I haven’t shown you guys my mini-me, lil’ Clare. She is a JLY (idk the number) I bought from shop Goodwill and rewigged, I curled her hair by putting it in curlers and dipping it in boiling water and then ice water. She looks just like me and I’m super proud of how smelly turned out!
american girl doll customizers will see a doll of color and be like "is anyone going to give her super light eyes, straight hair, and a full face of stage makeup" and not even wait for an answer
“I remembered the day you were born, Kirsten… It was this time of year, late spring. New leaves were on the big maple tree outside the door. Then you were born… You were a red-faced little thing with white fuzz for hair. But I thought you were beautiful. I was so very, very happy because I wanted a daughter so much.” -Mama Larson in Happy Birthday, Kirsten!
I painted Richie's bat! It still needs touching up, but I think it looks better. We also worked on Ben Hanscom. We used a Pleasant Company Samantha to try and get a chubbier appearance. I just have him in clothes I already had. We don't have his clothes yet.
A kind redditor gave me a Josefina doll, in super rough condition, for just the cost of shipping c: They got her along with a couple other dolls that they planned to fix up and donate to children, but poor Josie was in quite a state, and was offered as a freebie to anyone who might want to send her to the doll hospital. I asked for her because I wanted to try and fix her myself! She was so much fun to fix up! The last photo is how she came to me.
Her leg had come off, because the tension cup cracked. I took off her other limbs, removed her original wig because it looked like there was missing hair under all that matting, cleaned her limbs and her body and face, put her back together again, and rewigged her. I think the short, wavy hair really suits her! It was between the short hair, and a super long, thick wig which also looked really pretty on her but I ended up preferring the short. Now I want to find another doll for the long wig 😁
I might rename this doll Azucena, because she's not quite a Josefina anymore. I'd love other name suggestions though!
Worked on Anne’s wig installation today. It was an entire ordeal to get her original wig off, because it was brand new glue. I scraped myself twice with the spoon, but I managed minimal tearing to the circumferential wefts at the hairline.
I like to make multiple small passes with the glue during installation, so it takes an entire day. The ribbon is to keep the wefts flush with the vinyl and allow the Glue-All to bond.