Mustache Crown Award (Part two): The Hairstyle Tutorial

Here's the second part of the Mustache Crown award, which is the hairstyle tutorial. 

Also, as a reminder, you can still vote for your favorite caption here. 

But let's get started: 

Firstly, you need a doll with long hair. I am using Julie for this, because her hair is very long. But any 18 inch doll with the hair the length of Julie's would work too. 

And you also need a pony-tail holder of some kind. 

For Julie, one side of her hair is already braided, but if your doll's hair isn't braided on both sides braid it. 

Next, put the two braids together and then begin wrapping them as you would a normal braid (but instead with only the two braids of hair). Tie them off at the end with a pony tail holder. 

            Now that you're done, here is what the hairstyle looks like from the front and the side:

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What's your favorite hairstyle to wear or do on your dolls? 

-Quinley

Custom Doll: Elm

Hello everyone,
                             
I had been wanting to make custom dolls of some of my characters for a long time.  Previously, I had made a doll of Gletta Short a character from Eyes in the Night before this (I plan to post her customization in the future), so I felt I should make a doll of one of my other characters...

 I decided it was time to make Elm my dryad character, who appears often on my creative arts blog. She is a dryad with a magical singing voice, and her singing can cause magical things to happen. 

I started with this doll. I hadn't decided who I was going to turn her into at first. 

I was thinking perhaps Hazel from Heroes of Olympus, but then I decided she would be the perfect Elm. 

I removed her factory paint using nail polish remover 

(and rinsed her off under the sink afterwards). 

Then I began painting the area where her eyes had been white for the pupils 

and cutting her hair, as it was too short and not the right color. 

Then using a reference image I usually use when drawing her, I added more details to her face. 

I also  gave her yarn hair that matched her 

hair color, given that Elm's hair is black and the doll's hair had been brown. 

I then began by painting her right eye. 

I then finished the right eye. (But I don't have a photo of painting the pupil). 

I then made her chiton, I tried to make it look somewhat Greek like. 

Before                                                                                                                                                After

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Have you ever made a doll of your original character? 

-Quinley 

restoring doll hair

One of the things I love about dolls is their hair...

Some of my dolls have gotten really tangled hair over the years 

(or if I find one at a thrift store)  

So if your doll has really tangled hair here are some tips to get it controlled and smooth:

Wet it with water, it's one of the best ways. after you wet it with water start brushing it, until all the tangles are out. 

After that let it dry (it takes about 24 hours or less to dry)

After it has dried it will end up looking somewhat like this: 

After it's brushed then you can start to braid it or do whatever you want with it... 

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-Quinley 

How do you keep your dolls hair from getting tangled?