Today was Zachary's glue and goo day. I love finishing touches! First, we used a water-proof permanent glue to seal in the roots of his hair. I'm expecting his hair to get handled quite a lot, so I used a ton of glue to set it in place. At the same time, I glued in the magnet that sucks his pacifier in his mouth. Then, we started with the eyelashes. I used Bountiful Baby's wispy baby lashes. They are so fine and so much more natural-looking than regular doll lashes. The dark brown lashes were looking a bit too feminine to me, so I used light brown lashes for a beautiful yet subtle frame around his eyes. Lashes are the most fragile thing on the doll, so I like to use gobs of glue to make sure every hair is stuck in place. Thankfully, my glue dries clear. Then, we used glazes and varnishes to create the illusion of moisture. I like to put a little glaze around the inner eyelid. This gives the eyes a lifelike moist look. It also seals in the eyes so water cannot get into the doll through the eye sockets. For newborns, I like using the glaze for create a runny nose and a slobbery mouth. :) Zachary is a bit too mature for that look. So I only glazed his lips and a little in the nostril. As I mentioned, everything dries clear - so you can look forward to how great he'll look when everything is dry. Right now, he's sitting in a dehydrator to help pull the moisture out of all the goop and glue. Then he can relax for 24 hours to make sure everything is completely dry. From there - its stuffing, weighting and fashion show!
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Marilyn
11/19/2014 08:05:48 am
He looks wonderful......love those lashes....too cute
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Kim
11/19/2014 02:36:29 pm
I'm so glad to hear!
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Chi
12/11/2014 01:54:45 am
I know you're on all toes shopping for big zacky there. I can not wait for my Zach. I'm more of a girlie mom but seeing this lil guy I can see how easy it is to fall for him. I have been eying these cute outfits for boys @ aliexpress and can not wait, lol.
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Chianna
12/11/2014 01:55:03 am
I know you're on all toes shopping for big zacky there. I can not wait for my Zach. I'm more of a girlie mom but seeing this lil guy I can see how easy it is to fall for him. I have been eying these cute outfits for boys at aliexpress and can not wait, lol.
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Chianna
12/11/2014 01:46:32 am
lol, Glue & Goo day, love it ! In fact I just love your engaging stories told along the process, interesting. I can see how it definitely excites your client to read along " in the making of ". From day one I was always been intrigue by the process of creating one of these art dolls. I knew then the art was a calling me to get behind that ol' art brush myself. Can not wait to start reborning ! Well thanks for sharing the goop & glue here, lol. Fun in the reading : )
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chi
12/11/2014 01:56:25 am
Kim, I know you're on all toes shopping for big zacky there. I can not wait for my Zach. I'm more of a girlie mom but seeing this lil guy I can see how easy it is to fall for him. I have been eying these cute outfits for boys at aliexpress and can not wait, lol.
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Kim
12/11/2014 04:23:02 am
I love engaging my customers in the reborning process! It's so much fun for me to be able to have a conversation through what can be such a heads-down process. We'll be creating your baby soon!
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Chianna
12/11/2014 06:53:48 am
OMG OMG Kim I can't wait, can,t wait, can't wait, tooo excited! O sorry about the repetition above, lol, I was trying to press submit but didn't see a button to say it went through and just went happy pressing, lol. If you can delete 2 of them be my guess : ). I am so glad our roads cross Kim. This is a beautiful art form and I do admire every drop that goes into it. I was just on BB and so the Kitten kit on sale too. Honestly I need to strengthen my eye on foreseeing because I would have passed up that kit. I guess some kits pull at us then and some after we see the full depth that can be reached upon it. Yes I love your creativeness in your conversation, your dialogue with your clients in the process of, it's beautiful. Almost made me cry those tears of over excitement talking up my lil zachy. Got to find another name though I like Zachary, maybe ZacharI, long "I" at the end with a capital "I", lol. I like different : ). Thanks for responding, nice of you.
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Chianna
12/11/2014 07:06:09 am
No no no no, lol, twinns Kim ! Omgoodness yes I am thinking about it ! I have always wanted reborn twins and toddlers too, that would be so cool ! The name Zari touched me right there in the heart Kim, right there, lol. Well I gotta think on that one and get back with you. Too much happiness all at once : ).
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Reborn Doll ArtistHi! My name is Kim. I am a reborn artist based in NC. I have been creating dolls since I was a child. I discovered the art of life-like baby dolls in 2011 and have been reborning ever since. Archives
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