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Thursday, January 26, 2012

WASHING & DRYING MY TORY KIT

 i was so excited to start this kit, after all my birthday things we did, late at night, i started my quest by washing my kit.

one of the 1st things youll ever want to do with any kit, is to wash it.

it helps to get rid of any dust, and oil residue that may be on the kit before you begin to transform the kit from a blank vinyl kit to a lifelike doll/baby.

i got a large bowl, something i had in the house. filled it with warm water. allowed the baby wash/shampoo to mix with the water as it was filling.
SMELLED SO GOOD! brought back so many memories of me washing my son when he was an infant. :)



of course when our washing your kit, youll have to remember that youll get he inside wet as well. and as a result, it may take longer for your kit to dry.


tory drying. 

flet like it took FOREVER for her to dry...lol.
i was just that excited to start on Tory, to transfer her into my Daniel...

MICHELLE

BETTER PICS OF THE BIRTHDAY REBORN BABY CLOTHES HAUL

i had to retake the pics and made sure i got the items individually for this blog.

monkey socks for infants set of 3, 2 with monkeys.


newborn baby girl outfit with monkeys, set of 3, 2 with monkeys

closeup of the newborn pink outfit. Girly Monkey.

cute girly outfit. Monkey print.

pink girl outfit. no monkey

all are newborn Carters. 3 set.

front of the pink outfit.

BIRTHDAY REBORN CLOTHES I GOT

these images are in a set of gifts i got for my birthday, all the other images have nothing to do with reborning, so i decided to post these outside of that set.

newborn baby clothes set. Onzie, Shirt, and pants, all with monkeys.

cant tell, cause hubby took a blurred oic, but this is infant monkey socks.

slightly better pic of the same infant baby monkey socks.
MICHELLE

NEWS - REBORN DOLLS FIND A LIFE OF THEIR OWN

Reborn dolls find a life of their own

 

by Alina Lobzina at 25/01/2012 19:10

More and more Russian women are becoming “mommies” of babies made of vinyl, as reborn dolls gain popularity across the country.
Ladies are discussing their fake little ones or their plans to purchase an artificial bundle of joy online, paying occasional off-line visits to other members of their closed community.
“I had been considering several options, but Lenochka looked at me in such a way that I just couldn’t walk past,” a “mommy” posted in a message on one of the numerous discussion boards. “One picture stole my heart, she looks so sad in it that I really want to cuddle her,” read the message containing about 20 pictures of Lenochka in various outfits.

20,000+ rubles a doll
For some, however, this passion for shockingly realistic dolls has become a nice business. Yekatrina Samgina, the mother of three children herself, became a reborn dolls artists after her youngest baby was born.
“Then I was bursting with emotions and wanted to create this doll myself and I’ve enjoyed paining since I was a child,” she told RIA Novosti.
Samgina’s works cost about 20,000 rubles each, if not more, and for two-and-a-half years she has produced several dozen of them.
“I’ve got no clients without children, or any crazed people,” she said. “It’s not a weird mania of women who have no children.”
Sometimes she is asked to make a doll to look like a client’s real child, so parents could demonstrate it to their offspring later. “It’s like a photo, but in 3D.”

US trend arrives in Russia
The trend first emerged in the US in the 90s, and the first reborn dolls reached Russia in mid 2000s. Not many reborn doll owners will confess it’s more than a hobby. “So many people say bad things about us and believe we are mad. But we just like dolls,” a themed discussion board member wrote in an email to Komsomolskaya Pravda, rejecting to meet a reporter.
Another reborn doll artist, Tatyana Tsorn, also thinks that things are not as bad as they seem.
“Most people buy dolls to decorate their homes,” Tsorn told KP. Extremes, however, also happen, she admitted. “Recently a woman was asking on a discussion board where she could get a mechanism so her doll’s heart would beat and she could hear it breathe.”

Something like a lap dog
Psychologists agree that not every reborn doll owner needs some help from a specialist.
In general, it’s similar to some people’s obsession with lap dogs, believes psychologist Anetta Orlova.
“For some women it’s a substitute for their own children,” Orlova told KP. It could be a good remedy for those mothers whose desire to nurse children remains long after their own children have grown up, she added.
“But there is also the third type… They have just lost the boarder between their fantasy and reality,” Orlova said. And for many, playing with a vinyl baby seems to be a more favorable option than adopting one from Russia’s numerous orphanages, according to her. 

ARTICLE - REBORN DOLL KITS -THE BEST REBORN DOLL KITS AVAILABLE

Reborn Doll Kits

The Best Reborn Doll Kits Available

Reborn doll are the hottest objects in the doll-accumulating world proper now. These extremely life like dolls which many homeowners costume, pamper and deal with as if they are actual youngsters have gained world extensive notoriety. The At present Present, 20/20, Dr. Phil and a bunch of discuss reveals and Web movies all have coated the phenomenon and have added to the hype surrounding it.
In addition to being so life like that most individuals simply mistake them for actual, these dolls signify a whole lot of hours of labor by expert artisans in some cases. The excessive degree of workmanship and prime quality work mix to make very precious items of work. On high of their high quality, these dolls are often made individually and therefore are very rare.
As with every collectible the increased the high quality, extra uncommon and extra wanted it’s the extra its going to cost. High quality reborn doll can price anyplace from $150 to $5000 and more.  For sure, there is an unbelievable sum of money to be made in the reborn doll industry.


A few of the greatest sellers in the reborn doll world are reborn doll kits. These reborn doll kits often include the base doll, paints and instructions. Some come geared up with other components like eyes, hair or other accessories. Attributable to the distinctive nature of the dolls and the artistic aspirations of the artists the reborn doll kits normally are simply stripped down dolls which have been ready for the reborning process.
So as to reborn a doll it should be stripped of its manufacturing unit paint. Most traditional dolls include a mass produced orange waxy look to them. This paint should be eliminated with harsh chemical substances and if not accurately the doll with have the look of bruises on it. A constant layer of recent pigment should be laid down as a way to give the artists a base from which to work.
There are actually 1000′s of eBay auctions for reborns. The on-line market has change into the go to position for reborn purchases round the world. Mixed with doll reveals and expositions reborn gross sales are going by the roof. Artists from round the world, concerned in the doll business or not, have begun creating their personal distinctive reborns to fulfill the rising calls for of the market.
In case you’re concerned about the reborn market and have some inventive expertise and the endurance to be taught a brand new set of expertise then buying reborn doll kits and beginning your personal reborn enterprise might be for you.

Reborn Doll Kits – The Quickest Approach to Be taught the Artwork of Reborning

There’s a brand new hand craft that’s rising in recognition – the artwork of retouching and remaking a child doll in order that it seems to be and feels as life-like as possible. This new budding artwork type known as “reborning”, and could be a enjoyable and rewarding craft for the newbie and knowledgeable handcrafter alike.
To “reborn” a child doll is easy in idea, however painstaking in practice. You begin with a smooth vinyl child doll that may come aside and might be stuffed for sensible weight and painted on the inside and outdoors for lifelike tinting. Re-rooting hair can also be essential for a extra pure appearance. Having a aptitude for creative portray is not a should, and if you understand what a stay child ought to appear like, likelihood is it is possible for you to to supply a singular particular person utilizing no matter skills you have. Creativity and want are the solely skills wanted for this new and rewarding craft.


To get began, buy a gentle vinyl child doll with the options you want. You should purchase these clean dolls at many on-line shops, and they aren’t very expensive. The common value you’d anticipate to pay for a Berenguer doll, which is the hottest, with out the equipment to complete it, could be in the $10 – $40 vary, relying on the place you look. The Berenguer doll is the most lifelike and the best to customize. For kits, you may count on to pay far more as a result of the wanted provides, comparable to warmth-set paints, eyes, hair, instruments, etc.
Berenguer kits are the most basic. They come unassembled and easy, so you’ll truly begin from scratch. You’ll be able to sculpt your child’s face your self and provides it it is personal pores and skin tone, eye colour, hair shade and texture…there isn’t any restrict to your creativity. There are separate paint kits, in addition to instruments and equipment to convey your child to “life”.
There are many decisions available, and utilizing the Web to search out offers might be the best means to buy your new reborn doll kit. A great starter equipment could be bought for round $30, and a complicated package upwards of $150. There are kits the place the child’s face is already sculpted for portray, and limbs already weighted and prepared in your ending touch.


You may additionally wish to experiment. Buy an inexpensive vinyl doll that’s already painted and dressed and take it all the way down to the rubber and begin over, making it distinctive and your own. This methodology is for the severe artistic crafter, since you might be really “reborning” a child doll into the world!
Additionally concerned in the artistic and “reborning” course of is buying clothes for the child, or higher but, making them yourself. A unique and unique doll can get collectors’ consideration, in addition to getting admirers of your work.
To create a lifelike child is the complete concept behind these kits, and the craft itself. There are collectors who pays a whole bunch of dollars for effectively-made reborn baby. It has even been discovered to be extremely therapeutic to ladies to create or to personal one in all these valuable dolls. The craft of reborning generally is a gratifying expertise for the novice and professional handcrafter.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

MY WORK AREA

so, before i start this whole endevor i wanted to make sure i had a space set up for this...and to preset this picture, know that this will prolly be the only time its ever THIS clean.

but i wanted to show off my work area..

basic plastic table.
plastic drawers to hold all the things i need to reborn, right now its holding allot of other suff, i need another one for the extra stuff that has nothing to do with reborning.

2 white kitchen towels, for me to rub my paint brushes off onto, and in white so i can see when they are dirty enough to need to be cleaned.

and my halogen heat cooker...plenty of space for me to paint my baby kits with.


of course the box with my TORY kit is on the tanle taking up space, because i didnt really want to show it off or get into it until my birthday (jan 26), and next to that, folded up is the dry rack i got for my babys head and limbs.

MICHELLE

TORY KIT ARRIVES (just In Time For My Birthday!)

i am excited. way more than before.
i mean i had allot of enthusiasm for reborning, but THIS kit..i think will make the difference.

i finally decided to get the Tory kit, to do a custom of my son as an infant.



its that intense scowling look i was after. and i think the TORY kit, will follow through for me in my delivery of what i envision in my head.

so, we ordered the kit. and today (the day before my birthday) she arrived!

here spics of what all i ordered,because i got more than just the kit, i got everything i needed to make TOry into a custom of my son Daniel.

and, i wanted the custom of my son to be my 1st adventure into reborning. i adore my son, and he was an excellent baby. my memories of him as an infant are pricless, so i wanted to take on as my 1st project Him, because he was such a delight. i thought if i did him, and did ok, id do others as good, if not better.

i am well aware that my 1st attempt at a doll, and it being Him, may not be a successful adventure, but..i will love every minute of it, because its my son. :)


Polly Fill, used to stuff the body.

Tory Kit, blank, head and limbs

Tory kit head -upclose
plugs and neck ring, neck ring is used to give the head turnability. plugs are used to keep glass beads and filling in the head and limbs once filled.

cloth doe suede body

has joints! so the limbs cab be posed.

i didnt know this, but the bodys come with zip ties for you already in place...

mohair. Dark brown-wavy (2pks), 1 Ash Blond-wavy. its not well known but my son has a small bit of blond hair (fine baby whispy hair) at the hair line on his forhead. when his hair is cut just right, and you have the right lighting, it glows like a halo. i bought the blond in case i decided to root that. i may end up painting it, i havnt decided yet.

close up of the dark brown Mohair

close up of the Ash blond mohair
i also ordered 3 different sets of blue eyes, because i couldnt decide which one i thought would be perfect in this kit for a custom of my son. so i got: True Blue, Newborn baby blue, and new born blue grey

TRUE BLUE EYES

NEWBORN BABY BLUE

NEWBORN BLUE GREY EYES

pantyhose to hold the glass beads and allow for the mobility of them, they are used to weight the baby. Daniel weight 7lbs 15oz when he was born. i want to try to get that

Zip ties, in 14inches and in 8inch lengths

the ends of the 14 inches
the ends of the 8inches

GLASS BEADS..this is what you weight the head, and body and limbs with to give the doll that newborn floppy feel. Daniel weight 7lbs 15oz when he was born. i want to try to get that as close to his actual weight as much as possible, so i ordered..6 pounds, given the weight of the vinyl as the other part to the dills weight.
all of this..for less than 150.00!!!

MICHELLE