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If you read my review on Abbey you might have noticed that I have a problem with the new G3 Monster High hands.  Someone suggested I contact Mattel's customer service for replacement hands, so I'll pass on that advice to anyone who has already had hands snapping off like me! But, being a customizer and dolly doctor, I sat down with my dolls and did some experiments to see if I could find a preventative fix.  I did, and it's pretty easy, so let me show you how: Examining the wrist, it seems like the issue is the knob on...

Hi Everyone!  10 years is a long time.  Realizing you've been doing something for ten whole years comes with lots of feelings and introspection.  Thankfully most of that has been good because I love what I do, but I have decided some stuff needs to change. Like my URL: RequiemArt.com.  Wait.  I go by Requiem Art Designs as a business, what's wrong with my URL? ...because people who don't already know me generally read the URL as RequieMart.com.  And RequieMart.com sounds like a cheap Alibaba.com knockoff hosted somewhere on the other side of the world, possibly run by shady individuals. ...

I had a new ken doll in the review queue but whenever a new MH doll is leaked I start getting questions about sizing immediately. Guys, Mattel doesn't send me stuff in advance!  I get them when I manage to find them at a non-scalper price online or IRL, which by my local stores is 2-3 months after the actual release.  Abbey is my favorite gal from the not-main cast (main cast fave is Cleo) for pretty much the same reason I love Cleo.  Strong personality, independent, equally good by herself or with friends.  And she can pick up Heath...

I've been waiting for this guy to show up for a long time!  Eiji was a Volks preorder doll, which means everyone who wanted one could get one but that also means a lot of dolls had to be made to be delivered so it's been... about 8 months since I ordered him. Let's see how he measures up! TBH I expected something a little more on the lines of a Smart Doll Boy.  Not necessarily in height, but erm, a little more boy-shaped? I should probably explain that better.  There are certain aesthetic ideals to male/female bodies that tends...

Dang this was a tough decision!  I decided to go with this style for the anniversary pattern. My ideal anniversary giveaway pattern was something (nearly) everyone will want to sew and something (nearly) everyone can sew with not a lot of frustration. I think of the finalists this fits that criteria best, being something that most people won't need to go buy special supplies for and the one that will involve the least amount of tricky hand and/or machine stitching. I can hear some of you through the screen going "but I wanted something complicated, that's what I need patterns...