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Airbrush resistance: Art School

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

I was resistant to getting an airbrush because I had an attitude about airbrushes. That attitude comes from my “foundation year”(fancy term for freshman year) at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and the general disregard held for airbrushes there. Not that some students didn’t have them and use them. This was never more … Continue reading Airbrush resistance: Art School

This doll will have everything

February 12, 2020 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

More than a year ago, my friend Ebony sent me a LINE message from a Hobby-Off. It included a picture of a baggie doll. It was a "Alfred" TaeYang. TaeYang is Pullip's boyfriend...her second boyfriend actually because Namu was her first and wasn't popular. Namu is no more. Goodnight Namu. Of course, the TaeYang Ebony … Continue reading This doll will have everything

Flower Girl.

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

In late 2018 I picked up a damaged Pullip ...as I do. Her eye-mech was destroyed, she had no wink bars, and she had half of her original face paint. I detailed the damage and fixing up here. Then she sat in a box until last December. Inspired by Instagram makeup, I decided to go … Continue reading Flower Girl.

Caty is a doll.

December 17, 2019 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

Today is one of those days where I realize how much I haven't posted. I sat down to type up a post about a finished project I named Bi-Little Pony. The project involves a person serving as an inspiration who I have Dolled before so I went back to find those posts and found...only one … Continue reading Caty is a doll.

Here I am. Little Me.

December 15, 2019December 17, 2019 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ 2 Comments

It was about a year ago I brought home a Living Dead Doll, Hush, from my local Hobby Off and opened her baggie to be assaulted with the stench of nicotine. I wrote about scrubbing and scrubbing to remove the nicotine stains. Eventually I got her down to an ivory white. She'd never be the … Continue reading Here I am. Little Me.

Acrylic Yarn: Squeeky self-care.

November 21, 2019February 16, 2020 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

I've written before about how handy-work can be quite an effective form of meditation for those of us with minds that sometimes fight meditation. The repetition of movement, the precision needed, and the concentration used helps clear my head. It’s not that I don’t think while doing this, I do, but it’s a quieter thinking. … Continue reading Acrylic Yarn: Squeeky self-care.

Holly went roughly.

December 19, 2018 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

Doll fixing while cleaning: Picked up this damaged, unwigged, naked Audrey Hepburn for about 2,500¥ What she's supposed to look like. Reality. She was missing blink bars...which didn’t much matter as is because her eyes had been modified so they stuck out too far for her eyelids to close anyways. I’d found a listing on … Continue reading Holly went roughly.

Replacing broken knee joint

December 18, 2018 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

Rehab: While cleaning up my craft room (as part of a Mom/Craftmas is coming I’m also tackling “to do” unfinished work. This might be my inability to avoid distraction or it might legit be reducing my clutter/ getting things prepared so that craft work can begin whenever I’m ready. Dal surgery: A baggie Dal I … Continue reading Replacing broken knee joint

Dollyterria haul!

October 6, 2018 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

This Friday was my last Friday going to my current therapist. I’ve been going to her, and taking anti-depressants, since September 2011...when the low of the 3/11 Tohoku quake / Fukushima aftermath just never left me. I could barely get through a day without crying. I was erratic. I couldn’t fathom what would happen when … Continue reading Dollyterria haul!

Nah-Atto part 2.

September 29, 2018 ~ Kathryn / DIY-WFU ~ Leave a comment

Ok, catching up on two months of crafting is showing me how godddamned much stuff I make. A Japanese bellydancer I'm friends with on FB JUST posted a photo of a Pullip Nah-Atto she saw in a Book-Off and I replied with a picture of my before and after...and was going to send her the … Continue reading Nah-Atto part 2.

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