My first BJD has arrived
My beautiful Oueneifs Bertha has arrived (I’m thinking of changing that name). I just had to wait until the weekend for her to arrive from Miami.
Luckily, Shugo Fairies always come in a blister pack inside the box, so the little dent on the bottom of the box didn’t cause any problems. She came with extra feet for flat shoes. That’s brilliant
She arrived with the joints set to the perfect tension; I haven’t had to adjust a thing. When I was told here that I might have to adjust the tension of the elastic bands, I started looking for videos. It didn’t look too complicated, but I still felt a bit unsure about doing it – it’s a good thing I’ve had to do it for now.
The only tricky bit I found was putting the wig on; I looked for videos and only found one, but their method didn’t work for me. I tried several times to put the wig on until I finally managed it. Another thing was the skirt strap – I wanted to attach the buckle pin, but the strap doesn’t have a hole in it, so I had to make one with a large needle. It took two attempts; luckily, on the first try I didn’t push the needle in too hard, so it’s barely noticeable.
Anyway, now it’s time to enjoy her – she’s beautiful, I can’t stop looking at her. Here’s a quick, casual photo I took just to show you all – a few days ago I was making a little display stand for her, which you can see in the background. My room’s a bit dark, but I positioned the table so that light comes in from a window and from the doorway, and I also had to switch on the room light.
I don’t think I’ve left anything out, but if I have, I’ll let you know later. I hope you like the photo.