Disney Dolls Appreciation Discussion
OK, so I have a question. I'm not actually a doll collector, but I have the three princesses that mean the most to me. Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora. I only have the signature collection dolls and the designer princess (well, not Aurora yet). I want very much to display my dolls, but is it bad to take them out of the box? You can't really see or appreciate them if the stay in the box, but I don't want them to be worthless either. What do you guys do with your dolls for display?
Wow, Wow, Wow! I love the two dolls you shared! They are amazing! What doll did you use for the base for Lady Tremaine? Did you use a Queen Grimhilde (Evil Queen from Snow White) doll? I also love the packaging you created! As I mentioned, my OOAK dolls are not Disney or Disney-inspired, though I do have plans for some at some point in the distant future. I created mine from Greek Mythology and Spanish Renaissance, so they are not appropriate for this site. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! - I did use the Evil Queen for Snow white (great guess!) I sculpted and shaped her face with acrylic and repainted it. Then I re-rooted her hair & died it, since the evil queens hair is only about shoulder length under her headpiece. Do you have your OOAK doll pic's anywhere on the internet? I'd love to see them, they sound very cool!
WOW, BethDarleen!!! I absolutely love love love your Pocahontas! I wish Disney/Mattel had made one like that.
And BethDarleen...those dolls are awesome! I would have thought they were sold in stores if you did not tell us otherwise...
I just wanted to thank Shivatopia and everyone else who has contributed to this thread for teaching me so much about dolls!
I have never really been a "doll collector", although when I was young I loved Barbies...I had tons of them! The only Barbies I would not take out of the box were the annual Christmas Barbies, which I still have 2 or 3 of from my childhood.
My grandparents have a very large house, and when I was young my grandmother had an entire room with built-in glass cabinets filled with Madame Alexander dolls. I would spend hours in there looking at all of the dolls and their clothing, shoes, etc., and when I would spend the night there she would let me pick a doll before bed and I would put it by my nightstand. I remember this particular Snow White in a white wedding dress doll that I loved.
In the middle cabinet she had a large 21" Cinderella doll which was extremely gorgeous in person:
I really need to ask her what happened to all of her dolls...she must have either given them away or they are in storage somewhere. I remember a few of the dolls had started to get a strange white filmy-type look over their eyes...does anyone know why this happened?
Anyways...the Disney Princess Designer dolls are my first foray into adult doll collecting...and I am really loving them! Thanks to Margaret AKA Swim2Sea and our lovely doll trade my Ariel arrived yesterday...and I now have the five released dolls displayed on my fireplace mantle. I am moving in a few weeks and I already told my fiance that I am turning one of our guest rooms into my "Disney room", and I can't wait to get a special shelf or cabinet to display all ten of the dolls (if I can get them all).
And BethDarleen...those dolls are awesome! I would have thought they were sold in stores if you did not tell us otherwise...
wow that's a lot! I can imagine it would be very hard to store all those dolls,that's one of the reasons I like pins, I have my one book and that's itWow, in total, I'm not sure how many dolls I have (both Disney and other). Hundreds, I suppose. Most of my dolls are not displayed, and many are in storage boxes. I rarely take my dolls out of the original boxes, because usually the packaging enhances the overall look of the doll and make great displays as they are. I own 2 glass doll cases that have 4 shelves each, and they are probably 80% comprised of my OOAK doll creations. At some point soon, I may start going through my doll collection and start prioritizing which ones I want to keep and what I can sell. [/COLOR]
Would anyone have a suggestion for a base for an OOAK Vanessa (Little Mermaid) doll? I have no idea how to reroot doll hair (and I've tried looking at tutorials) so I'd ideally want something with a similar hairstyle.
***Sigh*** I don't know if I'm manic or what, but today I went to one of my local Disney Stores and bought one each of the playline Aurora and Jasmine dolls for the purpose of using them to make OOAK dolls. I figure that it will be a good distraction from the Designer Doll distribution mess, and should I not get the remaining dolls to complete the set, I will at least have my own versions of them. That store was sold out of the play Rapunzel dolls, so I think I'll have to buy one online at some point. I really want to redesign Designer gowns for all of them. I have a 1995 Sun Colors Pocahontas also on hand to make into an OOAK doll. I also want to design a prettier gown for her. Of the Designer doll series, I really feel like Pocahontas and Aurora's designs were rather weak afterthoughts, compared to some of the other princesses who got complete makeovers. I actually want to make Jasmine's gown in red, maybe with gold and black accents. In the Designer Doll series, there are 3 princesses in blue (Jasmine being one of them) and only Snow White is wearing any amount of red, which is a gorgeous color for a fashion gown. I was watching Aladdin recently, and Jasmine's red outfit near the end of the film inspired me. I'm not sure if I want to make it a two-piece or not. Maybe a gown-kini? Pocahontas' gown will definitely incorporate a shorter hemline, but maybe with a train... If this project works out, maybe I'll rework Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, and Belle, too. By the way, I did not get a Disney Store play Tiana doll, because they gave her a very strange smile, which I don't think will work with what I want to do. If I can't get a Designer Tiana doll, I'm going to drop my money into an Ashton Drake Tiana Doll.
While at the Disney Store, I also picked up the new 2011 doll versions of Aladdin and Prince Eric, because they are in their "regular" outfits, which I like a lot better than the Prince Ali and Prince Eric formal wear outfits that the previous versions wore. I'll post an Aladdin doll review shortly.
Photos of my doll collection can be seen in my profile, along with my 'Disney Room'!
Hmmm...so does anyone know, when doing a OOAK, is it best to start with the repaint or the reroot??
From what I understand, I don't think it matters much, as the two things are separate. The repainting should have a sealant applied over the finished work, so if you decide to do the reroot after, you should not have to worry about smearing the paint. Conversely, if you do the reroot first, in order to do the repaint, you will have to hold back the hair away from the face anyway to make sure that the hair does not get into the paint, ruining your work or, worse, having strands of hair sticking to the doll when the wet paint is drying. In any case, the repaint usually should be done before you style the doll's hair, because you will need to grip the doll's haed firmly while painting.
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