Starting to notice that it’s winter now; the weather getting chilly and we’ve been getting so much rain lately too! The poor garden’s getting soaked. >_<
Wordpress has also just released version 2.8, and I've installed the new version and am liking what I see so far!
In other news, the Faireground forum is coming along nicely! It’s been about 2 weeks’ since we launched the forum, and we’re up to 88 members. Hopefully we’ll break 100 soon! 
It was a while in the making, but the Faireground forum is now open!
In short, the forum’s Australian based, and it will hopefully be a place for dollfie owners around the country to gather online to chat and organise doll meets. There’s also a small marketplace for people to request for or sell any dolly goods without the hassle of any overseas shipping.
I know it’s been attempted before and didn’t really take off, but here’s hoping it’ll have a good run! 
Since moving to Newcastle, I’ve started taking commissions for dolly faceups again, and this was one that I’d recently completed that I liked very much. 
She’s a Volks Amelia, and the owner wanted her to be feminine, yet somewhat sexy. Generally, I do feel that this sculpt looks better as a male doll, but I had fun repainting this one as a girl anyway! Somehow, she reminds me of an old hollywood beauty. 
I’m going to be flying back to Melbourne tomorrow for a short holiday, so won’t be able to work on any faceups for the next week or so, but when I’m back, I’ll be waiting on a few new commissions to arrive, so am looking forward to that!
Poeme doesn’t look too happy that I made her impersonate the Easter Bunny. 
Hope everyone (who celebrates it) has a happy Easter though!
Sometimes, I read about so many catfights and so much wank online to do with the dolly hobby that I just want to dissociate myself with the whole thing. 
I guess that’s partly why I losing the enjoyment of sharing my dolly hobby with others in forums and on Flickr? I still love the dolls I have, but it’s become a more personal interest – I find I have the need to share and get approval (in a sense) from others.
Anyway, I’m off back to Melbourne tomorrow till Saturday. Cannot wait to see the family and catch up with a few friends again!
An interview I did with Doll-Lite a while ago has been published online HERE.
The interview focuses mainly on how I got into the ball-jointed doll hobby and my customising/repainting of dolls.
Please take a look if you have a few spare minutes! 
(Doll-Lite is an online blog/magazine which features articles about toys and dolls, and also interviews with various individuals or companies that deals with them.)
I’m going to be moving interstate in a few weeks’ time, and being back in Melbourne earlier than originally planned, I decided to make a headstart on spring cleaning and packing.
What better things to start with than my collection of doll stuff? 
It’s amazing how much stuff I manage to find in my wardrobe that belong to the dolls! I filled up 4 boxes with wigs alone! 
Doesn’t matter that I only have 8 dolls – I think wigs are the best things to easily change a doll’s look without too much effort. Clothes don’t always work, and new repaints take time and a lot of effort.
Anyway, I’m happy with how I’ve sorted their stuff; guess it’s time to tackle the other things now! 
I feel like I’ve come full circle, in a way.
This doll had one of the first commissioned faceups I did, and I like to think that I have improved since my first attempt. 
One of my photos got published in the October/Winter 2008 issue of FDQ magazine (Fashion Doll Quarterly)!
I’m was so surprised when I got a copy of the magazine sent to my address and saw my photo in it; I had submitted photos, but didn’t really expect any to get picked for publication, so this is really a great and pleasant surprise!
The photo was used in an article called “Birthday Suits: BJD Anniversary Greetings” (page 82), which was a feature to celebrate the magainze’s 5th anniversary. My photo featured my friend’s Oceanmoon Eun-Ryoung and Jelly, my Volks YoTenshi Yuh.
A big thank you too, to Mercy, for helping make this all possible!
It’s been one year since my first Volks doll came home.
I bought Rome without having a specific character in mind for him; but he has evolved over time into a quiet boy, that has a dark streak to him that sometimes surfaces.
He is not photographed as much as the other SD13 boys I have, but is still, very much loved.
Happy 1st anniversary! 