Sunday: Knitty lingerie...

Working on something for valentine's XD #knittyandpurrrl #etsy #workinprogress #knit #yarn #dd #dollfie #dollfiedream #volks

A photo posted by Work In Progress Aesthetics: (@gothickdm) on Jan 16, 2016 at 7:46pm PST

Saturday: Faceups...

Finished up my commission #faceup #dollfiedream #volks #dd08 #commission #workinprogress

A photo posted by Work In Progress Aesthetics: (@gothickdm) on Mar 23, 2015 at 10:25pm PDT

Tuesday: adding to my shop

A couple days ago I had someone ask me if I could sell my patterns. I was really unsure about this because I really have never written a pattern in my life and I currently only have about 3 people that knit that I could have proof what I was writing.  Plus Im not very good at explaining without showing. So I decided well....lets give it a try. It took some time and a lot of edits (all helpful :3) but now I have added a pattern section to my etsy. For now since I didn't want to be overwhelmed Im just sticking with my one pattern, the turtleneck. If this turns out useful and such then I will look into writing my other patterns as I go.

Click the link here!

Monday: Meet Aoko...

Name: Aoko

Eyes : Dollfie Animetic Eyes Aoko Original Design, Metallic, 24mm
Wig : Borrowing, Maybe Sakura color
Head : Aoko Original Head
Body : DDIII, Normal Skin, L Bust
Faceup: Volks

Relationship: yes with Mariko
Siblings: Only child
Children: None

Personality: Aoko is is a tomboy, athletic and mature. She is devoted to those she loves though she can be a bit naive. She likes reading & swimming.

Aoko was one of my grail dolls and after pretty much residing that I was not going to get her, or at least someday bring her home I was able to. It took some time but I am really grateful that I didn't give up on this girl.  Right now shes borrowing a wig but I feel like its perfect. I even like the pink color on her. Her eyes will stay her default as I do love them which was another reason I wanted her. Again I should decide on actual names for these girls. 

Monday: Meet Mariko...

 

Name: Mariko

Eyes : Dollfie Animetic Eyes ‘Mariko’ Original Design, Metallic, 22mm
Wig : ‘Mariko’ Original Style, DD Size
Head : ‘Mariko’ Original Head
Body : DDS, Semi-White Skin, M Bust
Faceup: Volks

Relationship: yes with Aoko
Siblings: a little sister (havent decided on name, might be a 06)
Personality: Mariko is a shy girl that likes to read, play board games and play with stuffed animals.

Mariko had really taken my heart so much, especially every time Heather would bring over her own girl (she had the WS version) and we would try different wigs and clothing on her. I really just love what I feel in a way is a sad expression. I also have a thing for dolls with open mouths/lip areas and this just added to her cuteness. I feel that her wig color will stay the same and Ill see about other styles but for now I just like her having her little braids and her eye color might change. I just feel like they get lost with her hair/coloring of her faceup.  I also have a thing about not actually naming my dolls XD...I might need to work on that.

Vote: Knitting..

So as business cat states...voting is serious business! Im going to start having polls that will run for about a week I believe. Maybe two depending on what kind of feedback I am getting. I have some people telling me they think I dont charge enough for my work. I have been trying to get a feeling with asking what would you be willing to pay or what do you feel with the quality of the work and the materials and of course the time. Plus my sales have been like....one every couple months.

This weeks poll is:

When it comes to my prices, how much is too much?
Lets do this round for the SD/DD/Smartdolls.

Instagram: Faceup

Finished commission sorry eye is wonky I have never had such problems with resin ones before #faceup #workinprogress #dd #dollfie #dollfiedream #volks #commission

A photo posted by Work In Progress Aesthetics: (@gothickdm) on Jan 6, 2016 at 9:54am PST

A new year - some reflection

Happy new year! I cant believe its 2016 already. I know I have kinda of ended up slipping some these past few months. I was busy making holiday sweaters that were in my shop and then with the holidays I was trying to think about how I wanted to focus this blog more and how I want to make it work better with what my interests.

I keep wondering if my blog is just all over the place, or should i just do better on scheduling myself which I know I have talked to Heather about a lot. My main focuses are (in I feel this order) Dollfie Dreams, Fashion Royalty (and 1/6ths), knitting and painting. I also started collecting some figures and I do have my artwork I work on as well. But I guess again that is the question. Do I just break things down into the week (as well as separate tabs above) to help show off those hobbies or make different blogs. Do you like where its more just pictures or do you want me to do more of a review or opinion. Do people want to know Integrity releases as I get them or are there enough blogs like that and I just dont need to add one more thing. I know I am not the best about making things clear sometimes but I can just try to do my best.

Monday: Dollfie Dream
Tuesday: 1/6th Doll
Wednesday: PVC figure
Thursday: Instagram
Friday: Work in Progress - Drawing
Saturday: Work in Progress - Faceups
Sunday: Work in Progress - Knitting

Im also trying to think about some kind of easier name to call this blog. Its always been work in progress which I guess does suit it in a way but I just am not sure if I want to keep it like that. Ill try to do some voting and just see if people are interested in my blog or just not worry so much about it. Im just trying to think about what would make this grow better since its a new year.

Etsy: Venezia Dollfie Dream Sweaters

Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/knittyandpurrrl
Blog: http://lixalicious-wip.blogspot.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/gothickdm#

Here you can find hand knitted items that I made for 1/6 to 1/3. This month I have 5 Venezia Sweaters that I have made for DD's. My model is Mariko and she is on a small bust DDIII. They come in colors of pink, purple, yellow, white and blue. Click the image below to head to my shop.

 

Etsy: Dollfie Dream Sweaters

I have finished up the 5 sweaters I wanted to make this month. I dont know bust wise what size they will fit thought as I only have a small bust right now. They do have room in them though (ill measure it to see). These are long sleeve sweaters with a patter on the front and they come in lavender, blue, white, yellow and pink. Im still thinking some on a price. Ill be adding them to my etsy shop maybe tonight/tomorrow.

A long update..

I wanted to give a couple updates, and sort of talk about things I dont really talk much about on here. First off I will be adding things to my esty shop this week. I just need to finish taking pictures, but I have been a busy bee! I will have the bathing suit sets, as well as skirts. I also have a couple for SD sizes as well.

Second I have also been painting now that I have these done. I finished up Tabby's DD girl Kaede. I am finishing up a unoss, and a zero, and a few more unoas. I also did a Obitsu Gretel head to add to ebay, just to try and get some funds, and get things out of the house.

Speaking of cleaning out. I have been purging a lot. Just letting go of things Im never going to use or dont have a use for. I have a few more things to add. I just kinda want this stuff to clear out before I add anymore. I just dont want to confuse myself too much.

Auctions Here!

 

There are other things to update, but for now this is a good start. I have been neglecting this blog and I hope to get back into the swing of things. I know I dont have many followers, but I just wanted to say to those that I do have I appreciate it. I am dealing with depression, and I am seeing a councilor and have been trying medication. One made me a manic episode while I was at work. It was pretty terrible for me. I kept bothering everyone, wanted to cry, couldnt stay in my cube, ended up eatting my food like a five year old. Got home and was freaking out at how cute my cats are. >_> It was more hyper then I had ever wanted to feel. So they changed my meds again to something else. I ended up having side effects of a fever, flu like symtoms, my joints ached so badly, and all I wanted to do was sleep. Thats just been the problem really is they just make me want to sleep. This other medication seemed to help motivate me....but gave me insomnia. So I guess its back to the drawing board. I just thought I would kinda give a idea as to what Im dealing with. I dont overly like to talk about it on here. I like to try and just focus on my dolls, knitting, drawing and my baby kitties.

Update: Whats been going on...

 Lots of stuff has been going on, which has thrown my schedule all off this month. I had been working on making myself a blanket, since I never have. I call it Dragon Scales because of how the squares are going to lay together. So Im working on that. Its also getting to be warmer, so I might at least get as many squares done but put it away so I can have it for later in the year.

My poor kitty Jack has always kinda had bladder problems. I had to take him in again and talked with the vet who told me they wanted me to feed him wet Royal Canin. I took a case home and for three days tried to get him to eat it. I put him alone in the bathroom, put water in it like i do but he wouldnt touch it. I tried to put cat nip in it as well but when I went back in there he had gotten in the sink where the nip was and it was all over the bathroom. Salem ran in and instantly started eating the food. So they let me bring it back and told me there was large bag of dry food they could sell me for $60. I really was upset about this because I wanted to change their food (this is a prescription kind) especially since I have 3 boys. My work has stopped selling Royal Canin, but I ended up being able to buy about six months worth of food for my kitties.

In my Dollfie Dream news, I totally ended up missing out on the lottery for Ranko which always seems to be my luck. I really had been watching everything but still ended up missing it. I know too there was no guarantee I was going to win her, but it was more the thought of not having a chance. I was upset because I figured I was going to have to spend alot of money to get her. I checked a few sites, and ended up finding a nude girl on Rinkya. It was a perfect price, I didnt want the white outfit and I can just find her grey wig and black outfit later. So Im just waiting for her to arrive at the warehouse to be sent to me! :3

I did get Niima's Head & Default eyes. I really love her face/shape so much. I think this girl will be my Mori style girl. Right now she and Saber are sharing a body until I get her one of her own.

Here are also some of the other girls that arrived this month. Touch of Frost Eugenia and the new Ruruko.

Weekly update: not much going on..

This week has been a little slow. I did a lot of purging things that I just never use or have just decided that I dont want anymore, so I was cleaning out my house basically. So thats all set and taken care of.

Now that its going back into May, Ill be going back into my knitting again. So look forward to this months pattern that I come up with.

They have the two new Dollfie dreams for the next dolpa I believe? I dont know its another volks event. They released Rin and Ranko. I had preordered Rankos figma because I just loved her design so much, and now to see it in a big doll makes me really happy. So once they have a lottery Ill be entering for her. She does remind me a lot of Melty, so it will help that I missed out on that girl. They both come with their stage outfit. Their regular dress outfits will be seperate.

Rin Shibuya

Ranko Kanzaki

Update: Whats going on this week...

I had gone to redicare to see what was going on about my thumb. They think I have a slow bleed and put me in this immobilizer for my hand..which was a good thing I ended up taking a break this month since I couldnt do anything for a couple days. They said if its still bothering me to go back to my reg doctor, which I already have an appointment at the end of the month, so Ill bring it up then.

Ebay Auction:
This has about a day to go, but I painted a DD07 Semi White Skin to be a kinda inspired Rainbow Dash. I even put a little cutie mark on her butt.

Heres her auction

Ebaying Items...

Im going to start adding things to ebay to just see if I can help move things out. I have alot of dolls/books/clothing Im trying to purge so well see what happens.

So far heres what I have listed. 

 

Painting: DD06 Dollfie Dream Head...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111192524817

A refreshing look...

I had gotten myself a Magical Lucy because I fell in love with her outfit. Everthing about it was so cute. Theres little heart shapes on the back of her heels and her stockings and necktie were lined with white so they wouldnt stain. This whole outfit was just perfect.

But there was just my issue with her face. I changed her default eyes but it didnt seem to help. I changed her wig, but I think I just didnt like her non existant mouth.

So I talked to Heather some about her, and how I was falling out of love with her and maybe wanting to sell her. In the end I decided that I would repaint her to see how it made me feel about her.

In the long run, this has made me once again fall in love with my Lucy. I just need to find her a wig. I do like the short hair style on her so now I just need to pick a color and go from there. I love my Lucy now more then anything :3

Etsy: New Addition...

I went ahead and added the raglan sweater I had on my Mariko.

You can see the listing here.

Im going to work on making a sweater in each of the colors I have and when I get others of those as well so that you can see how it looks when its finished color wise. This one is Rhinestone Pink (Hot Pink). I added a inch to the arms to make it cover the hand joint more.

Arrival: DDS Mariko (SWS) ...

I ended up having a little break this week since I got everything done ahead of schedule for me at least so I was able to be home when this girl arrived. Meet Mariko (Student Version).

Seriously I love this girl so much, even my grama was complimenting how cute she is (she loved Nanami too). Her wig/eyes are the defaults. Its really all Heathers fault XD every time she brought over her Mariko and was trying different wigs on her and such I just fell more and more in love with her. I really am thankful they re-released her. She is in the semi white skin color which I really do love and my Lucy is the same skin color as her, Nanami and Saber are normal skin.

I dont like her student outfit. I never really have been big into the schoolgirl look to the Dollfie Dreams, so I decided Im just going to sell that. I wasnt sure about keeping her bag or not through. I think Im just going to let it go with that as well.

Shes modeling a sweater I made for her (I need to make the body a little longer as I just like that style myself) but this was kinda a test sweater, but I love that yarn alot so Ill probably grab another ball of it. Ill probably make another one to test on Heathers Mariko since she has the larger bust to see how much thats going to make the sweater pull up XD and how much room I need to give it in the bust hahaha. I put the Moe (ver 2) outfit on her and she looks so cute in it.

So now I have Mariko, Saber, Lucy and Nanami. I have the Azone Utena in December, but she is kinda in a league of her own.

Commission: Mai Kawasumi...