subject: Reborn Dolls For Hobbyists [print this page] Certainly the hobby of reborn doll collection is not for every single crafter or collector. But reborn dolls are gaining in popularity across the earth. Although the time spent in the art of making dolls has been around for hundreds of years, creating one of a kind reborn dolls has advanced to variatative proportions over the past nine years.
Doll crafters and artisans have carefully refined painting techniques to end with a more realistic product. It isn't over at the point of the beauty on the outside either, by including technical elements such as a heartbeat simulator, these creations are truly life-like.
To run the risk of repetition, reborn dolls aren't for every type of crafter. To the uninitiated this is a strange obsession, but to the collectors who appreciate these creations, the act of making and owning these works of art provide an unique pasttime.
Although not everyone will love reborning, nearly everyone can get started in the technique with a basic package of the purchase of a reborn doll kit. From the easiest and smallest premature reborn doll kits to the sleeping toddler, you can add the enhancements as your needs develop. As discussed previously this could be a heartbeat simulator or a battery powered breathing mechanism. Imagine the family surprise when they see a bassinet laid, breathing baby in a blanket that has a real heartbeat!
Before we dive into a full blown conversation on creating these dolls (from kits or scratch), let's talk a little more about the finished product. The term reborn doll refers to a soft plastic baby that has been customized. The process of customization is to repaint and enhance the baby so that it resembles a human. As such, creating is called reborning.
Every doll is as unique as the crafter who created it. Each has elements of beauty and artistry just like human babies. They come in every shape, size, and ethnicity imaginable today. You can purchase kits or create African American, Caucasian, Asian and East Indian dolls from a variety of stores - online or offline.
Existing or vintage dolls used for reborning have been stripped of their factory finishing touches before being refashioned into a lifelike baby. If you visit http://www.angelsupply.com/reborn-dolls you will find hundreds of finished reborns to get an idea of this specialty craft.
Some of these are so realistic they make passersby do a double take. In fact it was stated that in Australia last year, police officers broke in through a car window parked on the parking space to assist an unconscious baby from a locked car. The baby assisted was a reborn doll. The same happened in America in 2009.
Before you start thinking that the police in either country weren't too intellectual you'll have to see some of these dolls. From their skin hue to their micro- rooted hair (done with special tools and techniques), a perfectly proportioned and weighted body, these babies not only look and feel real they also appear to breathe.
Starting with a true masterpiece to a starter's kit, reborning baby dolls could be a lucrative hobby for many home crafters. In fact there are now many famous artists in this industry who sell their creations for thousands of dollars. However, should you want to just keep this as a hobby you'll want to enter slowly into the craft and explore the many hand tools, finishes and enhancements available on the scene.
Men and women who shop for Ooak, specialty reborn dolls are not only collectors. Often these dolls are owned singly by women who yearn for a child of their own, or men and women who have lost their own child and need a small crutch to get through the longest days. These babies' chests rise and fall with every heart beat and when held closely emit a subtle heartbeat.
What other extras are available to create such dolls seem more true to life? Consider a reborn with a heating pack to maintain a nearly life like temperature of 98.6F. Or a premature needing an incubator and an oxygen nasal tube. Readily available body scents are also available in sweet milk and baby powder type.
