All in one place

These are all the Reborn Baby Dolls I have made so far. The names under them are the names of the sculpt, not the names of the babies. When adopted, they go home with a blanket, several outfits, socks, magnetic paci, hair accessories for girls and a few surprises. Any doll can be made into boy or girl, they are not anatomically correct babies, they have doe suede bodies that are filled with fine glass beads and polyfil. The limbs are also filled with glass beads and polyfil and capped off before attaching to the body. I use Genesis paints and paint in layers and then the babies are baked numerous times to cure the paint. They have a magnet inside the head for a paci and I can put on in the top of the head for a magnetic barrette. Sleeping babies have rooted eyelashes and awake babies have eyelashes glued in. At this time I am only making/selling bald babies, at least until I perfect my rooting for hair. I am working on it!

Most of the clothing is brand new and some are gently worn - clean and in excellent condition. All babies will have at least one new outfit. I am very generous with the extras and like to wrap them individually so the box opening is a fun experience. Crochet baby blankets are handmade by me and my mother. 

I absolutely love watching them come to life.

I will be adding to this blog post as I go...

Kyle

Ryan as Boy

Amber as Boy

 Ryan as Girl

Molly with Brown hair

 Gemma

Trey

Shyann

Honey

Joey

Molly with blonde hair as a boy

Sadie as a boy

Kameko (for my daughter)

Paisley as a boy

Preemie Megan

 Sadie as a girl

Blaze

Caleb

Lane

Eden

Chanel as a boy

Chanel as a girl

Jewel (from my mom)

Preemie Kaelin

Holly

Lainey

Sera

 Rose

Bella

Riley

Jaden

Natalie as a boy

Natalie as a girl

Josie as a boy

Josie as a girl

Lucy 

 Kyra

My "Official" Pittypat's Reborn Nursery Shirt

Today I ordered my "official" tee shirt from Vistaprint
with my Pittypat's Reborn Nursery logo. I just love Vistaprint. 
So - now I have my business cards, address labels, tee shirt - and they are so cute!

Here is a close up

My daughter does decals for shirts and she is going to create something for me, as well. Can't wait to see what she comes up with!

Reborns: With or Without Hair

So now I have had Reborn babies with hair and without. The first one with hair was Lucy who had the wild frizzy kinky curls and no, I didn't like them at all. Too much upkeep.

Benjamin has painted hair and I do love it. It looks pretty natural. 

Sally Jane is totally bald and  I think that is just cute. 

Paisley Grace will be bald if she ever gets here!

And now I have Jackson - he came with wild  blonde hair and I cropped it short so he is close to bald.

Honestly - I prefer no hair at all or painted on hair. Jackson's is ok - now that it is short. It looks more natural. 

I have seen so many Reborns with pitiful hair but I have seen some that really look good. If an artist knows what they are doing when rooting hair and they use the appropriate type of hair then it most likely will look natural. These artist that use the frizzy stuff (I have no idea what it is) it just looks silly, in my opinion. 
I have seen some that have the little curl at the top like a kewpie doll and those are truly sweet looking. I have seen some that are all nice and even and swirl around on the crown and those look adorable. But the ones that look like Chuckie - just ew! 

So - my preference would still have to be no hair. It is just easier, neater and most of the time - more realistic. 

My First Reborn Kit has Arrived!!

I am so excited! My first Reborn kit is here and it has every thing I need to reborn my very first baby. I am nervous to even get started. It has so much with it. I bought my convection oven today. (you have to bake the paints to set so the paint cures).

I have read through the notebook that was sent with the kit and there is also a DVD to watch. I have already watched several videos on Youtube, as well. 

My husband made a drying rack out of PVC for me to allow the limbs/head to dry.  

I haven't decided if they will be a boy or girl as of yet...or if I will keep them or not - I would say yes, because it will be my first attempt. If I am satisfied with my work, then I will jump right into another for sale. 

I am so excited!!

This is everything I need to bring one Reborn baby to life!

Brotherly~Sisterly Love

They are so much fun to dress up and pose together for photos. When Paisley Grace gets here it will be triple the fun! I am going to start on my first Reborn kit next week - I haven't decided if it will be a boy or a girl or if I am even keeping them or not - if I do a really good job, I may not be able to give them up, but if I don't do well enough to make a nice profit, then no point in selling. 

Benjamin is a chunk compared to Sally Jane.

She is so petite~

They just look so stinkin' cute together!

Welcoming Sally Jane

Sally Jane is actually the very first Reborn baby that I ordered - but Benjamin was already created so he came home first. It took Sally quite a while. 
She arrived today and I was surprised just how small and delicate she is. I have so many clothes that are not going to fit her. The first dress she is wearing is a newborn. 0 - 3 months are too big! I have a lot of 3 - 6 months that certainly won't fit. I have several pairs of shoes and booties that will not fit, either. Oh well - she is adorbs!
I am hoping Paisley will be a little bigger so maybe she can wear them. We will be looking for NB clothes this weekend! Next to Benjamin, she looks close to the same size, but he is a little heavier by about a pound, at least.

Don't they look precious together?

I just love her coloring. Just the perfect amount of blushing. Benjamin is a lot darker complected than her.

Sally Jane is a Liam sculpt by Marissa May.