Thursday, 11 October 2012

THE ART OF REBORNING

 




 Each reborn doll created by Almost Babies by Melanie  is painted in layers using heat set paints to create a realistic looking skin tone, including veining, darkened creases and skin mottling. This high quality paint is guaranteed not to fade or rub off. My reborn dolls are weighted using tiny beads and stuffed with soft polyfil. This combination of beads and polyfil creates a cuddly and true to life feeling baby. A reborn baby’s head must be supported just like a real newborn infant’s head as it is also weighed down with beads and polyfil.


The hair on your reborn doll is micro-rooted 1-2 hairs at a time, using  premium mohair. The hair is sealed from the inside so that you can gently comb and style your baby’s hair.
 
A sleeping reborn has hand rooted eyelashes that match the hair on his/her head, and an awake baby has whispy eyelashes carefully glued to his/her eyelid. Awake babies also have acrylic  eyes that are the colour of your choice.
 
Each reborn doll is a collector’s item to be cherished and admired for years to come.   I make my dolls so that they can also be played with by children that can be gentle with dolls.