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Pinkie Pie, Candy-Striped., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

That's right, it's another Pinkie!

This one came with the Nightmare Moon set. Compared to the Crystal Empire Single, she's smaller, and her eyes aren't as big. I rooted her mane a little bit thicker this time, in stripes of Tickled Pink, Hot Pink and Snow White saran to simulate the stripes on a candy cane.

I think she turned out pretty cute! I don't need two Pinkie Pies, though, so I'll be listing her for sale in a little while. If I posted that on flickr I'd get my ass banned!

Fluttershy Reroot., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Here's Fluttershy! I had thought she'd be an easy project, but she actually turned out to quite tough.

Rerooting her was easy. I'm coming to terms with the fact that the hardest part about customizing the G4 ponies is dealing with the neckpost. I don't know how visible it is from the photo, but she has a little white mark in her neck from when I accidently dinged her with the hobby knife. Even though I only had to cut through the back of her neck in the end to be able to re-tail her, I still had a tough time getting her head back on without jamming the post back into the neck. The pegasus head-opening is smaller than that of the ponies for some reason. Their heads are harder to remove, and much harder to get back on. So in the end I had to use an Exacto knife to shave away at and widen her head-hole so I could reunite her head with her body without putting the loosened post under too much pressure. That worked out much better. I wish I had done that with Rainbow Dash...

I think her forelock curl is a bit too long, and she ought to have more volume at the roots. I still think she looks better than she did in box, though...

I honestly don't care for Fluttershy that much. I'm shy, too, but she just seems like a fetish character to me, LOL...

Fara, my rerooted Volks Towa Setsuna., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Can't make Kristen do everything, LOL...

Though she did get the doll's head off for me. She was on a NEO body and removing the head from that body is a harrowing experience! I switched it out for a Bihaku Excellent B body. Now she's slimmer and fits into more clothes!

Veronika Up Close., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

So much for that angled bob! Her face is totally wrong for it.

This is my second Monster High reroot. I can't believe I used Seaglow again...

I think I had a My Little Pony with similiar coloring while I was growing up.

"Hello!", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

I can't remember when was the last time I got a Pure Neemo. I think it was Raili in June of 2011?

I had wanted an Alisa for the longest time, but I always liked the limited versions better than the standard releases. The limited version of this doll had pink blend hair and a white dress. =_= I was partial to the white dress, but I figured it wouldn't age well.

Why does Azone insist on giving all their standard release dolls boring blond hair? Why why why? Well, it didn't matter in the long run, because Kristen rerooted this girl for me. With purple pigtails!

I've renamed her Iris after a custom doll I did a looong time ago. Like many of the others, she was an interesting idea held back by my lack of painting ability. I really do think I did better writing the doll's profiles than painting the dolls....kukuku...

I Love Fashion Frankie, rerooted by Tsubasahome., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

I don't think I ever posted this doll in her unadulterated state! She's a former TRU exclusive I Love Fashion Frankie that Kristen rerooted for me with Restoredoll saran in Sea Glow. Her original hair was black and white with wide stripes and kind of made her look like a skunk. XD

I was originally planning on having this girl repainted but I might just leave her as is. There isn't really anything wrong with her face aside from a light scratch in her eyeshadow. She doesn't have eye wonk, at least. Plus, her new hair goes so well with her makeup!

Skull Shores Draculaura, rerooted with Dollyhair saran in Violet Iris., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

No, she's not my work! XD

This Skull Shores Draculaura was rerooted for me by tsubasahome with Dollyhair saran in Violet Iris. I'm sure that most people would put her in a Gothic Lolita dress. I think the Newspaper Club outfit looks pretty cute on her!

She reminds me of a custom doll I did a loooong time ago. But don't worry, this girl is still Draculaura! That character was a horrid Mary Sue, and I would never inflict her on anyone ever again!

Chocolate Mint?, a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

It's a Takara Color Change Kira that Kristen rerooted for me with Dollyhair Saran in Mint Ice. ^0^

I've never been a huge fan of Licca dolls, with their big tomato-like heads. I've always thought that Kira was the cutest one, though. The only one I owned was the 1999 Color Change doll with the long, grass green thermal color-change hair. Which in addition to looking kind of creepy, also didn't really change color that much. I think that Kristen did a really nice job rerooting this doll. From my experience with rerooting my Limited Edition Aya with a topknot, this is not a fun hairstyle at all.

I'm going to have to find some hair ribbons for this girl.

I sewed that dress a year ago (or maybe two) for a Pure Neemo doll. I'm pretty sure I used a Licca pattern. No wonder it fits better on the Licca body...

I'm glad we found a use for the Mint Ice saran. It's a lovely color but it doesn't suit Ex Cute or Volks dolls' skin tone at all.

Sei, a Rerooted Volks Dark Angels Faye., a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Yes, it is another black-haired doll.

But it isn't a Pure Neemo girl! This doll used to be Volks Dark Angels Faye. I'm not sure which version, because I got her as a disembodied head on eBay. Like most versions of Faye, she used to have a ratty reddish-brown ponytail. Sorry to anyone who likes the hairstyle on Shino, Amanda and many others! I'm not sure why Volks was/is so hung up on that spiky 'do with the rat tail in back!

Kristen actually rerooted this doll for me. I think we might have had some sort of trade going on. She said she wanted to leave me more time to do "selfish things." I'm not sure what she had in mind...

She rerooted this doll with Restoredoll saran in Noir. That's right, Noir again! If you want to do straight black hair, it's definitely superior to the finer, less shiny Color Magic Midnight.

I renamed this doll "Sei," because I think she looks like the heroine of the Moto Hagio manga "Star Red" when she was in her earthling disguise. Black hair and black eyes are cool!

"I'm Cassia!", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

It's a doll!

This little girl used to be my Sweet Punk Girls! Aika. I've had her for several years, but I never liked her very much. There's just something odd about Aika, who's usually a brunette with side-swept bangs, with long, straight banana blond hair and helmet bangs. XD So Kristen finally rerooted her for me with a blend of Restoredoll saran in Cognac, Stacy Titian and Original Blonde.

For the longest time, I couldn't think of a single hair color that looked good with her cobalt blue eyes. Black would have been all right, but I already have a rerooted Aika with black hair. Dark brown would have been good but then she'd have looked too much like Wicked Style II Aika. I think this red blended color worked out great. It shimmers in natural light. :D

I renamed her Cassia, because of her likeness to my rerooted Fanny Fanny Himeno, Cinnamon. And as you may or may not know, the spice commercially available as "cinnamon" is actually cassia.