and now for the silly thing I was actually going to post...

[thanate]

Things I am not buying today include (but are not limited to):

A Bipedal Snail (website via amubleu, who is fond of the frogs) The text is also kind of priceless-- I want a superhero who saves the world rarely! It is, as I mentioned to grauwulf when I read it off to him, kind of sad to think that this was probably not actually written by anyone. As opposed to, say, the Eye of Argon...

A nice long dark green wig such as this, to make into dryad hair (or a tealy one for a mer-creature, perhaps) out of not-the-right-green frustration.

A rerooting tool for plastic doll hair, because I have a pin vise, and bent needles I can butcher. (like so)

Awesome sparkly mica powders (because I am secretly actually twelve, as I explained to the other people in the volunteer office while I pried cheap plastic mirror-backed cabs off foam core that had been tossed in the trash the other week)

Sadly, I am also not reserving a hotel room for Readercon, or a ticket to the Lahr Symposium (day of native plant lectures & sales at the end of the month) although I hope soon to do both.

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Also, a question for those who've been doing Monster High repaints: How are you handling the face-ups? Is it standard BJD rules with sealant & everything, or are there other guidelines for vinyl? Also (ok, so several questions...) is there a recommended way for getting a glitter sheen to adhere to a doll? Dust then spray with sealant, or what?

Comments

[notyourwendy]

Are you possibly interested in sharing a room at Readercon?

[thanate]

Um, sure? I'm bringing grauwulf, so if they've got double-queen rooms that could work well.

[cheshiretiffy.livejournal.com]

Same rules as BJD faceups, same paints/pastels/sealants. Vinyl is a little different to work with than resin, so a practice head is recommended if you've not tried it before. A Goodwill-found Barbie is a good ginea pig.
RE: Pinvise cum rooting tool - It's a great choice. I bought mine specially made for rooting, so it has a big, fat, wooden handle that's easier on the hand, but a pinvise works just fine. I do suggest a nice, new, strong, straight needle, though. They're hell when they snap.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'm actually not sure how much painting I'm going to do yet on this particular project, but I do want to replace the chunky body glitter with something a bit more shimmery. I'm not sure my resin-painting experience is sufficient to throw off anything I'd do with vinyl, but searching the barbie box for a test doll is probably not a bad idea. Thanks!

re-rooting is also not this project, but I'm just fascinated to see how it's actually supposed to work without the thread method (which I've tried & hated.) I'm pretty sure I've got a few needles that are starting to rust near the tips that I could easily sacrifice, whenever I get around to it.

[batchix.livejournal.com]

If there's a hobby shop in your area you can get a pin vise there. :3 anywhere that carries model train stuff will have one.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

I have a pin vise already, because my father is a tool addict, and shares useful items. :)