Tru Donofrio

I have been working to bring Tru Donofrio to life.   This baby is being created from a sold out Ltd. Edition kit. I do not have a COA for her as I bought her 2nd hand but she is still a great find! She is now painted and sealed with matte sealer.  I have yet to root her some hair.  I think she will make a nice patriotic baby.  I also have a monogrammed sleeper for her with the name Odessa on it so that will be her new name when she is finished.

My new office space

We went to IKEA and bought new office space units to try to get my area reorganized. I have never been so tired and sore as I am from putting this stuff together. Twisting screws and bolts with these little allen wrenches you have to use in the kit and crawling in the floor on my hands and knees has about done me in! After working day and night for 2 days I finally got my office and reborn doll area set up and re-organized. I never knew I had so much stuff crammed in so many places! Had to take these pics with the cell phone because the camera battery died.


                                     

These are my my Masterpiece kids. They are over on the opposite wall by the top of a book shelf.

A sweet "brown" baby from Tru Donofrio kit

I have been painting on the Tru kit by Dawn Donofrio.  I decided since the vinyl has a brown tone to it that I would make a "brown baby".  I wanted a bi-racial look with lots of mottling under the skin.  I think I have gotten that look on her skin tones now.  I tend not to do a lot of shading on my AA/biracial babies because I do not prefer that look.  I am hoping to achieve the depth with the mottling and blue undertones instead.

Here are 2 flash pics of her so far.

Sharing baby Lauren from my own collection

Lauren is ready for Easter! This is a little 15" baby from my own collection. She is the Lauren Pigott sculpt and has solid silicone head and limbs. I bought her as a kit and painted her myself with silicone paints. Michelle Hagins of Sweet Punkins Nursery, rooted her hair for me. She is such a little munchkin and just makes me smile to look at her!

The baby I didn't like!

This baby has been one I have struggled on. I really just wasn't feeling the love for the sculpt to begin with. Then I had issues trying to paint her hair but finally got her like I wanted her. When all is said and done I am actually loving her now. I wish I could capture her well in photos but this was the best I could do.  These were taken with a flash.