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[Deadcraft.Com]: Odin Sphere: Gwendolyn and Oswald Dolls Odin Sphere was my favorite game of 2008. Okay, so maybe God of War 2 was my favorite game of 2008, but this was a very, very close second. Ingway is possibly the most adorable character that no one has ever heard of. So you can say that this was something of a labor of love, because I nearly broke my brain making two of its five main characters, Oswald and Gwendolyn. Not since my Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Valkyrie doll had there been so many details that I'd willingly made on something roughly 4 inches tall. I'm pretty happy about how then result is though, although Oswald's armor was harder to imagine than Gwenolyn's feather-and-armor affair.

Gwendolyn and Oswald

Gwendolyn

Oswald

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/11/03/odin-sphere-gwendolyn-and-oswald-dolls/

Here's a full year - and hopefully more to come - in VPRI! Please click photos to get to the news. v^_^v The account I was team leader for: Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2008 The account I won mid-2009: Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) BlackBerry I seriously have to start fixing the VPRI site though. =_=000

[Deadcraft.Com]: Gensomaden Saiyuki Dolls

I've already mentioned making my little Genjo Sanzo doll, and have even showcased him in an earlier post - so I figured, why not make the whole gang instead? I remember being absolutely hooked on this TV series not too long ago, and while Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock were good enough, Gensomaden Saiyuki was the series I always adored. Genjo Sanzo - the only Buddhist priest who smokes, drinks, plays mahjongs, shoots at people, is nastily rude, doesn't care whether his friends lived or died, is unrepentantly trigger-happy, and still POPULAR.

Sha Gojyo, possibly the only kappa character I am aware of in the history of anime, and he has a sob stepmama-tried-to-kill-me story to go along with it. Who can't resist a redhaired kappa with a sobby stepmama-tried-to-kill-me story?

Cho Hakkai - I notice that with each character the angst just increases like a thousandfold. Hakkai's the obligatory human-turned-demon of the main cast, and he had to do so in order t save his beloved, who'd been carried off by lusty demons. He failed, by the way. Ouch.

Son Goku - the most annoyingly 500 year old brat demon ever. Also the most powerful of the quartet, how's that for irony?

All dolls are available at my deadcraft etsy shop!

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/10/26/gensomaden-saiyuki-dolls/

[Deadcraft.Com]: Tim Burton's Nine Doll In honor of the awesome new Tim Burton movie out, here's my version of its main character, the lovable Nine doll (voiced by Elijah Wood)I tried to get most of the details as I was able to, and I'm proud of actually being able to scrounge up some push buttons for the eyes, especially. This is deviating slightly from most of my other dolls in that this is roughly 6 - 7 inches high, with a pattern I made up on the spot while I was crocheting. And on a slightly related note, anyone as excited over the new Alice in Wonderland animation coming out as I am, too?

This was specially made for a customr, and can be seen in my deadcraft etsy shop!

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/10/22/tim-burtons-nine-doll/

[Deadcraft.Com]: King of Fighters Dolls I blogged previously about having made a Terry Bogard doll for a happy customer, and a bit more customers emailed and wanted me to do more King of Fighters dolls. I get emails from people a lot, including but not limited to more doll-making, world peace, and complaints regarding my inability to pull up my pants. Since I have the capability to do only one of those three things mentioned, I figured why not? But of course, since this IS King of Fighters, there should be some poorly Photoshopped parody photos made by yours truly lurking about this entry, and here they are:

Kyo Kusanagi - easily the lead of the whole fighting franchise. He wears white bandannas, can shoot fire out of his hands (Among other things), likes long walks on the beach with Yuki, and particularly hates the Yagamis. He also likes hanging around with guys with gravity-defying hair whose name ends in -maru.

Blue Mary - actually based on Android #18 from Dragonball. I did not know this prior to typing this one out. Thank you, Wikipedia! Her father was killed in the line of duty protecting the President, so now she works as an agent to honor his memory. So original, yo.

Mai Shiranui - everyone's favorite bouncer. But for purposes to keep this page particularly wholesome (paperheroes.net shall be your better ource of writing smut instead) no boobs were created nor harmed in the creation of this doll.

Terry Bogard - Back then (until today, probably) the Japanese stereotype for American males. If the Japanese stereotype for American males also indicate that the latter develops their fighting techniques on the streets, have parents who have been killed by someone named geese, who  perhaps have  the most villainous, fowlest name ever (*rimshot*) and has a pet monkey. No, not that monkey.

On sale at my deadcraft etsy store! -

Terry Bogard - RESERVED

Blue Mary - RESERVED

Mai Shiranui -  AVAILABLE

Kyo Kusanagi - AVAILABLE

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/10/17/king-of-fighters-dolls/

[Deadcraft.Com]: Twilight - Jacob Black Doll (Taylor Lautner and Werewolf version) I made a Jacob Black doll not too long ago long before New Moon was shot, quite awhile before even Twilight came out. Since he'd always been depicted as having long hair, especially with most of the Japanese manga versions that soon came out, my little Jacob had his long happy luxurious mane. Since New Moon ha pretty much established that Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black shall be sporting the short cropped hair version, I endeavored to change his hairtstyle up a bit:

Also, someone also requested a werewolf-esque doll version, and here's what I managed to come up with:

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/10/13/twilight-jacob-black-doll-taylor-lautner-and-werewolf-version/

I found this on ChaiGyaru's blog, who in turn found it on Nira Chan's blog, and I totally feel her. While I currently have a man to lean on, and I know he won't be perfect, I wish some of these things would come easier to him...

I want a man, not a boy. ♥

a man who knows how to appreciate the things I do for him.
a man who pampers me with something money can't buy.
a man who knows his mistakes and tries to make it right.
a man who can be my pillow whenever I need someone to lean on.
a man who knows when to give in and let down his pride.
a man who’d communicate, listen and respond.
a man who respects me, my family and his.
a man who enjoys what life has to offer.
a man who can say yes or no instead of ‘anything’.
a man who won’t keep me waiting though the day or night.
a man who (at least) try figure out what’s going on inside me and resolve it.
a man who help the relationship work when it gets tough.
a man who'd never lay his hand on woman.
a man who works hard and planning well for his future.
a man who is motivated.
a man who takes responsibility for his actions
a man who gives me freedom that I need.
a man who loves me with no doubts.

I would also like to add that I want 

1. Longer weekends. As long as they are announced a week early and not sooner.
2. Better eyesight. Glasses can be a pain even with the meganekko/girls with glasses/girl geek-nerd trend being big right now. If by some miracle I either suddenly possess enough tear glands which will facilitate immediate healing after eye surgery, or I just suddenly wake up with a marked improvement to my eyesight, I will be forever grateful.
3. Superior PC tech skills so I can finally reformat, reprogram, rewire and revamp my PC without worries. (I am trying to practise but I always get it horribly wrong. DX)
4. Superior hair-doing skills. Seriously. I try so hard but cannot style my hair to save my life wallet.
5. Superior make-up skills so I can do my own make. 
6. Superior styling skills so I can maximise the clothes I currently have and fit them into the current trends, instead of seeing all the pretty but trendy new ones that are being sold right now. 
7. The ability to discern which of my clutter stays in my room, and which goes. 
8. Superior cash and credit management skills so I can finally ensure my future. 
9. Superior business acumen, because I have inherited absolutely none from my perennially business-minded mum. 
10. Superior sewing skills so I can DIY my clothes and finally sew my own costumes. Alas, I am currently "sewing machine killer." XP 
11. The capacity to forgive. 
12. More courage and humility to ask for forgiveness from others.
13. More self-control. This means prudence over my spending, moderation in my eating, and particularly shutting up instead of talking, because obviously I have no bone of tact and diplomacy in my body. That way I wouldn't need to ask for forgiveness as much.
14. More tact and diplomacy, along with the self-control. 
15. More courage to do things I've always been too scared of trying.
16. Increased speed and the ability to assimilate new actions quickly so I can start and finish work faster. 
17. More time to visit and hang out with my older sister in the USA. Oh, and the cousins too, but not so much them as with Ate. X3
18. Meet Angela/Archfaith and my cosplay sister Mew Pudding in New York, and Janis/Pinksugarichigo along with all the other gyaru in California. 
19. Mahal with me right now and forever. Yes, I am thinking about marriage and raising a family. (Who'd have thought?)
20. More free time. To party, to fix my room, to fix my handwriting, to fix my weight, to fix my LIFE...
21. More sleep. Which reminds me, why am I still up?

[Deadcraft.Com]: Magic Knight Rayearth: Hikaru Shido and Lantis Dolls CLAMP is easily a great place to start when you would like to delive into anime for the first time. Magic-users and multidimensional planets coupled with cute outfits and antropomorphical bunnies are often a part of their formula. Here's two characters from one of CLAMP most well-loved works, Magic Knight Rayearth: couple Hikaru Shido (in a traditional Japanese kendo outfit as requested by the customer) and Lantis (in his white knight manga version garb)

Lantis

Hikaru Shido

http://www.deadcraft.com/2009/10/07/magic-knight-rayearth-hikaru-shido-and-lantis-dolls/