The LOVING Dead Dolls, Part 2, Part 1: The Bride of Valentine

Alright, so this post is actually part one of part two because I had a second custom doll in the works for this who I could not finish in time due to dye for customizing the dang doll not arriving in time. I figured I'd best just get the half of the project that I could out to satisfy my urge to be timely for Valentine's! I guess it's going to be obvious who the custom character is, but I couldn't sacrifice the body color I wanted to finish him up faster. January and February have not been kind to my project scheduling, but enough of that. Let's look at what I have!

Pretty in Pink: Barbie Deluxe Style Doll #2 by Mattel

Last year, a new line of Barbie dolls was announced: Deluxe Style!

Living Dead Dolls Roundup 9

This roundup was meant to be completed much much earlier, well within January, but one of the dolls got caught in limbo and then completely fell through thanks to a bafflingly unresponsive seller who ultimately just refunded after I pulled teeth to establish any communication in good faith and got a confusing response of the item not being shipped and the seller being new to this? I don't know if they were somebody truly in over their head who crumbled and got cold feet on it for some reason (were they a minor?) or if they were a scammer who fell apart in the face of my persistence.  Honestly, whatever. That was agonizing regardless. So it happens that that doll is not in this group and will probably not be acquired anytime soon now that another one fell perfectly into place to complete the group. The doll I picked first wasn't notable enough to give a solo post, nor precious enough to demand immediate closure after the collapse of the purchase, and I don't want to work on building further assorted roundups when the second uncomfortable roundup and some February/March projects need to get sorted. 

Ugh. May I never be screwed over in my planning like this again. But the final trio actually worked out far better than I could have hoped.

The LOVING Dead Dolls, Part 1: LDD Exclusive "Twisted Love" Rose and Violet by Mezco Toyz

Valentine season arises again, and my first choice for a topic in 2025 was the Living Dead Dolls Valentine holiday release: a duo of exclusive dolls released individually as the "Twisted Love" duo, being a similarly-styled pair of dolls named Rose and Violet. 

BONUS PHOTOSHOOT: DiDi DiPterri

Back when I started this blog two years ago, I was more ideas than execution, and some of my doll subjects just didn't get many or any elaborate or fully-presented photos. Since I've now established a practice of quick update posts with more photos of dolls I had ideas or means to shoot with after their original review, it was high time to rescue a very old favorite: Dianée "DiDi" DiPterri, my Monster High OC based on The Fly (1958).

Bad Practice: Living Dead Dolls Exclusive Dr. Dedwin and Nurse Necro by Mezco Toyz

These guys are going to come in handy.

Warning for bloody and gory imagery in a horror medical setting.

Bloody Mary Finally Complete!

Back in June last year, I had my fourth LDD roundup review, focused on gruesome characters, including Bloody Mary from Series 17. I selected Mary at that time because I found a copy with a manufacturing error that mirrored her plastic coffin lid, and I found that a particularly resonant novelty that elevated the doll. However, in my haste to get that mirror-lid Mary, I failed to see that the copy did not include the chipboard completing the coffin, and this has remained a problem since. I finally saw a decently cheap Mary with everything but the physical box, and I scooped it up to be able to finally complete my own copy.

Sadie's Living Dead Dollhouse, Part 2

Back to more work! 

No Such Thing as a Free Soul: Living Dead Dolls Resurrection Lilith by Mezco Toyz

When reading the first half of this post, I ask you only one thing: bear with me.

So. When looking at AliExpress LDD listings in search of something low-end that caught my fancy at this moment, I noticed (with some disbelief) a Resurrection-variant Lilith in a beat-up incomplete coffin, but who seemed to be a whole doll with her original certificate, and she was going for less than $40.

A Little Snow Angel: Living Dead Dolls Series 12 Frozen Charlotte by Mezco Toyz

Since I started collecting LDD, this doll was always in mind for one of my big Christmas items, and I didn't want to change that plan. I also would be able to capitalize on working up and publishing her post by the time of her deathdate...I just hoped the weather would be appropriate for photo sessions in that time.

Exhumed Once More: Living Dead Dolls Resurrection II Sadie by Mezco Toyz

This was the final gift I packed into the DEADvent Calendar, and she's a seriously major acquisition.

Sadie's Living Dead Dollhouse, Part 1

With DEADvent finished and 2025 started, it's about time to begin spilling the beans on a big project! It's been so hard teasing pieces I've made without context, but it just wasn't right to start publishing until I was done with my 2024 business! If you've seen lots of interesting little things posted to my Instagram story and wondered, here's your context. And oh boy.