A modern dollhouse and miniatures blog by Kristine Hanna
I’ve had the same doll in my garage for the last year. It was a Bratz doll – and the over the top makeup look wasn’t really what I wanted to give to a 6 year old, so the doll just sat on a shelf. Then I came across a lovely artist in Australia named […]
Is there anything more precious than a child's laughter? As a parent I sometimes wish children remained children forever. That's not going to happen so I want to see as much happiness in their lives as possible.Here a few ideas we've come across that will brighten their - and your - lives. While some of these projects will definitely need a parent's help, others are just fun regardless of the way they turn out. Enjoy!
The Old Blue Barn, finished, I think, maybe...
Apart of the "PINTEREST TRIED AND APPROVED" series. I myself could use a hair "makeover." I last had my hair cut and colored in J...
Make a haunted Halloween doll with materials you can find foe CHEAP. Once you've made on you'll want to create a whole creepy collection!
“Some people are scared by the realism of my dolls. They find them terrifying.”
Two Argentine artists have given the famous Barbie and Ken Doll toy figures a controversial makeover resembling the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ crucified on the cross
A beginner's guide to your first Sindy doll hair re-root; with hints, advice and resources to help you re-root your doll.
custom Monster High (commission) *Draculaura*
If the hair on your much-loved Dinkum Doll is in need of some TLC, follow our simple steps for an extra special hair-makeover.
Bananas really surprised me.
Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez aka Dr Lakra é um desses artistas que você descobre do nada e passa a amá-lo instantaneamente. Ele é mexicano e também tatuador, sendo que esses “detalhes” influe…
Kaitlin, Britt, Calista, Yuko, and Addison More pics here: nevergrowupdollguide.blogspot.com/2012/06/bfc-ink-doll-re...
Yes, I jumped on the Miniverse bandwagon. They are all so tiny and fun! See all of the Miniverse sets I’ve made Category: Make It Miniverse If you don’t know what “Miniverse” is, they simply are kits of mini resin crafts. There are multiple series, most of which are food with a couple home and […]
Sonia Singh's Guide to Re-styling Dolls. By Sonia Singh This lovely and detailed guide is a helpful and inspirational guide to help you re-style and re-paint your own old fashion dolls. It is available for instant download as a 24 page PDF file designed to printed A4 size. It can be printed booklet style if desired, or scaled down to A5. Contents of this 24 page PDF file includes detailed information and tips on: Finding Dolls Washing & Reconditioning Dolls’ Hair Removing Factory Paint Re-painting dolls' faces step-by-step Cutting & Restyling Hair Curling the Hair Making Hair Ties Making New Feet/Shoes Ideas for making dolls' clothes (This guide does not include doll clothing patterns. These are available separately.) Where to find more information about Tree Change Dolls online Lots of full colour photographs to inspire your creativity!!! *This item is sold as a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY and will not be sent in the post. After purchase you will be sent an email with the download instructions. Purchased downloads can also be accessed at anytime through your Etsy account. Full instructions for downloading your Etsy digital purchases can be found at etsy.com/au/help/article/3949 *This item is published under creative commons license, for personal non-commercial use only.
Barbie has had just about every occupation, and now she can add God to her résumé.
Two Argentine artists have given the famous Barbie and Ken Doll toy figures a controversial makeover resembling the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ crucified on the cross
Barbie has had just about every occupation, and now she can add God to her résumé.
I've been a bit busy over the last few days but didn't want to let my New Years 'resolution' to post here more regularly, slip within the first month! So please forgive me for not posting new photos but I thought I'd share some photos of the few Kidz n Cats makeovers that I've done since discovering these dolls a few years ago. I started out doing one for myself, this was my first Kidz n Cats doll, she was Grace, known as the 'classic face' from 2015 if I remember rightly and I gave her a full makeover, including new wig, new glass eyes, and new makeup. Here is her 'before' photo: (sorry it's a bit blurry) You can see she was a cutie to begin with but I just wanted to make her more 'mine' if that makes sense. Here she is with her whole new look, her lovely grey glass eyes and Monique Gold Roxie wig: She turned into quite the tomboy! You can see I had a lot of fun sewing for her too! However, I decided to send her to a new home so then there was Elise! Elise, who is still here, is from 2013 and she went under the knife too, becoming my little Afro Caribbean girl.....she got the full treatment, and I love her pouty little face. Before photo: And after. Elise was given golden brown eyes and her wig is a Monique Christine which I styled into two plaits and then cut shorter, plus cut some shorter tendrils into the front to soften the look. (You can see my girls have to share their clothes! LOL ) After this I decided to buy a sculpt that hadn't really appealed to me previously, what is known as the 'mischievous' sculpt, a Julika, from 2015. I wanted to see what the sculpt was like in 'real life' and also I liked the outfit! Before photo: She was actually rather cute but I didn't like her wig which felt really very synthetic. But I did like this outfit which was multilayered and appealed to me..... I gave her the 'full works' including blue glass eyes and a red wig, which I think suited her mischievous face, plus added freckles. I liked her better this way but still she wasn't one of my favourites so she went to live elsewhere!! Then I started to get requests to custom dolls for other people, the first two girls came for a visit from Switzerland. The first is 'classic face' Laura who is the same sculpt as Grace, above. Her mum wanted her to have a similar colour wig to her original, but not the same style, which was very curly and brown eyes. Because the Kidz n Cats come with acrylic eyes, I replaced her originals again with glass, this time in deep brown, and her wig is a Monique Gold one, if I remember rightly it's a Geneva. Before photo: (Sorry this isn't my photo, I forgot to take one before I started on her!) She was pretty but her hair was a mess, again synthetic feeling and easily tangled. After her full makeover: The second girl to visit from Switzerland is Stine, who is known as the 'sweet face', and is also from 2013. Before photo: Stine looked cute but her lips were very pink, as if she were wearing her mother's lipstick! After her makeover, she had pretty blue glass eyes and a trimmed Monique Gold Jojo wig.... Next came a girl from the South of France, her name is Rosie and she is also the 'classic face', she's from 2015. Her mum wanted her to have a full makeover but to keep her default wig and eyes as the hair colour suited her well, and her acrylic eyes were a particularly pretty colour green. Here is her before photo: After photos: I gave Rosie the full makeover, plus some freckles as I felt they suited her 'outdoorsy girl' look... My latest Kidz n Cats makeover is Alice from 2016, she is the 'mischievous' face, which as I said above, wasn't my favourite but her brown eyes and hair appealed to me, so I adopted her. I decided to keep her default wig but cut it short and of course she got the full works, including deep brown glass eyes. She is now known as Scarlett, (thanks to Farrah Lily!), and you've seen quite a few photos of her recently, so I will just add a couple here: Her before photo: And her after photo: Finally, I was tempted by another 'classic' face sculpt on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and little Lena arrived earlier this week from Germany. She is going to get a full makeover very soon, maybe I will even make a start on her tomorrow! So please watch this space if you like seeing dolly makeovers :) Thanks, as always, for visiting, I hope you've enjoyed seeing these girls again. I hope you'll drop by to see Lena when she's ready to show herself! Have a great weekend! Big hugs, Sharon xx
Heddy before (left) and after (right) Rerooting doll hair is an easy way to give your doll a new head of hair. There are many hair styles...
Ruin your childhood with the slidey thing.
Can I do this myself? Become part of the re-styled doll movement! I encourage others to recycle and upcycle old dolls and toys. It’s a lovely activity to do with your children, grandparents, family...
Poor Pitiful Pearl Tristar No date on box when produced 1955 William Steig, author created the character Poor Pitiful Pearl 11 inch toddler Made in China Two very light green spots on vinyl. Flea Market find
“Home Haunter,” porcelain, fur, gold luster, china paint by Shary Boyle, 2015 That’s not to say, of course, that if you’re not as dark and demented as yours truly, that you won’t also be drawn to these gorgeous yet strange ceramic sculptures by Canadian artist, Shary Boyle. But it might help. Boyle has worked with a number of musical artists during her career, like the equally out-there Peaches and Feist. While her CV isn’t limited to sculpture (Boyle works in nearly every medium), it is her bizarre, yet enchanting sculptures that caught my eye today. Boyle’s strange ceramics, while compelling to look at, also attempt to convey powerful messages on such topics as social equality, eroticism and the emotional turmoil that we as human beings are subjected to existing in this world together. What I love most about Boyle’s off-kilter ceramics, in addition to their heavy ideas, is that they are at times somewhat amusing (to me anyway). Like her piece “Bless You,” which features a creepy white porcelain hand, with an drastically elongated middle finger pointed straight at the sky. “Home Haunter,” back view “The Dandy Widow,” 2009 “Untitled,” 2005 “Bless You,” 2014 ...
