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Base Doll: G3 Lagoona Blue

Hat: Uma from Descendants 2

This Mermay, I decided to take my time and make a doll that spoke to the spirit of adventure and mischief. This mermaid was absolutely charmed by the life of a pirate. So now she sails her own ship, singing sea shanties, searching for treasure, and getting into all kinds of trouble with other sailors out on the ocean. My only trouble is that she hasn't told me her name yet. I guess she likes to be mysterious. XD

#doll custom #doll repaint #doll customization #doll photo #doll photography #doll photoshoot #dollblr #monster high repaint #monster high custom #monster high g3 #g3 Lagoona #I still can't believe this was my first time doing a reroot #like I've been customizing dolls since 2018 #you'd think it would have come up before now #but whatever possessed me to do it for this doll I'm grateful for #it turned out SO PRETTY

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From PURE DOLL GUIDE 001　ピュアドールガイド００１ by Grapicsha, 2005

It is one of the best Japanese doll catalogues for the time period. Includes tutorials, interviews with different doll artists and two adora

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I treated glue seepage on a doll for the first time and now I feel like I could do anything. Like Lancelot. Below are some before and afters

I’ll have to get better photos later and also some shoes for her but ahhhhh look at those lovely locks

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Hello! Here is an absolute mess of a post that I hope you still find useful!

You should be able to right click and save the individual images. The pattern piece images have the 1″ and 1cm marks so you can double check that they print at the correct size. Do not choose “fit to page” when printing the pattern pages. I think it should fit on A4 as well as letter-size paper!

The instructions are separated into “unlined” and “lined” sections, with each section being complete, so some things are repeated, which means you don’t have to search through the ‘unlined’ section when sewing the ‘lined’ version.

This was only barely edited–if anything is too terrible, please let me know!

(and I went with “no mention of the pattern it’s based on, but also no “DollsAhoy” anywhere, either)

Edit: I noticed a slightly imprecise choice of words on page two and have changed that and re-uploaded the corrected page here. The change is from “Fold ¼”/6mm of the lower lining edge to the inside.” to “Fold ¼”/6mm of the lower lining edge to the wrong side.” in the lining instructions next to fig. 3, if you happen to have already printed it ^_^

dollsahoy

Oh hi--have some new patterns! They're sized for "original" (2016) Barbie bodies. Both dolls shown are standard MTM, with the doll on the left wearing flats and the doll on the right wearing heels.

The pants have optional pockets, and the option to add a little more length so they can reach the floor with high heels (I didn't add that length in the actual pattern because I wanted to make sure it would fit in printable area)

dollsahoy

I have not tried it yet, but I'm confident you can make the pants in Curvy size if you meld them with the Curvy option from this shorts pattern I shared

because this is the pattern I started with to make the pants pattern

Something else I haven't tried but think should work is to shorten the shirt pattern to about ¼"/6mm below the waist (where the flare on the side starts) to make a seam allowance to sew to this

I have not tried adding a quarter inch to the sides of the shirt and sleeves to see if that will make something that fits Curvy

cosmomoore

It is finally ready!! I promise I am working on the sundress pattern as well, but I figured I would go ahead and get this one out!

This makes a quick-cutting, quick-sewing tee for Ken or shirt dress for Barbie. I have a more complicated t-shirt pattern that I may digitize at a later time, but I have been using this one a lot currently.

The dolls shown are a standard articulated Ken body and the curvy MTM body, the shirt is the same.

This is formatted for letter size so just be sure to print at 100%. For a PDF copy, look here.

I tried to make the instructions simple, but I will try to answer any questions that may arise.

I wish you happy sewing! If you make something and post it, please feel free to tag me!

sleepytoycollection

Wearing a fedora and sunglasses at night, I open up my long trench coat in the alley way: "Hey buddy, want a free pattern?"

I took apart a BTS doll coat to make a pattern. Go wild.

I enjoy a good MyFroggyStuff video now and again, they're a nice bite sized treat. But this video, I genuinely believe every person who wants to try doll customizing or crafting needs to watch this.

Toya does something here that, for me, is REALLY good at helping to manage expectations. Usually her videos show you the crafts, and they take maybe a minute or two of screentime. In this video, she tells you that she set a timer for an hour, and that's all the time she has to work on each of the different crafts here. Because it DOES take an hour to make something with glue, paint, etc. Drying and curing time is something we just don't think about all that much. So many artists I know don't realize just how big of a time commitment doll stuff is, and I think this puts it into perspective really well.

Crafting takes time, and I see a lot of doll customizers and crafters getting frustrated with themselves for not making a lot of progress, or for taking "too long". Honey, if it's taking someone as seasoned as Toya an hour to make some of this stuff, believe me, you are doing a lot better than you think. Be patient with yourself, and happy crafting. 💜

#doll customization #doll furniture #doll crafts #crafting tutorial #youtube

dollsahoy

Did you know the Internet Archive has some scans of DollyDolly and associated publications?

and a few DollyBird scans, too

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Oh--in regard to possibly printing the patterns, Mandarake lists the magazine dimensions, and we can use those to determine print size for the patterns...roughly.

Random samples find Dolly Dolly listed as: • 280mm x 215mm • 280mm x 210mm • 285mm x 225mm • 280mm x 220mm So we can probably assume 280mm tall is good

Random samples of DollyBird are: • 300mm x 220mm (this measurement set appeared twice in the sample) • 300mm x 215mm • 305mm x 215mm so we can probably scale DollyBird at 300mm tall

I'm going to experiment with printing a pattern eventually

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Jenny Fashion Club--this one is from the late 80s and has less complicated-looking clothes, and some crochet and knits

1980s Japanese fashion doll magazine w/ patterns. Will fit western Skipper/petite sized Barbie dolls.

Mid-90s, includes patterns for things made from felt

Fits Skipper and petite Barbie dolls.

dollsahoy

Pattern Book For Vintage Barbie Dolls.

Patterns designed for Barbie bodies from before 1999. This one should be read in the order of Japanese books, which seems like back to front to westerners

This next one is American and requires an Internet Archive account to check out. It's crochet, from 2002

In this fabulous fashion collection created by an acclaimed knitwear designer, you'll find more than 75 fabulous patterns, invitingly illust

A little more text-heavy (interviews with designers) than the other Japanese doll pattern magazines

pattern doll blythe clothes

doll pattern clothes

Spanish language, very late 80s/early 90s

Barbie patterns doll

I've exhausted the search terms I can think of for now

dollsahoy

Found another one!

Book size: 29.7cm x 21.1cm Publication Year: 2000Country: JapanPages: 113 Pages

It's mostly a showcase of the various sixthscale Japanese dolls available around Y2k, but there are some patterns (for the clothes on the cover), too

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Mentor and Student - Meta Knight and Mage Bobbin Doll Customs (November 2025)

So continuing from my last post, finishing a doll of my Kirby OC meant that I needed to get a few photos of her with my Meta Knight custom. In-universe, he's responsible for teaching her hot to fight with her staff, as well as bringing her to an old friend to forge her weapon.

Credit where its due, this crocheted Kirby is actually the creation of my cousin! It was very important to include him here.

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Bobbin Bobble - Yarn Witch Doll Custom (November 2025)

Base Doll: G3 Draculaura Shoe Base: G3 Venus McFlytrap Leggings: Ordered from @hauntcouture Dress Pattern: Frankensteined from Requiem Arts' Casual Cutie Dress and Dollightful's Asymmetrical Dress

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Wanna hear more about my process? Here you go, prepare for the yap session:

There's no feeling quite as good as finishing a new doll custom. And oh boy, do I have a lot to say about this one. XD Bobbin gave me a lot of trouble, but she's quickly become one of my favorite dolls yet, so prepare for a LOT of yapping.

First, some character context: for those of you who are new here (hi, welcome, lovely to have you!), I've been getting into Kirby over the course of the last year. And as a result, like I do with most things I'm invested in, a fan character was inevitably going to be made. Bobbin is my little arachnid yarn witch that draws heavy inspiration from Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kirby Triple Deluxe, and Kirby Right Back At Ya!

She's the niece of Epic Yarn's main villain, Yin Yarn, following a plotline of not wanting to continue in his evil footsteps, rebelling with a band of heroes, and starting a quest to become Patchland's greatest mage. She has grown so much over the last year, making all kinds of friends, getting a number of design tweaks, and figuring out more of who she is and who she wants to me. She's learned so much on her quest for magic, making all sorts of runes and constructs out of yarn. The crochet hook you see her pictured with here is actually her magic staff! She uses it for chaining spells together both figuratively and literally.

Bobbin is so near and dear to my heart, I knew I wanted her to join my dolls with a gjinka form, but nailing down the look proved difficult. Out of all the dolls I've done over the past several years, I'm really proud of myself with her sewing. Originally I made Dollightful's Asymmetrical Dress straight out, because it felt very "magical girl", which is a vibe I thought would suit Bobbin. But the volume ended up being too poofy, to the point where it wasn't fitting the character anymore. So I had to go back to the drawing board. I scaled up Requiem Art's Casual Cutie dress pattern and added onto it, then used similar sleeves from the Asymmetrical dress to get our final look here.

I'm really proud of how her cape turned out. No patterns from anyone else, I figured out how to make that all on my own, and it turned out really cute! I'm really pleased with the cowel in particular. This was my first time sewing a snap onto a garment instead of using velcro, and I have to say, it feels really nice. Also my first time utilizing pompoms, which really added something.

Really glad that I got to use resin again too. I almost finished the last of my Sophie and Toffee two part resin, which is some of the nicest stuff I've ever used. Mixed it with a bunch of magenta pearlex powder and glitters in my stash so that she could have her spider eyes and the button on her cape. I also mixed up some silver to try and make her a crochet hook that was custom, but it didn't end up working out. I may come back to it someday, but for now she gets to borrow my hook.

Her yarn hair was surprisingly difficult to pull off. I did my usual method of brushing out some yarn and making wefts for her bangs, but the rest? I needed to do a bunch of fanangling to get it to lay right on her head, and it took a lot of playing with different glues to get it right. On her scalp, it's all glued down with my usual tacky glue. Her buns are both made of foam clay, and I used some elmer's school glue to get the yarn wrapped around and attached without getting crusty or weird. Then we hot glued some magnets on the bottom, that way I can take them off if I ever want to put a cute hat on her (she has goals of one day having a witch hat). The foam clay also made it very easy to stab the sewing pins into, which was great.

Of course, I have to give credit where its due: repainting this doll's skintone was so much easier than any other doll I've done this on. I hate repainting the skintone, the worst part of doing my Bendy dolls is usually getting the yellow on the plastic body. But I tried something new this time that honestly? Made my life way easier. I followed a tutorial by Sylphic Studios over on YouTube, and her technique was exactly what I needed for this custom. Thank you Makenna, you are a gem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxyXDW3fi7s

Also important to credit, I learned how to make glasses for the first time! Found a tutorial that suited my needs, so here it is for your enjoyment too! https://youtu.be/5lkxT59J-t0?si=v7Hw0m1prVxRdi0c

Overall, really pleased with how this doll came out. I have more photos of her that I'd like to share over time. But for now, I hope you enjoy this collection. I'm glad she was finished before the leaves had all fallen. It was important to get them in those shots.

Thank you for reading! Here's wishing you a wonderful day, a great rest of the week, and sending you power to create the crafts of your dreams! <3

#doll customization #doll custom #doll customizing #doll repaint #draculaura repaint #monster high g3 custom #bobbin bobble #monster high repaint #kirby fan character #gjinka #doll photography #doll photoshoot #doll photos #yarn witch #art #my art #kirby's epic yarn

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Wearing a fedora and sunglasses at night, I open up my long trench coat in the alley way: "Hey buddy, want a free pattern?"

I took apart a BTS doll coat to make a pattern. Go wild.

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Take one and pass the basket (reblog)!

Pumpkin Plush

Bat Plush

Spider Plush

Ghost Plush

Voting ended onSep 18, 2025

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How to rip off doll's head (aka How to make it more Marie-Antoinette coded)

I recommend to make whole process in bathroom

What do you need?

You need three/four things: a doll, about liter of almost boiling water, and some kind of container like small bucket, cup, sink etc. If you don't do this in bathroom you will also need about half liter of cold water.

1. Boiling

This is the step to make doll's head more squishable like this:

Here I have two ways: you can dip head in bucket/cup of really hot water for 5-10 minutes maybe 15 but personally i prefer to pour it on neck and bottom part of the head and it works fine.

2. Cold water

Head after first step is really hot and it's hard to touch. I like to chill it a little with pouring cold water. Don't worry it doesn't make the head stiff again.

3. Pulling

I would say this part is rather easy if you know what to do. The most important part is to hold doll near the neck and push the head up. Don't twist it or something.

Aaaaaand... that's all! It's not as hard as it may seems and doing this properly reduce chances to damage the doll.

Love ya,

Bam.

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Where can I find patterns for making Fashion Doll Clothes?

A friend and I were chatting tonight about doll clothes, and it occurred to me that if you've never dabbled in making doll clothes before, you may not know where to find patterns for them. So I'm sharing a list with you guys of every resource I know of.

Paid-For Patterns:

Requiem Arts: https://raddollclothes.com/

This is one of the big go-to's of the community. Requiem Arts has patterns for so many different fashion dolls, from Monster High (G1 and G3) to Rainbow High, to a number of BJDs, to Barbies, and even several for the boy dolls. I've gone to them for many a Descendants pattern since not a lot of places offer them. Her blog also features a number of great posts on size differences between dolls, fixing articulation, and more.

Dollightful: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DollightfulPatterns

If you need Monster High and Ever After High patterns with easy to follow instructions, this is the place to go! Dollightful only has a handful of patterns up, but her instructions are super easy to follow. They're just as enjoyable as her YouTube videos.

Moonlight Jewel: https://moonlightjeweldolls.myshopify.com/collections/ebooks

This artist has an interesting mix of patterns for fashion dolls, once again it's a lot of Monster High, but also a little bit of Rainbow High. I have her two pattern books, and they've got some wonderful picture instructions that put into perspective how to follow along. I hadn't realized until making this post that she's released a couple of individual patterns from her YouTube videos, that's really cool!

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop

The Enchanterium sisters are a delight, and their patterns for MH, EAH, and Smart Dolls encompass a wide variety of genres. They even have some 3D printing files for shoes and accessories.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Cosmomoore is great if you need patterns for Rainbow High, Barbie, or G3 Monster High. All of the G3 patterns are under the Creepy Class tag. I've tried their skirt pattern for G3 Draculaura, it was a breeze to put together when you know a few basic stitches.

Free Patterns:

Enchanterium: https://www.enchanterium.com/shop/freebies

Enchanterium offers a number of freebies at this link! Most of them are patterns from their older YouTube videos, so there's those as a resource to follow along with.

Cosmomoore: https://ko-fi.com/cosmomoore/shop/sewingpatterns

Once again, this artist has a number of freebies, but they don't have a specific tag.

Poulpe en Ciel's Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1lkI6inme4K6wxw0IqTSGGju2bIQMln_A

This artist is known for having some truly extravagant patterns for Monster High and Cave Club dolls. And she offers them in both English and French! Highly recommend checking out Poulpe on Instagram, her dolls are absolutely to die for, and she puts so much heart into making her stuff accessible for the wider community.

Chellywood: https://chellywood.com/

Chellywood's website is a diamond in the rough. If you're looking for a doll pattern for a doll most people don't make patterns for, Chelly probably has it. Her website is organized by size and goes into individualized pages for each doll line. It's fantastic. And on top of that, she has YouTube videos!

MyFroggyStuff: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOJWM4ft-CgHQI3fhqNJzWLG30C45Xl3xs-tgatId430gKVW-J8w5cB9ViW2jRPFw?pli=1&key=Y2Y2UDJ6S01Gb2EwUHRZUVJDdm9FanpMdDZzY1RR

Barbie lovers rejoice, this is your kingdom! While there's no tagging system here, Toya has patterns for everything, from mermaid tails to cute easy dresses, this is a great place to go. Her YouTube channel is also an endless resource of creativity.

If you have any resources for patterns, or for places to buy doll clothing, feel free to reblog! I'd love to include more people from our lovely doll community so people know about them!

twistedmaiden

There's also PixieFaire

https://www.pixiefaire.com

They mostly focus on American Girl and 18in style dolls but they have a lot of different dolls and the patterns are sorted by dolls they fit

beth-purcell

I Stumbled Upon an AHA! with Doll Customizing

So I was in my local hobby shop when I found the "Strip Magic" paint remover (meant for removing paint decals on models) and I thought to myself of "can I use this instead of nail polish remover to remove American Girl's eyelash paint?" Google didn't give me an answer, so I decided to bite the bullet and see what would happen. And I was not expecting to work this well.

Left/White Square on the Monitor is the Before; Right is After.

That was a single q-tip for each eye. I did wipe the plastic with non acetone nail polish remover to clean it up, remove any of the remover but still, I am massively blown away by how easy this was.

Sharing with everyone, cause this feels like it'll be a game changer.

And bonus of the bottle I bought, so people have a reference:

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WiP - Qifrey - Making Boots and tiny details Pt 1

Next up is preparing very small details and making the shoes.

As you can see I am attempting to make his glasses, I do prefer buying glasses for my dolls but Qifrey's are quite special and all in 1/4 are way WAY too big for what he has and I would need to modify them still... so I have to attempt making them myself.

For the Closure of the cape I go the same route as for the cosplay just with thinner foam.

This pattern was made within 5 minutes including the pinned mock up. I had to let it sit for a day as I needed to leave for work. I only adjusted a few things as I cut the parts later on.

After cutting the soles I adjusted the pattern a bit and went on, I noticed it would be easy to sew the majority of parts by machine, which helped me being more exact with the seams.

I made the upper part quite long to make up for the tunic being too short.

And here you can see my progress of glueing in the soles, I made them in 3 parts, the first is the inner part I glued the fabric on, then the outer sole and a little heel.

In the meantime I also coated the other foam parts and glued them together as needed.

Before I continued with the boots I let another night pass and ...

It had bothered me before that the tunic was too short... I decided, before everything was finished that I wanted to redo it. It was done rather fast to be honest and I am glad I remade it as it looks more like I envisioned him in the first place.

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