So I feel like I should reintroduce myself on this blog, seeing that I haven't written anything proper in many years, and who I was 6 years ago isn't exactly who I am now, so you'd have all sorts of odd concepts about me if you started off by reading those old entries!
I go, pretty much everywhere off and online, by Mon. Mainly because my albeit simple name is too hard for so many to pronounce correctly, even when I say it to them. So the nickname my parents gave me suits me fine.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, with my husband and our many ball jointed dolls. It was a hobby I never really expected to get into, but it has brought together so many creative aspects of my life, and I have made so many wonderful friends (like the lovely Aeryn) that I cannot possibly complain about all the money I have spent on them.
My years of sewing, and my study of costume design led me down the path of sewing for them. It's like being their personal costume designer - each doll has a specific character, which inspires me to create a look around that. Because I have such a wide range of tastes, I have ended up with a wide range of dolls to cover those looks!
I have a business, Dorset, which has become almost exclusively about making doll clothes, though I do make the odd wedding dress and cosplay for friends from time to time. I started the business 4 years ago, and after one year of running it from home, wedding costs forced me to find another job, and I worked them both part time for 3 years. After a wedding, a few trips overseas, and some focused debt repaying, I am back to working from home, running my business full time. I've learnt a lot over those 4 years, and am always still learning (aren't we all?), and I'm sure I'll be sharing many of my observations with you.
I've been trying to work out where this blog will fit in my many online presences. My livejournal tends to be more personal, my deviantart is naturally art focused, and my tumblr is really just a visual record of my tastes, inspirations and creations. I think this will be where I most likely write essays on things I don't feel fit anywhere else - about my business, things I like, you name it. No one is really reading it right now, so I don't have to worry about what people think.. yet.
Well, lunch is over, and it doesn't feel like 1pm. The greyness of outside makes it hard to judge the time of day just by looking out the window. Off to get some work done, and maybe I might actually write something more interesting tonight.
I go, pretty much everywhere off and online, by Mon. Mainly because my albeit simple name is too hard for so many to pronounce correctly, even when I say it to them. So the nickname my parents gave me suits me fine.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, with my husband and our many ball jointed dolls. It was a hobby I never really expected to get into, but it has brought together so many creative aspects of my life, and I have made so many wonderful friends (like the lovely Aeryn) that I cannot possibly complain about all the money I have spent on them.
My years of sewing, and my study of costume design led me down the path of sewing for them. It's like being their personal costume designer - each doll has a specific character, which inspires me to create a look around that. Because I have such a wide range of tastes, I have ended up with a wide range of dolls to cover those looks!
I have a business, Dorset, which has become almost exclusively about making doll clothes, though I do make the odd wedding dress and cosplay for friends from time to time. I started the business 4 years ago, and after one year of running it from home, wedding costs forced me to find another job, and I worked them both part time for 3 years. After a wedding, a few trips overseas, and some focused debt repaying, I am back to working from home, running my business full time. I've learnt a lot over those 4 years, and am always still learning (aren't we all?), and I'm sure I'll be sharing many of my observations with you.
I've been trying to work out where this blog will fit in my many online presences. My livejournal tends to be more personal, my deviantart is naturally art focused, and my tumblr is really just a visual record of my tastes, inspirations and creations. I think this will be where I most likely write essays on things I don't feel fit anywhere else - about my business, things I like, you name it. No one is really reading it right now, so I don't have to worry about what people think.. yet.
Well, lunch is over, and it doesn't feel like 1pm. The greyness of outside makes it hard to judge the time of day just by looking out the window. Off to get some work done, and maybe I might actually write something more interesting tonight.
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