And so on to my next project!

A dear dolly friend of mine in the US, asked me if I would customise her Blythe (an FBL Simply Chocolate) as she didn't like the shiny faces that stock Blythes come with.  I received the head when we were still at the coast,  but as my customising tools were here at home, I've not been able to work on her until now.  I made a start on her straight after I finished my Sasha reroot, which was probably not a great move as my hands were already a bit tender in places, and customising involves quite a lot of carving and sanding!  However, I got stuck in and have just finished her today, she is now ready to rejoin her body back in California!

Work done:
Completely remove the shiny surface of the face;
Remove old eyelashes and replace with newer more natural ones;
Remove and replace four sets of eyechips;
Carve the philtrum, lips, chin and give her a softer rounder nose, add nostrils;
Sand and colour eyelids using several layers of chalk pastels;
Boggle eyelids;
Lift eyes slightly;
All new makeup using chalk pastels and several layers of MSC sealant;
Wash, condition and trim hair;
Create 'sleep' eyes;
Add new pull charms for eye changing and sleep eyes.

The stock doll with eye mechanism removed:

Uncustomised faceplate with makeup removed:

Sanded and carving done...now for the major sanding to smooth those lips!

The finished result:  Brown eyechips by Cool Cat Collection:

Eyelids coloured using several layers of chalk pastel, lovely new soft eyelashes:

Pink/mauve forward facing eyechips by Cool Cat Collection:

Side facing icy blue eyechips with silver foil backs by Brainworm:

Front facing deep turquoise green eyechips also by Brainworm:

Little burnished copper bird and bow adorn the eye changing pull cord:

Little Matryoshka doll with 'made with love' tag adorn the sleep eyes pull cord:

Comparison of 'before' and 'after':