Friday, November 18, 2011

It's a boy! ... I think

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My current reborn baby, wip Ava Raine, is getting hair... and is looking more and more like a boy! Could still be a girl, with some help of some hair bows and a lot of pink, but look more like a boy to me. Still has a long way to go, but here he is so far :) More pictures when he's done!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Kirabo - WIP

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This is my newest WIP, Kirabo, who is from the sculpt Ava Raine by Laura Tuzio Ross. I'm not sure if it's a boy or girl yet (have to wait and see after hair), but I am so pleased with this baby so far :)

More pictures after hair!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Love these glass eyes!!

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I just got some new eyes I've been wanting to try...got them right as I was going out the door for work, so I had to wait all day to try them in a baby tonight...and I love them!!

Here are the eyes for the 0-3 month baby I've started, just 5 washes on it, so just beginning.

Here he/she is so far with the eyes:

And a close up:


And here are the eyes for the Hispanic toddler I've been working on:

And a close-up:

A little more green than I was expecting, but that's ok, I've known several Hispanic young 'uns who had green and hazel eyes.

I can't wait to finish these babies now!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Christmas Babies!

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Well, I got called into work yesterday and so only got my Ava Raine started a little and also haven't completely born the little blonde girl yet.

But I get off Friday, so will be working on them more after Christmas shopping, which will also be Friday afternoon (I want to beat the ALL the crowds this year lol).

I have the body for the toddler girl now, just waiting for the eyes to arrive (they were mailed, but could take a while as they are coming from overseas). Then I can work on finished the skin tones. I'm waiting for the eyes because I want just the right tones to match her eyes and hair.

I am determined to have these three - the Caucasian girl (0-3 months), the AA baby (not sure boy or girl yet, 0-3 months), and the Hispanic girl toddler - all completed by December so they are available for Christmas for whoever adopts them.

The two girls will be done within a week or two, it'll just be a matter of getting the other baby rooted by the deadline. I got my Native American boy done in plenty of time (he's been up for adoption for several weeks now), so I have a pretty decent span of ethnic and boy/girl choices for my customers.



There is time for one more custom order to be completed before Christmas, but now is the time if someone has been pondering possibly getting a special baby for that special someone (or for themselves lol). After November 6th, any custom orders placed will not be guaranteed for Christmas unless a small preemie or wigged. There has to be enough time for shipping of materials to me, shipping of the baby to you, glue to dry, and (the most time-consuming for quality) rooting the hair.

So the deadline for a Christmas custom is Nov 6th. Any orders placed after that, I can try for Christmas, but I cannot guarantee that your baby will be completed in time.


I'm so excited about the coming holiday season! At the start of October, I couldn't believe how late in the year it was and that Christmas was so near. Now it seems like time is dragging and it will never get hear. But I supposed it's a good thing it's still 8 weeks away because I'm going to need that time to get these babies done around work, family, and such.

Another post when I get one of these babies done! :)

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Everything is on hold

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Everything is on hold...and I don't like it. I really want to finish up Aurelia (my current Caucasian girl - she just needs stuffed, weighted and "born"), work on my Hispanic toddler, and start on my AA baby. But I haven't been able to.

I'm just too tired and my wrists hurt too bad. Not meaning to whine, it's just a fact. Since Thursday before last, every day I have been cleaning where I work after work. Our regular janitor is on vacation and I volunteered for two reasons: 1. As a manager, I feel it's my responsibility to help out when it's needed. 2. The extra income will provide for my family's Christmas presents.

But there's a light at the end of the tunnel! Tonight is my last night cleaning...sorry, apartment, you're out of luck. lol just kidding. Janitoring (is that a word?) every night at my work, of course, not cleaning forever. I'll still be (occasionally) cleaning our apartment and helping the cooks (if they need it) clean on Friday nights, when our janitor usually has off.

Monday and Tuesday are my next days off, so I will be getting to do some doll work during those two days :) hooray!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Aurelia is rooted!

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Her hair is finally done! She will be born soon :) and up for adoption. If you like her, grab her, because I have had several people asking after her and she'll be nabbed quickly.


I need to get more soft stuffing, as she is 1/4 limbs, but more pictures up when she's born

Friday, October 14, 2011

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day

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October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

1 in 4 women lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. Every year, in the US alone, about 20,000 babies die in their first month of life.

At 7pm in each time zone candles will be lit creating a wave a light in memory of these children. Sadly, the grief of child loss far outlasts the sympathy. Parents are silenced by society deeming this subject as taboo.

But I will not be. Pass this along to everyone to help raise awareness. Posted in memory of my son Joshua Isaiah, in Heaven, lost at 4 months due to miscarriage.



Here is a picture of the reborn I made (my second reborn) I made in remembrance of my baby boy. This is Isaiah (I gave him Joshua's middle name):