i then decided to do another in a different style, this girl wasnt blessed with a pretty face but i had kind of a bond as he was one of the first dolls i ever bought and at the time was tiny compared to my other dolls, i decided on dreadlocks but found that yes they were easy to make when they werent actually attatched to the dolls head but it was so difficult on the rooted hair, i wasnt happy with the result and it didnt grow on me, so after a while i cut them shorter and tried to make each individual dreadlock better, that didnt really work either SO....
after looking at her everyday stood behind my sewing machine, i decided that the best thing to do would be to cut all the hair off and reroot again and do another ethnic hairstyle...this doll had loads more holes in its head than the original plaited girl so i thought i would try "corn rolls " ? at the front of the hair, the rerooting seemed to take forever and then the plaiting was never ending BUT at last i am happy with how she now looks, i enhanced her eyes a bit as they were so dark you couldnt see them before, maybe if im being picky some of the plaits at the front arent as uniform in size as they should be but it was a bit of a nightmare to do and i had to judge the size using the existing holes that were there .....
i started the front plaits this side and theres one thats a bit fatter than the rest but i tried to unplait it and realised i couldnt so it will have to stay like this ...
this all looks a bit magnified as you can see all the flaws but if you look in real life you dont see them ...
a bit of yellowy colouring for her eyes, i didnt want to try and repaint them i just added a bit of colour and made the line on her top eyelid a bit blacker ...
Sarah, she's BEAUTIFUL! You've done an incredible job on her hair and it really does look good on her. I also love how you've enhanced her eyes, they look just done enough to add that little something and really jump out of the screen at me! I would be delighted with her if she were mine, I can only imagine how long it took you to plait all those tiny plaits. I one plaited a wig and my back was killing me after I'd got only halfway. She really is lovely, well done and you should be dead chuffed with yourself!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs Sharon xxx
thankyou sharon, her hair looks a bit ginger in these pics but it really isnt in real life, i thought id done it the same colour as the original plaited girl, ill take a pic of them together tomorrow ....you dont want to know how many hours it all took , i did start to think nearly at the end that i may be a bit mad, who spends 3 whole days plaiting a dolls hair !....glad its all finished and that i actually like it !!!! xxx
DeleteShe's lovely Sarah! You are so clever! Love what you have done to her eyes as well, they look much more real now.
ReplyDeleteI think she look very pretty . Hope the hands are OK after all your hard work
Hugs and well done Dee xx
hands are ok, back and shoulders arent so ok !!!...at least now it looks like she has eyes, id love her to have blue/grey eyes but im not that brave to try , so she will stay as she is xxxx
DeleteSomeone's been 'a little busy bee' then! (....though daren't ask what damage it has done to your body this time????)
ReplyDeleteThe results are simply stunning and that you are completely satisfied with her now.
Hoping to see both her and her sister down at Denise's Chat n' Snap again in October.
a very busy little bee ! , im happy now shes finished and she kind of went to plan, just a shame shes still quite ugly (lol) xxx
DeleteI totally love the new style of your ethnic Sasha. Her eyes have a very mystic look :-) ... I would love to see her in October at Dee's Chat n'Snap. Liss xxx
ReplyDeletethanks liss...I would love shelly to repaint her eyes but for now she will stay as she is ....yes I will bring her and her sister to the chat n snap xxxx.
DeleteSarah she is beautiful, you have done a wonderful job on her and should be very proud. I look forward to seeing her at the Chat'n'Snap Theresa xxx
ReplyDeletethanks Theresa, ive got a nice feeling of ive achieved something (if that makes sense)....and yes see you at dees xxxx
DeleteThey are lovely girls - amazing work Sarah!
ReplyDeletethankyou !!! xxxxxx
DeleteHi Sarah! She is just wonderful. I cannot imagine the time and patience you have had with her until you were happy with her looks. Her eye enhancement is stunning! She is very pretty, well done :)
ReplyDeletethanks ginger, a lot of patience and getting near to the end it felt like some sort of torture (lol) but im glad I did it and now im having a week off sasha and will get back to sewing when esme gos back to school after easter xxxx
DeleteGorgeous! I love both your reroot job and eye enhancement. They are both stunning girls, and similar but unique.
Deletethanks fran xxxxx
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