New OOAK BJD in the works!

I am pleased to finally be sculpting my first doll of 2012! Since moving this last fall I have not had a space set up which I could work. I have set up a "make do" studio in a corner of my bedroom. It will work for now until I get the carriage house on our property remodeled into my studio.
This latest BJD is a one of a kind sculpted of polymer clay. She is a first for me, in that she is the first closed eye doll I have ever made. She will be the sleeping Snow White. 14 inches high when standing, she is also the doll shown being made in my latest tutorial. "Advanced polymer BJD techniques" will be an advanced version of my previous Polymer BJD making tutorial. I will be showing more jointing techniques, including "double jointing", as well as some extras! I am hoping to have this new tutorial finished by early February!
As I work on this doll I will post more wip pics here! Stay tuned!

A New Year, and New Dolls!

Happy 2012 everyone!
I am psyched about all the new things I have coming this year! I am already at work on a follow up tutorial to my popular "Sculpting a BJD in polymer clay" tutorial. This new tutorial on CD will have more elaborate jointing, with insructions to add these techniques to your next OOAK BJD, as well as some fun extras! I will soon be posting work in progress pictures here on my blog as well as on my Face Book page! If you are not yet following me on Face Book please look me up, Turtle Child Studio!
I will also be starting new work on my prototype for my new line of porcelain bjds...so stay tuned! Happy New Year friends!! I hope you all have a blessed and happy new year!

SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE! (For my blog friends only!)

Announcing a special sale for my friends that follow my blog! I want to reward my friends here on blogspot. I appreciate your support and continued patronage in my Etsy shops. Many of you have shopped at my Turtle Child Studio store, but you may not be aware that I have a second store Bohemian Bijoux. Bohemian Bijoux show cases my boho jewelry line. I am offering to my friends who visit here on blogspot a special 10% off my items in my Turtle Child Studio store and 15% off items in my Bohemian Bijoux store.
Please use codes BLOG10 in my Turtle Child Studio store and BLOG15 in my Bohemian Bijoux store. These sales will start tonight and end at midnight on December 25. Please be sure to add the appropriate code in the coupon code box upon checkout, as the site will not be discounted automatically. The links for my stores are:

Turtle Child Studio: http://www.etsy.com/shop/turtlechild?ref=si_shop
Use code BLOG10

AND

Bohemian Bijoux: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bohemianbijoux?ref=si_shop
Use code BLOG15

SALE! SALE! SALE!

Starting tonight at midnight 11/24 (Thanksgiving Eve) and ending midnight Monday night 11/28, take 10% off your total order in my Etsy shop.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/turtlechild?ref=si_shop

Just listed now on Ebay!

Just listed now on eBay. Sculpting an OOAK Bjd using Polymer Clay!

New on Cd disc, "Sculpting an OOAK BJD with Polymer Clay", this tutorial will show the experienced to advanced doll artist how to make an original one-of-a-kind BJD out of polymer clay! Some sculpting and prior knowledge of working with polymer clay is required. THIS IS NOT A "LEARN TO SCULPT" TUTORIAL. While this tutorial will not teach you to sculpt a figure in clay (you need to know how to do this already**), or paint and costume your finished figure, I will show the experienced doll maker how to add movement to their doll making skills, by creating a ball jointed doll! Ball joint doll design, sculpting each individual piece, adding joints to those pieces and stringing your creation will all be thoroughly covered! You will be amazed to see your doll come to life with movement, and if made and strung properly..your doll should be able to stand on it's own un-aided!! This tutorial is available on disc in pdf format to either be viewed on your computer or easily printed into book form. Translations of this tutorial are now available in both SPANISH and FRENCH, just ask for one of these versions in the message box when you check out...if not mentioned you will automatically get the ENGLISH version. You will not find a tutorial like this anywhere else, I am also writing a full length book on ball joint dolls, tentatively to be published in 2012. The book will cover several jointing options, making your own eyes, wigs, shoes, hats and costumes...plus much, much more!

What customers are saying...

Ellifolks says: Wonderful BJD tutorial - very detailed with lots of photos and very clear instructions. Thank you, Kori!!!!

cre8inart says: "THE BEST" Tutorial I've ever purchased - Wonderful SellerHoneysuckledolls says: Very well done tutorial - well-written and easy to understand with lots of helpful pictures. I am excited to start working my way through it.

Exciting news and a new location!

Well, we are finally moved into our new house! We have been here about a week and I am still frantically unpacking! I won't have a separate studio like before at this place for awhile, my DH will be remodeling an old "carriage house" for my studio, but that construction will not begin until next spring...so in the meantime, I will need to make due in a corner in the house. Oh, well! I can't have everything!!

I have some exciting news...while I was in the middle of this move, my doll "Forgotten Columbina" was put on the cover of Doll Collector magazine!! There is a nice article in there as well written by laurel Sass, former editor of CDC. I was totally surprised by this, it was not expected at all! But it was most welcome and appreciated! Check out this month's issue (November 2011) on newsstands now!

Some more exciting news... another one of my original BJDs "Rag Doll" will be in the annual "Dollery" fall show and is available exclusively through the Dollery. Click on the current 2011 catalog on the website to view!!

My Etsy store is back up and online...it is not fully loaded as always, but I am working on it...as I am still unpacking, it has been tricky to find many items and supplies. Moving my studio was quite the undertaking, it took up about half of our moving truck!!! Check out my Etsy store. www.etsy.com/shop/turtlechild More new items will soon be on their way as well so be sure and put me in your favorites...and visit often!

My latest BJD doll is finished now!

Here is my latest BJD. Rag Doll is 11 inches tall and has 14 points of articulation. She is a one-of-a-kind and made of polymer. She is available exclusively through the DOLLERY. Contact and ask for a catalog! Catalogs are available in September. If you would like to make your own original BJD, please visit my ETSY store and purchase a tutorial. My Ball joint doll making tutorial is available in English, French and Spanish.