Jaxith's little angel.. Devil... erm...?

I honestly didn't know Jax had a sister until SOOM released Lami and Trachy. I was smitten again <3 I supose I just love the demonic looking lovelies ^^ I had to have Trachy, as red is my favourite colour ^^ What better reason than that?!

 Box ^^ The cardboard box is nice, but the white doll box is better ^^ And there's Mickie ^^ He was very nosey about the doll boxes and parcels at first. Now he's just like 'omg, another 1 >.< *licks balls and sleeps.'

 So very RED! Isn't she beautiful <3 So very REDDDD <3

 Same eyes as her brother and she's a blonde too ^^ She is only Jaxith's half sister though. They have different mothers ^^ And of thier weird demonic family, she's the only girl if all her dozens of siblings.

Love the default outfit <3 and check out her boots! I want a pair of theses boots for me! Why do bjds have such wonderful footwear?! Better than people footwear?! I want her boots... :'(

The end of July that year I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She arrived beginning of August. I was still in hospital when she got here, but I got to have her as soon as I got home. Lovely timing I guess? I asked my good friend and personal BJD Guru to faceup both heads for me. I also asked her to glue the magnets for me. Practically everything. I wasn't really any good for anything for a good 2-3 months, including taking photos. Sorry for the horrendous box opening photos!

At first she was Eliza. But as time when on and after I watch Hannibal Rising I called her Mischa instead <3

 I love both heads ^^ And the horns and tail. I use both horns and the tail on the open mouth head and only the small horns and tail on the other head. Reason is, since her character is young I think she wouldn't have mastered keeping normal human form yet. Thats why she's always red, and when she gets upset or angry she grows more horns! Her eyes change colour too ^^ I don't use the open mouth head as much as I'd like to, as I really do love it! So may rethink the anger/upset thing. I love her pouty face too though!

 This is Mischa's wig now ^^ It's the afi default. Yes I sold Afi, but I kept all her stuff! Wouldn't let got of her outfit either, thats for Tulie ^^ I keep saying to myself in my head that if I seal the body a few times it might not look so mismatched from the heads. My first excuse for not doing this was tht I had no sealant. Then I blamed the weather. Then I just kept forgetting! If the weather is nice on sunday I might just do it! Though going to be busy saturday (celebrating my birthday a day early by drinking, gaming and seeing live metal music performances!) which may lead to my MS fatigue monster to bully me >.> Monday! Maybe...
oh and Happy Halloween world ^^ I didn't plan it but to write about a red demon doll this day seems rather fitting ^^

Aeryn...Backwards!

So, practically all BJD collectors have wishlists! Mine has been long, it's been shortened, it's expanded, it's been tweaked. I'm discovering doll companies all the time and new companies are surfacing. New dollies come out, other's charm wears off over time thus dolls get added and subtracted. Also dolls actually get bought! Yay ^^ But to be honest, this doesn't happen as aften as it should. The doll purchase after Mu for example...

The company Asleep Eidolon has many pretty sculpts. Asleep Eidolon Lemon is still on wishlist. The first AE doll to appear on my wishlist was thier first 16cm doll, Cookie ^^ I fell so hard for that cutie ^^ She was on my wishlist up until the point I bought Peppermint instead! That is BJD collecting logic!

At a doll meet I went to, someone had a peppermint they were selling, and after thinking that maybe that sculpt would be good too I considered buying for 2 minutes. And then I did. 

I had nothing for her. She was stealing Mu's stuff. A very impulse buy, one that has been 1 of my best. She's my favorite traveling companion. Once you see who she became it may be a bit more obvious why.

While looking for wigs on etsy for my new little 1, I found a wig that was the exact same colour as Aeryn's. After a bit of thinking and comparing, it occured to me that Aeryn's face isn't so much unlike Peppermint. The lips and button noses look simular to me, and the eyes arn't exactly far off. Yes the sculpts are different but not so different that the idea that was forming in my head wouldn't work. What if Peppermint was to be something to Aeryn? Sister? Child? No. Something a bit more interesting. She would be Aeryn's innerchild that had somehow materialised into a seperate living thing. That seemed like a fantastic idea at the time, and I'm still overly happy with it now.

So I had a wig to match, next was eyes. I'd been putting off buying eyes for a while, but not now that Peppermint was for all intents and purposes, eyeless! Green eyes? No! So I also replaced Aeryn's eyes at this point. I hated the acrylics I got for her originally when I didn't know any better, plus now she and her innerchild could have matching eyes!

 This was the point that I changed Aeryn's faceup. I copied the eyebrow colours on Peppermint's default. So the two of them were all set! I got clothes for Peppermint and got a few bits and pieces that were the same or simular for them both to wear. 

I love thier tutus and bunny hats! Both were perfect ^^ Completly happy ^^ Only one thing wasn't right. After going over the backstory of them both... it occured to me that if I had an inner child that materialised, I wouldn't want to call her my name. It would be too annoying. My sister, Toni had this problem growing up a little, as our father is called Tony.
But what would Aeryn call her inner child that her inner child would be happy with? I thought on this a few days... Lightbulb!

Aeryn... but backwards! So, Nyrea. I wasn't sure at first, but now I couldn't imagine her being called anything else. Nyrea came with me on every holiday since. She's been to the netherlands and to france :) I don't go on holiday often, but I love taking her with me. It's like having a travel sized Aeryn. My first and favourite dolly <3

 France.

 Ferry to the Netherlands.

Her souvenir from the zoo in the Netherlands ^^ Didn't see any hedgehogs at the zoo, but thats what she wanted!

I caught me a Yuhe!

So after my year of not buying dolls, I bought 1! Even on a dolly break though I do sometimes just look. A little window shopping never hurt anyone! 

16cm dolls had been a curiosity of mine for a while. Most collectors had/have been biten by theses little bugs! And they have been growing and growing in popularity. I'm somewhat a late bloomer, and to this day I still don't have a pukifee >.> I don't know why because I love them and have them on my wishlist. But there is always something else lol The excuse used by every doll collector in the world!

My first 16cm dolly was also who dragged me back into the 'buying' hobby. When I say dragged, its not a kicking and screaming sense, more a being dragged along a dreamy, rainbow river full of yellow and white starfish, by pink seahorses! (note to self; medication, slipknot and old photos are an INTERESTING mix of psychedelic nostalgia!)

And floating back to the point (Thank you pink seahorses!); Dollfamily-A yuhe <3 Can't remember how I came across her, it wasn't owner pics. But I was lead to look up Dollfamily-A, and once I saw her I had to have her! I loved her ears!
But Dollfamily-A's website was in chinese... I think :x I couldn't understand :( After discussions with my friend I call the BJD Guru ^^ (She does a lot of my doll's faceups!) it became apparent that I had to get my Yuhe from a bjd dealer. This was scary foreign territory! I'd never been to a dealer! (The connotations of 'drugs' to the word 'dealer' seems scarily fitting!) After a little googling I had 2 options open to me; Mint on Card and Alice's Collections. Both strange to me. Even though Mint on Card seemed more known and used (safe!) I still ended up going to Alice's Collections. It was a very easy and simple transaction. People in change are lovly ^^ I really think one day I'll buy from them again :)

If memory serves as it should, I recieved this package within a month, and she sailed through customs! I wasn't expecting her! I was in shock! The happy suprise party kind, not a freak accident!

It was at this point that I lost control and just adored her! All wrapped up! This is why I love box openings. They are so symbolic! They always look so helpless and exposed! I think it may even help build a 'hero' complex in a person...

 

It's strange even though still bald & naked, just standing out of the box and wrapping she seems more confident! Now onto what I love about the Dollfamily-A 16cm Body ^^

As previously mentioned I love Yuhe's ears <3 But I also love her podgy feet! Of all my dolls I have now, I still love her feet most <3 The body itself is limited in movement compared to a lot of dolls, as she's single jointd on both her elbows and knees. However...

She can touch her head/face...

 

And stand on 1 leg ^^ I know this is like the BJD test for some people ^^" If only real life was like that... 'Can you stand on 1 leg?' Yes!*stands on 1 leg* 'Bravo! The job and the shiney car is yours!'

Though I will say I found the way the head cap attatches very weird. And while most may think 'so what?' I have a tendency reposition the eyes of my dolls. I know it's minor, but this makes that habit a pain to keep!

Yuhe's profile if anyone is interested ^^ Or that may be just me who likes to see theses things lol I think it's a beautiful and simple way to appriciate a sculpt, the angle shows form ^^

I adore this little cutie! Her backstory and personaily hide in plane sight for a few years though. I nearly sold her!

Here she is with faceup ^^ My first dolly with freackles <3 So cute! He name was Suki for a long time, but when I relised her story she became Mu <3

She is a fairy now <3 And has since had different eyes and wig. I still need to make her a more fairy-like dress ^^ Now that I have sewing stuff, I will do that soon :) Even though I only have basic sewing know-how! But yeah... Mu! Dollfamily-A Yuhe ^.^ Whose name I'm thinking of changing for a 3rd time, but I'm not sure!

Doll Coffins & Elmer ^^

So there was a gap. A place in time and space when no doll came into my life... none! I didn't really spend much time on the forums either. I buried myself in work and games! It wasn't a bad thing. I think having breaks from obsessions is good! Healthy :D And thats why I did it... not because my parents were getting a messy divorce or I had no money... nope! This was by choice!... honest...
It wasn't so bad. I'd still photograph them sometimes :) Or just have them out of thier boxes...
O! Lets talk about the doll coffins! I mean boxes!
I have a few personal issues with stuff. I've always had stuff! Clutter! And I love it! And I've collected dolls in general since I was small. With all my things I've always been a bit touchy. I have two younger sisters and as a children they always ruined my things (Not on purpose, they were just very small and stupid!). Also as I got older I learnt value. Stuff and things are worth something just like money. You don't ruined or detroy pound notes, why would you not take care of things you spent money on, or put time into crafting? I take looking after my things very seriously!
It was only when I was 8 I saw them as something other than toys. I got my first porcelain doll. I still have her <3 And that collection then grew... and ofcorse I had them on shelves. Along with other things I collected; plushies, figurines, candles!, ornaments and toys! And then, there was dust! I hate dust... it's irritating and gets everywhere! Because of this and what I know it does to things like dolls, I keep my BJDs in thier boxes. I don't have them out on displayed incase they are ruined. Yes they take up more space this way, they are awkward to travel with and it's time consuming having them all out for photoshoots together. But they are safe ^^

Back when I lived with my mum, had my red shelves for my dolly coffins to live on ^^ And my living dead dolls... and plushies... anddd my plant! lol Don't have that plant anymore :< Miss that plant... it drowned :( but yes... I've always kept my dolls in thier boxes... kinda like vampires I suppose. One day I might even get some dolls to be vampire characters lol
Below is how my dolls are stored today. I have a single cuboard for them and thier stuff! Plus the tops of 2 wardrobes for the lovlies that don't fit in my dolly cuboard.

Some people (My sister!) needs multiple wardrobes and chests of draws for thier clothes, I need the space for my dolls! They make me happy :P As does Elmer ^^
(Just had to explain who Elmer is to my other half... O... M...G!!! Who doesn't know Elmer ?!!??)

Theses guys do ;) .....

That was actually incredibly fun lol Do love a bit of Elmer ^^ And was a bit cuter than ... boxes lol But yeah, after Jaxith there was a bit of a dolly gap. Until exactly one year later...

***Jaxith***

And there was Jaxith ^^ He is my gorgeous boy <3 He was my first male MSD so he will always be special, but he was so much more ...
So... I saw the Fairyland event arm and the breakaway scared event head, and I was in love <3 I had to have him. I knew his backstory. I thought I knew his personality... well... I knew most of it! (really sounding like a crazy here lol) But I had to have him <3
Jaxith came home Febuary 2010 ^^ I was lucky to find an event head and arm on the market place with a body too ^^ Too perfect, had to have him ^^

He was Zeph (Zepher) then. And at this time in my life I was obsessed with 'Devil May Cry' game series. I wasn't playing it myself, but I loved the character of Dante, but at this time I was focusing on the character Nero. He has a demon arm. And this is what Jax/Zeph had ^^ So I wanted to go down a demonic path for his story :) But not evil... He's too lovely to be evil ^^
At this point I didn't want to do his faceup. I wanted someone great to do it! So my new faceup friend did it for me :) I did however want to try and blush/paint his demonic arm myself ^^

I was stupidly pleased with it :) Exactly what I wanted :) Jax/Zeph is only half demon. Other half is human and his human body holds the demonic power with difficulty so it becomes corrupted. Since he is a lefty, thats the arm that is always slightly mutated. So the look I was going for was for the demonic corruption to start at the finger tips and be most potent there and fade by the time it gets to the sholder. It's the power of fire he has which is why it looks like a burn, because essentially it is as his human flesh cant handle the heat. Dispite it not being painful and making him stronger, Jax/Zeph hates his demon heritage. Doesn't care much for the demon family branding on his upper arm which he cannot control or hide like his full demon brothers and sister can.

I first decided that Zeph/Jax had a brother when I got his head back from faceup. I had thought of an explanation for the scar. As a child, being the only half mortal demon would have been promatic. The biological regeneration trait wasn't passed on as strongly to him, so little fights with his siblings would have caused some scars I think. And so Jax/Zeph has a brother, who he doesn't really like most of the time.
It was also at this point that I decided that Zepher was infact Jaxith. A lot of the time just Jax.

It was only thanks to Thisbe that I realised his gentle nature, regardless of his hate for his family. His human mother died giving birth to him, and he resented his demon family for it. Jax is on the run. He wants nothing to do with all his brothers and father. But it wasn't until a year after Jaxith's arrival that I discovered he has a little sister ^^ Just 1 ^^ And it's his love for his little sister that keeps his servere bitterness from distroying him, and leads him to be good with children :) Thats why Thisbe clings to him ^^