Archive for September, 2004
September 4, 2004 at 11:30 pm · Filed under blythe
Even though Audrey’s head had been opened before, I decided to use the glue stick method for eye chip extraction. It was a little scary (and bizarre looking) but it worked pretty well. I took out the orange chips and painted them brown. I also painted the pupils of my fleige p-chips.
I wasn’t especially happy with how the brown eyes looked, though. They were too dark, and made Audrey look like one of those sad-eyed velvet paintings, all dark pupils. Later I discovered a post on the TIB forum that made me realize a solid coat of paint probably wasn’t the right approach.
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September 3, 2004 at 10:20 am · Filed under blythe
Yesterday I gathered together some materials. Double-sided tape (for reattaching Audrey’s scalp). Acrylic paint. Glue gun sticks.
I already have soft pastels and a fleige p-chip.
I wonder if the girls have picked up on my devious plans. I’m going to remove Audrey’s makeup and sand-matte her. I want to take out her pink and orange eye chips and give them a thin layer of paint. Angelica is going to be the recipient of the p-chip, if I get brave enough. Excitement!
September 2, 2004 at 12:45 am · Filed under blythe
The Licca doll that I had ordered arrived today, and I finally got brave enough to peek inside Audrey’s head. She had already been customized (sleepy eyes), so it wasn’t that difficult. The scalp was already loose, and the head opened easily. While it was open, I added a pull cord for the sleepy eyes so the lids won’t have to be closed manually anymore. Unfortunately, though, I dropped the pretty orange p-ring I’d ordered–and it broke in half. (I glued it. We’ll see if it holds.)
There’s one problem with the Licca body, though. The skin tone seems a good deal darker than the original EBL body. Audrey had it on long enough to try out the most popular bendy Blythe move (see picture), but the kids insisted I take it off. They thought it looked too close to the color of Audrey’s hair.
I’m still trying to decide. In some ways, I like the EBL body better, but it would be fun to have something different.
September 2, 2004 at 12:37 am · Filed under family
I think the year is off to a good start. Peter’s new teacher is young and smiley, and apparently used to teach middle-school-aged boys with severe behavioral issues. Moon jumped right back into her routine, as if she’d always been getting up at 6:30 and catching the bus a half hour later.
She noticed that a few of the boys gained extra hotness over the summer.
As for me, my butt has been aching for the past two days… but I was back at the gym tonight doing my new routine. And afterwards, the kids and I had our traditional back-to-school Blizzards from DQ.
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