The Idea Grew On Me.

I embarked on rooting my first beard/mustache. 

You'd think I would have become brave enough to attempt this sooner. 

Wrong. ;)

Miranda, of OneSixthAvenue, needed a dad for Luke. 

She had some great ideas on how she wanted him to look. 

Together, we made one hot dad. 

You can see more of his final look on Miranda's Flickr.

^_^

A little more about this project...

 The base doll was a Hunger Games Finnick Ken.

Yes, I used the same before picture on a previous project.

I started with a reroot. 

His hair is a mix of hand blended silver and light brown saran. 

The beard was added last and went through 2-3 rounds of boil washing. 

Letting the hair dry, while held down, was key in keeping the beard/mustache from sticking out all over the place.

Rooting in a beard gets very tricky when you hit the goatee/chin area.

 The thickness in the vinyl makes for a dangerous situation.  

So if/when you attempt to root in a beard, keep that in mind. 

You need a long thin needle, pliers, and patience. 

It should not have to come to blood, sweat, swearing, and beards. 

;)

Lesson learned.

 A quick picture of his part and beard up-close. 

He looks like a guy who wants to experience the open road,

on his motorcycle, all day. 

 

This is a comparison shot I took to see if I had pulled off the first stage of a father/son look. 

The brown eyes on Luke's dad are photoshopped in this picture. 

However, Miranda has since made him look older and given him dark eyes. 

It looks awesome! I'm sure she will post more pictures in the future. :)

Of course, he was introduced to some of the local trouble makers. 

He didn't seem to mind...

This might be a good time to announce Episode 7!  

 If you haven't seen Episode 6, 

you still have a week to check it out before Episode 7 arrives.

Thank you for stopping in and having a look around. 

I'm excited to keep each of you updated!

<3

Sending love to all of you...

⭐️♥⭐️Cat and her dolly horde!⭐️♥⭐️

 (=^.^=)

Dreadlocks and Kawaii!

Last week, I worked on a very special guest. 

I didn't snag any before pictures, but you might recognize him from Miranda's blog.

It is the handsome, Shaun!

<3

Miranda wanted something edgier for him, 

so she sent him to me for dreadlocks.  

Here is the result...

For those of you who want to try something like this,
I suggest visiting this wonderful tutorial:
Click here!

 Miranda did his awesome facial hair.

 The style is actually done with side cuts on both sides.

One more...full body shot. ;)

I promised some Kawaii style cuteness in the title, and now I'm going to deliver. 

^_^

I re-bodied one of my Fashionista Barbies, named Nala, on a new Made to Move Barbie body. 

She has such a sweet face!

As you can see, Nala and Morgan have become fast friends. 

I hope they don't share a love of bad boys. 

Maybe Nala's kind demeanor will rub off on Morgan over time. 

I can dream. ;)




 On a side note:
I saw the following posted on Facebook
and thought some of you might be interested.
^_^

Special sale going on today!
Buy ANY item in the RDUS Etsy shop and be entered to win a grab bag worth $30 of doll hair! Here's how it works: Go to the RDUS Etsy shop and buy an item.
$5= 1 entry $10= 3 entries $20= 7 entries $50= 18 entries
PLUS a 10% coupon for your next purchase of $20 or more.
If RDUS reaches $150 in sales by midnight EST on the 14th (technically 15th),
RDUS will extend the sale until Friday, double the grab bag to $60 worth of doll hair,
 and include a 10% coupon to the RDUS Etsy shop. *sale 3/14/2016 thru 3/14/2016


Have an exceptional week!

*~*Cat and her dolly horde*~*
 (=･ｪ･=)
 

Episode 7.......*sigh*

As some of you may have noticed (secretly I hope you haven't haha) Episode 7 is nearly two weeks past it's scheduled completion. I am in the process of a commission that is taking a little longer than anticipated due to some family health issues. The plan is to wrap that up today and post Episode 7 sometime this Saturday or Sunday. I have been way busier than feels normal for me, so we'll see if I can't get this stuff wrapped up. I hope everyone is doing well. I have still been making time to check into everyone's blogs and you have all been very busy! Which I love! :) 

Thanks for being so patient, and hopefully I will get back to 1-2 episodes per week again after

Episode 7. 

On another note, I completed my first re-root with bangs for my own collection nearly a week ago......

I named her Jetta.

Sending lots of love and creativity to each of you...
-Cat of A Doll Affinity

An update and a special THANK YOU to Ms.Leo and Introducing Ella....

I haven't updated this in a few days, and that is because I have been hard at work on Episode 1. It isn't perfect, but we all get better with time. So within a few days the VERY FIRST episode of my Doll Drama will Premiere right here on The Doll Affinity blog. I would like to thank MS.LEO for her generosity in referring so many lovely individuals to my blog!! I went from 2 followers to 8 in a couple of days. It is a blessing to share my doll world with all of you and I always encourage each of you to share as much of your own dolly world with me.

Thank you all for the awesome support!!

In between takes I did a re-root of a Vitamin C Barbie Doll. She will be sold, probably on eBay, within a week. If any of you are interested just let me know. I will be selling her for $45.00-$50.00, and the dress and some shoes will come with her. I don't like selling my ooak girls nude. :)\

INTRODUCING *Ella*

Set Design is a fun(ny) thing. :)

I have been working on set design for my upcoming doll drama.

So exciting!

Below you will find a bedroom and a living room.

More is in the works...

*Stay tuned!*

Aria and Roxy modeling, and possibly gossiping about the new doll drama. *Tisk* *Tisk*
Aria is rocking her new hair cut. Roxy is rocking her new straight hair (today she got a new body).
Plus....one of my stars for the doll drama is getting camera ready, her name is Sienna.

Past Creations of mine, now "sold".

"Mya"

*Sold*

A OOAK Re-root/partial re-paint wearing a handmade ensemble.

The above creation was re-rooted using professional grade Kanekalon hair.

The last picture was included to showcase the black underneath all of that cinnamon red.

She was formerly a Shakira Barbie with the ever stunning Lea face. :)

I made her a completely lined outfit, as I am not a big fan of selling my OOAK dolls nude.

Her face was partially enhanced. Doing a full facial re-paint sounds terrifying. Maybe one of these days. lol

"Vintage Sewing Fun"

*Sold*

Using a pattern I tried my hand at sewing a lined vintage dress for Barbie.

It was a neat learning experience. :)

"Into the Garden of Midnight-A OOAK Ensemble"

*Sold*

This was my first attempt at sewing specifically for the larger busted Fashion Royalty Dolls.

I love the colors and had a lot of fun with this one. The dress and the purse were fully lined. All the little accessories were fun to make as well. Tedious, but fun. :)

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Those are some of my most recent sold projects.

I have much more in the works.

:)

-Catherine (Orchid's Designs)