My U-Noa B-El arrived today. I was very surprised that the wait for the U-Noa boys was very short. It usually takes about 5 months for the U-Noa girls to arrive, sometimes it takes up to 6 months even. But the boys took only 2 months! That is mind boggling. I am so used to waiting longer.
Anyway, finally all Gumdrops orders should be completed this week. In next pre-order, I will take only about half the amount of order from last time. It can be very stressful when there are so much eyes to make and many orders to fulfill. Sometimes I work in panic because I know people are waiting a long time for their order and I worry that they worry. I am not complaining at all of course because I am happy and grateful that Gumdrops eyes are well loved but I now realize that I have to really watch the limit of order I take. It is too much for one person. It is sad that I have to limit because I know many people will be disappointed if they do not get their order in but right now there is nothing that can be done. I am by myself most of the time in making eyes. I hope they will understand.
A new arrival has joined my bjd gang! She is a Super Dollfie Sara. She was unplanned and was bought from Volks website by my boyfriend, Russ. Is not that sweet of him? I needed a body for AiL Alice and Chloe so that is why SD Sara was brought home. Her head was to be my new practice head. Though I think that will not be the case now. With all these heads I have to paint I think there is no need to delegate her as practice head. AiL Chloe and Alice will just have to borrow her body sometimes.
She was ordered on the 6th which is a Sunday and UPS delivered her at my door on the 8th, Tuesday, without even needing a signature. The delivery guy just left her there at the front door. I did not even hear a knock. It is odd that a signature was not needed because all the other dolls we have received from Volks needed signature. But then all the others were limited dolls. Even the yo-sds needed signature and they are less expensive than SD Sara. She came with acrylic eyes and no top eyelashes. Poor thing.
I have always wanted a four sisters doll but I have put it off because I know she can be purchased anytime as she is not a limited doll. I am glad she is home now though. I love her! She is a beautiful doll. Her default face up does not do her justice I think. Her face has to be re-done. Yet another head to add to my pile of to be painted heads. I have named her Sara Beth. I think it suits her well. It is from a Rascal Flatts song.
Well, here are a couple of quick photos(nothing fancy) of her. My Sara Beth. One of the four sisters. The ball jointed doll that started it all. Well, pretty much anyway.
She is wearing Gumdrops eyes. I took her acrylic eyes off as soon as she arrived and gave her new 18mm Gumdrops. Hopefully next time I take pictures of her, she will have a new face up.
I stumbled upon these photos of my Yo-SD Tanpopo, Beatha, again today while looking for a file in my computer. I did not publish these photos on my site before as I planned to re-shoot but I have not got to it yet.
Here she is anyway looking so cute and yummy. I was not very fond of dolls these size but I changed my opinion when I got her. She is my very first Yo-SD and I brought home 3 more after she arrived. I do not know what got me to bring her home in the first place. Maybe it is those cute chubby cheeks and big puppy eyes.
Beatha is wearing wig from Can Can, outfit and shoes by Dollheart and her eyes are 16mm/8mm custom Gumdrops eyes.
Many people seem to be very fond of the new four sisters yo-sd. I am just glad I do not really like them. They are very cute dolls too of course but I just do not feel like I have to have them. I heard they are pretty pricey on the secondary market. All my dolls were acquired directly from the makers or agent of the makers except for one which is my Hypermaniac Choyangbi, Dumuzi. I got him from Michelle who was the first owner and also I was the first and only one to do face up on him so I know his history quite well and I know he was very well taken care of. Otherwise I would have not adopted him. I do not really like paying secondary market price and also I like my dolls brand new when I get them.
Yes, today, Alice, Elijah and Chloe came! The postman delivered them this morning before 10am. I like getting EMS mail. They are always delivered earlier than regular mail.
The heads are exquisite. They do not have faceups but already they look beautiful. It is very exciting to receive dolls made by a newer company. Or in this case, doll heads made by a newer company. The postman must think we are so weird for ordering only doll heads as it says so on the customs forms, “Doll heads - Qty. 3″.
AiL dolls have smaller eyes than most Asian ball jointed dolls I have seen. All these 3 uses 14mm eyes. Their quality is really very good and they have magnets on their headcaps just like Volks Super Dollfie. Their faces have an old world look to them. This is a big plus as I love these type of dolls so much. They remind me of Koitsukihime dolls. Oh and Alice in Labyrinth bjd is made in Japan too. So it is good that there is another ABJD company in Japan besides the well known Volks that can ship international.
A quick photo
I am placing my order for Daryl and Bertram this week. I will not be able to paint all these heads though until around the end of July as I am currently finishing this order of Gumdrops eyes. There are a lot of dolls I have to paint. One of them had been waiting almost a year now to be painted. It is my Hahanbi by Hypermaniac. I ordered her with no faceup and she has been in her bag since the day she arrived last year in July. Then there are my 2 U-Noa kits I got last December, Heath, U-Noa Zero and the new AiL heads. It is about a year now since I last repainted a doll. I am bit rusty I think and need more practice. The production of eyes has taken over my time. I want to catch up with my dolls so I am trying to finish the orders on time.
I was very surprised that the wait for the U-Noa boys was very short. It usually takes about 5 months for the U-Noa girls to arrive, sometimes it takes up to 6 months even. But the boys took only 2 months! That is mind boggling. I am so used to waiting longer. 
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She is a Super Dollfie Sara. She was unplanned and was bought from Volks website by my boyfriend, Russ. Is not that sweet of him? 
I needed a body for AiL Alice and Chloe so that is why SD Sara was brought home. Her head was to be my new practice head. Though I think that will not be the case now. With all these heads I have to paint I think there is no need to delegate her as practice head. 
I did not even hear a knock. It is odd that a signature was not needed because all the other dolls we have received from Volks needed signature. But then all the others were limited dolls. Even the yo-sds needed signature and they are less expensive than SD Sara. She came with acrylic eyes and no top eyelashes. Poor thing.
I have named her Sara Beth. I think it suits her well. It is from a Rascal Flatts song. 
I was not very fond of dolls these size but I changed my opinion when I got her. She is my very first Yo-SD and I brought home 3 more after she arrived. 
Then there are my 2 U-Noa kits I got last December, Heath, U-Noa Zero and the new AiL heads. It is about a year now since I last repainted a doll. I am bit rusty I think and need more practice. The production of eyes has taken over my time. I want to catch up with my dolls so I am trying to finish the orders on time.