Ever After High's Enchanted Picnic Cerise Hood Doll

I've wanted a Cerise Hood doll since the first one was released. I didn't get one before now because there are so many dolls I want to get. Unfortunately, I can't afford to get them all. 

There are only three dolls in the Enchanted Picnic line. Which is a pity because they're only $12.99 at Target. The other two are Blondie Locks and Raven Queen. I don't like either of those dolls. I really wish there was a $12.99 Cedar Wood (stupid name, BTW) and Ginger Breadhouse (really stupid. It's like they're not even trying).

These dolls are very basic. They don't come with stands, hairbrushes, bracelets or rings. Her ears aren't pierced, either. It would've been nice if they at least came with picnic baskets. 

Here is Cerise straight out of the box. She's so basic. Sigh. Her hair is a straggly mess but that's easy to fix. A far cry from the the one released at ComicCon or Legacy Day. 

Her hood is attached to her dress. I do not like this. Someday I'll figure out how to remove the hood without destroying her pretty dress. 

Here's a better look at her basic, bland bag and shoes. 

Oh, if only I weren't such a Basic Becky. Sigh. What's a girl like me to do? 

Her forearms are a slightly different shade than the rest of her body. I guess this Ever After High's budget line of dolls. 

I decided that Cerise was in dire need of a makeover. Stat! Yes, there is hope. 

Now she's as cute as her picture on the back of the box. 

I cut off the scraggly hairs, spiced up her outfit, added blush, repainted her lips, gave her fake eyelashes and contoured her face so it wouldn't look so round and her forehead wouldn't look so big (I don't think it worked).

The fingerless gloves are from a Bratzillaz. The belt from a J-Doll. I made the red leggings. The leg warmers borrowed from a Moxie Teenz doll. 

Madeline Hatter, Cerise Hood, Dexter Charming and Hunter Huntsman are my favorite EAH dolls. 

I pierced her ears. She already had a hole at the top of her ear, for some reason so I just added the jump ring. The earrings are sewing pins. 

Those shoes needed serious help. They were downright ugly. Repainted they look so much better. 

Had to do something with that mousy looking bag so it matched the outfit. 

Now Cerise is ready for a photo shoot. 

Supermodel. You better werk!

Sell the garment!

I wanted to make her look as though she were in a wooded area surrounded by some nature which is impossible to find in the city. So this will have to do. 

She's walking in the pretend woods. 

Here she is in my bag with Alberic. They make a cute couple. 

Who knew wolves like to hang out in trees. 

Ashlynn is trying to make a phone call. Where's a working cellphone when you need one? 

Maddie is wearing a hooded cape I made. She's also holding a basket. Someone is suffering from identity confusion. 

I think Madeline's face could use some help. I don't like the shape of her eyebrows at all. She looks kind of blah. 

They're still working on that phone call. 

Robotica

J-Doll Piazza Cavalli

I decided to get a J Doll after reading reviews for the dolls at Multicrafteral.blogspot.com and Toyboxphilosopher.com. Both of these reviews are excellent and very thorough. I suggest that if you want to found out more about J-Dolls, definitely, click on the links.

This isn't going to be a thorough review because other bloggers have already done a much better job. 

I got this doll awhile ago. She was named for a street in Piacenza, Italy. I believe she was $35 with $5 shipping (very reasonable) from Pullipstyle.com.The dolls vary in price. 

These dolls are no longer being made which is a shame because I really like the one that I have. I'd like to get more of them someday. 

J-Dolls have the same bodies as Pullip dolls but not the giant heads. Their heads are about the same size as Barbie's. This doll has the Pullip type 4 body, I believe. 

Here she is. Nice doll stand that supports the doll under her arms. Well made clothes and accessories. Gorgeous acrylic eyes.

It's hard to get her jacket on and off so I gave up on it after awhile. Her wig is atrocious. It's stiff and course and the style is very strange. Nothing I did made it any better. It seems to be glued to her head. 

I searched eBay.com for a better wig but they cost almost as much as another doll. I'd rather spend the money on a doll. 

Her clothes are fashionable, stylish and well made. Much better than Barbie clothes. 

She has a wide range of motion like Pullip dolls. This isn't a play doll. She is fragile. I would never hand this doll to a child. It probably wouldn't last a day.

Here she is with Taeyang Alberic. She's wearing a Barbie hat that fits her perfectly. 

She likes to go on adventures with Fashionista Nikki. 

Dolls like to take selfies, too. 

Smoking a cigarette with Miss Swamp. 

Piazza likes to help Hunter style his hair.

I tried to do something with her hair. It looks better like this. That's a silver pipe cleaner and small clips that I used. 

Piazza Cavalli is a sweet, pretty doll. I had a lot of fun taking pictures of her. I didn't pose her too much because I was afraid I'd damage her. She's so fragile and I do want to have her around for a long time. I've just started to make some clothes for her so I want her to last.

Hope you like my photos. If you like to collect fashion dolls you'll probably like this doll especially if you want to have a doll with a Pullip body but not the giant head. 

Robotica

Crochet and Knit Clothes For Dolls

I haven't been in the mood to write any blog posts for a long time but I have been busy with my dolls. I've made new dioramas and lots of new doll clothes. I've even gotten a few new dolls. I'll put up posts about them at some point.  

My latest obsession is crocheting and knitting doll clothes. If you know how to crochet and/or knit it's lots of fun and much easier and quicker than making clothes for adults or children. I've made plenty of stuff for myself but making clothes for my dolls is fast and economical. 

Here are some photos. Hope you enjoy them. 

Chelsea and Courtney look so cute in their new dresses. It's a shame Mattel doesn't make any decent clothes for these dolls. 

Lauryce. That sweater was supposed to be for a Barbie or LIV doll but as you can see it came out way too big. I knitted it. 

Ashlynn and Gru are in love. Stuart the Minion approves. 

This dress and matching bag were also knitted. The dress was originally for a Bratz doll but fits Ever After High dolls as well. The pattern can be found here: http://www.stickatillbarbie.se/. Lots of knit patterns for dolls can be found on this website. 

Liv dolls. The blue sweater is knitted from a pattern for mini Christmas ornament sweaters that I found on the net. The other sweater can be found at the link above. I didn't use a pattern for the hat. 

This dress came out a little too big for Sasha so I'm going to put it on another doll. 

This sweater is supposed to be for a Bratz boy doll but I like it better on Nikki. 

I haven't made much for the Monster High dolls. They can wear most of the hats I made. 

The sweaters on Barbie and Raquelle I made by adjusting the Christmas ornament sweater pattern. The short sweater on the My Scene doll in the back

is from a pattern on http://www.stickatillbarbie.se/.

Tristan and Arizona are wearing a dress and matching top from a pattern I found on 

http://www.ravelry.com/. They were originally for Barbies but they came out too big so now the Moxie Teenz can wear them. 

This is J-Doll Piazza Cavalli. She's wearing a pair of shorts I crocheted. I didn't use a pattern because I couldn't find one on the internet. 

Tinkerbell and Periwinkle are my favorite new dolls. I didn't have patterns to work from for these dresses. 

China Girl desperately needed a new dress. I hate the dress she came with. It's plain and ugly and the material is terrible. I look forward to making more clothes for her. 

Hope you enjoyed my photos. Have a great summer. 

Robotica