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One
and Only Dolls
Learn everything from face repainting to making fairy wings
from one of the best! Renee does truly amazing work!
Jimbob-Wan
If you want to branch out beyond fashion dolls, or just
improve your sculpting skills, try this tutorial for action
figures by Jimbob-Wan.
Legends
by Valkyrie
Great repainting and customizing tips. You can even learn
how to make your own swords and weapons for your dolls!
Krista's
Doll Restoration
Tutorials show you how to restore old dolls. Techniques
can also be applied to makeovers.
Sher's
Doll Doctor
Tons of information on restoring and customizing dolls with
great links to resources.
This
to That
This site will tell you what kinds of glue will work with
different materials.
Crafts
Fair Online
Great resource for general crafts supplies.
Mister
Art
General art supplies for repainting and other customizing
needs.
Rex
Art
General craft and art supplies for all your customizing
needs.
Edinburgh
Imports
Focuses on teddy bears, but has some fabrics and other supplies
for dolls.
Cloth
Doll Supply
Notions, fabrics, hairs and more for dolls.
American
Science and Surplus
Outlet for all kinds of craft supplies, including airbrushes
and more.
Repainting:
Juan
Albuerne's Movie Stars
Juan Albuerne shows you how to create gorgeous repaints
and celebrity look alikes!
Fashion
Doll Repainting Series
Comprehensive tutorial from Uniquely Yours Dolls.
Airhead
Airbrush
Learn how to paint with an airbrush.
Hair:
Off
With Their Heads!
How to take off your doll's head for re-rooting, by Lynn
Smith at Custom Dolls Magazine.
Wide
Eyed Girls
A tutorial from Dan Lee. Learn how to do amazing re-roots
with this easy-to-follow method!
Hair
Rooting Tool
Bills itself as the best hair re-rooting tool on the Internet!
Restore
Doll
Great resource for saran hair and other doll restoration
needs.
Dolly
Hair
Another great resource for saran hair with a variety of
fantasy colors.
Dollsnhair.com
A resource for kanekalon hair with a variety of fantasy
colors.
Intercal
Good source for mohair.
Mini
World Dolls
A variety of customizing supplies, including mohair and
wigs.
Prilly
Charmin's Collectible Dolls
Another source for mohair and felting and rerooting supplies.
Pink
Ponytail
Great source for Barbie-sized wigs. Also has other Barbie
merchandise, including dolls.
Gone
Today, Here Tomorrow
Basic wigmaking modeled on male dolls.
Dollas
Dolls
Great hair weaving tutorial. Forget about annoying reroots!
Hair
Happenin's
Step-by-step guide for creating a curly updo by Heather
Camden.
J.
Scully Designs
Shows you how to create great updos and re-root eyelashes!
The
Hair Boutique
Spice up your doll's look by learning how to do new and
extravagant hair styles!
Dreamweaver
Braiding
Learn how to braid all kinds of styles for your dolls.
Costuming
& Fabrics:
Costume
Design
Lots of tips on constructing costumes, for you and your
dolls.
Bias
Cut
Tips for sewing garments on a bias.
Grainline
Cut
Tips for sewing garments on a grainline.
Fabric
Printing
Learn how to make your own fabric by printing it on your
home printer.
Medieval
Pavilion Resources
Tons of links for historical costumes.
Denver
Fabrics
Great selection of fabrics and trims!
The
Ring Lord
Real chain mail for armor.
Theatre
House
Good source for fabrics and more.
Beads,
Trims, Notions:
Cartwright's
Sequins and Vintage Buttons
Specializes in tiny sequins that are great for dolls.
Goodie
Two Shoes
Find eyelets for corsets and laceup boots. Smaller than
those used for scrapbooking!
Out
on a Whim
Bead supplies with online classrooms and tutorials.
Cybertrims
Great resource for fashion and craft trims.
Fire
Mountain Gems
All kinds of beads, jewelry findings, and supplies.
Fancifuls,
Inc
Charms, rubber stamps, and embellishments.
About.com
Learn jewelry making basics for yourself or your dolls!
Clays:
Milliput
Popular air-drying modeling clay for resculpting.
Polymer
Clay Express
Lots of supplies for working wtih polymer clay, including
books with good tips!
Aves
Studio
Good source for apoxy clays.
Accessories
& Props:
Millinery
in Miniature
Make your own hats with this tutorial from Cynthia Howe
Miniatures.
On
the Scene
Lots of tips on constructing dioramas and props for your
dolls.
Affordable
Designs
A variety of doll accessories, but especially good for shoes
for flat-footed dolls.
Hitty
Print Mini
A variety of miniatures to print for your dolls, including
books and boxes.
Stokesay
Ware
Miniature china and some furniture for your dolls.
One
Sixth Depot
Dolls items in one-sixth scale. There is a great variety
of weapons!
Unbeweevable
Miniature dollhouse items.
Medieval
Collectibles
Miniature weapons and armor.
Printable
Minis
Doll-scale versions of movie posters, books, calendars,
etc.
Mini
Shop
Miniatures for your dolls.
Doll
Artist's Workshop
Miniature accessories and supplies for customizing.
Doll
Dealers:
Angelic
Dreamz
Great doll dealer, with a variety of brands, including accessories.
BGs
Doll House
Good doll dealer with a variety of brands.
The
Art of Toys
Great resource for other 12" dolls and action figures.
Picket
Fence
Licensed dealer of Jakk's Pacific dolls.
Ball-Jointed
Dolls:
FAQ
for Ball-jointed Dolls
Comprehensive resource for everything you wanted to know
to get started with BJDs!
Newbie's
Guide for Ball-jointed Dolls
Another fantastic comprehensive resource for everything
you wanted to know to get started with BJDs!
BJD
Measurements
Comparison of measurements for Volks, DOD, Leeke, Rhea,
Angel Region and Custom House.
BJD
Measurments at Den of Angels
A more comprehensive listing of measurements for nearly
every type of BJD.
BJD
Patterns
Some patterns for ball-jointed dolls at Den of Angels.
Volks
Site for U.S. store of Volks, a manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed
dolls.
Dream
of Doll
Manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Custom
House
Manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Soul
Doll
Manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Angel
Region
Manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Dollmore
Manufacturer of Asian ball-jointed dolls.
Sunrise
Dolls
Dealer of a variety of ball-jointed dolls, including Susie,
Soul Doll, Angel Region and more.
Junky
Spot
Dealer for Obitsus.
Photography
& Web Design:
Creative
Pro
Learn how to make a light tent for photographing your dolls.
Doll
Photography
Tips for lighting to take great photos of your dolls.
Table
Top Studio
Photo light tents, daylight bulbs and more. Great resource
for photography sources.
Web
design
Discusses the psychology of colors in designing your web
site.
Boxes
& Stands:
Mad
About B
Minimalist stands for 11.5" fashion dolls.
Barbara
Peterson
Great display boxes and other Barbie items.
Paper
Mart
Lots of boxes and other packing supplies for doll boxes
or shipping.
Brenmar
Company
Good source for sheetcake boxes with clear lids. Lots of
other items to browse through that might be useful for dolls.
Argov
Box Co.
Lots of boxes and other packing supplies for doll boxes
or shipping.
The
Earth Toy Mall
Great storage/display boxes for Barbie-sized dolls. Also
has lots of dolls and figures.
Display
Cases Inc.
Acrylic display cases for your dolls. Check out the "Diecast"
section for doll sizes.
The
Box Depot
All kinds of boxes for shipping, storage, and other means.
Doll
Boards:
Pink
Parlor
Board for Barbies and similar fashion dolls.
Prego
Board for larger fashion dolls such as the Robert Tonner
dolls.
Den
of Angels
Board for ball-jointed dolls.
Doll
Divas
Board for all fashion dolls.
Needle
Felters Forum
Board for needle felters.
Dolizioso
Magazine
New online magazine for fashion dolls.
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