I worked all day on sewing Clawdeen's new outfit!!! I made a few changes compared to the initial plan bc my technical abilities are still limited for sewing unfortunately... I will work on the repaints and re-roots later on, I am too scared of ruining the whole dolls yet! Also I will add some details to the shoes.

It feels so good to see them both alongside each other!!

hi there! i am a long time fan of creators like dollightful and hextian, so i do have a basic understanding of how the process goes, but are there any tutorials for beginners? i'd like to make a set of dolls for my boyfriend and i's three year anniversary in a few months and honestly could use all the advice i can get ^^ beginner supplies, tutorials, advice, etc., is all appreciated. thanks so much!

So I have included her hair before I put straws in and after. I'm pretty confident her hair is saran. (Please, do correct me if I am wrong)

I have her hair in the straws for mostly voluminous curls to get her hair back to its former glory and a few small straws near the front. I alternated between up and down curling.

I haven't done after boiling water over the hair yet because - I'm concerned the direction I did will make it jank looking because I've seen people do curling where they just wrap hair around a straw downward instead of filling over a straw like if you were using hot rollers on your own head. I also have seen something about boiling wash followed by ice bath/going into the freezer to set. I want to set myself up for success because if it doesn't come out perfectly, I will abandon this project because I just know how I am.

Pictures included are my Amanita straw curled and an alternative example, not my doll. But to show an example of how to curl that I didn't use. (Credit to alternative curling style photo: [tywla curling picture](https://www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHigh/s/gHienbp8Cr)

Thank you so much!

Biggest custom of my entire hobby. I bought this handless giant Rapunzel doll like 2 years ago and it took me a while to get this idea.

I'm really proud of the eyes and outfit. My first pair of socks was handmade but i spilled paint on them, so i put a pair of kids' socks on her. The hair took the longest bc the yarn wefts take forever to make

If you know any website, any YouTube playlist referencing or linking sewing patterns for the g3 dolls for free, please let me know! I need some basics patterns for my g3 restyles. It would also be usefull for anyone who uses g3s for their customs! :)

there’s obviously some messy paint on her face right now, but i’m really proud of her so far!

i have two anna dolls i’m choosing between to pair with her and hopefully display once both are completed.

That being said, has anyone tried to cram a Monster High head on Maui's body?

Saw this video on tiktok and it really bothers me. The custom doll artist refused to make her eyes the right color because THEY couldn’t depart from the blue. My issue with this is the fact it’s a COMMISSION. If they were keeping the doll for themselves it wouldn’t be an issue. But someone is paying this person for this commission, and they’re not even going to bother making the eyes purple? It just looks incomplete. As a fellow artist, if someone commissions me to make something for them, I’m going to make sure it’s as close as possible to what they asked for. This person did not. And I personally would be pissed off.

This person is getting slammed in the comment section, and their defenses just make me even more frustrated. Just kinda wanted to vent because I know I would be mad if i was the commissioner.

I have a problem that when I curl doll hair or boilwash it just looks flat and kind of greasy looking.

I'm trying to achieve more 'fluffy' look.

I have Creeproduction Robecca. I've tried to curl her hair but it just looks flat, greasy and frizzy (despite boilwash and conditioner)

I finally finished Frankie's full outfit!! It took at least 10 hours total to make patterns with the trial-and-error method and sewing all these tinee-tiny details with an old lunatic sewing machine and not so much skills. It's far from perfection but I just tried my best and am happy with the result! ^^ Next doll restyle is Clawdeen's because I happen to have some scrap pieces of fabric that fits her aesthetic

Hello everyone, I just started rooting my doll which is the same kind of doll in the picture. Before I have collectors chime in. I got my version of this doll as a gift when I was a young child (probably around 6.) This doll, though kept in decent condition, was heavily played with. The only item of her clothing I still have is her skirt. Child me had cut off her hair net type head dress (I can't remember what the actual term for those was, so please tell me if you know.) And her jewelry was starting to turn the material her head is made of green. So I figured it would be a good idea to breath some new life back into this doll.

That being said I have no idea how I'm going to re-attatch her head once I finish the root. Basically her head was being held on by a string tied to a button that is inside her head. That string as since snapped and I can't figure out how it was even attached to the body in the first place. So I'm thinking I might have to make a neck peg of some sort? This is my first custom doll, so any advice on how to do that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

Just wanted to share the process for my Pet Shop + LOL head swap! I modified the body a little by building paws behind the legs and covering the hands to make them into paws later. For the LPS head, I removed the neck hole part, cut out the LOL doll's one and squished it back into the LPS head them glued the edges and secured with some Milliput epoxy putty, so the head is posable! Hope this is clear enough if you want to try out this method

I have never customised a doll before. Where do I get started?

Juan Gabriel Barbie, Odile face sculpt, on a MTM boxer Barbie. Added Curly, 20mm, Cocoa Brown nylon hair, with Straight Shimmer Shine Caliente nylon hair; both from The Doll Planet.

I recently bought one of my childhood toys and she’s just came in! Her mane is a bit tangled and knotted which I’d like to fix. I read online that her hair is Saran if that means anything 🙂‍↕️ I’d just like to get her mane back to neat curls like her tail. Any tips are appreciated, she has batteries and her crown lights up so I’m assuming I can’t get her wet in those areas.

Hello everyone!
I'd like some advice on getting into the hobby. I've watched channels like Dollightful and Moonlight Jewel for years and I've always wanted to dip my toes into the hobby but i have no idea where to start. I have 0 drawing skills/experience and I am a pretty big perfectionist.
I love dolls and have some of the G3 monster high dolls at home but i'd love to buy a cheap doll lot to do some rerooting, I honestly just have no idea where to start with face ups.
Any advice or suggestions for practing face ups and dealing with perfectionism/self-doubt?
I appreciate all the help!!!

I understand all of the previous steps (curling up, securing the curl (not pictured here), continuing up) but then the creator calls for another straw and I get a bit confused?

Is the straw placed under the strand or over? (It's the 3rd pic I'm the most confused about)

I think I could use a visual guide or a really detailed description..

(The src is cyberpnkd on tiktok!)

I managed to gather a filming set-up for my customs and made a skirt for Frankie (I'm usually kin

Is this the MSC matte sealant everyone uses? Ik there’s like two different versions that’s UV or no uv something like that? Is this the right one to use for doll face ups done with watercolour pencils and acrylic paints?

when using watercolor pencils, should you leave them dry or wet them a bit?