She is lovely!!  Great job!   

So I dug these girls out today (poor things) and I’d like to try customizing them but someone on Facebook told me that the permanent marker on the bodies would bleed through any paint I put on them.

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They all got a good soak and scrub and then I used acetone to take off as much marker as possible then scrubbed them again. My plan was to airbrush them as I usually do but I wondered if anyone has experience with this happening?

Edit: I should clarify that this pic was taken before all the scrubbing and acetone!  All of the green and red marker came off and only the black is left.

Yes, I've ordered from Dollyhair several times in the last couple of years and things have always arrived promptly and perfect.

I’m not excited about the pose of this baby but I don’t hate it either so I figured it was fitting that baby Cuddles stay with the carriage. 😂

Spray painting went well!  I’m letting it cure overnight, possibly another day then spraying with Mr Superclear before adding more colors.

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I thought about customizing this the moment I got it about a year ago but I wanted to give collectors a chance first. I’ve advertised it in many different places and never got any interest in it so I decided to go ahead and customize it.

I have seen a couple customs before but not been able to talk to the customizers so I’m going in blind. I thought I’d document the process in case anyone else wants to try it in the future.

I managed to carefully disassemble most of it but I’m stuck in this spot at the moment with the axle assembly. It looks like it should come off but moderate force hasn’t been successful and I’m terrified to break it so now I’m pondering.  I could technically paint it like this but it would be difficult to get all of the white in the little nooks and crannies and I’m a perfectionist when it comes to my work and I know even the tiniest white spot would bug me.

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This is the connection spot here - the two tabs are holding it from sliding out. I’m wondering if I were to carefully heat it with a heat gun if that would make it flexible enough to get them out.

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Then I’m wondering what I should use to paint. At the moment I’m thinking of using a spray primer meant for plastic and then using my airbrush over that and sealing with Mr Superclear.

Feel free to chime in with thoughts and suggestions! 😂

Forgot to mention that I’ll also be de-BBEing and customizing the baby Cuddles that comes with the baby buggy.

I always love the way you curl manes, Kaelynn!

Aw, thank you!   

She’s so pretty!  I love the effect of the gold tinsel ❤️