Latest handicrafts - new stock

Latest stock for my Etsy shop:

Autumn Flame wig for BJDs, size 8-9




Pink and Silver Warwick Brocade court shoes for SD-13 girls:



I'm currently working on another 8-9 wig - in purple and white.

Acrylic Eyes

All eyes are acrylic half-rounds. Price is £5.00 per pair.
Shipping: Within UK - £1.00 for first pair plus 35p for each additional pair.
Within EU - £2.00 for first pair plus 35p for each additional pair.
Worldwide - £4.50 for first pair plus 50p for each additional pair.

Click on the link below each picture to go to the Etsy listing.

16mm eyes:

Ice Pearl


Ice Pearl pupilless


Water Pearl


Water Pearl pupilless


Lilac Pearl


Lilac Pearl pupilless


Crimson Glitter


Crimson Glitter pupilless


18mm:

Lilac Pearl pupilless


Purple Rain


Purple Rain with lilac pupils
Reduced price due to slight defects - only £3.75


Aqua Glitter pupilless


Crimson Glitter

Pearl acrylic doll eyes, 16mm

Pearl acrylic doll eyes, 16mm by *ArkadyRose on deviantART

Three pairs of 16mm acrylic doll eyes completed today; they are currently available for sale in my Etsy shop. Pupilless versions are also available; I can also supply both normal and pupilless versions in 14mm and 18mm, or can do any size from 8mm-22mm upon request.

Arkadian Dreamd Advent Sale on Etsy - everything 10% off!

I'm holding a special Advent Sale in my Etsy shop; everything 10% off between 1st-24th December. Just enter coupon code "ADvent2010" at the checkout to have the discount automatically applied! (Discount does not apply to shipping.)

Etsy ArkadianDreams

New listings going up this week for SD & MSD-sized girl outfits.

Also coming soon:

Arkadian Dreams custom acrylic doll eyes in sizes 14mm to 20mm. Available in a wide range of styles including metallic, pearl, fantasy pupils and pupilless, I will also be accepting commissions for eyes in sizes 8mm-22m.

Originally posted at "http://arkady.dreamwidth.org/1256002.html"; you may comment either there or here.

Arkadian Dreams at Etsy

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade ArkadianDreams.etsy.com

3 new rompers

Currently up for sale on eBay and Etsy, all are for 27cm BJDs such as Bambicrony, Rosen Lied Tuesday's Child, Volks YoSD and Fairyland LittleFee. All are handsewn by me and have the Arkadian Dreams label inside.

Pink & Black rompersuit:
This little romper suit will look very smart on your tinies! The body is 4-way stretch cotton jersey, and the sleeves are black and pink striped cotton jersey. It closes with four plastic snap fasteners up the front, which is adorned with ten tiny (non-functioning) little pink buttons.
Ebay listing






Lemon & Lime rompersuit:
This adorable little romper in yellow, green and white will suit both little boys and little girls! Made of soft plush with white stretch cotton jersey sleeves, this little hand-sewn garment slips on easily, fastening up at the back with stainless steel hooks and eyes.
Ebay listing
Etsy listing





Jolly Roger rompersuit:
This adorable little romper in black with little skull-and-crossbones motifs will suit both little boys and little girls! Made of stretch cotton jersey trimmed with five (non-functional) red buttons, this little hand-sewn garment slips on easily, fastening up at the back with snap fasteners.
Ebay listing
Etsy listing

Arkadian Dreams BJD rings for sale

Jewellery for BJDs

Contact: Please email me if interested or comment, thank you.

Please note: All items come from a smoke-free home with 2 well-behaved shorthaired cats.

Shipping Info: I ship worldwide.
For UK: I ship all items by Royal Mail First Class Recorded ($2.50) . Additional items can be shipped at no added cost.
Worldwide: I ship all items via Royal Mail International Signed For($5.00); again, additional items can be shipped at no added cost.

Payment Method: I accept Paypal (no fees); CC is fine, but NO e-checks, please.

Feedback: DoA feedback thread Ebay feedback


ITEMS FOR SALE:

Pink Sapphire ring

Shown here on CP girl hand.
Fine (99.9%) silver ring sculpted from PMC and set with a single 2mm brilliant-cut pink sapphire in a bezel setting in the shape of an inverse 6. Ring shank is adjustable for perfect fit. For SD girls. $20.00 plus shipping.


Amethyst Ring

Shown here on CP girl hand.
Fine (99.9%) silver ring sculpted from PMC and set with a single 2mm brilliant-cut African amethyst. Ring shank is adjustable for perfect fit. For SD girls. $20.00 plus shipping.


Ruby ring

Fine (99.9%) silver ring sculpted from PMC and set with a single 2mm brilliant-cut ruby. For 70cm BJDs (shown here on Dollshe Hound). $20.00 plus shipping.

Custom work can also be undertaken upon request; please PM me with details. Note that all rings are hand-sculpted from PMC (precious metal clay) and thus no two rings will be exactly alike.

These rings are also available to buy via my Etsy Shop.

Silversmithing: the art of making Pretty Shiny Things

I first got into silversmithing years ago, but had to stop when my children came along; hot liquid metals and small children do not mix. However, three years ago I came across PMC - precious metal clay; it comprises of fine particles of precious metal - typically silver, though it is also available as gold - mixed with organic binder. It is moulded and shaped much as you do with modelling clay, left to dry (whereupon you can carve, sand and further smooth into shape) and then fired at 650°C either in a kiln, using a butane torch or on a gas hob, whereupon the organic binder burns off and the metal sinters, leaving a solid metal item. In the case of silver, this item will be fine (0.999) silver, even purer than sterling and thus slower to tarnish.

It occurred to me that PMC silver might be the ideal medium to make BJD jewellery from, and so I experimented to see what I could come up with. The PMC rings are my work; the other rings are for comparison with what BJD jewellery was around and available at the time. Note that I work with facetted gems, whilst orangebabydolly uses cabochons.


From left to right: PMC silver with simulated blue topaz, Dollmore silver ring, orangebabydolly sterling silver ring with garnet, PMC silver with arificial sapphire, PMC silver with simulated amethyst.


Side view, showing the PMC silver with blue topaz ring more clearly.




Two more views of the rings, as modelled by Perseus, my Cerberus Project Breakaway 05 vampire.
Perseus stands 60cm tall, to give you some idea of scale; the rings are 1/3 scale compared to human rings.

I've been asked about whether I'd be willing to take on commissions or open an Etsy shop on the strength of these pieces, so I've now ordered 10g of PMC silver (you'd be surprised how far this stuff goes - those original 3 rings took less than 2g of PMC silver) with a view to making some saleable pieces, which will include rings set with facetted 2mm gemstones in simple 4-prong settings.

Keep watching this space. :-)

Bringing home Kai

On Friday I'll be making the final layaway payment on Kai (KisakiSama's Kaitou); it feels weird to think that in a couple of weeks or so, I'll be holding in my hands the very first BJD I ever saw, on the fourth anniversary of the day I saw him and first got into the whole BJD scene. If I hadn't seen his photo on wtf_inc, of all places, I might never have gotten into this whole hobby. I wouldn't have 14 dolls (soon to be 15!); I wouldn't have an Etsy shop (from which I've made my first sale), I would never have created the obitsulovers community on LJ, and Arkadian Dreams wouldn't even exist.

Can't begin to describe how I feel right now. "Excited" doesn't even come close!

This is a dream come true. I am so looking forward to Kai's homecoming.

I think Eric is too. ;-)


In other news, I've now switched the blog over to Blogspot where it will be found from now on. This will not affect those of you who read the LJ, but those who read the blog should update RSS readers and bookmarks accordingly.

Arkadian Dreams blog and Etsy shop

Apologies to anyone who has the Arkadian Dreams blog by RSS feed and who may have just been flooded with past entries - I had some security issues a while back due to a PHP vulnerability hack, and stopped using the blog for a while until they were resolved - and afterwards forgot to go back to posting there again.

I've since discovered that Semagic has the facility to post to multiple journals at once - including cross-platform, which means I can post to LiveJournal and Blogger simultaneously.

So I've been doing a little "catch-up" blogging this evening to bring it up to date; from now on content will be posted to both the LJ and blog simultaneously.

The other piece of news concerns Etsy; I have now set up an Arkadian Dreams Etsy shop, which will be opening shortly!