Recently, a father posted an album on Imgur of his process of turning ordinary Barbie dolls into customized dolls of Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie into their characters from “Labyrinth.” The dolls were requested by his seven year old daughter, Rowan. Dad even took it one step further: he created custom boxes for the finished … Continue reading Making “Labyrinth” Dolls From Barbies
STOP THE PRESSES!!! A whole cartload of AWESOME was just unloaded over at Burdastyle. I have seen some AWFUL barbie costumes in my time, and to be fair, most of them are made my small children so I shouldn’t be so judgemental. But I am. These are the things that Star Wars Barbie dreams are … Continue reading Padme and Leia Barbie Costumes.
Braaaaaaaaaaaaaains…Who doesn’t remember Barbie? And who doesn’t love zombies? Well over at Geekologie, they have an answer for the nostalgic in you, and the part of you that really enjoyed ripping Barbie‘s head off. My husband and I were talking about zombies on and off all day, so when I saw this gem, I just … Continue reading Barbie Zombie
Check out this amazing weeping angel made out of a barbie! Isn’t it awesomely creepy? I definitely have to make one, if I can get my hands on a barbie… Wich-Crafting has a great tutorial for how to make one here. It’s one of the best weeping angels I’ve ever seen! You could make one … Continue reading Weeping Angel DIY – Pin of the Week
Ever look in the mirror and wonder, “How can I make my hair nerdier?” Liz Tailor did, so she started a series of posts called, “30 Days of Nerdy Hair.” “One day I was reading Shape magazine (a rather non-nerdy publication) and I read about a 30 day hair challenge where the author of the … Continue reading 30 Days of Nerdy Hair
PeeWee Parker is a doll maker extraordinaire. Just one look at his Flickr site shows his talent for taking existing dolls and giving them full repaints. Here, PeeWee has taken your run of the mill Barbie doll and turned her into Michonne from “The Walking Dead.” I wasn’t able to find any information on Peewee … Continue reading Ken Should Be Afraid… Very Afraid!