Do you love dolls and enjoy making them? Well, today I have put together a fun bunch of books and supplies to spark your creativity and get you running and cutting.
This Craftside Giveaway includes the new book:
The Doll Scene: An International Collection of Crazy, Cool, Custom-Designed Dolls by Louis Bou
and
-Creative Cloth Doll Collection by Patti Medaris Culea
-Cloth Doll Workshop by elinor bailey, Patti Medaris Culea, Barbara Willis
-Creative Cloth Doll Faces by Patti Medaris Culea
-Art Doll Adventures by Lisa Li Hertzi
-Pair of Westcott Titanium Non-stick scissors
-Pink leopard scissor holster
-Dritz Tape measure
-Tulip Fabric markers in Neon
-13 cuts of fabric in an assortment of sizes, prints and colors.
More about the new Rockport book:
The Doll Scene: An International Collection of Crazy, Cool, Custom Designed Dolls by Louis Bou
The Doll Scene features hundreds of custom-created dolls by the hands of some of the best artists worldwide using mainly original Blythe, Pullip, Ball Jointed Dolls, Dal, or Monster High dolls as “raw material” to generate their lovely and stunning characters. These dolls have an oversized head and large eyes that change colors!
Changing everything from the original serialized doll— hair, makeup, reshaping faces, adding new eyelashes, eyelids and clothing— the artists featured in The Doll Scene create some truly amazing figures.
Louis Bou (Barcelona) is a graphic designer, art director, editor, book author and photographer specializing in contemporary fashion, and the director of his own studio in Madrid, Spain. Working in the publishing world more than a decade from now, he is the author of more than 30 books about graphic design, photography, illustration, street art, toys and fashion. Some of his books have become real best sellers, such as We are Paper Toys!, Street Art: The spray Files, NYC-BCN: Street Art revolution, Street T, Windows of The World and Couture Hats, published by Harper Collins Design, selling together more than 100,000 copies worldwide. He has worked for some other publishing houses like GraphicSha and BNN in Japan, Pageone and Basheer Graphics in Asia, Monsa Publications, Loft Publications and Mao Mao in Europe, just to mention a few. In 2012 he decided to jump on his own career opening his own studio of photography and publishing Mista Studio by Louis Bou in Madrid, where he works for publishers and magazines worldwide. He also works as a photographer for models and actors agencies. Bou has also ventured himself into the world of video-clip filming and directing his first music video for the Spanish pop band called Alivem. He is now preparing his first feature film.
Contributors: Nanuka- Bilbao, Spain; Julien Martinez- Paris, France; Caramelaw- Singapore; Cookie Dolls- Madrid, Spain; Poison Girl’s Dolls- Spain; Clockwork Angel- The Netherlands; Enchanted Doll- Canada; Juan Albuerne- Gijón, Spain; Erregiro- Sevilla, Spain; Zombuki- Florida, US; Forgotten Hearts- Puerto Rico; Nerea Pozo- Spain; Cocomicchi- Spain; Sally’s Song Dolls- Barcelona, Spain; Irreal Doll- Sevilla, Spain; Shaiel- Poland; Juan Jacobo Vaz- México; Mapuca- Spain; Noel Cruz- US; Rougue Dolls- Spain; Citron Rogue- Paris, France; Nympheas Dolls- France; Pam Dolls- Spain; G.Baby Dolls- US; Freddy Tan- Singapore
Barbie is my favorite doll.
Posted by: Mary Helene | June 11, 2014 at 06:21 AM
My favourite doll is Barbie but I do also like the ball jointed dolls.
Posted by: Lynda Taylor | June 11, 2014 at 06:23 AM
My favorite doll would have to be any of the Ugly Dolls - I love their quirkiness!
Posted by: wendy | June 11, 2014 at 07:10 AM
I love Little Souls dolls .
Posted by: Gilda (mcstamper) | June 11, 2014 at 09:51 AM
My mother made me the porcelin (sp?) grandma and grandpa dolls that were so popular 15 or more years ago. The painted the faces, made the bodies, and I made their clothes. My husband made a park bench for them to sit on. They have been my favorite dolls as they brought a part of each of us together into one project.
Posted by: marylouh | June 11, 2014 at 10:35 AM
My favorite is the Harajuku Barbie, but I'm a sucker for weird and crazy dolls. The weirder, the better.
Posted by: Tiffany Noonan | June 11, 2014 at 11:37 AM
My favorite doll was my Barbie. Since I only have a son I haven't kept up with dolls over the years. But not I have a lot of young ladies in the family and friends group!
Posted by: Janet Cobb | June 11, 2014 at 12:48 PM
I never played with dolls much and my daughter loved the Power Puff girls. My grand daughters LOVE Barbie and Monster High!
Posted by: Dana Pugsley | June 11, 2014 at 05:04 PM
Raggedy Ann, of course. And Kewpie Dolls. I've been wanting that Art Doll book and the rest looks fantastic as well.
Posted by: ShelleyShipley | June 11, 2014 at 06:17 PM
Im into madam Alexanderdolls and my new fav is the art oaak blythe dolls and I love Patti Ceylas workand her dolls she is extraordinaire!
Posted by: Ina Good | June 12, 2014 at 09:51 AM