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Thanks for the vote of confidence Dee. I won't give up, I just feel discouraged right now  I'm thinking about trying to get another head from BB, maybe a different face even. If that's possible...I'm going to check it out. There is still soooooo much I don't know about this art, I'm always searching the forum

You are very welcome I have been reborning for 4 years and I am constantly searching for new ideas, when I get discouraged I just put it away and do something else I may not come back to it for weeks.

She's a little cutie very nice job, love her juicy little lips.

Thank you so much I appreciate that   her lips are pretty shiny. I didn't want them that shiny but looking at them in the pic that are okay. Thanks Dee your comment made me take a second look

As for her hair from the Mohair Rooting tech. thread, here is a pic of her hair dry and then wet. What would you suggest I use??

As you will see she is pretty plugged up  I was disappointed in my rooting this time out I would think that with the easier time I had with the rice sock that I would have done a better job.

Emily, thank you so much for your lovely comments  I have been taking a "time out" from reborning right now. With that being said, my mind does keep going back to it and what I could have done differently.....I also did order another doll head, new needles, and hair in a lighter shade. One of the problems I have been reading about when rooting with darker hair colors can be plugs, so I decided that maybe for a newbie rooter like me a lighter shade might be a better way to go. For the head this time I went with another BB sculpt, Lily. I decided this after a lot of thought because I have never been overly thrilled with Paisley's features. It should be okay for matching colors because the vinyl is the same color, and she is sculpted by Denise Pratt again. I did the limbs a bit later than the head on Paisley, and it was okay as far as matching colors.

I do appreciate your advice about a wig, but I just can't stand the idea of one  I also just really want to get the hang of rooting so bad! I think I will use Paisley's head for practice techniques now. That way I won't ruin another finished painted head hopefully.

I've gotta say that I think your rooting job looks great to me. I have looked around at a lot of brown haired reborn dolls, and most of them have some plugged look. I myself have very dark brown hair, and you can see where the hair follicle goes into my head too. Dark colors are just going to look less real I think unless you root them more full. Some may disagree with me on this, but it's my opinion. My oldest son was born with a mob of dark brown hair on his head! The only baby in our family to ever have had that. Of course most of it fell out and came in lighter later.....

Well, at any rate we need to know that this is all a work in progress. No need to beat ourselves up over our mistakes.

Oh and Emily Kate is adorable in the little green hat. So very sweet. Happy laboring

lol Thanks ladies so much, I put the hat on her so she wouldn't look like a "floating" head. Yes we are works in progress and get better as we go along. I know what you mean about the dark hair looking plugged no matter what.  I have finished painting Kyle and have black curly hair for him but for some reason I just can't pull myself to root it. I think it is too stark a contrast. I did a few and then took them out.....

His is going to be an AA baby so I wanted black curly hair....but...... the middle pic he looks like a guy with a bad hair piece lol

Hahahahahahaha oh Kim I am too haha

    try useing 46g needles and take a small bit of hair off your hair swatch and root from that . these 2 things may help with the dark hair looking plugie ......dd is now carrying the 46's.............sage 

-- Edited by sage brush nursery on Sunday 20th of March 2011 01:42:28 AM

I LOVE the long lashes!! You did an excellent job rooting. Looks SO real!

so yesterday i saw this doll at a yard sale and snached her up   last night i took her apart  and washed her  but i dont have alot of paint right now sooo shes might not be painted till i get some  ...................so if you have any paint you want to get rid of pm me with the price!             im using my camera tripod as a drying rack haha

-- Edited by honeyloves on Sunday 20th of March 2011 06:22:14 PM

Thank you Danielle. I expected to hate rooting, but I'm surprised by how much I enjoy it. I'm thinking about offering rates to do custom rooting. I'm not as artful as Lisa at Precious Newborns, but my work seems to be capable and consistent.

Here's Esme all finished. The lighting is crummy tonight, but I don't want to wait to share:

 

She's turned into the cutest little peanut. I didn't realize how petite she was going to be, but I love how she just curves into the crook of your arm. Elsie goes on etsy.com tomorrow -- PM me for a coupon code to save $25.  


Ashley -- I like the tripod/drying rack idea!


edited to add:
Just realized I probably should have posted this in the completed babies thread -- sorry, I'm new here!

-- Edited by sarahelizabethii on Monday 21st of March 2011 12:21:05 AM

esme is so cute ! congrats :)

Hello, well I've decided to go with the black hair. I've just finished rooting and did the eyelashes. I can't comment on him right now because he looks like a mess. His seal is drying as I type. Liselle love the Will Smith comment!!!! LOL so funny! I like him and his daughter, not the wife or son. I've always disliked the wife and the son is too obnoxious for me. Great and talented little actor but the attitude is too much I think.

Thank you ladies for the advice it helped me decide to take a chance and go dark.  

My my the pretty babies! sarahelizabethii your Esmee came out so cute!! she is well done and the rooting is awesome! I love the mottling you did on her cheeks, looks so real.

Honeyloves the baby is a nice one, can't wait to see you get started on her

Sage thanks for the heads up, I just picked up some 46g's from HB because DD is giving me a hard time. This is the second time I tried to order from them and it won't accept the order. I order from everyone else and have no problem. This weekend I placed orders with three different places and no prob. DD said I was locked out of my account, then denied the payment. I emailed her and she said there was no lockout but for whatever reason I can't place an order with them. Oh well, they missed out on a good one this time. You know BB is having great deals on the kits. Last I checked they were $20 amd $39.99 for some cuties. I hated the last batch (color of the vinyl) so I'm trying someone new this time.

Oooooo I really like the mottling on Sofie! SHe has a very nice color too! Good job!  
I wish I had the guts to do an open mouth baby. Not yet

I have my Kyle soon to be Myles's hair rooted. Man, he was a matted mess when I was done. I rooted the hair long because I'm hoping it'll curl but the hair stuck together. Here are a couple pics of his hair when I combed it out. Before and After I trimmed his hair.

Thanks Emily. After a year of practice I feel like I'm just now getting to a point where:
A) the mottling actually shows up, and
B) I can generally predict what the next layer of paint is going to look like


You do a killer hairline -- hairlines are my weakness.

:)

Looking good, can't wait to see him finished, I use a hair net on the part that I have rooted that keeps it from geting tangled.

Thank you dear !

Here's my Lilly-May in progress -- click to enlarge:

Tempted to add just a little more blushing to her nose and cheeks before I tackle the eyebrows. Opinions?

Good mottling, and good color! Can't wait to see it finished!

Secrist "Paris" who is a boy.

Does he need eyelashes at all?

I too am working on another baby....this sculpt is Kelzie. I tried something different with this one but can't seem to warm up the tone   I'm thinking a thin layer of yellow orche maybe?? What do you think? I feel if I use anything with red or pink it'll be too much.

 

 

Thanks Emily.

As for your Kelzie, I've lately turned into a big believer in the warm wash. I used 2-3 layers of raw sienna on Lilly-May. (Can't remember if raw sienna is lighter or darker than yellow ochre.)

Today I added some green washes and flesh layers with some pr 02. I finally came to a point that I was okay with....tomorrow I will do the finishing touches and begin rooting. This one also has a half belly plate.