#custom American girl doll

[eightw]

some pictures of dirk from an old camping trip that i never did anything with

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

This week’s school spirit prompt is cultural traditions!! Look at how beautiful these girls are!!

[agrosehamada]

I realized I don't think I posted pics of the first custom from the amazing lot of tlc dolls that I bought yet--I made a mini Wanda Maximoff (aka the Scarlet Witch) for my friend @thespectralvision !

I made her some little magic out of tulle! I can't wait for her to go to her new home where I know she'll be very loved!

[cuutedoll]

Got a new AG doll! His hair is so nice. :D I basically only buy AG dolls from ohdeercustomdolls.com now lol. They have so many unique options. :3c

[duckgens]

I have finished charlotte sweetly doll she turned out so pretty🥺🥺🥺

[rainbowinbeigeboots]

today i bring you the custom lisa swallows and creature dolls i’ve been working on for the past month. tomorrow????

[meltycatdolls]

doll customization Q:

can you put an our generation doll's head on an american girl doll body?

answer:

yes!

how it works:

OG doll heads are held on with a ziptie and a couple of stitches at the base of the neck!! i forgot to take photos of quinn (OG aubrie)’s head while i was removing it from the OG body, but the ziptie fits into the little groove at the bottom of the neck (pictured in the first photo). i cut the stitch at the back of the OG body's neck, then had to cut into the fabric around it to expose the ziptie. you could probably repair this if you wanted to reuse the body for another project. it's a little difficult, but once you expose the ziptie, you can carefully work a pair of scissors under the it in the groove, then snip and remove it!

AG doll heads have a larger base that helps the heads stay on with string! so when you attach the OG head, you'll want to pull the string tighter than you would for an AG doll, since OG heads rely on the groove to keep heads in place.

why do this?

OG dolls IMO have some very pretty sculpts and hair, and they’re cheaper! i really fell in love with quinn when i saw her at target. but i’m not crazy about OG bodies- they’re lighter weight and not as posable, and i had an extra AG doll body hanging around from an old project! plus, i couldn’t find online where anyone had done this, and i was curious if it would work.

i think the doll body i used was from a rebecca doll, which was a good skintone match for quinn! the head is a little looser than an AG head, which i kind of dig because it opens up possibilities for more realistic posing, like a slight head tilt. added a slight faceup of extra lashes, thicker brows, and additional freckles, and she's really a beautiful doll that i’m excited to display alongside my AG girls!

[kavikasharma]

"Some day I'll wish upon a star / And wake up where the clouds are far behind me / Where troubles melt like lemon drops / Away above the chimney tops / that's where you'll find me"

[coconutlicorice]

Actually the cutest custom I’ve ever made, I think?

[shakespearefreak]

So I'm currently reading the second Kaya mystery, The Ghost Wind Stallion. I'm not very far yet (no Spoilers, please!), but I love how much it focuses on Speaking Rain, and it got me thinking again about Speaking Rain customs.

I've always seen people use the Kaya face mold for Speaking Rain. That makes sense, because Kaya's is the only female mold with a closed mouth; but still, I don't like the idea of them looking exactly the same except the eyes. Recently on Marketplace, I saw a custom for sale where the artist had used something to fill in the lips of a doll, hiding the teeth (I think the intent was to make the lips fuller, and the teeth were just a side effect). Anyways, I thought the Nanea mold, with her narrow face and wide eyes, would be perfect for Speaking Rain if someone did that. I started out just daydreaming, but then I was so enchanted with the idea that I ended up spending far, FAR too long making this edit (it's currently 7:43 am local time and I haven't slept yet). Anyways, I think she is gorgeous and now someday (probably years in the future, but someday) when I have the money, I'm going to commission someone to create her for real.

[talkethtothehandeth]

I love seeing american girl dolls with wheelchairs, with hearing aids, with diabetic kits, with guide canes, with service dogs, with crutches, with allergy and asthma kits, with braces and hospital bands and gowns.

I love seeing disabled and chronically ill dolls

[midsummerdolls]

I set up a corner with a good photo backdrop and felt that everyone deserved new portraits that are fun and visually interesting.

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

Friends don’t let friends go stir crazy.

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((Inspired by a friend of mine who was injured when it was her turn to play Clara in the Nutcracker.))

[agrosehamada]

My custom Nimona is finally complete!!!

Everything but the boots and belt made by me, I even cut/styled the wig!

One of my more ambitious projects but I'm really proud of how it turned out!

[cuutedoll]

This is Bellamy, named after my 2nd favorite character on The 100 ^^

[duckgens]

I was recently commissioned for an off bway jane doll. didn’t have much time with her, so I took a ton of ship pics about it LOL