2024 DAE: SPECIAL CATEGORIES

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Alpine Lavender 
14.5 inches, OOAK, $81. Cotton, lace, ribbon. Boots by Cottontail Doll Designs. Model: Custom Aubree Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll. Props not included. 

Art Deco Dress 
14.5 inches, LE 1, $48. Artist made this art deco-print dress using London Lawn fabric and “fussy cutting” techniques. Model: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Special Edition Drusilla doll, customized by artist. 

Assia 
22 inches, OOAK, $875. 1874 ball gown in shades of burnt orange and black, with purple and green accents. White cotton lace trimmed pantaloons. Bustle. Stockings and black ribbon-decorated shoes. White cotton petticoat, with many rows of double-lace flounces at the rear. Lined trained skirt in “crushed” silk shantung, black lace, and organza/satin pleated trim. Apron/bustle pleated and puffed lined overskirt in diamond silk taffeta, edged with black lace and French silk ribbon. Matching lined evening bodice, with organza and satin pleated trim. Hand-beaded and dyed lace applique. Silk ribbon and ribbon and fabric flowers throughout the costume. Antique Victorian Chantilly lace stole, painted lace-trimmed fan, and headpiece with flower and feathers complete the ensemble. Model: Robert Tonner American model vinyl and hard plastic doll. Repaint by the artist. New soft glass eyes inserted, applied upper lashes. Pale blond mohair wig in the period style.  Photo by the artist. 

Butterfly Girl 
11 inches, OOAK, $400. Outfit consists of paper, lace, and tulle. Top and skirt are made of white cardstock. Jacket is made of lace and paper. Belt is made of white and silver cardstock, and the train is made of tulle. Dress is 11 inches without the train. With the train, it’s 22.5 inches. Wig is made of paper with handmade paper roses, iridescent pearl beads, and Swarovski crystal beads and pearls. Wig is 6 inches tall. Model: Volks Dollfie Icon Iris. She is Iris pearly glow and made of vinyl. Eyes are multicolored. 

Easter Gnomes 
14.5 inches, OOAK, $59. Cotton. Boots by Cottontail Doll Designs. Model: Custom Tilda Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll. Props not included. 

Exotic Peacock 
18 inches, Open, $140. Base is a one-piece slip-on leotard. Skirting is designed in layers. First layer of skirting is an iridescent tissue organza fabric that, when in the light, can bring on a few different colors that blend with the peacock appliques and feathers. Second layer of skirting has cut-out pieces from three peacock appliques, which are set and hand-stitched over the first layer of skirting. Pieces are adorned with sequins to give just the right amount of sparkle. Third layer is 24 real peacock feathers scattered all the way around the skirting, along with little rhinestone buttons. Set comes with a matching clip-in headpiece with peacock feathers that hang down on one side. Model: 18-inch Luli from The Trinket Box BJD. 

Iridescence 
18 inches, OOAK, $150. Designed over a one-piece stretch leotard in white with peach flowers. Skirting is hand-stitched in layers, with white chiffon flowers for the base of the overlay of sequined and beaded flowers and other pieces hand-cut from the appliques. Artist used four large appliques in total to make the outer skirting, along with iridescent hanging leaves. The main colors in this set are white and a peachy pink. Headpiece that matches was made using wires that have attached chiffon butterflies, beads, pearls, pieces taken from the appliques used in overlay skirting, and a few faux flowers and leaves. Artist also made little armlets out of the fabric with the hanging iridescent leaves. Model: 18-inch Kimmie from The Trinket Box BJD. 

January Rose 
14.5 inches, OOAK, $57. Cotton, lace. Shoes by Cottontail Doll Designs. Model: Custom Lilah Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll. Props not included. 

Moon Flower 
14.5 inches, OOAK, $81. Cotton, ribbon, lace. Boots by Cottontail Doll Designs. Model: Custom Brooke Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll. Props not included. 

Southern Aurora 
12 inches, OOAK, $500. Vintage Thai silk dress, lined with turquoise silk taffeta. Separate petticoat in silk taffeta with tulle underlay. Hat in turquoise silk and beaded with crystals and gold-plated chain. Gold-plated earrings with gold-plated chain and crystal beads. Three necklaces made from gold-plated chains and crystal beads. Gold-plated bracelets and crystal-beaded bracelet. All clothing and jewelry designed and made by the artist. Shoes (not visible) by Integrity Toys. Model: Integrity Toys doll Agnes Von Weiss, “Legenday Status,” a W Club doll from 2020. 

Wild Things 
16 inches, OOAK, $900. Vintage Thai silk with tiny black crystal beading. Cotton petticoat underneath (not visible). Vintage black lace cap with handmade matching flowers. Black crystal necklace with matching earrings with gold-plated findings. Faux fur stole (which has been vigorously dragged around the house by the artist’s Siamese cat). All clothing and jewelry designed and made by the artist. Dress is inspired by the costumes from the movie Poor Things and is based on evening dresses from 1900. Artist said a notable feature of the costumes for Poor Things is that they look historical but are very different from actual historical clothing. The vibrant vintage Thai silk is from the early 1970s, but the dress style is more or less from around 1900. Many sci fi and other odd movies use this costuming technique, which is both familiar and unsettling. Shoes (not visible) by Integrity Toys. Model: 16-inch Integrity Toys Elsa Lin, “Fall Phenomenon” from 2015. 

Yellow Rose 
14.5 inches, OOAK, $46. Cotton, lace. Sandals by Cottontail Doll Designs. Model: Custom Lilah Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll. Props not included. 

Custom Ruby Red Fashion Friends Erica 
14.5 inches, Custom, $425. Vinyl doll with new emerald-green glass eyes, new eyelashes, new wig, face/body repaint, manicure/pedicure, and new outfit handmade by the artist. Original: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Ella doll. 

Custom Ruby Red Fashion Friends Eva 
14.5 inches, Custom, $430. Vinyl doll with new OOAK teal resin eyes, new eyelashes, new wig, face/body repaint, manicure/pedicure, and new outfit handmade by the artist. Original: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Ella doll.  

Custom Ruby Red Fashion Friends Lola 
14.5 inches, Custom, $425. Vinyl doll with new brown glass eyes, new eyelashes, new wig, face/body repaint, manicure/pedicure, and new outfit handmade by the artist. Original: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Limited Edition Lavender doll. 

Custom Ruby Red Fashion Friends Macy 
14.5 inches, Custom, $430. Vinyl doll with new OOAK resin eyes, new eyelashes, new wig, face/body repaint, manicure/pedicure, and new handmade dress. Original: Ruby Red Fashion Friends Maisie doll. 

Milàn 
13 inches, OOAK, $825. Vinyl doll. Original: blank Dianna Effner Little Darling #5 with dark skin tone. 

Romy 
13 inches, OOAK, $716. Vinyl doll. Artist used Mr. Super Clear. Original: blank Dianna Effner Little Darling #5 with medium skin tone. 

Vivien 
13 inches, OOAK, $895. Vinyl doll. Original: blank Dianna Effner Little Darling #3 with a regular skin tone. 

Asteria 
14 inches, LE 30, $4,500. Platinum silicone. Angora hair. Artist used Silc Pig, Psycho Paint, and Just Matte. Doll has armatures, hand-applied eyebrows, and a drink-and-wet system. Sculpt by Elsie Rodriguez. 

Ayra Prototype 
16 inches, LE 20, $6,800. Platinum silicone. Angora hair. Artist used Psycho Paint, Silc Pig, and Just Matte. Has full-body armatures, hand-applied eyebrows, open mouth, drink-and-wet system, and directionally microrooted hair. Sculpt by Sheila Mrofka. 

Braelyn 
19 inches, LE 26, $3,600 for completed doll (NFS). Full-body silicone. Baby brown rooted hair and eyelashes. Doll has closed eyes. Painted by the artist. Wearing a polycotton dress and pinafore trimmed with lace, handmade by the artist. Also wearing white shoes and white socks that were purchased. Sculpt by Marta Gladczak, who inserted armatures in Braelyn’s arms. 

Brianna 
20 inches, LE 30, $9,500. Platinum silicone. Artist used Psycho Paint, Silc Pig, and Just Matte. Doll has full armatures, open mouth with detachable tongue, hand-applied eyebrows, milia, and a face scratch. Sculpt by Yophi Babies. 

Cookie 
15 inches, LE, first release, $5,000. Sculpted and cast in platinum silicone. Angora mohair. Painted with silicone pigments. Artist gave her a removable tongue and a permanent umbilical stump, as well as a wire armature. Sculpted and cast by Elsie Rodriguez. 

Delilah 
18 inches, LE 3,700, $1,392. Mohair. Artist used the following materials for the painting and rooting: air-drying paints Jo Sonja Artist Paint and Ultimate Fusion, BC mediums, IArt; Dewy Skin Medium, BC Heat Set Paint; Wet Effect, Original Lanugo Baby Flaum; Flesh, Genesis; and Matt Varnish. Artist used small glass beads and Poly-fil for the weight and filling. Doll has a magnet to hold the magnetic pacifier. Reborn doll hand-painted and mono-rooted by artist using the Delilah kit sculpted by Nikki Johnston. Handmade knitted suit by Broksa’s Oksana Hazevych. Amigurumi created by MyToy UA’s Alina Khomenko. Photo by the artist. 

Emi 
19 inches, Open, $6,000. Platinum silicone. Glass eyes, angora mohair. Sculpt painted using silicone pigments and hair rooted using Angora mohair. Features ultra-realistic glass eyes, an open mouth with removable tongue, and armatures. Sculpt by Jennifer Sussmann-Price, and cast in platinum silicone by Silicone Studios. 

Haven Boy Prototype 
19 inches; Prototype, OOAK; $7,500 (eBay). Molded and poured into platinum silicone, then painted and rooted by artist. Weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Has flexible neck, armatures for posing, and drink-and-wet system. Sculpted by Izzy Zhao of The Baby Nook. 

Lemon Prototype 
12 inches, LE 10, $3,200. Platinum silicone. Artist used Psycho Paint, Silc Pig, Silicone Velvet, and Nylon flocking. Painted to mimic a micro-preemie at 25 weeks’ gestation. Has full-body armatures, drink-and-wet system, peach fuzz, 3D veining, and umbilical stump. Sculpt by Sienna Kuhlström Ahlgren. 

Remi 
18 inches, Open, $2,850. Silicone. Sculpted in monster clay and then molded, cast, and painted by the artist in a super-soft marshmallow silicone blend. Doll is a full-body silicone with an open mouth, tongue, and rooted lashes done by the artist. Rooted hair by Marie Hart. 

Susie Q 
20 inches, LE, $4,200. Full-body silicone cast in a soft blend. Artist used a variety of pigments, including Sams, Silc Pig, and Enfis in a Psycho Paint base. Doll is matted with D3 matting powder. Eyebrows are applied mohair. Painted in many fine layers of various colors, using different techniques to achieve a lifelike appearance. Weighs 9 pounds. Sculpt by Bonnie Sieben, poured by Kristin Englert. 

Talula 
21 inches, LE 2,000, $1,620. Vinyl reborn doll painted in many translucent layers with Ultimate Fusion air-dry paint to give it a realistic baby skin look. Double-sealed and double-matted in artist’s special blend of air-dry mediums. Artist textured skin with special blend of air-dry mediums. Weighted with fine glass beads and Angel Silk Poly-fil for a soft and lifelike feel. Hand-painted hair. Talula sculpt by Severine Piret-Mercier. Produced by Elna Van Zyl of CORA (City of Reborn Angels). 

Zou-Zou 
10 inches, LE 30, $2,800. Platinum silicone. Angora hair. Artist used Psycho Paint and Silc Pig. Has full-body armatures, open mouth with detachable tongue, and directionally micro-rooted hair. Sculpt by Elena Westbrook.