I Did Not Attend The Down East Doll Show

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Hi everyone! To answer some of your questions, I was not at the Down East Doll Show. I did not have a table or a booth at the Down East Doll Show. I have never attended a doll show. None of my dolls were at the Down East Doll Show. Specifically, my latest Elodie reborn Madison Amaya was NOT at the Down East Doll Show. Madison Amaya sold to a couple on my layaway waiting list who paid their $2,500 adoption fee this past winter.

I have recently learned that business cards with my name were floating around the Down East Doll Show. I do not use business cards. If someone is passing out cards with my name it is fraud and identity theft -- it is a crime. O_O

If anyone has one of these fake business cards from the Down East Doll Show, please email a picture of it to: brookenicole222 at yahoo dot com.

Rough Draft of Hair Styling Tutorial Available $1.00

Wednesday, July 10, 2013



I have a draft of a curly hair styling tutorial. If you have purchased a baby from me in the past, I’ll be happy to send a link to the tutorial free. It is only a rough draft but should help. Send me an email and I’ll reply with the link. Right click and save it to your hard drive. :)

This rough draft is now available to non-customers for $1.00. :) I'll send the link within 12 hours of payment receipt.

 

Booked Through 2015 & Other Updates

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Hi everyone! The eight slots I offered for 2015 filled quickly. Thank you all for your continued support! I look forward to working with each and every one of you! I would like 2015 to be my last year reborning, so I hope everyone who wanted a slot was able to get one. If not, I can squeeze in two one more for a tan newborn. Send a message and we can work something out. :)

The blog makeover did not go as planned, lol! I am having trouble with the new graphics and layout. I will try again later this month before throwing in the towel, so if the blog goes down for a couple of days, don't panic, it is just me exercising my pitiful blog designing skills, hehe.  I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far.
 

Madison Amaya Has Been Sold

Wednesday, July 10, 2013



Thank you all for the inquiries on baby Madison Amaya! Madison is going to live with a couple from my layaway list who paid their $2500 adoption fee in full this past winter. I am glad the new Apricot Love-A-Lot skin tone was a hit! If you are on the layaway list and want to change your skin tone order to Apricot Love-A-Lot, just drop me a line! I don't mind the change at all. :)
 

Madison Amaya on eBay *SOLD*

Thursday, July 4, 2012



Maddie was born on Independence Day, lol! :) Okay so I finally perfected the Apricot Love-A-Lot skin tone, yippee! I have been trying to duplicate my daughter Emme Jae's fair African-American skin tone for many years now, so Maddie is extra special to me. Apricot Love-A-Lot is actually my daughter's current skin tone. When she was a baby, her skin tone was much lighter and cooler. The apricot undertones developed over time. Well...you all have seen Emme Jae before, lol!  I can't wait to try the AL skin tone on more sculpts.  Anywhoo, click the picture to visit Maddie's listing. :)
 

18 month Layaway Slots for 2015- *SOLD OUT*

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

 

Hi everyone! I received some great news today, so it looks like I can take orders for 2015! :) Yippee!! Click the picture to visit the updated listing. I hope everyone is enjoying their week so far...I sure am! ;)

Oh yeah-- I do have two new skin tones available!  Lily Rain (Lotti) is sporting the Toffee Rose tone, and I will post pics of an Apricot Love-a-lot Elodie later this week. :)
 

Fun With Cheesecloth

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Hello everyone! Don’t ya just love the way professional newborn photographers use cheesecloth? I do! My latest baby has the perfect newborn leggies, so I knew I needed cheesecloth for her photo shoot. I could have purchased pink cheesecloth from Etsy, but the artist in me begged for a “do-it-yourself” project-- as if I don’t have enough to do around here, lol!





In case anyone wants to dye their own cheesecloth, I found an awesome cheesecloth tutorial on YouTube. I purchased my cheesecloth and dye from JoAnn Fabrics. My kitchen sink is stainless steel so I did not have to worry about staining. For those of you with porcelain sinks—be careful! The dye will stain. :)



I poured a bit of dye and salt into the hot water and stirred it around. I was able to get the darker pink color by soaking the cheesecloth in the Petal Pink dye mixture for 25 minutes. I got the lighter pink color by quickly dipping the cheesecloth into the same petal pink mixture. I also made a light fuschia cheesecloth which is the one I used for the photo shoot.

Once pink, I hand washed the cheesecloth with dish soap and rinsed with cold water until it ran clear. I then hung them to dry.  Each cheesecloth measures 2 yards, and they are the perfect length for swaddling. Have fun! :) 


All of these were made with the petal pink dye.


This one was made with the fuschia dye.  I just dipped it for a sec. ;)

Sunday Lilac on eBay *SOLD*

Saturday, June 8, 2013



Hello dear friends! Despite my camera issues, I managed to do a photo shoot today.  :(  Little sweetie pie Sunday Lilac is looking for a new mommy. I just love this sculpt! She is SO real. I can take an 18 month layaway with $1,000 down. :) Click the picture to visit the listing.