Showing posts with label The Glam Doll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Glam Doll. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Honest Editorial:
My Phone Died and I've Lost the Will to Live

Okay, I haven't really lost the will to live.

I didn't have it to begin with.

But my phone did die.

This is the story....

I finally took photos of the baby pants I re-sewed into doll leggings.

(Which I created four weeks ago.)
(Yes, I know I am pathetic.)
(And, no they aren't even finished at the top.)


This is the first thing I have ever "sewed."

There is a certain irony about the pictures of the 
first thing I have ever sewed killing my beloved phone....

(And yes, those are smiling pine trees on the pants.)


I sewed the pants by hand and used the seams and hems already there.

So really all I did was cut out a pattern and sew two seams.

So I "sewed" them, not sewed them, really.


^ No leggings in this shot, but it's cool, so there ya go.


^ My crappy sewing skilz at play.

I sewed the legs together wrong the first time....
Had to rip out those stitches...


^ Original baby pants
(Clearance section at Target.)

So I had a bunch of these pictures of Sylvie (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tdwb_sylvie/) wearing these pants, with a dress from The Glam Doll and a shirt from Zellawear.



My camera starts loading them into my phone.

My phone says it's too full.

I start deleting older pics and files to make room.

And I post 3 things onto Instagram and delete them, 
and delete pics similar to them, to make room.

And then Instagram freezes.

So I restart my phone.

Except it won't restart.

It just starts up and stays on the red Verizon screen.

Forever.

F-O-R-E-V-E-R.

So that means that anything I didn't have backed up - I've lost.

Crapballs.

Unless the bf can save the stuff.

But who knows.

The moral of this story though is that I can't post on Instagram now.

Okay, that's not really the moral of the story.

It's not even a moral.

No, the actual moral of this story is - 
Back up the crap on your phone onto your computer or the cloud or whatever!!!

Go!
Do it now!!!

I'm just amazed at how a phone can really 
only last a few years before crapping out.

(This thing is super-expensive and should last for more than 2 years.)
(It's not like I dropped this thing down the loo.)
(I was just trying to use it.)

But anyway, this week without a phone has really shown me just how much I am addicted 
to phone games, Instagram, and generally wasting time, haha.

But I really, really, really wish I had Instagram again.

It was a creative outlet for me.

And I only realize that now fully because I don't have it.

Blergh.

Yes, phones are addictive.
The internet is.
Social media is.

But it can also be really, really soothing, fun, and inspiring.

Like I've said before, using Instagram allowed me to quickly write things and post pics without thinking about it all too much and freezing up.

(I have a lot of anxiety about doing certain things.)
(All things really.)
(Today I went to a store by myself for the first time this month.)
(And yes, I know this month is almost over...)
(What's worse is that I usually only go somewhere by myself every 6 months or so...)

Siiiiighhhhh.

Oh, phone.
I love you so.
Please work again.

*pets phone*

Thanks for visiting us today friends!!!
And may your phone always work. ;-)


Friday, November 13, 2015

Custom Doll of the Day: Zoya

Yo, whassup?

We are starting a new thing. 

Yes, on our road to the mental recovery of this blog there are many new things going down. ;-)

Of course, it is really an old thing masquerading as a new thing, haha.

It is our habit of taking doll photos.

Yes, we still take doll photos. In fact, we have been taking more and more recently in order to get back in touch with the hobbies that have sparked our imagination in the past.

But we have been putting them up on Instagram instead of the blog.

That may seem like blasphemy, but Instagram allows us to "instantly" -- haha, get it? -- get those pictures up and out into the world.

We will explain the technology we use in the next post, but basically Instagram allows us to deal with our photography anxiety. More to come on that. ;-)

For today, we present our new tradition -- "Custom Doll of the Day" -- where we give you little thumbnails of pictures we have taken of custom dolls we have been creating.

Today's Custom Doll of the Day is Zoya.

She is a bald Ivy that will have her wigged swapped around.

In the pictures we have taken of her so far, she has been wearing a Caroline wig.

She has been very popular in this wig, so we haven't switched her to a different one, yet. ;-)

The Instagram tag for her is #tdwb_zoya, and you can check out all of the pics we have taken of her so far if you click on this link....


And here are the thumbnails....




FYI -- Marilyn will be having three releases in November for this shop.
November 14th, 21st and 28th. She is taking custom orders, but space is very limited.



I will be posting about these two other customs ^^^ soon. :-)

Or you can check out the Instagram hashtags for them if you are impatient, haha.
The blue-eyed girl is #tdwb_rhis, and the brown-eyed girl on the right is #tdwb_julia.



Zoya's top and skirt are from https://www.etsy.com/shop/Closet4Chloe
Laura pretty much constantly does little releases throughout the month for this shop.
This is a great shop for separates!

(We made Zoya's necklace ourselves.)


This ^^^ is the moment we put Caroline's wig on her head, haha.


Zoya traveled with us to the Columbus, Ohio AGP on October 18th, 2015.

These are pictures of her hanging out in the displays.



Megan won't be making anymore cat ear headbands -- so what is currently in the shop is all she will have available. When they are gone, they are gone!



I can't remember where we got Zoya's hat from. Derp.


And her skirt is actually a dress from https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BuzzinBea


Late night lipstick application for her big day at the AGP ^^^

I honestly can't remember where her scarf is from, it may have been a gift, haha. Derp again.








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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Thursday Shop Shoutout: March 12th, 2015

The G.L.A.M. Doll
Girls Learning to Appreciate Modesty

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGlamDoll

We love The Glam Doll.
It is a great shop for fashionable basics that won't break your doll budget.

They usually have a fair amount of listings available -- but the turnover is so fast, that you might not know what they are selling - stuff moves man!

The NEW Loose Fitting Collared Top for American Girl, Our Generation, and My Life Dolls as well as other 18 inch dolls

Red and Cream Baseball Tee and Aztec print leggings for 18 inch dolls such as American Girl, Our Generation, My Life dolls and others

Handmade Grey Slouchy t-shirt/sweater for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls

Handmade 18 inch dolls Outfit for American Girl, Our Generation, and others - Aztec Print Modest Crop Top and Black Circle Skirt

Blush Skater dress and Long Lace Cardigan for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls - The Gray and Rose collection

Sunflower Skirt -Handmade Knit Skirt for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls in Sunflower print

Black Slouchy Sweater for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls

American Girl Clothes - Navy Blue Leggings for American Girl , Our Generation, My Life Dolls, and other 18 inch dolls

White Slouchy Sweater for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls

Cream and Aqua Baseball Tee for American Girl

Long Gray Cardigan for American Girl

If this ^^^^ is your shop ^^^^ and you don't want your pictures here, 
please let us know and we will remove this post. :-)
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