We are beginning to gear up for BJDC 2010...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idolls/
We still have the yahoogroup iDolls (listed above) I updated our convention webpage with a little teaser pic which you can check out the below or see it at
http://bjdctexas.com/

What are people using the most these days to get information in general or about conventions, in particular?

Webpages?
Anyone still using yahoogroups or mailinglists?
Bulletin Boards like ZoZ and Den of Angels?
FaceBook?
Twitter?
Blogs?

Some feedback would be great!

Looking forward to the BJDC 2010 :-)
Sherri

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Here are a few pics of Evelyn's BJD Event. I have not seen all my doll buds for awhile. It was a blast! I missed everyone.

Click here to view these pictures larger

Where have I been and what have I been doing?

I am working lots and spending weekends out of town. Texas Renaissance Festival is in full swing - we have gone twice! That means I have limited time to stay caught up on my email and cyber communities in general!

On the dollie news front -- I have gotten a few new outfits and dolls.

I went to a doll show this weekend. After the buying feast at the BJDC 2008, a regular doll show is a tame affair. Evelyn's Treasure Dolls is now carrying a few lines of BJDs. Let the temptation start!!! She had a few with her at the show.

I did surprise myself at what I did buy. Way back when I made my own porcelain dolls - I wanted to make an ethnic tan colored Jumeau gypsy. Never got around to it. I found this cutie - a reproduction one and just had to have her.




Click here for more pics from the doll show

I took this pic at Evelyn's Doll store Treasure Dolls. I was trying to color match the skin tone of Domuya Perennial body. I love my Faith head but am having problem adjusting to her tallness. Course, none of these bodies worked color wise - pictured are left to right
DollZone body,Domuya Flexibody and Elfdoll new body.

So where have I been the last couple months??
insanely busy organizing a doll convention!

so you say"What do you have to show for all this hard work??" a lot of memories and a few slideshows!
I am going to include the links to the YouTube pages...
Click on the link that says "Watch in High Quality" to see them in the best resolution.

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I wanted to pop in while I was thinking about you all...I am massively busy at work. I help manage the technology in my department and we have both leadership changes and tech changes. I am coming home too exhausted to play. I am also in the 2 month crunch before the convention. Most of the work occurs in this last 2 months before the convention. I am juggling to many things to have any energy to play!

I am still listening to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, finishing reading the D'Artigo Sisters trilogy and watching one episode of LOST (I am limiting myself to only one per night!!) not enough hours of the day!!

No dollie pics this time around...I usually have one of my resin family with me but did not manage to bring one this time around.

I feel sometimes that I have never grown up... working in the public schools helps that feeling stay around. I LOVE summer vacation. I am up in the coolness of New England at my inlaws house... went to a Boston Red Socks game, to the beach, reading lots of good books and sleeping late.

Vacations are vacations ... but none are complete without a visit to the beach. The New England's beaches and the Long Island sound are very beautiful but so different from the Texas beaches that I am used to. These beaches are wild and rocky.

I continue to try different types of shots with my new camera. Flowers are my favorite subject. I am also playing with the speed and Fstops ... I loved the composition of the kids and the wave on the beach but wished it had more depth of field. ah well....

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This is for
celticgeekess -- who thinks my Shirou is Gorgeous! bytheby - thanks Michelle!!



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I first noticed this up on
keeley_keena -- it seemed like a GOOD Idea!



Vita Ersatz - Dollerie Uncut

Announces the first quarterly day-long livejournal doll posting event!

Sunday, July 6, 2008!

Throughout the day, post your doll pictures uncut!

vita_ersatz
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cronked this from doll_paparazzi
No Spoilers.
"When you see this post, quote from Doctor Who on your LJ."

Dr. Who: "I'm sorry. So Sorry."

Second one cuz I could not resist!! Love Dr. Song!
River Song: If he dies, I'll kill him!

I used my Narea in this photo....ack, she was ill tempered and Difficult! I could not get her to pose worth a dang!

( Dark Angel )

anyone else a ball of nerves! I took time off to get my order in ... I am a nervous wreck..sigh.
Well - we will see if I get the things I ordered. I loved everything in the collection but could not necessarily AFFORD everything I wanted!

ack --- what I do to get the dollie things I WANT!

As requested!




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So I have been learning loads about Photoshop.
It has helped me have some confidence to experiment.
What do you think?

Angel's Song

A few of the areas that I have learned the most are -
Layers, special brushes, quick masks, filter galleries, feathering, setting opacities
click on the picture to go to a larger view

Music video weekend? cronked this from keeley_keena

Have you seen Kerli's music video - "Walk on Air"?
Recognize the BJD Artist?


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