#idk if i'll finish it but i really want to

[sketchy-angel]

Custom Hualian dolls

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I started this project in February 2022. I originally made a Puqi Shrine diorama out of an old cardboard box. I still have it and I'll post it soon after I make some minor alterations. I just really wanted to share these 2 since I spent so much effort on them.

Back then, I purchased 2 Obitsu 11cm dolls. I bought them on Aliexpress but judging by the packaging and the fact they were around $15 each I'm pretty sure they're legit.

In this blog I'll talk a bit about the process for those unfamiliar with doll customizing and everyone else who is interested in the process. I'm a doll collector but my customizing skills are very rudimentary and mostly rely on winging it and hoping for the best.

And my motto during this process was "nobody's gonna see the back."

I made the prototype clothes back in 2022 and the stitching was ass. And it took me until last week to gather enough courage to start working on the wigs. I originally purchased very cheap doll hair but it refused to cooperate and I decided to use felt instead.

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His clothes were already basically done when I started over. I added the red ribbon details, added the flower nail charm, the red string and I made the wig, of course.

These outfits are by no means historically or cannonically accurate. I had to modify them to accommodate the scale and my subpar sewing skills. I've gotten much better at sewing since then so don't look at those shoulder seams...

And I still don't know what's going on with the back of his red robes. I think I ran out of fabric :-|

The braid is made using a string of black yarn. The vambraces are actually fake adjustable ear cuffs.

I'll show the wig making process more in Xie Lian's section since Hua Cheng's was easier to make. I just slapped a bunch of felt pieces on the wigcap with glue and voilà!

And E'Ming was made using pencils and gel polish on a piece of cardboard and Xie Lian's butterfly was made with the help of a nail sticker and magnetic cat eye polish. In the finished photo you can see a red gem sticker on E'Ming's eye. I don't know how I feel about it. Do your prefer the design without it? I can easily take it off.

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Xie Lian's outfit and hair was a bit of a challenge but it was fun. I was inspired by several designs and decided to just wing it and make my own outfit instead of recreating an existing one in its entirety.

Also, as you can tell, these dolls have many articulation points that allow for so much posability. I sewed the clothes onto them to keep it in place so they have limited range of movement, especially Hua Cheng, but I'm fine with it. They can still pose nicely.

Instead of making inner and outer robes I decided to make one pair of robes and the second pair that's folded over the shoulders stops at the waist and is hidden by the belt/sash(?) idk English forgive me.

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I tried to make the "main robes" fold over at the waist but I misplaced the rest of that white fabric 2 years ago so I just extended the edges on 3 sides with the sheer fabric from an old curtain and hoped for the best.

Oh, and the shoes are also from Aliexpress. I try not to purchase often from them but I could not find any alternatives...

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The wig making process was... Interesting. I won't show the entire wigcap by itself to spare your eyes so here's balding Xie Lian lol.

The bun was made by rolling felt into a little roll. I then stuck two bigger felt circles onto one side and glued the edges after I cut the outer edges like you would cut a pizza. Does this make sense? Probably not.

Basically, make a rose type thing.

And if you're wondering, the wigs are removable and kind of posable as well.

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And that's basically it <3

I wanted to include better quality pics but it won't allow me to post more than 10 at once so I had to stuff them into collages.

Forgot to mute the video so if you hear my cat wreaking havoc in the background no you didn't.

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I may or may not be working on another project centered around Beefleaf...

When I was a kid, I couldn't afford good quality dolls so I played with small doll-like keychains that had knitted dresses, arms and legs made of string, heads made of painted wooden beads and little beanies on their heads.

I have similar beads laying around so I plan to make similar keychains that look like fem Beefleaf.

Of course, I gotta finish that damn Puqi Shrine and hope my cat doesn't cause it to collapse. Maybe one day I'll make keychain versions of other TGCF characters as well!

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[spookygingerr]

weekly tag wednesday

thanks for creating this @mybrainismelted and for the tags @kiennilove, @deedala, @creepkinginc & @energievie. i've loved reading about all your routines

this week - tell me about a day in the life of:

name:  ice

age: funnily enough, the same age as ice spice

are you in school, do you work full-time, or other?  i work full time and i'm also in night school studying for my dream career

tell me about your morning routine on a school/work day: if it's a gym day i'm up at 6am, pre gym breakfast and coffee, gym, home, shower, brush teeth, post gym breakfast and coffee. if it's not a gym day, i get up at 8am and just have the one breakfast and coffee, i still shower, brush teeth, etc. i work from home so i'm always in comfy clothes

what do you usually have for breakfast? so, for coffee, i either have a collagen protein iced coffee, or have a normal iced coffee and a protein shake (the clear whey kind), and either a chocolate waffle and yoghurt if i want sweet, or something like toast with cream cheese and mushrooms if i want savoury. i always have to eat before and after the gym as i am so hungry in the morning and i seem to be really sensitive to changes in my blood sugar

how many breaks do you take during the day?  i have one hour lunch break a day

do you go straight home when you are done?  already there baby. however i now have a home office so i walk from my office to my room the kitchen

do you like to go out in the evening?  idk if i like it, but i also don't like my life revolving around my job so it's nice to have more than one thing happening a day ig. one night a week i have therapy, and the other i have college. sometimes i have other appointments in the evening or plans but usually i'll be studying, drawing or talking to my pocket pals <3

do you cook dinner or order in?  cook! i love cooking so much

how do you entertain yourself in the evenings?  pocket pals, drawing, reading and sometimes movies

and finally, tell me about your bedtime routine: i try my very hardest to be in bed reading by 9pm and asleep by 10pm. it's easier earlier in the week, and when i have the gym the next morning. on wednesday's i don't finish college until 9pm so i then have to get home, get ready for bed and unwind so really it depends on the night. but always; pyjamas, hair in bonnet, wash face, brush teeth, meds and reading

tags below the cut

@gallapiech @transmurderbug @ian-galagher @roryonic @doshiart

@sgtmickeyslaughter @heymacy @michellemisfit @jrooc @thepupperino

@em-harlsnow @mickeym4ndy @sam-loves-seb @callivich @especially-fuk-u

@sleepyheadgallavich @spacerockwriting @vintagelacerosette @deathclassic @heymrspatel

@sickness-health-all-that-shit @stocious @atthedugouts @depressedstressedlemonzest

@suzy-queued @gardenerian @spoonfulstar @the-rat-wins @crossmydna

@mmmichyyy @blue-disco-lights @bawlbrayker

[mhin-t]

coming out of my horrible depression episode for a sec to offer messy sketch vere to you all

[aurosoulart]

Mostly, I want to be kind. (x)

[intramoon]

Finally, working on custom tattoos for Wednesday - 40% done?

[sergle]

I think I'm going to make a temperature blanket this year

[noliaert]

some fanart of THE vampire that owns the night🫰

[greywoe]

not so eager now, are we?

don't- don't touch me.

[mari-lair]

what if I write about Nanika trying to befriend Gon? What if-

[daddyplasmius]

reread edited what currently exists of my DP Wolfwalkers AU fic. here are all my favourite lines in no particular order & lacking context

[ruvviks]

now that i've posted more about the extended ocverse, here's harlowe!! he's been adopted into the valentine family and works as a bartender at club bodytalk :]

taglist (opt in/out)

@velocitic, @deadrlngers, @euryalex, @ordinarymaine, @gurathins;

@mojaves, @shellibisshe, @dickytwister, @mnwlk, @rindemption;

@ncytiri, @calenhads, @noirapocalypto, @florbelles, @radioactiveshitstorm;

@strafethesesinners, @fashionablyfyrdraaca, @radioactive-synth, @katsigian, @estevnys;

@elgaravel, @aezyrraeshh, @carlosoliveiraa

[biblically-accurate-dca]

@vanweek2024 day 4 - food

peep the vanny

[turrondeluxe]

[stergeon]

> FERDINAND II.

And so your PLANT shall henceforth be known as FERDINAND II.

The thought of needing to inform FERDINAND I of his having a namesake makes you a bit ill, but you are already hard at work devising several plausible excuses for the gesture. Something about how you've named it after the one most invested in its naming, or how it is similarly prone to drooling. Yes. Yes, you will be able to deflect quite easily, should the need arise. It has nothing to do with your fondness for FERDINAND or your desire for a substitute in his imminent absence, no—again, you are not so prone to sentimentality. It's about the drool.

Well, anyway. Best to move on with your day and think about something else, lest you grow maudlin or cultivate further affection for the PLANT. May the GODDESS be merciful and never cause you to develop inclinations that could be described as paternal.

Now that your plant has received sufficient care, it is time for COFFEE. You set to making your morning brew. By CHANCE, there happens to be sufficient water remaining in the kettle for FERDINAND I to have TEA, should he wish it.

Per your TIMEPIECE, it is now a quarter to eight. You have made excellent progress on your PRE-BREAKFAST TO-DO LIST thus far: the only remaining task is to remove FERDINAND. You are starting to get rather peckish and would like to be rid of him quickly, but over the past week, you have found that extracting the man from YOUR QUARTERS is a more arduous task than it ought to be.

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[oozeandgoo-art]

drew my ocs again. STILL can't draw Taran's human face but whatever, if he's just holding something in front of it we can't tell, right? Right?

Nakey version under the cut so you can see all the pretty textures I put on Haven.

[icewindandboringhorror]

... why he sit like this