THE MOST EXPENSIVE DOLL WE OWN • Sylvie the Magical Arctic Fox • Holiday Special • Custom Smart Doll

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Barb and Alex collaborate with Magdalena to transform an interstellar doll into a magical arctic fox for the holiday season, crafting intricate shoes, outfit, and hairstyle along with a snowy scepter, bringing a fantasy anime aesthetic to life. They utilize various techniques and materials, including resin prints, fabric, acrylic paints, and nylon hair, to create a unique and detailed winter-themed doll fit for the festive season.

Insights

  • Barb and Alex collaborate with Magdalena to create a winter/christmas doll, customizing it extensively from shoes to outfit, showcasing a meticulous crafting process involving various techniques and materials.
  • The addition of technology like the wash and cure machine from Ellagu streamlines their production process, highlighting the integration of modern tools with traditional crafting methods to enhance efficiency and quality in doll-making.

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Recent questions

  • How do Barb and Alex customize a doll?

    Barb and Alex collaborate with an embroidery artist to create a winter-themed doll. They start by making shoes, painting them, and decorating with ribbons and glitter. The doll's face is painted with watercolor pencils and acrylic paints, adding sparkles for a fantasy anime look. The outfit is sewn, airbrushed, and decorated with henna-like ornaments. The doll's hair is styled using Siberian nylon, creating a bold winter hairstyle. Finally, they cut and sew a cloak, adding embroidery and designing a snowy scepter for the doll.

  • What tools do Barb and Alex use for doll customization?

    Barb and Alex use silicone molds, resin, epoxy clay, fabric, glue, watercolor pencils, acrylic paints, glitter, micro glitter, ribbons, vinyl, henna-like ornaments, airbrush, Siberian nylon, wefts, wig cap, hair straightener, marbly block, haberdashery thread, foot with guide, bias tape, and coarse grit sandpaper for doll customization.

  • How do Barb and Alex speed up their printing process?

    Barb and Alex receive a wash and cure machine from Ellagu, which they use to clean resin prints and cure models. This machine helps speed up their printing process, allowing them to work more efficiently on customizing the doll.

  • What is the hairstyle of the doll named?

    The hairstyle of the doll is named "Winter" and features bold waves, a bob hairstyle, and additional fiber to create a full look. Barb styles the doll's hair using a hair straightener, giving it a unique and festive appearance for the winter-themed doll.

  • How is the final cloak for the doll created?

    The final cloak for the doll is cut and sewn by Barb, who selects thread at a haberdashery and sews the cloak using a foot with a guide for ease. She zigzags all edges of the fabric to prevent fraying, hems the cape along the curve and front, and uses a marbly block to cool down edges faster. The hood is assembled per instructions, attached to the cape using bias tape for closure, and sent for embroidery. Additionally, a snowy scepter is designed, sanded, painted for a crystal-like effect, and fitted with a cooler white LED.

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Summary

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Creating Magical Arctic Fox Doll for Holidays

  • Barb and Alex from Ancientarium collaborate with Polish embroidery artist Magdalena to create a winter/christmas doll, the magical arctic fox.
  • They unbox an interstellar blue prowess smart doll purchased in July and start customizing it for the holiday season in December.
  • Barb begins by making shoes for the doll, creating lasts using a silicone mold, resin, and epoxy clay, then crafting the insoles and uppers with fabric and glue.
  • They receive a wash and cure machine from Ellagu, which they use to clean resin prints and cure models, speeding up their printing process.
  • The shoes are painted and decorated with ribbons, glitter vinyl, and other embellishments by Barb and Alex.
  • They choose the Kanata scope for the doll's face, painting it with watercolor pencils, acrylic paints, and adding sparkles and micro glitter for a fantasy anime aesthetic.
  • The doll's outfit is made using a pattern by Requiem Art Designs, with Barb sewing the dress, adding a gradient with an airbrush, and decorating it with henna-like ornaments.
  • The doll's hair is made using Siberian nylon from Doll Hair Emporium, with Barb preparing the wefts, creating a wig cap, and styling the hair with a hair straightener.
  • The doll's hairstyle is named "Winter" and features bold waves, a bob hairstyle, and additional fiber to create a full look.
  • The final cloak for the doll is cut and sewn, with Barb selecting thread at a haberdashery and sewing the cloak using a foot with a guide for ease.

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Creating a Snowy Cape and Scepter

  • Zigzag all edges of the fabric to prevent fraying, then hem the cape along the curve and front.
  • Use a marbly block after ironing stiffer fabrics to cool down edges faster and make them lay flatter.
  • Assemble the hood per instructions, attach it to the cape using bias tape for closure, and send it for embroidery.
  • Design a snowy scepter, sand it with coarse grit sandpaper, replace the LED with a cooler white one, and paint it for a crystal-like effect.
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