OR-Doll Orlando and Ancient Tales Rachel (by Olga Reinhard)

I know how much box openings helped me to determine which dolls I was interested, so I thought I should finally start doing some of my own. Apologies in advance for the camera and lighting--this is indoors and with my iPhone camera (not that I'm a such a great photographer myself). Oh well--I really got into this hobby for the sewing, so you'll have to forgive the rest! Also, sorry about the image size--I'll have to decrease there size before I upload next time!

If you want more detail about either of the dolls, please tell me and I will try to answer your questions. I'll be including more photos of my Ancient Tales girl in the Project Journals section as I begin to sew her costume.

OR-Doll Orlando

Here is OR-Doll Orlando. I'm really a sucker for carved teeth--especially if they are separate from the head. This is the most ingenious tooth piece I have seen--no need to position it separately!






His cheekbones are fantastic!


Here is a close up of the backplate and tooth piece.

Ancient Tales Rachel (by Olga Reinhard)







Super safe packaging!



She's perfect--I like that unlike the fashion dolls I have previously been exposed to, she looks more like an action figure--not heavy by any stretch of the imagination, just lifelike. She's going to be perfect for the Pre-Raphaelite heroine I have in mind for her.



A little tough to pose--she's a little top heavy, but it's late, and I'm a little too tired to fiddle with her.



I'll be taking more pictures later to detail costume-making, but I wanted to say that I'm really impressed with the tiny glass eyes--they have eyehooks in the back for easy removal and the wig comes with a magnet that matches one in the headcap. I'm super excited to get started with her!

Here is Ancient Tales Rachel with a faceup. I decided to experiment in contouring with non-traditional colors (the faceup is mostly pastel contrast with reds and blues, with a little brown to soften the colors). I think it works for her, especially because I'm trying to mimic a Waterhouse painting.

Here are the pictures. Again, apologies for the poor camera quality!