Bjd Unboxing: Night Lolita/Yeloli Doll Review

Anna has been doing quite a bit of online shopping lately. It seems to be mostly due to recent holiday sales for household items and human clothing. Unfortunately, nothing doll related.

Or so I thought, until this arrived at our door. Anna purchased a pre-owned doll from the site, eBay.

Inside the box, we find our new friend lying unwrapped among package material. How alarming, is she alright?

She has a lovely face with a simple faceup. Anna says she is made by a company call Night Lolita or Yeloli (Here's some more listings on eBay for them). It seems to be a company that makes large vinyl dolls for an animated television series in China.

She came wearing a well worn, but lovely dress. It appears to be her original dress. Hopefully, Anna will be able to repair it.

She unfortunately has some staining from a dark colored wig. Hopefully, Anna will be able to fix that as well.

She has unusual joints. She isn't a ball jointed doll like myself. Anna said they are known as "hinge joints" or "mechanical joints". Truthfully, I find them a little unsightly compared to my own, but they seem to function quite well.

Our new doll also came with two wigs. There is this a somewhat messy braided blonde wig.

And, this long, equally messy black wig. I suspect that this is the cause of the dreadful staining.

There is some sort of ornament attach to the black wig.

The quality of these wigs is subpar compared to bjd wigs, but they may be useful to us.

Here they are after Anna treated them. After washing and detangling, she attempted what she calls a "boil wash". A technique she normally uses for Barbie dolls. There is some improvement, but they still need more work.

Anna mainly purchased this new doll to be a companion to Mirai because of their similar size. She is somewhat shorter though, approximately 56 cm tall while Mirai is 60 cm, within the range of an SD or 1/3 ball jointed doll.

This doll's head is noticeably larger than Mirai's.

And unfortunately, Anna's initial attempt to remove the ink stains has failed. It is fortunate that a good wig will hide them sufficiently.

But which wig indeed?

The blonde wig, though quite messy looking, looks lovely on our new doll.

It looks wonderful on Mirai as well, not that she needs another wig. Her regular wig is sized perfectly for her.

The black wig does look charming as well, however, this is the dreadful wig that left those horrid stains in the first place.

Again, it looks wonderful on Mirai. Just the same as Usagi, all wigs seem to look marvelous on her.

Because the new doll's head is larger than Mirai's, we are unable to let her try on Mirai's wig. Such a pity, I'm sure it would have looked gorgeous on her too.

But wait, there's one more wig? Where did this grey on come from?

I haven't the slightest idea where this wig came from, but it looks perfect on our new doll. And she seems smitten with it, so we have decided on this one.

"Your hair looks so pretty. I am so glad you are here, and I know we are going to be great friends."

"Thanks, and I agree."

By the way Mirai, where did you get that knit dress? I don't recognize it at all, and I am certain I would remember such a charming garment.

"Oh, Anna bought it for me. It came with our new friend's wig from Amazon."

What! When did she?! Why didn't she tell me? And why didn't she get one for me!?

Because I knew you would react like this.

As mentioned in this post, I bought a set of SD sized bjd clothes from Amazon specifically to get more shoes for Mirai. And it didn't come is MSD size, so of course I couldn't get some for you, Hikaru.

Well, if that's the case then the only solution is for Anna to starting making some seasonally appropriate clothing that is in my size. Maybe, a soft knit sweater for this chilly weather perhaps?

Or better yet, the holiday dress she promised me. It was unfortunately delayed along with the Winter fashion show due to unforeseen events (I got sick, twice!), but perhaps Anna can manage it in time for Christmas?

Only time will tell. Until then, be at peace my dear readers.

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Of Bjd Fashion: Doll Clothes from Amazon?

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Psst! Don't tell Hikaru. I ordered some bjd clothes, and not in her size.

It all started when I was thinking of getting some shoes for Mirai, the Smart Doll. The official Smart Doll brand shoes are quite expensive, plus they are out of stock of the styles I liked, so that was out. And I could have ordered some from Alice's Collections, again. But, I wanted to think outside the box a little.

So I went with Amazon. Okay, it's more like thinking inside the box.

Now big disclaimer:
Do not buy ball jointed dolls from Amazon. Clothes and accessories are one thing, but dolls, no!
They are going to be recasts (aka fake, fake illegal knock offs/total scam/sad face). The exception is blind box bjds, but that's another story.

Here's a good list of places to buy dolls instead.

Anyway, the box arrived soon after ordering, but I couldn't open it until late at night after I got back from work. So it wasn't so certain other dolls (like Hikaru) wouldn't see it and get upset that I didn't order anything for them, oh definitely not.

I ended up getting a set of clothes instead of just a pair of shoes. The price was about $42 for a complete outfit with shoes and accessories. Awkwardly, the listing for this set disappeared soon after I ordered it, but here's a similar one. 

All the pieces are wrapped in plastic, as expected, they look good so far.

The shoes are white high heeled boots with a decorative buckle. They lace up and have zippers on the back. The pleather is really, really soft. I am a little worried that the softness will make them more prone to scratching and damage. 

The buckle is sewn on nicely, but doesn't really do anything. It's just for show.

The purse is really cute and the chain strap is nice.

It does open with a magnetic clasp.

I love the pink coat. It is so cute and soft, and the matching hat is adorable.

The downside is that the buttons are just for show, there isn't anything to close the coat.

Plus, the buttons are glued on instead of sewn. The set was cheap for a reason.

The sewing is really good though. I still want to add to it, maybe making a cute broach for it or something?

Packed with the coat is this white dress. It has a mock turtle neck and a cute skirt ruffle. The shape of the turtle neck is a little odd, but I still think the dress it cute.

I am loving the ruffle. It peeks out from under the coat for a very sweet look.

The dress closes in back with velcro. It is sewn very securely.

And now the wig. It came wrapped in a net. I found the grey color interesting.

The quality of the wig isn't that great honestly, but I basically think of it as a free bonus for the set. Something fun to play with a little.

It is super long, but it did shed a lot after I unwrapped it. It is also very thin. I think it would have been better if they made it half as long and used the extra length to make the wig thicker, but that's just me.

The whole outfit looks great on Mirai. The fit is a bit baggy, especially around her waist, but that's largely due to her unique measurements. The shoes fit nicely and that was the most important thing.

I was really surprised how cute the wig looks when worn despite the lowish quality, and not just on Mirai. It actually inspired me to get another doll to wear it.

That's right. I bought another 1/3 scale doll just so I could have a grey haired friend for Mirai. And you will meet her really soon.

Look forward to it!

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Wordless Wednesday: Cats!

 

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Of Bjd Fashion: Mini Witch Hat Tutorial

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In a previous post (see Of Bjd Fashion: The Fall Fashion Show), I did say I would make a tutorial for the witch hat I made for Hikaru for Halloween this year. Well, it's a few days later then I intended, but it's finally ready. Just don't tell Hikaru it was up so late. 

Mini Witch Hat For Dolls Tutorial

Materials needed:

• Fabric Scraps
• Ribbon
• Tulle Scraps (optional)
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Need and thread
• Jewelry wire
• Your doll

You will need to use the wire and ribbon to make a plain headband for your doll. Here's my doll headband video tutorial. If you already have a headband handy, then continue on.

Cut your fabric into a circle. It should be about twice the size of your hat brim, whatever size you want it to be. Don't worry if your edge is a little jagged or off.

With your needle and thread, proceed to sew and gather the edge of the fabric into the center to form a rosette (aka a fabric yoyo). Here's a good video tutorial for fabric yoyos if you need a little more help.

Now cut another circle about the same size. This will be the top of the hat.

Fold the circle in half. Add some glue to keep it folded.

Fold the side of the half circle down as pictured.

Fold the other side over the part you just folded, then glue in place to form a triangle.

Open up the bottom for a nice cone shape, and it's ready to attach to the brim.

Glue the cone to the center of the rosette, and now you have your basic mini hat.

To decorate, I wrapped a strip of tulle around the brim, twisting it as I glued it down.

Then I glued on a piece of thin ribbon.

You can add other embellishments too like flowers and bows.

After decorating, just glue the hat to your headband. It helps to try it on your doll before gluing to get it at just the right angle.

And now you have a cute little witch hat for your doll to wear for next Halloween (or whenever you feel like it).


Give it a try:

• 16 Gauge Dead Soft Wire by Bead Landing™
  
• Mini High Temperature Glue Gun by Ashland®
  
• Loops & Threads™ Start-to-Sew Kit
  
• Assorted Bent Scissors By Craft Smart®
  

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