Robotica's Doll Obsessions

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Robotica's Crazy Customizing

This is my Monster High Frankie Stein Threaderella doll. I'm not artistically inclined but I wanted to give her more color. To me, this doll is colorless and kind of washed out compared to the other Monster High dolls except Catty Noir who's mostly just black.

I painted her lips and eyebrows blue to match her dress and to give her more color. I removed the stitches on her cheek with finger polish remover. And I painted her crown silver. I think it's a nice contrast against blue. Blue is the perfect color for her.

The Velcro on the back of her dress doesn't stick together anymore. I don't know what that's about. Driving me nuts. Someday I'll replace it with snaps.

Let's talk about her hair for a moment, shall we? I absolutely hate it. I know she's supposed to look like the bride of Frankenstein (her mother?) but I just can't stand it. To me, she looks like she's gone prematurely gray.

One thing I really like about Monster High

dolls is that they're very colorful so I re-rooted her hair.

I watched a couple of tutorials on YouTube and made a homemade re-rooting tool because I was too cheap to buy one. Cut all of her hair off. I then took her head off (broke her neck in the process), removed the glue inside her head with a pair of small needle nose pliers. There was a lot of glue in her head.

The hair is Yaki tangle free human hair that I bought from the beauty supply store. One pack was blue and cheap.

Then I re-rooted the hair, filled her head with Elmer's glue because that's all I had and stuck her head back on the best I could. I had to put duct tape on her neck to keep her head on. She doesn't have very much movement in her head anymore but that's all right. I just have to be very careful with her.

I have no idea why the hair is sticking out like that. I don't think human hair is the best for this. Next time I'll use actual doll hair. You can buy it on the internet.

I put some thin braids in her hair and put it back in a pony tail. I'm not very good at styling doll hair. This is the next thing I need to work on. Maybe watch some YouTube tutorials to learn how.

The hair sticks out like that and will not lay flat.

And it sheds like crazy.

It was first time trying something like this. I didn't know what to expect. It was a lot of fun. It isn't perfect but I still like the results. I'm going to leave it like this for now. The next time I re-root a doll I'll use doll hair. I'm sure it will come out much better.

Robotica

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Jackie Evancho Doll

I found this doll on clearance for $5 at ToysRUs. I thought it was worth it for the outfit and shoes alone. I have dolls of different sizes. I knew this outfit would fit one of them.

She sings "When You Wish Upon A Star" when a button on her stomach is pressed.

Jackie Evancho is a very beautiful girl. I know because her picture is on the back of the box. She looks nothing like this butt ugly doll. Jackie is a young singer with a beautiful voice. I saw her on Oprah. I forgot to take a picture of the box before I threw it away.

Who is this hideous monstrosity? It isn't Jackie Evancho. This looks nothing like her. The hair on this doll is thinly rooted. I'm not complaining though because I have plans for this doll.

The doll has a very mature figure but the dress looks like a little girl's dress.

Here she is next to a Liv doll and a Moxie Teenz doll. She's almost exactly the same as the Moxie Teenz. They're also the same height, 15 inches. The doll's body has great articulation. Neck, torso, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are articulated. Articulated dolls are my favorite dolls so this one was a great find at a great price.

Woo hoo! Look what I can do.

Here is Arizona wearing Jackie's clothes. They fit perfectly but the shoes are big on Arizona. They easily fall off.

She's so pretty.

I ripped Jackie's head off and replaced it with a Liv doll head. What an improvement.

Here she is wearing a Liv doll wig and Arizona's clothes.

Wearing each other's clothes. What a difference a new head and a new wig makes.

Robotica

Monster High Picture Day Spectra Vondergeist

I just recent acquired this doll. I found it at an off brand store for a very good price.

To me, she looks like she has a fierce attitude and is no one to be messed with. She doesn't look like a teenager in high school at all.

I had to have this doll because her outfit is fabulous. She's wearing a skirt and a fab pair of pants and a beautiful blouse.

Her very beautiful hair. It's various shades of purple and lavender. Excellent quality.

This is all the crap she comes with as well as a stand. She also has a small booklet. I've probably lost it by now.

Her eyes are wonky but I don't mind that much. If I was any kind of artistic, I'd fix it. Purple is one of my favorite colors so I love the color of her lips, hair and outfit. She's wearing a plastic necklace that supposed to be black chains. Dig it.

One earring is a key.

The other one is a heart shaped lock.

Her see through hands and feet are a nice touch. She also has a black chain bracelet.

I like her because she's so different and unusual. Actually, that's what I like about all of the Monster High dolls. I also like the attention to detail.

Robotica

My Trip to the American Girl Store NYC

My trip to the American Girl store was brief. It was mad crazy in there. The store is located at 49th St. and 5th Ave. The historical dolls were on the 2nd floor. The other dolls are on the first floor. I didn't even bother with the 3rd floor where the salon and diner were.

I just took a couple of photos and ran. I don't know the name of any of the dolls. American Girl dolls are too expensive for me. I'll never own one so I don't bother to learn their names.

I just wanted to document my trip to the store because I'll probably never make it back there again.