Story has absolutely blown my mind with how fast she is learning! We each got a Basaak doll, which are pretty cheap (in price and quality) Blythe doll knock offs.
We thought it was a good idea to work on those as practice dolls, just to get a feel for how to use the tools and so forth. And man alive are we glad we did…because we sure did a number on their poor faces. 😂.
It was good practice though, and we had a lot of fun. I worked on Limona (I’ll share pictures later this week) and Story worked on Amber. She had some issues with being patient and working slow, but she got used to using the Dremel, carving and sanding tools.
Both the girls had hair that was not very soft, so we did a wash in Fabric Softener before we gave them cuts.
Because we were working with the fakest of the fakes, everything was…well…a struggle. They must have used the strongest glue known to mankind for the eye chips. They were all very difficult to remove. Some of them popped partially out with multiple glue stick operations, but Amber’s eventually had to be removed surgically with a drill and screw. What a hassle!
We did some experimental work for the eye chips, none of which really turned out too well. The ones you will see in the photos below were made with an image from a coloring book that we punched out. She actually did a great job on them, they were vibrant and beautiful. But then the glue we used to attach them pulled the color out of them and left them looking uneven and faded. So sad. But…we learned our lesson.
We were excited to play with our pastels, and then struggled there too. Lol. Story accidently got a reddish pink on Amber’s face, then tried to even it out, and had a lot of trouble. I’ll say it yet again… We are learning! This is not an easy craft, and there isn’t a lot of resources out there. Of the advice that is out there, most of it is NOT in English, so for a lot of this we have to just wing it and learn as we go. That being said, Story already worked on her next girl and I can’t wait to share how fast she advanced her skills!
So… This is Amber! Not bad for a kid’s first attempt!
I love the painting job she did on Amber’s eyelids! She gave her “sleepy eye” so we could enjoy them fully. She also gave her some lashes that we’re much fuller than her original lashes.
Thanks for looking… Immediately after this I will be sharing photos of her second customization doll!
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