How do you pack your dolls?

[Kyia Kyia]

I'll be heading out on a airplane this next week. (Eek, it's that soon already!? Oh geez.) So, I was wondering, how do you guys transport your dolls? Cloth case, plastic case, handkerchief? Something else? If you do use a fabric case, extra please to let me see a pic.

I've decided to name my girl, Juniper. She'll be a colorful but skeptical girl. (Really, she seems to always be looking at me skeptically.)
Added some velcro to her head that had adhesive on it already. (Sticker velco?) Hopefully the Arizona heat doesn't mess with it up, she most likely won't be outside, but you never know. At least her wig is staying where it should now! Sewing for her has been fun, despite having to deal with her itty bitty waist compared to her boobs.

I have some pics of her clothing so far, here: http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll23 ... 20Uploads/
I've sewn the shorts tonight. (Last night for those of you just waking) Holy, she has some giant thighs. I'll have to remember to take that into account when I make her some jeans. Anyone have tips about sewing stuff for this big boobed/thighs of a girly?

I'll have too much time on my hands when I'm not attached to my SO's side... So, I'll need something to occupy myself...
I got an inquiry from my boyfriend of if I could make her a collar/leash for her. How would you guys go about doing this if it was you and only had a walmart for your craft supplies? (Ick but can't be helped. I don't know the town well.) I'm mostly wondering why type of closure would you use for the collar bit? I have an idea for the actual leash bit.

Haha, sorry if this is long. I'm just rather excited.

Also, does anyone have a estimation of how much face-up supplies would cost? I'm just considering all possibilities of what to do while bored, maaaybe that can be on my list. I mean, I'm going to be there a month at most till I come back to CA. I'll have some time to try things with only knowing BF there.

[DollyKim]

For face-ups it depends what colors you need and if you've done some mixing before. I've used Delta, Folk Art, and Jo-Ann or Michaels store brands, or what ever they have on sale for around $1 a bottle, for years. Wal Mart paint tends to be very very thin. As long as you can shake the paint bottle and it blends it's okay. If I'm just doing eyes and lips on a soft rooted head I use a brush on sealer. Some people may disagree with me.

For heat don't leave her in a car or any place you wouldn't leave a living thing. I get 100 plus days out here and haven't had any melting but I use sticky back velcro on my 60 and after awhile the sticky did slide but it also came off without a mark.

For sewing for curves, outside of getting my drafting book, you'll need to adjust her pattern like you would for a person. Make pants out of cheap fabric or muslin, slash open where you need it wider, take in where you need it smaller, use those changes to adjust your pattern.

[Yanagi-sen]

After a couple years, I finally broke down and bought a doll carrier bag. BEFORE then I actually took Nagi all the way to Italy and back in my messenger bag. I wrapped him very carefully in WHITE fabric (so he wouldn't pick up any fun stains), then made sure he was supported and cushioned in my bag. This spring when I go with the school trip again, Momiji will be coming with me and I'll probably do something similar, I can only have one carry on and a personal bag so no doll carrier. These boys are 1/4... so transporting a 1/6 is bound to be easier! At least now I have face up protectors!

I just bought a set of Derwent Inktastic watercolor pencils at AC Moore. The set of 12 is usually about $25, but I had a half off coupon. I had 'borrowed' some Prismacolor NuPastels from school so didn't have to buy them. The MSC I ordered at the same time I ordered by 1/6 girl.

[zirconmermaid]

Since she's a little obitsu, you shouldn't have any trouble. A pencil case with some padding would probably work great! Bubble wrap or felt or white fabric like old t-shirts. Take her shopping with you to see. She is really flexible, so you can always bend her knees. Some Barbie clothes fit them really well, and you might try adjusting a barbie pattern. As to a collar and leash in her size, grosgrain ribbon in 1/8" or 1/4", and for a buckle you can look for a kids bracelet or watch thats cheap. Some plastic bracelets are built like watchbands and the buckles fit on 1/4" ribbon. Then use the 1/8" ribbon for the leash itself. You can make "D" rings out of jumprings by squashing one side.

Hazel is a 1/3, and she travels in a carry-on. Or in my arms. Usually my arms except for take-off and landing. She hates the bag - it's a yoga bag.

The person who can pack more dolls into a carry-on than anyone else I have ever heard of is Kiki-chan78. Hers are 1/3 also.

[kiki-chan78]

Not going to go into what I've spent on face-up supplies. For only one face-up, I really don't suggest investing the amount I have. ^.~

For travel, I'd suggest shoving her into a light colored cloth bag, preferably with some light padding, and then tote her in your carry-on. Since she's so tiny, she shouldn't cause much of a problem for transporting. Not like you're trying to pack 6 1:3 scale BJDs, and a Mini-BB into your carry-on... which, believe it or not, is totally do-able. Unfortunately, once they are all in there, there isn't any room for *anything* else (well, maybe hemostats to put them back into one piece).

<3

-Kiki-chan78.

[richila]

Shriara travels in the front pocket of my backpack purse with a piece of silk to protect her hair. It is lined with her fleece blanket and has room for a book and her teddy.
For face-ups, I use watercolor pencils. I have almost zero brush control, so pencils and a good sharpener are my friends.