Reborn bits and bobs

Reborn pacifiers are easily made and i have a nice little collection . Mine take magnetic pacifiers . Ive made a few of these and it dont cost much to be hounest ! Its a great bordom breaker to , and fairly quick and easy :0)

I recently brought a pack of pacifiers (4 in a pack) from my local pound land!! And some elephant themed ones from a charity shop for 50p! (again -pack of 2!) . I simply pull the teat as far as i can , whilst cutting it away as im pulling. then put a blob of E6000  in the middle followed by a small magnet (search reborn magnets on ebay ) . You can cover the magnet with a tiny piece of surgical tape / felt to protect the baby from scratching ect. SIMPLE!

some reborns have spike pacifier that are just inserted. and then theres stick/y dummys usually stuck with a small sticky pad that wont damage babys paint. And Of course those how have neithor !
The magnetic dummys contain rare earth magnets and can be  dangerous to those who have pacemakers ect . so particular care must be taken around those who may be affected! Often reborn girl dolls may have magnets in there head for hair bows also !

I love the variety of themes / colors of pacifiers and i often let my girls dress my babys gently and add the pacifier and other bits in order to look nice and sit back on the display shelf! :0)

plus theres the bonus you can "bling" up the pacifiers with gems ,bows  , ribbon ,and beads if you wanted to ! 

Although of course reborns are not reccomended for children due to being highly collectable and also due to fillings used in the doll......most reccomend age 14 and over. I point out my  small girls  aged 7 and 9 , play with them very gently , and very occasionally in my presence !  :)

DOES ANYONE MAKE THE PACIFIER CLIPS FOR REBORN DOLL PACIFIERS?
I have seen these recently , and think there great ! I am going to consider getting the bits to make them ! youtube has some good tutorials and at the moment ebay even sell a pacifier making starter kit ! awsome :)

Then Ive seen this reborn doll "fake formula" making! I havent tried this yet , but its a great photo prop for the dolls :0) and adds to the realism . I managed to buy 2 baby bottles from pound land just to try it out!!! It appears on youtube they are using "white" creamy colored washing liquid ! then covering open neck with cling film , and super glue-ing the very tip of the teat (from inside) before screwing on the lid . hmmmm......strange but clever. But also sold on ebay "Reborn fake formula" . Ive seen variations in whats used for juice too ...still need to try it out!

buying reborn clothes is a guilty pleasure of mine :0) at first it is abit weird haha, but im always looking for a bargain , and if somethings on sale i will get it! I got new outfits recently for the girls im making , just hope they look good enough to wear them!!

 This is baby claire with her magnetic paci , reborned by mummys darlings. I have since sold her and have ended up bitterly regretting  it :( She is so BEAUTIFULL! her new mummy was overjoyed however! :0)

 I absolutely love taking pictures of the dolls , and am always looking for photo props and pretty outfits :)

Yes , i get alot of jokes about the reborn thing! im no longer bothered , Its just a hobby and i dont care if it comes across as childish eithor ! heard it all , and still love these dolls :0)  And i know alot of people who share my passion around the world. Isnt she the cutest little thing?!!!

Cute little reborns!

The NEW interest!

A few months ago i came across a reborn doll on ebay and totally fell in love ! :) Ide never heard about these dolls before and was really surprised by them! I now have 3 (although im selling 1 at the moment...and did have 5 but sold another before that also! weather changes mood ,haha)

My first was a pixie boy called "spike" who i adore and is going to live with me forever (hands off!) and most recently princess "Harper " lol-another keeper ! both my dolls were reborned by the same reborn artist , and she is amazing! (julie brownbridge -JULIES BABIES).

I also quickly brought a reborn kit (ANALISA) And on my first attempt managed to melt her poor arms!! the rest of her is in tact thankfully....but im having problems buying replacement arms!! if i could get them shes would almost be finished :(

Then typical of me ....before i get to finish my first creation ...i buy 2 more kits!!! phil donnaly tara and roisin :):) So ive started them too ! unfortunatly i still am learning at each step and making boo boos :(  And i still have loads of questions about this whole reborning thing! so if anyone can help ide greatly appriciate it :)

With my first doll i used genisis heat set paints in flesh 08 only...but she looks so pale! She does however look like a pretty doll for a first attempt..almost imagen her in a studio ghibli film ! she has that look. with this next 2 i am first doing a coat of flesh 07 and then carrying on with flesh 08 ...which is looking better. im unsure of neutralising washes full stop! hmmmm........HELP! :)

so besides a good skin technique i also need to know if the final layer should be a seal ....to seal the paint or not! this could be a long , long learning process! :)

I have however raised a few eyebrows (and laughs!) buy picking up many baby outfits on the shop sale rails ! being a "big" girl i was also asked when i was expecting ! haha , seriously wasnt impressed at the time !

My neigbour has even given up a black bag of baby clothes that used to belong to her son all in aid of my new reborn collecting!  according to her they are "ugly little things"  but hey! still rather generous indeed.

 Now ....This reborn doll thing has had alot of bad press! I dont think its fare! Its no harm to anyone and after all they are pieces of art to treasure for many years. alot of time and effort has been put into creating them and i personally think everyone is a masterpiece! Ok i admit you wont catch me taking them for a stroll to the park (too much even for me!) but then again each to their own! I am a little fed up with the "reborn haters" ! The documentary about them didnt help much....! and only the other day i came across a forum with hundreds of comments just regarding those who collect these dolls as freaks , and adding how they look dead ! well thats ridiculous ! love or hate them -They truly are pieces of art!

Just imagen passing one of these dolls down to your little girl, then her onto hers  and so on ! beautiful!

Ide love to read up on anything reborn if you could suggest anything , ide appriciate it! So far i know Niki holland from still moments nursery does tutorials on youtube . shes been a big source of help and ive learnt alot from them! I recommend looking her up and watching her vids! :)

I know there are reborn forums too. but im still not getting some of the answers lol.

whats the worse part of reborning for you? and if you dont reborn already ...are you looking to give it ago? I cant wait to actually compleate a doll !

                   spike,harper and fraser my reborn dolls all by reborn artist julie brownbridge .

   baby fraser (the sleeping baby on the far right ...is listed on ebay for sale. search reborn baby fraser.

            These are the 2 phil donnely sculps tara & roisin , just started working on them !

               Long way to go ! but they are a lovely sculpt and i cant wait to see how they turn out!

                  so far i have given them veining , x1 flesh o7 , x3 flesh 08 and some mottling ...

                                  Analisa fully painted , rosey cheeks and eyes inserted ! my first attempt ...

                And the analisa sculpt with her hair rooted ! and hair sealed and eyebrows......she needs a                                                       a hair cut/style ! Now to try and find arms ! :)


Besides "lifelike" looking reborns , i guess there are reborns who are beautifull DOLLs. and then most recently i noticed reborn baby vampires and zombies ! well its nice to see a variety :) Im tempted to make a little reborn zombie actually......!