This Isn't Your Mother's Elf On The Shelf - 2018

Life has been nuts this year, at least the 2nd half. Having fun with Santa Alter last year I thought about doing it again this year, but Saber wouldn't have anything to do with it. I guess she didn't like that it was nearly mid summer before I changed her out of her Santa dress. But I did have the new red Santa dress and Keiko wanted to wear it. So a little late starting, but she did her best. So here is your warning, image heavy to follow.

 

 

She started out in the rocking chair.

 

 

The next day she went for a higher vantage point.

 

 

Not forgetting whom the subject of the photos is, she felt she wasn't getting enough attention, so she moved to a spot where she thought she'd be admired more.

 

 

But we don't watch much, if any, TV here so no one looked, and she went to pout.

 

 

Next day she took a nap.

 

 

Refreshed she sat on the back of the couch.

 

 

Then lounged on the piano.

 

 

She then she played some.

 

 

Checked out the plushies.

 

 

Heard there was wild little kids coming to visit and went to a safer spot.

 

 

She found a decent throne for her to sit upon.

 

 

She decided to take another rest. I guess it's a lot of work to look that good.

 

 

There were enough presents now for her to check out.

 

 

More kids were coming.

 

 

Some of those kids fought over the rocking chair, so she had to do something the next day to keep them from being able to fight again.

 

 

Sadly this was her last day on the job. She set up a fort, and my youngest (3 years old) decided that she shouldn't have the boxes and pulled on them, sending poor Keiko flying across the room. She promptly went back to the girls' shelf in our room and hasn't left it since. Well, Friday she did come down to the bed since I was laying there trying to get over a cold.

 

So no telling if I'll try again next year or not. We'll have to see how the girls feel about it.

Fun pics. I was thinking about those you did last year recently.

 

I was tempted by that red dress back when it becamse available in January but was concerned about staining. After dealing with a stain disaster already, I've gotten over the worry about them in general, but still am wary of things that may do it just by dressing the doll or where you'll get the transfer stains by touching the outfit then the doll or when the doll touches the outside on lined outfits.

 

I know the old Volks one with Kotori Shirakawa was so bad the red would eventually bleed into the white fur like seen here:

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1027396941&ref=list&categoryCode=020114&lang=en

 

Since I guess you had this on for a while at least, how was it?

I washed it like three times before it went on her. If you look close enough you can see that the white fluff on the dress is actually pink from how much dye was in the dress. But she still has it on. I just did a quick check and don't see anything. Her arms have been resting in her lap, so they are touching the main red and seem fine. The dress itself is lined rather well, only a couple red thread from the snaps touch her back, but the prior washing seems to have taken the excess dye out. But it's also very dry here, and cold in the house (Well mid to upper 60's is really cold for us AZ peeps that are used to 100+ temps.).

I like the one where she's clinging to the ceiling light.