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Pre-order Shoes at Marbled Halls

BJDcollectasy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:16 +0000

Doll costume designers Connie Lowe of Marbled Halls and Val Zeitler have collaborated on a line of doll shoes that were unveiled at IDEX. There are 2 sizes of shoes that were custom designed to fit DollsTown 13 year and 7 year, but the shoes will also fit a variety of other dolls. More information can be found on the Marbled Halls website. Pre-orders are now being taken for the shoes. To order, contact Connie Lowe through the email address on the site. Some of the shoes are shown below.

The pair will be working on a variety of projects that will be entitled “‘Through The Looking Glass’…. where we can be as MAD as we want to be”. Their plans include wigs and outfits as well as shoes.

IDEX 2010 Photos

BJDcollectasy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:38 +0000

There is now a gallery album available of IDEX 2010 photos from Marbled Halls. The photos can be seen HERE. More may be added over the next week.

Volks USA Limited Dolpa Dolls

BJDcollectasy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:03:49 +0000

For those who missed Volks Doll Party 22, a small number of additional limited dolls are now in-stock at Volks USA.

From Volks USA:

If you are interested in the Limited Super Dollfies from the Dolls Party 22, you are super lucky! We will have some extra stock!

This doesn’t happen often, so take advantage of this rare opportunity!

Dolls listed include SDGrB Minoru Kamimura, SD16G Kira, SDG Nana “Sweet Dream” Version, Yo-SDG Lillie, and Yo-SDB Eddie.

Minoru Kamimura

Kira

Nana “Sweet Dream” Version

Eddie

Lillie

Update: IpleHouse Tedros

BJDcollectasy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:01:45 +0000

The new Noctarcana Circus doll, Tedros – Circus Master, has been updated at IpleHouse. Multiple photo of the doll are now available. No photos are yet added of the new alternate ‘Chimera’ head or ‘animal parts’. His ordering period will run February 9 – March 7.

Tedros will come in special real skin with a Superhero or Model body with general or mobility joints. He comes with acrylic eyes or optionally, Enchanted eyes. Other options include face-up, outfit, shoes, animal parts, and wig.

The chimera photos will likely be added when the doll is open for pre-orders.

Elf-Ear Nabiya Pre-order Ends Soon…

BJDcollectasy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:41:41 +0000

The pre-order period for Garden of Dolls Nabiya Elf ends soon. The elf-eared Nabiya dolls in a variety of resin colors. Dolls purchased through pre-order will be sold at a reduced price with free shipping worldwide. The dolls will come with or without face-up. Resin color choices include white, normal, pink, blue, green, lilac, and light tan. The pre-order period runs until February 8, 2010. Dolls will go up in price after the pre-order period is over.

Marbled Halls/Val Zeitler Collaboration

BJDcollectasy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:22:16 +0000

Doll costume designers Connie Lowe( Marbled Halls) and Val Zeitler will be collaborating on future projects. They have already designed a line of doll shoes that were unveiled at IDEX. There will be new special offering posted on the Marbled Halls website this evening.

Notice from Marbled Halls:

AiL Isaac Released

BJDcollectasy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:46:09 +0000

Alice In Labyrinth has released a new 1/3 doll head, Isaac. The head can be pre-ordered in normal or white skin resin. Isaac can be purchased blank or with the face-up shown. For a limited time, both the painted and the blank head will come with Ail’s special resin and glass eyes.

From Alice in Labyrinth:

From Feb 7, we present each customer who orders an AiL’s blank head, a pair of AiL original Hybrid Glass Eyes(14mm).
The part of the pupil is made of glass and the white of the eye is resin.

Please write your favorite eyes number in the remarks when you order a head. (We present a pair of eyes per a blank head.)

Last Limited DollLeeke at AnotherSpace2

BJDcollectasy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:21:42 +0000

AnotherSpace2 is preparing to release a Limited Leeke World DollLeeke type D Pumpkin doll styled by AnotherSpace2. Only 5 dolls will be available. The doll is cast in normal sking resin. 28 cm tall Pumpkin will come as shown with face-up, outfit, acrylic eyes, wig, and shoes.

~LoongSoul Doll~

BJDcollectasy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:34:37 +0000

In November of 2009, LoongSoul Doll opened it’s doors to an international audience. The company released 6 striking dolls including Limited Xuanyan with a ‘mechanical arm’. The company is currently preparing the release of two new dolls, the ‘assassins’ YeFei and YeSha. The company has one authorized retailer outside China, Mint on Card. Lindsey Chan was very impressed with the quality and workmanship of the dolls and she approached LoongSoul about carrying their products. ”We learned of LoongSoul Doll on the very day they began selling within China. I was instantly smitten with the dolls, so we decided to contact LoongSoul about being a dealer. Now that we have the dolls in hand, I can say that I am very confident in our decision to work with them. The dolls stand right out of the box and pose amazingly well. Everything is high quality, from their resin to their clothing. You can tell LoongSoul puts a lot of care and thought into their dolls. I have very high hopes for LoongSoul, I can’t wait to see what they release next.”

BJDcollectasy contacted LoongSoul and they graciously agreed to answer some questions about the company, their dolls, and their future plans.

Q. When did LoongSoul open? How did you choose the company name?

A. LoongSoul Doll Art Studio was founded by JiangShangXiaoLong in early 2009 after a long preparation period. JiangShangXiaoLong has been working in the BJD industry for a number of years as a designer/sculptor for other established BJD companies. XiaoLong wanted to enjoy a greater degree of creative freedom, and to create dolls that are more his own style.

We believe that every new ball-jointed doll created holds part of the spirit of the doll maker. The sculptor breathes life into the doll with this spirituality, and that should be what attracts the doll collectors. When collector takes the doll home, he/she will bond and love the doll, giving him his complete soul. This unique soul is what gives the doll his own personality, and makes him different from others with the same sculpt. That’s why we put the word “Soul” as part of company’s name. Chinese are decedents of the mythical creature Loong (Dragon), therefore we are “LoongSoul.”

In the beginning, we were going to translate our name as “Dragon Soul”. However, we found out that the English word “Dragon” often refers to a western creature that is angry and aggressive, where as Chinese Loong brings fortune and peace. We then decided to adapt the phonic translation, and gave our company’s English name “LoongSoul”.

Q. Who designs the dolls? Can you tell me a bit about the design process? What inspires the designers when creating new dolls?

A. LoongSoul has one sculptor at the moment, JiangShangXiaoLong. He’s one of the founders of this company. XiaoLong has been working in this industry for almost 5 years. Before he started LoongSoul, he was the principle sculptor for Domuya. His major work with Domuya includes Fin, Faith, and the “Dirge of Glory” series.

XiaoLong has been the major force behind the scene in pushing the limits of BJD body’s pose-abilities. He believes the body language (pose) of a doll has equal importance as how a doll’s face expresses his/her personality. Our newest doll is very the embodiment of XiaoLong’s creative goal, with perfect balance between form and function. A flexible body that can hold a pose very well without being floppy.

Q. What plans are there for future releases? Will there be girl dolls added at some point? When might the 70 cm line be introduced? Are there any plans for smaller dolls?

A. We are currently in the process of creating new 1/3 girl dolls. The preliminary target is for middle of summer in 2010. We do have a plan to create 70CM boys and girls, and other sizes. That would be after we completed the projects for the 1/3 girls. We are in the process of searching for talented artists to join our team, to give a different look for our LoongSoul dolls.

Q. Will the company be creating a clothing line? What other items does LoongSoul hope to carry in the future?

A. We do have plans to create clothing series for our dolls. We are currently in the process searching for talented tailor to enter contract with to produce the clothes.

Q. Do you have an idea when you may be releasing your newest dolls?

A. We are about the release two new dolls for Chinese New Year. They are from the “Assassins” series, “YeFei” and “YeSha.”

Special thanks to Lindsey Chan of Mint on Card for her assistance on this article.

Photos Above: LoongSoul dolls Jingling, and Xuanyan.

Below: Work-in-progress photos from the company of the soon-to-be-released YeFei and YeSha.

YeFei

YeSha

Jpop Doll KazeKidz Shoes & Wigs

BJDcollectasy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:04:43 +0000

JpopDolls is offering two shoe styles for KazeKidz Annabella and similar sized MSD size dolls. Pre-orders will be taken until February 19 for the Victorian Boots and Yesterday’s Child footwear. Victorian Boots come in faux dusty white suede with blue pearl buttons. The Yesterday’c Child slippers come in blue faux leather with silver tone buckes and a white ribbon tie. A special KazeKidz wig pre-order ends February 9. The pre-order includes Kanalong in Summermoon color, and Kanalong Syma and Reiya in Pearl. The wigs can be found under Wig Pre-order Nyssa Wigs. The shoes can be found under Items for Kaye Wiggs MSD Dolls. KazeKidz Nyssa should be available for pre-order soon.

Victorian boots

Yesterday's Child Shoes

Kanalong Summermoon

Kanalong Syma Pearl

Reiya Pearl

3rd Unique at Slinky Neko Soon

BJDcollectasy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:30:45 +0000

The 3rd Unique doll, Vintage Haroo from Slinky Neko, will be released on February 8, 2010. The last two dolls sold out quickly. The 1/6 size doll comes as shown in photos. Only one Unique doll is available.