DAL Tweety

Dear Readers,

I would like to thank you all for your kind encouragements about the DALICIOUS Photo Contest.  I hesitated for a long time but once I read your comments, I realized participating in this competition would be a great opportunity to learn :)  I bought a new DAL doll just in time to send in my application to Dolly Market.  I named her *** SCOUT *** !

I have quite a history with DAL Tweety.  I bought a DAL Tweety a few years ago.  She was my second DAL after DOTORI (I could no enter Dotori in the contest because her arm is broken :/).  Her whimsical outfit and amazing face-up were too cute to resist.  And she has orange hair!!!   But then I sold her off during a time period in which I resolved to only collect 1:12 scale figures and miniatures and forget about 1:6 scale.  My resolve crumbled quickly and I had lost a few dolls in the meantime.  I was very sad to had let DAL Tweety go and often regretted this decision.  I kept wanting to buy another DAL Tweety after that but her price was always very high so I gave up.

As luck would have it, I found a DAL Tweety in a Tuesday Morning store just a few days ago.  I just couldn't believe it!  She was only $39.99 (faints).   I bought her right away I decided to jump in the DALICIOUS Photo Contest.

I only have a cheap camera and I my photography skills are terrible but I figured that I never play with my dolls as much as I would like to so this is the perfect opportunity to explore my hobby.  I have tons of clothes, furniture, houses and accessories for my dolls but I never really set them up in any interesting diorama.  I have always been an admirer of people's photos but not really a doer (if you know what I mean).  So this is my chance to have fun too and learn about dolly photography. 

I don't know how I'll be able to keep up with the challenge schedule but I hope it will be feasible.  I usually have to wait until the kids are asleep to set up any kind of photoshoot.  And then I have to take it apart before my baby rips through everything when she wakes up.

I gave my DAL Tweety a name that I love.  Scout is inspired by the little girl in To Kill a Mockingbird.  She is brave, has a quick temper but has a golden heart beneath that rough exterior.  DAL Tweety gave me that fearless vibe about her so it was a matter of seconds to choose a name.  Scout is also the name my husband wanted to give our daughter but I rejected that option because it was too tomboyish.  I was thinking about how strange it would be if she was named Scout but would become very feminine and into ballet and dolls.  Funny enough, she turned out to be a super tomboy (I should have known... with seven boy cousins, it was hard to avoid).

I hope Scout will inspire me to come up with interesting ideas for the Photo contest!

Thank you again for your help!  Wish me luck :)

Hurry Up Miss Jane Photography

Dear Readers,

When I first found out about Licca dolls, I was immediately smitten by their sweet face!  I became even more a fan once I found about the Licca Castle dolls.  

Since there were no Licca fans around me, I turned to the Internet to find more information about Licca dolls.  Flickr then became a place for me to admire Licca dolls and to see how other collectors display their dolls.

And that's how I found out about the wonderful photographic world of Hurry Up Miss Jane!!!!

I have been an admirer of Hurry Up Miss Jane since Day One!  She is not only an incredibly talented photographer but she is also a very creative person who transforms everything she touches into ART!  Dollies and toys come to life under her lenses and transport you into her magical land!

She has nicely allowed me to post two of her recent pictures on my little blog!

Photo Copyright : Hurry Up Miss Jane

Photo Copyright : Hurry Up Miss Jane

Not only did she created the trees herself, she also needle-felted the rabbit and painted the Licca's closed eyes.  I don't know about you but so much talents just leaves me speechless!

I feel quite unworthy actually to post her pictures here on my little blog!  Please do her photos justice and go check them out in their full size glory.  She has many other pictures that have continuously inspired me to cherish my Licca dolls!

Thanks to Hurry Up Miss Jane, I have embarked on another adventure which I will let you know about in a future post.  My project is not yet finalized so I can't post about it yet but hopefully it will be ready soon :) 

I hope you will marvel and find inspiration in the photography of Hurry Up Miss Jane like I did :)