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Yes i do sell them :-)

My online store wont be up untill the 16th but theres the addy [link] the gallery is up and a FAQ and Bio page is up as well.

For a base doll with no hair or makeup or customization they start out at $650 for a completed character like Tyler with makup, hair, a complete costume with boots, and custom eyes $850. for characters with more complicated outfits and custom props the price goes up. I do get a few people who like to make their own wigs/clothes buying the base dolls but most people want dolls that look like particular characters/people so i sell allot more of those.

Awww your boyfriends self portrait doll sounds really sweet, he sounds like a really great guy :-)
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Oh cool. I assumed they would be around $800.00-ish. Because that's what the super dollfie dolls go for. I showed your deviant art pictures to my boyfriend. And he loved them. I told him I mentioned the doll he made for me to you. He said, "Nooo! That guy is super professional. he'll hate mine." hehe I told him that the first doll you made probably looked a lot different then the dolls you do now, and you most likely have gotton better each time. But he was still horrified. He's funny. He made it for me because he lives in Holland and I am here in America. When he was in high school he made boots, so he knew how to make the tiny boots. He "faked" the sewing of the PVC pants and the jacket with studs. He sculpted the head himself even though he had no idea what he was doing. Anyway it turned out really cute and pretty detailed for someone who doesn't do that type of thing.
How did you decide to start making the dolls?
How many do you make a year?
All my friends I showed your page to loved it! Too bad none of my friends are rich. *pouts*
The gallery is really nice. Did you photograph the dolls yourself? The pictures are really nice.
Ok I'll check out your online store after the 16th. Thanks for letting me know!
Hugs,
~Laurah
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Hi Laurah

Thats so cool!! you didnt freak when i told you the price!!! Thank you! :-) most people that arent used to seeing the prices on art dolls or dollfies usually start sputtering and stuff when i tell them the prices, it always makes me crazy.

Yep there made allot like a super dollfies, except bigger. the jointing and sutch is very slimilar.

Aww your boyfriend sounds really cool, Wow! thats really impresive that he made the boots and everything, I order my boots from Japan and Hong Kong cause boots are hard to make! :-)

I used to be a puppet builder, and ive always sculpted and like designing clothing, doing makeups/hair, setbuilding and propmaking,.. so making dolls just kinda was a way to combine a bunch of my interests
It took almost 9 months to complete all my master sculpts and molds, so i didnt actually start making finished dolls untill May, ive made 14 so far . For characters of medium complexity i can make about 3 dolls a month. for more complicated dolls with props and complicated costumes it can take a months per doll.

Thank you for telling your friends about my stuff :-) Yes i take all of my own photos, i love taking pics of them, actually i think i like taking pics of them almost as mutch as i like making them ;-)

take care!
Donn
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Donn,
hehe Well I'm in art too. I know that people don't realize how long it takes people to custom make things. And how much work it is. I think your dolls are totally worth $800.00+ !! I mean they are so detailed and gorgeous. After I pay up for my wedding, I'd love to have a doll made by you. *smiles* So usually when you tell people the price they don't take it so well? *imagines someone spitting out their drink and coughing for 5 minutes * :)
Have you photographed all 14 of your dolls? If not what did they look like? Is Tyler yours?
I wanted to show Wim the boots you bought for Tyler. I remember you had a link, but I can't find it now. Can you give it to me? He was curious, because he wears boots similair to those. I think WIm thought the boots were the easy part. hehe
What kind of puppets did you make?
My friend Aonochi already deviant watched you. (or however you say that)
So can dolls have mohawks? I've never seen one.
Have you made a doll that looked like you?
I bet you are looking forward to Corpse bride? hehe
Take care,
Hugs,
~Laurah
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Hi Laurah

Artists, or people into the arts never bat an eye when i give them prices, Its just those types that cant understand what the difference is between one of my one of a kind dolls and a G.I. joe from toys-r-us those are the ones that usually do a double take.

Im really glad you think my work is worth it, congrats on your wedding, Ive only photographed The Dolls that i make for myself... (actually there is a photo of an unfinished doll that was sold in the scraps section, he doesnt look like mutch since his clothes and makeup wasnt finished) I have another doll that i made for myself just recently that i havent photoed yet, ill try and take a pic and get him posted in the next week.

And yes Tyler in mine, Hes my favorite, I could remake him easily if somone wanted a doll like him, but id never sell him :-)

When i used to do puppetry work, i did both mechanical type puppets (a pic of one that i made is at the top of my artist bio on my webpage)

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I also did muppety type puppets as well, i hope to eventually get good pics of all that stuff and get it posted

(ignore my photo at the bottom of my bio, i was so out tired that day my friend came over and took it, i need a new one, i looked like death that day "and not in a good way" ) ;-)

I got tylers boots from dollheart

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Tylers boots were limited editions, if you click shop, doll shoes, and then "shoes for sd10/13" and scroll down they still have a pic of them up even though they are sold out. some of the pics in the gallery on my site show afew diffrent shots where you can see his boots as well,..aside from nude shots of tyler, lol

I just added Aonochi today,..im a bit behind, and im still learning how to use DA :-)

I would love to do a doll with a mohawk, but my heads have headcaps that are removable (so you can move or change the eyes, or so you can take off the head in case you want to change it completely or restring the doll) and a mohawk wouldnt hide the headcap seam,...

Ive never made a doll that looked like me, my friends keep bugging me to do it (only so they can put it in lewd poses im sure) LOL, I probably will eventually just for the heck of it.

And i cant wait to see the Corpse Bride!! hehe, im a big Burton fan and the Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite film of all time!!! :-)

Take care,
Don
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Donn,
So if you made a mohawked doll, you'd have to think of a whole new way to make it, huh? Sure I had to come up with something impossible. Figures. *rolls eyes* lol
I put some pictures of my Crys doll (Crys is Wim's username) on my photobucket account.
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Yeah I'm sure the whole lewd poses thing would have to happen.. hehe Isn't that what friend are for? My friends go all out to embarrass me as much as possible. and Wim provokes me constantly. and wouldn't you be disapointed if they didn't do it? lol
If you ever make one, I'd love to see him! *smiles*
I love muppets too. On my live journal I was posting about Fraggle Rock and how I got to see it for the first time recently. So delightful. And The Dark Crystal Muppets are so cool. I would always bug all my friends to learn how to make muppets so we could all have one. Oh and when my friend, Wendy was little she wanted to marry one of the muppets because she thought that she could. hehe
I like the picture of you with the long hair with your dolls. Is that the one you are referring to?
Do you collect dolls and Nightmare before Christmas stuff? Wim & I just bought a really cool lamp on ebay.
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We are hoping to get our own place as soon as he moves here from Holland.
I'm looking forward to seeing you post more things!
Hugs,
~Laurah
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Hey Laurah,

Ive been thinking of a work-around for the mohawk, but i havent come up with any good ones yet (ill probably figure out something eventually).

Wims Doll is wonderfull :-) i love the little boots, he did a really good job on him,.. what kind of clay did he make the face out of? is it polymerclay?

If i ever make a "me" doll ill be sure to post him, I should say when i make him,..i know i will eventually it would be a fun sculpting exercise, and my friends coud have their warped fun. Everytime my friends come over especially when my best friend Dreux is in a cheeky mood the result is always the same (doll yaoi) haha,.. "some of the stuff turns out rather beautifull" but nothing i would be allowed to post pics of on here ;-) lol

Im glad you like that pic, everyone ive showed it to seems to like it (i think you all are being nice) I was soo tired that day and every time i look at it i just see a really tired guy. I respect your artistic opinion though so ill keep it for now :-)

That lamp is Cool! i collect the Jun Planning Nightmare toys, I have all of the charachters even the huge 25-26 inch oogie boogie, (i dont have all of the jack variants though) Ill take a pic of them.. I just saw a few pics of the JUN Planning Corpse bride figures and MAN are they Awesome!!!

take care, and i enjoy the chat! :-)
Donn
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Donn,
I actually wrote you a long email yesterday morning, and then Internet Explorer crashed and I lost it. *pouts* And I was too lazy to write it over.
I just got done watching that show Supernatural. I taped when i was out last night. Holy crap that show scared me. I closed my eyes like 5 times. I can't decided if I'm going to try watching that again. *shudders*
Anyway...I told Wim that I sent you links to his doll pictures. And after being horrified I think he was ok with it. I sent him the links of how you make your dolls and the cemetary stuff. He really liked your site photos.
He said he just asked the hobbie guy to recomend some stuff and described what he wanted to do with it. And all he can remember is it was some fast drying clay that doesn't need to be fired.
I tried to use sculpie once to try making a head. Yeah after 3 short hours I had a blob. *rolls eyes* And then a friend of mine came over and within 10 minutes made a likeness of another friend that was over. And yes, I do hate him. So that ended my sculpting career...
So this mohawk answer will come to you in a dream where you are rising a giant red panda or maybe a hedgehog while juggling squishy eyeballs. That's the way these things work.
Who made your animated icon? it's cool. I tried to make one, but it's kind of obnxious looking. I can't stand looking at it for more than 2 seconds, so I think I should redo it slower.
I looked up the Jun series. I have seen the Corpse bride ones. Everyone's been posting them on Live Journal. They look super cool.
Have you seen these?
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I want to get this when Wim & I have are own place.
Hey your site should be done in 2 days. I'm so looking forward to seeing the completed site.
Here's a random picture of Wim's favorite boots.
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We bought these on our first trip to Chicago together. They are cool like Tyler's.
Ok take care,
Hugs,
~Laurah
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