Smart Doll Kizuna

Move over Dollfie Dream, Smart Dolls are the new popular large vinyl doll. I'm sure there are plenty of people that will be Dollfie Dream fans for life, but I'm amazed at how quickly Smart Dolls took off in the doll collecting arena. I picked up a Smart Doll a couple years ago, right before this Kizuna head was retired. The new Kizuna head is a very popular sculpt and screening.

I took my Kizuna out for a simple photoshoot. She's wearing a blouse I designed for SD sized BJDs a few years ago. She's also wearing a necklace I picked up at a BJD show and Iplehouse jeggings. The wig isn't her original, but it fits her well.

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Barbie with Fur

It's another dolly dress up day and it's Barbie's turn. She's dressed in a pale pink dress, necklace, and earrings by Integrity Toys. The fur is a fabric scrap I picked up at the IFDC (International Fashion Doll Convention) a few years ago. The fur really makes the outfit, I think.

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Momoko Dress Up Time: Toy Story Outfit (part 4)

After a few trips to local stores, I finally tracked down the Alien Skirt and Top set for Barbie. The Momoko modeling the clothes is Cosmos Sweetheart (regular version). I picked her up at IFDC this last week.

Okay, back to the Toy Story 4 set. It comes with a shirt, skirt, and bag. When I first opened up the set, I wasn’t too excited about it. However, I think as I had some dress up and photo time, it has grown on me a tiny bit. Perhaps I’m just not a fan of what feels like a sports jersey T-shirt. Her assemble was a little lacking, so I added the necklace and bracelet. The skirt nearly falls off the doll, but that’s to be expected since Momokos are quite a bit slimmer than traditional Barbie types.

What do you think? Is she ready to join ranks with Buzz Lightyear or is she destined for the claw machine?

By the way, there are four individually packaged fashion tops floating around out there that I would LOVE to find. I hope they make their way to my neck-of-the-woods. Have you seen them yet?

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BJD Hybrid: Doll Chateau & Peak's Woods

A few years ago, I tracked down a Doll Chateau Y-03 body in normal pink skin to make a hybrid BJD with a Peak’s Woods normal skin FOC head. At this point, I have more than one floating Peak’s Woods head for my Doll Chateau body and decided to try swapping heads out. In this post, I used a relatively new Elf Tristan head with a wonderful faceup from HHortusConclususs on Etsy. The head is quite a bit more pink than the body, but I will mellow it out if I decide I like the combo. My other older Peak’s Woods head work much better with the body since they have the aged resin color. I blushed the body to make the resin color difference less noticeable. I also took out the extra joints in the neck and wrists to make the doll a little more realistic.

Larger Doll Chateau bodies are so fun because the fingers and toes are articulated.

I swapped out a few wigs and eyes in this photo shoot. Which is your fav? The light blue eyes seem so vibrant in the head and really pop in the photos. It’s hard for me to decide between the purple or blonde wig.

This poor girl only has the one dress I made shortly after I received the body. I think it is time for an update in wardrobe. Maybe something lacy? We’ll see.

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Calico and Lace Dress Set

I FINALLY finished a new set for Momoko! It sat around for quite a while because I really wanted to work on my tatting skills to add a little extra to the outfit. It turns out, I’m WAY better at needle tatting versus shuttle tatting.

The set comes with a beige coat with handmade tatted lace applique brooch, sleeveless calico print dress, underskirt, and purse with matching tatted lace applique. It fits a variety of fashion dolls, including Poppy Parker, Liv, Jenny, Tiny Kitty, and some Barbie sizes. I noticed it was sometimes difficult to get larger hands through the sleeves of the coat.

In the near future, I hope to do a variation of this outfit in a digital pattern to sell in the shop. Support an artist! Visit my Etsy shop. You can also follow my Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest pages.