New face-ups for some of my dolls...

[KiraKira]

"Itte Kimasu!" ("We are going away and coming back later!" by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr

My doll plans for 2013 was mostly to get new face-ups for a few of my dolls. I seem to have a preference for custom face-ups over stock ones for some reason. Anyway, the dolls I've sent away for custom work all happen to be members of the same family--

*Arashi--left January 7th for Spain! He's currently waiting at Poison's for his new look.
*Yume (Pukifee Luna)--left January 14th for the East Coast, USA to get worked on by Meenist.
*Mirai 2.5--departed January 31st for Thailand for Nomyens to work on. Poor Mirai has been through a lot--she started off as Merl, but I ended up selling her. I kept her character around, though and so she's been 'reshelled' with a bait pullip head--one of the older, rounder heads with the scalp piece (I can't really get into the newer pullip releases with the Type 4 bodies and two-piece heads).

They are slowly but surely returning home. I am always nervous when I send dolls away...I get worried that something awful will happen to them. Two of them have come back so far...

Here's Yume (PKF Luna) with her new face-up by Meenist...

yume by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr
Apologies for the "head only" photo--it's the only close up one I have of her right now. I'm still deciding if the wig I have will be her permanent one. I think she's keeping those bright eyes, though.

And just yesterday, Mirai (Stica) returned home from her spa day with Nomyens.

Exquisite face-up by Nomyens... by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr
(Mirai has the power of being able to see supernatural creatures that ordinary people can't. And she gets picked on and made fun of because of this, so she has become sassy and snarky as a way of putting up walls so that others can't hurt her. It's no surprise then, that supernatural creatures flock to her--that's how she ended up with her man, storm demon Arashi.)

Since all my other dolls are still away, I'm really enjoying having Mirai around. I'm totally happy with the results of her new face-up...

Beautiful... by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr

Mirai by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr


Mirai's return by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr


"What?! No Welcome Wagon?!" by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr
So now, I'm just waiting for Arashi to return...

04/23/2013--Just got word from Poison Girl that Arashi's on his way back--he was shipped from Spain yesterday. Yay!
Here's his new look--photograph taken by Poison Girl/ Maria.


Arashi's new face by JustLikeWasabi, on Flickr