Alyrenee's Copious Spare Time

So I have never been a huge Eugenia fan. (I know...some of you are clutching your pearls in horror). I currently have two of her (the blonde from the Cinematic convention) that I used to make my Coven Cordelia. There have been gorgeous Eugenias in the past but usually I have been late to the party and can't afford her. Otherwise, I just haven't felt the need. I am still on the fence about this latest offering.  Like I can't buy a whole big expensive giftset JUST because I need that purse?  right?  RIGHT? First of all, I don't do poofy gowns. But LOOKIT that purse! its like a little McQueen skull clutch .  Actually all the accessories are amazing (well maybe not the tulle scarf that likely came from the floor of the design room). But once again, can I actually justify ordering a whole $175 set for the little bits. In the long run, it would be more cost effective to do so and then just sell off the funeral prom dress and Eugenia and then keep the accessories and...

So as a part of my lofty resolutions for 2019, I am trying to make something every week. So far, so good. A portion of this stems from the fact that I have a small (cough...medium) craft store's worth of goods squirreled away in my home. I need to use this stuff up because, as much as I want to, you cannot take it with you. So, trying to knock a couple of resolutions off at once (Don't save it for the Queen, Work down the stash, and 52 Crafts), I am approaching this with serious intentions to make it to the end of the year with a ton of finished projects. Not sure what I will actually do with all of these things though. I might add them to my etsy store or perhaps try to get a booth at a craft fair. Hmmm. Week 1: I did these little resin numbers from my Winter Blow out Box from Sophie and Toffee. This is a monthly craft subscription box. It ain't cheap but I find the items are all things which I cannot readily find here in the states and I enjoy how each box is cu...

Okay 2019. I see you. I get it. I need to make some changes. STOP JUDGING ME 2019. Fine... But before I start...I have legit grown-up Job goals but I am not going to bore you with my smarty-pants professor nonsense. No one wants to read about my lofty goal of having a paper published in a national design journal or getting a gig in a LORT theatre...so just assume I have deep thoughts too and it is not all about unicorn farts and dolls. Here is my noble list of Resolutions... Bullet Journaling. I have been using planners for the last two years. While I enjoyed them...I had to keep two separate planners to fit all the crap I wanted to write down and was forever losing where I wrote things down. So I am trying the bullet journal thing. So far so good. And no...I will not be posting gorgeous layouts of hand drawn unicorns and pressed flowers. I spend a great deal of time making and drawing beautiful things...so in my downtime, I just want a good old-fashioned list. I might get...

I don't know what sort of black magic kung-fu David Buttry has...but damn if that Poppy isn't irresistible. December was a bit whackadoo with end of the semester higher educational hijinks...combined with a minor snowstorm (laughable by the standards of this Chicago ex-patriot but serious for the non-snowplow owning south)...well the blog got away from me. So here is a recap. Sidenote: Oye...you just know that every last one of these pre-ordered club dolls is going to be in stock on the same damn date and we are all going to be selling a kidney to pay for these. I was semi-clever and bought a gift certificate for the Elyse balance when I ordered her (and while I actually had the money). Hopefully I can do the same for these two gals as I sell off some of my current gals to make room for the incoming onslaught.  SOOOO MANY POPPIES!!!! So the W Club has been well-off the regular pace this year and we did not get our second club doll until early November. I had...

2018 Dolly Days came YAWN and went...BIG YAWN.  I resisted for the bulk of the week. Then this gal was announced...at first I was like...heck no, that doily dress was boring the first time on Isha...but then I was like....ohhhh two pairs of shoes and switchy legs...and then....ohhhh two pairs of arms with henna tats. And then...LOOKIT ADD DEM JEWELS! Plus I like the lavender eyes and like the Hungarian skin tone and hair pairing much better then last year's super tan Seduisante Elyse with the hair that I cannot seem to tame. Also, I can say this one's name. So "seduce-santa" is getting kicked off the island and this girl is on pre-order. Sale of doily dress imminent. Item # 91445A Divinely Luminous Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll Fashion Royalty®: The Sacred Lotus Collection 2018 W Club Exclusive Approx. Shipping: Spring 2019 W Club Retail Price: $155 + Shipping Edition Size: TBD Head Sculpt: Elyse Jolie Body Type: FR 6.0 Foot Sculpt: High-...

Another year down. Here are my personal favorite doll acquisitions of 2018. I’m only counting dolls in hand and not the ones on pre-order... In no particular order: Wonder Woman by Robert Tonner Featuring a pretty good likeness of Gal Godot and exciting new articulation, the new Wonder Woman Doll based on the film was a impulsive addition to my collection that I don’t regret. After being unimpressed by promo photos (Tonner’s promo photos have been absolute rubbish for quite some time), I was driven to buy her after seeing his unboxing video of the doll. In hand, she is gorgeous and the outfit is very detailed. I also am a fan of the new stand. I have not added any of the fashions or the training version. The price points are daunting but I am keeping an eye out for good sales. ***gahhh...Tonner just announced that Tonner Doll is no more. So no chance of the other Justice League dolls that were in the works...and no 1985 Wonder Woman. Booo. I hope to score one more doll just t...