Sakura
Her name means "cherry blossoms" in Japanese. Sakura is the first 1/3 scale ball-jointed doll that I've ever customized.
Technical Specs:
Type of Doll: Volks Dollfie Dream (Version 1 Body)
Size: 58 cm/22 inches
Head/Body: Volks Dollfie Dream. I used the default head that came with the body.
Hair: Wears a size 9 doll wig.
Eyes: Blue eyes painted directly on the face using acrylic paint and a matte varnish.
Face/Fingernails/Toenails: Pink lips, fingernails, and toenails painted directly on the body using acrylic paints and a matte varnish.
Body Blushing: After a few failed attempts, I finally got it right when I found a local supplier of both Mr. Super Clear and Mr. Top Coat for reasonable prices. I sprayed the areas to be blushed with Mr. Super Clear twice (I held the spray about 12 inches away from the doll). Once the sprayed areas dried, I took acrylic paint and watered it down until it had a consistency that resembled watercolors. I applied blushing to the doll's cheeks, nipples, navel, vagina, and anal opening. When I was finished, I sprayed the doll with wo layers of Mr. Top Coat (again I held the spray about 12 inches away from the doll).
Date I Finished Customizing This Doll: January 26, 2005
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Wearing a long, straight platinum blonde Ashes GLOW wig that I won from an auction posted on eBay by an online eBay store known as JPOPDOLLS. |
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Wearing a long golden blonde Cotin wig that has no bangs but has a slight curl at the end of her hair (S01) that I purchased from Reve en Popee. |
Wearing a ong, straight lavender wig with bangs that I won from an auction posted on eBay by an online eBay store known as JPOPDOLLS. |
Wearing a ong platinum blonde Monique Dutch Girl wig with bangs and two long braids that are tied with light blue ribbons (1372) that I purchased from All About Dolls.com. |
Wearing a long, straight, black Doll Heart wig with bangs (LW-000030) that I purchased from Doll Heart's site. |
Wearing a short reddish brown Ajumapama wig (H-033) with curls at the end that I purchased from an auction posted on Ball Jointed Bids. |
Wearing a mid-length orange Poshdolls wig with bangs that I purchased used from one of the Artists Alley tables during the 2007 Katsucon anime convention in Washington, DC. |
Wearing a short brown wig with a long tail in the back (manufacturer unknown) that I purchased used from one of the Artists Alley tables during the 2006 Katsucon anime convention in Washington, DC. |
Wearing a short black fur wig that I purchased from the Divinity Doll table in the Artist's Alley during the 2007 Otakon anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Wearing a white wig that I purchased from the Divinity Doll table in the Artist's Alley during the 2007 Otakon anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Wearing a long wavy pastel blue-green Can-Can wig that I purchased used from one of the Artists Alley tables during the 2006 Katsucon anime convention in Washington, DC. |
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