Show me.... Barbie Customs! Also, free outfit patterns/tutorials.

[anthologia]

I've just started gathering together a small collection of Barbies, and my plan is to geek up some of them a little. For inspiration, I've been poking through the internet for examples of custom Barbies and have been surprised to find... not nearly as many as I thought I would.

So! Show me your favorite customs! 

Alternatively, if you have any Barbie clothes patterns (sewing), I would love to see them!

[Fashion doll fan1]

Have you checked out the Barbie OOAKs and reroots group on Flickr? 

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ooakbarbies/

[Chance]

Have you ever seen the work of Noel Cruz? I'm not sure if he's done a Barbie custom specifically, but he does repaint Mattel celebrity dolls. His work is absolutely jaw-dropping. I find it both inspirational... and intimidating!

Here's his website:
http://www.ncruz.com/

And here's his deviantART page, where he also posts what the original doll looked like before the repaint for comparison:
http://noeling.deviantart.com/gallery/

[anthologia]

Have you ever seen the work of Noel Cruz? I'm not sure if he's done a Barbie custom specifically, but he does repaint Mattel celebrity dolls. His work is absolutely jaw-dropping. I find it both inspirational... and intimidating!

  I'm a little worried he might be kidnapping people and turning them into dolls. THERE WAS TOTALLY A TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE ABOUT THAT ONCE.

[Chance]

Have you ever seen the work of Noel Cruz? I'm not sure if he's done a Barbie custom specifically, but he does repaint Mattel celebrity dolls. His work is absolutely jaw-dropping. I find it both inspirational... and intimidating!

  I'm a little worried he might be kidnapping people and turning them into dolls. THERE WAS TOTALLY A TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE ABOUT THAT ONCE.

Oh no, I didn't think of that!