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Tutorials

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Photographing Dolls   


DIY Doll Wings ~ Upcycling Project

Cloth-over-clay Alabama Baby inspired doll





One Method for Ear Placement






Fingernails & Toenails




Making a Tibetan Lamb wig (blog)
ODACA Centerpiece Dolls






Messy Mix





Sewing with Freezer Paper










Dyeing Tibetan Lamb (and mohair on the hide)
https://blueherondolls.blogspot.com/2020/06/dyeing-mohair-hides-for-dolls.html




Inserting armature easily










Making a Wig - Part 1







Stethoscope 

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Dolls

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    Hittys Room Box
    3 years ago
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    15 hours ago
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    2 weeks ago
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    2 years ago
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    4 years ago
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    8 months ago
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    7 months ago
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    3 years ago
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    Hilda Dibble ~ An Early 1800s Style 14-inch Primitive Cloth Doll for my Pattern Shop, Moss Hill Primitives ~ Both Digital or Printed
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    2 years ago
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    Printing with Boundaries: 3 Simple Layering Techniques by Martice Smith
    1 year ago
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    6 months ago
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