This Week, Fashionistas #22, #23 And #24 Are In The Spotlight! Come On! Let's Go !  Everything Is Allowed

happy new year eggz ♡

to the doll customization community: any suggestions on how to get into doll customization?

what hair do you recommend for reroots? what is the best paint to use? what kind of finishing spray is the best?

i’ve been told that watercolor pencils are good for sketching out faces. eventually i would also like to get some kind of glittery powders to add some sparkle to some of my dolls skin. anything will be helpful!! 🧡

It's spooky critter season 🎃

For those who are unaware, October is breast cancer awareness month. I do not honestly imagine that many of you are unaware, as there are in fact substantial controversies around what has been termed "pinkwashing" i.e. companies using support of breast cancer charities to advertise their brand while meanwhile doing very little to support the cause and/or promote products which may actively contribute to increased risk of cancer. One of the most prominent charities, the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, has been followed by controversies related to their allocation of research funding, their decision to pull support from Planned Parenthood, the considerable CEO pay, and their litigiousness around other charities using the phrase "for the cure".

Mattel have in fact collaborated with the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer foundation, with 2006's Pink Ribbon Barbie. Suitably, she was a Pink Label release, a collectors edition doll for ages 6+.

Barbie has a particular history that ties in with this subject matter; quite apart from the fact that the doll herself seems like a natural tie-in given her associations with the colour pink, feminity and, well, large breasts, the creator of Barbie, Ruth Handler, was herself diagnosed with breast cancer in 1970.

As a part of her treatment, Handler had a mastectomy. At the time, there were very few options available to women who had undergone mastectomies and wished to look like their pre-surgery selves. As a result, Handler collaborated with a prosthetics designer to develop liquid silicone prosthetics that could be worn by women who had undergone mastectomies. These hit the market in 1976.

As a result, Handler's obituary quotes her as saying that she lived her life "from breast to breast".

Just to cap this off, please do be aware of the risks and signs of breast cancer. Breast cancer can affect people regardless of their assigned sex at birth, potentially including those who have had top surgery depending on what kind of tissue remains post-surgery.

Beginner's guide to building dollhouse kits

Since it's the season when people get dollhouse kits as gifts, I finally put together a guide that covers the questions that come up a lot on r/dollhouses. I even interviewed Dad to get his wisdom!

It's a Google Docs document that you can find here. As the footer notes, you are welcome to share and distribute the guide, as long as you don't remove the attribution.

Let's look at the stars tonight ✨️

#disney100

A Christmas Story, Ralphie’s “Pink Bunny Suit” Inspired Blythe

Blythe a Day December 2023 for: Christmas Bunny

Ralphie opens his present from Aunt Clara, revealing it to be a pink bunny outfit.

Adult Ralphie: (Aunt Clara had for years labored under the delusion that I was not only perpetually four years old, but also a girl.)

Mrs. Parker: Oh, isn't that sweet? Ralphie, go upstairs and try it on if you--

Ralphie: I don't want to!

Mrs. Parker: Go upstairs right now and put on that present! She went to all that trouble to make it, now go on!

[Ralphie runs upstairs.]

[Down comes Ralphie, clad in the bunny suit.]

Mrs. Parker: Ohhhh, isn't that cute? That is the most precious thing I've ever seen in my life. (Randy laughs)

Ralphie: Shut up.

The Old Man: He looks like a deranged Easter Bunny.

Mrs. Parker: He does not!

The Old Man: He does too; he looks like a pink nightmare. Do you wanna take it off? (Ralphie nods his head) Tell the kid to take it off.

Mrs. Parker: Alright, you'll only wear it when Aunt Clara visits; now go on and take it off.

The Old Man: Take it off!

by rikusiren

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."

Cora, Caramel and Cocoa wish everyone a beautiful and Happy Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day!

if i ever post a clean, finished looking drawing that is NOT me.. block and report