Iracebeth (NSFW)

Iracebeth is sculpted by talented Nefer Kane, a genius doll-maker from France and my close friend. She has seen her as the Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. Iracebeth's joins all have heart-shaped slits (best seen on her hip joints in my pictures), she has been given face-up and complete body blush by Nefer herself. Personally I think she did such a good job, I cannot cover up such a beauty, hence the NSFW warning and spoiler cut.

Her character is an animal tamer in a psychedelic circus, and the animals are mostly fantastic - a dragon, a giant vulture, a few cute demos... In this shoot she is playing with her favorite pet - the dragon:

Willow's first photoshoot

Well, Willow arrived and already managed to wreck havoc in her storyline First, she informed me in no uncertain terms that Ivy, her sister, will also be coming to stay. Then, she didn't want to be a spirit of the swamp - she said Ivy can be that, she's taking meadow. Finally, she didn't want the name I prepared for her and made me choose something else, based on her Irish heritage. So now she is Four-leaf Clover, or simply Clover among friends. I'm going to call her my Lucky Charm though.

Next I rummaged through my stock of clothes and wigs to get something presentable for her. This Jpop wig was simply meant to be: it's a perfect fit to the color of her eyebrows and and amazing match for her deep-green eyes. To me, she looks a little Irish in it.

Buzz the Bee, Clover's pet, is going to be a girl named Maja, after a cartoon character (a bee) I used to like as a kid. And Ivy, in keeping with Irish theme, is going to be Foggy Dew (just Dew among friends).

Her dress is an oversized MSD top and it doesn't fit perfectly, but it has bees all over it so it will have to stay!

Willow's Box Opening

My precious little Impling showed up on my doorstep today, and her timing was so perfect, I even got to open her immediately! For the records of her joyous adoption, follows her box opening.
She was packed with lots of TLC. Here is the box after all the packing material was taken out, with Willow and Buzz in their traveling blankets together with a little souvenir from Sarah:

Buzz came out first:

Isn't he precious?

In my sister's palm for size comparison:

Now, Willow's turn. Here's her lovely cozy blanky:

All wrapped up securely:

And - free at last:

And a close-up:

She set up camp in my light box straight away, awaiting a proper shot tomorrow:

With Buzz:

Giveaway by a great teddy artist

I just bought a cuddly bear (actually little devil...) from this artist, but her style is so varied, I really wouldn't mind to have another one! Drop by to enter the giveaway:

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