More dolls for dolls

After I posted about beautiful, but expensive, 54mm minifigs, Elizabeth Jr. clued me into the fact that the original Polly Pockets were less than an inch high and therefore approximately in range for 1:6 scale for 1:6ers. I poked around for them ["vintage polly pocket"] on Ebay, but the prices were too high for my liking, at a few dollars per figure. I decided to seek other sources.

I've had success in the past with Homies, who have the added bonus of being hilariously sculpted. Unfortunately, the price of individual Homies seems to have gone up since I last purchased them to by Ellery's dolls, but I have found some alternatives. Vendstock on Ebay sells the following sets that could be useful as a source for female dolls [Isabel, my latest doll nerd, isn't really into male dolls]: American Girl [no, not that American Girl], So Fly Divas and Tomy/Barbie.

Incidentally, Vendstock also sells the latest Domo series. [That's the fuzzy brown rectangle with big teeth that serves as the Japanese TV station NHK's mascot.] I have actually seen this series in local vending machines, where I was amused by the Domo wearing bling. This set also features mustachioed Domo, luchador Domo, Domo with big blocky glasses, Domo with an inner tube, Domo in diapers, devil Domo and Godzilla Domo, who is, of course, bigger than the other Domos. I think I might have to get the set, since Domo has always amused me. ^_^

EDIT: In my search for fat Homies for Isabel's collection of fat dolls, I discovered that there is a Trailer Park series of Homies [Trailer Parkies? :p ]. A majority of the Trailer Parkies are fat, thus playing into the stereotype that people who live in trailer parks are poor, stupid and disgusting. I'm also disturbed that there's only one woman among the Trailer Parkies. Her name is Moo Moo Ma. [Yes, she's fat.] How's that for sexist, anti-fat objectification?!!

With 12 days [including today] left in the month...

and no new Faery Legend in sight, I foresee two possible options:

1. Soom is lying, and they're never going to release that doll.
2. Even if they do have a Faery Legend for December, there is no possible way that it could be as stupendous as Anna...unless it has both mermaid tail and centaur body options.

Holy Clothing...hmmm...

seventhbard  just had a great experience with Holy Clothing, a store that sells made-to-wear stuff in dark bright colors with lots of drapey flourishes. I'm investigating them now and may purchase from them in the future...

EDIT: "Retro-futurist elan?" Really? I know copyeditors face supreme challenges in differentiating and hyping similar items, but that phrase is just ridiculous.

The Retrofuturists sounds like a secret cabal of time travelers. :D

What's in the mail to me???

• $50.00 worth of 8mm eyeballs from Fairy Garden...coming from China, probably on the literal slow boat.
• Shipment from the Crack Peddlar, including Isabel's head, Carter's faceplate, a long pink 1:6 scale wig and a magenta wig for Mr. Pointyhead McDemandypants.
• Package from stupid.com, containing 1:6 scale toilet [prank] and blender [tree ornament?!].
• Shipment from OJI, including a 1:6 scale women's lab coat and leggings in lemon, lime, hot pink and bright purple.
• Stuff from store-rooms.com, including a grey 1:6 scale office chair [for use as an actual office chair] and a 1:6 scale folding chair [to be used as the base for a rolling walker].
• Humidifier...actually not doll-related. :p It gets really dry around here in the winter. :(
• Custom winter hat from Kimberly Newberg on Etsy, made especially to fit my big fat head. [I'm serious; my head is just a little bit larger than "one size fits most," much to my annoyance.] Not only was this hat eminently affordable, but it was also made to my measurements and fabric selections, so I sure hope it works out!
• Clothes from Andrea in my signature style. This is still pending, as it's part of a trade, and I have yet to specify prints/sizes/pieces I want.

Came across the niftiest name today...

Pearlene! I suppose that means that there will be a 1:6 scale Pearlene in my future.

All my dolls, 12/19/2012: because it's changed again!

Stupid dolls...they keep moving around. :p No pictures this time, just a handy dandy numbered list with some stats.

The Name column is self-explanatory. I included Angel Bear and the Hillman Minx, even though they are not dolls, because I included them in my latest doll census.

As for Scale/Type, the scale is also obvious, but, for non-dolls, as well as dolls that are not either 1:6 or 1:3 scale, I made a note of the type of toy.

The Universe column explains who a doll interacts with. "Display" means that the dolls don't interact with anyone; they just sit there, looking pretty. "LHF" means Love Has Fangs. "M3" means Me and My Muses. "Mine" means those characters that mouth off directly to me. :p And "Zville" means Zombieville.

The M/F/GQ/n/a refers to a character's gender identification. "M" is for male, "F" for female, "GQ" for genderqueer, "n/a" for "irrelevant/unassigned." Binary-identified trans characters [Andrew, Carter, Marabou, MacKenzie] are not flagged here because "trans" is not a gender identification for them.
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1:6 scale wants

• Fireplace.
• Folding screen [shojo screen?].
• Sturdily made bed. I'm currently using a cardboard box. It sags, which means that people can't sit up straight on it. :(
• Refrigerator. At least 9-10" high, no mini fridges.
• Dolls for my dolls. Vending machine toys, 1-2" high, are perfect -- Homies, for example. Nothing bigger than 2.5".
• Books. Dummy ones, with paper covers glued around page blocks, are great, as are books molded shut. No blocks of same-size volumes, though. Individual dummy books are so tedious to make, and the ones I have been using for the past few years are wearing out.
• Potted plants. I have enough Flower Soft for the leaves and flowers; I just need some stems and pots. Yet another project...

Feesh!

1:6 scale fish bowls with feesh! Apparently none of the 1:6 scale people have read that their feesh need to have much more water than that, though. :/

EDIT: Make your own feesh in a bowl.

EDIT 2: Or just dispense with the resin and 3-D feesh, and just use a print backdrop with printed feesh, as well as some gravel and plants for the ground, but nothing for the water.

EDIT 3: To make it even easier, find a clear container, add gravel and plants and some kitschy miniatures to the bottom of the tank. Then put the top on, and you're done. Where are the feesh? They're hiding in the fake treasure chest and shipwreck. :p

Heck, this empty container ploy could also work for other animals that are good at hiding, like turtles, tarantulas, small lizards and small snakes.

"Is there supposed to be a spider in there?"

"If there isn't, we have a serious problem!"

Okay, now someone's got to have a pet disabled tarantula...

What's That Bug? is awesome!

I just found the Web site What's That Bug?, where I initially heard the story about the disabled tarantula. There's a whole category called Bug Humanitarian Award where the site owners post user contributions of people being nice to bugs [and arachnids]. I'm happily looking through the Bug Humanitarian Award archives...

My mouth is happy!

I am eating frozen yogurt from SoYo, a local shop. Their yogurt base is light and slightly icy [but not crunchy], with obvious notes of dairy and a definite yogurty echo of sourness. This gives all their flavors much more depth, texture and gustatory interest.

I'm currently eating ginger flavor, which is like eating yellow fireworks, and cassis [black currant], which is like eating a delicately scented perfume. This is the best frozen yogurt ever. It's extra yummy when it has fresh, locally grown fruit on top! :9