Here's looking at you kid...

Here's looking at you kid
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My Blythe doll "Nik" has a new custom face up. I sand matted her face *again*, and gave her a nice cpat of MSC ("Mr. Super Clear" flat acrylic). After a light sanding to even things out I gave her a little blush and lip stick with pastel and a clear coat of gloss for the lips. She's ready for the weekend in her new shorts and tights too!

Nik and the shuttle 3

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Are we done yet?

Nik and the shuttle 2

Nik and the shuttle
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Nik's eyeing that shuttle... is it empty again already!?!

Nik and the shuttle

Nik and the shuttle3
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Nik has arrived from Istanbul, Turkey! Nik is my Blythe doll that I purchased online from Cagla (a collector of beautiful dolls). Nik is actually short for Nikita - the name Cagla gave her. I prefer Nik though.

Here's Nik helping me wind bobbins for my weaving shuttle. She's such a doll :)

Hujoo Sisters Unite

Hujoo Sisters Unite
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Foe (now sporting a blonde wig) gets to meet her new twin sisters, Suki and Yaya. The twins arrived today all the way from Portugal. Thanks Ana!

Why'd you comb my hair?

Why'd you comb my hair?
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Poor Foe! I forgot to hide the comb after styling her hair. She's upset about how much hair was left on the comb.

Foe Hujoo2

Foe Hujoo2
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Here's Foe again, but this time looking much like the little spunky girl she is. No sissy stuff for Foe (unless I beg her to pose in feathers for a photo shoot). I can already tell she hates the frilly stuff but she's trying to be nice - afterall, it is her first day here in her new home.

Foe Hujoo is here!

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My beautiful "Foe" is here. She arrived today from Ebay by way of California. I love her... she's beautiful and full of expression.

V of the dolls

I just wouldn't be "V" without a new and interesting obsession. Everyone knows that, even you. So, what's my new obsession? Dolls. No, not like doll babies in stroller dolls - I'm talking dolls that are fashionable, trendy, hip, expressive... and expensive. I'm talking Blythe and Hujoo.

I gained an interest in these dolls after visiting several Etsy shops and seeing the dolls photographed alongside their seller's products. At first, thsese big-eyed, big head (in Blythe's case) dolls were rather scary. I saw this reference to them somewhere online, "they look like they'd stab you in the middle of the night" but it didn't put me off. No sir! The creepier they looked, the more I had to have one. Oh, did I say one? I meant four...

My first two Hujoos were Etsy purchases from the same seller. The first is Yaya (blue hair). She's an open eye cocoa skin Hujoo. Yaya's twin sister (they're products of an interracial relationship) is Suki (white hair). I love them and really dig what they represent. (Did I just say, "dig"? Dayum that 70's Blythe doll commercial!) Finally, for Hujoos, there's Foe. She's the red-headed stepchild of the bunch, purchased on Ebay. I think she and Blythe will get along well. They're both "different". Foe is more of an angry slightly closed eye Hujoo, while Blythe is a wide-eyed wonder who is quite solemn and always watching. (Maybe planning a late night stabbing?)

This Is Blythe...

Her name is Nik. Its short for Nikita. No, its not the name I chose for her, its the one she received from her previous owner and the person who did her face up. A face up is a customization of the face, changing eyes/eye chips, sanding, matting, applying paint - which in the doll world is equivalent to makeup. Nik received a complete wig re-root, all hand done with mohair. New lashes, painted eye lids, gaze correction, boggled eyes... Phew! that's a lot of plastic surgery for such a young girl. I haven't decided what to do with her hair yet but I assure you, it will be fabulous when its all said and done. Nik is traveling all the way from Istanbul to get here.

Check out these great pics of Hujoos and Blythes on Flickr.