Also, I'm with you on the dolls. I secretly worry that they DO come to life, and that's why I try to make my mini furniture and decor as realistic as I can. So the dolls don't get mad. I have two 1:12 scale silicon dolls that are in desperate need of clothing and it's stressing me out! Your Morticia is gorgeous.
Oh no I hadn't thought of them getting mad lol! Well luckily the house is mostly put together already ;) I built it specifically for them so I hope they like it and stay happy😄
Genius! When I first saw the pinstriped material I thought, "Oh she found the perfect material, " then I realized you were creating the pinstripes yourself, and I was floored! GREAT job!
Wow! I find it great that even when being made into miniatures, Morticia and Gomez refuse to be apart! And I was so delighted you based your Gomez on Raul Julia. I liked John Astin's protrayal of Gomez, but Raul Julia's performance was just something amazingly special. He was able to bring this deeper emotional core/sincerity and energy to Gomez that has just cemented him as the definitive Gomez in my mind. You also did Morticia so much justice, which is the highest compliment I could give on her. Your love for the Addams Family in all their iterations shines through in every video, and each one brightens up my day. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship, skills and passion with me and all the other viewers!
Thank you so much!! I feel the same way about Raul Julia's performance. He just have that extra emtional dimension that was needed to round out Gomez as a father, husband, brother and an Addams! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!!💖💖
Bravo bravo! Clap clap. Morticia is creepily lovely and Gomez is her perfect match. You have certainly brought them to “life” in your own little macabre universe. I also see that I’m not the only one to use gel ink on fabric for stripes. Sometimes making your own patterned fabric is the only way to get it right. And lots of work on Morticia’s dress, love the dollar store netting. Great job Ara.
In the original TV show, Morticia has like octopus tentacles at the bottom of her dress. So your little fring looks much like it. They both look great. Morticia's dress looks so good. Good going.
Awww! Gomez n Morticia, what a lovely couple! Love the way you made the part in Morticia's hair, looks great! Great rendition of one of my favorite couples!
They both turned out wonderful ... great job! I'm loving seeing how the dolls are created. That is so clever to make the detachable lower bodies too! I can't wait to see them all in the mansion. 😊
OMG - Stunning effects for both Gomez but especially Morticia. I loved the detailing of Gomez, the pinstripe idea was super effective, and your decision not to make a 'real' moustache the right one as the paint was very effective anyway. I had nerves right with you for Morticia, as she is just sooo good, and with each new step you brought her that more to life - I was terrified in case something went wrong at the last moment. Phew it didn’t! P.S. - I bet Gomez smiled because he knew his wife was going to come to life right after him. Fab video again, thank you for letting us see such an amazing transformation. :-)
Thank you so much!! I was so scared too... I thought I was going to mess her up at any moment or even accidentally lay her in glue. Thankfully she made it through unscathed somehow lol! I appreciate it💖💖
Excellent job on Morticia and Gomez. The Addams Family and Munsters are favorites. Tip: muslin will stretch after it has been washed. Wash without detergent on delicate cycle then hang it to dry.
Spoooktacular, Ara! Love Tish and Gomez! You are so talented and kind to share with lucky us. I am thrilled to hear about the Halloween night release of the final installment of Addams October . . . in the family cemetery. My daughter and I took in the new Unhinged haunted house walk-thru tour (spooky, jump scares, but not gory - in other words, perfection) at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California last weekend (along with a side visit to the real mummies and their stuff at the nearby Rosicrucian museum). Thank you again, Ara . . .and happy haunting!
Great work! I probably would have made the bodice and then made a skirt for each of the "legs" (like the Sally doll). But it's always easier to edit than to create! 🙃
You nailed this one, or should I say two? Love how you figured out how to do her pose options and then made the dress to accommodate them. And that pin striping! Ingenious!!
I can't get rid of this grin, thank you! 💕 😍 👏 👏 👏 I love your dolls! I'm not someone who sews much but I do love spandex or any polyester blend for doll clothes! Yes it SUCKS that it needs to be sewn to look good. Be careful it can run like a cheap pair of stockings! Tee-shirt material (jersey) is also forgiving for making doll clothes. It glues, you can iron it, dye it and it can be pulled into the "stringy bits". Some bad points; it stretches into stringy bits & it frays easy. 😆 I get my material from my children's used outgrown clothes or thrift store. Men's ties usually have tiny patterns great for 1:12 scale.
Thank you for the heads up on the materials. I will have to try the t-shirt material out too! I have a ton of that laying around ;) And good idea on the ties... I will have to go through my husbands😄
@@BentleyHouseMinis some ties patterns make great throw pillows, vests or curtains. It really depends on the pattern. I noticed that the pattern on ties were scaled down after working years with men who wore ties 😂
Beautiful. The perfect couple! If only we could each have such a devoted and besotted Gomez of our own. I really liked the mini dolls you made, and I liked watching you discover the properties of different fabrics. I work in a fabric store and I've got a couple decades experience with sewing and the different kinds of fabrics; if you ever have a problem or question I'd be happy to help!
Didn't watch the doll videos in order. But each one had been my favourite. Up till gomez. He is magic. The suit is wonderful. All the dolls rock but he is so cool
Oh wow! You are getting better at doll making with each doll and you started out really good. Morticia and Gomez are my favorite characters and you have captured them perfectly. I really love the photo at the end where Gomez is staring into her eyes. After all these years I'm going to be sorry to see the mansion finished but at the same time I can't wait to see it finished lol
I know what you mean! However I think it will be one I will re-visit every now and then. There will always be something spooky and fun I can think to add ;)
Ara, you are fantastic at wigging these tiny dolls! A lot of doll artists struggle with short hair like men's, but yours looks so good. I'm looking forward to next week's episode.
Gomez's face is spot on!! Wow! These look amazing and I can hardly wait to see the whole group together!! You should be super proud of yourself this week :-)
Bentley House Minis I think it’s the angle you were holding Gomez. Straight on he looks one way but if you look at him funny a little bit above, he does look like he’s smiling
What a pleasure to witness these two cultural Icons come to life, Ara! The final results are INCREDIBLE. Absolutely magical. My favorite part? Well, all of it, of course...but the Hook & Loop corset effect at the back of the skirt is brilliant. Way to transform a challenge into a triumph, woman! Thank you for sharing every little detail: I soaked it up greedily, as always. Cannot WAIT for Wednesday to emerge, and for the Graveyard! xoxo
Thank you Heather!!! I know what you mean... I think it would be cool in full scale lol... I kind of want one 😄 I am so nervous to make Wednesday as she is my absolute favorite and I know I will not rest until she is perfect! As always I appreciate your kind words support of my work💖💖
@@BentleyHouseMinis I think she's nearly everyone's favorite, which is part of why she's become the breakout star of even her own creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky & altogether ooky family.
Great job Ara! Yes, dolls are CREEPY! But you were working with chalk pastels, so maybe the chalk just moved a bit? I have watched a lot of videos where they repaint fashion dolls, and they often use a little bit of acetone to remove the old paint colors. I don't know if that will help you for the last doll (probably not). But both Morticia and Gomez turned out great! And they look so happy together. I am always afraid to work with super stretchy material, but you got it to work perfectly! Now that I've seen you do it, I might get my courage up sometime. It's the perfect material for Morticia for sure!
That could have totally been what happened! I have tried acetone and it did not work because these paints are fired along with the doll. Painting over seems to work for now ;) I have also noticed Sandra has unpainted kits too. I was nervous about the spandex too... and sooo happy it actually worked lol!
Aww thank you Dee!! I did notice when I checked her site the other day she has several more unpainted up👍 And she is super sweet if you have any questions over her kits!
Great job. I made dolls and sold them for years but haven't done one in a long long time. Now I want to go home after work and put together a doll. :-)
This is fantastic! Thank you for these awesome ideas and also thank you for the satisfaction of seeing them together at last :) I need to thank you on a more personal level, too. I just had some major surgery (everything’s fine now) but I couldn’t sit at my desk and work for two weeks and it was awful and when the two weeks were over I couldn’t find my muse again but right now I’m sitting at my desk the upholstering a doll couch thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Thank you so much for your kind words Andy! And I am so glad you are ok and able to craft again💖💖 It means a lot to me that you find inspiration in my videos!
I'm glad you interrupted the video, because I thought you went back and changed his expression, and I was like.. ha.. that was cute.. Like he was happy to be clothed. Now I know.. Nope.. I'm crazy too. haha 💗💗💗
Kim I have only bought them from her in person but I am sure you can email and ask her if she plans to send instructions. She is super sweet and has helped me through a few doll hiccups👍
Faces are terrible. I use the Figma archetype figures and it took an age to do them. They aren't perfect but are sealed now and I don't want to think of doing them again. But I want an older witchie lady so I will have to. You made a great job of these and I may have to steal the dress ideas! Or at least part of them! It's the spandex I have to get because two of my witches are sexy witches. The older witch is also in black but will have a white apron thingie. Thank You! Of course I won't steal your cool Gothic hook and eye detailing but the idea to use spandex is genius and I will tag you. Your dolls look amazing and Morticia looks fabulous!
So "new" Morticia looks very good but I think today's award has to go to Gomez. Obviously you think so to because he smiled when he got his clothes on... ;-) Sorry, I am ending up just watching the Adams family videos randomly, they seem to be self contained anyway so I don't think I miss anything. Good job! :-)
Haha so true... Gomez likes to be well dressed! There probably isn't a wrong order to watch them... The project began before I started my youtube channel so there is no real "beginning" video unfortunately.
Instead of sewing all those hooks and eyes on the back leg you could reinforce the slit by folding the edges over and then take some heavy black upholstery thread. Starting at the top of the slit find the middle of your cut thread and place a needle on both sides of thread. Then just lace it like a corset when you reach the bottom leave a little thread on each side so when you change her pose just shimmy the lacings loose and resew cross laces as needed. Hope that makes sense. You could use this technique on many dolls' clothes for tighter fittings.
Great job Ara. They both turned out fantastic. I have to go now and look for Wednesday! Oh, hang on, I think it’s Wednesday now! It is after midnight here.🤣🤣🥰🥰
I did not find them hard to follow but I also did an in person class with a doll creator that helped me over the humps. But if you do want to try one I would be happy to answer questions when I can!
Hi There Can I please ask where did you buy the boots from that you used for Gomez please as I'm desperately looking for some for a current project I'm making cheers Lee
They were part of the kit and were already sculpted onto his legs. I have purchased individual shoes from this artist before and her work is beautiful! I hope this link helps! dollscobbler.com/shop.php?p=c|smm
You can paint polymer clay with acrylic paint before baking it and it will adhere to the clay. Idk, I paint my polymer clay doll faces with acrylic before baking and it's fine and permanent, but you'd have to test this out on a larger surface of clay like your Morticia gown
I just found Your channel, but it has allredy became one of my personal favorites. :) I absolute loved the old B&W serie when i was a child (and still do of course), probably as much as You seem to do i think, if You totaly run out of future ideas, i know someone else in the same period who also had an attic that would fit in there perfectly... ;)
Unfortunately these are porcelain paints and they are fired onto the dolls faces. They can't be removed with acetone but the acrylic paints over them really well ;)
Sorry I should have mentioned that. It's called a micro brush and you can find them at places that sell model train or model making stuff. You can also probably search it on amazon ;) Thank you!
Lol...I am trying to make over two 1:12th action figures to resemble my 1:6th dolls so that I can photograph some action scenes on 1:12th horses...I am watching you again because the smaller the head the worse my hair problems...I have given the characters hooded cloaks and that will disguise much of it but I need to see how you did Morticia again (Mortician was what I got called at school lol...Goth lol!) I will tell you something which I know is a bit late but you may use it later...alpaca or mohair has tiny fibres and doll customisers often use it for smaller dolls because it looks better in scale if you know what I mean. I will just be using saran or whatever is at hand to make the hair for these two but I just thought I would let you know for future projects. I love the hook and eye detail. I was going to say to add some black lace or a lace up detail but they look amazing. I think I may Nick that idea for some of my figures more Goth clothes! Funnily enough, all my favourite figures have long black hair, white faces and deep red lips! Thank you so much for the tip for the centre parting. I would have done this for a bigger doll but I didn't know it would work on this scale. I will give the two little figures hair to match their bigger siblings tomorrow.
That sounds like quite an undertaking and I am so glad that my video can be helpful for you! Thank you for the material tip too for the future ;) I will have to keep that in mind 👍
Perfection on both Gomez and Morticia!!!! Tish looks like the glamorous Carolyn Jones! Loveee the hook and eyes on her dress... very goth and darkly seductive. Her blood red lips and tiny nails...gasp! 😘 Gomez's pin striped suit...wow!!! You absolutely got them both right!!! Can not wait til Halloween for the Cemetery!!! Can't say enough about your amazing skills!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
He smiled because dang, that suit is hot and he looks fabulous and he knows it. Take it as a compliment! They both look SO AMAZING! Incredible work!
😄😄 Thank you!
Also, I'm with you on the dolls. I secretly worry that they DO come to life, and that's why I try to make my mini furniture and decor as realistic as I can. So the dolls don't get mad. I have two 1:12 scale silicon dolls that are in desperate need of clothing and it's stressing me out! Your Morticia is gorgeous.
Oh no I hadn't thought of them getting mad lol! Well luckily the house is mostly put together already ;) I built it specifically for them so I hope they like it and stay happy😄
He does look different! The haunted Adam’s family! Now that’s depth of doll making! Amazing! 👻
Genius! When I first saw the pinstriped material I thought, "Oh she found the perfect material, " then I realized you were creating the pinstripes yourself, and I was floored! GREAT job!
She looks so PRETTY and he looks so handsome. I can't wait to see when EVERYTHING is complete. You've done an amazing job!
Thank you💖💖 Somedays I feel like it will never be complete lol!
Even as dolls, they're couple goals. Gotta love Cara Mia & Mon Cher in any form or fashion.
They are indeed a handsome couple. The originals would be proud of your work.
thank you! That means a lot to me!
Maybe I'm crazy too. It does look like he is smiling. Ara this is your best work yet. They look fabulous. The faces are perfect. I love it.
Yay! We can be crazy together ;)
Wow! I find it great that even when being made into miniatures, Morticia and Gomez refuse to be apart! And I was so delighted you based your Gomez on Raul Julia. I liked John Astin's protrayal of Gomez, but Raul Julia's performance was just something amazingly special. He was able to bring this deeper emotional core/sincerity and energy to Gomez that has just cemented him as the definitive Gomez in my mind. You also did Morticia so much justice, which is the highest compliment I could give on her. Your love for the Addams Family in all their iterations shines through in every video, and each one brightens up my day. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship, skills and passion with me and all the other viewers!
Thank you so much!! I feel the same way about Raul Julia's performance. He just have that extra emtional dimension that was needed to round out Gomez as a father, husband, brother and an Addams! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!!💖💖
Bravo bravo! Clap clap. Morticia is creepily lovely and Gomez is her perfect match. You have certainly brought them to “life” in your own little macabre universe.
I also see that I’m not the only one to use gel ink on fabric for stripes. Sometimes making your own patterned fabric is the only way to get it right. And lots of work on Morticia’s dress, love the dollar store netting. Great job Ara.
That's the first time I have ever tried the gel pen and I will have to do it again. It worked so well! Thank you so much Pamela!
Love your work! What a great looking Morticia and Gomez Adams!
Thank you so much 😊💖💖
In the original TV show, Morticia has like octopus tentacles at the bottom of her dress. So your little fring looks much like it. They both look great. Morticia's dress looks so good. Good going.
Thank you Debbie! I didn't know if it was supposed to be like an octopus or spider... so I went with both lol!
Awww! Gomez n Morticia, what a lovely couple! Love the way you made the part in Morticia's hair, looks great! Great rendition of one of my favorite couples!
your pinstripe detail is fabulous!!
Thank you Cindy!
Gomez was smiling because he loves ❤his suit made for him , can't wait for Wednesday and her headless doll
I hope that's it Brian!! She's my favorite so I am excited (and nervous) for her too!
Excellent work Ara they are superb and look right at home in your mansion.
Thank you Sarah!! I appreciate that so much!
WOW! They look amazing...lifelike! I half expected them to start talking! Gomez looks VERY pleased with his Morticia, too! Fantastic job, Ara. 👏👏👏👏
Thank you Melody!! I think if they started talking I might have quit though lol!!
THAT GOMEZ LOOKS REALLY GOOD
Thank you Deborah!!
They both turned out wonderful ... great job! I'm loving seeing how the dolls are created. That is so clever to make the detachable lower bodies too! I can't wait to see them all in the mansion. 😊
Thank you Pamela! I am planning to do a big photo shoot that takes all day just moving them around haha! ;)
Tu es HALLUCINANTE ! IMMENSE TALENT ! Très inspirante merci de partager tes trucs !
He totally got a wicked smirk on his face as soon as you finished his jacket.
Haha I am glad you saw it too!
Morticia and Gomez are perfect! One more and the family is complete! Very exciting! And what could be better than the cemetery on Halloween!!!
Thank you June!! There is one very special headstone in that cemetery too😉
I THINK YOU DID A REAL FANTASTIC JOB
Great job! Loved how they turned out!
Gomez was perfect! "Bow ties are cool!"
Great idea with Morticia's legs! Keep up the great work!
Thank you Sean! His bowtie really does make the outfit ;) I need to remember to make one for Lurch too!
I love that you have Morticia a little modesty 💜
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They turned out fabulous, girl!
Thank you my friend💖💖
OMG - Stunning effects for both Gomez but especially Morticia. I loved the detailing of Gomez, the pinstripe idea was super effective, and your decision not to make a 'real' moustache the right one as the paint was very effective anyway. I had nerves right with you for Morticia, as she is just sooo good, and with each new step you brought her that more to life - I was terrified in case something went wrong at the last moment. Phew it didn’t! P.S. - I bet Gomez smiled because he knew his wife was going to come to life right after him. Fab video again, thank you for letting us see such an amazing transformation. :-)
Thank you so much!! I was so scared too... I thought I was going to mess her up at any moment or even accidentally lay her in glue. Thankfully she made it through unscathed somehow lol! I appreciate it💖💖
1:54 The body of the doll is so clean! It's a little stuffed person!
You’re doing so well Ara, super proud of you! Love Mortica and Gomez ❤️
Thank you Jenny!! I appreciate it!
Excellent job on Morticia and Gomez. The Addams Family and Munsters are favorites. Tip: muslin will stretch after it has been washed. Wash without detergent on delicate cycle then hang it to dry.
It is such a pleasure to watch your skills continue to grow. You just get better and better at everything you do.
Aww thank you Jenny😊💖
Love it love it love it. You're so very talented. I love watching you.
Spoooktacular, Ara! Love Tish and Gomez! You are so talented and kind to share with lucky us. I am thrilled to hear about the Halloween night release of the final installment of Addams October . . . in the family cemetery. My daughter and I took in the new Unhinged haunted house walk-thru tour (spooky, jump scares, but not gory - in other words, perfection) at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California last weekend (along with a side visit to the real mummies and their stuff at the nearby Rosicrucian museum). Thank you again, Ara . . .and happy haunting!
Oh my that sound like my kind of event! I am not big on the gory stuff ;) How fun!! Thank you I am excited to get to work on the cemetery too!
Love both of them! You did a fantastic job recreating these characters.
Thank you so much!!💖💖
Great work! I probably would have made the bodice and then made a skirt for each of the "legs" (like the Sally doll). But it's always easier to edit than to create! 🙃
You nailed this one, or should I say two? Love how you figured out how to do her pose options and then made the dress to accommodate them. And that pin striping! Ingenious!!
Thank you Debbie! 💖💖
So much fun watching your Addams house and family come alive (even some of them smile, lol). Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Maria! I was super nervous at first to take on this doll task but I am enjoying it so much now!💖
I can't get rid of this grin, thank you! 💕 😍 👏 👏 👏 I love your dolls! I'm not someone who sews much but I do love spandex or any polyester blend for doll clothes! Yes it SUCKS that it needs to be sewn to look good. Be careful it can run like a cheap pair of stockings! Tee-shirt material (jersey) is also forgiving for making doll clothes. It glues, you can iron it, dye it and it can be pulled into the "stringy bits". Some bad points; it stretches into stringy bits & it frays easy. 😆 I get my material from my children's used outgrown clothes or thrift store. Men's ties usually have tiny patterns great for 1:12 scale.
Thank you for the heads up on the materials. I will have to try the t-shirt material out too! I have a ton of that laying around ;) And good idea on the ties... I will have to go through my husbands😄
@@BentleyHouseMinis some ties patterns make great throw pillows, vests or curtains. It really depends on the pattern. I noticed that the pattern on ties were scaled down after working years with men who wore ties 😂
OMG you nailed it!!! They look amazing!! I love them!!
Thank you Rachael! I appreciate that!! I am so glad I didn't start with them! lol!
They look amazing
You are so incredibly talented!
Aww thank you Kim 😊💖💖
Absolutely amazing, they both turned out great!
Thank you Debbie💖💖
Beautiful. The perfect couple! If only we could each have such a devoted and besotted Gomez of our own. I really liked the mini dolls you made, and I liked watching you discover the properties of different fabrics. I work in a fabric store and I've got a couple decades experience with sewing and the different kinds of fabrics; if you ever have a problem or question I'd be happy to help!
Thank you for that offer. I have very little knowledge when it comes to fabric so I might take you up on that!
Sooo amazing! Keep doing great work! This needs to be seen by more people, amazing talent! And patience 😍😍😍
Didn't watch the doll videos in order. But each one had been my favourite. Up till gomez. He is magic. The suit is wonderful.
All the dolls rock but he is so cool
Thank you! I think he and Wednesdays are my favs too!
Beautiful, thank you Ara! Don't worry about Gomez' smile, that just means you did it right :)
Haha I hope that's what it means!! ;) Thank you!
I am not into miniatures. But I loved watching you make these! 🖤🦇
Originally I was very intimidated by doll making but honestly I ended up enjoying it a lot!
They are perfectly wonderful❤️great job👍
Thank you Diana!!!💖💖
Oh wow! You are getting better at doll making with each doll and you started out really good. Morticia and Gomez are my favorite characters and you have captured them perfectly. I really love the photo at the end where Gomez is staring into her eyes. After all these years I'm going to be sorry to see the mansion finished but at the same time I can't wait to see it finished lol
I know what you mean! However I think it will be one I will re-visit every now and then. There will always be something spooky and fun I can think to add ;)
Wonderful, wonderful work!
Thank you💖
They look amazing. The two styles of bottom for Morticia is a brilliant idea.
Thank you! It's a problem I had wrestled with for a while. Thank goodness Sally solved it for me!
Ara, you are fantastic at wigging these tiny dolls! A lot of doll artists struggle with short hair like men's, but yours looks so good. I'm looking forward to next week's episode.
Thank you Rob! I actually enjoy the wigging more than I thought... its kind of like a puzzle lol!
Gomez's face is spot on!! Wow! These look amazing and I can hardly wait to see the whole group together!! You should be super proud of yourself this week :-)
Thank you Catherine! I really didn't know what the outcome would be when I started this whole doll journey... but I am so super happy with them💖💖
Bentley House Minis I think it’s the angle you were holding Gomez. Straight on he looks one way but if you look at him funny a little bit above, he does look like he’s smiling
OH MY GOODNESS, finally, they look amazing 😍 good job, Ara. I love Gomez' face and expression. Can't wait for Wednesday ❤
Thank you Charlott!! I think I am the most nervous to make Wednesday out of all of them lol!
Amazing. I love it. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you💖💖
@@BentleyHouseMinis new
They are wonderful!!!!!
Thank you Sarah!
What a pleasure to witness these two cultural Icons come to life, Ara! The final results are INCREDIBLE. Absolutely magical. My favorite part? Well, all of it, of course...but the Hook & Loop corset effect at the back of the skirt is brilliant. Way to transform a challenge into a triumph, woman! Thank you for sharing every little detail: I soaked it up greedily, as always. Cannot WAIT for Wednesday to emerge, and for the Graveyard! xoxo
Thank you Heather!!! I know what you mean... I think it would be cool in full scale lol... I kind of want one 😄 I am so nervous to make Wednesday as she is my absolute favorite and I know I will not rest until she is perfect! As always I appreciate your kind words support of my work💖💖
@@BentleyHouseMinis I think she's nearly everyone's favorite, which is part of why she's become the breakout star of even her own creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky & altogether ooky family.
Great job Ara! Yes, dolls are CREEPY! But you were working with chalk pastels, so maybe the chalk just moved a bit? I have watched a lot of videos where they repaint fashion dolls, and they often use a little bit of acetone to remove the old paint colors. I don't know if that will help you for the last doll (probably not). But both Morticia and Gomez turned out great! And they look so happy together. I am always afraid to work with super stretchy material, but you got it to work perfectly! Now that I've seen you do it, I might get my courage up sometime. It's the perfect material for Morticia for sure!
That could have totally been what happened! I have tried acetone and it did not work because these paints are fired along with the doll. Painting over seems to work for now ;) I have also noticed Sandra has unpainted kits too. I was nervous about the spandex too... and sooo happy it actually worked lol!
Great job!! I'm going to order some of these kits! You make it look so easy and I always want to recreate the things you do!!! So inspiring!
Aww thank you Dee!! I did notice when I checked her site the other day she has several more unpainted up👍 And she is super sweet if you have any questions over her kits!
Great job. I made dolls and sold them for years but haven't done one in a long long time. Now I want to go home after work and put together a doll. :-)
How cool!! Professional doll makers astound me! Happy creating!!💖
What an artist
This is pretty amazing, Ara. They look so good!
Thank you so much💖💖
Oh Ara!! They’re beautiful! Absolutely perfect representations!! Look t what you did.....I hope you’re proud of yourself! 😄
Aww thank you! That means so much😊
This is fantastic! Thank you for these awesome ideas and also thank you for the satisfaction of seeing them together at last :)
I need to thank you on a more personal level, too. I just had some major surgery (everything’s fine now) but I couldn’t sit at my desk and work for two weeks and it was awful and when the two weeks were over I couldn’t find my muse again but right now I’m sitting at my desk the upholstering a doll couch thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Thank you so much for your kind words Andy! And I am so glad you are ok and able to craft again💖💖 It means a lot to me that you find inspiration in my videos!
Just last night, we watched the bio of Gomez ' actor and it was fantastic. Pbs love him
Oh I will have to look that up! Was it over John Aston or Raul Julia?
I'm glad you interrupted the video, because I thought you went back and changed his expression, and I was like.. ha.. that was cute.. Like he was happy to be clothed. Now I know.. Nope.. I'm crazy too. haha 💗💗💗
I am glad we are in the same boat! lol!!
I think it is the angle and the mustache but I swear I saw the smile too
Great dolls great video
Thank you Elaina!
🥇🏆🏅Awesome ❣ Charles Addams is smiling.
Aww thank you!! I hope so Michelle!
Question: do these kits come with instructions on how to create the body?
Kim I have only bought them from her in person but I am sure you can email and ask her if she plans to send instructions. She is super sweet and has helped me through a few doll hiccups👍
Gomez needs the pocket handkerchief
Oh you're right! I will have to add that! Maybe to match the bowtie....
@@BentleyHouseMinis yes just what i was thinkin
Wow. Wow. Wow. Love it
i cant find any good 1:24 scale dolls or doll kits! help!
Forgot to mention that making a 2 piece interchangeable bottom for Morticia was a great idea!👍👏
Thank you! I just had to make sure she could fit in her chair lol! ;)
Faces are terrible. I use the Figma archetype figures and it took an age to do them. They aren't perfect but are sealed now and I don't want to think of doing them again. But I want an older witchie lady so I will have to. You made a great job of these and I may have to steal the dress ideas! Or at least part of them! It's the spandex I have to get because two of my witches are sexy witches. The older witch is also in black but will have a white apron thingie. Thank You! Of course I won't steal your cool Gothic hook and eye detailing but the idea to use spandex is genius and I will tag you. Your dolls look amazing and Morticia looks fabulous!
Its amazing!!!! Wow!!!
Thank you!
Gomez face looks so good!
I think Morticia looks a bit too young. But that's just my opinion ^^
I can see that. I wanted to add a bit more shading but I didn't want to mess up her complexion either. I may add more later ;)
So "new" Morticia looks very good but I think today's award has to go to Gomez. Obviously you think so to because he smiled when he got his clothes on... ;-) Sorry, I am ending up just watching the Adams family videos randomly, they seem to be self contained anyway so I don't think I miss anything. Good job! :-)
Haha so true... Gomez likes to be well dressed! There probably isn't a wrong order to watch them... The project began before I started my youtube channel so there is no real "beginning" video unfortunately.
@@BentleyHouseMinis Yeah, that is what I noticed. The doll house is partly finished and so on.
Instead of sewing all those hooks and eyes on the back leg you could reinforce the slit by folding the edges over and then take some heavy black upholstery thread. Starting at the top of the slit find the middle of your cut thread and place a needle on both sides of thread. Then just lace it like a corset when you reach the bottom leave a little thread on each side so when you change her pose just shimmy the lacings loose and resew cross laces as needed. Hope that makes sense. You could use this technique on many dolls' clothes for tighter fittings.
Both dolls looks beautiful in their way... Gomez arms maybe should be a little closer to the bodie. Nice dresses.
Thank you Udo!
I wonder how these doll kits would work with 3D printed jointed limbs....
Don't forget Thing. The Hand, he was all over the place.
Great job Ara. They both turned out fantastic. I have to go now and look for Wednesday! Oh, hang on, I think it’s Wednesday now! It is after midnight here.🤣🤣🥰🥰
Haha! Wednesday is always right around the corner isn't she?? Thank you Dianne!
Are the kit instructions difficult level to follow? would love to try one but not sure if its too advanced
I did not find them hard to follow but I also did an in person class with a doll creator that helped me over the humps. But if you do want to try one I would be happy to answer questions when I can!
Bentley House Minis i really appreciate it! I just bought one cant wait!
May I ask what brand chalk pastels you use?
I used a generic brand I had from school. Most chalk pastels should work well for this👍
@@BentleyHouseMinis Thank you so very much :) excited to give it a try
Hi There
Can I please ask where did you buy the boots from that you used for Gomez please as I'm desperately looking for some for a current project I'm making cheers Lee
They were part of the kit and were already sculpted onto his legs. I have purchased individual shoes from this artist before and her work is beautiful! I hope this link helps! dollscobbler.com/shop.php?p=c|smm
Fantastic, how you work! The two are beautifully done. I am very thrilled! ❤👍 LG vom Tinchen
Thank you 💖💖
Love, love them!!!!!
You are so amazing xx
You can paint polymer clay with acrylic paint before baking it and it will adhere to the clay. Idk, I paint my polymer clay doll faces with acrylic before baking and it's fine and permanent, but you'd have to test this out on a larger surface of clay like your Morticia gown
I will have to try that sometime! Thank you😊
Looks good
I just found Your channel, but it has allredy became one of my personal favorites. :)
I absolute loved the old B&W serie when i was a child (and still do of course), probably as much as You seem to do i think, if You totaly run out of future ideas, i know someone else in the same period who also had an attic that would fit in there perfectly... ;)
Thank you so much Vampira and welcome to the channel! Haha I am always open to ideas!! ;)
❤️🖤❤️ further the clock struck midnight here in Sydney EST as I clicked 👀👀👀👻
Ooooh spooky! And fun!!!
try acetone or nail polish removr to clear the features off the face before readjusting the features
Unfortunately these are porcelain paints and they are fired onto the dolls faces. They can't be removed with acetone but the acrylic paints over them really well ;)
well done !
what brush are you using with the chalk pastel? Your Gomez is perfection :)
Sorry I should have mentioned that. It's called a micro brush and you can find them at places that sell model train or model making stuff. You can also probably search it on amazon ;) Thank you!
Lol...I am trying to make over two 1:12th action figures to resemble my 1:6th dolls so that I can photograph some action scenes on 1:12th horses...I am watching you again because the smaller the head the worse my hair problems...I have given the characters hooded cloaks and that will disguise much of it but I need to see how you did Morticia again (Mortician was what I got called at school lol...Goth lol!)
I will tell you something which I know is a bit late but you may use it later...alpaca or mohair has tiny fibres and doll customisers often use it for smaller dolls because it looks better in scale if you know what I mean. I will just be using saran or whatever is at hand to make the hair for these two but I just thought I would let you know for future projects. I love the hook and eye detail. I was going to say to add some black lace or a lace up detail but they look amazing. I think I may Nick that idea for some of my figures more Goth clothes! Funnily enough, all my favourite figures have long black hair, white faces and deep red lips! Thank you so much for the tip for the centre parting. I would have done this for a bigger doll but I didn't know it would work on this scale. I will give the two little figures hair to match their bigger siblings tomorrow.
That sounds like quite an undertaking and I am so glad that my video can be helpful for you! Thank you for the material tip too for the future ;) I will have to keep that in mind 👍
A little hairy spray to keep her hair controlled?
Perfection on both Gomez and Morticia!!!! Tish looks like the glamorous Carolyn Jones! Loveee the hook and eyes on her dress... very goth and darkly seductive. Her blood red lips and tiny nails...gasp! 😘 Gomez's pin striped suit...wow!!! You absolutely got them both right!!! Can not wait til Halloween for the Cemetery!!! Can't say enough about your amazing skills!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Wow thank you so much! Your kind words mean a lot friend💖💖
Beautiful
Wow they are super cool, you realy did a awesome job on the two of them! I really look forward for you to make wednesday!
Thank you so much Daniela!