Out of the mind of Jim Faraone comes a project so delicious it could only be tackled by his friends in his Fashion Doll Makeover group. And, oh, what talented friends he has!
The Project:
Jim would send each artist Integrity's Natalie Fatale BACK TO BLACK (nude) for a special sale in support of the IFDC at the 2010 convention.
Each artist would do a fashion doll makeover on this doll and return it to him no later than May 2010.
No restrictions were given to the artists as to theme or preferred style to use - they all were being given a blank canvas!
Jim led the pack, completing FOUR dolls by
New Year's 2010!!
Jim Faraone has been creating OOAK dolls since 1986 and is the author of the series of books "Fashion Doll Makeovers, Learn from the Artists." Jim is the Chairman of the International Fashion Doll Convention (IFDC) which is an annual convention for all fashion dolls held in Las Vegas each year. Read about the.........IFDC
CHERYL CASTILLON
Cheryl joined Jim's online group in 2001, and has been a member since then. Cheryl creates OOAK dolls and also outfits. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina came took everything from Cheryl and her family. It also took away her desire to create dolls. It has been four years and she's finally getting back to creating. Cheryl wishes to thank Jim for the motivation when he sent out an email asking for help with the IFDC makeover Natalia. She has been working on dolls for the last month. Cheryl loves to do beadwork and especially loves to make bellydancers. Now she has lots of ideas floating around in her brain and her fingers are itching to work! The link to her website.............Cheryl Castillon Dolls
PATTY HAGAR
Patty Hagar is 54 years young, lives in Northern California, and has been collecting dolls forever. She only discovered Fashion Royalty girls a little over a year ago, and has added them to her collection of Silkstone Barbies.
She considers herself a novice when it comes to styling hair, but definitely can crochet a dress because she has been crocheting for dolls for four years now. She doesn't like to crochet for people though, because it takes too long. She features her crocheted fashions on..........Photobucket and you can email Patty if you find something you are interested in.
JOE BOURLAND
Joe Bourland lives in the great state of Texas, and started designing dolls in March of 2001. Getting into designing was purely an accident. Designing Barbies was her sister's dream; Joe had not even looked at a Barbie in over 30 years. Against her better judgment she pulled together a used Barbie, a few scraps of material from a nearby Wal-Mart, and started her first attempt at "dressing a Barbie." What a nightmare that design was! But no more - through the years she's had the time of her life; never having this much fun playing with Barbies when she was a little girl. She claims no degrees or formal training in design work. Her dreams are the institutions of learning for her doll designs.
