's quite solid and it balances nicely with the Pullip head size ^^

Confrontation

2011-03-08T12:47:00.003+01:00

Confrontation, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

A possible scene from my BJD story~

I've been inspired lately, inspired to finally start doing more about my personal goals. I've always wanted to make Dolly pic-fics as well as work on trying to draw a comic (I've got many stories / characters lined up for this, they're just not all equally detailed xD).

Here are some personal goals I wrote down:
Work on a plan / name / logo for a little shop
Since owning my own business is some what of a distant dream for me

Write a general outline for my BJD story
I've been coming up with some ideas and it's becoming more detailed!

Write a summary of my Rain story
I decided to go with this story, because even though it's not very detailed, it's got a lot of interesting characters and it's also my newest. I feel like I need something fresh to work on instead of some of the other ones I've had lying around for years.

In the mean time I'll practise drawing & photography as well as do a lot of research for all of these goals~

Pokemon!

2011-03-07T11:23:00.000+01:00

So what's new? Pokemon Black & White! I'm still waiting on my copy of White though (from the UK) so in the mean time I'm playing Platinum for the first time!

But here is my planned party for Pokemon White~ I made it a point to choose some of the dumbest looking Pokemon as usual! You should see what they evolve into. XD

The Closet

2011-03-06T16:04:00.000+01:00

Not too long ago with some help from my mom I arranged for a new space for all my BJDs! They all moved into my closet! I love it, I can lock the door so no light gets in and they all fit in ~~so far~~. It's very nice and satisfying to have them all in 1 place like this!

Orders & Pre-orders

2011-03-04T23:11:00.002+01:00

Isul Hamilton! Isul is so girly, so far I love that, he comes close to Pullip but adds a nice variation. So I pre-ordered Hamilton, I also ordered a couple of other dollies I wanted while I was at it. xD Namely Taeyang the Cowardly Lion and Byul Paulia! Just because they're silly. I think I'll turn my Isul into a proper girl too, I just hope he doesn't have the annoying neck-in-chin thing the newer Pullips have.

Shiori

2011-03-03T17:17:00.002+01:00

Shiori, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Finally, bonding with my SD16 Kira Since she's my first (and probably only) Volks I had to get used to her, Volks have much bigger heads and faces than other dollies. I also didn't have a right wig for her.. until I tried this one on her! Now I adore her~ She's so cute!

The Unfinished Doll

2011-03-01T11:01:00.000+01:00

Don't you just hate having unfinished dolls lying around? Well I certainly do - there are so many things I want to do with this girl in terms of photoshoots, but all she really needs is a face-up! (and an arm mod, but that's a whole other story)~ Right now I have 3 girls lying around blank like this, waiting for some work to be done; my Feeple65 Chloe (see above), Soom Heliot girl and a Supia Roda (but I'm not even sure if I will keep her ^^) ~ ah, the chaos that is my home XD.

Gifts

2011-02-28T14:05:00.000+01:00

So, I had a little dolly meet yesterday with some of my friends I hadn't seen since before I left for China! They all brought me little gifts <3 and they are so cute and wonderful I had to post about it! So here are some of the things I got:

Cute Milk pouch, Apple booklet and Sugar Mag dress from Natasja <3 They're all so kawaii, and exactly my taste (I love apple themed stuff!). Check out her cute website too some time: Kao-Ani
Handmade Puppy pencil case from Yasmin <3 She is great at sewing kawaii things and always has original designs! Check out her blog Chubby Tentacle~
And last but not least a book from Maaike! This is one of the books she drew / wrote herself, and it's sortof a comic-style diary about Hong Kong! I love reading about her own experiences in Hong Kong! Check out her blog My Little Hearts!

Essence

2011-02-18T19:07:00.002+01:00

Essence, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

I took this photo with my friend Sofia's(Link) camera~ a Canon EOS 400D, something entirely different than what I use, of course.
I really noticed how it captures a lot more details than my own camera (such as dust and minor imperfections on my doll! XD)

Thanks so much Sofia for letting me use your camera!

Love - What about it?

2011-02-09T11:57:00.000+01:00

Well, it's so simple yet so hard for a photography challenge! Especially involving unwilling ~~victims~~ subjects.

I will probably end up not entering the challenge again ^^ My 2 models here - Faye (Supia Rosy) and Heiwa (Soom Sard) cooperated quite well, but in the end there wasn't enough light for me to accomplish the type of shots I wanted~ too bad!

Muffins!

2011-02-05T17:08:00.000+01:00

Today I felt in a baking mood~

The first one was banana muffins with honey and some chocolate sprinkles~ I like how the inside is all creamy because of the banana and the dough is light~

The second batch are chocolate muffins with dried apricots and raisins inside ~ I love how the tops are a little bit crunchy!

The final result~!! Too many muffins ^^

Shy Boy

2011-02-04T21:40:00.001+01:00

I always end up loving perfectly done concepts for Korean girl bands XD no matter how silly.

Pullip Pics

2011-02-02T22:10:00.002+01:00

Shui, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Some photos of my lovely Prunella (adopted from my good friend Yukittie before I left for China ^^)~ and Kuri, a Jupi that I adopted from my dear friend Pacchan~ these girls are finally getting the attention they deserve now that I'm back from Asia! :D (ahh, good olde Europe XD)

Goldiespam

2011-01-30T19:00:00.006+01:00

Goldiespam, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Aahhhh!!! They're multiplying!!! xO

Quadruplets now?!

Adhara

Opposites

Sexy Akiko

My love for Goldies hasn't decreased~ x3

Tokyo dolly shopping

2011-01-28T09:57:00.004+01:00

Now to write about my shopping time in Tokyo~

I had a good time in Tokyo, though it was considerably more expensive than Hong Kong! Not all dolly things were more expensive though. But it made me watch what I spent a little bit more nonetheless.
The main shopping malls for dolly / kawaii stuff I discovered were Studio Alta in Shinjuku(east exit), right near the station, Radio Kaikan right next to Akihabara station (electric town exit), and Broadway inside the Sun mall right near the Nakano station (north exit).

I discovered BJD / Pullip / Blythe shops in each of these malls, and I especially liked the Volks shop in Akihabara as well as the Azone shop in that same mall. Plus, there are a lot of toy shops to be found who also sell these dollies! Don't be afraid to walk in and look around, you'll be surprised by what you find ^^

Here are a few photos to share of the Azone empire:

Funny thing: both days I came to Radio Kaikan in Akihabara, one store was always playing the same Shiina Ringo DVD with her old MVs~ I appreciate the guy's good taste.

Conclusions:
Next time I really should bring more addresses with me, and a map. Because maps and photos are really helpful for recognising places in Tokyo! The train system can also be quite confusing, especially if it's entirely in Japanese, but I found out it's really not as hard as it seems and managed to travel by train around Tokyo every day~
-Be sure to print out the maps Volks has on their website for their stores, very convenient!
-Pullips seem to be cheaper in Hong Kong after all~ (the newest ones being available at 63 euros)
-More nude dolls are available around Tokyo though.
-Azone stuff is cheaper in the store itself than anywhere else it seems.

Dolly shopping guide for Mongkok, Hong Kong

2011-01-16T15:19:00.005+01:00

So~ I decided to make a little guide for all the dolly shops I managed to find in Mongkok~ it's really a nice place to shop! I got some suggestions off forums such as denofangels, but I've decided to compile all my findings into this one big shopping guide, with pictures! I've discovered some great BJD, Blythe and Pullip shops! Also, if you're into anime figures or other dollies/action figures then you will also be in heaven in these malls.

I was conveniently located in a hostel on Argyle street, extremely close to all the dolly-related malls~

The main location seems to be Sai Yeung Choi street south, here Ginza plaza is located (check the basement!) as well as CTMA centre (check B2, 2 floors down for 3 big Blythe shops, though there's cute shops upstairs too!) and pakpolee commercial centre (where DollHeart is located, take the leftmost elevator to the 22nd floor and DH will be to your left.).

One of my favourite shops in the Ginza basement was JR toys house, the lady there was very nice and helpful and she has a lot of wigs, eyes and clothes for sale!

Another nice location is Richmond commercial / shopping centre on Argyle street, be sure to check the basement as well as the other floors. There are 2 mainly dolly shops here, one being D.D.D, but it was never open on any of the nights that I checked x_X!

Map of the general area with locations marked:

Some interesting malls you might want to check out (down the street on the map, marked with an arrow):
Sino commercial centre on Nathan Road (loaaads of anime stuff, music too)
Nathan road again, a little further down: President commercial center: has Josephina on the 3rd floor, you can take the lift. Be sure to ask for the wigs, they are not on display ^^ Wigs are much cheaper in this shop than on the cancan-jseries website~

Tips: most of these shops will open at night~ the best time is to go after 2pm, but my preferred time is between 5 and 6 pm, most of them are definitely open at that time, opening times vary greatly but I found this is the best time for most shops!

Use YPMAP.COM!!!

For Blythe and Pullip shoppers: try entering a general toy shop in one of these malls and looking up, you might discover something you like. (see photos below)

Photos!

I hope to visit Hong Kong again some day!

DollHeart Store

2011-01-12T07:28:00.002+01:00

DollHeart, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

*_* is all I can say. I only bought 2 pairs of shoes so far.

Dolls

2010-12-28T05:38:00.002+01:00

Faye Renewal, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Finally, my 4th and last BJD to arrive in China showed up~ x3 Faye, the newer version of my tan supia rosy. The previous version had a lot of issues, including a white face, a lot of ankle damage, etc. xP I hope I can bond better with her now~

Also, Chloi, Clara and Dal Chibi Risa arrived earlier. I named the Dal Bambi and she's so cute~ I'll likely sell Clara ^^

Xue Nu Wang

2010-12-12T11:37:00.002+01:00

Xue Nu Wang, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

雪女王
Isn't she gorgeous? She arrived last monday and she was named by my dear friend Ding Ling ~~

Idoll

2010-12-02T05:42:00.004+01:00

Idoll, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Adore~ x3 - Rieban, Baisu, Valentine & Umeko
Some old photos I found in my files that I never did anything with~ I really love my Pullip girlband, there's so many things that can be done in photoshoots!

Doomed

2010-12-01T03:55:00.001+01:00

Can you say doomed? A 65cm Feeple with a gorgeous fullset outfit which will likely be LE.

Xiamen Winnings

2010-11-28T06:28:00.004+01:00

I've hoarded so many things here in China now that I've got enough to blog about every day for the next year! xD
Anyway, here are some of my favourite things, things that are useful to me as well~

Little elephant pencil box ~ yes, stuff like this can be purchased at WalMart over here. It's cute, with some friendly text on it as well, and the tiny drawers are very useful for a crafter like myself ^^.

Pearl & crystal bracelet: I got this from one of the street vendors near Zhongshanlu (the biggest shopping street here). I enjoy looking at the stalls, but there are also vendors that sell their goods from a small suit case. Because the lady was in a hurry to leave (some authority figures were making their way over I believe) I managed to haggle this cute bracelet down to only 20RMB~ It's easy to put on because you can 'roll' it around your wrist.
Pearl & beads bracelet: This is from Gulangyu (aka: Piano Island) a famous tourist attraction next to Xiamen. There are many many street stalls here selling cute items~! Me and Ding Ling both got one, and we managed to haggle the price down to 10RMB for both ~ The magnets used for closing it are very strong, but I'm afraid to go near my laptop with this bracelet on! x3;

A~ing!

2010-11-24T13:15:00.002+01:00

Oh my... yes, it's catchy and wrong, and of course I love it. xD

SD16 Kira

2010-11-20T04:46:00.003+01:00

Kira, originally uploaded by yulchek.

Photo belongs to Yulcheck x3

I bought this beautiful SD16 Kira just now, well, I still have to pay her off and all that. But yeah! Oh my god. My first Volks xD Now I can walk into that Volks shop in Shinjuku in January and not feel too guilty =P

Buttery love

2010-11-15T04:21:00.007+01:00

I couldn't bring many of my favourite products from the Netherlands to China, but what I am grateful for are the few Body Shop products I did bring! Namely Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash and my lovely Blueberry Body Butter~

I don't think I could live without these two products~ They're both great for keeping my skin moisturised! Since there are no Body Shops around this part of China I am happy to have brought them along.

This skin creme belongs to my dear friend here in China (Ding Ling ^^)

I've only tried it once but I'm wondering, is there really snake in it? o__O

Pre-orders

2010-11-11T04:21:00.002+01:00

Weeell, I am a bad girl once again. I went ahead and pre-ordered 2 upcoming LE Pullips and 1 LE Dal~ namely Pullip Chloi & Clara and Dal Chibi Risa "Sweet" version~~ Plus it also was a bit cheaper to order from taobao ~~

Here are pictures of the Pullips Clara & Chloi

All pictures belong to www.plasticpop.de ~

Haunted

2010-11-02T15:43:00.003+01:00

Haunted, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

For the Challenge theme at Sweetaddiction.nl ~

Photos

2010-10-12T06:16:00.002+02:00

Ming, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Some photos of my girls~ they get so much attention being the only ones with me at the moment~~ and I quite like it this way too. Though I do miss the bigger dolly family waiting at my home. Some more shots:

Close

2010-10-04T07:38:00.002+02:00

Close, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

My only 2 girls (for now!!) here in China~ x3

I miss my dollies~

2010-09-29T05:55:00.005+02:00

Gold time, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Well, some older pictures for now that I took back home ~ Goldies! I've realised how much I miss my Pullips here, as well as my other BJDs at home. Having 2 BJDs here really helps a lot though~ how therapeutic dollies are!

I ordered an artist head from a Chinese doll artist~ shipping was only $3 since I am also in China at the moment, she won't be completed for a long time for now I guess though, seeing as she needs a body, wig, eyes, face-up, etc. ^^; Here is a picture from the artist herself!

I am also a very bad girl, Supia re-released tan Rosy again.. a limited run, and I bought one again~ was missing my old one! My excuse: I had enough balance on my paypal. Her name shall be Faye ^o^

Shady Girl~

2010-09-22T13:38:00.002+02:00

By Sistar~
One of the songs that has been haunting me recently, the lyrics are quite funny and it's really too catchy.

Stupidhead!!

2010-09-21T04:31:00.004+02:00

Faithfully named Stupidhead or Troublesome Girl (no official name yet) because of all the trouble she caused me~ x3

She actually got trapped in customs for a long time, and I kept getting phone calls from Chinese ladies from EMS customs without having any Chinese people around who could actually answer them for me XD; So eventually Chinese Irene managed to phone them and after some bureaucracy it turned out I was able to pick her up but I had to pay a tax of 330 Yuan (around 38 euros)~ So last week I took a day off to travel to the customs office (almost 2 hours by bus XD) and managed to pick her up without too much trouble! Yay!

She's finally home, and she's supercute, completely different from my other Goldies. She really needs a Chinese name but maybe Irene can help me with that~ I was thinking of something with Ming in it ^o^

Bitchface~!

2010-09-01T14:25:00.002+02:00

Beryl, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Man, I love her, she actually arrived on monday but I didn't have time to take a decent picture until today ^^ even today it was quite dark and cloudy so I had to take many shots and photoshop it quite heavily. xD;

It feels so good to have a dolly with me again~ playing with her is so therapeutic and I already feel healthier (I fell ill here in China xO) and happier~ it's really good to have something special that reminds you of home ~ ^o^

I was going to name her Morgwen but for now I am reconsidering that name~ she will really be my bitchy hime in the future! I just need some proper clothes for her, and I want to style her hair too.

Traveling without dollies..!

2010-08-19T18:03:00.003+02:00

Ah, tomorrow morning I will be leaving for China for 6 months! It is so hard to leave my Pullips behind, I thought I could really bring maybe 1 or 2 girls with me but it turns out my hand luggage is still slightly over the weight limit even without them! Aahh! Packing is so hard >.<;;;
For now I will only be having BJDs there, because I will be receiving my lovingly nicknamed bitchface there~ (Soom Beryl) as well as my 4th Goldie (a white one this time though!)~ I will hopefully be able to buy some things for them there too and maybe I'll have to buy a Pullip there... xD;

I've borrowed some of my dollies to my friends because I can't take any ;_;
Ella(unoa zero latea) went to Leea
Arindine(pullip isolde) along with the Innocent World outfit set XD went to Natasja
Baisu (pullip haute LA) went to Maaike

I hope my dollies will be fine there~ the rest is boxed up T^T I'll miss them!

Publication!

2010-08-16T12:42:00.005+02:00

My first one~! :D Though I've been asked for a BJD photo book before, that project was delayed indefinitely. XD Still, I am quite proud of myself! Thanks for publishing me Dolly*Dolly ~

Walk the Dinosaur!

2010-08-13T01:06:00.001+02:00

Just something I've been laughing at for the past week or so........

Memories

2010-08-10T11:07:00.003+02:00

Memories, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Long time no blog! xO I am still preparing myself for China, also arranging meets with people for the last time before I go there and such.
I sold about 12 of my Pullips since my last post~ including all my customs based upon my characters like Solar, Pinku (see above for Farah) etc.! I decided that they will be 'on paper' only characters, because I simply wasn't doing anything with the dollies. I have noticed that I am paying a bit more attention to my BJDs lately as well. That doesn't mean I can give up Pullip though, I still love love love customising them~ and I'll be bringing some to China with me!
While we're on that subject, I can't bring any BJDs there.. but I sure as hell can get some delivered there. 2 BJDs will be coming to me in China.. from Korea & HK. Cheap shipping!

The Dark

2010-07-24T11:33:00.002+02:00

The Dark, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Idria always takes the most beautiful photos~

I am currently selling a lot of my Pullips~ 9 of my character customs included... I hope they sell ^^

Also, I got a Wii but screwed up by upgrading the system to version 4.3E... ;3; now I can't play Fatal Frame 4 for a long while at least! Nooo xO

Hi my sweetheart!

2010-07-10T11:05:00.001+02:00

Before going to China I'm watching all sorts of Mandarin dramas~ XD This is one of my favourites so far!

A Blossom Tree

2010-07-05T01:40:00.001+02:00

How you would chance upon me in this most beautiful moment!
For this, I have prayed to the heavens for 500 years,
prayed for our earthly fate.
The Heavens destined me as a tree
rooted aside the road of which you will walk.
In the sunlight, flowers abloom,
each bloom, the hope of my past lives.
As you draw near, listen carefully:
Those shivering leaves are the fervor of my anticipation.
And as you finally walk passed disregarding,
behind you, there falls:
Friend, those aren't flower petals,
it is my withered heart

A blossom tree by Xi Murong <3 I recently heard this, and it is a beautiful Chinese poem, no matter how many versions of it exist translated into English~

Natural

2010-07-03T16:31:00.006+02:00

Natural , originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Yesterday I met my friend Stephanie and we took photos outside (and man, was it hot! XD). I tried taking pictures for the friendship challenge theme over at sweetaddiction~ however Gaia always manages to steal the show and be super photogenic (despite damage & mods done to her by previous owners.. and my crappy face-up xD )~

She remains one of my favourite girls! (click on images to see full size)

Aran

2010-06-27T15:09:00.002+02:00

Aran, originally uploaded by solarsenshi.

Finally got back from his new face-up~ by viridianhouse/Icchaeyo!

He looks so amazing now.. much better than his squarebrows of d00m! :D This photo is a little bit dark but I liked it in a way.