I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. Mine was FANTASTIC! I'll leave u with progress pictures of Coco.
I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. Mine was FANTASTIC! I'll leave u with progress pictures of Coco.
Happy Thursday everyone. I'm just dropping in to give a quick update on Chloe's progression. I'm loving how she's turning out. She's reminding me of an Middle Eastern baby so I'll leave her ethnicity up for interpretation. I've been practicing taking better photos. I'm awful with photography and I always wish my photos looked better. This week I've been focusing on white balance. I must say I'm not perfect yet but I don't have to get rid of nearly as many photos. Most of the ones I took came out the camera pretty close & that awful color cast that always happens to me was so much better.
I am currently working on my 2nd Prototype!!
Chloe by Debbie de GraafI received her on Friday & I'm nowhere near finished but she's a little cutie. She's limited edition of 400 kits produced by Debbie Moore. She is open for preorders now. She will be approximately 21 inches long when finished & she has the most detailed limbs. The vinyl is extremely soft & very easy to paint! Here's a sneak peek!!!
I'm really enjoying working on her & I can't wait to share her! I hope to be finished painting by the end of the week. Happy Painting Everyone!
Lee Lou Brace
She still has a lot of layers to go but isn't she an AMAZING sculpt? Cassie really outdid herself on this one! I personally will be ordering as well. She will go on pre-order the end of September or Early October. There will be no need to frantically wait at your computer. She will be open for pre-order for a week so order away!
Now.. the next BIG NEWS for me.... I was blown away when I was invited to be a member of IIORA! Little ole me!!! I asked Suzette was she really talking about me? Did she make a mistake? Did she have the wrong Crystal??? I almost cried because I admire all of the members there & can't believe I'm a member. This has been the best 2 weeks ever!
I will be forever grateful for Cassie giving me (a nobody) a shot with her photoshop. Because of her, a couple of other doors have opened up for me. I'm so very humbled. Not many sculptresses would have done that. I'm beyond words!
Pre-orders will begin the end of September/ beginning of October & will be open for a week so you will definitely have the opportunity to purchase her if you want. I plan on purchasing 2 of them. Here are more photos of her from Cassie.
To my surprise, I was also contacted by 2 more sculptresses asking me to do prototypes for them. I could not believe it! It was if I was dreaming! I'm so excited & so very thankful for Cassie opening up these doors for me.
Leelou by Cassie Brace
Prototype coming soon...
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Well, let me explain....
As the days led up to the pre-salel of Esme, I became paranoid that I wouldn't get her. I dreamt about this kit for 2 entire weeks! I became so paranoid that I decided that I needed to take off of work to ensure that I would be sitting at my computer in time to press the "BUY" button at EXACTLY 12 pm. Taking off of work STILL didn't ease my anxiety of not getting the kit so I decided to enlist some help. I needed some WARRIORS to fight with me for her! I needed some troopers who were willing to sit at their computers at least 30 minutes early to hit the "BUY" button. I needed to find some other people who happen to be just as insane as I was to understand that this was not a game! This was serious business & I needed some ride or die-ers in my camp. Because on this day ESME WOULD BE MINE!!! lololololol
Well, the ladies on the forum that I belong to always meet on pre-order days & we help each other get kits for those that may miss out. We look out for each other that way. Well, I enlisted 1 person from my forum to ride with me. I enlisted my husband to ride with me. I enlisted 2 of my sisters to ride with me & I was riding for myself!
I called everyone on pre-order day to remind them of what their duty was. NOTHING else mattered that day. (Mind you everyone was spread across the Country). I gave them all the speech! FAILURE WOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! At least ONE of us would have to get this kit because she was IMPORTANT to me!! As the clock ticked down, my legs became numb, my heart rate became accelerated & my adrenaline was out of this world! ESME WOULD BE MINE AT ALL COSTS TODAY! 5 minutes until 12 I started hitting the refresh button! Zoned in on the spot where the Paypal button would be. I must have hit the refresh button a gazillion times!! But I didn't care! This was WAR!
When the Paypal button finally showed, I hit the Paypal button immediately & within seconds BAM I was out of there! I managed to get 2 kits! My girl from the forum was able to get me 1 from Mcphersons. My husband managed to get 2 Esme's & my sisters all came thru in a crunch. All I was hoping was to just get ONE kit & ended up with a whopping 11 kits!!!!!! Every single one of us was able to grab at least 1 kit! I couldn't believe it! I was sooooo happy!!!!
I managed to sell 3 of the kits at the price I purchased her for & traded 2 for kits that were on my wish list. I'm currently working on 1 & still have 6 untouched kits left. To be honest, I love her so much that I don't think I'm going to get rid of any more of them. One will be a keeper baby for me & I have at least 2 other skin tones in mind for Ms. Esme. The others, well.... I may just wait for a rainy day.
I know this post is silly, but I just wanted to poke fun at myself. There are so many more important issues in the world than purchasing kits, but my love for this kit is REAL! this was MY baby & I was going to do whatever I had to do to get her & I'm so glad I did! Please enjoy the rest of your evening!
I'm finally ready to put Quinlynn up for adoption. She's $1800 & will come with lots of extras. I must admit, I almost kept her because I fell in love with her & everyone knows I NEVER collect my own reborn babies. Here are some updated photos of her. If she doesn't sell within the next couple of weeks, she'll be off to eBay. Please know that I do have a very flexible layaway plan. She will never be duplicated, so if you love her, please purchase her.
**Click photos to see enlarged images**
Please more photos HERE or check out my Facebook for Work in Progress photos of this little one.
I still have lots of detailing to do but I'm loving her progress
Have you ever seen photos of a reborn baby and just fell in love with everything about the pictures? The pictures are perfect from the pose, to the clothing, to the lighting to the background, to the focus and exposure??? Just everything about it draws you in??? Now let's be clear. I'm not talking about photos that have a bunch of filters or edits on them. I'm strictly talking about just great pictures.Well, I have and I'm making a commitment to learn how to take better photos.
Step 1 was getting a better camera & I have. I've upgraded to a Canon 60D. And to be honest, this is probably the highest I'll go as far as a DSLR camera. I'm not a professional photographer & this camera should do more than what I need it to once I learn how to use it. I've had people from Facebook & ARC cheering me on & helping me thru this process & to be honest, I can really see a difference. Thank you Kristen (the "Torch" really helped--:::::inside joke::::). Cherie Ann & Lil Jo--I appreciate you guys so much. There have of course been others, but these are the ladies that are constantly helping me.
Step 2 is practice, practice practice. I was trying to practice every day just to learn the settings & see what they do but unfortunately I got sick. I'm going to get back to that as soon as possible. Anyway, I wanted to past a couple pictures of my progress. You can checkout my Facebook for more progress photos.
As you can see, I'm getting a little better. I'll post more of my progress later on.
Kootenay Reborn Nursery is located in Canada. You can find her on Facebook here. Please take a moment to like her page. You won't be sorry. Staci may not be one of the "big named" artist but her work is just as good if not better. In fact, one of her babies just won 2nd place in the ROSE/DEDS doll show last week! CONGRATS STACI! Very well deserved!! She has such a great heart & doesn't mind sharing her "trade secrets". In fact, I credit HER for teaching me how to paint hair. Her tips and tutorials have been a game changer for me. For that, I will always be grateful! Ok, enough of my blabbering on! Let's get to the good stuff! The pictures!!!
Thank you Staci for being an inspiration!!! I look forward to seeing your future creations
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