#doll modification

[thepurpleglass]

I am constantly fascinated by what cool toy heads people can put onto dolls. Like would this one work? What size doll would you need? (They’re both about hand sized.) I’m visualizing modifying them both into dragons….

I left these at Marshall’s but I definitely thought about it.

[missyling]

hm. is it possible to rewig a madeline doll?

i'm talking about these:

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

After a very long and incredibly well behaved day, my daughter selected a "well done" prize of a colour changing mermaid bath toy

The Husband did not notice it was not a colour changing mermaid toy, just the box had a picture of a pink mermaid. Cue an incredibly tired and heartbroken 3yr old crying her heart out.

But! Because of who I am as a person, I had some left over colour change vinyl and 15 minutes with a cricut

(It only goes pink in ice cold water but at least the mermaid already had snowflakes on it)

Mother of the year nomination incoming, I'm sure

[theconqueringchicken]

The Infinite Craft Store

I dreamed I went to an infinite craft store. It had multiple levels and endless isles but it was always easy to find what I needed as if thinking about what I wanted brought me to the right place.

I was searching for materials to make a Barbie doll into the Muppet Joker but then I found the entire basement full of discounted Halloween decorations and never left the store because there was too much cool stuff.

It was an A+ dream. 10/10. I would get lost in the infinite craft store any night but now I can't forget this doll idea. It looked so perfect in my dream. I may need to go to the actual craft store and make the Muppet Joker doll a reality.

[jointed-custody]

@desertdollranch ‘s most recent post with the Kidz n Cats doll immediately spurred me into a doll quest, and it’s all because the doll is jointed in ways that make more poses possible than the standard 18” child-type dolls. When I saw the doll’s wrist joint, and delicate elbow and knee joints, I was hooked.

Sadly, those dolls were 1) never widely available because they were expensive, and 2) discontinued ten years ago. So it’s not an easy choice to make, falling for them at this point. They’re hard to find and hard to justify buying — not impossible, but hard.

Luckily my birthday is coming up and I have free rein to pick my own present. I found an appealing little face for a reasonable-ish price and hit the Buy Now button after the appropriate amount of agonizing.

Then I spent the night pondering: how do I learn enough about 3D modeling and printing to create jointed arms and legs for my AG dolls, who I have in quantity? That’s really the next after-market improvement the fandom needs, I think. We have crafters of all types who can sew and build and accessorize these dolls into art forms — now we need to do some body-modification on them to get their full potential. I’ve tried to hybrid an AG head onto a posable Our Generation body and been dissatisfied with the results. I’ve purchased and tried some of the 23” My Twinn dolls with posable bodies, and they also leave me with the sense that something’s not right. I want my AG kids to keep their huggable cloth bodies, and still have double-jointed elbows and different hand poses!

I can picture the modifications so strongly, it’s like someone has already done it! I don’t have any such skills myself, not yet. But I need them.

Where and how should I start? Hmm…

[starlightpngs]

THIS IS JIST A WIP!

Idk if ANYONE remember, but a year or two ago i started Mars as an OOAK (actually.. i started welcome to Mars idea while doing that doll)

Everything whent... not perfecly but it wad good untill thoses darn pants and shirt! When i did them, i forgot to take into consideration their body mod. I gave em top surgery so the shirt was way too large and the tail made the pants sit up too hight and the pants were just a nightmare. Since i stopped fashion school almost a decade ago my love for sewing soured so bad.

But last week i decided to FINALY ARE DO THE PANTS. I re did them all, on the photos its the pants when i finished most of it. I had to change the pattern by hand. Made the belt loop in a v shape so it sit lower, and added extra leight on it so i could add some velcro and make it close over the tail, and be adjustable.i also simply cut the shirt in two and made the front panel shorter.. i should re do it all since i only used black thread but .. im lazy haha i might do it some time. But its not a priority

Ive been working on small details and accessories. Im 98% done.. i just need to find shoues or make some? Idk how tho haha but im very proud of it! Its giving me more confidence to finaly start to work on my BJD, and on my other OOAK ive left on the side, barely touched.

Anyway, im happy, ill share photo of them when im done with the details.. and before the shoues.. i realy have no idea for them. I just know i want sneaker type or like converse? Something sporty, not high heel.. even if their feets are arched *cryes*

[mymmelimummeli]

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[wowstrawberrycow]

Polly Pocket sized fellowship?

Ok I need someone to tell me if this sounds a lil crazy. But I just considered getting a bunch of those Polly Pocket sized Barbies and repainting them to look like the fellowship 😂I'd need to do some tiny sculpting for Gandalf and Gimli but I kinda want to do it sometime 🤣

This could be a nice break for in between those larger doll projects.