Hugs...

I'm sorry I haven't posted lately, life has been manic and like many people I know, I've been having a little bit of a hard time. I did manage to do a big shoot (when I should have been doing other more useful things...) the other day, which felt great. I have hardly had a chance to even look at the girls lately so it felt like a really good catch up!

I want to dedicate this post to my Ma and Pa, Brother, Caralyn and last but by no means least Mr T... and actually, anyone who just needs a hug! Mainly because I know how up and down life can be... and how it can often be a struggle, but... there is usually someone there to give you a hug to tell you its going to be ok (even if its just a virtual one like I'm doing now).

So... to anyone out there who is having a hard time, I'm going to tell you something my Brother always told me...

everythings gonna be ok

Thanks for looking!

Miss M x

Goodbye Maple Close...

I went to stay at my folks place about a week ago. They're moving so it was the last time I could stay with them for a while as they're going to be new old age travellers again, cruising about in their motorhome trying to find somewhere new and exciting to live!!!

I managed to get some pics of the girls in their garden before visiting my Bro, it's such a sweet garden which has always reminded me of a tropical beach with the palm trees. 

It was an awesome house which I lived in with them during the renovation. My family and I have been through alot in that house and it seems weird to be leaving it for good, but it deserves a little goodbye.

Goodbye Maple Close

& 

Ma and Pa

Safe travels and good wishes
for your new adventure!!!

Thanks for looking!

Miss M x

Experimental Tops

Its been a while since my last post, I'm working on a secret Pullip related project at the moment, it will all be revealed in time!!

So, I made these tops a while ago as an experiment and I've been meaning to photograph them for ages. Finally, this afternoon, I found I had a little time on my hands!

I was thinking about selling these tops on my shop, what do you think?

Thanks for looking!!

Miss M x

Winner & Runners Up

We're still waiting for the Winner and a Runner Up to claim their prizes!!

WINNER

Maryanne Sanders

who joined the competition on Facebook

 

RUNNER UP

Aimee Golden
who joined the competition on Facebook

Congratulations to the Winner/Runners Up!!! Please contact me through my Etsy Shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePullipPantry) to claim your prizes. You have until the end of April to claim!

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Miss M x

Competition Winners!

I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who entered and good luck to everyone!!!

Just an FYI, the winner and runners up have all been chosen completely randomly.

Without further ado its time to let you know who the winner/runners up actually are... I'll start with the runners up, so... drum roll please!

THE RUNNERS UP ARE...

~*ebi*~ @cubistcaramel  

who joined the competition on Twitter

Megan Gallagher
who joined the competition on Facebook

Maeve Fidler
who joined the competition on Facebook

Aimee Golden
who joined the competition on Facebook

Ineke Brussee

who joined the competition on Facebook

And a further drum roll for the winner...

THE WINNER IS...

Maryanne Sanders

who joined the competition on Facebook

Congratulations to the Winner/Runners Up!!! To claim your prizes please contact me through my etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePullipPantry). You have until the end of April to claim!

Thanks again to all who entered and for those that weren't so lucky this time, this won't be my last competition so keep your eye out for more!

Thanks for looking!!

Miss M x

Pink, Green & Purple

As usual, when I take pictures for the shop, I take a few for myself and this week, to my surprise, the most popular was Piper!

I've been thinking I needed to get some plain backgrounds to show the clothes off properly and it really did the trick...

I just adore pink and green together, although Piper doesn't seem to be a big fan...

The green sofa and purple background also worked so well together!

All dresses shown available on my Etsy shop: 

www.etsy.com/shops/thepullippantry

Thanks for looking!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition, only 4 days left to enter!!

Nose notch...

The other day, I was dressing my girls up and was horrified to find that Avelyn has a massive notch in her nose...

I'm still unsure of what to do about it. Having done her blush already I'm not sure entirely of how to fix it. I was thinking about getting her a complete custom face-up by Poison Girl on Flickr. I've been following her on Flickr since I started collecting Pullips over a year ago. I would love a custom face-up by her and I think her costs are reasonable for how beautiful her customs are... I have never been a fan of Mir's eyebrows but... I did a shoot for the shop today and the notch is barely visible in the photos and she is sooooo beautiful...

What do you think I should do?

Oooh, also, dress shown is available here on my Etsy shop!

Thanks for looking!!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition, only 6 days left to enter!

New Hats....

I was wondering around on good fiancee duty in H&M with Mr T, waiting for him to try stuff on when I just happened to wander past the sale items when I spotted two fancinators that caught my eye... why are you telling us this you may be wondering!?!?

Well, I didn't want them for me... they were two small straw hats, just about the right size for Pullips! Typical me... I buy more for the girls than I do myself! Oh well, it makes me happy!

They are a little big for Pullip heads but work perfectly for those Pullips with especially big hair, like Myste!

Thanks for looking!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition, only 1 week left to enter!

Spring & Summer Dresses

I've found that I can check the shops statistics on Etsy and I'm wondering whether the weekly upload is as good as uploading LOADS of items onto Etsy at once!? I found out I had nearly 400 views of my shop on just one day!

I guess I'll have to wait a few weeks to find out... I'm also wondering about what items I should be making and I've got a few more ideas for the next few weeks... I'm gonna be at my drawing board on monday making up some new patterns... hee hee!

Anyway, enough of my thoughts, here are the new items for this week!

Pink Floral Ruffle Dress

Pink Floral Strapless Dress

White & Blue Floral Lolita
Inspired Strapless Dress

Red Multi Strapless Dress

Lemon Yellow Strapless Dress

Cross Over Maxi Dress

Pink Strappy Dress

Check out the shop for more items: www.etsy.com/shops/thepullippantry

Thanks for looking!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition, just over a week left to enter!

Myste's New Flexibility

My first Pullip is a Peter Pan doll called Myste and has been much unloved, being the least photographed. I did try taking some pictures of her recently after realising she was going un-photographed but it just didn't work for me. I realise that I have gotten very used to obitsu's. The flexibility and emotions that you can capture just with poses. 

I had already done some research into an obitsu for her. The reason she hasn't been re-bodied sooner is that Peter Pan is a tanned doll, but after looking on Flickr (such a good resource) I found someone who had rebodied onto a fleshtone body. It wasn't a perfect match but I figured its better than having a doll that's unloved.

Due to Myste's bio (A Trio of Nutters - Extended Bios) I wanted her to be shorter so I decided to order her a 25cm Fleshtone Obitsu. Its not a perfect colour match but I absolutely adore her new flexibility. I am totally falling in love with her all over again.

I also love the 25cm Obitsu, it is a bit more floppy than the 27cm but its very cute and its nice to have a difference in height! I'm hoping to do some body comparison shots at some point!

You can really see the colour difference here...

Thanks for looking!!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition...

New Items on The Pullip Pantry on Etsy

I am trying my best to get a weekly upload of items to my Etsy shop, so here is the first weeks installments!!!

NEW ITEMS

Cross Over Tunic/Dress £10
Fits Pullip/27cm Obitsu as a top and
25cm/23cm Obitsu, Dal & Blythe as a Dress

Cross Over Top £9.50

Cross Over Dress - Pale Green Butterfly Print £9

Pullip/Obitsu Shorts £6.50
9 Colours Available to Choose From!!!

Pullip/Obitsu Shirt £6
20 Colours Available to Choose From!!!

MORE COLOURS AVAILABLE
ON CURRENT ITEMS...

Slim Leg Trousers £8
6 Colours Available to Choose From!

Jeans/Cords for Pullips/Obitsus £8
9 Colours Available to Choose From!

Cropped Jacket £7.50
15 Colours Available to Choose From!

Straight Skirt £4
9 Colours Available to Choose From!

SALE ITEMS

There's also some sale items still up for grabs! Get them before they're gone as the listings end on the 1st April!!!

15% Off

10% Off
Only £4.05

10% Off  £4.50

15% Off

20% Off

10% Off

Thanks for looking!!

Miss M x

p.s. don't forget about the competition!!