Flynn Custom Doll

Hallo to all! Poppy here in meine (mine-a means my) German accent ready to introduce du (doo  means you.... I'll just speak English from on. :D ) to my favorite custom doll Ive done so far! Sie fabulous Flynn!

Alright.... I know Ive used this picture a dozen
 times, but she looks so awesome here!

Flynn was originally a used Hat-tastic Cerise Hood Ever After High doll that I found on Ebay.

I received her for my birthday along with hair to reroot her with. My mom and Arista had gone onto Dollyhair.com (which is a great hair supplier for dolls by the way) and bought me a 38" and an RD hank of saran hair from there. The RD hank was a blend of golden auburn and torch auburn while the 38" was a blend of a blend of tangerine orange and flame auburn. When we ordered her, she was the I had never customized a doll before so I had no idea was I was going to be doing. That was quickly changed. 

Taking some old dolls we had lying around the house, I tried my hand at this thing called customizing. Armed with less than worthy supplies, minimal knowledge, and absolutely no experience, I ripped the hair out of my first custom doll, Phirozythe.

 I rerooted her with yarn and inspired by my success, made Anne Burrell for my mom and created Phirozythe's (and Flynn's) mom Trina, the middle-aged fairy, along the way.

R.I.P. Trina. She died two weeks ago. 

By this point I felt ready to tackle customizing Cerise into Flynn. I was still scared, no doubt! I had been thinking about this character named Flynn for a LONG time and she already had a more detailed more detailed background than all my other dolls at the time. I really did not want to mess up on her. But, praying hard, I did it anyway and she turned out better than I would have imagined.  

I even entered her in the fair! (She didnt place in case you were wondering. She lost to a cabbage patch doll) She has quickly become one of my favorite dolls right up there with Elle Eedee.

       

With longer legs than most EAH dolls, custom-rooted hair, and dragon/fairy hybrid heritage, Flynn is packed with personality. (Her name is even spelled funny! Its actually spelled Phleinne but most people cant pronounce that so we just spell it Flynn.) 

Overall, Flynn is a very unique doll and so is her family.

Gute nacht (goot na-k-t  means goodnight.... had to throw in one more German phrase...) and wielen dank (vie-len da-n-ck  means thank you... so maybe two more....).  

  

Remember, God made you special and loves you vey much. Goodbye!

Denken Sie daran, Gott hat dich besonders und liebt dich sehr. Auf Wiedersehen!

(Dont ask me for a pronunciation guide on that one! Just use Google translate. :)

How to repaint a dolls skin

Hullo, everyone, delightfully British Poppy is here to show you how to repaint a dolls skin. This is incredibly easy and makes your dolls look much more realistic.

All you will need is a doll, acrylic paint color of your choice, water, and modge podge.

I know in the photo I have school glue sitting there, but after a couple of tries I found that modge podge doesnt peel like school glue does. So, jolly good! Lets begin!

First, mix a good amount of paint in with the modge podge.

Coat all the body parts  liberally. This is a Create a monster doll so she came apart easily. Normally, you would just remove the forearms and hands though. 

 

Wait for her to dry and reassemble.

And shes ready to rock and roll! Meet Onyx! A top notch girly and sister of Flynn.

(Just in case you forgot :D)

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Remember, God  made you special and he loves you very much!

This is Poppy signing off!

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! 

LPS Sci-Fi Repaint

      Hello, everyone, this is Poppy again and today i will using my Siri/robotic voice. As promised before  I said I would post some crafts to do with your Elle doll. As this doll does not come with a pet I thought this would be a perfect craft. An LPS REPAINT!  the directions are super simple and no special supplies are needed. Onward with the craft!
                                        
So for this craft all you will need is: acrylic paint, glittery nail polish, and an old LPS. I chose a dragon fly.
                                       

So first I chose to coat his entire body in a light gray. 

                                        
                 Next, I covered his eyelids and wing dots with a lavender I mixed up.
                                        
Thirdly, I took some bright blue and coated the UNDERNEATH of his wings. As they are transparent It gives the wings a really cool effect.
                                       
Wait for it to dry and then cover with a layer of purple glittery nail polish for a real mechanical gleam and you're finished! Now you have a perfect pet for your Elle Eedee doll! Have fun with this craft and remember God made you special and he loves you very much! Goodbye!

Custom Anne Burrell Doll

Hello, everyone! This is Poppy speaking (or typing really) and I am here to show off a doll I made for my mom on Mother's Day.

 This is Anne. 

I made her using a Barbie child doll that a friend had given me. SHE was a 2006 Kelly doll and looked a lot like these dolls below, though none of these are her. 

Before her repaint, she was one of the ugliest dolls I had ever seen. That is precisely why I chose her to be my first face-up redo victim *cough* I mean volunteer. 

 First, I cut off all her hair then rerooted it with the cut hair so it was short and spiky. Next, I died her hair and gelled it in place with creme acrylic paint. I drew in her eyes and lipstick with nail art nail polish. The rest of the makeup was done with stuff I had borrowed from my mom. I made her caplet with felt and colored on the details.   

 The skirt was made from a ring of red material off a pair of old shorts and her red clogs were painted on with nail polish. 

            This was my inspiration for the doll......                           and this is how she turned out.

Overall, my Anne custom is pretty amatuer and by not really all that accurate, but it was my first full doll-overhaul and it made my Mom laugh. I had a lot of fun with her and that's really all that matters in the world of doll customizing. So on that note, this Poppy, proudly signing off!

P.S. Found this really pretty barbie in my search for the Kelly dolls.
 
Isn't she beautiful?!?!?!?!