New Wig For Camellia

 I got Camellia a new wig from Zazou Custom Dolls.

Well, originally I meant it for a different doll, but I think it's hers now.

The wig is a blonde French braid with loose wisps of hair, and it just makes her look younger and sweeter.

Here is her original wig.

And here is the new wig.

I am just seriously in love.

Apparently the Diana mold has a larger head than some Ruby Red dolls, and this wig came with a warning that it was slightly larger and needed a wig cap, so it's perfect!

Custom Tasha Doll from GBBO

 I was so excited when I saw that the Great British Bake Off has a Deaf baker this season.

Tasha looks like a very sweet and talented baker. I am very hearing impaired, so I love seeing the representation.

I decided impulsively that I wanted to make a custom doll of her. I wanted a blue eyed Joss mold with dark blonde hair.

I was really lucky. I was able to find a blue eyed Joss mold for sale.

This is the doll that I used as a base for Tasha. She has a straightened Caroline wig. I think she has modern Rapunzel vibes in this picture!

I found the perfect wig available at Zazou wigs. It was the last wig in this color.

Here's my first picture of Tasha the doll! With a picture of real Tasha next to her for comparison.

I need to make her a beige apron.

I look forward to watching this season of GBBO and cheering the real-life Tasha on.

I also look forward to spending time with my adorable new doll!

One thing to be aware of is that Tasha speaks British Sign Language. It is a totally different language than American Sign Language. I think it's sad that different English-speaking countries have different sign languages, which further isolates their Deaf speakers. 

Adding Wefts to Doll Wig

 This was inspired by someone on Facebook who posted about adding colored wefts to the existing wig of an American Girl doll to give a more interesting look.

I bought hair clip-ons on Amazon that were attached to barrettes. Most of the colors available were neon and hurt  my eyes. I bought the pink because it wasn't neon.

I had found this Just Like You 32 at the thrift store for $35. I decided to use her because I wasn't attached to her at all, and I thought this was a low-risk project. 

Honestly, there have been so many blonde haired, blue eyed dolls throughout my childhood, that they are not my favorite anyway. It was rare even to find a brunette doll, and that made me excited because I am brunette.

I took the hair clips and used an embroidery scissors to remove the clip part. This left me with just the wefts of hair.

I did not remove the wig from the doll's head. I just lifted up sections of her hair. There are wefts sewn in rows on the wig. I hand sewed the pink wefts in between the existing wefts of the wig, while it was still on the doll's head. I went all around the doll's head in a row. This took four wefts.

I tried adding wefts to her bangs as well so that they would have some pink, but that just did not go well. The added weft stood out stiffly at an angle and did not incorporate. I was able to remove it again.

The rest of the wig looks good, I think. It's a subtle look, which is what I was going for.

The wefts were longer than the rest of the wig, and I had to trim them. That was scary for me. I do not think of myself as skilled at cutting hair. But I did it, and I think it looks fine!

I think if I had a hair iron, it would help integrate the old and new hair a bit if I flat ironed it all together.

I am pleased with this project. I am trying to come up with a name for this doll. She has more personality now.

Kaya's Makeover in Progress

My second Kaya, that I got from a garage sale, is looking pretty good.

Here she is now:

Here she is when I got her:

The braid spray did a GREAT job on her hair. It feels much softer now. You'd never know it was the same doll. It's the biggest improvement I have seen from using braid spray.

The wig is still cut, though, in the back. You can't really see it unless you lift up her wig and look.

But I know it's there, and besides, I already have a classic Kaya.

I keep telling myself this, because I hesitate to alter a doll that looks this good.

I want to give her a different wig. I want one with dark hair, that is short, and preferably one that has bangs. I don't always like bangs, but I feel that the bangs will make her look very different from Classic Kaya.

I really kind of want Ivy's wig, but Ivy is retired, and the only Ivy wig I've seen for sale was cut.

I also like Monique's Stephanie wig, but it is no longer available in dark brown. I am not sure what the light brown wig would look like on Kaya.

Chrissa's wig would look great on her, but with no bangs, I feel it'll just look like she has a haircut.

So I am really conflicted and just looking out for the perfect wig to fall into my lap.