May 17, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
I decide to make my own 1/6 size doll mannequins which are brand agnostic and should suit many similar sized dolls. These resin mannequins (1/6 scale) are hand-made to help designers and dress makers to create their beautiful BJD doll clothes, wigs and jewelry....
May 17, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
This is my newest bjd (ball joint doll) member, Kyeema, which is an aboriginal name for ‘of the dawn’. I love this name as she is a strong earthy girl with an almost edgy grunge .. yet everyday a unique beauty! She is a 1/4 sized (that is 1/4 of a human,...
Apr 30, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
‘Surrea in Wattle’ represents our national floral emblem for Australia. Her costume and earrings are hand beaded with our national colors green and gold. Her ugg boots also iconic here along with the incredible red hair add fantastic texture.I have crafted...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
I really wanted my Enchanted Doll Surrea to be a RED from Australia and a series of costumes to reflect not only how beautiful she is but how beautiful my homeland is. This costume is inspired by the beaches, but rather than the hot bright sunny beach I have opted for...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog, Work-in-progress
Having some fun while starting Surrea’s next costume – ‘Wattle’ which is our state floral emblem here in Victoria Australia. You you can read more about Wattle on these posts: Today’s inspiration is winter wattle Making an ArtLinks Wattle...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
I really wanted my Enchanted Doll Surrea to be a RED from Australia and a series of costumes to reflect not only how beautiful she is but how beautiful my homeland is. This costume is inspired by the beaches, but rather than the hot bright sunny beach I have opted for...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, That Creative blog
Woohoo I did it, face-up done and she is beautifully imperfect, I love it! That was an interesting challenge using many layers of delicate pastel blushing, water color pencils and acrylic paints. In total over 8 layers each sealed with a clear spray and then eyelashes...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina
I really want Surrea to be a RED from Australia and a series of costumes to reflect not only how beautiful she is but how beautiful my homeland is. This first costume is inspired by the beaches, but rather than the hot bright sunny beach I have opted for the beautiful...
Mar 26, 2016 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina
Having found Marina Bychkova’s amazing Enchanted Dolls in 2011, I began following her amazing artwork of dolls and her work-in-progress blog. I was fortunate to purchase her first edition book which is numbered and autographed in 2012, and also put my name on a...
Jun 7, 2013 | Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) by Dina, Creative inspiration, That Creative blog
I remember barbie dolls, large dolls and the occasional boy doll or Ken. However since I had sons, dolls haven’t been in my life for over 30 years and all of a sudden they seemed to have grown up! Barbie is no longer the doll of today, it’s all about...
