Shareb Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Hi all! After seeing Tracy's Peirce blog with her lovely builder helping out, I've decided I would really like to get my dollhouse family sooner rather than later. I don't want to spend a huge amount, but nor am I happy to buy one of the 'run of the mill' type families! I would prefer poseable and definitely modern. Don't care too much about what they are made of. I do have a Se Heaser book out of the library - Making miniature dolls with polymer clay; it's just I don't have overly high hopes of what I could produce! So I've found this excellent website that has a huge amount of links to dollhouse doll websites. http://www.mysmallobsession.com/miniature-dolls.html and have found two sites that sell 'kits' which I reckon could give me the character dolls I'm after but at a lower cost and allowing me some crafty input. http://www.minidollkit.com/products.asp?cat=Resin+Doll+Kits&pg=3 and http://www.colvindolls.com/products.asp I'd love to hear your stories of how you found your perfect dollhouse family - or are you still looking? Any other places where I could purchase either dolls or kits at a reasonable rate?? Thank you as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk56 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I've been to two of those sites; haven't been to colvindoll. In fact, I kind'a have plans to get four dolls for my brownstone from minidollkits. Maybe. I'm torn now: do I want to go the realistic way w/o them or get them to play with? I'll prolly get them. I've patterns for their clothes. I'm going to get mine painted and assembled and then do hair as well as clothes. It adds up to about $100/doll though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 The minidoll kits site has awesome tutorials on how to paint them. After watching them I've decided to get the unpainted kits. There is one lady I adore but she's older than I was going to go for. There are several men who would be good. I may see if I could find the right sized wigs as I'm not sure I could do their hair just from wigging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Sherri Colvin is a member here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've met Sherri Colvin. She is very nice and does wonderful work. I posted a couple other names in your other thread about dolls/families. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 I am so incredibly excited! I have just ordered two doll kits from Sherri Colvin! I fell in love with the lady even though originally I was looking for someone younger. She just has this gorgeous good-natured, potentially cheeky type look about her! Then had to pair her with an older man - he is a little more stern. Actually, now I think about it they could easily personality-wise represent my husband and I when we're older!!! Can't wait to get them! WHOOP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I love a happy ending! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk56 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wonderful! Can't wait to see them. Have you named them yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm getting mine unpainted and unassembled. A while ago now I did a reborn doll - painted etc, and I was actually quite good at it. Plus Sherri's tutorials look excellent! No - haven't thought about names! I'll have to start thinking!! I'm getting Mr Carter and Cornelia Billingsworth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk56 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You go, girlfriend! I've no want to try doing my own dolls. I'm glad you're proud enough of your artwork to admit that you're kind'a good at it. Nothing wrong in politely saying you think you're good at something. People don't give themselves credit often enough. GOOD FOR YOU! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mininecessities Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Kits are an awesome idea! I have sculpted and made some dolls but I finally broke down and bought two Heidi Ott articulated dolls. Love them. Someday will get some more to make a family but plan to make some of my own for the uniqueness and $savings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 If nothing else MK at least they'll be unique with my (perhaps interesting) paint job!! I did look at the Heidi Ott dolls....they are also really nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk56 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've not seen the Heidi Ott dolls. I'll have to take a gander at them. I thought she did just baby dolls or is known for them??? Or am I thinking of someone else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Heidi Ott makes dolls in all sort of sizes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Erna Meyer dolls are also very nice - and in the low-expensive range, usually around $30-50 depending on the doll. They are poseable and very nice looking. Sherri Colvin's dolls are top-of-the line. I have just one of her dolls, which I won in a drawing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennymoomeow Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hi there. Nobody has mentioned dolls from Dana Burton. I bought a doll kit from her back in the 90's. Very nice porcelain, she even custom painted the features for me. It looks like she's still doing business here http://www.miniatureart.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 WOW! Dana has gorgeous dolls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniCrazy Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 These are all lovely ladies but I'm looking for a handsome man to go with the lovely lady I already have. All the men I see look more like a lady with a mustache. Where are the rugged men? I guess I will keep trying to perfect my clay talents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Julie Campbell's men are rugged: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=julie+campbell+miniature+dolls&qpvt=julie+campbell+miniature+dolls&FORM=IGRE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Cheryl - I think these men are pretty good!! http://www.minidollkit.com/products.asp?cat=Mini+Kits+~+Men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Our own Jo Med has made some very acceptable men: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&album=4788 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Cheryl - I think these men are pretty good!! http://www.minidollkit.com/products.asp?cat=Mini+Kits+~+Men I didn't realize one could get a Sherry Colvin character doll in resin nor that they would be so relatively inexpensive. I'm tempted to try one to make a potter for my ceramic shop. I know there are a lot of female potters, but the shop is crying out for a male for some reason or other. But which one? The faces have so much character. And clothing him is another story. Except for one British artist, a member here who makes incredibly realistic clothing, and whose name I can't bring to mind at the moment (somebody help!), the clothing on male dolls is generally in need of a master tailor. It's generally puffy and ill-fitting, with collars and sleeves sticky out and bulging in strange ways. I think I'd rely on glue rather than trying to stitch seams with thread for a more form fitting garment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I think you might be thinking of Jo Med. She is on Etsy as Jo Medvenics with a store called PocketPygmies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniCrazy Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Oh yes the wonderful Mr. Dean might just be the man for my Anna thank you Rebecca. Now I have to pine for him while I build the bank account back up from Christmas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I think you might be thinking of Jo Med. She is on Etsy as Jo Medvenics with a store called PocketPygmies Yes! Thanks, Selkie. I hate it when I can't remember stuff, but will hate it even more when I get used to forgetting stuff. *sigh* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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