HYPERMANIAC - Nadia IN WONDERLAND - Old fashioned Alice

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Here is my doll I named Nadia she looks very Russian to me.  She is a Dongha boys Hypermaniac head on a very hard to find Jamie body.  I got lucky and the resin match is nearly perfect.  I think Dongha makes a good girl do you? 

Cricket back with her faceup and stylin !

What a transformation!  I am really happy with her  : )  she was worth the wait!



F07 story continues - update on reducing

Today I took out my F07 oldskin body - it's a shade more yellowed (darker) than her head.  I had decided to use the Masha body, but I have decided her makeup will have a tinge of an antique feeling to it while still having that anime simplicity.  Only Raven could pull this off... and because of this I decided this oldskin body will be perfect for her.  So I am selling the Masha body!  it's in perfect condition and a good find but I can't use it.

** I shipped out my F07 head!!  she is off for her makeup.  I am getting excited.  I also have a different wig picked out for her its a volks mohair wig in a light brown.  Looks a bit antique looking and I have added another eye option - these one of a kind really old mystic eyes.  They are the oddest mystics I have ever seen and they look great in her with the wig.  This wig is going to be really tight!  I will add some volks wig stop velcro stuff to the back of her head and head top and hope that holds it on. 

I mailed off three more dolls today to happy buyers.  My doll family is now a nice size 11 SD's feels just right.  They are all hypers except for two SD's Bianka and my F07.

Eujquiv (Maggie) redhead and Kakiva (Nenia) Hypermaniacs

My F07 Volks Girl Arrived

My sweet little girl is finally home.  She arrived from Spain.  I took her off her old style body and put her on Volks Masha white body.  The Masha body is a bit more pink, but once she has her faceup maybe it will be only a small difference. 

I got the artist I wanted to do her makeup Ravendolls!  she is really retired but we are old buddies so I twisted her arm.  It's a big favor for me and I appreciate it.  I want her makeup to be really cute and natural looking.  This wig photographed allot more pinky purple than it is in real life!!  makes me think I might want to change it to something else.... I will have to play.  But she has a really big head!!! its a good size 10.  She won't fit into my size 9 wigs that my hypers wear. 

It will be a few weeks till her makeup.  Then she will get to play dress up!

Reducing the hoard!

Over the past few weeks I came to the hard decision to reduce my doll family.  I think this will lead to a more focused and relaxed feeling around my dolls.  I had been feeling scattered.  I would walk into my doll room - Yes have doll room! - and then walk back out, because my focus couldn't settle on one doll.  This has been happening for a while, but I just put it down to needing to clean and organize that room.  It's a smaller room and easily turns to chaos! 

Indecision be no more!
I have taken the giant step of selling off dolls I never thought I would part with, to focus on the few.  I know I am not alone in this, because I have noticed others doing the same.  Maybe it's the fall season.

I have updated my hypers list - removed the two boys who are off to new homes.  I will be totally boy free apart from my Dongha who makes such a good girl that she really is a girl now.

It will only be girl dolls from here on that come to my house!  Also I am selling my Unoss and Unoa Lusis with makeups by Evenstar.  They are both stunning, but again I need to reduce. 
After they are sold I will review again.  It's like a full time job just list, pics, answering questions and all the other things that go with selling doll stuff.  I haven't even started on reviewing the spare eyes I should sell.  I have wigs up for sale but I have many more I need to list!

I will be keeping my main hyper family.  I don't think I will ever have a small doll family.  I think these days a small family would be five or so, years ago around 2003 when the BJD's were just getting some interest, five SD's would have been a large family, but there were not many companies to pick from in thoes days.  So much fewer to temp you!

I want to try for about 12 SD size dolls  :)

My Lieselotte shipped today.  I should get her next week along with my F07!  what weird timing.  This happens to me all the time. Dolls arrive really close together sometimes the same day, even with a few months wait periods.  I  am not sure if I will keep Lieselotte now, I will see what I think.  With this serious crack down it seems silly to keep her when I have sold hypers.  I think my Cricket (trying out the name :) wants her wig though!

My F07 is in the USA customs as I type.  I can't wait to unwrap her.  She is definately staying.  I think this girl helped me to resort my doll family.  I am sure the other dolls are going to be terribly jealous of her!

Here's a picture the seller took of my girl's side profile (F07)

My Hypermaniac Family

For my second post and while I wait to get pictures of my to be F07 (should be seeing them on Tuesday).
I thought I would add a post about my doll hoard.  I tend to have ones that are my solid doll family and some that come and go.  The reason I have some that come and go is because many times you can't know how you feel about a doll until you actually have it in your hands.  Pictures can only tell you so much, they can't show you how a doll feels to move, the weight or how it will fit in with the rest of your dolls.  Also having a large doll family I HAVE to be fussy and sell if it's not love. 

The dolls that are full time permanent residents are my hypermaniacs.  Though recently I have let a couple of the hypermaniac boys move on to more appreciative homes.  The reason for that is that I have found the boys don't get any attention.  Seems I am a girl person.  Though I always thought I liked them both equally, time has shown me the error of my ways!  So the hypers that could/can be turned into girls are/have been turned into girls!  My Dongha is now on a Jamie 2002 early hyper body and looks wonderful.  It took my mind some time to look at this doll as a girl but I think I am there now.  If I had never seen the mold before as a boy I would have not even known he/she was a boy.  Makes a great girl.

My Hypermaniac Family:  All original year - no rereleases.

Jamie - the first doll hypermaniac company offered for sale.  Her body is unique to her.  She has separated toes.  I adore her body!
Dongha on second Jamie body (still have his body of course)
Sirang - maybe making her into a boy (see how that goes)
Marie - beautiful sleepy eyes, stunning mold.
Rui - this one has a beautiful resin color! must have got a really nice batch of resin
Choyangbi - as girl
Hahanbi - as girl
kakiva - half closed eye
Kakiva - this one has modded open eyes
Eujquiv - I LOVE this face

I could have collected every hyper, it was really moving in that direction, but I stopped ! glad I did, that boy revelation helped.  Funny how it took years for me to figure that out. The boys would just sit on the shelf and the girls get all the attention.

I think I am at the end of my hyper seeking! WOW six years. 

For thoes new to hypermaniac company, these dolls are hard to find. I only wanted to collect the original year as I found I liked the older heavy resin they used in the early dolls.  One of the things I love most about my hyper family is they were made in very small batches.  This resulted in small differences in resin color so all my dolls are a slightly different color.  To me they seem more real because of that!  and more special. 

Ok as promised dolly eye candy.  This is Marie (on right) and Wizard-K (left boy)

My adorable Jamie (juliette)