Tuesday, November 22, 2016

What the Flock!

Long time no write, right? I’ve been spinning my wheels trying to decide whether to introduce the new story line I promised, move forward with Lena’s story, or update y’all on Tony & Brandy’s wedding and Walter & Deirdre’s saga. The first two options were on hold until I found some key characters that were missing. I am happy to announce that all major players have been found…but more on that later. The updates will follow soon.

Now, on to the subject of this post. I recently decided to dabble more in customizing my dolls. I usually avoid such ventures because I’m a perfectionist with tendencies toward OCD, and mistakes (which are inevitable) make the whole experience nerve-wracking. Kudos to those of you who regularly repaint, reroot, and flock your dolls. I tip my hat to you.

I have to say though that of all the customizations I’ve considered, flocking is probably the easiest and least stressful. There are plenty of tutorials online. Mistakes are easy to correct. And the change is always dramatic. The best advice I received was to take my time. You will find a great tutorial at this link if you need one: How to flock your doll

Here is Desi with her new do. I bought Desi (Dynamite Girl workshop doll) earlier this year after I fell in love with her face. I ordered a wig for her, but found I liked her better without lots of hair. I love dolls with short hair. I’d wear my own hair shorter if my husband wasn’t always reminding me that he prefers it long. And with a face this pretty, she can totally pull off a super short do. I decided to look for flocking in the same shade that her scalp was painted. I found some on restoredoll.com. The shade I bought is called Coco. Since there was no hair to remove, creating Desi’s new do was a simple task. I love how it turned out. Her hair line is a smidge uneven in this pic, but I have since corrected it. :)



Here’s a before shot in case you don’t remember how she looked when I bought her.



The next transformation was actually my first. I practiced on this doll since she was much less expensive. I wasn’t crazy about the combination of pink hair and red lipstick on my LA Girl Fashionista, so I sent her off to Cyano Reroots for a partial reroot. I thought black would make an edgy alternative, but then the black hair made her blonde flocking look off to my eye. I removed her factory flocking and replaced it with black. I rooted her eye lashes during one of our doll club meetings when Georgia Girl gave an eye lash workshop. I couldn’t find a small enough stud for a lip piercing, so she got a nose ring instead. I somehow messed up her lashes on one side when I was repositioning her nose ring. I’m debating removing her head to reroot that side…ugh! Did I already mention my OCD? She’s getting tattoos before the week is out.



And last but not least, check out Victor’s fresh new cut. I tried to cope with his unfortunate factory hair, but I finally couldn’t take it anymore. Plus, now he looks more like Judah (the character from Vita Plastica’s blog) that sparked my obsession with finding and owning this doll in the first place. I sent Dani an email asking for tips before I started. She was kind enough to respond with some helpful pointers. This guy was the hardest to do, because I had to remove his rooted hair, which was a Herculean task. Okay, maybe not that bad, but I have very little patience for that sort of thing. He’s had two thin coats of flocking. One more should do the trick. Looks like he's putting the moves on the new gal. More on that later ;)




Two curvy doll posts coming up...this week, hopefully. See you soon.

16 comments:

  1. I like. I like. Its cool when everyone has their own look! Just like in 1:1 world.

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    1. Thanks. I love when my 1:6 world reflects the diversity I see in my 1:1 world.

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  2. Desi looks much prettier with the new do! Love it!!

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    1. I know, right! I loved her before, but I'm even crazier about her now. I need to get her into a story line fast.

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  3. You did a great job! Real people don't have perfect hairlines (unless the barber touches them up) so it would be okay. But the color on Desi looks great. I have that same Victor doll and I'm going to flock him too. I don't like his current do, but it will take a while. Kudos to you for finding a way to change your doll's that works for you. I think flocking is a very nice way to change up a doll and looks great for dolls with such lovely faces.

    But I am still wondering what's going on with Deirdre and the baby. LOL!

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    1. LOL! I need to get on that pronto. I've left y'all hanging for months...smh.

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  4. Well, you have been very busy my friend! I am in love with Desi's new flocked hair! I really didn't notice the hairline thing until you mentioned it! Like Jaye said, real people don't have perfectly even hair lines either. It looks very natural! I absolutely love the color you gave her! I also really like the redo for your LA Girl. She looks so much more edgy this way! Wow, and you even did eyelashes. And Victor - he is a handsome fellow no matter what his hair looks like, but your redo of him is stellar!

    As for those updates to your stories, I can't say much as I haven't posted any of mine, but I would love to hear about any of them, especially what is going on with Deirdre, Walter and the baby!

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    1. Thanks, Phyllis. I feel like I'm getting my groove back. I'm about ready to launch my new story line, but I'm going to hold off until I've tied up some loose ends with the other stories. I've left y'all hanging for far too long.

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  5. Love Desi! Girlfriend is fierce. I also love dolls with short hair. You did a great job on all three dolls. Viktor is definitely hotter with his new do.

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    1. Thanks, Vanessa. You have a great assortment of dolls with short hair. A couple of mine were purchased after I saw them on your blog. You should see the pics of Victor with his shirt off...Lawd, have mercy! LOL

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  6. One question? How did you manage to become a teacher with OCD? I'm surprised those kids don't have you medicated.

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    1. Ha ha! The kids aren't so bad, but my coworkers would probably medicate me if they could. They love to tease me about it. My OCD is ten times worse at work. NOTHING is ever crooked or out of place in my classroom. The next time we meet up, I'll entertain you with some stories about how bad it is.

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  7. Everyone looks fabulous! For me flocking is rather torturous and I cant stand the little bits that get everywhere, so kudos to you.

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    1. Thanks! And the little bits of hair irk me, too. They're almost as bad as glitter, which I loathe.

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  8. I love your flocking version better. You really do have a great collections of dolls who have interesting and exciting lives.

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    1. Thanks, Brini. I'm trying to work up the nerve to try a reroot next.

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