I have finally got to work with dolls again.

I have finally got to work with dolls again. It was cold out so I didn't work on the yard much this weekend. I am getting ready to plant turnips and onions soon. It is supposed to get a little warmer next week. I worked on Icy doll. This was the hardest doll to take apart and put back together I have ever done. I am still having difficulty getting the face plate tight to the back plate. It seems the doll's scalp was glued in some areas and I had to cut a little of the rubber scalp away to get the head open. It has been awhile since I worked on any of the dolls so I had trouble remembering some of the things I did. I took some notes to help me get more into it. 

My Icy doll came with a Tiiger body, which is like Azone but from China. She has almost same body as my first Matte face Blythe but a more petite bust and waist. The feet are the large size like my first Blythe too. They are too big for any Barbie shoes.

1. I pierced her ears with a tiny drill bit. She can wear human earrings.
2. I ground some shape into her face with aluminum oxide Dremel bits. I used wet/dry sanding sponge from dollar store with bleach to clean and smooth. Buffed with cloth wheel and shampoo to clean and lubricate the buffing process.
3.  I flicked in freckles. Dab with tissue and flick as I learned from youtube.
4. Boggled her eyes.
5. Mainly used conte chalks and cloth buffing wheel for blending.
6. Used gesso to make teeth. Took tiniest scissor point scratched it in black conte chalk pastel. Then dabbed in little lines between teeth to make it look like it has 2 front teeth.
7. Sprayed with Krylon matte finish. Later I will add gloss to teeth for wet look.
8. I couldn't get her eyelashes out, so I trimmed them, leaving just enough to glue on false eyelashes.

She is very wobbly now that I worked on her. I combed and braided her curly brown hair. I didn’t see too much hair loss but a few tangles. Not bad, since I got her on Amazon for a very reasonable price. She's cuter than ever now. 

I also worked on my Basaak doll. I made her gold eye chips with gold ink. I tried some doll wigs on her to get different looks for her. She has new lashes too.

Someday I hope to do a real Blythe mod.