Adara's Dollies

As time went on, I decided Rania was too pale and almost too purple (she was an almost pale lavendar brown color in some lights), so I asked Rosslyn for the pretty-please-help-me. We redyed her at my home, where I helped clean her, sand her, and helped Rosslyn during the dyeing process. I was so nervous, even moreso than the first time. You can see here the old color beside the new. She spent a few days drying out, getting put back together, and then having her blushing and faceup redone. But now... Now she's perfect. She looks so much closer to what I wanted and how I saw her in my head! I also got her a new wig, since the long, straight hair was just right for her background.

Here is my lovely new doll after getting her the way I wanted her. "Why, Adara, she is not nearly as pale as she was in the box opening photos! What happened??" I'd always envisioned Rania as Indian, possibly Hindu (working on her background). A pale, white skinned doll would not do. I asked Rosslyn for help, as I simply knew the Souldoll Soulkid Amy doll had the right face for what I wanted, if someone could just help me get the rest of the way. Rosslyn obliged. We both sanded the doll down and prepared her for the dyeing process. Rosslyn took the opportunity to sand the nose down into a more aquiline shape for Rania's ethnicity. Then, she trial-and-error-ed her way through the dyeing process to get the right color (this really did take an awful long time, but the results are worth it). Finally, Rosslyn was triumphant and Rania looked almost herself. The next two days, Rosslyn worked hard to give Rania her faceup and body blushing. She i...