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Hello Again

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Ok, so you maybe haven't missed me as much as I hope you have Giggle , but hello again my friends!

I have been on hiatus from dA for quite some time due to being so busy at home, work and university (the usual Sweating a little... ). My plans to work on my artwork last year did not pan out and so it has already reached April and all I have managed is to lurk in the background watching all of your lovely art, whilst sighing that I have neither the time nor inspiration to create anything new to share *sigh*

The Makies, have been put to the side for a while (at least image wise) as there are a few things I've needed to create for them and I just haven't had the time. I may have a few older images that I'll post to the we-love-makies group later, if I have time.

Takito's backstory remains on the back burner as writers block remains in his case unfortunately, however I have another original character with quite the family and backstory that I have worked on during the few minutes I have during breaks at work, so I should have something to share there pretty soon.

I intend to add a few photos of my new obsession to the galleries, my BJD Iplehouse Dolls. They aren't to everyone's taste, but I simply love them so please no negative feedback on the compositions if they are not to your taste, unless it is about the photo itself and not the doll. Too much negatively out there these days, lets leave it in our heads please ;)

Watch out also for a few pieces I'm working on for university. I'll be sharing some concept art hopefully and finishing up OC's that I have sadly forgotten over the past few months due to my busy schedule. 

I won't promise anything as I'm just hopeless I am a dummy!  but I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best

As always, on a final note, a big thank you to the creator of this Journal Skin for your beautiful work Heart 





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Hey There!

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First off, hello old friends...
Dear me how long have I left it for updates this time?

Been a while. Just been so busy, busy, busy...
Thankfully I'm now free (for the most part) until September... WooHoo!
Hopefully this will mean more time for art.

That said, I decided to go back to an OC I left incomplete last year and finally complete the image for upload.

Benny (Bunny boy) by LovesBloom Benny is the twin of my OC Petey and is perpetually forever falling asleep (haha I know that feeling), whereas Petey refuses to sleep without a hug from his brother... Awwww :heart:

I intend to do more work with the twins in the near future.

I'm still working with the Makie Dolls (yup plural I've bought a few now :dance:) taking photos and I have managed to do a few stop motion videos using them.
You can find some of the test videos on my YouTube account and most of the photos on my Flickr account that is mostly dedicated to the Makies and my some university work.

I've had to put writing Takito's story on the back burner for a while. I unfortunately have a touch of writers block (oh no!) but I'll pick that back up eventually I'm sure.

I have taken the role of co-founder of the We-love-Makies group. So any fans out there that want to join, owners who want to share or if you're just plain curious, come and join us.
We don't bite (much :giggle:)

 Finally a big thank you to the creator of this Journal Skin.
So cute! :heart:


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Oh wow! 

I hadn't realised just how much I had neglected my poor dA account.

*head bowed low * I'm so sorry, the rest of life seems to have taken over.

Ok apologies out of the way, time for updates!

The software and hardware updates have unfortunately been placed on hold. Funding has been prioritised elsewhere so no budget for computer stuff right now. Oh well...


On another note, prior to budgeting problems, I managed to purchase a Makie of my own creation. As I mentioned in my last journal, Makies are 3D printed dolls that are individually created by the buyer so no two are alike. 

I decided that I love my OC Rosa-Bella's character, so I have created made a Makie persona for her. She currently doesn't have the right colour hair and is still a work in progress but hopefully it won't be long until she matches her original look.

I'll try to upload some photos when I have the chance, but in the meantime pop over to the makie.me forums post I started to have a look at her so far :D


More image uploads due shortly (I know I promised last time, but didn't deliver, but I shall make it top priority)

Writing is still slow progress and stash writer didn't seem to like my last attempt to upload a rough draft, so I'll try again once I have something more substantial.


On a lovely note, I have received my prize from :iconnanashi-no: 

She has done my Takito in chibi form

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Isn't he fabulous! I love her chibi's

Well that's it for now. More updates soon!


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So what have I been up to? :D

First off Iron Man 3 was awesome (although cheesy music at beginning & end in my honest opinion) I just all the action! If you have the chance to go I recommend it :dance:

I've been really busy with home life so sketches and the like have been rare, however I have done a completed sketch of Rosa-Bella (coloured version pending) which I had to start over.

Tea Time With Rosa-Bella (initial sketches) by LovesBloom

Other concepts are waiting in the wings to be uploaded however this depends on whether my scanner wants to play nice lol


Attended the Maker Faire UK at the Life Science Centre this past Saturday. Interesting new experience. If I can dig out a good enough photo of the fire breathing robot I'll upload here :D


I'm also looking into possibly updating my systems so may be offline in the near future to make sure I've correctly backed up everything (bit nervous I might erase something important eep!)


Recently I've started posting on the Makie.me forums after finding MakieLab's fabulous 'Doll Factory' iPad app in the App Store on my birthday in March.

For those who do not know, MakieLab are a small company that started in the last year or two who create customised dolls / action figures by 3D printing (the only company to do so on this scale I believe). For all you doll mod lovers out there I'm sure their site will be right up your street.

The idea is for you to decide what the dolls features will be (whether the eyes slant, the length of nose, hair style etc) and using this digital template a 3D print is made using a nylon blend of some sort and intricate lasers (very technical, but soooo cool!)

The app allows you to create as many dolls as you want digitally for free and you can choose to then purchase your creations along with clothes and accessories at a later date. It doesn't have the full content of the main site yet, but is so easy to use.

The forums are really fun too and getting to know so many doll enthusiasts and creative people along with their often comical creations is wonderful too.

My latest piece is a birthday gift for :iconiammarti: who is also on the forums. Hope she likes it.

Marti Makie and Koffing: Art Critics by LovesBloom

Writing is slow at the moment... Lacking inspiration. All ideas are welcome :heart:

Hopefully I'll be able to uoad something rough for you to gt a feel of where I'm going shortly :D

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Hello all :dance:

I should really update these more often lol. First off love this journal by NightMagician (thank you very much)  

Robert Downey Jr... Yum! (It seems I have a thing for older guys ... Hmm well celebrities...)

Thought it was appropriate as the new Iron Man 3 movie is due out at the end of the end of the week :la: So excited (Think I'm never truly ever going to grow up !) But I didn't want the whole Iron Man tribute plastered on my wall... This seems a better compromise.

Counting the days until this and also until Uni starts in September. Now just worrying about financing eep!

This month I finished up competition piece for Nanashi-No (uploaded a little too late I might add but still wanted everyone to see as I'd worked hard on it)
It includes her OC of the same name and mine oN-ihsanaN (yep I'm not very imaginative coming up with names) who is meant to be Nanashi-No's opposite in every way.

Nanashi-No   |   oN-ihsanaN by LovesBloom

Here is Nanashi-No alone   Nanashi-No by LovesBloom

And oN-ihsanaN alone   oN-ihsanaN by LovesBloom

Check them out and tell me what you think.

I've gone back to writing again. Just a little but the block seems to have finally have lifted on one of my personal projects so it's a start :D

Still fleshing out the plot for my story incorporating Takito
Takito by LovesBloom
He's my newly acquired adopt from the draw to adopt by lovesmorethan1anime lovesmorethan1anime.deviantart… (loving his background story, just need to fit the rest in somehow lol)

If there are any suggestions for my next theme once I'm finished Takito's tale, I'd love to hear them.

That's all for now, but I'll keep you posted :heart:

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