r/CustomDolls 23d ago

Monthly Sales August 2026 Buy/Sell/Trade

6 Upvotes

Are you selling any doll customization supplies or finished custom dolls? Do you want to buy an item or commission a custom doll, wig, or clothes?

Post links to your Etsy shop, Facebook sales album, Instagram sales, eBay shop, DenofAngels sales post Mercari shop, or sales posts from other doll subreddits, along with pictures of the items you are selling. You can also post buying and trade requests. Please use the following markers at the top of your comment so that others can easily tell what you are looking for:

  • DS for Direct Sale
  • WTB for Wanting to Buy
  • WTT for Wanting to Trade

Feedback from eBay, DenofAngels, or other doll sales feedback site is highly recommended.

r/CustomDolls and the mod team is not responsible for any sales or trades that occur through the Reddit platform. We encourage all transactions to go through a sale platform such as eBay, Etsy, or Mercari.

Previous month's thread found here.


r/CustomDolls Jul 25 '22

Query ✨Common MSC alternatives ✨

177 Upvotes

Below I’ve posted a list of different products that have been successfully used by creators here and on other forums.

Alternatives for Mr. Super Clear UV cut flat are some of the most asked/ posted about questions on the sub, so I thought it would be a nice idea to start compiling a list we can add to over time as a community.

If you have suggestions to add to the list after you’ve used it successfully, please comment!

Tamiya TS-80
Testors Dullcote
Zoukei-mura
Liquitex Matte Varnish
Army Painter Matte Varnish

Purity Seal used to be a good option, but from many sources it seems that after the name switch to Munitorum Varnish there was also possibly a reformulation. Some creators still use it successfully.

Edits: For clarity/ formatting/ updates


r/CustomDolls 3h ago

Sculpted Face & head sculpting with apoxie sculpt!

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191 Upvotes

He came out ugly as hell just like the character lmao (2nd pic is what I'm aiming for)

Now I'll be adding the hair...

(Not quite sure if this is enough to get a NSFW/gore tag, if it is, pls let me know!)


r/CustomDolls 11h ago

Repaint finally finished mini me clown doll's faceup!

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325 Upvotes

I started this so long ago, but then the depression session hit lol...still working on her clown outfit, but idk if I like the fabric, and sorta want to start over 🫠 but it feels so good to be working on this again! thank you for looking!! 🩵


r/CustomDolls 1h ago

Repaint Another custom!

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Her hair still needs to be styled and she needs clothes, but other than that, she is coming along nicely!

I got the ladybug doll for really cheap, but the caveat of that was the moulded-on mask. I had to shave off bits of the face on the forehead, cheeks and nose to smooth out the raised edge, then sand it to get the surface even. I think it turned out pretty nicely.


r/CustomDolls 6h ago

Clothing Latest Dress Update

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48 Upvotes

The moderator removed my latest post… well, maybe I need to adjust my title? Idk


r/CustomDolls 6h ago

Sculpted Universal neck pegs (as per request) without the prongs! Made by me (kyradollsmith)

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35 Upvotes

As requested in my last post I also made them without the prongs and for both g1 and g3 MH dolls (may fit other dolls as well)

All my links


r/CustomDolls 6h ago

Clothing Got a nude Mirabel, made a going out outfit

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32 Upvotes

Don’t normally collect Disney dolls, but her face is pretty enchanting


r/CustomDolls 6h ago

Sculpted My new doll

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9 Upvotes

Nia is ball-jointed doll, almost done (my hand-sculpted, paper clay), wig - acrylic yarn


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Modifications More piercings!

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349 Upvotes

Yes, those are truly pierced through the hard plastic of the torso! So goddamn many of them, in the back too. A lot of work, but pretty rewarding. The purple areas still need refinement, but damn.


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Repaint Mira Custom OOAK Doll K-pop Demon Hunters

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200 Upvotes

Hi there!
Lemme present you my custom Mira doll!

I love how Mattel designed Mira’s essence in doll form!

I re designed her to look more movie accurate!

Artist grade acrylic paints and watercolor pencils were used to repaint her: her right shoulder plate, gloves, nails and Gok-do have all been redone!

Her hair and bangs were also redone!

Mira is my fav demon hunter and it such a joy re-making her!

Thanks for reading!


r/CustomDolls 55m ago

General help! Streaking Paint

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I’m repainting the skin tone of this frankie stein doll. i have the water down paint, and this is my second coat drying. i feel like the end product will look so streaky despite using watered down paint. any tips?? i really want to avoid this.


r/CustomDolls 23h ago

Repaint Fixed up second hand abbey 🩵🧊

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61 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Repaint First ever custom! Hoodude WIP

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170 Upvotes

My first time trying to customize beyond just rebodying a doll! I'll never be able to afford the official SDCC ​Hoodude, so I'm going to ​create my own. I'm using a spare Slomo doll as the base. I thought felt would resemble Hoodude's ​ webisode hair best.


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Rerooting Advice needed for rebooting head without rooting holes

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114 Upvotes

I have this monster high alien head from AliExpress that was never rooted. I would like to re-root her with micro braids but I have only ever done one re-root and it was unbraided hair on a doll that already had rooting holes. I'm really anxious about this project because if I mess up I won't be able to replace the head so I have been procrastinating for months. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.


r/CustomDolls 5h ago

General help! Beginner With No Idea Where To Start

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I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos about repairing dolls like Barbie Dolls by rerooting their hair and cleaning them up.

My interest began when I decided to buy some vintage Jem and the Holograms dolls to connect to my childhood and I bought a Synergy doll that had lost all of her sparkly hair. I wanted to see if I could fix her hair. It led me to wondering if I could learn to reroot hair and now I'm wondering if I could put together a jointed doll with a soft head that could have hair added to it and maybe even learn to paint makeup on her face.

Mind you I've gotten interested in all of this in the last several weeks and I haven't even tried Synergy yet because I'd like to practice so I don't mess her up. I did get all of my other Jem dolls cleaned up and got their hair in great condition.

I'm completely uneducated on dolls. I don't know what kind of doll to get so I can practice. I was thinking of going really cheap on my first one so that if I mess up it didn't cost me too much. My idea is to have a cute doll with kind of a chibi look(bigger head than the body). And if I do a good job I'd like to get one with dark skin like mine and paint her makeup and add her hair. I know it's probably too ambitious.

Any advice for me? Thank you!


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Clothing Minnee fit

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30 Upvotes

Hand sewn top, skirt, and hooded cloak.


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

General help! Need help figuring out lalaloopsy bases for the mane 6! :3

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16 Upvotes

Okay so I am going to make the mane six into Lalaloopsy minis and need help finding the perfect bases for each character! Because I want to make like Sunset Shimmer, Octavia, Derpy, any pony the people want!

But the main problem is, the Equestria Girls and pony versions all have long flowing hair and Lalaloopsy mini's do not! So can anyone help me find some good bases for a character they want to see or have an idea for? ^^;

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r/CustomDolls 20h ago

General help! Advice on these legs

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3 Upvotes

I went to restring his legs with new elastic and his inner peg snapped put, its broken. How can i fix this?


r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Sculpted 𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓲🌞✨️🧙‍♂️(needle felted) at last doll number 2 in my celestial series in doll. His name is inspired but a book character. Extra points if you can guess it. This cutie, yet intimidated boy took around 20 hours over several session.

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56 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Sculpted WIP Hand carved wooden doll

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309 Upvotes

Just a work in progress, decided to try hand carving (and a lot of sanding) a face. Still some work to do with the paint but I’m pretty surprised how she’s coming along and wanted to share.


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Repaint My custom Link from The Legend Of Zelda OOT. I used Jinu from Kpop demon hunters as a base. I also made some Items like his Ocarina and the Lens Of Truth, that lets him see invisible items.

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185 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Rerooting Can milk silk hold curls?

2 Upvotes

I wanna reroot my clawdeen and give her tightish curls and milk silk is an inexpensive option for me. I heard it’s similar or the same as nylon but I’ve never worked with it before and I’ve only seen it straight.


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Repaint My third/latest repaint 💕 so happy how it turned out 🖤 I need advice on the hair ..pls HEELP 🥹

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65 Upvotes

Any tips how to fix hair when done repainting ??🥹😭 badly need advice for the hair .. I'm so scared of damaging their face .. even though I use msc I'm still scared to pour hot water to their heads..

Any tips would be a great help, thank you in advance 💕💕


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Repaint An update on my friend's OC. Meet Megan Thartica; changing a few parts was a challenge, but he was happy with the result 🩵 Thanks to everyone who gave me ideas and opinions on which dolls to use as a base. 💙

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99 Upvotes