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I spotted The VIP Pets series of toys, when they were released a few years back, I really liked their vibrant hair colours and one or two of their faces, but not their bodies, so I decided to add them to my list of possible customs when and if the inspiration struck me.

A couple of weeks ago, I found two for sale on Ebay at a good price, so I decided finally bring my ideas into fruition and snapped them up.

After a little research, as I had only seen these toys in passing, I discovered the orange haired one is called Alex and the blue haired is called Taylor.

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Taylor has a more natural coloured skin tone, compared to Alex's more orangey tone (I'm thinking she'll likely have a Monster High body once finished.

I had a spare Azone Body in my victim's box so I thought I'd see how well Taylor's head matched and if it would work well with that body, and so this little girl was born.

I was pleasantly surprised to find I didn't need to tweak or alter the neck or neck hole in anyway, her head just popped straight on, turns fine with no wobbling and is a really good match colour wise too!

I thought the little collar she originally came with was so cute so I put it onto her new body, where it looks even cuter!

The little dress she is wearing was made by a very talented Ebay Seller called spider8lesley who makes very cute outfits for Blythe / Azone sized and Monster High Dolls... If you'd like to check her out, click the link in her name above.

As she now has an Azone body, she has the full functionality those bodies offer.

Unfortunately, these bodies only come in natural skin tones, which mostly is a good thing but sometimes an unnatural colour is required, like for Alex's orange skin tone which is why I'm thinking of putting her on a Monster High Body, hopefully her head won't be too heavy for the body.

At the moment I'm working on giving her a new face, I was originally going to do the same with Taylor, but once I saw how cute she looked on the Azone Body, there was no way I could bring myself to strip off her face and repaint her.

I'll be sharing her photographs once I've finished her, so watch this space I guess!

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Ooak Dolls by Passion - Adorable doll for a doll

Every so often I encounter some amazing Barbie Ooak dolls by an Artist called Passion on Ebay.

A while back I discovered another one of her listings, this time for an adorable doll pet for a Monster High Doll.

And here it is:

Rediscovering this picture, I just wish I'd bought one when I had the chance...

Littlest Pet Shop Anthropomorphic Hybrids

A few years back I had a weird idea that I'd experiment with making an Ooak Anthro doll - I'm not sure if you've noticed but I have a bit of a thing about Anthropomorphic dolls!

Anyhoo, the idea came to me after I'd got my hands on some mini Littlest Pet Shop animals that I hadn't a clue what to do with...

I originally bought them for their accessories and since I've become disabled I no longer sell on Ebay, this is because the walk to the Post Office has gotten too much for me and worse, both the Post offices in the Village have now closed and the nearest one is two villages away so there's no way for me to get there to post things I've sold online.

So what to do with all those unwanted Littlest Pet Shop Toys? 

Only one thing I could do, and that's have a fiddle about trying them on various bodies of unwanted small doll that  I'm unable to sell online either...

This turned into a "What if...?" train of thought and that in turn became a "How to..?"

After that, The Littlest Pet Shop Hybrids were born!

Monkey Girl was made using a Polly Pocket body, Frog Girl has a TY Body, Panda Girl, a mini Pullip body and Dog Girl a mini Bratz body.

Rabbit Girl also has a Polly Pocket body.

I really like how they turned out, but I'm not so sure about the Bratz body, she's a little tall for my liking.

I have to admit it did become a bit addictive and I bought several more to customise, although I haven't gotten around to working on them yet!

(¯`*•. 1982 Twirly Curls Barbie ¸.•*´¯)

I remember how happy I was to receive Twirly Curls Barbie for Christmas.

 I was seven years old when this doll was released and I guess I was very susceptible to advertising because I can still sing the jingle word for word, I must have sung it so much then that the words have been embedded into my brain more than thirty years later!

We were sleeping over at Nan's that year and I'd already woken up early, gone down my pillowcase -we always had a pillowcase full of presents instead of a stocking.

 I was sitting up in bed surrounded by wrapping paper, munching on the satsuma I'd found at the bottom and looking forward to starting the day smelling of my new Victoria Plum rose scented talcum powder when my Nan came into the room with a cup of tea, some biscuits and a surprise present for me!

I was so excited, it was box shaped, rattled slightly and I couldn't wait to find out what was inside it,

 I eagerly ripped off the paper and "Oh my..."  

There she was beautiful smiling Twirly Curls herself and even better than that ... she was MINE!!

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I've found a copy of the advert, which may be of interest to you, I felt like a little girl again watching it and of course it brought back memories of Christmas when it was still magical - unfortunately the video is not great quality but well it is 32 years old! 

My Twirly Curls has remained one of my prized possession, although over the years I have lost the items she came with and of course her earrings and ring... I put the loss of the chair, brushes and "Twirler" as being in the boxes with my other dolls, dollhouses & furniture which all went missing during our move to Wales, it saddens me but at least I still have my girl.

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I decided a few years back - around 2008 - to take her out of storage and photograph her so I could upload her photo' to my Flickr Photostream, I was surprised to discover that I was one of those little girls that chew on their Barbie doll's faces - WTF??

I have absolutely no memory of ever doing this and cannot think of one reason when I would have felt the need to do so?!

This of course began a quest to find another, but one in perfect condition... The plan was not to replace my original - that could never happen as I have way too many happy memories wrapped up in her, but to have another as she should have been kept, so I began looking...

Twirly Curls & Ooak Pube Job Barbie

During my teens I went through a phase of doing "hair wraps" I used Twirly as a model for practice, she's still wearing the wrap that started it all!

I took a comparison pic' of her next to the "Pube Job Barbie" I made - Don't ask!

I find it very weird how much the face has changed in just over a decade - I also find it weird why Mattel keep changing the faces I'd love to know why they do.

Anyhoo, my quest came to an end a few months ago, when I won this little girl at the starting price.

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Even better she came with her "Twirling Wand", Chair, Outfit, Brush and even her Comb!

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☠ Ghostly Mauldlynne ☠

Earlier I spent ages going back and forth through my two +Google and Youtube accounts trying to link them all together - I still haven't managed it so if anyone knows how to do this I'd really appreciate some help...

One cool thing came out of it though, I found some pictures I'd forgotten about...

Around Halloween last year +Google had a cool little gadget which allowed you to upload and spookify photos, this one I did of Mauldlynne is pretty cool, in fact it's given me some ideas.

I feel an Ooak coming on... I may need to buy another Mauldlynne so I can customise her now!!

๏_๏ Little Zombies ๏_๏

                                                             Zombie Baby!

Another zombie kid I made for Aaron...this one apparently has to stay inside the pot that way she can't get out and terrorize his mini pullips et all!                
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                                                                  Zombie Shelly!

Made this little lady for Aaron but he hates her and keeps her hidden away...something to do with feeling like a perv cos she's in his bedroom nakid and so obviously a little kid apparently!!

☢ Ooak Wink / Blyth Clone Doll aka "Windy Wendy" ☢

Last year I got my hands on what is now being marketed as a Blyth doll (Blythe Middie Clone) - When these first appeared 3 or so years ago they were called Wink dolls, as at the time Middie Blythes had not been released they were sold as Blythe Clones, even there they are only about 10 inches tall.

I ummed and arred them for several years, choosing Basaak, Little Big Eyes and C.C.E dolls over them for my face up, sleep eye and customising practise dolls...

Until last year when I spotted some on sale as Middie Clone dolls and suddenly had the idea that I could have a go at making a hideous little girl out of one instead...

I had no particular "ugly" in mind, but as she arrived while my Son and I were right in the middle of our "Breaking Bad Marathon" - during which we watched every episode from all five seasons. *Grin*

 I became fascinated with the character "Windy Wendy"... 

Isn't she gorgeous?!

A lightbulb went off and the idea for a meth-addicted prostitute doll was born!

I chose the pink haired when ideally I should have gone for the blonde but the pink haired girl came in an adorable Strawberry Shortcake dress which I found myself unable to resist even though she was not going to remain in it after her transformation.

So what to do...?

Obviously the only thing I could do was scuzz her up a bit and call her Wendy!

So she got to keep her pink hair, for now anyway - I plan to have another go at making wigs soon, so who knows, she may end up blonde one day.

Personally I think she's kind of cute even with her bad teeth, snot, dribble and I hate to think what else but my Son can't stand to even look at her - she disgusts him so much, he says I disgust him too for making such a vile doll but meh that just makes me love her more!

I like my customs to be more "natural" looking unless I'm making a punk, T.V or film character so I've kept her make up pretty low key, also I began to think of her as "Daughter of Wendy" more than Wendy herself and that made me think about how every Infant School Playground seems to have that one kid who always has a runny nose which is both wet and crusty at the same time, this doll would definitely be THAT KID!!

Well that was the plan anyway... So she definitely needed snot, lots of snot - cue nostril carving and addition of moisture...

I guess one of the reasons I find her cute is because I always felt so sorry for those kids, I often wondered why their parents never taught them to wipe their noses and wash their faces, I could never understand and it wasn't until I was much older that I realised not everyone had a Mum like mine.

This realisation hit me in two ways... it made me love and appreciate my Mum more and it also made my heart go out to those poor little mites. 

To this day I always want to adopt them, take them home ,clean them up and show them some love...

I couldn't help thinking that if Windy Wendy had a daughter she would most likely not teach her to wipe her nose as she would be far to busy either making money for a fix or taking meth and so the backstory for this little girl was born...

I sanded and matted her face and gave her new eyelashes too, which she uses to bat her eyelids at passing motorists, just like her dear old Mum!

Sadly having been born a "meth baby" and growing up with a mother who gave it to her to shut her up so she can "do what she needs to" poor "Little Windy" was doomed to follow in her mum's footsteps and can often be seen plying her trade in the carpark of The Crossroads Motel while her mum's inside with one of her Johns or getting High.

She wears her trademark leopard print crop top, white hot pants and calf high patent leather boots.

One reason for this is because I haven't gotten around to make her a new outfit yet and she certainly can't go back to wearing her Strawberry Shortcake dress as it's far too twee and really she's too old for it anyway.

Whenever she asks her mum for clothes she just throws the first thing she can find at her, so she tends to wear a lot of leopard print.

I guess I really should step in and do something about it soon *sigh*

She really likes "Cry baby - Grumpy guts" (my first Blythe custom, whom I made from scratch after buying all the pieces separately then building her) and wants to be friends but sadly the feeling is not mutual, which isn't really surprising as she is the "Grumpy Cat" of the Blythe kingdom and hates pretty much everything!

Just look at that facial expression! I guess it doesn't help that Windy's always following her and copies everything she does, I've told her it means that she's in awe of her and she should be flattered that someone thinks she's that cool, but she isn't convinced....

"Mum... Make her go away" *Sob*

Well I guess that there's nothing more I can say about this little girl right now, so I'll be seeing ya...
Back soon,

☼ La Dee Da Liv -Ooak La Dee Da / Liv Hybrid Doll ☼

Here's another of my recent Hybrids ...  My La dee da Liv...

When La dee da dolls were first released I immediately fell in love with these sweet little girls. I loved their unique style and fashions... And those huge eyes,

But I didn't allow myself to be tempted as I couldn't help feeling something was off about them, I just couldn't put my finger on just what it was.

After months of keep going back to them and when the "Garden Tea Party" range were released I finally decided I'd get one,

 In particular Tylie as "Ladybug Look" was the one that really swayed me with Dee as "Bee-licious" being a very close second so I decided I was going to buy one or both of them, I went to add them to my basket and "Gah" they were both sold out!

So that was that, I'd missed my chance they were impossible to get my hands on, even on the second hand market - I gave up...

Until about two months ago when I accidentally stumbled upon an Ebay listing for a partially clothed "Ladybug Look", well of course I won her - otherwise why this post?!

As soon as I held her I realised exactly what it was that I found so "off" about these dolls ...

Her body.. It's like an Obitsu Stick Insect capped with a "Big Giant Head"!

Well something had to be done or this pretty girl was never going to be displayed ... cue new body.

 I discovered that one of my spare Livs was a perfect match for her skintone, hardly surprising as they are both by Spin Master.

The only problem was the neck hole is so small, but nothing that couldn't be fixed with my trusty scalpel.

A few nicks later and a bit of twisting and here she is a non top heavy big eyed girl who is so much easier to pose :)

I liked the fact she had the large head, after all I'm a Blythe and Pullip lover but for some reason the doll as she originally was really rubbed me the wrong way.

Anyhoo, I'm much happier with her now and I think she looks much happier too!

=^_^= Hybrid Monster High / Catwalk Kitties - Ooak Custom Doll =^_^=

I first discovered Lanard's Catwalk Kitties a few years ago, around 2004 and fell in love, by then they were discontinued and as hard as hen's teeth to find.

The more I saw them the more I wanted one but one thing I wasn't so keen on was their lack of articulation so I began to look at them with customizer's eyes instead of doll collector's eyes and think about the types of bodies I could use to give then the extra articulation I felt they deserved, after I discovered Monster High dolls I knew I had found the perfect body, now all I had to do was decide which Catwalk Kitties' head I'd use and even harder, get my hands on one.

Once the idea had taken hold I couldn't look at these dolls without seeing them on Monster High bodies, the problem was which one would I use?

As they were so expensive to get hold of  decapitating and repainting seemed like such a sacrilegious thing to do so the only option I felt I'd have would be to find a Monster High doll that is a colour match for the Catwalk Kitties heads...
                                   
Thankfully Mattel kept releasing Monster High dolls in different skin tones so the idea became more of a possibility especially when they released Ghoulia Yelps, I really liked the idea of a grey cat doll - of course this was before Junkyspot brought out their Hujoo Freya and I had yet to buy one...

After I'd decided on the body I had to decide on the head, the great thing about Ghoulia is that her skin is light enough that if I had to paint or dye it to match a head it wouldn't take much to do so.

I put the idea aside for a couple of years until I could get hold of a Catwalk Kitties doll or head and make a start until last year when I found a seller who had three Lanard Catwalk Kitties heads for sell...

I decided on the"Topaz" head not only because she was the prettiest but she also  has grey skin which I thought would be a very close match to Ghoulia Yelps skin.

 Her hair was a bit of a mess, but no missing plugs and nothing a bit of conditioner couldn't put right and even better as it turned out she was a perfect match for Ghoulia's body.

This is the head I bought...

Once it arrived it took less than an hour until I had me a gorgeous Catwalk Kitties Hybrid to love!

I had a spare Jinafire Jong Scaris outfit which of course fitted her M.H body perfectly but she was still missing something... a tail!

That was seriously easy to remedy as I had a spare C.A.M cat tail which after several layers of grey paint and some sealant, went from bright pink to grey.

 I made a hole in Ghoulia's Back which was surprisingly easy and added the tail. The great thing about it is it fits perfectly and stays in place without any adhesive required and it can be posed as well.

Here she is hanging out with her boxed cousin Catrine DeMew...

All in all I'm very pleased with her, she was so easy to make and looks great in her Chinese style garb, the part that took the longest was getting hold of her head but once I get hold of that my new doll only took a couple of minutes to come together.

My Monster Highs accepted her into the family immediately too...

 "Gooble Gobble" and all that!

Mattel Fashionista Swappin' Styles "Artsy" Nikki Restoration & Custom

A few months back I bought this bundle of dodgy looking Barbies just because I spotted the Fashionista Swappin' Styles "Artsy" Nikki head and really wanted to help her!

I'm sure the seller thinks I'm a mental, I mean look at the total insanity!

                                                Yeah I know she's a total mess, right?!

                 Cue months of dolly therapy and a body replacement for the poor little sod!

I decided on a Bratzilla "Sashabella Paws" body as I wanted the articulation, height and it's also a pretty good skin match albeit a tad orange but that won't be so apparent when she has some clothes on.

Anyhoo, here she is now...

She still has a slight blemish from the dots (freckles?) on her left cheek but they are barely noticeable - I will sort it out one day soon, I also need to do something about her chopped up hair...but for now I'm giving both of us a  bit of a rest!

Before I go, here's a before and after ...

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