I worked on my Basaak doll a little this weekend. I painted the back of her head plate with an owl. I really love owl pictures.

I had to spray her head with Krylon art sealant to get the paint to stick. I added some lower eyelashes while I was working on her. After I painted her head cap with silver and gold ink and acrylic Plaid paints, I sealed her 2 more times. I like it but was never a big fan of tattoos. It looks like a tattoo. I have her original hair in curlers now and it is being hot washed and set for 24 hours before I put it back on her. I like the boyish little short wig I put on her because it shows the painting I did. I signed her too.

I had to change her cord again, because her eyes kept jamming. I finally figured it out what I had done to cause this. I used tacky glue to put in her gold eye chips I made especially for her. The chips had slipped at an angle and weren't flush with the eye, so they jammed and then I would break the cord.

Her eye changing mechanism is working smoothly at the moment.

I noticed too that I have trouble remembering which screw goes inside the head plate and which ones go outside. Sounds crazy but they are slightly different.

I'm washing her little dress too. This is makeover day for her. 

She has a couple of little bruises in her legs. I think that's where the wire is that clicks their knees. I had old Barbies with bendable knees back in the old days. They often times got those marks on their legs and they didn't come out. I tried toothpaste with whitening and it still doesn't come out. I still like keeping her on the original body. She wears Barbie shoes and stands on her stand well. She isn't floppy like some of the re-bodied dolls I've had. Her name is Owl.

 I got a Minerva McGonagall doll from Walmart. This doll is from the Harry Potter dolls. I don't know if she can wear Barbie stuff yet, because I haven't taken her out of the box. But it looks like she could share some things.  I was thrilled because she is more of a mature Barbie to me. I would like to do a diorama with all different customized Barbie dolls or similar sized dolls.  I also discovered a new doll to pre-order from Mattel's Barbie.com site. It is Iris Apfel. There are 2 versions of Iris. One looks like  the mature Iris and the other looks like the younger Iris. They are pricey for Barbie but would make a nice Christmas gift, since they ship Dec. 21, 2018.

I found a really good deal on the WWE dolls and got a cute one for about $7.50. I found that those dolls can share some Barbie stuff but their feet are large. They have what is called the athletic build. I can't wait to see if I like them and what shoes they will share. They are very articulated dolls with lots of head sculpts different from Barbie even. I can see Minerva dressing like Iris.

I hope to post some pictures soon.