Mina ..and Mina and Mina and another Mina ..and Mina..........

Mina ..and Mina and Mina and another Mina ..and Mina.........., originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

Im in awe ...I always am
The Mina human version ...Im already dreaming up a blue fullset
Human and Mermaid .. body blushing outfits and custom wig

...I have the urge for a lilac mermaid ?
they are being done right now

,.,,,I am taking reservations now

just caus I love this

Iris on her new body, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

the pelts have come ...yay!
head down for a few days ...I need to get all of the outstanding orders dyed and sent

pete and rosie-love of my life

pete and rosie-love of my life, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

I just love this picture ..so though Im gonna post it

Still not heard about the fur ...hope to soon

I have got a small ammount ...so am dyeing each wig seperately ..terrible wase of dye ...and its slow ...but Im getting the wigs out slowly and surely

Wig Colour and Coco UPDATES

I am now totally out of white , and blonde PELTS

the dyed colours I have ...Im now dangerously low ...but I still have some
I have e.mailed the compay I deal with and asked me to rush this shippment of pelts ...

If I dont have them in the next weeks or so ...I will have run out of most colours and my custom colours

In stock
Im pretty safe with black , browns , grey, magenta, burgundy ,
limes , brown /black with white tips
Flames
Tyger
Valentine
Fantasia
Cinnamon Swirl

Sold out
Blonde , White
Frappuchino
Cappupino
Moccachino
Butterscotch
SeaFoam ...I have 1 SD wig left and a puki ..then that has gone

Im working on orders in my book now ...Im getting through them
at the momment ...I can get most of them posted but next week the rate Im working

COCO
they are finished at last
I had to put the heating on yesterday to get them done
its just too damp and to walm ...the MSC kept blooming and causing the face to go white
terrible !
but they are finished ...and tommorow will go in the post

today I have to get ingieebee`s wigs made ..and a teddy bear order for tommorow too

I think I will be placeing another dark tan order
I want a tan Mina ...and I am exhibiting at Miniatura in October

so I want a tan girl for that too ...but next time I will know not to spray the MSC on dark tan when its raining !

CoCo- Fur News

CoCo, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

I LOVE this portrait from Blod

she is just so talented ...it realy captures my Coco

anyhow .NEWS on the Fur
its missing

I had got it in my head it was June I ordered them ..it was actually the end of May ...so they are missing.... Damn
well it was a Month .last week, I ordered them ...its not unusual for them to take 3 weeks to arrive ...but a Month ...no they are gone

so I have had to report them lost ...that normally means they will go back to the sender ..then they replace them ....Last week I rebought that order ...and doubled it ....so that should be with me in 2 weeks
.I also managed to get a small ammount of white and beige in the Uk ...trouble is it cost me double ...but it will be with me in a couple of days ...so that means ...by the end of this week ..it will be bussiness as usual , and I can catch up with orders

I have only had this happen once before a couple of years back ...but its not good

DARKTAN GIRLS

DARKTAN GIRLS, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

all the girls and my polishing block

if I never see another dark tan it will be too soon ...
things were going so well ...then the weather changed and disaster ...the face-ups bloomed

I could just do without this ...it means another days work
stripping off the face -ups and starting again ...I can do it ..luckily
but its very frustrating

its not been a great weekend

Dont even talk about yesterday ...Ok I will caus Im still getting over it

I vowed I would never do a Summer Fete ever again ...15 years ago ..when I sat in a field trying to sell SaltDough
.
and I vowed I would never do a Knex class again ..Im just not happy doing it

....but thought I would help out 1 last time ....with a 4 hour workshop
and I could show the lovely Gavin ...who made my day ...the roaps

....so I followed my Tom Tom ....and was mortified
I ended up in a field largely ignored as I wasnt a bobbing duck or bouncy castle ! and I learnt youcannot do a class next to a marching band !
If it had dawned on me it was a Summer Fete ,I wouldnt have done it

I got prickly heat ...I only have to see sun and I get that ...then it rained and I got soaked ...I stuck it out ...I got soaked again ...and this time I was so cold ....at 3.30 ...I gave it neck ....
I was stressed ...distressed ...and miserable
NEVER ...EVER ..AGAIN

so thats why Im in a bad mood ...and will sleep on whether I release the dark tan girls again
although I do fancy a dark tan Mina

new colour Rose Gold

....and I appear to have been discovered on Flikr ..so Im getting orders from there too
Its wonderful ...but a little ..
.no a lot overwhelming ...Im gobsmacked still LOL
Im getting stressed again because my pelts havent arrived yet and Im falling way behind ..
so I have taken stock TODAY ..makeing up all of the orders and leving the bags unsealed to I can add the missing wigs as soon as I get the fur in
I ...ordered 10 pelts ..so with the 7 incomming
I wont run out and get stressed

My Daughter has just finished school and if off untill September when she starts collage ...so I am thinking off asking for help
my Husband is helping ..
and my Mom has offered to help me too
so its all hands on deck now ....
Im am going to have to be firm withmyself ..and spend less time on the laptop and more time at work

I have decided ..work from 9.30 till 4 .00 ...de-fur the house ...and then tea ..then I can catch up on e.mails ..Pms on an evening .... Ok ...lets try that ! LOL

Im coffee break now ...so will answer all PMs tonight

me being organised ...Oh yeah ...40 fat fairys turned up today too LOL
the dark tan ones have some white resin dust left on them ...very noticable on dark tan
so its going to take a few days to polish them , to get them out
I got a green BonBon too she is way cool , she looks like Fiona out of Shrek !
and
my dinning room looks like a TIP boxs , bags and wig fluff all over the place !

wow

wow, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

and a message today , they have finished the tail detailing
..stunning , I cant wait to see this lot finished ...

Custom wig

Custom wig, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

I love this wig ...It took me days ..but Im glad I took it on
who says Isao looks funny in fur wigs :)

I loved him so much ..I bought him a body :)



Ok expect delays ...fur hasnt arrived yet ...I dont think its lost or anything like that
the shippments are just taking longer to arrive ..it used to be 2 weeks ..now its more like 4 ;(
Im just going to have to order more

I just ordered some stunning deep red from them ...that should be in about 3 weeks

also the Dark tan girls are on their way ...shipped today
and coloured Coco and BonBon
I also have most colours of Bracken and Moona in stock

Mina and Large Moona re being made now
then will be the mer maid

I am also thinking of haveing 10 dark tan Large Moona , Mina and Mina mermaid made


also free knitting pattern for Moona on my web site
www.thesleepingelf.com

how cool is this !

how cool is this !, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

this blew me away
working with Bobobie I have come to expect their workmanship to be just what I want ...

I was wondering how to get Mina to pose ...especially after seeing Puki`s Posiden ..I was plotting all sorts of stands ...or how to sit her ...but this blew me away when I saw it


I wanted her to have Elf ears ...but do realise some of the people who like my work ..dont like Elves ...so I have compramised ,when Mina walks on land , she looks Human ...
when she takes on Human form in the company of Elves ...she still has her distinctive Ears ....


and Suddenly the Witley Woods is taking on form ...

the Sun cuts through the green canopy's of the Wood ...and and dances on the surface of the Lake
waterfalls run into it .from the Mossy Cliffs ..Mina lives quite happy there ...
at its depths she makes her home ..but there is an underground passage ...under the Beacon Mountains and out into the Sea ...
but Mina loves to be by the Trees and her friends Moona
and Bracken and Cousin Coco

mhhh its comming

Mina

helllloooooooooo, originally uploaded by sleepingelf.

she is beautiful now ...what she will look like when she is finished ...Wow she is gonna be amazing

when I first saw BonBon and Coco , I had a gut feeling they would be popular ...especially Coco
and I was right ...I feel the same about Mina

Im trying to work out colours for her

Im thinking


Natural with Blue tail
Natural with Green tail
White with Pink tail
White with Blue tail
Light tan with Green tai


Blue with white
Lilac with Green
Green with ...Lilac or Blue dont know about those yet


the Human girl is comming in Normal , White , Tan , and samples of Green ,Lilac , Pink and Blue