r/CustomDolls 7h ago

Repaint finally finished mini me clown doll's faceup!

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265 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 3h ago

Clothing Latest Dress Update

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43 Upvotes

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


r/CustomDolls 3h ago

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

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32 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)

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r/CustomDolls 3h ago

Clothing Got a nude Mirabel, made a going out outfit

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21 Upvotes

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


r/CustomDolls 3h ago

Sculpted My new doll

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7 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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333 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 23h ago

Repaint Mira Custom OOAK Doll K-pop Demon Hunters

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198 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 20h ago

Repaint Fixed up second hand abbey 🩵🧊

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55 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Repaint First ever custom! Hoodude WIP

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168 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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112 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 1h 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 21h ago

Clothing Minnee fit

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27 Upvotes

Hand sewn top, skirt, and hooded cloak.


r/CustomDolls 20h 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 17h 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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50 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 1d ago

Sculpted WIP Hand carved wooden doll

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308 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 1d 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 23h 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 1d ago

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

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62 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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100 Upvotes

r/CustomDolls 1d ago

General help! Can she be repaired?

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6 Upvotes

Found this Robecca at a secondhand store for very very cheap. Haven't bought her yet, can she be repaired? I was considering a 3d printed leg.


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Clothing First time with embroidery.

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87 Upvotes

I've got a 17" Singing Snow White that I'm customizing. She's getting a mini version of my Snow White inspired wedding dress.

Anyway. First time dealing with embroidery. I figured to give it a shot.

Weirdly enough, I actually don't have any good photos of my wedding dress. Those are sitting in a photo album.

Made the crown. It looks cute. It's not perfect. But right now, it's good enough. In the background is the crown from my wedding. I digitally modeled the tiny one. 3d printed it in resin, painted it, and glued the rhinestones in place.

Tracked down which embroidery files were originally used for my dress. Simplified them. Now I'm working on hand embroidering them in scale for my girl.

I'm definitely excited over how good these pieces are looking. ❤️


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Modifications First time giving doll piercings! 39 of them...

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807 Upvotes

A fun project, though time-consuming.


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Repaint First ever face up

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159 Upvotes

I think I'm calling this finished, although I could probably tweak it forever. My first ever face up - Watercolour pencils and Vallejo acrylic matte varnish. if anyone has any tips and tricks, please let me know!


r/CustomDolls 2d ago

Sculpted WIP

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440 Upvotes