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Emma Chepaldin

Apr 21

Hi Everyone

I am Emma from Ely,UK. I am originally from New Zealand, but I have lived in the England for over 20 years now.

I am a longtime customer of Lilli and I have been collecting miniatures for a while.

Having dressed a doll I became interested in making them. I have purchased a kiln and all the molds from a lady that retired in the UK and aim to start making porcelain dolls when I have time.

I have just returned from attending the KSBMiniatures Workshops where I took Jeanne Rullie’s class and made my first polymer clay doll.

So looking forward to learning more. I have already watched the tutorials.

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Lillian Bass

Apr 22

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Hi Emma, good to see you on the forum! I am so excited to see you making dolls. How fantasic that you have a kiln and are going into porcelain. I saw your post from Jeanne's class, and you did excellent! Polymer clay is a great medium and I use it to make models for mold making. I actually started out using polymer clay 22 years ago! Have you tried Bee's Putty? I use Sculpey Firm for most of the figure, and then Bee's Putty for delicate hands (it's a really firm clay).

Keep us updated on your progess and any questions are welcome :)

Lilli

Emma Chepaldin

Apr 23

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Hi Lilli

In Jeanne's class we used sculpey natural doll and for the hands we used cosclay. I am gathering the supplies to be able to sculpt with as for the Christmas house I am working on I will make elves. First will be making moulds.

Still want to try using the kiln too of course. It’s a bit of a white elephant sat in the study. It’s only put to use as a side table at present!

Emma

Lillian Bass

Apr 23

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Those a great clays. Cosclay is flexible right?

I know kilns are a bit intimdating at first. It's really a simple tool, but takes testing and using it over and over to really understand it. Go for it!

huberine.f

Apr 15

Hi! What a lovely idea for a forum! I am Hubérine from Belgium (instagram chateaudorcy). I started 2 years ago with miniatures. Recently I made my first doll from polymer clay. I bought the hair for my doll on your etsy and I love your tutorials! I want to make more dolls in the future. I am thinking about getting started with porcelain and make my own molds. I am very excited!

Lillian Bass

Apr 15

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Hi Huberine, nice to meet you! Yes I follow you on Instagram and your dolls are so lovely! You are well on your way to making your own molds honestly. Sculpting is half of the battle! So glad I could help you. Let me know if you have any questions or ideas :)

huberine.f

Apr 17

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Hi Lilli, thank you so much! That's very sweet! I have never worked with porcelain before, so I will have to do a lot of research, but I always like to learn new skills!

Lillian Bass

Apr 17

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Porcelain is a wonderful material! I started making dolls in clay and I still use it to make models. I am hooked on porcelain though for the final result. I learned from many sources about porcelain. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll start posting more about porcelain in the group "Porcelain/Clay/Resin".

bluemoondollstudio

Apr 13

Hi Lillie, I’m Karin (Blue Moon Doll Studio) we have needed more doll forums and chat spaces, thanks for starting another one!

Lillian Bass

Apr 13

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Hi Karin, I'm so glad to hear that you've joined! Yes, it's great to share and talk about the dolls and the community!

aim.110

Apr 12

Hi Lilli, I’m Christine from Tennessee. I love your dolls! Excited about your doll forum.

Lillian Bass

Apr 12

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Hey girl hey! I know you!! This will be great! Glad to you on the forum :)

nathaliemori07

Apr 12

Hi Lilli, I am Nathalie Mori from France. I am happy that there is a new place to have chat about dolls! I am making dolls since 2009 now and I still enjoy the process !

Lillian Bass

Apr 12

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