Current Mood : Yawning
Current Image Notes : Never one to do *anything* the way anyone else has, Cleo reverses the gown and ladders up the bracelets ! This is one difficult contest to judge - glad I'm not having to do it ! They go side-by-side, head-to-head tomorrow...stay tuned !
Today I learned, to my surprise, that I really like doll jewelry ! Tabitha generously included three sets in her swap package, and I've really liked having it, and even more, using it on my Monster High dolls. This surprises me because, if you look at the ole website, it is extremely rare to see any doll with so much as a necklace. You may be surprised to learn that I've amassed a fishing-tackle boxload of all types, classifications, and shapes of doll ornamentation over the years, with no effort on my part. I have it, and plenty of it, but I simply never use any of it.
When a new or new-to-me doll came to me, she'd often still have her issue jewelry, either still tacked down by clear elastic bands or fastened in such a way that the previous juvenile owner couldn't remove it. Usually the first thing to go once she was in Chez Insanity was the earrings. No matter what they were made from, if they were on a Barbie, there was inevitably a snarl of hair wrapped around them on both sides. Often, I couldn't brush her hair with the earrings intact.
And then, when I decided to take a photo for whatever reason, heck, some of my dolls were lucky to get shoes. No way was I gonna dig through that box looking for the right shade of glowing pink matching bracelet and necklace pieces. Took too much time, often detracted from what I was taking the photograph for, and plastic jewelry pretty much always looks like plastic. So I simply never bothered. Plus, ever since I saw that my 'Dawn of the Dance' Cleo had black marks under her earrings right out of the box, I've been a bit concerned over the dreaded green-ear. If Mattel wasn't gonna do anything about it for flagship Barbie, I couldn't trust them with MH, that's fer sure. It concerned me that I could end up giving Frankie huge, ugly green patches of chemical reaction by simply being lazy or forgetful - those are my natural states ! So again, my dolls only rarely wear jewelry.
Oh, I'd futz a bit with the pink heart necklace from the 'My Melody' Barbie outfit I won from In The Pink's moderator/owner Joanne, but I was too lazy to even put a fastener on it. I just kept bending the pink jump ring 'til it broke. But now, I'm looking through the box of broken bits I keep around, and waft through that big catalog from Fire Mountain Gems, and wonder...what might look good with...?
What brought it to me today was Cleo's fashion shoot. In addition to earrings and a necklace to match the gown - just as gorgeous as Lagoona's set, worn with her new Tabitha attire ! - each of the two packets came with several large hoops, by themselves. At first, I figured they'd be great for Clawdeen's four ear piercings, she loves gold just like Cleo. And actually, my Original Clawdeen has indents (not actual pierced holes) for three more earrings in her ears. Instead, since it was Cleo's turn, I just slipped them on as a stack of bangle bracelets, and it looked *great* ! I had no idea doll jewelry could be such fun ! I haven't really messed with any since Elphie, and right now, she's not wearing any either.
But I think that's about to change...
Got Ghoulia dressed for her upcoming photo shoot, and that left DotD Clawdeen nude, since it was Cleo's turn to wear/model the gown. So I put her in that bright pink kimono. Not bad ! Still need to make her an obi, but it looks better on her than it did on Ghoulia. And I have some nice ribbon for a closet Hello Kitty fan like Clawdeen...
Too bad I got dishes to do and I can't get near the sewing desk 'til Dearest Son puts all his remote control chassis, wheels, controls, and parts away. Only problem about our Playroom - lotta stuff packed in there tightly !
Tomorrow - Who Wore It Best ? You decide !
