Rickmaniac on the loose

This afternoon hubby and I went to the local Botanica Garden, where they have a large hothouse for all kinds of tropical plants. And since I'd been wanting to take some pictures of Harry for a while, I brought him along, much to the gardeners' amazement *L*



You can almost hear the other visitors think
( "What in the world is going on here?!", )

Just for the "aww"-factor this time ;)

Nothing serious or anything. Just a few pics I snapped of Harry and Basil. And a bonus silly pic from a picture-challenge thread at Resin Garden...


( More pics under the cut... )

Er.. uhm. So.. Harry got his eyes today!

And they're green! A very lovely, glittery green. They're also very dark, so it's a little hard to see. But they're there, they're green and I love them to bits *L*

Soooo I had to take some pictures of Harry, now that he's officially "finished" - and.. well, since the whole idea of getting a Harry in the first place was to get Snape some..er.. company.. Well...

Oh and don't worry. IMO the pictures are totally worksafe. But someone with better knowledge of the new draconian rules of LJ.. please tell me if they would be forbidden to post "over there" - because I frankly can't make heads or tails of their rules, and I'm just not going to risk a total deletion of my LJ. As much as I dislike places with such "we'll tell you what to think" mentality... I still have a lot of nice comments and such I'd hate to lose.

But anyway, I hope I can safely post them here, so...
( Click here for the pictures )

Just because.. Snape isn't my only doll so here's a little bit of Harry pics...

Today I got the glasses I'd ordered for my Harry. And I was out shopping for fabric so I could sew him a robe and a (somewhat) proper Gryffindork tie.

So yes, I've been busy. And of course I had to take some pics of the finished result. Thing is, it had started to get dark so ... well even with a very light sensitive lens I still had to cheat and use the flash. So I photoshopped them a bit to take away the glare and such...

( The pictures are right here, under the cut )

...it's because someone got the brilliant idea to cast Alan Rickman in it ;)

Right.. So I feel a compulsion to take portraits of my beautiful Alan Rickman doll... It's almost (ALMOST, mind you!) as good as the real thing...

So here's a few new pictures of my lovely boy.. no wait. MAN. Definitely a man!

( Here are the pics... )

Right... I had a plan that was to do the faceup tomorrow while visiting snapelike - but.. I couldn't wait. Besides, it's a tad messy to do faceups, what with pastel powder flying everywhere. And I'd like to be able to visit again some other time ;)

So I did the faceup. It took a while to give the head a colour that matched the body, luckily I managed to mix the right colour in first go, and then it was just to blush it on, just like putting facial powder on actually. I DID forget the fact that the MSC sealer spray makes colours a little darker, so he's a tiny bit too dark in the head compared to the neck.. but at least it's the same overall nuance... And the head looks quite ok on the Dollzone body. I've also got an idea of what to do with Sevvie's head. Once I execute it I'll upload it for you to see ;)

Of course I took Harry outside with me, too. I don't want him to feel left out :)

But enough with the talk. Let's get some pictures:

( Click for new doll pics )

OK. So I beheaded my Sevvie doll to see if Alan's head would fit at all. It will. His neck is a little too long, so I'm considering sanding it down some. But for now I'm just disguising it with the collar ;)

And he still hasn't got his faceup done, but the weather was so gorgeous and now that I could actually dress him and everything.. I just HAD to take him outside for a few photos...

( Enjoy )

OK. I'm in love with a resin head! After some confusion at the post office (the idiots had delivered the parcel not on our own post office but one a few miles further away... - luckily I had sent hubby on the Pick-Up task, while I was at work, and he wouldn't risk coming home without my head two days in a row!

( Soooo.. on to the opening: )

As promised, here are a few extra pics of my newest doll, after I made him more convincingly into Harry. He still needs school robes, but judging from his glasses, this is some time before Hogwarts anyway ;)

( So here's Harry, just Harry: )

First.. if you're feeling a sense of deja vu it may just be because you've seen this on my LJ ;)

Sooooo I was checking the tracking number on my Raam, and finally it dawned on me to use the danish site instead of the Korean one, who had him still in customs. And lo and behold: He was AT OUR POSTOFFICE!
Needless to say, I rushed out of the door as soon as the ordinary mailman had been there with the customs bill. And MORE WOOT! Instead of the 7-800DKK I had been prepared to pay, he was only taxed 120DKK (less than $20!)

The explanatioin to that came when I had opicked up the parcel: The value on it was listed as "Doll, US$ 45" So yay for "cheap" dolls!

( And of course there is PICTURES - right under this cut! )

Last night, I was working.

Pretty normal shift really, 8 - 3:35. Except we're talking 8 PM to 3:35 AM...

BUT.. I love working night, so IMO that's the best shift there is! People are usually very easy to handle (they're asleep, mostly) and the majority of them is on their way home from something like a night out or similar. Which means they're typically in a very genial mood.

There's just one thing.. the sleep thing...
( So.. today's Train Tale: When passengers sleep a little TOO heavily )

Sevvie got some new pants today, I'd bought them online and ... well.. they kinda sorta inspired me *eyebrow wiggle*

( 7 pics under the cut. Risky perhaps, but should be worksafe )
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Right.. these dolls (well in this case, mine and Big Kid's)

They have means of inspiring really really odd and random stories from time to time. I can't even blame this on drunkenness or fever, though.. yeah.. it seems like that...

( On to the weird doll pics )

OK I can't even promise to stop soon with the doll pics. Because I'm having all too much fun with Sevvie.

Last night, it snowed again *GAH just as you thought spring was coming!* so this morning, I made him a pair of (fingerless) gloves, a scarf and a hat so he could go out and play in the snow.

Later on I decided to make the pics appear like they were taken some time in his childhood. So ... yeaah well.. nuff with the talk, onto the pic:
( Severus' first Snowman )


Crossposted to LJ. So if you have a sense of deja-vu, that's why ;)

More doll-picspam... Despite my rather obnoxious cold (oh what a lovely way to spend some days off... This was supposed to be my weekend, dammit!) I managed to sew Sevvie a blouse today. T-shirt of sorts, in an attempted early 70ies style... (poor boy!)

I blame it all on kamion btw...

What's that you're wearing anyway?"

( lookie here... 3 pics only )

First.. Not sure if I've mentioned it.. but these Ball Joint Dolls are HIGHLY addictive. So after first Big Kid got one, and I got one, the turn now came to Little Kid (who, at 12 isn't really "little" anymore - she's taller than me...)

And well.. she got a girl-doll and...

Seriously.. I HAVE to show off...

I never counted myself among Those Who Could Sew, nor did I ever plan to enter their ranks.

But getting these BJD's - and especially getting a CUTE girly BJD (heh and yeah.. me who has never played with girlie-dolls either...) has apparently triggered some dormant gene in me because I've been sprouting out clothes for Dina (Little Kid's doll) since we got her last Wednesday.

( So.. have a look under the cut at what I've made so far )

Today was the day for the traditional easter lunch at the in-laws (yes, today is a holiday, here)

And since Little Kid got her doll yesterday, AND I wanted to use the oopportunity to photograph Sevvie in different surroundings, we brought the dolls... Needless to say the rest of the family were staring at us (OK .. me!) with the "lost final marble" look...

Oh well. Their loss...

Below the cut is some of the pics that were taken. And yes, we had FUN! (even if Sevvie smashed his nose and had to get emergency nose-surgery... I'd planned to sand him down anyway.. just not with a nail file...
(  Pics (all 7 of them) below this cut )

Tiny drabble with photos of what might happen at Voldie's birthday...
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Thanks to majmunka, Severus now has a cauldron so he can make his beloved potions!

( See the pics (only 4 this time) under the cut )

Today I was going to meet another Doll-o-holic after work, so I figured if I had to bring Sevvie along all day, he might as well see where I worked. It was a lot more fun than just leaving him in my locker at work..

So here's Sevvie in a train :o)

( Several Severus pictures under the cut )