I asked some of our members
of the CustomDolls mailing list to provide pictures of one of their
first creations and one of the most current. Let's see how they improved
from start to finish. Not bad……
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| Wild Side | Deesse De Millennium |
| Karen Cooper
Karen has been customizing for just over two years and loves it! "When I was a child I drew hundreds of gowns - who knew I would come full circle?" says Karen. "Wild Side" was her first complete customized doll. She has a full facial repaint, full reroot, and has sparsley rooted lashes. The second, "Deesse De Millennium", is her latest doll. She has been fully repainted and lashes rerooted. Her hair is in a dramatic reverse French braid. Her gown is of holographic lame and features a train of lavendar organza. Opal beads and sequins adorn both gown and train. Karen Cooper
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| Rebecca Chulew
Rebecca is the founder of the CustomDolls online mailing list. She has been customizing for 2 years. The first doll has had her facial makeup overpainted. The second one has the full facial repaint. (See a full featured article on Rebecca
in this issue)
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| Xombi | Demona |
| Michael Chambers
Michael designs dolls along with his partner Joe. They love to do wild, dramatic dolls. Many of them are Halloween themes, such as vampires, and other fun dolls. Michael does lots of interesting reroots, and Joe loves to sew. One of Michael’s latest projects is making a new rock band from the Jem® family of dolls. Joseph Dunn and Michael Chambers |
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Bordello Belle |
| Laura George
"'Lilac Premiere' was my first attempt and she was a complete makeover including sewing which I had never done! It took me 7 tries to get the bodice right!!" "'Bordello Belle' was one of my most popular creations. She has had a complete makeover and I added some fun accessories to her such as an Ace of Spades in her corsett and a cig in her hand!! Sewing now comes naturally to me and I feel I just keep improving with each creation I do!!" (See a full featured article on Laura in this issue) |
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| Sapphire and Emeralds | Mara |
| Dolla Butler
"I create customized dolls to donate to charity. I have been customizing for about 2 years." "‘Sapphire and Emeralds’ was one of my first sewing projects. She has rooted eyelashes and permed hair." "‘Mara’ is one of my latest creations. She is the first completed doll that I will keep for my own collection. This era is my favorite." |
