Apart from ice, fire is another element close to my heart. Not because of having hot temperament or fierce personality but because of childish reasons. When I was a kid, there were lots of anime cartoons under the fantasy genre, and my favorite among them was  Magicknight Rayearth. Okay, it's still one of my favorites until now. After all, my favorite character there was Hikaru Shidou, and her element was fire. She's not really similar to who I am in person, but she's the one I wish my life was; strong-willed, brave, and can befriend almost anyone. And due to my otaku side, I decided to make her my model for my next Elf Mage doll. Presenting Embertongue, the elf mage of fire. She came from the and of Eternal Crimson Flames. Yep. Obviously I copied Hikaru Shidou's hairstyle. I just added one more pigtail instead of only one. But I really liked her concave bob hairstyle though. Despite all the difficulties of cutting her hair to perfecti...

Are you a fan of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza? Have you seen their TV series entitled "Destined to be Yours?" Or are you fond of crafting with basically whatever-you-can-find-in-your-grandmother's-kitchen-and-knitting-kit? Or are you just a bored soul like me who is trying to find something worthwhile to do on your free time? Then you're in the right place. But just to be clear, this isn't a tutorial on how to make toothpick dolls. I will post a tutorial on the basics of creating toothpick dolls soon. But for now, I will just talk about one of the highlights of my hobby, toothpick doll making. GMA7 (one of Philippines' major TV networks) launched a fan art contest for their TV drama series Destined to be Yours . It starred Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, famously called AlDub  in the Philippines and one of the most popular celebrities in Philippine show business. The fan art contest ran for 10 weeks, each with different prizes ...