Butterfly Kisses Nursery

        Where dolls come to life!

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If you're visiting this site, you are either a collector of reborn dolls or you are curious as to what a reborn doll is.

This site is dedicated to the art of reborning and sculpting dolls.

"A vinyl baby doll artistically enhanced to be a lifelike representation of a real human baby." quote by C. Kohlscheen, of Reborn Doll Kits.

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What Is Reborning?

The process of creating a reborn doll is referred to as reborning. The technique of reborning has evolved over the past five years with heat set paints and oils being the most used amongst artists. Artists use ordinary play dolls to create lifelike representations. Great pain is taken by "reborn artists" to make the baby dolls look and feel as real as possible. This process can be incredibly involved taking up to weeks to finish.

The technique of reborning a play doll typically involves the following processes:

The doll is taken apart and factory paint is removed.

The exterior is painted using various techniques to add to the appearance of translucent skin tones, with effects such as veins, blotching, and "milk-spots" to resemble the skin of a newborn baby.

Hair and eyelashes, usually fine mohair or human hair, are applied using rooting tools and felting needles strand by strand, which can take up to 30+ hours per head.

The original vinyl body is replaced with a soft stuffed and weighted body.

A magnet may be attached inside the mouth for attaching a magnetic pacifier. Additional enhancements may include a magnetically attached "umbilical cord", a battery powered heartbeat simulator, breathing simulator, and heat packs.

The last step in creating a reborn is to pick out the clothing so they look their best!

Each baby is a One of a Kind!