IKEA Huset Living Room Set

I was so glad when I checked Facebook yesterday and saw a friend make a post of her doll pictured with the IKEA Huset. Everyone thought the Huset won't be out until Aug so I was really shocked when I saw my friend's post. Luckily, I live close to an IKEA. I called them to confirm if they had it in stock. Then I went there that afternoon to get a couple of sets.

I've only really read one article about the IKEA Huset before and for some reason I assumed they were going to be 1:12 scale. It was a pleasant surprise for me to learn that they were around the 1:8 scale. Perfect size for my Pure Neemo Dolls, which I'm being obsessed with these days. The quality of the plastic used was pretty impressive. I'm not crazy about the colors, specially with the pink couch, but I do have to remember that these were created for kids and not for adult collectors. ;P With all things considered, for $13, it's a really nice set to add to your collection. I would recommend buying 2 sets though instead of just one.

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When I got home from IKEA I called my doll photographer friend Sharon Wright to come over and play.

...and play we did.

The Huset comes with one Expedit shelf, one Vago chair, one Lack table, one Klippan sofa, a Stockholm rug and a Famnig Hjarta pillow. I combined two sets for this set up (one pink couch and heart pillows not in the pictures).

*All the accessories you see in my pics are from my collection and are not included in the Huset set. 

My New Product Line. Lol!

Presenting my new product line....*drum roll*........Dragondee throw pillows!! Yey! They are not just ordinary throw pillows mind you! They have a special filling that lets you shape the pillows a little and make those designer's crimp or karate chops on top. But wait there's more! They now have miniature tags too!! :) Wooooooooooooooooooooooo~

Ok, enough of my effort in trying to make my pillows sound fantabulous. I apologize for being such a dork. ;P But yes, I did put a different filling in the pillows just to make them a little more pliable compared to my fiber filled stiff pillows before. I also added the small tags to make them look more realistic. I love small details and was just so proud of myself when I thought of making those tags. Lol.

Here's a picture of my first prototypes.

And a picture of the tiny tag I made. You can't barely see the Dragondee written on it, but I think it makes the pillow cute nonetheless. Don't you think? :)

And here's a picture showing how OCD I could get during production.^^

 I love Murakami, Miyazaki and Nara artworks, so I tried making these for my personal collection too.

This is the full product line I have decided on. I will be selling them in sets of 3.

So far my (one man) production has been put on hold, but I do have 5 of these sets made at the moment. I'm gonna try to release the other designs soon. If you want to order you can reach me at lene.dragon@gmail.com or message me through My Facebook Like Page
or check My Etsy Store

Chair and bucket are not included in the set. The set includes just the 3 pillows you see in the picture above.

My First Re-rooted Momokos!

I've always wanted a pink haired and a teal haired doll, but one thing I don't really have the patience to do is to learn how to customize them. Fortunately for me, my dear friend Bobby Taylor recently opened his Pink Bubbles Doll Spa! I was so happy when I found out that he offers re-rooting. So off to the spa my girls went!

They recently just came back home and I was astonished with how pretty they came out. Check out their pics.

Don't they just look so delish? I always crave for cotton candy whenever I look at them. :)

Other than re-roots, Bobby Taylor is a miracle worker too. He has brought back the beauty on many vintage dolls. See more of his amazing dolly makeovers on his blog and check out his other services. :) 

Momoko Beauty Stop Motion Animation

I made this stop motion animation video last year and uploaded it in my Flickr and Facebook Page but forgot to make a post about it here in the blog.

I was so fascinated with the wardrobe chest I got from the 2012 Barbie Convention that I thought it would be perfect to use in a wedding-like video for Momoko. 

You can also view the video here.

I'm no professional in making videos, nor do I have any background in making stop motion animation. So please excuse my not so smooth camera movements and focusing. I did this basically for fun inspired by my friend Tada's Revolution. Check out her site later, she makes way better ones than what I made I promise. ;)

Here are some pictures of the set for you to enjoy too. :)

Chiavari Gold Chair

If you have seen my previous post about the Mattel exhibit during the Barbie Convention, there were these miniature gold Chiavari chairs that my friends and I went crazy for. We fell so in love with it that we thought we should make our own. :)

The Chiavari chair in the Mattel sets were molded and casted. Something I've always wanted to do, but haven't had the budget to do so. My past attempt failed miserably bringing $40 worth of materials down the drain. My pocket is just not ready to try it again when I haven't figured out how to do it properly. So  I decided to just make the chair out of wood as usual. The turnings I got were perfect to create the other type of Chiavari chair design. I used the design that is commonly used now in weddings and special events. Mine came out looking more ornate than the real one because of the turnings I used, but I still love how it turned out.

Here are my pictures

Mattel's chair was smaller than 1:6 scale, but I tried to make mine as 1:6 as possible. I say as "possible", because if I made it a perfect 1:6 it looks too big for the doll.

Mattel Exhibit during the Barbie Convention

It's been almost 2 months since the 2012 Barbie Convention, but I thought I should still make a post about Mattel's miniature setups during the event incase some people hasn't seen it. After all, it's rare to see setups like these in playscale size. The sets were used in making videos to launch Robert Best's Barbie Fashion Model Collection line.

During the convention, Robert Best's team gave a talk about the videos created for the doll line. I was so happy to get the chance to meet Lars Auvinen - the creative genius who designed and created the sets. ^_^

Here are the pics for you to drool at.. ^^

New Sets!!

After almost a year I am finally listing new sets!

I made 3 similar sets. A set includes the egg chair, cube shelf, side table plus all the accessories. If you are interested email me at lene.dragon@gmail.com or send me a message via flickr or my facebook like page. ^^

SET R1021

SET R1022

SET R1023

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