Alice could be living....anywhere.
Last night a friend messaged me to catch up and to let me know he’s read this blog and…”crikey, dolls creep me out!”
Accurate. My humor thrives on discomfort. I’m a cuddly creep, it’s how I get past your guard.
“I was looking and thinking ‘fuck, that’s creepy. Very, very good. But very creepy.’”
And now…he might not ever know where dolls sit in wait…for him.
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I made a few trips to Ebony’s place. Taking the train from my area to Ebony’s means a transfer at Ikebukuro, Tokyo….where Dollyterria (my prime location for used dolls and accoutrements) has just expanded to two (tiny) floors of dolls.
While fixing up a Jack Skellington for Ebony, I purchased a used Little Pullip Alice who had seen better days. I can’t resist Alice.
This is what a pristine Alice looks like…albeit the full-sized version
This is what my Alice looked like.
She suited my mood perfectly.
This is the Alice who, like me, had to explain to her therapist that her mid-month email about the insanity around her and her friends and why she might need emergency medication (full-time scammers/police raids/uncovered lies/ abuse/ torture/ confiscated crime scenes) wasn’t overblown…just accurate.
I removed her scarecrow wig and opened up her head. Her eyes are a little cloudy but someone hot glued them into her skull so I decided not to bother changing them.
In Akihabara I picked up a PiccoNemo body a wig and shoes.
I wanted a brunette Alice because I was a selfish, brunette, only-child.
I made her a new dress without a pattern.
It’s rough around the sleeves because TINY. I
put a new front panel on her existing pinafore so it would correctly fit her new body. I embroidered it because I can. I’ll probably make her new white bloomers when I’m ready to work that small again.
That’s a 14cm/ 5.5 inch body.
And I thought I was done…but then I looked at Pinterest.
That’s how the craftsters get you.
And I saw one of Helen CW’s Blythe Doll Carry Cases.
And I posted it on Saturday morning. And my friends whispered, “you must….you just must.” And Ebony shouted “Seria has so many wooden boxes.” And I was shouting, “I can combine my love of making things with my love of being organized?!”
Before I knew it I was making a detour to a 100¥ shop before teaching my Saturday dance lessons.
I got two of the larger wooden boxes, some hinges, wood, and a closure.
Once home, I cut one of the boxes down and sanded it. I made a drawer. There was a lot of sanding and glue. I only have 100¥ cutting tools.
Now. I THOUGHT it was going to be a home for a Dal Doll, because I never measured anything.
Alice fit. It would be Alice’s
I thought a while and decided it would become an homage to the sitting room Alice is in at the start of Through the Looking Glass.
I found some images online and resized them. I picked a cover I liked from an edition of Through the Looking Glass that appealed to me (if I weren’t making it for myself I’d get artist permission, make my own, or go for a version beyond copyright) and raided my stash of acrylic paints.
Sunday, I visited a Book-Off (used books and Magazines ) and bought a used catalogue for gothic Lolita looks (so many Alice references). I found some miniature inspiration at the adjoining Hobby-Off. I hit a fabric store for decoupage paste. At an art supply store I bought ornate origami for the wallpaper. It’d read a bit Asian influenced for England but I figured that with the right surroundings it would just read “Orientalist Inspired”
I also realized that if you put Alice in a doll stand too tall for her, she levitates with great menace.
It’s now Wednesday and the decoupage is nearly done.
I’ll soon be figuring out how to upholster a chair for Alice…but not tonight or tomorrow, as I have relaxing and teaching to do. Expect a final installation early next week.
Until then….obey.