Dollieh Sanctuary

hey peeps. i just got around, -after putting it off for a while now- to picking myself up a secondary spare of this generally under-appreciated 1/6 doll of my favorite female Anime character, Mikuru Asahina of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" fame.

my first example of her, i got back around 2009 or so, paid around $140shipped for her. this one, i found from a U.S. seller for $75shipped.

believe it or not, this now copy seems to have a much better face, with smoother paint apps. her face looks pretty well dead-on to the mfr. photos that had instantly sold me on her back in 2009. i had always thought something looked off about my first copy, and i had, somewhat disapointedly,
attributed it to the usual differences prototype and production example.

well i am certainly elated to see that that was actually not the case, and that my Mikuru, pretty much exactly as i had initially seen her, actually exists as a mass-product, and that i now have one of my own...







(( ORIGINAL COPY~LIP DETAIL, NEW COPY~NO LIP DETAIL ))

one more slight, delicate touchup to the lips; i think i've hit the jackpot, and can die happy now;

Oh, Gosh, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, I think I watched this anime 3 or 4 times ! ^^ I love sooo much your Mikuru, she's really cute *^*

thank you, she's my little Cupcake~

So pretty! She's just such a precious girl! You do a good job taking care f your dolls too.

thrifts are indispensable for finding high quality fabrics for making doll clothing.
some of the best outfits i've made for my girls were produced from materials gleaned from toddler dresses
found at my local GOODWILL...