Not that hedgehog… Think Gainsborough: If you’re a fan of period dramas, you’re familiar with the hairstyles called the “hedgehog” or the “coiffure à l’enfant.” The face is framed with…
Annora Monet is a 16″ ball jointed resin fashion doll. She is one of the premier offerings of Robert Tonner’s new enterprise where he collaborates with the most talented designers…
“Bellose” is a discontinued sculpt by the company, Doll In Mind (dimdoll.com). DIM is known for slightly quirky, lovely sculpts with great lips. Bellose has elf ears and little fangs. …
I’m going to share a repair I did on a little bisque Nancy Ann Storybook Doll using Apoxie Sculpt. Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls are the first dolls I collected…
Spraying sealant can be fraught with peril! Here are some tools that can help you get a good result by helping you eliminate lint and get an even coating. Just before…
This is “Jubilee,” my Izannah Walker inspired doll. I modified a pattern created by Dixie Redmond and I used many tools and materials from Gail Wilson Designs. I highly recommend…
The beloved folk-art cloth dolls known generally as “Izannah Walker Dolls” were made in the mid-1800s in New England. Izannah Walker received a patent for her doll making process in…
Today is “Support BJD Artists” day. Art dolls are routinely recasted by unscrupulous enterprises and sold more cheaply than the legitimate artist’s dolls. A recasting business buys a doll and uses…
Live a Handmade Life My guild is having a show on the 2nd and 3rd of May. I’m not showing at this event but there will be a wonderful selection…
Update: The show was such a success, it is going to be an annual event. Next year’s show is scheduled for May 2 & 3, 2014. Live a Handmade Life…