Auburn Botanic Gardens


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Went to a mini meet yesterday at the Auburn Botanic Gardens with 4 Lieselottes! We have even more Lieselottes in Sydney so hopefully we can organise an even bigger meet next time.

Initially I had dressed my girls in a style to match the cherry blossoms that are blooming right now, however it was so crowded my motivation to take cherry blossom photos quickly drained away. They were very beautiful though.

In the end I took some photos in a quiet area in the garden, and then again outside the entrance with the camellias.

Galaxy eyes~

One of the things I knew I wanted to try making is galaxy themed eyes. In particular I wanted to see if I could make the “stars” float in the eye so that it looks 3D, which I’m very happy to say I’ve succeeded.

This was the first version I made. I’m very happy with the colours, they change a bit depending on the angle you are looking at the eyes from, so for example the red colour is only visible from the side and not from the front. However, I wanted to make the dots smaller and neater next time, and the iris lines are almost invisible so I wanted to make those thicker as well:

This was the second version. I tried a few more colours which all came out nicely, but I think the iris lines are a bit too thick this time:

This was the third version. I wanted to try copper coloured dots, I didn’t expect them to be almost invisible in the pink pair. Looks like white is the best after all:

Since the last update I’m improving on getting those pupils in the centre, and I’ve managed to avoid big bubbles (although I still can’t get rid of all the small bubbles).

The white part of the resin I’m using currently yellows pretty quickly, so reducing that will be my next experiment :)

Paddington Reservoir Gardens


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Went to a small doll meet yesterday at the Paddington Reservoir Gardens. This was my first time testing out these eyes in the wild! What I didn’t notice until I was editing the photos was that Artemis was in fact cross-eyed the entire time.

Hello Artemis

My Michele has arrived, I really love this version’s outfit and style X3. Eventually I will swap him to a girl body so I’ve named her Artemis.

My camera’s screen broke. It will take one month to fix, but at least it’s still under warranty.

Royal Botanic Gardens


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Happy New Year, although it’s past Easter now =w=

Had a small meet yesterday at the Royal Botanic Gardens. I tried to edit the photos to look a bit more like film this time.

I’ve also opened an Instagram account, let’s give it a try (https://www.instagram.com/moonteahouse/). It seems like it compresses my photos, but I see more and more people using it, oh well >-<

Doll Meet


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A small meetup held on the weekend. The stained glass window photo was taken at Queen Victoria Building, and the rest of the photos were taken at The Strand Arcade. Both are very beautiful old buildings in Sydney. Usually there are no lights on the handrails, but they have been put up for Christmas :)

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