May 12, 2009 19:25
Sadly, I think Trudie might be the next to go. All money issues aside, I haven't been able to get any decent pictures of her for such a long time. I know she's beautiful and unique, but damned if she hides it from me whenever I get out the camera. It's so frustrating! As both a character and a doll, she's simply not speaking to me anymore, she's not telling me any stories or singing any songs. I don't feel inspired by her. It's kind of heart breaking, she's been with me so long. I've been feeling like this for awhile in truth, I've just been in such massive denial about it because once upon a time I loved this character so much and also because so many wonderful people have helped me put her together. Their dedication in helping me bring her into reality was the best thing about this doll. I think that if I end up getting over a certain amount of money for her, I'll offer them each a portion of the profits if they'd like it. Not because I have to, but because I'd genuinely like to thank them for everything they've done.
Seriously, I knew I was in trouble when my husband was trying to help me get back into the habit of fiction-writing and he said, "Write for me a little story that someone might hear about Trudie in a pub." And I was totally blank. Nothing. Running on empty. Maybe the character will come back to me one day, but I don't think I'll try to trap her into a tangible form again. She never did like feeling restrained or restricted. It's time to set her free.
If anybody is interested in adopting her, then please feel free to get in contact with me. PM me on DoA or send me a private message here on LJ. She'll come with all her stuff of course... Except her OBD bone necklace. I want to keep that as a momento. But she'll come with her accessories and her completely custom outfit: Brown leather boots, brown moleskin trousers with awesome leather detailing, an absolutely beautiful blouse with button-up sleeves, brown leather corset, two metal roman-style swords, a rare American Girl wooden lute, her synthetic mohair wig, uniquely sized LG eyes, etc. Her head is a Minimee head from the first batch and was LE2. Her body is a Ylisande body by Twigling with hands by Dollmore. Everything matchs quite closely, the biggest difference is between the head and the body but I think that will disappear completely with some body blushing.