Okay!

2-3 days. I didn’t measure the exact number of hours per day, but it’s quite a tedious process.

I’ll post the end result with details 🙂 Should take 2-3 weeks for the head and hair material to arrive (still undecided on the color).

Yeah, there is some special kind of fun in small things 🙂 And yes - your understanding is correct.

Thank you!

Thanks 🙂

Cool! A friend of mine likes Once Piece, so I’m familiar 🙂

These dolls are somewhat small (1:6), so tiny patterns look more natural on them, which is why she used a very small hook.

Thanks! No magnifying glass, but she used 0.75mm hook.

Yes 😅 But they aren’t painted - it’s just the shape. It’s not her original body. If you’re interested, see my this comment.

They’ve been making collectible dolls for quite a while now. For example, my wife has Melody from “1 Modern Circle” from 2003. We’re not exactly Barbie collectors, though - we just like beautiful dolls 🙂 My wife likes to make handmade stuff for them and I like to create hybrid dolls.

The purple-haired Barbie was originally a mermaid:

It’s a cheap playline Barbie, but it’s popular among doll collectors because of her head 😅 People usually buy her and replace the original body. I used a MengF body. Here is my old post. I covered her breasts, but there’s no NSFW. You can see more photos of the body in this article (not mine!). It’s in Ukrainian, but you can just skim through the photos 🙂

Mattel makes many different barbies nowadays. They identified by their faces (molds). This one is Lina 🙂

They call it “Diwali Barbie” on their website. It’s made in collaboration a clothes designer. I just liked the doll.