Bringing home Kai

On Friday I'll be making the final layaway payment on Kai (KisakiSama's Kaitou); it feels weird to think that in a couple of weeks or so, I'll be holding in my hands the very first BJD I ever saw, on the fourth anniversary of the day I saw him and first got into the whole BJD scene. If I hadn't seen his photo on wtf_inc, of all places, I might never have gotten into this whole hobby. I wouldn't have 14 dolls (soon to be 15!); I wouldn't have an Etsy shop (from which I've made my first sale), I would never have created the obitsulovers community on LJ, and Arkadian Dreams wouldn't even exist.

Can't begin to describe how I feel right now. "Excited" doesn't even come close!

This is a dream come true. I am so looking forward to Kai's homecoming.

I think Eric is too. ;-)

Gabrielle at Christmas

Gabrielle wishes you all a very Merry Christmas on behalf of all here at Arkadian Dreams. :-)

Vita Ersatz; Shadow-dwellers

Two older ones of Perseus I'm fond of and a new one of my smallest shadow-dweller. :-)

A real Wild Child. ;-)

And finally, my little werewolf boy - who seems to be pretty adamant that he's a Lucien. :-)




Lycanthropes are sexy.


Don't deny it. ;-)


The daring hunter and the fearsome tiger!


Very daring. But also very small.


I don't think the cat is impressed....




In his element.

Gabrielle's new face-up

It's like having a whole new doll. :-)

Goodbye Xavier, hello Gabrielle!

The fun thing about the one-touch system used by Luts and Fairyland is that you can swap heads.

Like this:


In the process I found that Luspira makes a very effective little werewolf boy (pay no heed to the gold lame trousers; they're for a commission) - and Xavier makes a very cute little girl! So Luspira has now become Lupin (still tempted by the thought of calling him Lucien, though that's the "real" name of 's Hound, Corpselight...), and Xavier has become Gabrielle - and much happier they both seem to be as a result!

Anyway, having a pretty little girl to sew for (and three hours with no internet last night!) inspired me to complete this little outfit up for her - corset is dusky pink raw Thai silk, lined with pink satin and topstitched in silver. Skirt is actually a tutu, with underpants of burgundy cotton jersey and ruffles of burgundy organza, with a top layer of organza trimmed with dark rose satin ribbon.

Her over-the-knee socks were also handstitched by me, and I made the necklace too. Shoes are from Luts. :-)













When the weather isn't quite so humid, I'll be redoing her face-up to give her a softer, more feminine look. :-)

Fatherhood

Marius recently discovered he was a father; and newfound fatherhood appears to agree with him!

Introducing Sophie

It suddenly occurred to me that of all the places I've been spamming Sophie, my little Rosen Lied Tuesday's Child Basic Beige, I'd forgotten to post her here! Most remiss of me. So let me introduce you to her - my smallest doll, at only 27cm!

































Face-up: Me
Yellow dress: RL Beige default outfit
Pink dress, lace-topped socks: Handsewn by me
Shoes: Mimiwoo
Wig: Can-can J-Series 6" SP10a in Wine (styled and trimmed by me)
Chair: Vintage 80s Hasbro Sindy armchair from personal collection
Bear: Clinton Cards

In the Garden III: Luspira

In the Garden II: Taliesin

In the Garden I: The Twins

Shiwoo Crew!

Water: Myrddin

Galhaia in the Garden

I took advantage of dry weather outside to get photos of Galhaia with her new face-up today; I also decided to try her head on Nimue's Obitsu body, as I'm not too happy with the lack of posability of the Dollfie Dream body. I find I actually prefer Galhaia on the Obitsu body, so I suspect the swap may be a permanent arrangement until I can afford a resin body!

Current doll list

Currently owned:
	Marius Asmodey	WS DollShe Hound V.2 Eldest Asmodey brother
	Eric Asmodey	NS CP Shiwoo Middle Asmodey brother
	Xavier Asmodey	NS CP Minifee Shiwoo Youngest Asmodey brother
	Lysande	Modded BW CP Vampire Elf Yder
	Alaric	BW CP Kid Delf Ttori Elf boy Lysande's little brother
	Galhaia	NS CP Juri 05/DD1 hybrid Alaric's foster mother and ruler of the Arkadian Enclave in London; daughter of the King of the Caer Myrrdin Enclave.
	Neph	DoC Hoo Another of Galhaia's fosterlings
	Perseus Francois de la Croix	Modded BW CP Vampire Breakaway/AOD hybrid Eric's boyfriend
	Matresca	Modded BW CP Vampire Dark Elf Soo/AOD hybrid Vampire Sire to both Perseus and Lysande
	Taliesin	Modded Obitsu Haruka Elf boy Court Bard of the Arkadian Enclave; responsible for teaching the children of House Arkadian
	Nimue	Modded Obitsu Gretel Elf Taliesin's sister
	Miyobi	RML K-02/DollZone 1/4 hybrid An Alichino (vampiric demon) that has become attracted to Xavier; she takes the form of a young girl but is actually quite ancient
	Luspira	Modded NS CP Minifee Shiwoo Vampire Elf A young werewolf girl; Satin's "eyes" and protector (waiting on body)
	Seraphina	Obitsu 60cm girl Galhaia's friend and Court Healer
	Ayame	Obitsu 60cm girl Seraphina's younger sister; Marius' ex-girlfriend (currently minus a body)
Working on:
	Kynaston "Satin" Dane	BW CP Nanuri07/Fantasy Doll hybrid Eric's former schoolmate and Luspira's guardian
Wishing on:
	??	BW Minimee boy
	??	FCS Snowskin F17 SD13 longlegged boy
	??	FCS Snowskin F22 (Kun) SD13 girl

So that's 15 dolls here, one on the way, and three on the wishlist!