Halloween Set

I've been working on this Halloween set for a little over a week and I finally finished it! I'm really excited that it turned out so well :D
The leg warmers took two shots to get the pattern right, but now they're fantastic and will bunch up like real leg warmers if you try. The fat bag can actually hold things and the curly scarf stays on really well because the curls lock up with each other.
The hat took two tries because the first one was much much too small, this one barely fits but it does the job. I really hope I'm able to attend the Halloween meet up so I can bring her to show everyone.

I think I'll make other versions of this set, maybe some other Holiday colors as well as some every day fall tones. I was thinking of selling the pattern to the leg warmers, but I'm not 100% sure it would be a good idea, or if anyone would even be interested so I'll wait and see.

Characters

Inspiration hit me just now and I wanted to take it down while I have the opportunity. We all know inspiration comes at a premium during NaNo.

I have no idea if these two will fit into the story, but if they can they will be added somewhere.

A young wizard who wears a suit, with arcane symbols sewn on the inside, which dampens any oncoming spells. He works as an adviser or lawyer (perhaps serves the queen?)

He has a wife, or perhaps a girlfriend who wears hoodies and frilly dresses and is as feminine as it gets. She is a fortune teller/witch and wears her runes and wards in the form of rings, necklaces, bracelets, ear rings and other piercings.

Possible ideas are characters needing advice from a renowned fortune teller, they find the wife.
Characters may need advice and ask the husband

I just wanted to get them down. I'll flesh them out a bit more later, give them names and personalities and hopefully they'll make an appearance in the novel.

Snood

I made this really comfortable (and warm!) snood a while back and its only just now warm enough to wear it. I'm really happy to be able to wear it out finally. This is the only crochet project I've made specifically for myself so far and I absolutely love it. I listed it on etsy so that if anyone else wants one for winter they can buy one and I'll make them one as well. I normally list other colors along with the ones pictured but this time I really couldn't. The yarn I used for this (although very soft and exceptionally snuggly) only comes in a couple of different colors, and it would be quite the task to try to come up with different combinations for people. 

If you'd like one click here!

Map of The World Of The Fae

So I worked really hard on this map, I don't know if you can tell... but I do still need to add a few things, such as the names of mountain ranges, forests, rivers and lakes as well as minor outlying islands. For now though I think it is a fantastic start to the world, and it helps me picture it better over all.
Now that I have at least this basic map I can move on to other things in my planning stages for NaNoWriMo and I'm really excited to continue going forward with everything.

Halloween

We're going to pick up my daughters Halloween costumes today. Hopefully they'll be super cute!

NaNoWriMo Stuff

I may end up posting a map of the world Seraphina's story will take place in, the working title of the book is going to be "Tome of the Fae" but I keep just going back to Seraphina's story for some reason haha...

Right so a map should be coming soon. I might type up a few character bio's and put them here as well, its better not to rely souly on a hard drive for all of your materials anyways yes?

So stuff I'll likely post that has to do with NaNoWriMo:

• Detailed Map of at least the lands ruled by the Fae
• Character Bio for Seraphina
• Character Bio for Melia
• Character Bio for High Queen Rhiannon
• Character Bio for Fintan 
• Any ideas that pop into my head, I'll try to keep them down to one or two sentences at a time. 

I will be doing a bit more work on the Halloween set I've decided to make for Seraphina (My Dollzone Rosemary) So Far I have a crochet pumpkin purse and a orange and black scarf already completed.

I made a hat, but it will need to be made again, the original try ended up a bit too small. I plan on making some orange and black leggings to go with it; and I also plan on sewing a dress that will compliment everything, but so far that hasn't worked out very well at all.

On top of this I have to continue my planning for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo! I want to get as many ideas and spark of inspiration written down as I can before November begins so that, when the marathon begins, I won't have to struggle as much to pull words out of my mind. I'm very excited to start this because I have been wanting to write Seraphina's story for over two years, but it has always been a "one day I will sit down and write it" thing. Now that I'll be doing NaNoWriMo I'll have the motivation I need to actually get her story written. Once I have the meat of her story down from NaNoWriMo I plan on going through several edits, having a friend edit, and then a trusted member of my family who enjoys literature to edit as well. I then would like to send it to several publishing houses, if it is rejected I may self publish and sell it on Amazon for a few dollars a download (a bit more for actual paperback copies). Regardless of how it happens I would like to become a published author.

Then I also would like to put a few adverts on Tumblr and possibly here as well for Avon and my Etsy store, advertising is very important for getting sales, which of course I need to survive...

And of COURSE I need to play some more pokemon, because who doesn't? I have a goal of always having every pokemon in my team at full affection, so that takes a lot of my time in the game. Plus the drive to be fashionable is ever present in this game, and I enjoy that very much. This is the most I've enjoyed a pokemon game in several years (since I believe crystal version) I think it has to do with all of the new features, Pokemon Ami and the options to dress your trainer at the forefront of my mind. I'll likely write a full review when I finish the game.

I'd like to start writing game reviews as I play them, but I've always been a little stand offish to put my opinion out there. Games I have right now are Pokemon X, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning, Animal Crossing: A New Leaf, Pokemon Black2, and Legend of Zelda: The Phanton Hourglass for the DS/3DS. I also have Dragon Age: Origins and Oblivion for Xbox but I doubt anyone would like reviews for such old games.

I may also put a donation button on this blog in the future so that, if you would like to see more reviews, or more stories/novels by me, You can help by funding me.

I plan on adding polls when I go to do more crochet projects so that, the people who read this blog, or followers from my tumblr who would like to come here to vote, can do so and you can help shape what my next project will be.

In conclusion these are my plans for the near future, some more long term than others.

Minifee Rheia - First shoot!

Minifee Rheia - First shoot!, a photo by Cube_BJD on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Just got this beauty in the mail yesterday. And just had time today to play around with her. Still undecided on her name. Kinda like Kennedy.

I love Minifee Rheia, and Cube_BJD did a really good job photographing her

IMG_1825_副本

IMG_1825_副本, a photo by Ork_Akeran on Flickr.

Ohh another very pretty Dollzone Rosemary!

Via Flickr:
my first make up for dollzone rosemary

Resting

Resting, a photo by DoliAzura on Flickr.

This is one of my favorites that I took recently. Her new faceup is so pretty and suits her perfectly.

First Post

I have a tumblr account that I normally blog on, but I thought I'd make an attempt at reaching another audience!

I sell doll wigs and crochet goods in my Etsy Store as well as Avon!
I have a Tumblr account as well as a Twitter ( @DoliAzura), Flickr (DoliAzura), and Facebook!

Since this is my first post I'll just leave this as my info dump haha.
I hope anyone who likes Ball jointed dolls, Makeup, and Fashion will enjoy this blog, I will always try to source any new content that I personally did not create, and if you see your work on this blog, and you do not want it to be featured, please send me an email and I will remove it immediately!

Hope you enjoy!
Talk to you guys very soon.