Yes, Chandra was who I got my Elf El from, and it was very clear that her Mom had no idea how to do it. Turlough's head had escaped his body, and his eyes were down around his feet, but he'd managed to get to me safe.
Yeah, isn't that a pretty room? I thought the same thing. ;-)
I spent a couple of minutes just STARING at the sales thread, because I could not even begin to believe that that was the price for the full doll. Even when I PMmed her, I was half-expecting her to say OMG that was a typo, I meant to put . . .
Needless to say, I thought of you as I was PMming her! And I figure, if for some unforeseeable reason he doesn't work out around here . . . I know where you are, right?
OMG, congratulations! And what a price, whoa. Those serendipitous days are unforgettable, eh? That total randomness of the Ebay Grail Doll Afternoon will always stay with me.
He's gorgeous. I love Avvelenato work and hadn't realized she'd retired from painting. And a Lucas, sigh. Yay yay!!!
BTW, no pics yet, but you outdid yourself with the sweater I bought for Orien. It's dreamy.
Oooooo, does the sweater work for him? It's a little schlumpy, but I thought it was soft enough to get by with (unlike the stiff yarns, which do need to fit better).
I know--I will NEVER forget that eBay afternoon. It's stuck in my memory just like the evening when I got my first tenure-track job offer. ;-)
It kinda broke my heart when Avvelenato removed herself from the scene. She even sold off all her photo props on Y!J--I bought (and still have) the Cowichan-style sweater jacket she used in her Dollshe-faceup pictures, and felt all thrilled because I had A Piece of Avvelenato. Little did I know . . .
It is perfection. I changed him out of the schlumpy sweater he was wearing (incidentally, the first doll item I ever bought - not that he's been wearing it all these years but it's a favorite) and into this one. It truly was made for him. A more elegant chap would be sensible and wear it over a shirt, but Orien is very lazy and slack in these matters. Plus he's proud of his collarbones, methinks.
That Hyper Afternoon is the doll story that I tell all wonder-eyed and breathless, and my friends are like, "K. Neat."
It bums me out when brilliant folks leave the hobby for whatever reason. I looked for Nideru a little while ago and she seems to only sew for little teddy bears now. Mope. I loved her dresses.
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(Chandra has a sweet bed frame.)
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I spent a couple of minutes just STARING at the sales thread, because I could not even begin to believe that that was the price for the full doll. Even when I PMmed her, I was half-expecting her to say OMG that was a typo, I meant to put . . .
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He's gorgeous. I love Avvelenato work and hadn't realized she'd retired from painting. And a Lucas, sigh. Yay yay!!!
BTW, no pics yet, but you outdid yourself with the sweater I bought for Orien. It's dreamy.
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I know--I will NEVER forget that eBay afternoon. It's stuck in my memory just like the evening when I got my first tenure-track job offer. ;-)
It kinda broke my heart when Avvelenato removed herself from the scene. She even sold off all her photo props on Y!J--I bought (and still have) the Cowichan-style sweater jacket she used in her Dollshe-faceup pictures, and felt all thrilled because I had A Piece of Avvelenato. Little did I know . . .
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That Hyper Afternoon is the doll story that I tell all wonder-eyed and breathless, and my friends are like, "K. Neat."
It bums me out when brilliant folks leave the hobby for whatever reason. I looked for Nideru a little while ago and she seems to only sew for little teddy bears now. Mope. I loved her dresses.
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