If you are looking for a fun hobby then you might want to try making your own reborn dolls. when you come to putting the finishing touches to the newborn baby doll you will get a great sense of satisfaction.

To help you avoid some common pitfalls, here are the leading 3 tips to remember.

Remove the original of all factory markings

It is vitally important to make sure that you remove all of the factory markings from the doll you are reborning. Generally speaking, this will be the dolls hair, eyelashes and any paint.

If you leave any of this on the doll, it will ruin the end result. This can be one of the hardest parts to do but it is well worth making sure you do this properly.

You dont need to use a purple wash

When reborning was quite new, many people added a purple wash inside the dismantled doll pieces. This was to give the skin a slight blue tint which helped to increase the visual outcome and make it look more real.

This didnt last for long though, as many people found that the paint penetrate the outside of the limbs and ruin the external colors that were applied on top. This effect can ruin the entire doll.

For this reason, it is best to not use a purple wash and instead you should focus on building up the paint in a series of layers on top of each other.

Dont use sand either

One of the last things to do is to add some weight to the dolls body and limbs before you put it back together. However, you should try to avoid using sand as the weight where possible.

If the containing bags leak it will no doubt come out of the doll and end up making a mess. Sand, being rather fine, is liable to find its way out of most bags quite easily.

Also, it has proven to be a problem to some people who have tried to ship their reborn doll overseas and have had it rejected by customs.

These 3 things will help you to get the most out of your reborning. Of course, you should mainly focus on having fun and enjoying what you are doing.