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First we have Poison Ivy, nature's fiercest defender. She'll do anything to protect plants from humankind.

Next is Venus McFlytrap, a member of the Unearthed Club at Monster High, proudly showing off her plants. And yes, there are little Venus flytraps in there along with her monster plants. :D

At Monster High, it's known as UN-earth Day!

Cheyenne: “Lacey, do you want to go swimming with Mommy and Daddy?”

Lacey: “Um...”

Cheyenne: “Hold on! Here we go!”

Lacey: “Daddy!”

Austin: “It’s okay, baby. I’ve got you.”

Lacey: “Pool.”

Austin: “Oh, I see. You want the little pool. Okay, let’s go over there.”

Lacey: (splash, splash) “Yay!”

But anyway, without further ado, behold my "pink-o-ween" diorama! Got some pink Cosmo drinks for the socialites on the couch, a cute kitty posing for Draculaura's phone camera, and some ladies mixing up some concoctions (looks like a love potion). I made all the wall art using dollhouse frames from Hobby Lobby (the two larger ones were printed with a laser cutter), and the small oval one was 3D printed. I also made the wreath above the fireplace as well as the curtains. I'm really happy with how this turned out. :)

Cooking up something pink! Looks like a love potion:

Handing off some ingredients:

Pink Cosmo drinks are fitting here:

I wanted to use more than just Barbie and one Draculaura, so I opted for this Disney ily doll because I think she matches G3 Monster High well:

Pose for the camera!

She's taking a picture, not texting lol:

The scene setup without the dolls to show off all the goodies:

Pictures and wreath made by me:

I used flatback spider webs as makeshift coasters :

The potion table:

Pictures made by me:

Wardrobe/cupboard that inspired the scene:

I first saw this series when I was a high school sophomore after hearing a lot about it and deciding to finally give it a try. I recorded it on Adult Swim and watched it after school the next day, and I was instantly hooked. This series introduced me to the entire anime genre and it will forever remain my favorite.

My collection grew quickly, and back then all we had was eBay with money orders and you never bought from overseas. Whenever the Toynami figures came out in the U.S., I'd grab them off eBay. I also found the 12" collector edition doll and I immediately knew I had to have him. I've had him all these years, and back when I first got him, I remember thinking how cool it would have been to have a Kagome doll to go with him.

Enter 2020, when the sequel dropped and I'd been customizing dolls for a bit. I was then led on a very long journey as I created Kagome to go with my Inuyasha doll... and I couldn't stop there. No, I had to create Sango and Miroku as well, and then a demon slayer version of Sango. The entire process was out of this world. Check out the following links for my behind the scenes adventures in creating each of these dolls:

Kagome (doll / props)

Sango (doll / props)

Miroku (doll / props)

Demon slayer Sango

You'd think it would end there, but no. I got it in my head to create an Azone Kagome doll inspired by the character dolls the company has made over the years. Click here for that process and to see the final product.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original anime premiere, I'm re-sharing my photoshoots of all these dolls. Bonzai!

Ready for battle:

Kirara and Shippo made by a dear friend who sent them to me for free!

Kagome with her bike:

Enjoying the "ninja food"

SIT, BOY!

The sacred jewel:

Emerging from the well:

The sacred tree, where they first met:

The red thread of fate:

Born for each other:

The lecherous monk:

WIND TUNNEL!

Sango, the demon slayer:

They're all together in a diorama in a bookshelf behind plexiglass:

Azone Kagome:

Wall art, wreath, curtains, and wrapping paper tubes all made by me.

Christmas card photo:

This iconic series was introduced for the first time on Feb. 27, 1996, in Japan. It began as an anime, then developed into a card game that is still very popular today. Video games continue to come out frequently and the hype is very much alive.

To commemorate this milestone, I knew I had to finally implement a plan I've had in mind for quite some time. I have several Azone dolls (which are fittingly Japanese, especially with their anime style looks) that seem to match different evolutions of Eevee... they just go together so flawlessly that I had to make an entire collage. How fitting that there are eight Eeveelutions and the regular Eevee - nine in today for the nine-block layout! My husband loves Eevee and all the Eeveelutions, and he has all these little figures of them, so here is my contribution.

Disclaimer: I used absolutely no AI for these images. All editing/effects are done by myself and my own skills, not ChatGPT or the like. Because of this, I'm proud of how they turned out. :)

Collage:

Starting from top left, going right: Leafeon, Sylveon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon.

Eevee, unevolved:

Leafeon, the grass type:

Sylveon, the fairy type:

Glaceon, the ice type:

Umbreon, the dark type:

Espeon, the psychic type:

Flareon, the fire type:

Vaporeon, the water type:

Jolteon, the electric type:

Rogue has flown to the top of the tree to place the star: