Cutie Pops Chiffon Makeover

I thrifted Cutie Pops doll a while back. The doll I got is Chiffon, and she is missing her accessories. I mentioned getting her on this past entry. Tonight I decided to work on her.

Here she is:

Her beanie is from a The Children's Place plush doll. When I bought the plush doll at the thrift store, I wasn't even thinking of Chiffon. This is the plush doll I'm talking about:

The doll had no sweater and scarf, but her beanie and pants were intact. The pants, though it is somewhat loose, went to Fred. The beanie went to Chiffon, and it fits her perfectly!

I removed Chiffon's detachable yarn hair, and tuck it under the beanie. I just didn't feel like gluing it down.

Chiffon is missing her cupcake pops, but I thought a simple pink scarf would be a nice replacement accessory for her. The scarf came from the lot of dolls I bought from an online seller.

Her eyes are just made of cardboard and card stock. I got the cardboard cutout from Princess Malucia's box. I actually made three sets of eyes with different designs, but only the striped pink design matched Chiffon's colour scheme. I drew thick lines on the bottom of the cardboard eyes using a black marker for her eyelashes. I stuck some clear tape over the design as a protective layer and to give the eyes some gloss. Then I attached the cardboard eyes using bits of a wooden dowel. Surprisingly the wooden dowel fits Chiffon's eye holes. I only had to trim down the wooden dowel to size and use hot glue to stick it to the back of the cardboard eyes. 

I can't photograph Chiffon from any angle, by the way. Photos have to be taken from the front of the doll, because her cardboard eyes are not curved, so in some unfortunate angles, her real eyes can be seen and the cardboard eyes seem to be floating from her face.

I really liked how Chiffon turned out. I don't mind displaying her with her eyes closed at all times. I think she looks serene and at peace this way. The feeling is quite infectious, haha.

/I put her in tights after writing this entry, and it looks good on her. I think she needs something on her arms as well because a sleeveless dress can't do anything against the cold.

Lottie and Chiffon

I finally found two of the dolls I have on my wish list!

A Lottie doll! It's Spring Celebration Ballet Lottie and she is missing her ballet shoes but no problem. I want to make her a school uniform a la School Days Lottie!

A Cutie Pops Chiffon doll!! She's missing many accessories but I do not mind. The best part of this haul is I got her dress and shoes! I plan to fix her, such as giving her eyes, completing her hair and making pops for her dress because those cupcake pops are gone.

I haven't compared her head size to my I Love VIP Pets Dakota doll's yet. Coming soon!

By the way, my sister is getting me a Made To Move yellow top doll and a sewing machine! I still have to wait for a month to get those, but I'm quite excited!

Reaction to Shibajuku Girls Article

So I stumbled upon this article from the Dailymail:

Party's over, Barbie! Meet the woman whose Harajuku-inspired dolls are set to shake up the toy industry
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3609999/Madeleine-Hunter-invented-Harajuku-inspired-Shibajuku-Girls-dolls-set-rival-Barbie.html

To be honest, these Shibajuku Girls remind me of other big- and round-headed dolls like Pullip, Blythe, La Dee Da, and Cutie Pops. I don't think they are in direct competition with Barbie at all because she's on a different league.

Shibajuku Girls

Cutie Pops

La Dee Da

'I've made the doll large than any doll on the shelf. It's 13 inches and the standard doll size is 11 and a half inches,' Ms Hunter said.
'I also went back to that really natural and pretty face, I know there are a lot of monster dolls and vampires are a huge trend, but since Barbie there hasn't really been a pretty doll.'

 There hasn't really been a pretty doll. Well what do Ever After High dolls look like to her? A bunch of ogres? Or those Bratz, Disney Descendants dolls, Disney Star Darlings, and Moxie Girlz, are they not pretty dolls?

In terms of height, DC Super Hero Girls are quite the same. They're pretty looking dolls, too. And has she not seen Gooliope Jellington or those three frightfully tall ghouls dolls, or Madeline Hatter in her giant greasy hair glory? They're all really tall with bulbous head.

I think the best thing about Shibajuku Girls dolls would have to be the knee-high cat socks. I'm not even fascinated by their face or those inset glass eyes.

Doll Dress Up Games

Doll dress up games are fun mindless games. You even have the option to play the game with background music if you like. Well, that is an option at Starsue.net. Anyway...

Once Upon A Zombie - Zombie Alice

Cutie Pops

La Dee Da - Cyanne

DC Super Hero Girls - Harley Quinn

DC Super Hero Girls - Poison Ivy

DC Super Hero Girls - Wonder Woman

DC Super Hero Girls dolls are out now in America, by the way. I'm so envious.

Fairy Tale High - Teen Cinderella

Zeenie Dollz - Kazumi

The spark on her left eye is annoying. I didn't even put that there.

Pinkie Cooper

Monster High Freak Du Chic - Jinafire Long

Monster High Brand Boo Students - Kjersti Trollson

Fairy Tale High - Teen Alice

Doll hunting (Authentic and Bootleg dolls!)

Some photos of dolls while I was out and about:

Rochelle Goyle from the Monster High Freak Du Chic playset!

Monster High Adult Collector Draculaura! I don't know how to feel about all the embroidery, to be honest. And her inset eyes are unsettling to me, I don't know why. (/Oops those eyes are just painted, not inset. The painting style fooled me, ha!)

A bootleg Ever After High Madeline Hatter! Me not like! It's not articulated very well!

Bootleg Ever After High Raven Queen and *fake surprise* Madeline Hatter.

Another bootleg Ever After High Madeline Hatter and Apple White.

A bootleg Bratz doll with masks.

A big-headed doll from a doll line called Belle. I was thinking of getting this one because it's fully articulated and the big head is quite amusing.

A birthday party set from the Belle doll line again. I think the package is full of crap because it's mostly paper. In reality, you're only getting a few items from the box.

This is what I'd like to call a deluxe birthday party set from Belle again. You're getting some balloons, a birthday cake and a slice of cake in this set.

WOW bootleg Cutie Pops. I didn't even think they'd be copied too! I don't plan to buy this because it's expensive for a bootleg and this is such a top-heavy doll. If it doesn't come with a stand, it's going to be a challenge to display them specially if they are wearing a great free-flowing dress!