Issue 17!

We are finishing up the final touches on Issue 17 and then it will be off to the printer!

We have an excellent line up this issue starting with our Glad Award winner Phil Cuthbert. We are also excited to bring you a great interview with Aimee Cummings of Seed Dolls and photos of her new ball jointed dolls. You can also spruce up your reborning skills with two tutorials from Petit Cherie Nursery on painting lips and veining. Bo Bergemann shares her dolls with us in our Spotlight article and for all those that like to sew for your dolls, we have a sweet sewing pattern for 12” Bethany Kish (and similar sized) dolls from Design by Jude!

This is definitely an issue you don't want to miss!! Check out the website and join our mailing list for updates.

GLAD Winners

Reborning Categories:

Dolls were scored on the following scale:
1(Excellent) - 2(Good) - 3(Neutral) - 4(Fair) - 5(Poor)
for a variety of criteria, including hair, eyes, eyebrows, nails, skin, posing, extras (such as belly plates, etc) and overall impression. Judges scores were averaged for an overall score for each doll.
Entries must meet a minimum score of 2.5 to be eligible for prizes.

Caucasian Reborn - Stacey Haskins
Ethnic Reborn - Jennifer Schissler
Toddler Reborn - Stacey Haskins
Reborn from a Play Doll - Sharon Azzinarro
Reborn Primate - Stephanie Sullivan

Overall Reborn Winner - Stacey Haskins

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Sculpting Categories

Dolls were scored on the following scale:

1(Excellent) - 2(Good) - 3(Neutral) - 4(Fair) - 5(Poor)
for a variety of criteria, including proportion, face, ears, limbs, finished appearance, presentation and overall impression. Judges scores were averaged for an overall score for each doll.
Entries must meet a minimum score of 2.5 to be eligible for prizes.
Character Sculpt - Phil Cuthbert

Portrait Sculpt - No entries
Mini Sculpt - Sherry Miller
Full Size Sculpt - Rosemary Rolfe
Ball Jointed Doll - No entries met minimum requirements.

Overall Sculpt Winner - Phil Cuthbert

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Honourable Mentions will be announced later this week.



To see the GLAD entries, pick up the November/December 2010 copy of Lifelike Dolls (on sale soon).



GLAD Winners

Winner announcement coming tomorrow, Monday, October 18th at 1pm EST.

EXPO

We are home from EXPO, and we had a fabulous time! It was great getting to meet so many incredible artists and to see so much talent in one room. I'm already excited for the next one! If you took pictures at EXPO, please visit our facebook page and add them for everyone to see!

GLAD Awards

The entries are in! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be organizing everything for the judges, and the judging will begin! Best of luck to all of the entrants this year!

Lifelike Dolls becomes a sponsor of the 2010 Colliii Awards

It is our pleasure to welcome another sponsor to this years Colliii Awards. Our new sponsor Lifelike Dolls Magazine will be a fantastic addition to the already growing number of sponsors for this years competition.

Lifelike Dolls Magazine is an up and coming doll publication that focuses on artist dolls, particularly reborn dolls, OOAK sculpts and BJDs.

Founded by two Canadian doll artists, Lifelike Dolls is dedicated to providing quality tutorials, articles and information.

Lifelike Dolls is sold to over 35 countries around the world, hosts the GLAD Awards and participates in a variety of doll events in North America.



When asked about her feelings towards the partnership, Lifelike Dolls editor Sheri McDonald said...

"Lifelike Dolls Magazine is thrilled to sponsor the 2010 Colliii Awards. We have watched the last two Colliii Awards and we were impressed with the entries and the overall structure of the competition.

We have had the pleasure of featuring some of the former Colliii Awards finalists, and we look forward to seeing this year's talent. At Lifelike Dolls, we strive to feature quality artists and reach an international audience.

We feel the Colliii Awards reflect the same goals and we are pleased to join their impressive list of sponsors for 2010."

2 Years of Lifelike Dolls

We are celebrating 2 years!
The March/April 2010 issue marks our 12th issue!

Tamie Yarie is the featured artist for our March/April 2010 issue. She shares her adorable OOAK sculpts and incredibly popular reborn doll kits.

Take a look at the delightful mini OOAK sculpts by Joni Inlow.

Part One: Learn to Sculpt a Ball-Jointed Doll. The first steps in this ongoing sculpting tutorial.

All About Hair! We examine everything about giving hair to your dolls! Mohair, wigs, human hair and painted hair will all be discussed in this informative article, and at least one hair tutorial will be provided to our readers.