I love "fake babies"

by Samantha George
(Maryland, United States)

I'm 12 years old. For my birthday last year my mom got me a reborn doll kit, from Secrist Dolls. It was the Taffy preemie starter kit. I immediately started working on it. Since then I've been hooked. I reborn a few dolls a month, usually Secrist kits. I save my money from babysitting my brothers and neighbors to buy more kits and supplies. I have reborned about 23 dolls in 11 months. I usually work on 2-4 dolls at a time. I start with one and while its in the oven drying I'll work on another. Some of them, I will never be able to part with. I'm not pretending their real, i know their not. But they're my babies, I'm only 12. I've made them with my friends and we all share our love for them. I've donated to nursing homes and given them to little girls in hospitals who weren't allowed to see their baby sisters. I send pictures before selling. I charge for the kit, the wig, and the doe suede body. I do put on body plates, but it does cost extra. Usually my dolls sell for $150-$575. I don't do mohair rooting, as I'm not good at it yet but I'm practicing (I think the wig to look extremely realistic) You can send pictures of a particular kit that you would like, and if you want a number I can reach you at.