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Oh people thouht you was a teenage mom too! Some people think that I was crazy because I was holding a doll!
We have to educate the people about reborn babies! lol

-- Edited by Susan at 03:16, 2008-08-21

welll i gotta say i take all my babies out to the public and with pride!!! I figure if aman can have a hobby of buying hotrods and take them out to show everyone (he doesnt hide them in the garage) then i can take my hobby out too! there are gonna be people im sure that think im crazy and maybe they are right but im a "happy" crazy woman who enjoys life and is very proud of my achievments and really thinking about it wether we have a good comment or somone thinking we are crazy all in all we get the most important thing the publicity of letting people know about reborn babies! :)

I was 21 when I had Sean, but he was a tiny baby, so when I was 6mths pregnant with Samantha, didn,t I get some looks,there was only 15 mths in between them, buy the time I had Rachel, Samantha was bigger than Sean. So I guess next time I go shopping I"ll take one with me to see what looks and comments I get. It will be a LOL outing. hehehe. I'll explain that it was immaculate conception, or IVF.June M from Oz

-- Edited by sara zata at 06:09, 2008-08-21

Susan when i am asked where the baby comes from or who made it i say I am a Reborn Artist then explain my art to them so feel proud hun you are a wonderful reborn artist :) (((hugs)))

I think you are right ladies! We all are reborn artists, I´ts just that at the beginning is´t dificult to call myself artist but now I believe it! hehe
And yes, I´m very proud of myself and for all of you as well! =)

I take my babies out sometimes. I am 54 and in college and know a lot of people there. So I do still get looks or someone will ask if it's my grandchild! I do get lots of looks but I figure the smart ones will "ask" me about my bundle I am carrying :)

I have sold several that way, it's fun. When people say "I thought that was a real baby, I just say "good, that means I did a good job!" This always opens the door for a conversation not only about the doll, but also my talents as an artist. And it doesn't hurt at all to have a few (dozen hehehe) business cards on me to hand out.

I used to get really upset when people would say that was scarry or creepy but then I realized they weren't (well, most weren't) saying it to be mean, they were saying it because it looked sooooo very real. That is a real compliment to us as artists. And we ARE artists! It's not everyone that can take something and make it look so real that people take a second look and still aren't sure it's a doll !!! :)

Susan I had forgot what it was like to be and look young, but now that I'm 49 I'd love to try it again!  LOL   I was 13 when my niece was born, and I'd take her out a lot with me.  My married 23 year old brother was her Father.  One day we were just out in front on the front lawn and some ladies from our church were walking down the street.  They stopped and asked me who the father was.  They were really giving me odd looks, kind of looking down their noses... we'll, I told them my brother was the father.  They looked shocked and walked away quickly!  I thought it was strage but I didin't "get" what they were on about until two days later when the Pastor of our church called my Mom on the phone and wanted to know what was going on at our house!!

Ok, about selling... I am trying to get started selling as well.  I don't how much to ask for my dolls, how do I decide is there a magic formula to determine a fair price?  I have been showing my dolls to the nurses in my doctor's office, and four of them seemed to want a doll and I told them the price was $300 which seems to be the average price on ebay.. they said that was too much.  I lowered my price to $200 a month later but they didn't like that either.  Is that too much?  I guess I'll have to put them on ebay and hope for the best?  What is a good starting price?

Anyone have some good advice???  THANX

I have posted pics of my best 2 dolls so far.    I have had several FRIENDS tell me they are creepy and weird!  Strangers seem to love them!  So far nobody has asked me why I'm carrying a doll around, so they must be OK.  I'm going to try the mall soon as I pick up a stroller!

(sorry, your photos have been removed per the terms of the forum. Links only in this thread. You may post actual pics in the artist showcase).

Thanks, Pat B. moderator

-- Edited by Buffington on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 06:26:06 AM

I don't think there is a "magic" formula. But I do 3 times the price of the kit, plus anything else I had to add (like eyes, hair, outfit and that at the actual cost). Then of course it depends on how long you have been reborning and how good your reborns are. The really fickle part is that some people have never seen a reborn doll and don't know.

I charge $400-$600 for my reborns but then again I have been doing them for over 5 years and I am a certified newborning teacher for Secrist. I personally never lower my prices because someone says they're too much. Like you saw, even when you lowered your price to $200 they still didn't want them. Probably didn't in the first place I'll bet. I have people saying my babies are creepy or spooky and I used to get mad but I realized that meant that they were THAT good to look so realistic. So creepy in that case is a good thing.

You'll just have to experiment a little with pricing. And we usually don't get paid enough for our labor!

Wish I had room for a crib or something. I think the bubs look sooooo cute when they're in something like that.

 

   Don't worry about what people think about your bassinet. I have a wooden high chair that I bought at a lawn sale . I have it sitting at my dining room table with a porclein doll sitting in it that I made. I'm always looking at lawn sales for things to put my babies in .I think it makes them look more real.    Linda