Current Mood : Pleased.
I got what I wanted ! I
probably screwed it up, but I just don’t care. I’m happy with what I did, and
it’ll save me money in the long run. Go, me !
The one thing that bugged me
about Abigail Bloodgood was her total lack of footwear. I’m sure the Nefera
fans can sing me to sleep with the same song, since they’ve honed that verse to
melodious poetry because they’ve dealt with it a lot longer. You can make a convincing argument either
way, that each doll has limits to what her issue shoes can do for her, but when
the rubber meets the road, there’s just too few options for either doll. Even
when they can each wear the other’s shoes, there’s only so many fashions that
call for themed slingbacks and knee-boots.
And good luck buying just Nefera’s
shoes. The days for those to go for less than ten bucks are over. They now go
for more than the doll did ! And that’s when you can find them. Arrgh. The few
handmade pairs out there just didn’t match my thoughts of Abigail’s character,
so I was kinda stuck. Like the MH
dolls, all I really wanted was a pair of classic black FM pumps. It took a year
and a half for Mattel to give us those, and even then, only as a CAM add-on set
– I wasn’t taking bets on how long it’d be before Nefera or Abigail got their
pair.
So I made my own, sort of. I
found several pair of Abigail’s boots up for sale, chose a good seller I had
experience with, and bought ‘em. They arrived today, and were barely out of the
baggie when I started making plans. Grabbed my chalk pen and sketched about
where to cut on both, and in less time than it takes to type, Abigail had a
decent pair of black FM pumps – and they only cost $10. Yeah, kinda silly to
pay that for doll shoes when my new ones were nine bucks, but when it’s that or
$18.99 for just Nefera’s shoes that I still have to alter, I’m glad I did what
I did. Maybe I could have cut them smoother, made them more parallel, took that
tiny snip that would have put them over the top, but I’m satisfied with them as
they are, and I’ve learned the hard way to stop when I’m good. Or she’ll end up
with an ugly pair of black flip-flops, and I’ll be back on eBay, hoping her
issue boots are still ten bucks when I get money again, so I can try to get it
right the next time. So, there you have ‘em, I’m happy.
Just wish this darn rain
would stop, so I can spray-paint her chair already !
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