She's an Alicorn since she has jinafire's golden legs!

None of my local Daiso stores have had the matching heads (pictured in 2nd slide) in stock for quite a bit now, but I've got 3 headless bodies lying around. I was wondering if anyone knows which heads would fit them best, ideally with similar proportions to the originals. Each body is roughly 4¾ in. or 12cm tall if that helps.

When using yarn to reroot, don’t plug every hole. Something I thought I learned the first time when I did it and the doll (in my dad’s words) looked a character from the Croods. Apparently, I forgot. And now I have this mess 🙃

Which, it’s not a lost cause, thankfully. I can make a wig or glue the head back together. Just depends on how I feel in the morning. It’s just frustrating when I’ve poured so much effort into it, and then something goes belly up.

I'm looking to buy clothes but I wanna make it accurate, shes about 6 inches tall and has wide hips and waist so idk what pants will fit her, I also know nothing about doll making or where to get doll clothes that fit

Like so many people here, I didn't like Blaze's puffy skirt. It didn't deter me from getting the doll, because I love her face and hair, and even her shoes lava thing! I have plans for her. So I knew that as soon as I got her, I'd tear her skirt to pieces. Respectfully 😂

And she arrived today.

SO! First I analysed the skirt's structure. The outer layer is a synthetic leather imitation on top of a jersey (the fabric is made that way). The lining is a regular old polyester fabric, a bit on the thick side for lining. And between the two, there is some rolled mesh that maintains the puffy structure beyond the cut itself. (See pictures 1 & 2)

Side note: my copy has a sort of glue stain on one side (See picture 3). I think the faux leather is a bit fragile, and mine had a small tear that they decided to fix rather than replacing the whole skirt. It makes sense cost-wise, and I don't mind cuz it's play line and I never intended to keep it as it anyway. But I find it's worth noting. Same with the chain, one link was slightly open and escaped from the threads holding it in place. I'll probably reuse them elsewhere anyway.

Back to topic. I wanted to see what the skirt looks like without the puff. For starters, I cut off the seam at the bottom of the skirt to separate the lining from the faux-leather. Then I removed the mesh. The skirt still has wrinkles, I'll wet her to hopefully remove them, or sew them flat when/if I make the hem. But I don't think I will keep that part, at least not entirely. (See picture 4)

My conclusion: I think the skirt can be transformed pretty easily into something really cool. The top part (belt and waist piece with side pockets) is convenient to use as a base. I think pleats and/or panels would look good on the bottom part, but I'd also like to try a muslin, depending on what fabrics I have in stock.

I hope this will be helpful to whoever was wondering what to do with that skirt 😁 I'll probably update in comments, so feel free to ask any questions you might have.

The first one is still my favorite ngl

I would also like some advice on how to work around the lashes to do a face up on this doll or how to remove them without it looking stupid since I am not super attached to them. I like the Disney doll face sculpts and found this naked Elsa at goodwill so I picked her up. Her head is plastic rather than vinyl, so I am afraid acetone might eat it. How else can I get her factory paint off? I am also unsure of how to remove the head from this doll, if it is even possible. If not, I will keep her hair and just paint her face

If I wanted to make a custom Manster, what male dolls are out there that are relative in size to mansters or the ghouls? I really want to make a custom Manny because I sure nuff am not paying minimum 300 for a SDCC doll, even if I had the funds to be able to.

I would also love to make custom dolls for What We Do in the Shadows, too.

I made this for my husband for his birthday yesterday, I also made a physical version of her! (Gonna post her later)

He loved her so much and I'm so proud of her design!! ^^

Instagram: @dollctrine

Kitten Catfe hybrid on an Equestria Girls Sweetie Belle body~

Anthro dolls are surprisingly hard to find, so sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands when you want a new one haha.

This doll started as a random idea after I learned that Kitten Catfe was supposed to get a line of 1/6 fashion dolls, but it was sadly canceled.

She reminds me a bit of French Kitty~

I'm looking to buy clothes but I wanna make it accurate, shes about 6 inches tall and has wide hips and waist so idk what pants will fit her, I also know nothing about doll making or where to get doll clothes that fit

I wouldn't think so but figured I'd ask actual doll customizers, he has like the perfect face shape for my angel guy OC but the flame hair is not needed😭

Used G3 monster high Venus as base

Some may have seen other post I’ve made about this custom, because I’ve had a lot of questions but this is the first official update on how it’s going !! Dress was HELL to make😭 I tried finding a pattern for a similar dress but i probably didn’t look hard enough because I couldn’t find anything. Patterned and sewn by me(as you can probably tell😭). The top is only kinda loose because it wasn’t fully lied but it also is loose due to me messing up the measurements. The fabric I use was truly the worst experience of my life. It’s a satin from Walmart because for some reason I couldn’t find a pink satin anywhere else in person. But it frayed like hell and I don’t have fray check so I resorted to melting the edges with a lighter which kinda worked.

The top was the hardest part. I wanted to have a hem around it but due to the fabric and size of the top, it wouldn’t have worked. So I resorted to sewing 2 pieces together, flipping it inside out, then top stitching over it. Attaching it was really tricky.

I think next time I make doll clothes I want to (A), choose a GOOD fabric for mini clothes. (B), invest in a mini iron. And (C), Plan everything out A LOT more than I did for this dress.

Despite the struggle, I think it turned out pretty good!! You can probably tell that the dress isn’t form fitted and that is because when I sewed on the zipper, I didn’t sew close enough to the teeth making it too big, I later went in and sewed closer to the teeth of the zipper around the waist. I honestly don’t think it’s too noticeable!!

If you have any resources tutorials/guides on making dolls clothes feel free to share!! Or if you have any advice in general for the future that is very much appreciated :)

There's a project I want to do with a MH doll that would involve shrinking the doll head, and while I know a wig or wefts is the smarter option I'm curious about the idea of rerooting it. I know that warming the head + using a tool to make the holes temporarily bigger is the way to make it actually possible, but I'm worried about how I'll do stuff like the hairlines and partlines when the space between them is now so much smaller. I'm not having luck finding more in-depth tutorials on this, so are there any tips anyone who's done this can give?

She is in the making! Did her eyes and face up today, temporary wig, i will make her a blode/pink one😁 planning to do the whole crew

I got many dolls I'm turning into customs as heavy TLC'ed ones, so this fearleader Toralei wasn't an exception. Unfortunately, she had two holes in her head (nose and brow), so giving her piercing pieces was inevitable. Not like I don't like it, it just adds some work since metal pieces should be coated with varnish carefully so they won't have a reaction with vinyl later.

As a nod to her G1 doll she also got her iconic face "mark", but I decided to be creative with stripes and changed it to leopard spots!

More photos I'm going to post at my instagram chiroptera.dolls ❤️

Unsure if anyone else here knows or is going to Otakon this year in a few weeks, but there is a doll customization contest!

https://otakon.com/2026dollhouse/

Theme is high fantasy! It leaves it open to any fantasy and it's a-ok if you bring something you already have that fits the theme. By showing up you can help show doll activities are a great addition to the convention. Hope to see some of you there!

No meetup tag so I put help, help the doll community by bringing a doll if you are going to Otakon ~ cheers!

😹 Do you even lift, bro? 😹

Mermaid Nori in progress but her backside is ending up a 🤏 thicc.

my insta is telltale.dollies if anyone is interested in being mutuals! I haven’t been doing this craft for very long but I love it!

Does MSC not do well in humid environments? Seems like I remember Dollightful mentioning something about that, but I wanted to ask. It’s really humid where I live right now and I’m wondering if maybe that’s messing with my project?

I’m starting a project soon to customize a barbie into my OC and I want to change the skin color with acrylic paint. Would it work to use mr super clear as a primer on the body (after sanding) or would I need something else to prime the paint? Or would it be fine to just seal it with MSC after painting? Cause in the doll customizing youtube videos ive seen people use MSC on the face before repainting it, so would the same apply if I want to paint the whole body with acrylic paint?