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Olsen Twin Doll ASHLEY OOAK Project

I’ve finally succumbed to adding an Olsen Twin to my collection….

My excuse up till now has been the neck size…but I made it fit a Barbie Fashionistas articulated body!

She looked quite daggy on her original body but is already looking Olsen glam with just a body swap. I’m really starting to fall in love with her face mould.

Here she is in a classic LBD photo shoot before I start to mod her face. Dress is from Barbie Basics doll line.

I’ve now repainted my Olsen Twin doll…I now present Ashley Olsen in an emo-harajuku-Olsen inspired outfit featuring Hello Kitty. If Ashley would ever wear Hello Kitty (but probably not)…I presume that this is is what she would look like (or maybe not)…but this was lots of fun anyway ;o)

Dress is from HELLO KITTY BARBIE #24251 (1999). Jacket is from My Scene. Shoes are Barbie. Other various accessories are random stuff from my private collection.

I’ve wanted to do a grown-up version of the Olsen twins for a while now…but every time I get the chance as an Olsen doll goes through my hands only to be sold I’ve asked myself WHY? Sure I watched Full House as a kid…but I was much older than the Olsen twins and was not part of the generation that really grew up with them through the movies, books & magazines in the child-teenage-stars they were to become after Full House. So I did a bit a research online to find that many people found the twins fascinating for various reasons…but I think the main reason is that not only is it impressive that any child star manages to not fade into obscurity once they have grown up , but that the twins have become fashion icons unlike any other. In an era of scantily clad skinny blondes competing for media attention with winsome smiles and plunging necklines…the twins have done the opposite. Their fashion style with its ofttimes masterful layering seems to cover up as much skin as possible while still having a few hints at the shape underneath…and their posture is often of an awkward wallflower (albeit one with bite if provoked)… Indeed a fashion enigma that deserves to be explored a bit more!

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OOAK SCARLETT Barbie Doll – Because redheads have more fun!

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Her hair is repurposed from a Strawberry Shortcake doll & is still lightly scented. Strands are a dreamy mix of red & pink. I’m super happy with the end result!

The doll head was Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse…a rarish doll that I managed to recover after being drawn on heavily with black biro around the eyes. Her hair had been hacked close to the scalp. I never thought I would get rid of the biro so I didn’t take a ‘before’ photo – but here she is prepped for rerooting. Hair has been removed and scalp painted red.

I like her slightly vapid wide-eyed look with rooted lashes…its not been used before on Barbie except for the Life in the Dreamhouse doll-line.

I finished off her look with some intense green to contrast her hair.

The dress is from a Hillary Duff Fashion Fever green & brown fashion pack & is one of my favs. Cute shoes with pom poms are from Fashionistas Cutie Swappin Styles Wave 2.

Jewellery is from Bratz.

Chair is from Barbie Dream Furniture Wicker Living Room Set (1983).

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BROOKE SHIELDS FASHION DOLL / BLUE LAGOON PROJECT

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I got this doll in a second hand lot years ago and knew instantly who it was…Brooke Shields….

One of my all time favorite movies as a young teenager was Blue Lagoon (1 & 2) and in fact I still have a copy of it in my DVD library. While overall panned by critics it has held its place in the hearts of many as a classic coming-of-age-movie.

For me its enduring place in my heart is also for the way a ‘Garden of Eden’ tale is woven into its fabric. The seculsion from society has allowed these two children to grow up retaining their innocence. Theirs is a simple life free from the pressures of everyday life that comes with being part of a ‘civilized’ society. And while I will admit it is of course grossly romantised….it has some very relevant points to make about civilization.

Anyway, since having this doll (in rather poor condition)…I dreamed of being able to turn her into the Blue Lagoon doll of my dreams….so after being rebodied, full hair re-root, partial face repaint, custom shirt & bag, some very cute props and some water misting….I think I finally have it!

  • Brooke Shields Fashion Doll find…from 1982
  • Head rebodied onto a Barbie 2010 articulated Fashionistas
  • Had some fun recreating her original look with the new body
  • Time to remove the hair….my first re-root
  • Reroot completed! YAY!
  • Blue Lagoon Photo Shoot
  • Brooke Sheilds collectin some shells down on the Blue Lagoon beach
  • Nice shell…
  • Check out the partial face repaint.. very slight colour touches added, eyes made blue, and eyebrows tidied, very slight open mouth…
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Monster High GLOOM & BLOOM Cleo De-Nile

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Rare fashion doll…I never even saw her on the shelves even though I purchased two of the Gloom & Bloom dolls new at K-Mart…Maybe she was an exclusive for a different store.

I luckily found this doll in a bulk lot missing everything except some jewellery…later found her dress…knowing I was never going to be able to find or purchase her shoes with ankle flower accessories I finally decided to make my own as I had a spare set of the flowers from Jane Boolittle.

Anyway, decided to go all out and repaint a few of her other accessories too. Not sure where the gold flower in her hair was from (posssibly Lagoona?) and her shoes were from a different Cleo…I think the gold tied in nicely. At least she is now is display condition and can find her place on the shelves with the other monsters ;o)