What an amazing job, I always love your cutesy dupsey dolls so much 🙈❤️ edit: OMG im so glad Charlotte gave you so much inspiration for your own doll clothes 🥺💕❤️
ok,i just wanna say i recently found about that she isnt doing the wendigo doll anymore is a part of the chanel no matter what can sombody pls explain why that was so insensitive
taking a moment to appreciate how realistic the wheelchair seems? it's not a bulky hospital kind like a lot of people tend to think they are, it's light for good mobility, provides the ability for her to wheel herself - see those gloves?? ahh it's nice to see this kind of disabled rep
@@sidiwvwhi mhm! Any time she does a doll that's diverse, she uses a lot of reference pictures For example, african dolls! She researches box braids(faun art doll vid), waves, curls She even put the small detail of african men having deepset eyes into her pride doll! And, for her pride doll, she didn't just use the raindow flag She included the trans flag(hair), pan flag(nails), and bi flag(shirt) Sorry for info dumping lol, I just really like this channel!
I don’t think most people understand how important representation is- my grandma has been in a wheelchair for most of her life and has kept a limited edition Barbie with a wheelchair for over 20 years I really hope doll makers make more disabled dolls they really do mean a lot :)
I’m sobbing!!I’m disabled, I’ve been like this since the start of quarantine because of a car crash.Dollightful. If your reading this.Thank you!I finally feel apart of something, Really. Thank you :)
Holy smokes, that sounds terrible. Hope you and any loved ones are alright by now and you didn’t suffer a greater loss. I really do love this channel and the inclusivity is so great
From one disabled person to another I hope you're doing alright ❤️ take care and don't be afraid to reach out to disability communities on different platforms. There's lots of us over on Twitter!
I'm not physically disabled myself but I love reading everyone in the comments who are overjoyed to see the representation! I know how that feels and it makes me so happy to see.
I am genuinely obsessed with the way this video was cut together... most people would’ve gone out of their way to advertise this doll has a disability through the whole video, but she literally treated it as another accessory. This is how disability should be treated; it’s not an advertising point, it’s just part of who we are. Thank you Darling 💖
can we please just appreciate the fact that she's a part time wheelchair user, rather then full time! as this shows that not all wheelchair users are dependant on their chairs, which as a part time wheelchair users, I have struggled with this stereotype since I was little. So this is fabulous representation!
YESS, I have a friend in my Girl Scout troop who uses one, and she was so nice to explain how it worked to me and I’ve never seen anyone mention it in any media I’m sorry I’m just so fucking happy❤❤❤❤❤❤
As someone who suffers from a chronic illness and has thought about using mobility aids before, this doll was absolutely amazing to see!! It helps to normalize people using mobility aids but still being able to stand and walk on their own! Thank you so much for this doll, she is beautiful and my new favorite❤️❤️
Yes! Not everyone who uses mobility aids use them all the time. I have a friend who was accused of child abuse because someone at their complex noticed that her daughter uses a wheelchair, a walker, and sometimes walking canes. They thought she was either injuring her repeatedly or forcing her to use them. We were all appalled that someone would believe that, but also not understand that some people my need mobility aids sometimes but not all the time. Anyways, I hope you take the leap and consider your needs above other's misconceptions. If your life would be better and enriched by having an aid, then you have nothing to loose and so much to gain! I consider it no different than choosing any other form of self care. We need what we need. Ya know? Wishing you the best.
@bearybear711 I made the decision to start using an aid after a really draining convention 2019... I only use it part time mainly when I'm by myself or in really bad flares and I honestly thought it would be a much bigger transition into my life than it was. I did get some response with work but if you communicate well with your HR they will help you if that is one of your reasons for not (would bring walker to work but than needed it stored during my shift as wouldn't be safe to leave out with the kids running around)...also I'm only 28
Aw it’s sad that you may not be able to walk properly but you all must have some special ability that you have or have not found yet. My mother always says that disabled people always have some special talents others don’t
I still have to use a cane from time to time after my hip surgery, and I often get a lot of dirty looks because I’m so young. I can walk fine 99% of the time, but overdoing it exhausts the muscles they had to cut through for surgery, and sometimes they spasm. Definitely normalize mobility aids for people that appear “normal”!
At this point everything on her channel is either a badass dragon, a terrifying Halloween custom, or a Lolita/pastel doll. And I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM
10:00 I love the fact that Katherine has worked with various power tools, constructed functioning homemade circuits, sewn meticulously detailed outfits, mastered clay sculpting, dismembered and reconstructed entire dolls, managed multiple social media accounts AND collaborated with numerous big creators and industry professionals, but is still afraid of doing jacket linings 😭💟
Well. Honestly there are some things that your scared your gonna mess up on. And dissapoint people or make them ask why you couldn't do it or why you were scared to. I'm scared of multiple things because of how I feel the outcome might be- Maybe thats why ? 😅
i really love how Katherine was just like "oh here's a fun colorful wheelchair for our little lolita cutie!" at the very end, and not making the entire video "oh, look how inclusive i am!!"
Same! She does representation right. She creates representation without pandering as in real life, people probably don’t want to be defined only by one aspect of themselves.
@@Cookiejar83 yes! same with Aquarien she was just like "yeah, their prolly enby" then just carried on! as a non binary myself that made me so happy that one of my favorite UA-camrs made a gender non-conforming character!
I'm crying over a doll depicting an ambulatory wheelchair user. Also, the babe with a mobility aid keychain hit my heart so hard. As someone who will be facing loss of mobility continuously for the majority of my life, seeing someone outside of the chronic illness community acknowledging us as people who can enjoy alternative fashions and rock it, this will forever be one of my favorite dolls Katherine has ever made. She's gorgeous and the meticulous nature in which you created ever detail will always be mesmerising. Thank you so much.
@@liltaxfraud5292 that has nothing to do with anything. If someone slightly annoys you that doesn't mean they deserved to get bullied by jerks like you.
@@reillydoran2459 yeah they do this is the real world if you're annoying then you'll get called out for it it's like if I wrote a comment whining about my dead grandpa or something nobody cares and somebody will call me out for being an obnoxious twit
I always love how diverse Dollightful dolls are. They have different skin tones, different types of hair, disabilities that really make the doll stand out. Thanks for making dolls more diverse than I've ever seen edit: thank you for the likes
This meant so much to me as a disabled person. I had to use a chair for the first time at work today and it was hard. But then I come home and see this!!!! My heart
Ikr! Dollightfulls dolls are always so pretty! So are yours DollMotion! I love both of yall dolls, I even attempted to customize my own! (Ps: It sucked lol)
I love that you show her standing but also sitting in her wheelchair. Not every wheelchair user is confined to their chair because of paralysis or because of another disorder that renders their legs useless. I have an invisible illness that causes me a lot of pain and can limit what I do. Say for instance I wanted to go to the state fair or zoo, I'd need to use a wheelchair because I can't walk for very long without hurting myself. Yet I don't need to use one in day to day life if that makes sense. Edit: wow.. I didn't expect this to blow up. I'm glad I could reach so many people and educate them.
@@pearlmoon3057 yeah of course 😊 in my experience I feel like the vast majority of people don't know that unless they have friends or are related to a person that uses a wheelchair like I do.
Yes!! My Nana uses a wheelchair when she has to go out, but she doesnt use it at home bc she can walk around. Shes just slow moving bc of her ms. I was at a store with her once and she stood up from her wheelchair to get something and a woman glared at her over it. People dont realize that sometimes folks in wheelchairs can still stand.
@@Soupcowboy I know 😑 it's disappointing. I get glared at all the time if I stand up from my chair to use the restroom. Its usually older folks who glare and talk trash. Go figure. I don't like bringing it in there because it's a public restroom and you get people from all walks of life with all different kinds of diseases and stds. I just don't want to spread potential germs/diseases since I don't own my on chair and I usually borrow the chair from the place I'm at. I don't want to risk spreading those germs to someone who's imunocomprimised or has an auto immune disorder.
When I saw the tiny little “#babewithamobilityaid” keychain I was like “oh my god no way no way no way what is she gonna do ommgggg” and NOTHING could’ve prepared me for that SUPER cute wheelchair oh my goodness!!! 😭😭😭💕💕💕✨ I’m a disabled person myself with my own colourful chair (and a lolita!) and this just broke me (but in the good way!) it is SO GOOD. This is hands down my favourite doll you’ve ever done, she is perfect. I cannot WAIT for your chair tutorial I will absolutely be making one (or several!). I collect toy wheelchairs but there’s so few out there and it’s so hard to find the right size for specific toys to make use of so this is just everything, I’m so excited!!! 💖✨
I had that same reaction as someone who also uses a wheelchair and dresses Lollita when I feel up to it. It is so lovely to see someone make a disabled doll! I hope you have a great day!
I was about to make a similar comment when I saw yours! I'm also a disabled lolita and cheered so loud at the "babe with a mobility aid" keychain that I scared my chinchilla. I literally have a "babe with a mobility aid" sticker on my cane!
I'm not apart of the disabled community, but I was honestly surprised when I saw the wheelchair. She didn't put it in the title or the thumbnail like "Disabled doll!" or anything like that. She doesn't say like "omg guys i'm so inclusive with all my dolls, let me tell you" she just...did it. And honestly I think it's a nice breath of fresh air.
Not only did it come out of seemingly nowhere (that key chain makes sense now, huh?) but she doesn't expand on why she made it or what inspired it. It's just "This is my newest lolita, she has a super cute dress that I spent hours on and look at this tiny backpack! Also she's a part-time wheelchair user, I've got a tutorial and pattern for the wheelchair too if you're interested. ANYWAY, look how cute her hair and dress are! I love pastels and lolita fashion!!!!! AUNYUNG!!!! ^U^" Dolligtful is a queen and I love her
This made me remember the time my sister broke one of her doll's leg. The leg was torn apart in a way that I could't fix it without compleatly gluing it (maybe I could if it would happen now but I was 10 years old at the time). She was really upset about it so I made a wheelchair using cardbox and bottle caps. The wheels weren't moving and it looked like garbage but I was really proud of it and my sister loved it!
that you wanted to help shows what an amazing sib you are. that you came up with a way within your abilities To help shows you're also a very creative and thoughtful person to boot. i think anyway. ^_^
The fact that just a week ago I was gushing to a friend about Dollightful being probably one of the most mindfully inclusive customizers out there with race, genders, sexualities, & body types. & then she continues to keep me amazed & inspired by creating a doll with a disability?????? We love to see it. Excellent work yet again!!!
@@TheMadWrldEffct Lets just say...i dated a katherine and she basc made someone write a break up message, lied about me sexually assaulting her, lied about me taking advantage of her fucking SISTER and kept ghosting me and was secretly cheating on me lol
Eeee!! The wheelchair really caught me by surprise, disabled people never get recognition 🥺💕 it's especially nice to see a wheelchair made just for her, as opposed to a plain black/blue chair
Yes! I’m so happy, she didn’t even rub it in your face. “Oh look at me I’m adding a wheelchair, this doll is going to be disabled” she just “hehe cute wheelchair”
Katherine! This is amazing! You deserve a self care doll and a good break! You work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱
As someone who is permanently confined to a wheelchair, I appreciate this doll so so so much. I often feel left out of representation in creators artwork and/or projects. Thank you so much Katherine. I love all your dolls but this one is dear to me. Thank you again❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I AM SO HAPPY!!! It is such a rarity to see disabled dolls!! To see one that is so like me is just such a joy!! There is such a wide variety of mobility aids that you could add to dolls too- cute canes, different styles of walkers, joint braces, to see one of them made my day!
@@Um_236 Yep! Especially when stopping, starting, and turning. Your hands can get super calloused and blistered doing that all the time if you’re not careful, it can even cause joint issues. Extra protection from cold and rain helps too
Just a small idea what about a doll with vitiligo? Like a super cute Lolita doll, cause i notice a lot of them have something really unique and different
BIG SAME especially with the lolita fashion!! Ive had people tell me i couldn't really be disabled because i wear cute hyper feminine fashion (like lolita, im just too poor for lolita specifically lol)
Lmao srry forgot my point, which is that with that negative it just makes seeing this make me like a million times happier cause it's like someone bein like "its okay you're a valid bean"
"Idealy if you want to stich up a dolls head you should use a curved needle but you can brute force it with a normal needle" If you brute force it perfectly the straight needles can become curved
Catherine, I’m not gonna lie, i genuinely teared up when I saw the wheelchair. As someone with an invisible disability that effects me a lot and means I sometimes must use a wheelchair myself it meant a lot to see you, someone who I admire so much include this detail. I started watching you just before my health began to decline and your videos have been one of the few things that really cheer me up when I can’t cope with my pain levels, so from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so, so much for including the wheelchair and disabled tag on her bag ❤️
I love how katherine didnt make the doll all about how shes disabled. It really shows that she doesnt think of this doll any different or special. Her inclusivity is amazing and I live to see her work ❤
I am all most wheel chair bound and I rarely see people representing my community. Thank you so much this means more to me than you know. I am so greatful. Thank you.
Same. Any time we have to go out for groceries or anything that requires a lot of walking I need a wheelchair. I'm trying to get my own but they're so expensive.
Im a disabled girl and it means a lot that you did a little disabled doll! Sometimes it feels like everyone forgets about us, and I appreciate that you didn’t ❤️
@@Dollightful The DollyGeek made ears for his Mario Princess's by using apoxy sculpt, that could be helpful. I'm really sorry the Wendigo doll video and the doll itself had to get taken down Katherine, but don't give up maybe you can turn her into something else like a vampire, yokai, ghost, grim reaper, pokemon, Witch doctor, day of the dead, Druid, or an undead dragon. I've believe Wendy the Wendigo deserves a much better form than to just be thrown away. I am truly sorry Katherine, I have been going through loads of stress and bad times too. But I believe in hope for a better tomorrow, I've seen your work & I know your doing better than ever. Don't beat yourself up Dollightful you work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱. :)
I knew right from the reroot I was going to love her but oh my WORD. She is the sweetest. And I love love LOVE how you took the fingerless gloves from the original doll and made them wheelchair gloves. What a brilliantly simple idea that gave way to such an adorable fun design. And it was just no big thing, which I also love; no “oh look at this big surprise,” just gave her a cool keychain and a wheelchair because it’s whatever, that’s what she needed. You’re a delight. 💕💞💕
You wanna know what I'd love to see Katherine attempt some day? A punk doll- or at least, pastel punk. I just know that she'll put her own spin on it that makes it so "Dollightful" yet still respectful to the genre. Anyone else agree?
It would be cool to see her make one like she did her nature doll (using alot of found materials like twigs and recycling scraps) since punk is a very DIY fashion
Oh my god, I'm not even a wheelchair user but I'm really about to cry over this 💗 I have NEVER seen a doll with mobility aids, let alone a wheelchair user that isn't 100% bound to the chair 😭😭 You've always been the most amazing doll customizer to me for this stuff, thank you for making such wonderful inclusive works 💗💕
Same here. I use a wheelchair as a mobility aid but I can still walk. So many people are under the impression that those in chairs can’t walk at all and when they see you out of it they think you’re faking.
Same, you said it so much better than I ever could. There's this huge misconception that people who use wheelchairs cannot stand at all, and when they do stand that they must be faking their disability. It really gets under my skin when people say stuff about faking a disability when they don't even know what they're talking about. I'm most likely going to end up using a wheelchair because of my joint condition. So it just really irks me when people think wheelchair users have to sit 100% of the time.
@@C.K.Productions exactly! People think I'm not blind just because I love video games, anime and animation (drawing too) yet I have less than 10% vision. I'm so happy she made a disabled doll :)
Joining you guys! Wheelchair user who can walk too and people get confused about it. Even once a lady faced a streetlamp because she saw me getting up from my wheelchair, lol right. And one man called me a fraud when he saw me getting up, thankfully after explanation he did understood. This doll made me so happy and that there is similar people here.
@@Dollightful A Lolita superhero like in a spandex outfit ready to fight in pastel colors with glowing eyes would be so cool I’ve been trying to attempt it...It hasn’t been going so well...
Like I could have missed it, but I don't thinks she even had it in the title, it just shows she genuinely loves making dolls like this and that makes me so happy.
Katherine does such an amazing job normalizing so many different levels of diversity! And it’s not advertiser-friendly diversity either; it’s the real deal. Her dolls were some of the first non-binary, BIPOC, and body-type inclusive representation I’ve found in a UA-cam community that thrives off of character creation/design. When addressing ethnicity, she does her research. When building different bodies, she makes sure they’re functional (and I know that’s a character design thing, but still). Katherine normalizes the unique differences that make us the individuals we are, and that’s so important to actually attaining equal rights (across all forms of oppression). None of Katherine’s characters are treated as “other” within her own collection, and I want more people to think the way she does when it comes to inclusion. And also I think a neurodivergent, ADHD/ADD, and/or EFD (executive functioning disorder) inclusive doll would be cool as heck and interesting to watch the design process thereof. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. Cordially, African American Genderqueer individual with EFD, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic pain disorder and many more life-long challenges that I have yet to identify
@@brinnc-o9065 im glad we agree, ive always felt impressed by how low key and sensitively Katherine introduces diversity, always just seems like the next and most obvious choice, no effort. But im not a very diverse person so i dont have an inherent sense of how it feels to the included audience. I was thinking, how do you show neurodivergence though?! But then remembered my good friend has dark green dyslexia reading glasses... 🤔
is it just me? or does she kinda look like a pokemon trainer with those gloves and that backpack. LOL, I can totally see Charlie and Sylvion being Friends!
This is just a suggestion- Have you ever thought of making an Albino character? Albinos are people who are born with extremely light skin and even lighter hair, and dark eyes, sometimes red.
Actually, I don’t think people with albinism have dark/red eyes, because they lack skin, hair, and other pigmentation, i think their irises are like clear I think, and the light can make it look red/purple
As a disabled person I wanna say thank you for making a doll with a disability, disability’s (especially invisible ones) don’t get nearly enough representation
@@moxleyismad7212 Yesss- I have seizures too which is caused by my primary disability which is a rare one I can't remember spelling- but my secondary is Cerebral palsy!
I'd like to think, when Katherine customizes a doll, the other dolls discuss with each other what the new doll will become. And they welcome the newly customized doll into their little community. ❤
I love how she's always trying new hairstyles for her re-paints and re-customs. I feel like at this point, she could do box braids with the amount of talent that she has
Probably depends on finding the right material that looks like it. I do know that as of her blue stock box oceanic doll she couldn't actually braid nylon doll hair. Still, it would be nice to see!
I’m curious to know if the lil keychain that says “babe with mobility aid” is from Annika Victoria? If so that’s really adorable!!! I’m really excited to see how the wheelchair will be made!
That is where I heard it from! Did Annika start that hashtag herself? I was looking over people who used it on instagram to find some awesome ladies with mobility aids for inspiration. Shucks, if I had know she invented the hashtag I would have credited her! I'm a big fan.
@@Dollightful I'm really sorry the Wendigo doll video and the doll itself had to get taken down Katherine, but don't give up maybe you can turn her into something else like a vampire, yokai, ghost, grim reaper, pokemon, Witch doctor, day of the dead, Druid, or an undead dragon. I've believe Wendy the Wendigo deserves a much better form than to just be thrown away. I am truly sorry Katherine, I have been going through loads of stress and bad times too. But I believe in hope for a better tomorrow, I've seen your work & I know your doing better than ever. Don't beat yourself up Dollightful you work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱. :)
Dollightful I believe she did!! That’s where I first heard it and I think she has merch with that hashtag. I also think she would really love your doll!!! You should definitely tag her on instagram when ya post about Charley!
An idea I just thought of! I myself is a goth, and would love to see a proper goth doll (I know we have Tatsuo, but I wanna see the girly craze with lace and accessories), but you love the colorful, pastel lolita dolls so much, how about a pastel goth? I'd love love love to see that :3
Charley: I want this backpack Charlotte (her adoptive big sister): no Charley, you have 50 other backpacks Charley: :( Charlotte, trying to resist the puppy eyes: f-fine...
WHEN I TELL YOU I ALMOST *CRIED* SEEING THE WHEELCHAIR. i have a lot of issues with walking and ive found myself having to use wheelchairs several times in my life. its really wonderful to see you making something like this! i absolutely adore her!!!
As soon as I saw the wheelchair I started crying. I'm chronically ill and in order to hang out with my friends, I have to be mobile for most of the day and having a wheelchair has made me comfortable knowing that I have an option if I'm not strong enough to walk. Thank you for never being afraid to look outside the box 😊❤🧡💛💚💙💜
I was just searching through Lollita style refs and then get a notification that this came out 4 minutes ago. But it was as a recommendation not a subscriber thing (I am subbed but not with notifs) so I'm pretty sure YT is stalking me.
@@Dollightful My haters throw rocks at me and it hurts. I hope they don't throw The Rock at me because I like him as an actor. GAGAGAGAGA!!! I am funny!!! For more amazing jokes you have to visit my YT site, dear doll
I actually started crying when I found out that she was gonna have a wheelchair. Representation matters, especially in fashion communities where mobility aids aren't seen too often!! Thank you so much for this Katherine! I know she was a doll you made for yourself as mentioned in the beginning, but all your dolls seem to be for someone else as well
@@liltaxfraud5292 excuse me? She was happy that there was more representation. She was not being a crybaby, leave if you don't have anything nice to say.
@@reillydoran2459 did you even read his comment? In the begining he literally says he started crying because of it that's a crybaby if I've ever seen one
i’m physically disabled and occasionally need my wheelchair when i’m not doing well - everything about this is so beautiful and your attention to every detail (including her chair!) never ceases to amaze me!
Quit fucking using glitter. It's TERRIBLE for the environment. You guys like tiny particles of shiny plastic seeping into your pores, huh? Don't have enough micro particles of plastic built up in your blood stream, and bodily tissue already?
Just gonna drop it out there: as much as we absolutely love the modded dolls, we also love every style of doll you make, so don't feel pressured to not take this "self care breaks" whenever you feel the need ❤️
my mother and I always watch your videos, and when she saw this she started crying for happiness. she lost her legs in a car axident, and seeing that you gave her that beautiful wheelchair made her really happy. I've never seen her so happy, cause me and my family are going through a really bad phase of our life, so thank you very much, you don't even know how much this is comforting to us 🥺❤️❤️
That cat charm is from a book series, "Chi's sweet home" It's crying, I would guess because she lost her mama from chasing a butterfly. I don't think almost anything else would make her cry cuz shes so clueless and selfish xD
The kitty charm is a kitten named Chi! She's from a manga called Chi's sweet home, and she's probably crying because that manga has its sad moments. No clue why she's green, though.
Hi! Disabled person here. I LOVE the wheelchair! When I saw the “#babewithmobilityaid” I immediately got super excited! I also liked how you included her standing because a lot of wheelchair users CAN walk and stand! Charley is super cute, I love her!
DUDE I STARTED BALLING WHEN I SAW HER IN THE WHEELCHAIR HNN I use one sometimes as a mobility aid and I never see it in doll customizing!!! Especially not a decorated one!!! It feels so real and authentic and personal to Charley and I love it 🥺💖 not to mention just how amazing charley looks 💖🐀
Something you might want to add for this dolls wheelchair is a few stickers on the side. I love to decorate my chair with stickers and so do other disabled people I know
My little sister has chronic pain in all parts of her body and seeing this video and reading this comment really made me happy. It brings joy to my heart seeing such an open and welcoming community
hey katherine, when i saw the wheelchair i almost burst into tears. as someone with mobility issues and a huge interest in pastel fashion, this was so cool to see. thank you
seeing the wheelchair at the end made my heart jump, its so nice to see physically disabled people like myself represented in ANYTHING, even doll customizing!! thank you so much dollightful this made my day :))
Kathrine I absolutely love you, you have so much diversity in you dolls and I can't explain how happy it makes me. You have dolls of color, gay dolls that you actually pose and draw being in love, a nonbinary doll, and now a doll with a wheelchair. You could just make dolls that look and act like you, but you don't. You care enough to have this much representation in your line up, so thank you
@@wouldntyouliketoknowweathe9145 Yes! It's her sea dragon Aquarien. I got so excited when I saw that they were nonbinary ua-cam.com/video/8UDnYL3zhx4/v-deo.html
I love love LOVE how you have her out of the wheelchair in some photos. A lot of people don't realize that many wheelchair users are part-time users, and use the wheelchair as their disability requires. She's SO cute. 😍
im so happy you decided to give her a mobility aid! my names charlee (similar :D ) and i have an invisible disorder which can make my joints super achey after a short amount of movement and makes breaks/ sprains hurt for longer, so much so that i use crutches to move around sometimes. however im lucky enough to not have to use them all the time and its amazing to see this represented in a doll :)
I have a similar disorder!! I had to use crutches for most of middle school, and then I got a wheelchair because the crutches made the joints in my arms hurt worse. This video made me so happy, and seeing comments like these make me feel less alone, it's really wonderful to see!!❤️❤️❤️
this doll is absolutely incredible! from the meticulous detailing on the clothes to the thoughtful accessories you’ve REALLY outdone yourself this time! I really appreciate that you decided to make a disabled wheelchair user, I’ve been using a wheelchair in public spaces for years now and it’s so rare to see such casual (and cute!) representation like this!! it really made my day 🥺💕 I can’t wait to see the follow up wheelchair tutorial! soon ALL of my dolls will have their own matching wheelchairs just like ME!!
Ok I was expecting racism and ableism but this comment section is so sweet and wholesome and the doll is absolutely adorable and amazing. Thank you all so much for making this a safe place for everybody.
i've followed dollightful for over a year now and never once seen any racism or ableism or anything like that. either i'm not looking hard enough, or dollightful's community is extremely positive ^^
@@lularuu6168 and the one mistake she made (the wendigo) she took down immediately and apologized without labeling herself the victim, she is such a sweet person.
@@zixea3318 i didn't even know what was wrong with the wendigo, but her taking it down was honestly so thoughtful,, we don't deserve people who are as amazing and beautiful as her ;-;
Gods, I genuinely teared up when the wheelchair was brought out, I've never seen a character in media who's both disabled and happy- so this means the world to me
I love how casually the wheelchair was included, like it wasn’t something to boast about including because it’s a normal thing for people to use and have!! Dollighful is great 🥺
The wheelchair is so cool. She's so cute. I use a wheelchair on occasion to get around so i definitely think she's one of my favorites you've created so far.
@@pyroshayniac1090 I did bring to her attention someone did reupload it. I’m worried that may be stressing her with having to do the copyright forum to get it taken down. Because regardless of people’s opinions on the doll, someone reuploading the video is not okay.
As a disabled person who’s watched your content for years I absolutely adore this doll and how you didn’t user her disability as clickbait. she’s treated as just another project rather than a performative act to gain more views, I also really enjoyed the tag on her backpack, it was a very nice touch
what a cutie pie! char totally looks like juwon’s little sister, like she’s been introduced into the world of street fashion and lolita fashion by maybe her big brother and his friends
I was sewing a costume I as making and I pricked my finger so many times. I even lost the needle a few times. (Going off-topic but still needle related), I was walking into my room one day and I didn't realize that there was a pin on the floor. The needle was up, and I ended up stepping on it. I thought I stepped on one of those nature prickly things that you step on in the sand, but no, it was my pin. It hurt after I took it out.
@@iamboredtoday-3072 I love the term "nature prickly thing". I've recently lost a pin, I don't know where it is, I looked all over. Guess I'll find out eventually, ouch
What an amazing job, I always love your cutesy dupsey dolls so much 🙈❤️ edit: OMG im so glad Charlotte gave you so much inspiration for your own doll clothes 🥺💕❤️
Awh! Honestly I do not know what Dollightful meant by one clip..
☆Awwww!☆
the friendship you guys have is so wholesome 🥺
Hi
ok,i just wanna say i recently found about that she isnt doing the wendigo doll anymore is a part of the chanel no matter what can sombody pls explain why that was so insensitive
i love seeing the diversity in your dolls, and having Charley with her own matching wheelchair is such a perfect addition!!
Yeah I agree
Ty Tanium the steampunk boy is one of my favorites and he also has an aid, his prosthetic arm 💙 I'm excited to see how she made the wheelchair!
@@j9_shine yeah, i loved how Ty just got a badass prosthetic and disability didnt turn up in the title at all. Just like, oh problem? No problem!
This shocked me so much because my name is Charley and I am also in a wheelchair😦
@@charleyjohnston6642 then this video is a present from the universe to you honey :U
taking a moment to appreciate how realistic the wheelchair seems? it's not a bulky hospital kind like a lot of people tend to think they are, it's light for good mobility, provides the ability for her to wheel herself - see those gloves?? ahh it's nice to see this kind of disabled rep
as someone who was an ambulatory user in high school, it’s so nice to see the little touches like the pin and the gloves :,)
she clearly does lots of research which is really nice
@@sidiwvwhi mhm! Any time she does a doll that's diverse, she uses a lot of reference pictures
For example, african dolls! She researches box braids(faun art doll vid), waves, curls
She even put the small detail of african men having deepset eyes into her pride doll!
And, for her pride doll, she didn't just use the raindow flag
She included the trans flag(hair), pan flag(nails), and bi flag(shirt)
Sorry for info dumping lol, I just really like this channel!
I’d have to agree!!!
I don’t think most people understand how important representation is-
my grandma has been in a wheelchair for most of her life and has kept a limited edition Barbie with a wheelchair for over 20 years
I really hope doll makers make more disabled dolls they really do mean a lot :)
that is precious. thank you for sharing. i hope your gram is living her best life
My late grandma loved getting Barbies for me (she was wheelchair bound since 12) and I 100% would’ve gotten one if I could find one!!
I mean, u can just purchase a toy wheelchair and use it on ur doll...
@@black1cat21 yeah but a doll with a wheelchair is just better.
@@alexanderpumpkin3423 its the same difference
I’m sobbing!!I’m disabled, I’ve been like this since the start of quarantine because of a car crash.Dollightful. If your reading this.Thank you!I finally feel apart of something, Really. Thank you :)
Holy smokes, that sounds terrible. Hope you and any loved ones are alright by now and you didn’t suffer a greater loss. I really do love this channel and the inclusivity is so great
Bruh same… like everything u said I went through… it gets better 💕
From one disabled person to another I hope you're doing alright ❤️ take care and don't be afraid to reach out to disability communities on different platforms. There's lots of us over on Twitter!
@@Abigail13255Thank you! I don’t think I reach the age limit on most social media accounts. So I won’t be logging on. But I’m okay,how are you??
@@pokaay3163 I didn’t lose anyone, but, my older sister did almost pass away.
I love how you don’t advertise the fact that she is a wheelchair user, it’s part of who you are not a marketing device
I didnt even know that she was a wheelchair user, i’m not finished but now i know its really admirable.
I so agree.
what
who is
@@turnip8150 Charley is who they are talking about
I'm not physically disabled myself but I love reading everyone in the comments who are overjoyed to see the representation! I know how that feels and it makes me so happy to see.
Same! It's so sweet to see people getting happy!
Me too!
Agree, have to say it makes me happy for them
yasss, so sweet and cheerful idk 😅
Me too.
I am genuinely obsessed with the way this video was cut together... most people would’ve gone out of their way to advertise this doll has a disability through the whole video, but she literally treated it as another accessory. This is how disability should be treated; it’s not an advertising point, it’s just part of who we are. Thank you Darling 💖
@@TheHoboJojo I asked now stfu and let people have fun
@@TheHoboJojo 1.3 k of people asked so stfu
DONT READ MY PROFILÉ PICTURÉ :)
I love your videos
exactly shes not making a big deal of it or bragging about it shes just like oh yea i made this wheelchair
can we please just appreciate the fact that she's a part time wheelchair user, rather then full time! as this shows that not all wheelchair users are dependant on their chairs, which as a part time wheelchair users, I have struggled with this stereotype since I was little. So this is fabulous representation!
YESS, I have a friend in my Girl Scout troop who uses one, and she was so nice to explain how it worked to me and I’ve never seen anyone mention it in any media I’m sorry I’m just so fucking happy❤❤❤❤❤❤
As someone who suffers from a chronic illness and has thought about using mobility aids before, this doll was absolutely amazing to see!! It helps to normalize people using mobility aids but still being able to stand and walk on their own! Thank you so much for this doll, she is beautiful and my new favorite❤️❤️
Yes! Not everyone who uses mobility aids use them all the time. I have a friend who was accused of child abuse because someone at their complex noticed that her daughter uses a wheelchair, a walker, and sometimes walking canes. They thought she was either injuring her repeatedly or forcing her to use them. We were all appalled that someone would believe that, but also not understand that some people my need mobility aids sometimes but not all the time.
Anyways, I hope you take the leap and consider your needs above other's misconceptions. If your life would be better and enriched by having an aid, then you have nothing to loose and so much to gain! I consider it no different than choosing any other form of self care. We need what we need. Ya know?
Wishing you the best.
@bearybear711 I made the decision to start using an aid after a really draining convention 2019... I only use it part time mainly when I'm by myself or in really bad flares and I honestly thought it would be a much bigger transition into my life than it was. I did get some response with work but if you communicate well with your HR they will help you if that is one of your reasons for not (would bring walker to work but than needed it stored during my shift as wouldn't be safe to leave out with the kids running around)...also I'm only 28
As a person with a disability, I 100% agree, it’s so amazing to finally have some representation! Thanks so much Dollightful.❤️❤️❤️
Aw it’s sad that you may not be able to walk properly but you all must have some special ability that you have or have not found yet. My mother always says that disabled people always have some special talents others don’t
I still have to use a cane from time to time after my hip surgery, and I often get a lot of dirty looks because I’m so young. I can walk fine 99% of the time, but overdoing it exhausts the muscles they had to cut through for surgery, and sometimes they spasm. Definitely normalize mobility aids for people that appear “normal”!
At this point everything on her channel is either a badass dragon, a terrifying Halloween custom, or a Lolita/pastel doll. And I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM
Or a pokemon!
Julia I love the eevee series!
Same tho
@@plushybones yeahh me too :)
she has the range
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I love the fact that Katherine has worked with various power tools, constructed functioning homemade circuits, sewn meticulously detailed outfits, mastered clay sculpting, dismembered and reconstructed entire dolls, managed multiple social media accounts AND collaborated with numerous big creators and industry professionals, but is still afraid of doing jacket linings 😭💟
^.^ I think it might be lingering hesitation from Leafeon's kimono, but you have a point that it's a bit endearing.
LININGS. ARE. SCARY. 💖
Mood I work with power tools play with a big pig with strong jaws but is still afraid of sewing
Well. Honestly there are some things that your scared your gonna mess up on. And dissapoint people or make them ask why you couldn't do it or why you were scared to. I'm scared of multiple things because of how I feel the outcome might be-
Maybe thats why ? 😅
BARK BARK BARK ARF WOOF WOOF ARF ARF BORK
i really love how Katherine was just like "oh here's a fun colorful wheelchair for our little lolita cutie!" at the very end, and not making the entire video "oh, look how inclusive i am!!"
Same! She does representation right. She creates representation without pandering as in real life, people probably don’t want to be defined only by one aspect of themselves.
@@Cookiejar83 yes! same with Aquarien she was just like "yeah, their prolly enby" then just carried on! as a non binary myself that made me so happy that one of my favorite UA-camrs made a gender non-conforming character!
Your profile picture is immaculate
@@lotus4129 Chiaki supremacy
your pfp is making me panic but yeah i agree
I know this isn’t really her doll style but I’d love to see her take on a gothic type doll with bold eyeliner and maybe even some chunky boots.
YES! I think Hextian makes some dolls like that!
id love to see this omg
Yeah I think she needs to step outside her comfort zone. She makes so many pink/pastel dolls it’d be great to see some different ones
Doesn't tatsuo fulfill that?
@@mimisezlol yeah but ⛓️🖤 🔪 g o t h 🔪 🖤⛓️ girls tho
I'm crying over a doll depicting an ambulatory wheelchair user. Also, the babe with a mobility aid keychain hit my heart so hard. As someone who will be facing loss of mobility continuously for the majority of my life, seeing someone outside of the chronic illness community acknowledging us as people who can enjoy alternative fashions and rock it, this will forever be one of my favorite dolls Katherine has ever made. She's gorgeous and the meticulous nature in which you created ever detail will always be mesmerising. Thank you so much.
Same as someone who uses mobility aids and wants to get into lolita fashion I love this so much it makes me feel so happy
She's just crippled calm tf down you're a massive crybaby
@@liltaxfraud5292 get a life, stop continuing to hate on people for being happy about representation!
@@liltaxfraud5292 that has nothing to do with anything. If someone slightly annoys you that doesn't mean they deserved to get bullied by jerks like you.
@@reillydoran2459 yeah they do this is the real world if you're annoying then you'll get called out for it it's like if I wrote a comment whining about my dead grandpa or something nobody cares and somebody will call me out for being an obnoxious twit
I always love how diverse Dollightful dolls are. They have different skin tones, different types of hair, disabilities that really make the doll stand out. Thanks for making dolls more diverse than I've ever seen
edit: thank you for the likes
Not to mention body types and lgbt+ dolls
@@iridiumSerpent y e s
Ikr!!!! She's my favourite doll artist right next to Etellan
Except for gender, most of the dolls are girls, I wish there was more customization of male dolls too.
@@yianki3231 she's said before that she finds female characters more fun to design but i do agree i'd like to see more male/other gender characters
I like the fact that she has a wheelchair. She's adorable.
@@TheHoboJojo well damn nobody ask you to comment If you didn’t care or ask
DONT READ MY PROFILÉ PICTURÉ :)
@@b1mo829 what did they say? They deleted the comments
@@AlexTheSlayBoss They keep commenting in different comment threads with the exact same reply, something like "Nobody asked".
This meant so much to me as a disabled person. I had to use a chair for the first time at work today and it was hard. But then I come home and see this!!!! My heart
Yasss! Pink lolita doll!
Love you lmao :>
Ikr! Dollightfulls dolls are always so pretty! So are yours DollMotion! I love both of yall dolls, I even attempted to customize my own! (Ps: It sucked lol)
What do you only have three comments?!
Hahaha poopy
Yes ❤️
I love that you show her standing but also sitting in her wheelchair. Not every wheelchair user is confined to their chair because of paralysis or because of another disorder that renders their legs useless.
I have an invisible illness that causes me a lot of pain and can limit what I do. Say for instance I wanted to go to the state fair or zoo, I'd need to use a wheelchair because I can't walk for very long without hurting myself. Yet I don't need to use one in day to day life if that makes sense.
Edit: wow.. I didn't expect this to blow up. I'm glad I could reach so many people and educate them.
I can relate I’m living with a similar situation
I never knew that, thank you for informing me! ❤️
@@pearlmoon3057 yeah of course 😊 in my experience I feel like the vast majority of people don't know that unless they have friends or are related to a person that uses a wheelchair like I do.
Yes!! My Nana uses a wheelchair when she has to go out, but she doesnt use it at home bc she can walk around. Shes just slow moving bc of her ms. I was at a store with her once and she stood up from her wheelchair to get something and a woman glared at her over it. People dont realize that sometimes folks in wheelchairs can still stand.
@@Soupcowboy I know 😑 it's disappointing. I get glared at all the time if I stand up from my chair to use the restroom. Its usually older folks who glare and talk trash. Go figure.
I don't like bringing it in there because it's a public restroom and you get people from all walks of life with all different kinds of diseases and stds.
I just don't want to spread potential germs/diseases since I don't own my on chair and I usually borrow the chair from the place I'm at. I don't want to risk spreading those germs to someone who's imunocomprimised or has an auto immune disorder.
Imagine next halloween she puts all of her collective lolita dolls in a circle and they summon a demon
definitely has to be one of those pastel/rainbow demons
Lolita demon yesssssssss
May I help?
A demon more like a pastel rainbow unicorn
A pastel demon
When I saw the tiny little “#babewithamobilityaid” keychain I was like “oh my god no way no way no way what is she gonna do ommgggg” and NOTHING could’ve prepared me for that SUPER cute wheelchair oh my goodness!!! 😭😭😭💕💕💕✨ I’m a disabled person myself with my own colourful chair (and a lolita!) and this just broke me (but in the good way!) it is SO GOOD. This is hands down my favourite doll you’ve ever done, she is perfect. I cannot WAIT for your chair tutorial I will absolutely be making one (or several!). I collect toy wheelchairs but there’s so few out there and it’s so hard to find the right size for specific toys to make use of so this is just everything, I’m so excited!!! 💖✨
Aww loveliest of lovely, you are!
( ' ♡ ' )/
I had that same reaction as someone who also uses a wheelchair and dresses Lollita when I feel up to it. It is so lovely to see someone make a disabled doll!
I hope you have a great day!
I was about to make a similar comment when I saw yours! I'm also a disabled lolita and cheered so loud at the "babe with a mobility aid" keychain that I scared my chinchilla. I literally have a "babe with a mobility aid" sticker on my cane!
Omg yes! Follow your dreams wheel chair or not
I’m not disabled but I love how inclusive she is!
It’s so strange seeing you do a cute doll without detaching limbs and remaking legs and arms.
LOL
True still was really cute!
Lolll!
And this one is in a wheelchair when everyone else was torn limb from limb XD
This whole video is “I accidentally tore a hole here but that’s okay we can work with that”
Happy little accidents, haha
It’s just a little hole! It’s still good! It’s still good!
Great foreshadowing
Agreed and sick pfp. I need to watch Labyrinth
Bob Ross energy
I'm not apart of the disabled community, but I was honestly surprised when I saw the wheelchair. She didn't put it in the title or the thumbnail like "Disabled doll!" or anything like that. She doesn't say like "omg guys i'm so inclusive with all my dolls, let me tell you" she just...did it. And honestly I think it's a nice breath of fresh air.
Not only did it come out of seemingly nowhere (that key chain makes sense now, huh?) but she doesn't expand on why she made it or what inspired it. It's just
"This is my newest lolita, she has a super cute dress that I spent hours on and look at this tiny backpack! Also she's a part-time wheelchair user, I've got a tutorial and pattern for the wheelchair too if you're interested. ANYWAY, look how cute her hair and dress are! I love pastels and lolita fashion!!!!! AUNYUNG!!!! ^U^"
Dolligtful is a queen and I love her
This made me remember the time my sister broke one of her doll's leg. The leg was torn apart in a way that I could't fix it without compleatly gluing it (maybe I could if it would happen now but I was 10 years old at the time). She was really upset about it so I made a wheelchair using cardbox and bottle caps. The wheels weren't moving and it looked like garbage but I was really proud of it and my sister loved it!
that you wanted to help shows what an amazing sib you are. that you came up with a way within your abilities To help shows you're also a very creative and thoughtful person to boot.
i think anyway. ^_^
@@kstormgeistgem461 Thank you!
That's really nice!
This is a nice story ! It made me happy thx! :)
Aww, you’re a good sister.
The fact that just a week ago I was gushing to a friend about Dollightful being probably one of the most mindfully inclusive customizers out there with race, genders, sexualities, & body types. & then she continues to keep me amazed & inspired by creating a doll with a disability?????? We love to see it. Excellent work yet again!!!
Thank you for this lovely comment, Cursed Buff Monokuma
faroshscale yes, thank you
Ye (big buff monokuma)
thank you buff Monokuma
@@faroshscale sometimes you grow attached to your 6+ year old youtube icon. At this point I simply can't imagine portraying myself as anything else.
Katherine out here making dolls for everyone to enjoy. She's truly an icon we need but don't deserve.
Her name is katherine? I have a big ass dislike towards katherines but she shall pass
@@CrustiiDustii what katherines hurt your?
@@CrustiiDustii Which Katherine hurt you
@@CrustiiDustii who hurt you
@@TheMadWrldEffct Lets just say...i dated a katherine and she basc made someone write a break up message, lied about me sexually assaulting her, lied about me taking advantage of her fucking SISTER and kept ghosting me and was secretly cheating on me lol
Eeee!! The wheelchair really caught me by surprise, disabled people never get recognition 🥺💕 it's especially nice to see a wheelchair made just for her, as opposed to a plain black/blue chair
Yes! I’m so happy, she didn’t even rub it in your face. “Oh look at me I’m adding a wheelchair, this doll is going to be disabled” she just “hehe cute wheelchair”
Katherine! This is amazing! You deserve a self care doll and a good break! You work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱
Please do you really deserve it.
Our queen needs a break :^>
Wait- 11 minutes ago?! THIS WAS POSTED 8 MINUTES-
Yes she does need a break .v.
That's sweet of you to say. Thank you so much! :D
As someone who is permanently confined to a wheelchair, I appreciate this doll so so so much. I often feel left out of representation in creators artwork and/or projects. Thank you so much Katherine. I love all your dolls but this one is dear to me. Thank you again❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I AM SO HAPPY!!! It is such a rarity to see disabled dolls!! To see one that is so like me is just such a joy!! There is such a wide variety of mobility aids that you could add to dolls too- cute canes, different styles of walkers, joint braces, to see one of them made my day!
It made me feel seen! I love this doll with my whole heart!
@@yujinieneko3638 me too! I only use a wheelchair sometimes- I use braces and a cane otherwise- but just any disability rep made me feel amazing!
I would love to see what Katherine does with the cane idea! Next Christmas doll anyone?
@@katbird5872 there's also tytanium who is an amputee!
@@סגבסגב yep! His hair is awesome too- I’m always happy to have another disabled doll!
Oh my god she even gave her fingerless gloves like some wheelchair users wear!!! I’m dyinggg I love this gal so much
I was wondering why does she need the gloves, is it to make sure her hands don’t get hurt or dirty when she’s moving her chair by herself
@@Um_236 Yep! Especially when stopping, starting, and turning. Your hands can get super calloused and blistered doing that all the time if you’re not careful, it can even cause joint issues. Extra protection from cold and rain helps too
@@SequoiaSleeps thx
The doll already had gloves tho
Just a small idea what about a doll with vitiligo? Like a super cute Lolita doll, cause i notice a lot of them have something really unique and different
A DOLL WITH VITILIGO YAAASSSSSSS
I feel like Nova is lowkey Vitiligo-like but YESSS I WANNA SEE DAT
yes
My sister made a doll with vitiligo! Hes not lolita though lol (he was made for dollightfuls tropical collab)
I fully support this
Did anyone else think that she was gonna pull out her discarded ear collection for Charley's ears?
Me
The insinuation that she has a discarded ear collection is not something you could ever say without context
Me as well
Wouldn’t be surprised if she had one
@@ciannabecker5148 She does, she’s shown it before
Me this whole video: I wanna see her make a doll that uses a wheelchair
The end:
My little disabled heart: SO FRIGGIN HAPPY
yep 💕💕 made me so happy
Awww 💗
BIG SAME especially with the lolita fashion!! Ive had people tell me i couldn't really be disabled because i wear cute hyper feminine fashion (like lolita, im just too poor for lolita specifically lol)
Lmao srry forgot my point, which is that with that negative it just makes seeing this make me like a million times happier cause it's like someone bein like "its okay you're a valid bean"
Same! It’s so cool! I wish my wheelchair was that awesome
"Idealy if you want to stich up a dolls head you should use a curved needle but you can brute force it with a normal needle"
If you brute force it perfectly the straight needles can become curved
Lmaoo
Facts
@@lucyO-o thanks I had to search “subtle bisexual pfps” for it lmao
Catherine, I’m not gonna lie, i genuinely teared up when I saw the wheelchair. As someone with an invisible disability that effects me a lot and means I sometimes must use a wheelchair myself it meant a lot to see you, someone who I admire so much include this detail.
I started watching you just before my health began to decline and your videos have been one of the few things that really cheer me up when I can’t cope with my pain levels, so from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so, so much for including the wheelchair and disabled tag on her bag ❤️
I have nothing to say
I audibly gasped out of joy when I saw the wheelchair! I love how inclusive her dolls are, she really inspires me 😍
I love how katherine didnt make the doll all about how shes disabled. It really shows that she doesnt think of this doll any different or special. Her inclusivity is amazing and I live to see her work ❤
I am all most wheel chair bound and I rarely see people representing my community. Thank you so much this means more to me than you know. I am so greatful. Thank you.
this made me so happy. i’m glad you’re happy and i hope that everything with you is well. know that you’re loved no matter what you are!
@@TheHoboJojo That's a bit mean, isn't it?
Same. Any time we have to go out for groceries or anything that requires a lot of walking I need a wheelchair. I'm trying to get my own but they're so expensive.
@@TheHoboJojo Legit stop. You are breaking UA-cam TOS on spam
@@marthavarner3961 Aww, I hope you'll be able to get your own wheelchair one day. Good Luck!
Im a disabled girl and it means a lot that you did a little disabled doll! Sometimes it feels like everyone forgets about us, and I appreciate that you didn’t ❤️
When you left a space for her human ears, I half-expected for you to stick on one of Dollmotion's leftover pairs 😆
Haha! @Dollmotion has so many I'm sure she wouldn't mind lending me a pair.
@@Dollightful you are so talented!
@@Dollightful The DollyGeek made ears for his Mario Princess's by using apoxy sculpt, that could be helpful.
I'm really sorry the Wendigo doll video and the doll itself had to get taken down Katherine, but don't give up maybe you can turn her into something else like a vampire, yokai, ghost, grim reaper, pokemon, Witch doctor, day of the dead, Druid, or an undead dragon. I've believe Wendy the Wendigo deserves a much better form than to just be thrown away.
I am truly sorry Katherine, I have been going through loads of stress and bad times too. But I believe in hope for a better tomorrow, I've seen your work & I know your doing better than ever. Don't beat yourself up Dollightful you work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱. :)
I knew right from the reroot I was going to love her but oh my WORD. She is the sweetest. And I love love LOVE how you took the fingerless gloves from the original doll and made them wheelchair gloves. What a brilliantly simple idea that gave way to such an adorable fun design. And it was just no big thing, which I also love; no “oh look at this big surprise,” just gave her a cool keychain and a wheelchair because it’s whatever, that’s what she needed. You’re a delight. 💕💞💕
You could even say a dollight ovo
Yeah the hair is just amazing
You wanna know what I'd love to see Katherine attempt some day? A punk doll- or at least, pastel punk. I just know that she'll put her own spin on it that makes it so "Dollightful" yet still respectful to the genre. Anyone else agree?
It would be cool to see her make one like she did her nature doll (using alot of found materials like twigs and recycling scraps) since punk is a very DIY fashion
omg, that would be awesome
Ty Tanium isn’t punk?
We need more bubblegum goth in this world
I'd love to see her try a cyberpunk themed doll with cool LED lights, like what she did for Ember's eyes!
As a disabiIed cosplayer I love how diverse the dolls you make are and how you include dolls with disabilities.
Do you have any socials?
My Instagram is @Jorwayblacknight
Oh my god, I'm not even a wheelchair user but I'm really about to cry over this 💗 I have NEVER seen a doll with mobility aids, let alone a wheelchair user that isn't 100% bound to the chair 😭😭 You've always been the most amazing doll customizer to me for this stuff, thank you for making such wonderful inclusive works 💗💕
Same here. I use a wheelchair as a mobility aid but I can still walk. So many people are under the impression that those in chairs can’t walk at all and when they see you out of it they think you’re faking.
Same, you said it so much better than I ever could. There's this huge misconception that people who use wheelchairs cannot stand at all, and when they do stand that they must be faking their disability. It really gets under my skin when people say stuff about faking a disability when they don't even know what they're talking about.
I'm most likely going to end up using a wheelchair because of my joint condition. So it just really irks me when people think wheelchair users have to sit 100% of the time.
@@C.K.Productions exactly! People think I'm not blind just because I love video games, anime and animation (drawing too) yet I have less than 10% vision. I'm so happy she made a disabled doll :)
Joining you guys! Wheelchair user who can walk too and people get confused about it. Even once a lady faced a streetlamp because she saw me getting up from my wheelchair, lol right. And one man called me a fraud when he saw me getting up, thankfully after explanation he did understood. This doll made me so happy and that there is similar people here.
Aww she’s adorableee!! Make as many adorable Lolita dolls as you want, we really don’t mind, we just want to see your creativity flow! 💖
Lol be careful what you wish for! Thank you so much.^^
@@Dollightful I agree. Make as many lolita and pink and pastel and rainbow dolls as you want. Everyone will be happy if you’re happy too. 💜🌼
@@Dollightful A Lolita superhero like in a spandex outfit ready to fight in pastel colors with glowing eyes would be so cool I’ve been trying to attempt it...It hasn’t been going so well...
@dollightful love your videos and i think this doll came out very well i love it!!!!
Yes yes, so much yes.
I love that she didn’t make a big deal out of the mobility aid thing. She just made an adorable doll that also happens to have an adorable wheelchair
Like I could have missed it, but I don't thinks she even had it in the title, it just shows she genuinely loves making dolls like this and that makes me so happy.
@@thejazzy6012 Yes! Exactly :)
@@thegayestgaythatevergayed5449 same I am also one of the gayest gays that ever gayed🌈
Katherine does such an amazing job normalizing so many different levels of diversity! And it’s not advertiser-friendly diversity either; it’s the real deal. Her dolls were some of the first non-binary, BIPOC, and body-type inclusive representation I’ve found in a UA-cam community that thrives off of character creation/design.
When addressing ethnicity, she does her research. When building different bodies, she makes sure they’re functional (and I know that’s a character design thing, but still). Katherine normalizes the unique differences that make us the individuals we are, and that’s so important to actually attaining equal rights (across all forms of oppression).
None of Katherine’s characters are treated as “other” within her own collection, and I want more people to think the way she does when it comes to inclusion.
And also I think a neurodivergent, ADHD/ADD, and/or EFD (executive functioning disorder) inclusive doll would be cool as heck and interesting to watch the design process thereof. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Cordially,
African American Genderqueer individual with EFD, generalized anxiety disorder, chronic pain disorder and many more life-long challenges that I have yet to identify
@@brinnc-o9065 im glad we agree, ive always felt impressed by how low key and sensitively Katherine introduces diversity, always just seems like the next and most obvious choice, no effort. But im not a very diverse person so i dont have an inherent sense of how it feels to the included audience.
I was thinking, how do you show neurodivergence though?! But then remembered my good friend has dark green dyslexia reading glasses... 🤔
is it just me? or does she kinda look like a pokemon trainer with those gloves and that backpack. LOL, I can totally see Charlie and Sylvion being Friends!
Lol yea
This is just a suggestion-
Have you ever thought of making an Albino character? Albinos are people who are born with extremely light skin and even lighter hair, and dark eyes, sometimes red.
ooo that would be awesome! more representation!! :D
And maybe a doll with vitiligo!!! I'd love to see both ❤️
Actually, I don’t think people with albinism have dark/red eyes, because they lack skin, hair, and other pigmentation, i think their irises are like clear I think, and the light can make it look red/purple
@@benedictdwyer2608 well the iris is a muscle, and without pigmentation muscles are generally red soo... it also is red in non human albino animals
@@boo_blue_boo9229 as someone with multiple albino cousins, that’s a myth. Their eyes are a light icy/ocean blue!! Very pretty :)
As a disabled person I wanna say thank you for making a doll with a disability, disability’s (especially invisible ones) don’t get nearly enough representation
Yess I know right I love this doll so much and it's great to see some representation
I’m so happy she did this! I have epilepsy and it’s so amazing that people who have invisible disabilities are finally getting some representation!
@@moxleyismad7212 Yesss- I have seizures too which is caused by my primary disability which is a rare one I can't remember spelling- but my secondary is Cerebral palsy!
@@miz325 I also have cerebral palsy
homestuck
*Wheelchair aside the representation of her HAIR she even got the hair preference correctly she knows her stuff.*
What
Dollightful: "Every fashionista needs a kawii keychain!"
Me: *quietly sips drink as I have a coronel sanders keychain.*
The most kawii in all the multiverses!
So Kawaii that he even has an anime dating game!
I have like nine kawaii keychains lol. UwU
Ultra kawaii
@@marieramos638 I mean, it is a funko keychain so it kinda is chibi.
I love this doll so much! She is missing something, though.......
A goth girlfriend! 🖤💖
YASSS
Maybe she can use that partially customized moth doll and make a pastel goth gf?
I would love to see that!
Tatsuo has a sister, right? 😅
Why do people always want black girls to be gay
I'd like to think, when Katherine customizes a doll, the other dolls discuss with each other what the new doll will become. And they welcome the newly customized doll into their little community. ❤
that is the best thing ever
thats adorable
I've always thought about it that way too!
Thats such a cute concept holy smokes
So like toy story. Tho she'd be alot like Sid with the dismemberment...
I love how she's always trying new hairstyles for her re-paints and re-customs. I feel like at this point, she could do box braids with the amount of talent that she has
Just thinking about doing all those tiny braids gives me anxiety 😂. But it would look sooooo good. This is a great idea!
Probably depends on finding the right material that looks like it. I do know that as of her blue stock box oceanic doll she couldn't actually braid nylon doll hair. Still, it would be nice to see!
I’m curious to know if the lil keychain that says “babe with mobility aid” is from Annika Victoria? If so that’s really adorable!!! I’m really excited to see how the wheelchair will be made!
That is where I heard it from! Did Annika start that hashtag herself? I was looking over people who used it on instagram to find some awesome ladies with mobility aids for inspiration. Shucks, if I had know she invented the hashtag I would have credited her! I'm a big fan.
@@Dollightful Yes Annika is the one who started the hashtag, really inspiring!
@@Dollightful you can still tag her on IG pics!
@@Dollightful I'm really sorry the Wendigo doll video and the doll itself had to get taken down Katherine, but don't give up maybe you can turn her into something else like a vampire, yokai, ghost, grim reaper, pokemon, Witch doctor, day of the dead, Druid, or an undead dragon. I've believe Wendy the Wendigo deserves a much better form than to just be thrown away.
I am truly sorry Katherine, I have been going through loads of stress and bad times too. But I believe in hope for a better tomorrow, I've seen your work & I know your doing better than ever. Don't beat yourself up Dollightful you work so hard to produce dolls for us and you never get a break, I hope you enjoyed this doll! I know your fans do! 💖✨🌱. :)
Dollightful I believe she did!! That’s where I first heard it and I think she has merch with that hashtag. I also think she would really love your doll!!! You should definitely tag her on instagram when ya post about Charley!
Now i have the headcanon that Charlotte and Charly are besties, i can imagine them shopping and brushing each other's hair!
An idea I just thought of! I myself is a goth, and would love to see a proper goth doll (I know we have Tatsuo, but I wanna see the girly craze with lace and accessories), but you love the colorful, pastel lolita dolls so much, how about a pastel goth? I'd love love love to see that :3
Yes!! I'd also love to see her go nuts with trad goth makeup, I think she could have a lot of fun with it :)
I’ve always wanted to see her take on one of those lacy goth umbrella things (not trying to be offensive lol just an emo not knowing words)
@@b0illin_mud0ne79 I think it's just a parasol
@@b0illin_mud0ne79 a parasol, they're very pretty
i 2nd this! that would be incredible
Imagine the Lolita squad going out for a group outing and they're all just having a fun day going into shops and getting new accessories
Charley: I want this backpack
Charlotte (her adoptive big sister): no Charley, you have 50 other backpacks
Charley: :(
Charlotte, trying to resist the puppy eyes: f-fine...
thanks for my next drawing idea :)
update: i finished the drawing!! it’s on my instagram acnlb0y :)
Wait you actually did it?
Man I feel so honored that my idea inspired you thank you so much :)
I would join them if I could
I’m loving white pupil trends in art, they really make her pop!
Same!
WHEN I TELL YOU I ALMOST *CRIED* SEEING THE WHEELCHAIR. i have a lot of issues with walking and ive found myself having to use wheelchairs several times in my life. its really wonderful to see you making something like this! i absolutely adore her!!!
@@TheHoboJojo really?
I'm glad you're so happy with this, ignore the assholes trying to tear you down😁😁
As soon as I saw the wheelchair I started crying. I'm chronically ill and in order to hang out with my friends, I have to be mobile for most of the day and having a wheelchair has made me comfortable knowing that I have an option if I'm not strong enough to walk. Thank you for never being afraid to look outside the box 😊❤🧡💛💚💙💜
I was thrilled to see the representation as well!
The hobo jobo don’t stay here if all your going to do is hate on people with disabilities
@@moonfairie. don't reply to them, report for spam
@@kitsunebiShake I didn’t reply did I?
@@kitsunebiShake Ohhhhh I see
Imagine if Katherine left the wolf ears the way they were, Charley could’ve been Juwon’s little sister or something
Maybe it’s a recessive gene
@@daybreak8752 OMG YESSS
I was just searching through Lollita style refs and then get a notification that this came out 4 minutes ago. But it was as a recommendation not a subscriber thing (I am subbed but not with notifs) so I'm pretty sure YT is stalking me.
Google must have known what you wanted to see, haha!
@@Dollightful ahhhh you actually noticed me! Absolutely loved the doll, as always! Might steal inspiration from this as well o-o
@@Dollightful My haters throw rocks at me and it hurts. I hope they don't throw The Rock at me because I like him as an actor. GAGAGAGAGA!!! I am funny!!! For more amazing jokes you have to visit my YT site, dear doll
@@AxxLAfriku you just self promoted at the channel's owner omfg
@@myhlosic so I'm not the only one who witnessed that- holy hecc-
I actually started crying when I found out that she was gonna have a wheelchair. Representation matters, especially in fashion communities where mobility aids aren't seen too often!! Thank you so much for this Katherine! I know she was a doll you made for yourself as mentioned in the beginning, but all your dolls seem to be for someone else as well
You started crying when you figured out she was crippled? what a crybaby
@@liltaxfraud5292 excuse me? She was happy that there was more representation. She was not being a crybaby, leave if you don't have anything nice to say.
@@liltaxfraud5292 Wow. You go out of your way to be a jerk or does it just come naturally to you?
@@liltaxfraud5292 how about we spread positivity not hate, thanks :)
@@reillydoran2459 did you even read his comment? In the begining he literally says he started crying because of it that's a crybaby if I've ever seen one
UA-cam: so how many Lolita dolls r u gonna make?
Catherine: Y E S
Me: makes comment
Comment: gets hearted
Me: wut
A million
Why do people keep on saying numbers
100
i’m physically disabled and occasionally need my wheelchair when i’m not doing well - everything about this is so beautiful and your attention to every detail (including her chair!) never ceases to amaze me!
My only thought whenever you use that glitter is: “Don’t sneeze when using the glitter”
I learned that lesson the hard way...
Oh you poor thing.
Oh no- can I assume there's still glitter residue somewhere?
Quit fucking using glitter. It's TERRIBLE for the environment. You guys like tiny particles of shiny plastic seeping into your pores, huh? Don't have enough micro particles of plastic built up in your blood stream, and bodily tissue already?
@@NukelearFallout It's not body glitter chill
Just gonna drop it out there: as much as we absolutely love the modded dolls, we also love every style of doll you make, so don't feel pressured to not take this "self care breaks" whenever you feel the need ❤️
my mother and I always watch your videos, and when she saw this she started crying for happiness.
she lost her legs in a car axident, and seeing that you gave her that beautiful wheelchair made her really happy.
I've never seen her so happy, cause me and my family are going through a really bad phase of our life, so thank you very much, you don't even know how much this is comforting to us 🥺❤️❤️
This made my heart melt!! ❤️❤️❤️
I wish you both the best ❤️
I hope you both are doing well!
That cat charm is from a book series, "Chi's sweet home" It's crying, I would guess because she lost her mama from chasing a butterfly. I don't think almost anything else would make her cry cuz shes so clueless and selfish xD
°•° I am so blind I watched the video again and saw it lol 😅
Ps i love chi's sweet home 🏡 💕
The kitty charm is a kitten named Chi! She's from a manga called Chi's sweet home, and she's probably crying because that manga has its sad moments. No clue why she's green, though.
I love chi's sweet home, the anime adaptation is definitely worth a watch😊
@@animelover1705 ikr? I just checked it out from the library and I've been watching it it's soooo cute
You guys know it too! I am in love with the books, I have all of them! I also watched the anime, it's so cute!!!
Ooo i read those alot a long time ago
I liked the book better but I still yet have to watch the reanimated one
Hi! Disabled person here. I LOVE the wheelchair! When I saw the “#babewithmobilityaid” I immediately got super excited! I also liked how you included her standing because a lot of wheelchair users CAN walk and stand! Charley is super cute, I love her!
every time she says “annyeong!” i have 10 more years to my lifespan
@Veronica Felkner wise hooman
@Veronica Felkner XD
Finna live forever
You,my friend, will live forever.
Woah
Headcanon: Charlotte is a sort of lolita fashion celebrity in the world of Dollightful's dolls and Charley is a fangirl 💖
"i rummaged around and found this!"
*doll clunks onto table*
Very graceful
@@babyclara5047 she's beauty she's grace
As felix kjellberg once said.
"Graceful, as a hippo".
DUDE I STARTED BALLING WHEN I SAW HER IN THE WHEELCHAIR HNN I use one sometimes as a mobility aid and I never see it in doll customizing!!! Especially not a decorated one!!! It feels so real and authentic and personal to Charley and I love it 🥺💖 not to mention just how amazing charley looks 💖🐀
this queen really said “lateral” and “medial” we stan a medical icon
Very true very true
Something you might want to add for this dolls wheelchair is a few stickers on the side. I love to decorate my chair with stickers and so do other disabled people I know
as someone with chronic pain seeing a doll in a wheelchair (especially such a meticulously crafted one) makes me so happy 😭😭😭
My little sister has chronic pain in all parts of her body and seeing this video and reading this comment really made me happy. It brings joy to my heart seeing such an open and welcoming community
hey katherine, when i saw the wheelchair i almost burst into tears. as someone with mobility issues and a huge interest in pastel fashion, this was so cool to see. thank you
"Can you read it?"
Me, with no knowledge of how to read Korean, "Yes!"
seeing the wheelchair at the end made my heart jump, its so nice to see physically disabled people like myself represented in ANYTHING, even doll customizing!! thank you so much dollightful this made my day :))
Kathrine I absolutely love you, you have so much diversity in you dolls and I can't explain how happy it makes me. You have dolls of color, gay dolls that you actually pose and draw being in love, a nonbinary doll, and now a doll with a wheelchair. You could just make dolls that look and act like you, but you don't. You care enough to have this much representation in your line up, so thank you
Wait!!! There’s a nb doll?
@@wouldntyouliketoknowweathe9145 Yes! It's her sea dragon Aquarien. I got so excited when I saw that they were nonbinary
ua-cam.com/video/8UDnYL3zhx4/v-deo.html
@@wouldntyouliketoknowweathe9145 There's kinda also a trans doll she made as a collab with NerdECrafter :))
Dollightful: *creates human ears *
Dollmotion: !?
I love love LOVE how you have her out of the wheelchair in some photos. A lot of people don't realize that many wheelchair users are part-time users, and use the wheelchair as their disability requires. She's SO cute. 😍
im so happy you decided to give her a mobility aid! my names charlee (similar :D ) and i have an invisible disorder which can make my joints super achey after a short amount of movement and makes breaks/ sprains hurt for longer, so much so that i use crutches to move around sometimes. however im lucky enough to not have to use them all the time and its amazing to see this represented in a doll :)
I have a similar disorder!! I had to use crutches for most of middle school, and then I got a wheelchair because the crutches made the joints in my arms hurt worse. This video made me so happy, and seeing comments like these make me feel less alone, it's really wonderful to see!!❤️❤️❤️
As an ambulatory wheelchair user, this doll made me smile the brightest smiles. Thank you!
this doll is absolutely incredible! from the meticulous detailing on the clothes to the thoughtful accessories you’ve REALLY outdone yourself this time! I really appreciate that you decided to make a disabled wheelchair user, I’ve been using a wheelchair in public spaces for years now and it’s so rare to see such casual (and cute!) representation like this!! it really made my day 🥺💕 I can’t wait to see the follow up wheelchair tutorial! soon ALL of my dolls will have their own matching wheelchairs just like ME!!
Ok I was expecting racism and ableism but this comment section is so sweet and wholesome and the doll is absolutely adorable and amazing. Thank you all so much for making this a safe place for everybody.
this place, is a peaceful place.
i've followed dollightful for over a year now and never once seen any racism or ableism or anything like that. either i'm not looking hard enough, or dollightful's community is extremely positive ^^
^^ yep, I’m sure there bad eggs somewhere, but they’re few & far between enough that I’ve never seen them
@@lularuu6168 and the one mistake she made (the wendigo) she took down immediately and apologized without labeling herself the victim, she is such a sweet person.
@@zixea3318 i didn't even know what was wrong with the wendigo, but her taking it down was honestly so thoughtful,, we don't deserve people who are as amazing and beautiful as her ;-;
I straight up started crying when the wheelchair was revealed I can t it's so beautiful
super cute lolita doll vid from dollightful, today is startin off amazin ~ 💕
Gods, I genuinely teared up when the wheelchair was brought out, I've never seen a character in media who's both disabled and happy- so this means the world to me
I love how casually the wheelchair was included, like it wasn’t something to boast about including because it’s a normal thing for people to use and have!! Dollighful is great 🥺
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The wheelchair is so cool. She's so cute. I use a wheelchair on occasion to get around so i definitely think she's one of my favorites you've created so far.
Is it just me or does Katherine not seem her usual super perky self? She seems more mellow in this. Hopefully she's doing okay!
I definitely noticed. I’m worried what happened with the wendigo doll hurt her confidence.
@@pyroshayniac1090 I did bring to her attention someone did reupload it. I’m worried that may be stressing her with having to do the copyright forum to get it taken down.
Because regardless of people’s opinions on the doll, someone reuploading the video is not okay.
As a disabled person who’s watched your content for years I absolutely adore this doll and how you didn’t user her disability as clickbait. she’s treated as just another project rather than a performative act to gain more views, I also really enjoyed the tag on her backpack, it was a very nice touch
what a cutie pie! char totally looks like juwon’s little sister, like she’s been introduced into the world of street fashion and lolita fashion by maybe her big brother and his friends
Me a disabled guy: *sees wheelchair* .O. I love it
I cannot even start to *imagine* how many times she pricks her finger each video.
Same here like she must have immortal fingers or something
Super human fingers lol
Yeah there immortal to being cut stabbed or bruised lol
I was sewing a costume I as making and I pricked my finger so many times.
I even lost the needle a few times.
(Going off-topic but still needle related), I was walking into my room one day and I didn't realize that there was a pin on the floor. The needle was up, and I ended up stepping on it. I thought I stepped on one of those nature prickly things that you step on in the sand, but no, it was my pin. It hurt after I took it out.
@@iamboredtoday-3072 I love the term "nature prickly thing". I've recently lost a pin, I don't know where it is, I looked all over. Guess I'll find out eventually, ouch