Before I start
creating any of
my babies, I
give the doll
kit a long soak
in Johnsons baby
bath and let it
thoroughly dry
before I start
to paint it. I
spend hours
painting each
individual coat
with Genesis
heat set paints
and heat set
each coat
producing a 3D
skin effect. I
give them
eyebrows, little
veins,
capillaries,
scratches,
bruising and a
faint blotching
effect just like
a real baby's
skin and make
each one
individual. I
will not move
onto the next
stage until I am
absolutely
certain and
happy with each
coat. I paint
every little
crease and
crevice. When I
have completed
all of the
painting stages,
I finish with a
matt varnish
giving a
remarkable and
unbelievable
real skin
effect.
When rooting the
hair and lashes,
I use very fine
rooting needles
which are 43g. I
use the best
mohair on all of
my babies. I
pick up just one
hair at a time,
which is very
time consuming
but the results
are definitely
worth it. When
the rooting is
complete, I seal
the hair from
the inside of
the head with a
water based glue
so the hair may
be dampened when
styled.
The babies body,
head and limbs
are filled with
steel shot, fine
glass beads,
poly beads and
lovely soft but
heavy virgin
fibre. None of
my babies
contain any
sand, so can
travel anywhere
around the
world. I always
use disc jointed
bodies on my
babies so the
limbs can be
moved around and
positioned to
make baby look
more active
especially for
all those
beautiful
photographs.
I create each
one of my babies
with compassion
putting my heart
and soul into
each individual
one of them. All
of the clothes
my babies wear,
are all new. I
take as much
pride in how I
dress my babies
as I do whilst
creating them.
One baby in
particular,
Bobbie I took
out with me to a
friends house.
My friend sat
with her on her
knee and whilst
chatting away to
other people in
the room her
husband came in
and handed me
£10 and said
"that's for her
money box" then
walked over to
Bobbie still
placed on my
friend's knee
and tried to
place a 50p
piece into
Bobbies hand
saying "there's
some silver to
cross her palm."
It was so funny,
but was also the
best compliment
and proof I
could ask for
that my babies
are so real
looking.
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