book+ nothing presently
quest+ getting business stuff set up and taken care of
upper+ feeling plenty rested
downer+ kinda losing any sense of timing lately
attire+ pajamas
drink+ root beer (i need the sugar)
i totally thought i'd posted something last week. my bad. xD i guess this is last week's and i'll do another for this week later.
anyhow, i've been slowly working on getting the patterns i need worked out for my doll clothes enterprise. i don't have inventory yet, but i'm getting closer and closer. i spent most of the past week working on a personal project that went to hell at the last second, which is immensely frustrating, but i'm still trying to salvage it, somehow. i should be ready to start version two pretty soon though. when it's done maybe i'll share the seriously altered version one attempt. if i can get this pattern to work like i see it in my head i can EASILY sell the dresses made from it for reasonable income and minimal effort. i know full well there's a market for fitted, classy EID styles. there's a reason too, the curves are such a pain no one really wants to try dealing with them. X.x it turns out making the patterns is only the first half of the headache. ugh.. they're such gorgeous girls that the frustration isn't enough to really keep me from working at it though.
anyhow, my second W2 came in the mail Saturday and i submitted my taxes Sunday. (yay TurboTax!) i've already heard back and should have my (reasonably sized) refund in the next two weeks. it's fortunately large enough to cover the new sewing machine i need, plus an external drive (for all my music since it's slowing my machine down having so much), Vanille (part of a planned set of twin kitten dolls with Roro) who shall be a PukiFee Shiwoo girl, and also the Wonder Woman prop replica (tiara, bulletproof gauntlets, and lasso of truth with display pedestal) set i ordered last year that FINALLY shipped from the distributor to the comic shop. xD it won't cover anything else, but i'm okay with that since i was expecting to get about half what i ended up with. one of my favorite things is TurboTax saying "oh hey, you qualify for more money, want it?" uh YEAH, why wouldn't i? xD
i promised Kyu that the sewing machine comes first, but i'm very excited about Vanille and her twin brother Creme who will be Roro's. they're gonna be the cutest little sugary-sweet kittens. we'll each be doing the faceups and blushing ourselves, so they'll definitely look unique, but they should still match (enough to be recognized as twins anyhow). so far as i recall from our giddy (mostly incoherent) planning chat, Creme will be a sherbet-ish boy with pale tabby markings and i'll be doing Vanille in dusky rose and caramel. i'll likely hold off on doing markings until Roro's done Creme's, but that could be a while since i'm ordering first. xD the Shiwoo face is just so mischievously adorable (i mean just LOOK at it!) that i can't think of a better trouble making kitten to dress in sugary dessert-ish confections of ruffles and lace.. that's the best part, planning the themed matching outfits. xD they're gonna be these little french aristocratic kittens in absurdly detailed outfits that are likely to kill me.. at least there won't be murderous curves involved though, just the tiniest scale ever almost. i have the notes i took from the original conversation on the backside of a foot long receipt (it was the only paper i could find), and based on just that one conversation there's about 8 different sets of costumes to plan. all foodish based too, i think that by the time Roro's able to get Creme home i may have something ready for him to wear. knowing my penchant for procrastination i may not though, or i just may take forever to get the stuff sent. xD
other than all this i've been slowly planning another doll for celebratory purchase once my business is making decent money. i've been looking for a doll that'd be a decent match facially to Xavin to be her baby girl. i'm not worrying about skin tone, i tanned Xavin, i can tan her baby, but it's really hard to find a tiny with elf ears, a realistic mouth with a full bottom lip, and eyes that aren't alien-huge. those are really my only set-in-stone criteria at this point. i do prefer happyish mouth sculpts, no anger or pouting for this one.. and i'd like a hint of shyness, but the elf ears, full lower lip, and decently small eyes are the main thing. so far the best i've found is LittleFee Dark Elf Soo, but since i have to sell product before i can make enough profit to finance this doll, i'm still looking around. xD i'm also willing to take suggestions if anyone finds something they think looks more like a decent match. for those that don't know, this is Xavin.
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