ordinary miracles reborn nursery

selling some kits

2012-01-21T20:16:00.000+11:00

ok so I have listed some kits on ebay due to it just not being feasible to keep all these kits laying around
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/ordinarymiraclesreborn/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=50&_trksid=p3686
up for sale I have
Quinn by Tamie Yarie
Kyra by Eva Helland (head only)
Female torso by Sheila Micheals
Bonnie By Maribel Valles Villanova (long time sold out limited edition)
Amber by Samantha Gregory
Precious little baby dust dvd creating older skin tones
listings end in 2 days so go check them out :)
hugs Gayle

Ordinary Miracles Tips for rooting with German Needles

2012-01-08T21:53:00.000+11:00

Just some tips on the easiest way to work with German Fork needls

hugs Gayle

Ordinary Mircales Hair Mapping tutorial

2012-01-08T17:48:00.000+11:00

So I am still rooting the hair on the twins I have had a few distractions so it has take me longer than I anticipated but I am just about up to Beaus crown/swirl so I thought I'd start uploading the videos just to be caught up so when I do get his swirl finished I'll be caught up so to speak :) here is the hair mapping phase for his particular style hope it helpful

hugs Gayle

Re-do baby just in time for Christmas

2011-12-23T10:27:00.000+11:00

While I am not usually one who likes to do "re-do" reborns after finding out a friend had purchased a baby back in 2007 and it had been living in her closet because she was so disappointed in it how could I not in the spirit of Christmas remake this baby!
He started out as the Ember sculpt by Tasha Edenholm from Bountiful Baby.
Photos really do not do this little boy justice as the weather as has been terribly overcast which is not good for taking pictures but I wanted him home with his mummy before Christmas

hugs Gayle

Durability of real effect air dry reborn paints

2011-12-23T09:52:00.000+11:00

I have had a lot of questions lately regarding the durability of the real effects air dry paints, so I decided to make a short little video to demonstrate just how durable they are.
I honestly have found real effect paint to be just as durable as the genesis heat set paint. Of course it does come down to the artist using them and their skill level, if they aren't used correctly then yes there may be some issues just as if the genesis paints are not used correctly you will have a lot of issues.
As with any artistic endeavour you need to learn how to use your mediums properly to get the best effects and durability from them.
Hope this video is helpful

hugs Gayle

Ordinary Miracles Reborn Gift Certificate on Ebay

2011-12-01T22:39:00.001+11:00

I have listed on ebay for auction a gift certificate for a private order reborn baby so if you were wanting to get a reborn for your someone special as a Christmas gift but not sure what they'd like why not give a reborn gift certificate. 15% of the total will be donated to ovarian cancer research so you will be in fact giving 2 gifts :) click here to visit the auction
I do have other gift certificates available contact me for details.
hugs Gayle

AA Reborn Tutorial

2011-12-01T22:04:00.001+11:00

Well I finally finished uploading my AA Reborn Tutorial on Youtube you can check out all 24 parts on my channel by clicking here

I will be doing a video on the rooting of these two reborns as well once the hair arrives, it most likely will not be very in depth but will give you an idea.

wow November just flew by and next thing you know Santa will be coming down the chimney
I have finished one Christmas baby made from the Pippin sculpt by the talented Bonnie Brown, she will be on her way to her new mummy next week hopefully!

So I guess you could say the November was a productive month in the nursery have the twins Beau & Mira-Jo by Jannie De Lange painted their AA Skin Tone Reborn Tutorial uploaded, Pippin by Bonnie Brown completed, Kathy by Regina Swialkowski from Doll Dreams almost painted lets hope December is even more productive as I have started a redo baby today who is Ember by Tasha Edenholm from Bountiful Baby I will put up some sneak peak photos of him soon. I also got Jack by Tamie Yarie rooted but he still needs some more work on him before he will be ready for adoption

hugs Gayle

Colliii Awards 2011

2011-11-10T21:28:00.002+11:00

Well I was very proud to receive 2 nominations for the Colliii Awards 2011
1 in the Reborn Baby Category
Beautiful little Ravi was nominated in the Reborn Baby Category he was made from the absolutely stunning Nico sculpt by Gudrun Legler

1 in the Fantasy Reborn Category
And my beautiful Indian was nominated in the Fantasy Reborn Category, she was created from the amazing Gabriella reborn child sculpt created by the ever talented Reva Schick

It was a competition full of wonderful artistry so I feel very privileged to have been nominated amongst the cream of the crop (so to speak)

hugs Gayle

AA Reborn Tutorial

2011-11-06T23:31:00.000+11:00

So I have been asked to do some reborn tutorials and I have made a start
these 2 little cuties are the product of that AA Reborning Tutorial

They are Beau & Mira-Jo sculpted by the talented Jannie de Lang
they are not quiet finished yet still needing blushing, nails and creases but you can start to watch the videos on you youtube channel I am still uploading but it takes time so please be patient with me :)
Hugs Gayle

Crisis averted... maybe

2011-11-01T22:08:00.000+11:00

Oh my gosh what a day! Every had one of those days where you wish you hadn't gotten out of bed?? that was me today. I was about the set the eyes in place on my arch angel Raphael ( Lulu by Adrie Stoete) and I got super glue on his beautiful little face right under his eye! I thought I had ruined his exquisted Blasian/AA colouring but this little reborn is such and angel, I did acidently take a small mount of paint off when I tried to remove the glue with acetone .. but then I have the bright idea of using one of those hair removing sand papery things to gently file the glue off and it appears to have worked! I just have to see if I can touch up the paint that I removed and fingers crossed he will be a beautiful Blasian.AA reborn baby again
Will keep you all updated
hugs Gayle

www.ordinarymiraclesrebornnursery.com Amorina Reborn Baby Girl by GayleM...

2011-10-31T23:12:00.002+11:00

African American/Black/ Biracial Baby Photos

2011-10-30T23:10:00.001+11:00

Does anyone have an african american/black/biracial child that wouldn't mind sharing baby photos with me for use in a tutorial? I am still only in the planing stages of the tutorial so I am not sure if it will be an ebook or a dvd at this stage. If you'd be happy to have your babies photos featured please email me
thanks
hugs Gayle

Colour Diary pt 2

2011-10-30T21:40:00.012+11:00

Well I did not get the painting completed like I had hoped I got distracted decorating for halloween lol but I did get alittle more done

Okay this is my last colour diary entry for this baby at the moment I am happy with her base colouring and I want to root the hair before I decide where to go next with her colouring as I find hair can change the whole look of the babies shading and blushing etc so I like to wait to see what it looks like before doing any finishing touches

This is what she looking like at the moment

Colour Diary

2011-10-30T00:13:00.002+11:00

Ok so I have had afew people asking me lately to make some tutorials and it is something I fully intend on doing.. however I always start with the best intentions and then next thing I know I have stopped writing steps down and taking photos lol so I am going to try to do a colour diary just to keep me on track and get me used to taking photos at every step.
So the baby I will be using for this diary is
Sunshine by Marita Winters
she will be painted with real effects air dry paints and is at this stage going to be a light to medium skintone biracial or aa reborn baby(this may change along the way)

I've done 2 more colours since this so will load thos pics tomorrow and hompefully actually get her painting finished

hugs Gayle

Reborn Custom Copies

2011-10-28T21:28:00.001+11:00

Ok for those of you who don't know a custom copy is when you custom order a doll baised on a photograph of a doll reborned by a different artist.

Do I do custom copies? HELL NO

Why not? for two reasons

1. I personally feel like it is plagiarism however I do not pass judgement on others who choose to do this

2. Every artist has their own individual techniques/ styles and it is very hard for someone to reproduce another artists style.

Why am I writing about this topic? Because there are a number of collectors who order/buy custom copies. Some of these collectors are find the dolls they recive are NOTHING like the doll which they ordered and end up very disapointed (heartbroken).

So I guess the point of this entry to educate collectors if you are going to order a custom copy PLEASE look carefully closely and at length at the artists work whom you are considering to make this copy. You want the orginals artist and the one you have decided to go with to have a silimar style.

If you choose an artist with a different style think of it like asking Picasso to recreate a Michealangelo don't be suprised that you most likely will not get what you want, sometimes it will be horrible and sometimes you may be pleasantly surprised and like your new baby even more than the orginal.

Also don't forget quiet often you get what you pay for.

hugs Gayle

oh and PS if you do not get the baby you wanted and you end up going to yet another artist to haveyour baby re-reborned please make sure you are thankful and appreciative of the work this artist is putting in for you because it is ALOT of work to re do a reborn

Arch Angel Raphael Reborn work in progress

2011-10-27T17:28:00.001+11:00

Well little Arch angel Raphael has been a wip for about 12months I have been wanting to make him just perfect as he is a gift for my mum. So I finally figured I can get him exactly how I would like him so I started in on his hair last week and finally finished that this morning. He has a lovely double crown which looks to be a heart shape which I just adore!! It doesn't show up so well in his wip pictures as his hair was all mussed up and I was alittle to lazy to comb it lol
He still needs a little depth work on his skin tone, eyebrows, nails, alittle more blush and creases on hands and feet, i'm thinking I can do that tomorrow so fingers crossed he will be all done and have his finished photo shoot done before the end of the weekend :) I am so excited about this little arch angel

hugs Gayle

Custom/Rooting Service

2011-10-23T23:18:00.002+11:00

I have decided to open up for rooting service. I will only take a small number to start with
Prices are as below you will need to provide the mohair or alpaca I will only use mohair from slumberland or Susan Nagel and Alpaca from Suri Hill
measurements are for head size not kit size
10-12 inch: $75.00
13-15 inch: $110.00
16-18inch: $150.00

please note blonde and light brown hair will incure a $25 surcharge and will take me longer to root & these fees do not include return postage

please allow 2 to 3 weeks for the head to be rooted I am not the fastest rooter in the world but my skills are certainly worth the wait :)

if your intrested please contact me through my website or facebook

hugs gayle

Back & Open for Orders

2011-10-17T21:47:00.001+11:00

Well after a fantabulous time overseas meeting other uber talented artists, traveling around and visting family I am back and recharged, inspired and ready to start taking on portrait (reborns made based on a photo of your baby/grandchild/ sefl etc) and private orders again .
Please note private orders are not the same as custom orders. As an artist, I need to feel creatively inspired to make a gorgeous baby doll. For a private order mummies will choose the kit, and I will create the baby. You may request a certain race or speacial features and I will do my best to accommodate but will not always beable to do so. If I feel I can not include what you have requested I will discuss it with you before starting work on your baby.
Custom Orders I will consider on a case by case basis for previous collectors at this stage.

On another exciting note 2 out of the 3 dolls I had entered in the Colliii awards have been nominated!! how exciting to be nominated amoungst all the other extremly talented artists.

hugs Gayle

all is quiet in the nursery

2011-08-15T20:50:00.001+10:00

Well it has been quiet in the nursery I am not anticipating getting much more done before I take vaccation at the end of the month as I am snowed under with my "day" job but a friend of mine posted a lovely quote on her facebook page and I thought I'd steal it and share it with you all .. and how true this is at times lol

An artist must have downtime, time to do nothing... An artist requires the upkeep of creative solitude. An artist requires the time of healing alone. Without this period of recharging, our artist becomes depleted... We strive to be good, to be nice, to be helpful, to be unselfish. We want to be generous, of service... But what we really want is to be left alone. When we can't get others to leave us alone, we eventually abandon ourselves... our true self has gone to ground.

-Julia Cameron

I have also entered 3 of my little creations into the Colliii awards this year my first time entering so am very excited and nervous all at the same time :)

I will be endevoring to get Reese completed within the week, but beyond that I can't see any reborn babies being completed and up for adoption before october I am sure I will be having withdrawals before then lol

hugs Gayle

Winona is getting a sister and reese updates

2011-08-07T16:27:00.001+10:00

Well my Winona (Gabriella by Reva Schick) is getting a little sister made from the Cherish sculpt by Tina Kewy cherish will be available for purchase once finished however there is still alot of work to do on her detailing and hair.

Reese is almost finished just afew creases to shade and varnishing of lips and nails then he can be put together I love how he has come together just unfortunate that I am the worlds worst photographer! Just when I think I have it right I find out I don't lol

Ofcourse I will load better photos once he is all together
hugs Gayle

Reese Arcello Work In Progress

2011-07-10T14:10:00.001+10:00

Well its another cold and windy day in the mountains but the sun is shining so a perfect day to stay indoors and do a photo shoot! So here are a few sneaky peak pics of my current work in progress. If you'd like to see more pics or Reese there are more on the nursery facebook page

To all OOAK Reborn baby sculptors

2011-07-07T21:29:00.001+10:00

I don't know if you all have heard about this but thought I would give you a heads up.
The lovely Lydia from Perfectly Persnickety Reborn and Collector Doll Boutique is running a OOAK sculpting contest
a snippet of the information:

OOAK Sculpting Contest!

OOAK doll sculptors are invited to participate in our first sculpting contest!
Grand Prize Winner will receive:
$350 cash prize
Your original sculpt made into a vinyl doll kit
Your choice of 7% of selling price of each kit sold or 25 doll kits of your sculpt for you to sell
We are looking for an original sculpt between 19-20 inches in length, arms and legs with open or closed eyes. Submissions must be able to endure the mold making process and made of Polymer clay or resin. The sculpt must have a hard finish, and not painted. It must not have applied hair, sculpted hair or hair line. The finish must be smooth and free of marring or roughness.

The contest is open to all sculptors who are not currently under contract or licensing with other producers or manufacturers.**

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for more information vist their site

good luck and give it a go get your entries in! :)
hugs Gayle

Reborn Air dry Painting Tutorial :Fixing mistakes

2011-07-07T21:22:00.001+10:00

hugs Gayle

Playing with the camera

2011-06-18T20:38:00.001+10:00

Well I spent the afternoon playing with the manual settings on the camera and my model of choice ofcourse was vivien she is just so photogenic! even with her "bed hair".
She was also a good model because it gave me a chance to figure out which settings work best for her lovely skin tone. So I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at some of her best photos for the day. Hoping for good weather tomorrow so I can set up and do her real photo shoot.

hugs Gayle

Reborn Video Tutorials

2011-06-17T21:34:00.001+10:00

Well again its been a long time since I have been in here! I guess there are no surprises there lol blogging is not my strong point
I have been busy making some short tutorials one is on rooting eyelashes on open eyed reborn babies and can be found on youtube

I am also in the process of making one on glazing eyes it should be finished and uploaded tomorrow night.

If you want to see mini tutorial on any particular subject relating to reborning let me know please note I said "mini" can't do a whole video on skintone and upload it the file would be too big. I will in the future be doing some skintone tutorials which will be combination of written with photos and short video clips but that is alittle ways off.

hugs Gayle

wow where has the time gone?

2011-04-27T21:08:00.001+10:00

well the saying is true time flys when your having fun! ... or is it ... "when your rushed off your feet" lol
I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful easter break and you are all refreshed and raring to get back into life :)
well it has been such a long time since I have updated where to start! ..
Lorena Mae has been finished and living at her new home for quiet a while now. Her new mummy was thrilled at the new adition to her reborn family.

Devin (aka Nele) has also been sent on her way home all the way over to NZ I was informed this morning that she arrived safely and her mummy is so happy with her she doesn't want to put her down!

Its always soooo lovely to recive feedback, its a nice feeling to think you have made someone else happy.

As for nursery news well I am now on FaceBook! I know I said I would never join but I caved to peer presure so if you would like to be kept up to date with the most current info feel free to "like" the nursery page.

Vivien is still a work in progress I have most of her skin tones completed and am just waiting on her scrummy hair to arrive I can not wait to get started on her hair I have big plans for this one i'm trying so hard not to let it slip what I am trying to do with her hair incase it doesn't work lol but knowing me I will slip up
Photos don't do this little one justice

Whilst I am waiting I am debating on wether I should start painting someone else.... having trouble deciding who will be next

oh and how could I forget!! Ravi took out 2nd place in the Baby Banter babies day out comp in march! how exciting

hugs Gayle

So close

2011-03-15T20:30:00.003+11:00

I'm so close to having Lorena mae finished!!!! I am just waiting on glue to dry, body to arrive and I need to find her an outfit...... I can not wait! Hopefully I will have pics by the end of the week at the latest.

a mish mash of things

2011-02-15T21:04:00.001+11:00

Well I am rooting my fingers to the bone so to speak with 2 babies at different phases of the rooting process!
I also recived a set of luminaire paints in the mail yesterday so was itching to have a go and see what results are possible with these paints. So I got a few layers done on Vivien just some colour correcting (her head is painted in the pic and arm is the blank vynil colour) as you can see she still has a long way to go before she is neautralized as she is quiet orange, she is the older real effects vynil their vynil these days is a much nice colour to work on..
and remember orange is corrected with BLUE not green. make sure your layers are really thin though you shouldn't beable to see any blue on the vynil. Its a good idea if you don't know much about colour theory to get your self a colour wheel. Locate the colour your vynil is closest too on the wheel and then you use the colour that is opposite to it to neautralize.

Little Ravi (aka Shim) is on the way home as of yesterday so sad to see this little one go but he is going to a fabulous home and will be well loved.

hugs gayle

more on Nele layers

2011-02-02T21:19:00.001+11:00

ok I know I said I would post these the other day but life happened and I got busy and distracted so am putting them up today

layer 10 was a wash of the lime turquoise colour

layer 11 I thought she was looking alittle grey so I did a yellow wash

layer 12 was alittle more blushing using brown and burgundy

layer 13 I can't remember for sure but I think it was more blushing

and then my camera ran out of battery but this is what she is looking like now and she is patiently sitting on my drying rack whilst I root lorena maes hair I can't wait to get little Nele finished though she is just so precious!

hugs Gayle

Almost done

2011-01-23T22:42:00.001+11:00

well paint wise Nele is almost done! I did take layer by layer pictures yesterday and will load them tomorrow but as for what I did this morning well my battery went flat and I couldn't bring myself to stop working! so no pics of the final few layers sorry!
Here is how she is looking this evening I still do need to do some work on her wrinkles and creases

more on Nele

2011-01-21T20:36:00.002+11:00

Well I actually got all of work finished by 2:00pm today *yay* so that means I got to do quiet afew more layers on Nele

Layer4 Skin tones done with a texture spongs this gives a slightly speckled effect which the camera struggled to pick up but it is kind of visable in the close up photo

Layer 5 Mottling with a dusty rose type colour using textured sponge I mainly focused the mottling on the limbs and just lightly did the face

Layer 6 Mottling again this time with purple

Layer 7 Mottling with a Strawberry redish colour

Layer 8 Mottling with Purple again

The colour used for layer

Layer 9 was Mottling with the puple from the pervious layer mixed with a touch of turquoise and a touch of yellow which gave like a bluish grey colour this layer was done extremly thin!

I ran out of light at this stage so will take her front face shot for layer 9 in the morning and then will continue working on her... I will be toning down the mottling so it is more subtle
hugs Gayle

A Bludge day at work

2011-01-20T17:24:00.001+11:00

Ok well I didn't quite feel like working today so found every excuse in the book that I could think of to get out of doing anything lol sometimes I really do think it is a bad idea to work at home!

So my day started by talking to my boyfriend on the phone for about 2 hours! was so good to talk to him felt like it has been forever!
and then after that I forced myself to do alittle work so worked for 11:30, 12ish through till 3 I just couldn't handle any more than that .. and with Lorena Maes' painting finshed!! i pulled out my custom Nele, my real effects paints and my airbrush and got stuck in.
Felt so good to be painting again, not that I got much done just 3 layers but it is progress

this is Nele blank she doesn't need all that much neautralizing however thought I would do alittle to start as she is going to be strawberries and cream skin tones

Nele layer 1: a lime turquoise green wash made up of turquoise, yellow and skin tone

Nele layer 2: a turquoise & skin tone wash

Nele layer 3: Skin Tone

Hopefully I will beable to get away with cutting my work day short again tomorrow and I will start giving her some subtle mottling !
hugs Gayle

Lorena Mae Progress!!

2011-01-17T20:09:00.001+11:00

Well I have made some good progress on Lorena Mae. I'm sure her mum is thinking "FINALLY"
I just have blushing and alittle shading to do before I start rooting. I should have that done before the weekend. So that rooting can commence

I will be happy to have her finished as it means I have surmounted the challange, plus I think she is going to be beautiful when she is finished.
hugs Gayle

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T21:29:00.000+11:00

I'd just like to start out by say Happy New Year to my followers and friends. I wish you all the utmost happiness and success in all of your endeavours no matter what they may be!

Well what a way to finish off the year and start the new! My little Brishan (Fussy)came in 1st place in Samantha Gregorys competition!. I was so surprised and overwhelmed, a big THANK YOU to Samantha and all the other judges of the comp, I know from seeing the other versions of the kit it must have been very difficult to choose, they were all absolutly gorgeous. Congratulations to all the other artists in the comp well done!

What will be happening in the new year at the nursery?
1. I am hoping to start offering in person classes! I still have not nutted out all the details, at this point it appears thursdays will be the best day for me to hold them. If you are in the blue mountains NSW area and are interested please feel free to contact me .

2. I still have 2 follow over custom orders to finish hopefully it won't take me too long (yes one of them is lorena mae lol)

3. I have ALOT of kits that I planing on selling I just have too many to ever get through

4. After completing the remaining custom orders I am hoping to make afew babies to sell on my site or ebay, before accepting any more custom orders.

When I do start taking custom orders again there will be afew changes as to how they work, I will talk about that closer to when I start taking orders again.

hugs Gayle

photographing ethnic babies

2010-12-30T22:48:00.001+11:00

yikes why do I have so much trouble photographing ethnic babies??? its either way to light and they look white or its way to dark and they look way off colour...... makes me feel a bit like goldie locks must have felt lol

Finally my dad has taken pitty on me and has said he is going to show me what to do! ever since I started making ethnic babies I have been harrasing him and he keeps saying " play with the camera, learn for yourself" "If you don't teach yourself no one will" etc etc I guess it goes to show you can wear a stuborn man down if he is your dad and you take after him! it just takes time lol

Well this is one of my latests babies affectionately known as "Shim" (shim stands for She/Him) as shims' mum is going to get a surprise of the sex of the baby and yes this is the baby I have had soooo much trouble photographing. (although most of the ethnic reborns in the past I have had trouble with as well)
So this may or may not be shims actual colouring lol! I will see if dad keeps his word tomorrow and then will compare photos!

I am so happy with how Shim is looking in person ... dare I say my best yet?? I think so I hope I haven't jinxed myself now lol.

As for the other baby well that is Lorena Mae..... I feel like I have been working on her forever! Has anyone else ever successfully made this kit? She is terrible! Not the sculpt I actually like the sculpt its the vynil! Horrible horrible horrible I have had to strip her 3 times now and even before the stripping I was having paint stick issues and now I have done 20 layers and counting (super super thin its the only way I could get the paint to stick) and she is only just starting to change colour... and ofcourse she is going to be a milk chocolate baby so that means I may litterally be working on her forever! any advice is appreciated... but i'm guessing I just have to keep plugging away on her ... So I guess its a good thing that I am stuborn as I am not going to let this kit beat me! I will get her looking brown tomorrow... hopefully!

hugs Gayle

2nd place!

2010-12-27T18:43:00.000+11:00

Well I am very proud of my little Brishan, he took 2nd place in the baby banter baby of the year comp!! woohoo, I never expected that!.

A huge thank you to all the members of baby banter who voted for my little man, and a big congratulations to Judy Gray of Kisses from Heaven who took out first place with her Welcome Back Taylor. It was a well deserved win Judy well done!.

new baby for the new year!

2010-12-16T20:24:00.000+11:00

Well baby Brishan has been finished in time to enter him in the "fussy" reborn compition being held by Samantha Gergory
I have enjoyed bringing this little one to life so very much! He is even better than I had imagined he could be.
Brishan will be available for adoption early in the new year

I will also be entering Brishan in the Baby Banter baby of the year comp will keep you up dated as to how he goes.
hugs Gayle

Native American Reborn Girl Doll Ordinary Miracles Reborn Nursery

2010-12-16T20:20:00.002+11:00

Winona has also been finished. She was made from the beautiful Gabriella by Reva Schick. I am over the moon with how she turned out and love her so much that Ihave decided to keep her for myself I know thats alittle selfish but I just couldn't bare to part with her. plus she will go beautifully with the other keeper baby I am planning on making myself at some point soon!

A Message From Baby Banter

2010-12-06T21:27:00.000+11:00

Missing Baby

This beautiful little baby was created by JUDY GRAY of Kisses from Heaven Nursery and was a keeper baby.

Judy went to great lengths to obtain this welcome back Taylor sculpt and spent many many hours reborning this highly collectible doll for herself.

We at baby Banter are part of her reborning online family and it appears we will be unable to get this stolen baby back , we are therefor searching or another welcome back Taylor sculpt and are prepared to pay for it.

If anyone has one of these sculpts or knows the where abouts of her already finished sculpt please contact me (Andama Dujon )or Judy54 of Kisses from Heaven Nursery or Gayle from Ordinary miracles reborn nursery.

Here are photos of our MISSING BABY and a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dph18OIyd5U

PLEASE LINK THIS TO AS MANY SITES AND FACE BOOKS AS POSSIBLE.

Have you seen STOLEN Welcome Back Taylor?

2010-12-05T23:23:00.002+11:00

Have you seen WBT STOLEN on the 21st November from a doll show in the Uk

WBT was beautifully reborn by a dear friend Judy from Kisses From Heaven Nursery
If you have seen her or know her whereabouts please contact Judy or myself and I will pass the information on to her
Thank you

hugs Gayle

ps feel free to copy and pass around this blog entry.

Calling all reborn sculptors

2010-12-05T22:57:00.001+11:00

Now I don't want to beg or anything but would it be possible for someone to sculpt a kit that is specifically a native american/ inuit baby ? pretty pretty pretty please!!!! at least just think about it?
Yes there are a few kits that can be used to create beautiful babies of these races but mostly the asian kits that people are using to create them still end up looking like an asian baby rather than an american indian or an inuit baby either that or they end up looking african american .. I so would love to beable to create a beautiful authentic native american reborn !!!! I realise every race shares characteristics as babies but I just really want a kit that looks native american!! ok I know I am starting to beg lol
If anyone knows of a kit that is specifically native american please get in touch with me! If anyone is sculpting a native american/ inuit baby that will eventually become a kit please let me know!
I would be so overjoyed to know that it was happening as I love making these babies the most !
... If not I fear I am going to have to start sculpting myself and that is not something I wish to unleash on the world as my sculpting abilities are not that fabulous! lol
thanks
hugs Gayle

Real Effects Paint

2010-11-29T21:09:00.001+11:00

Oh my its been 4 months since I have been back here! I really can not get over how fast this year has gone, could someone please slow it down for me? lol

Ok so as for what has been happening in the nursery in the last 4 months.... I have been experimenting with different paints and have decided the genisis is deffinately NOT for me!

So after moving on from GHSP I have been trialing Real Effects paint now and I think I have sort of got the hang of it but not 100% happy. The paints themselves seem great I think it is more to do with my technique, I really do want to figure out how to use these paints for 2 reasons, 1 is because I spent a small fortune on them lol and 2. is because I think they can give a really lovely finish ( I fluked it on my first baby with them but can't seem to replicate it)
So if anyone who uses Real Effects paint is reading this feel free to give me some pointers please! my main problem seems to be that the paint keeps pearling (pooling) on the vynil surface and no matter how much I blend it appears blotchy in dark skinned babies.

I have finished 3 babies

Kai Ella a custom order from the Arrianna sculpt by Reva Schick

Caleb a custom order from the adorable Trinity sculpt by Dawn Donofrio

and Leon a custom order from the Ava Raine sculpt by Laura Tuzio Ross
I have made him a youtube clip feel free to take a look

There are also several WIPs happening at the moment hopefully will have some photos to show in the next few days. I'm also planing on doing some experiments with paint applications so exciting things happening here in the next few weeks. I promiss to be back blogging more frequently.
hugs Gayle

Barry by Adrie Stoete

2010-07-30T21:07:00.000+10:00

Well as promissed here is a sneak peak at Barry the weather is still grey and rainy so had to use the flash hence the huge colour change from picture to picture. I am hoping to get his real photo shoot done over the weekend just have my fingers crossed for some sunshine :)

Also decided to give another sneak peak of Ava Raine she is going to be a little boy and is a custom order. Unfortunately I find it difficult to take photos of the true colour he doesn't have that orange tinge that is showing up on my screen so I guess that is a skill I will need to work on photography and lighting :)

Hugs Gayle

Time flys

2010-07-29T21:37:00.000+10:00

Wow how time has flown! but at least that means I haven't had time to get up to any mischeif lol on the other hand it also means I haven't had a whole lot of time for my babies.
I have however finished one of my custom ordered babies Kendall by Stephanie Sullivan. Her name is now Melanie and she is living happily with her new family. I am still working on her 2 bothers and sister.

I am very close to finishing Barry hopefully by monday he will be on his way to New Zealand. Will put his finished photos up once I have taken them

hugs Gayle

Lace Front Wigs

2010-05-28T19:42:00.000+10:00

Sooooo excited the custom lace front wig I ordered for Angelica arrived and its absolutly perfect! The hairline looks sooo natural ... It actually looks alot like rooted hair close up. You can see the little knots that tie the hair in place but thats my bad because I forgot to ask for bleached knots but as she is going to be an ethnic version I actually think the knots won't be as visable once she is painted. I love the fact when you part the hair you can see the "scalp"
I was in such a hurry to take some photos that I just whipped it out of the envelope and slid it right on her head and it fits like a glove! no extra space in the cap and no wriggling and squeezing and tugging to get it on like there can be with other wigs.
I didn't even brush it just had a quick go at straightening the fringe section to see what it would look like straight.

Front View & "Scalp"

Side View & Side Hairline

Back View

i'm sure once I have combed and styled it alittle more it will be even better.

If you are looking for a place to buy a custom made lace front wig for your Angelica I highly reccomend contacting gtwigfashions on ebay I had an excellent buying experiance with them.

Now I just have to wait for her watermelon outfit to arrive .... i think it should have been here by now but I am trying to have faith it will come soon....
and just waiting on the replacement arm ...... thats a whole other story which I have gone into details about on acouple of forums and will probably rehash it here when I have the energy... its not something that makes me feel happy so I certainly don't want to be thinking about it now but to cut a long story short I am hoping that has really been sent ....
hugs Gayle

Watermelon Outfit

2010-05-14T20:47:00.000+10:00

How adorable is this watermelon outfit!

I think it will look gorgeous on Angelica so I broke my "i will not buy" rule and went ahead and got it.
Yikes!!! there are now more "baby" clothes in my closet than my own clothes lol I think that is a hazzard of reborning that no one considers before we start this amazing art.
hugs gayle

Air dry/Acrylic Paints in Reborning

2010-05-12T19:52:00.001+10:00

This has been on my mind for some time now and today was just the straw that broke the camels back ... so I have finally decided to "speak up" so to speak.....

I am getting fed up of roumors being spread around the reborn world about air dry/ acrylic paints.
It isn't the paints that are a problem, the problem is that some of the people using air dry/ acrylic paints in reborning don't know how to use it correctly. Just like with the heat set paints some people don't use that correctly either.

If you use the air dry paints specially formulated for reborning eg bloomers*n*bows or LDC .... (Jo Sonjas are actually a good product for reborning also)

No they will not change colour over time...

No they will not fade......

No if they are applied correctly they will not rub off over time ....

Yes they are as perminant as genisis paints if applied correctly and the doll is cared for correctly.....

Yes you can create life like skin tones with them you just need to use it thin....

Yes they are slightly more difficult to get used to using as they dry faster and are not as easy to correct but it is achievable

Afew things to remember while working with acrylic paint:
keep it THIN and do lots of THIN layers.
Always mix your air dry paints with a thinner not with tap water!
let the paint dry minimum of 24hrs before sealing nails and lips.

there have been many suggestions that acrylics are an infirior product and its simply not the case.
I have seen babies made with the heat set paints which are not life like at all and I have heard of dolls being sold when the paint not being set properly, does that mean I should then go around saying that the heat set paints are bad and shouldn't be used because of these reasons?? No I don't think so, I think it simply means that the person who created those dolls don't know how to use their chosen medium correctly.
So in a nut shell it really comes down to the fact that there are unskilled artists no matter what mediums are being used.... an artist and their work should not be judged on the medium they choose to use but judge them on the skill they use it with.

whats the old saying... "its a poor trades man that blames his tools"...

ok off my soap box now

hugs gayle

Almost finished

2010-04-12T19:02:00.001+10:00

Almost finished with Barrys painting he is going to be such a handsome little one it will be hard to let him go.
He is the nicest vinyl, very easy to work on and no real colour correction needed, he is nice and soft as well but not colapable soft so should be easy to root. will hopefully be starting his rooting in the next few days.
hugs gayle

Barry

2010-04-10T22:18:00.001+10:00

Well I have taken a break from the AA babies just for a day and have been working on Barry his mummy would like him to have a peaches and cream complextion so thats what I am trying to achieve.

I am finding it alittle difficult to get back into making the creamy complextions after making so many AA babies its like I have to let my eyes adjust they always seem to pale and I feel like I have missed afew steps lol. but I am finally happy with how he is starting to look my eyes are adjusted to what I am suposed to be making. He still has a few more layers to go before starting on his hair but I really do think he is going to make such a handsome little fellow.

I am still thickening Trinitys hair and Kendall has maybe 1 or 2 more layers to go might get them done tomorrow *finigers crossed*
hugs gayle

Custom Kendall Reborn

2010-04-04T23:03:00.000+10:00

Well I have been busy working on my website and it is nearly all back up and running I still have a few links to fix and I have some photos to load as well but shouldn't take too much longer now.
I've also had some time to work on Kendall over weekend and I have to say she is turning out better than I had imagined she still needs alittle bit of paint work which I am hoping I will get finished tomorrow and then leave her for a few days to make sure she is properly dried then the rooting! lol lucky her head is quite small compared to the babies I am used to working on so fingers crossed it shouldn't take me as long.

Trinity is also coming along nicely he needs some hair thickened up alittle, side burns added and I may also bring his hair line forward alittle too..... I am not so happy with how his shading is showing up in photos I just can't seem to get the lighting right to pick up the shading on his forhead but it is there, he certainly doesn't look as flat on the forehead in person.

I'm also happy to announce that Chou has found her new home and will be on the way there early this week

I hope everyone has had a fun and safe easter weekend!

hugs Gayle

Li Hua now Chou

2010-03-26T19:41:00.000+11:00

Well I have finally got Li-Hua by Sebilla Boss all finished and up on ebay click here to visit her auction

Her name is now Chou a Japanesse name meaning Butterfly.
She is such a sweet little baby I just love the face on this sculpt so much I had to buy another one lol but it will be some time before I get around to making it.

I am still busily working away on all my custom orders Trinity has about 3/4 of a head of hair I have been up till 2am most nights this week working on him, my days have just been too busy with work, I am hoping that will slow down again after next week because I desperately need some SLEEP !! lol
Lorena Mae and Kendal both have afew layers done. I still need to do alot of work on their colouring. I will try and get some sneak peak photos up of them tomorrow.

hugs gayle

Baby Tree

2010-03-08T21:42:00.000+11:00

How clever are Dads! and what would we do without them!!!
I think my dad got sick of seeing baby limbs spread out all over the place so he made me a baby tree!! lol it looks so freaky with all the baby bits on it but its so cool!! lol
THANK YOU DAD!!!

hugs gayle

Custom Trinity WIP

2010-03-06T22:07:00.000+11:00

here is a sneak peak at the biracial/ light toned AA trinity I have been working on for a custom order. He will have brown eyes and black hair, there is still a lot of work to do on this little man.

hugs gayle

Li-Hua

2010-03-05T18:48:00.001+11:00

I have enjoyed working on this kit so much! The vinyl is PERFECT to work with and she has such an adorable expression! I really would love to get at least one more of this kit at some stage as I have different "visions" of how i'd love make her.

I still have some finishing touches to do on her then she will be on ebay hopefully within the next week,( but don't hold me to that lol).

and then will try and get the tutorial up soon after. The tutorial will only be a partial tutorial showing the techniques and colours I have used to create her, all the extras won't be included such as her little spit bubbles and the hair rooting.

hugs gayle

HandEze Therapeutic Gloves Review

2010-03-05T18:28:00.000+11:00

I purchased one of these gloves earlier in the year due to some pain I was getting in my right hand whilst doing various activities including rooting.
I have to admit when it arrived i honsetly thought "yeah right how is this little glove going to help?" .... but to my surprise I have found that for me it works!
When I wear it I have no pain during or after rooting, if I forget to put it on I can really tell the differeance when I stop working my hand aches.
After just afew minutes of wearing the glove I hardly notice that I am wearing it and will often just keep it on all day.
So I would say it is well worth a try if your feeling discomfort while you are crafting but also see your Dr to make sure its nothing more serious with your hands.

hugs Gayle

Angelica by Reva Schick My Dream Kit!!!

2010-01-30T21:35:00.000+11:00

I stumbled across my dream kit today, she is a biiiiiiiig girl at 39 inches tall! sculpted by the talented Reva Schick

She is absolute perfection so pretty but at 119.90 Euros plus postage to australia she is going to have to remain a dream for the moment
hugs gayle

Rooting

2010-01-28T21:44:00.001+11:00

I have been having alittle trouble with the hand that I hold my rooting needle in. The other day it became swollen for some unknown reason, so I couldn't do any rooting which was starting to drive me crazy, then it went back down so I started to root again and it swelled again. So I went on another hunt to find some hand suport. I came across these HandEze Therapeutic Gloves from the reviews I have read alot of crafts think they are wonderful! So I have ordered myself one glove for my poor little hand hoping it will work so that I can get back to rooting and finish off some babies!
hugs gayle

Reborning Tutorials

2010-01-25T21:53:00.003+11:00

YAY!!! my mini measuring spoons arrived this afternoon! So hopefully I will have the time to start making some new tutorials in the coming weeks. I did alittle test run with them and they are perfect for what I want to do with them!!!
I am not sure who my first tutorial will be on... it could be

an Asian tutorial using Li-Hua sculpted by Sebilla Boss
a Dark skin toned AA tutorial using Ava Raine by LTR
a Light skined Biracial tutorial using Trinity by Dawn Donofrio
stay tuned to see who will be made first :)

hugs Gayle

Fabulous Finds

2010-01-24T21:24:00.001+11:00

I have had alot of people contacting me asking for clearer more specific tutorials in regards to the mixing consistancy of the air dry paints.
So I set out on a hunt to find small measuring devises hunting high and low so I could bring the people what they want. In my searching I found the most adorable little spoons which I think will do the job perfectly! So I have ordered a set and am patiently awaiting their arrival which hopefully won't be too much longer! and will start making some new tutorials as soon as they arrive.
"Norpro Mini Measuring Spoon Set of 5"

Apple Bottoms

2010-01-24T13:23:00.002+11:00

I was so excited recently to find that apple bottoms have an infant range! I know they have most likely been around for ages but it takes me awhile to discover these things!
Apple Bottoms are one of my favorite brands so why should my reborns not be dressed in it to!.
Any way I have been planing a sleeping AA reborn baby for quiet some time now, I have the vision in my head of exactly how I want her to look and I came across the most adorable little apple bottom romper/creeper its going to be so perfect for her I can't wait to get my hands on it.

I absolutly adore the little apple stork on the butt its just too cute!

hugs gayle

Custom Orders

2010-01-23T22:54:00.004+11:00

Its almost the end of January already who would have thought! I have a feeling this year is just going to fly by.
I have had several requests recently for custom order babies. Unfortunately I am currently only able to accept custom orders from return customers but hopefully in the near future I will start taking on new customers.

hugs Gayle

babies babies babies

2009-11-12T21:47:00.001+11:00

wow how time has flown this year. I can't belive its already so close to christmas!!!! why is it that as a child christmas always seems so far away yet as you get older it comes to soon? lol

It has been a busy couple of months and since I have last posted I have finished my Hawaiian toddler from bloomers*n*bows made from the Brooklynn sculpt her name is now Lani she is such alittle cutie! She is now on ebay with 25% of her sale being donated to ovarian cancer research.

Julian is a custom order I finished this afternoon he is a very speacial little man and hopefully his new mummy will adore him when she opens her present on christmas morning :)

Julian was reborn from the Zoe sculpt by secrist

and then there is beautiful Ella, she is still available for adoption on my website http://www.ordinarymiraclesrebornnursery.com/

Ella was reborn from the Ella Rose sculpt by Vikki Ebbeling

How can you not smile when you look at the gorgeous little girl with that cheeky grin.

I am currently working on rooting the hair for another custom order and about to start an absolutly gorgeous toddler sculpt name Matthew by Shelly Halperin the sculpt from bloomers*n*bows he has the most adorable dimples I can't wait to be able to show him to everyone.

hugs Gayle

Sarahs on ebay!

2009-09-14T21:14:00.000+10:00

I have just loaded one of my reborn babies onto the US ebay this morning trying something new with free international express postage and a 5 day listing her listing number is 200383790635

I'll have to wait to see how she goes.

Her name is Sarah and she has been created for the Ariella kit sculpted by Reva Shick

She is a slightly larger bub with gorgeous chubby limbs she just the sweetest little bub!

Sarah weighs 5lbs 8oz

I spent over 100 hours rooting her hair in one strand at a time! but the end result was well worth it, don't you think?

Shen

2009-09-13T19:06:00.000+10:00

Ordinary Miracles Reborn Nursery is proud to present
Shen
DOB :8th August 2009
Length :20 inches

Shen was created from the Suri reborn kit sculpted by Lillianne Breevdveld
Many hours of love and patience have gone into creating Shen a true to life adorable little boy..
I have created Shens beautiful living skin by applying many thin layers of bloomers*n* bows baby tones air dry paints, using various techniques to create subtle veining and mottling. Shen even has fine capillaries and scratches. Just like a real baby!
All of Shens coloring is on the outside so there is no risk of bruising.

Shen has full legs and ¾ arms which have been weighted with glass beads, & poly fill to give added realism.
Shen features a custom body made for him at the nursery. Shen’s body has been filled and weighted with poly fill and glass beads concealed inside a bag so they will not leek, he is not over filled and has a nice soft floppy cuddly body! His head has also been weighted so you will need to support his head just like a real baby.
Shen’s body also contains a small bag for baby powder fragranced beads

Shen's hair has been hand paint is a soft black to match his finely paint eyebrows.
Shen features lovely brown eyeco poly glass eyes framed with wispy brown hand applied top eyelashes. His eyes have been carefully glazed to give them a wet living appearance.
Shens nostrils have been shaded rather than opened. His nostrils are a nice depth so I didn’t feel a need to open his tiny little nose which can compromise the strength of the vinyl
Shens lips have been painted carefully so there are no harsh color lines, his lips have then been sealed with a stain sealer to give them a semi shine.

His nails have been shaded and tipped, then sealed with a matte varnish
I don’t feel that the pictures do this little baby any justice at all he is just so adorable
Shen is available for adoption.