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Rerooting Blythe Doll Hair – CRAFT Video Podcast

Rerooting Blythe Doll Hair – CRAFT Video Podcast

I started getting interested in Blythe when I wanted to make a three-dimensional self portrait, and was dumbfounded by the enormous community of customizers working with the Blythe Doll. One of the main online sources for customization is Puchi Collective, which houses oodles of tops for changing her eyechips, face makeup, and clothes. I was mainly interested in rerooting her hair, as the doll I acquired from co-blogger Jenny Ryan had blonde hair, and I wanted to use my own wavy red hair from a recent haircut. I made this video to illustrate the process, based on text-and-image tutorials I found on Puchi and Flickr. View on craftzine: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/01/rerooting_blythe_doll_hair_video.html

Music is Yellow Cactus by I, Cactus: http://www.8bitpeoples.com/artist/i_cactus

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Momiji Doll Couture Contest

Love Momiji is hosting a fun Momiji doll couture contest. Momiji are Japanese message dolls, like the ones shown above, and each one has an opening in its base for a secret message. The contest rules are pretty broad, allowing for maximum creativity. They’re looking for one-off, fabric Momiji dolls using a combination of crafty methods: weaving, printing, knitting, embroidery, whatever flavor you choose. Entries will be judged on “overall wow-factor as well as skill and craftsmanship.”

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Louise Elliott Animal Kits and Coloring Pages

Australian crafter Louise Elliott has adorable, cheery cloth animal and doll kits available on her site. Each Animal of the World is adorned with ethnic patterns from its country of origin. There’s Boris the Russian bear, Danilo Donkey from Portugal, Chandra Tiger from Bengal, and a whole zoo of others. Louise also offers begging-to-be-colored coloring […]

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Rerooting Blythe Doll Hair – CRAFT Video Podcast

Rerooting Blythe Doll Hair – CRAFT Video Podcast

I started getting interested in Blythe when I wanted to make a three-dimensional self portrait, and was dumbfounded by the enormous community of customizers working with the Blythe Doll. One of the main online sources for customization is Puchi Collective, which houses oodles of tops for changing her eyechips, face makeup, and clothes. I was mainly interested in rerooting her hair, as the doll I acquired from co-blogger Jenny Ryan had blonde hair, and I wanted to use my own wavy red hair from a recent haircut. I made this video to illustrate the process, based on text-and-image tutorials I found on Puchi and Flickr. View on craftzine: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/01/rerooting_blythe_doll_hair_video.html

Music is Yellow Cactus by I, Cactus: http://www.8bitpeoples.com/artist/i_cactus

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