#and i'll see if folks are interested in custom dolls or something

[gamebunny-advance]

Dang, sorry to hear the plans with international shipping isn't working out too good. I adore the keychains! They're fun and cute, and I think maybe it was just some bad luck due to some recent events? Still hope you are doing well

I'm glad that you've enjoyed yours, so thanks for the kind the words~

I think it's a combination of bad timing and relevancy~ Even if things weren't as bad economically as they are now, NSR doesn't really have *that* much relevance these days, and took me nearly a year after the initial announcement to even get the store up. It's more than likely that a good chunk of the folks that were interested at the time of the announcement probably aren't interested now~ (And a sizeable percentage of those people were international fans who can't buy one now, even if they wanted to~)

It is what it is~ As an experience, I'm glad I got to do this, but aside from seeing this through to the end, it's hard to say that this project was a success ^^;

In the future, I'll probably try to invest in more "evergreen" kind of products (original designs and the like) so I don't have to depend so much on fandom interest to keep me afloat ^^

[firespirited]

From yesterday. She loves to sit on the bench like a human and watch the world go by.

Today I got pretty sick so I'm going to have to not do much for the next few days let alone go out (the purpura are intense, I look like I took a spitting pan of grease to the face or measles or something. Also strained the neck injury which is visibly swollen and mighty sore)

I've listed the 9 vintage heads as a bundle and the Monster High bait on ebay (saffyruth)

but so long as there are no bids any dollblr folks can have the vintage head bundle for 8$ (aka free with tracked postage bubble envelope worldwide) or a $30 (aka the price of a kilo) box of dolls: monsters, various barbie/disney, stretch fabrics, fun yarn scraps for reroots, assorted accessories... (see suppi.net/bratz/recap.php for headshots) I'd be delighted to put together a custom package instead of listing stuff on ebay. If you're in the EU, 11€ for 3kilos of assorted doll junk. I'll empty the various drawers on to my bed: take photos and you can pick and choose.

Other stuff on ebay is available to be *added* to a just pay postage box, it's priced by how much it cost and the amount of work involved (glue treatments, bleaching and whatnot). I don't allow haggling once I've settled on an "ebay acceptable" price because the worth in time/effort and my minimum reveals itself. I know, the rules are weird. 😅 Reroots became more precious once I couldn't replicate that again, like sentimental value, I hope that makes sense.

Haven't posted much, had a lot to say but wasn't sure it was appropriate or would be properly understood. Not wording great lately. Having to do an overview of 2023 brought up some really interesting things about what I value and collect that need to be worded in a way that can't be misconstrued "so you hate waffles?"-style.

I've been grieving somewhat for a while and, well, it seems like everyone is going through it, so why add to dash sadness (at a time like this too)? But also had a bittersweet healing moment with mum and got to know my sister a little better as she's been coming on dog walks (Talia is hers, well it's more like she is Talias: chihuahuas bond to their chosen human, it's quite astonishing to witness) and my old lady-baby Lily is in better shape than ever. And some pondering about what kind of hobbyist I'd like to be if I can't use my arms again much this year (arm movements also include photos, editing and typing)

Ok off to sleep, see you in 12-14h. Love to all and special thoughts to everyone I'm seeing having a rough time of it. PS: Dms or emails re "doll clear out" will work much better than replies/reblogs.

[umbreon482]

So it seems my plush design is quite popular, so I wanted to check interest if instead of the one singular custom plush I planned on getting made, if people would like me to have more made and like list them on etsy or something?

I know there's not a lot of merch of our mans, so I wanted to see if this was something folks would want.

Ideally, if I were to do this, he'd be a 20cm cotton doll, so that y'all can dress him up. I might also consider ponytail Entreri in the future too

I can't promise anything bc custom plushes get expensive and I'm a full time student with a part time job, but this is something I'll at least consider depending on response

Even if there's no response, thank y'all for liking him so much : )

I am obsessed with Artemis Entreri that I've gone as far as designing a plush of him.

I referenced Lockwood's art of him as well as his sprites from Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, and took a few artistic liberties here and there to make him easier to make.

I will soon have him in my clutches

[gamebunny-advance]

Oh yeah...

I did say that I was going to start posting about other things now that the keychain project is technically done~

I've got a bit of backlog, but I don't want to post it all at once. But here's what you can look forward to in these upcoming days:

A LOT of Chemicards backlog. I kinda started a game on the server where I color the sketches/lineart in different palettes, and everyone has to guess what character they're based on. They've won a couple of rounds, but they tend to struggle with my weeb-shit since most of the folks there don't really care for anime/manga~

Latest custom doll projects. I have 1 completed and 1 WIP. Long story short, a Daiso recently opened near me, and one of the most niche things they sell are materials for making dolls~ So, that's made engaging in this hobby a lot more accessible for me~ I'd love to eventually take some doll commissions over the summer, if that's something y'all'd be interested in.

My custom Tamagotchi On genes. This is something I recently started doing after being reminded of my Tamagotchi On, and finding the resources on making custom genes for it. So far, I've completed a Gaopowerroo and I'll upload him to the Ko-Fi shop for free eventually (I just need to make some shop graphics for it~) I also started a Mikugotchi, inspired by Miku Nano that was released a while ago. I dunno if I'm gonna finish it though, since I don't know how many people are actually interested in raising "human" characters, but here's a preview of what she's looking like right now:

I'll probably ask the Tamagotchi reddit for an interest check to see if they want Miku, or if I should make something else (because I also thought about modernizing some of the classic tamas that haven't survived into this generation, like Masktchi and/or Hanatchi, and those might be more appealing to the general audience~).

There might be a few surprises here and there, but that's what's on the menu for now~ I hope y'all'll like at least some of that stuff~

[firespirited]

Managed to list the monster high stock and dolls. I'd been putting it off in the distant hope that i'd show improvement enough to warrant waiting. It's stupid I have plenty of projects kept and there will always be gunky bundles. Still my brain bought this and that for a reason and I had often had something specific planned, so a sense of, not quite obligation but when each doll head was in hand there were moments of "well this one only would require an hour or two to complete the vision" and "that one's so rare I'll never see that again while I have the right supplies".

Bratz spare clothes and project dolls tomorrow. Kiwi too. Not sure whether to split Barbie and other 1/6 from 1/7th Licca and Anthro. I have to keep the momentum and remember the relief. It's so SILLY having to go through the same mental blocks every time. I post in the hopes it'll make me cringe someday and maybe learn something.

If you're in the EU, you can still get the whole lot for $100 shipped (if it's not western eu it might be a bit more shipping) massive bargain for you and no ebay hassle for me.

Then new shelves/glass cupboards for the Rainbow High and possibly a few anthro hybrids. Now that the collection has more monsters and novis, they won't be out of place.

There's been an odd sense of loss of identity with not being able to customize but it's so much easier seeing how many people know how to reroot now and also letting myself enjoy being a collector (occasional restyler!) who doesn't have to do anything spectacular to enjoy a doll.

January pushed me out of my habits to learn some minor bead embroidery skills and I did some fun upcycling with clear plastic, silica beads and plastic ab rhinestones. It was a fun exercise in using unusual materials and reminded me that I love a challenge and the odd far more than a full pallette of high quality hair colours.

I have not made any progress on the recoding of the tutorials. I might be motivated if there's a section on the new doll collector site. Hard to get hyped/panicked enough: Tumblr's not ideal for the search engines but at least it's stable for now and people can ask questions directly on posts, spam's minimal, you build a rapport with other doll folks.

I do my walks, my exercises, and just have to hope that it's doing something. I can't build muscle like a normal person just have to measure in how many seconds before collapse or full body trembles. Patience is a virtue I've never had. The high pain shock collar built into my neck with a instant to 48h delay is having to do the work of keeping me on track lol.

On an unrelated tangeant, i really hope AI hype craps out soon. I hated the new 'predictive/most searched' google update, it basically broke the internet for me to not get the most accurate results for my searches.

I have zero interest in having a bot tell me what I really want to hear from some random blogger who happens to be into that subject or who sees a link between that subject and another. That's what this is for, to hear from other people not have their thoughts filtered through algorithms to give me an all sides version of the story. I don't want the review that's a condensed consensus matching the 80% of 2 star reviews I want to hear from the three dweebs who adore this film for entirely different reasons (the train schedule and effects are totally correct and it's the one vhs they used to watch with the neighbour and quote it as in jokes, it's also got great practical effects and it was filmed in a place that is now knocked down but used to be their workplace.) People make the internet interesting. I don't want the information without the superfluous personal ramblings attached. Give me the anecdote with the recipe, it's far less intrusive than the five adverts and I'll remember the recipe as the one that he found in a book about Greece and he's never been but he dreams about it sometimes.