"Do you have a license with ...?" |
No. I do not have a licensing agreement with anyone. |
"Do you have a contract with ...?" |
No. I do not have a contract with anyone either. |
"Do you have an E-Bay store?" |
No. I plan to not. |
"Are you on FaceBook, Twitter, My Space?" |
No. Going to NOT happen. |
"What method is best?" | The easiest one for you. |
"What materials are best?" | The easiest for you to work with, anything that works, the most affordable, the easiest to attain. |
"What thread is best?" | One that is strong (and possibly also thick). |
"What scale is best?" | 1:3 and 1:2 are very easy sizes. |
"What paint is best?" | Plastic\vinyl specific, artist's acrylics, craft acrylics, Crème Oil stencil paint, artist's chalk pastels, colored pencils (in that order). |
"Where did you find ...? |
See Links, ask me specifically. |
"Why don't you make\sell\use ...? |
I either could not find it, afford it, or both. |
"Can't I buy ... myself? |
Most likely, but if you want it included in a commission, it must get to me. |
"Do you make porcelain dolls?" |
First, there is a difference between "dolls made of porcelain" and "porcelain dolls". I don't have the equipment to make the porcelain myself; however, I can alter, decorate, and assemble premade porcelain parts. |
"Do you make kits?" |
No. Kits would need patters, directions, materials, and hardware that I do not have permission to sell as individual items. |
"Can you make me ...?" | Depends on the item, the scale, and the materials needed. |
"Can I use Plasteline?" |
I recommend not. Plasteline is modelling clay thus it never hardens and is usually what molds are formed around. |
"Do I have to use doll specific clay?" |
No. For some things (like fingers), I recommend super-flex clay (like mold making clay). |
"What clay is best?" |
Any clay that doesn't shrink. Like oven cure poly clay or epoxy clay. |
"I don't have an embossing heat tool." | On certain things, you can use a blow drier, an oven, or the heat from a 100, or higher, Watt incandescent light bulb. |
"Can I use hot rollers, a curling, or a straitening iron?" |
Yes. Use the lowest heat setting and leave curlers in until they are fully cooled, you can also use foam rollers. |
"Why do you show other people's tools?" | Merely for example. |
"What can I use to attach wigs (and eyes)?" | Poster tack putty or sticky squares (but not on silicon eyes). |
"Why did you make ...?" | Because I was dissatisfied with what was available, had a hard time attaining it, or could not find it. |
"Why do you give instructions and patterns for free?" | Because they are really very simple (if you have time to sit down and work out the bugs), and I want to irritate the "people" who sell them. |
"I have a doll that wasn't fully rooted, will it be ruined if I add more hair?" |
Depends on whether or not you want the doll as just one for playing. It may have value as an oddity; but if you want it just for play, do whatever you like (but find a good rooting tutorial and use it for guidance). |
"Why have you not responded to my E-mail?" | Because I did not see it; please, type "dolls" first in the subject bar. |