Sirenita custom dolls on Kid independent

I'm so excited to share with you all that my little custom ladies are being featured on kid independent. Many thanks to the wonderful people at inde for this special feature <3

Read more about it here

Skye

I finally finished my last custom for 2011. I meant to post photos earlier but X-mas got in the way :)

She is a heather sky with a rerooted scalp by Immunoblythe. Our inspiration for her was a bit of Tara McPherson and my art.

She is probably the hardest custom I have ever worked on because of all the details in her mask. While painting over the airbrushed eyeshadow I had to make sure that I kept everything symmetrical because if I messed up it would ruin the paint underneath and I would have to redo everything. Luckily it all went smoothly.

Yay! Now it's time for a little break from dolls while I focus on some much needed painting. I will be at it again soon, so keep an eye out for my updates :)

Little swirls begin to take shape

Last custom of the year

Teal and ruby red make such a lovely combination :)

This doll is for Immunoblythe. We were inspired by the colors Tara McPherson uses in her paintings and my swirly masks. I can't wait to start painting the mask, it's going to sparkle ;)

Update:

I just painted in the lips.

Tattoo

I just need to seal it and this doll is done :)

Detailing

This part was hard. I had to be super careful because if I mess up around the eyes I can ruin the paint underneath. Luckily this was a success.

Painting lips

Just water, acrylic and a brush. I love doing this part :)

Update:

Finished the lips, yay!

Working on my 7th DOTD doll

She's going to be pink and purple <3

Making dolly prints

I love this one :)

update

I just added the prints to my shop, go check them out! They turned out super beautiful :)

Dia de los Muertos Custom #6

I finally finished this little gentle ghost. The faceup and chest tattoo were done by me and the amazing thermal re root was done by hello miss.quito.

She turned out to be so sweet :)

Surgery time

She's about to get herself some ink and an embedded stone :)

Progress

Just added the blue tint to her lips :)

the beginings

I'm working on my sixth Dia de los Muertos inspired Blythe. So far I've carved her lips, airbrushed her skull mask and eyeshadow and now I've started hand painting the lips and nose. I love doing the lips, it's my favorite part. She's going to be a purply ghostly dream :)

In my studio today

Say hello to my Guinea Pig McGee. If it wasn't for her, air brushing would be a nightmare. She's so patient with me! She lets me practice on her before I start my work. I think she use to be an enchanted petal. I promise that one day she will get a makeover ;)

By the way, thank you everyone that emailed me. You are now on my list to receive news and updates from me :)

Saturday morning shipping

My ginger frost is getting an alpaca
re root, I'm getting ready to send off her scalp. We are very excited, she will finally be complete after many years of having her.

Currently...

I finally have a blog for my dolls!!!

Yay!!!

I will be posting all my updates here relating to my custom dolls and toys. Just to let everyone know, I'm currently closed for commissions but after the holidays I plan on opening up again for next year. If you would like to stay updated please email me at floatonsirenita@yahoo.com and I can add you to my newsletter :)