Asha's Fifteen Minutes of Fame

A while back, I posted about Asha's photos of her hugging a small pillow. Well, one thing led to another, and I found myself responding to a private message from the manager of the band I like. They were asking for photos of my doll! It was so weird, surreal, but definitely cool that my two interests are colliding again.

Yesterday, two of those photos were posted on the band's Facebook page. This page has more than 19,000 followers!

I love the fact that somehow I'm spreading the love for dolls. The band's manager also messaged me about "my kids". They wanted to know how many I got. At first I didn't get this question, so I said, no kids, but later I realised that they were talking about Lottie, who has her own public photo album on my Facebook profile, and my collection. I felt a little bit stupid for not getting that right away, lol.

I've been very busy for the past week because I'm involved in promo work right now, but I know that in June, I'll be free again. I still would like to post here on my blog, and that I will do because I took photos at the mall a couple of days ago.

Here's Asha doing a mermaid pose, by the way.

I really need to make a miniature yoga mat because Asha just can't keep doing yoga without it. It just doesn't feel complete when the yoga mat is missing, but oh well...

Susie Sad Eyes Style

I tried repainting a Monster High doll with Susie Sad Eyes faceup and failed miserably, lol.

I didn't have the correct tools to make it work because with the right ones, I could make this look much better, but nope.

It's still a nice experiment.

I've Gone Back To Toys R Us

It's been a while since I've been to Toys R Us, and so when the opportunity came, I just had to go there and look around.

Twozies are finally here. They're quite expensive though. These figures remind me of Kewpie so much!

Nah I don't think I can afford buying any blind box soon.

The Ever After High shelf.

Apple White. I didn't like Apple's old face, it was so sad looking, so this reboot face is much better for me. But it's still bland, so I'm still not feeling Apple. She's just not my favourite.

Bunny is pretty cute. Her smile though is not something I prefer for her because her character is a bit shy or reserved, and I feel that her smile now doesn't reflect that.

I like Raven. She's one of my favourite characters in the series. When I first saw the promo photos of Raven's new face, I was disgusted. But it has grown on me since then. I like her face here. Even though she's expected to become evil because she's the daughter of the Evil Queen, she's good and definitely one of the nicest girls in the Ever After High campus.

OMG Venus from Gloom and Bloom is on sale for P500. I swear, this doll is the one that made me understand Monster High's appeal. The dress is so perfect and her hairstyle looks awesome with the undercut! I didn't get her though because I'm saving my money for a concert, lol.

I was thinking of getting Skelita's signature doll too because it was on sale for P500, but I didn't get her either. Look, I'm at the point where I know I should stop collecting Monster High dolls for a while because I have tons to salvage and fix, and the reboot couldn't come anymore timely.  I just feel my collecting interests have changed and I'm shifting to something else, I don't know what, but I know that Monster High is still close to my hobbyist heart, lol.

Barbie accessory packs! This is awesome!

I like this one. It's good for scenes at the beach!

5 pairs of shoes for P299.75? Not bad. That's like P60 for each pair and that's like the same price for bootleg Barbie shoes sold online, and these ones are authentic! And you don't need to pay extra for shipping. I think it's worth it.

Sushi set!

This Barbie Dreamtopia playset for Kelly! It's so cute!

I feel that Lottie can sit in there just fine. But she can't sleep in there because it's too small for her. Ah! It's so cute!

Barbie furniture sets!!!

For the beach!

For the dining room!

For lounging in the backyard, perhaps!

For the living room!

Ah!!! So so cute!

I think I've seen these Disney Descendants Jewelbilee dolls before, so they're not really new.

Ally is ok. Not my favourite.

By the way, I found a signature Ally doll for P500 but I thought hard and decided not to get her either. I have two Evies now; those should suffice as my only Descendants dolls in my collection. I know I have a small collection of Alice in Wonderland themed dolls, but I'm not feeling her doll for some reason even though I think she's adorable.

Evie! My dear Evie! She looks so sassy!

Whoa, a budget Mal doll? Non-articulated elbows but with knee joints? What...

Nah, I'm not feeling this either.

Hasbro Ariel and her stuff.

Snow White and her artsy fartsy skirt!

She looks cute from this angle.

Barbie budget doll packs. Hmm.

These are the old budget dolls. I don't know if it's really a good deal to get them.

A cutie patootie Barbie with a rainbow inspired outfit and pink sculpted hair!

Num Noms that light up!

Yeah they're expensive.

A metals die cast of the Red Ranger from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! I just examined this one because I have a small collection of Red Rangers.

Bootleg Moana Restyle

I restyled my bootleg Moana doll. I wanted her to look urban chic or something. Here's my favourite restyle so far.

The hat and the hoodie are from Paddington Bear. The skirt is Barbie, I believe. The tights are from Ballet Barbara, and the shoes are owned by my Food Market Mii-chan.

I removed the hoodie and the skirt, and gave Moana a Barbie top. I like the top on her, but I feel that her tights doesn't give her much coverage, like she needs something else down there to go with the tights, but I didn't have a lot of skirts to offer her, so whatever, haha.

In the process of dressing her up with other styles, I seem to have lost her red top, booooo. I don't know where it is. So I decided to turn her skirt into a dress. 

Oh and I just realised that I can position her legs in a such way that she would look pigeon-toed. It's so cute.

Moana Bootleg Doll

I found these bootleg Moana dolls!

Out of curiosity, I bought one.

It cost me P150.

At home, I deboxed her. It was really easy.

"Good ideal partner I grew up"

Out of the box.

Side glance! I believe this is the sculpt from Disney Store!

Her hair is curly. Quite unruly but it was really soft. And I was surprised that it is also generously rooted for a bootleg doll!

Her top.

 Her skirt.

Her neck knob. It was easy to behead Moana. I think it's also necessary because the halter strap isn't removable at all, and I won't be able to put it on and off with the doll head in the way.

I was surprised that the skirt has a ribbon attached to it, to keep the skirt from riding up the waist.

Not bad.

Most of the body is made of hollow plastic, while the arms are rubberised. Also the built in necklace looks cool.

I compared the bootleg body to Rhian's. Rhian is the name of my Curvy Barbie.

At the back, her necklace isn't painted silver anymore.

For fun, I made bootleg Moana wear the skirt I made for Rhian a while back. I haven't continued working on this custom dress yet. Sigh.

I have to say, it looks cute on her.

Oh yeah.

/Later I learned that Fake Moana can stand pigeon-toed! I think this might come in handy for photo shoots!