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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
5:16 pm - Sunday Afternoon Chill Out
So I decided to do an 'old skool' back-to-basics' no props photo-story with my bjd's as I realised I've not done anything for ages with Kouji and Jae-won and I had a whole story planned out with Rouge and everything and I just got too bogged down with everything. So yeah, decided to go with quick 'n' dirty and just get the job done! Feels pretty good...



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current mood: busy

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12:44 pm - Cousin Eulalie
Realised I haven't debuted my newest girl on LJ - here she is Cousin Eulalie and I just adore her! My first msd girlie. She's a full set DZ Demi II and I just adore her quirky little features - that tiny muckle mouth and huuuge eyes! When she was still swathed in bubble-wrap all I could see were these big bug alien eyes - it was kind of alarming! I love, love her outfit too and have now made her two more dresses in the same style and plan many more in lots of fabrics - I just think that look suits her. I did do an arrival photostory but for some reason I was messing with my camera and filmed the whole thing in 'museum mode' which came out super-crappy! >.< d'oh! Must - not - do - that - again!!

Anyways here's some piccies of her in her spotty dress i made her:



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IN OTHER NEWS: I am working hard on my 1/6 website even though I really hate my website design classes! >.< I like the way my site is taking shape even though it will only be very basic. It's really exciting! I've spent sooo much time on it, it's ridiculous!!

current mood: tired

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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
10:34 pm - A New Era Dawns at STARHOUSE
Part 2 of my Starhouse saga... eeee, so excited! Ended up longer than I intended as I really wanted to introduce some of the cast and give people a feel for it. Hope i haven't overloaded the story! I think it's cos I've had all the xters running round my head for such a long time now! They really want to get up and running! I've still got all the 'behind the scenes' guys to introduce! Ah well, they'll have to wait for next time...


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Think I'm gonna stop putting these stories onto doll forums now as this is gonna be a long running saga and not just a little snap-shot story. I don't feel right posting it on them anymore. Besides I am working on developing my own website for next year so yeah... this is just for my F-list and then later on I will put it on my website. Hope you enjoy guys - your feedback will be much appreciated.

current mood: excited

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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
9:49 pm - Miki's New Job: Starhouse Agency
Introducing the start of a new line of stories which are driven by the Starhouse Talent agency. As you can see, many characters from my Blue Dogs storylines will cross-over. I've been planning this line of stories for a long time and a lot of new characters should be introduced over the next few months. ^___^ Glad i've finally made a start. Yay!


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current mood: creative

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Friday, August 14th, 2009
9:34 pm - Wedding Vows Part 2: Ichigo & Yuko
Second and final part of Wedding Vows:


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Not really much happening story-wise - quite self-explanatory really! XD Masao seems to have accepted Megumi as a fully-fledged member of the Blue Dogs now. Think he likes her a lot more than he does Yuko!

current mood: tired

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
12:51 am - Wedding Vows: Part 1 Yuko & Ichigo
Well, it's finally come around - This is only planned as a 2-parter - although this first installment is a bit on the lengthy side!! *wipes brow*


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Yuko's Mom's face is sooo shiny! I think I read somewhere that people find that with Blythe dolls and spray them with MSC to get rid of it? Can anyone confirm if that is correct? Think I'm gonna have to do something...
My Dad made me the tables and chairs for the eating house - I just love 'em!!

current mood: tired

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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
5:20 pm - Kenji & Chiako: Growing Pains
I finally found some jointed bodies that I'm happy with to kitbash my Licca's! Have tried them on obitsu's and volks but they were just too dinky for my tastes and made them look even younger and I liked Licca's boyfriend's lanky youthfulness which I didn't want to regress to any younger but then I really wanted jointed bodies for poseability. Anyway, now they're sorted I'm really, really happy with them. Yay! They're definitely looking maturer though. Looking back at the only other previous photostory that i did with their xters - they were 13 in this one http://hippolyta-hero.livejournal.com/31299.html#cutid1 I reckon they must be getting on for fifteen now at least.

Anyway, a lil story I felt inspired to do as they're clearly growing up a bit. Can't help but imagine that Licca's mama might be feeling a little concerned by how fast time is flying! Quick background update - as I've never given them the limelight they deserve for their story! Chiako's Dad left her mum for a work colleague while she was pregnant with Aeka. Chiako and her mom had to move to a smaller house and Chiako had to move schools at the same time and she found the move really difficult as her mom kept saying dad was 'on a business trip' so she felt she couldn't support her and it was a stressful time. So stressful that Chiako stopped communicating at school and started seeing her childhood imaginery friend Momo again. One of the main factors in her recovery from these dark days was Kentaro the 'prince' of her class who took a shine to her and became her best friend much to the disgust of all the other girls - particularly Sadako the president of Kentaro's fanclub...

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USELESS TRIVIA FACT 1 - A classmate of all 3 is Miki's little brother Sota.
USELESS TRIVIA FACT 2 - Sadako is a junior champion figure skater. She is wearing her latest costume in the photostory and the medal she plays with is her latest acquisition.
USELESS TRIVIA FACT 3 - Chiako's mom is wearing a vintage Sindy dress.

current mood: happy

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Sunday, June 28th, 2009
9:35 pm - The Haunting of Kouji-kun: Part One
Okay so Kaede's away... leaving her 3 students to their own devices... *shakes head*


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current mood: sleepy

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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
10:06 am - Who's the Boss: Part 4 FINAL INSTALMENT
Phew! Finally... finished it. Used all my new re-ment sushi set on this one! And my new dolls house rooms. Hope you enjoy!



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Monday, May 25th, 2009
10:48 pm - Who's the Boss: Part 3
Yeah baby, I am on a roll!!



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current mood: busy

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12:25 pm - Who's The Boss: Part 2 ... finally!!
Cripes, this has taken me waaay to long to do. Between the first part and now I've had a new box room set of four built and have had my laptop conk out on me mid-comic. Quick trip to PC world and a few cuss-words later.. it's finally done. I've actually taken all the pictures for parts 3 and 4 so hopefully will have it all up and posted by the end of the week! *sweat-drop*



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EDIT: Bother, just noticed a couple of typo's... Ah, I'll fix em later!! >.

current mood: exhausted

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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
10:49 pm - Haunted Puppets ...
The debut of my newest doll... Rouge. Some of you may remember that Kouji was spending a lot of time with some rather creepy puppets he found locked away in a chest in Kaede's study... This story carries on from there. It turns out SOMEONE has been waiting a long, long time for these puppets to lead her to a certain someone. Someone she's not seen for centuries...





To see story, best viewed on slideshow:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippolyta/sets/72157614642628797/show/

current mood: busy

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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
12:18 pm - End of an Era ... Leaving T___T
'Kay so on Friday it was my last day at my work - I was there for twelve whole years!! Am starting my new job on Monday. Having anxiety dreams about being the 'new girl' - typically in dream-world this means I am back at schcool! But anyway, they gave me a lovely send-off. I baked thirty odd cupcakes (with animal sprinkles!) to take in for my work-mates and they showered me with gifts, balloons, cards and flowers!







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current mood: weird

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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
8:43 pm - Enter... Jae-Won (Introductory Story)
Sooo, it's about time to introduce the latest addition to my dollie family - Jae-Won. I've had him a couple of months, but this is his introduction into my photo-stories. He's kind of loud and a bit brash and well... it seems it will be a rocky ride to him finding his place! The others seem to have come to a bit of a concensus of opinion about him... and it's not all that flattering!! XD



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current mood: exhausted

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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
9:16 pm - Who's The Boss: Part One
Start of a new photo-story (Think it's a three or four parter this time.) Mostly set in Longleaton Academy and featuring Masao Kiriyama. Fearless 17 year old gang leader, currently hiding out in disguise in an all-girl's school. Masao's a bit of a strange one for a hero - he's immature, bad-tempered and completely lacks any kind of self-awareness but for all that he's very fun to write for! I like his total inexperience around girls - and how it puts pressure on Tai to be the mature advisor!!



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NB I love the last picture of Hana where she's peering up at Masao like that! ^___^ She looks so cute - like a little bunny rabbit or something!!

current mood: thoughtful

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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
2:58 pm - New Outfits ...
Kk, so I sketched and bought the fabric for these outfits for Elda's family aaaages ago but only just finally got round to sewing them up. I was really pleased how they turned out actually. I think this style of dress suits Elda best so I shall try and make her a couple more in the new year. Also, Toji is totally settled into his waistcoat and breeches look nowadays. (And the odd dressing gown thrown in too of course!) As for the twins - sewing for mini's is so much fun! I love how much less material you need! I also like making their outfits slightly different so I shall carry on doing that I think. Makes it more interesting, otherwise when you're making the second suit you're like ehhhhh... >.< My nephew came round earlier and told me I dress like the twins like Momiji Sohma which made me really happy!! Right, now this little lot can stay dressed in their finery until xmas. Just got to get the rest of the gang sorted! *wipes brow*


Elda and her boys




Elda and Toji

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current mood: busy

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Monday, November 10th, 2008
10:09 pm - The New Apprentice ...


Poor Kaede is finding following in her master's footsteps rather hard - and Shin's being difficult again! Sigh! It's been ages since I caught up with these two's story but hopefully I can devote some time to it again now... fingers crossed!!



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http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippolyta/sets/72157608818955476/show/

current mood: okay

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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
9:09 pm - Sleepless Nights...
Phew, just finished a little update on Toji and Elda's parenting skills... or lack of them! It's funny, the twins characteristics are emerging - Tomo's a little glutton and a bit of a cry-baby, Toshi's a bit more savvy and a back-talker! Anyway, Toji's decided they've been getting away with a bit too much lately... uh-oh!! (Best viewed on slideshow):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippolyta/sets/72157608459675763/show



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current mood: busy

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Monday, October 20th, 2008
5:04 pm - Belated Birthday Post ...
So yeah 'twas my birthday last week!! (No I haven't stopped celebratin 'em yet but I might be getting closer to >.< !!! Anyway, I got lots of nice stuff - new handbag, a day at the spa (facial and massage), a voucher for more spa treatment (think I gonna try reflexology or indian head massage not decided yet - I'm new to the spa stuff!), some really lovely dumpling dynasty stuff, some sanctuary spa goodies, a bottle of bubbly, a chinese wall hanging, some framed chinese characters, a cinema voucher, a vanilla wafer Momoko, a bottle of ginger tom ale (you know who you are!) , a lovely birthday card all the way from POLAND (really made my day - thanks so much Mousie!) which funnily enough was the only one of my birthday cards in the post to arrive on time! All the others I got the next day!! Oh yes and a huuuuge French fancy for my birthday cake! It's so fabu! Anyway, a few pic's to share my birthday with you dearest f-list:


can't remember the last time I was so smitten with a cake!


my ugly mugly
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current mood: happy

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Monday, September 8th, 2008
12:14 am - Ichigo & Yuko: Saying Goodbye Part 5
Finally got to the end of this marathon!! Phew!!



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current mood: exhausted

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