Not long after the jarring, sudden loss of my mother, I found myself living thousands of miles from most of my family, longing to reconnect in some small way with my childhood. Barbie was my thing as a kid. Every year, without fail, my mom would put the next year's Christmas Barbie on layaway sight unseen, making small payments month by month to make sure I had a great doll under the tree each Christmas. It's one of my fondest memories, and when I got older I understood it also meant we didn't have a lot, and that she was making sacrifices to make sure I did. That's love. So when I needed comfort, I ordered myself a one-of-a-kind custom repainted Barbie. Most would probably view that as an odd choice. I think my mom would have understood completely.

I had my husband, my dog, my art, and now I was going to have a doll for the first time in more than ten years.  A little, tangible piece of nostalgia.

Little did I know that what arrived, a doll I later named Eve, would become my muse, sparking a creativity and passion for all things play-scale that I genuinely didn't see coming. How could something so small mean so much? I honestly couldn't tell you. What I can tell you is that the tiny world I've built around this hobby has become incredibly valuable to me, in ways I never anticipated when I clicked that order button.

Whether you're here to browse the ever-growing army of doll pictures, watch me cry and swear my way through various DIY projects, listen to me gush relentlessly over my latest custom find, or just read the thoughts of a woman whose dolls have a significantly better wardrobe than she does, you've come to the right place.

What started as a simple place to share my love of doll fashion, basically an outfit of the day blog but make it plastic, has somehow evolved into full cosplay diorama builds.  I have no idea how that happened, but I love it. This blog is my happy place, and if that says something unflattering about me as a person, well, I’m okay with that.

Will this blog change the world?  Doubt it. But it changed mine, and for me, that counts.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy my little contribution to the blogosphere.