Welcome doll enthusiasts,
This is a more compact version of the original FauxBaby.Net, but the parts that count are here.
Since 2008 when it first went online, dolls and dollmaking have been one of my cherished leisure time activities.
Presently, I have the two reborn baby dolls I bought in 2008 and have also collected a couple of other dolls; in addition to that I've been making my own. I don't do the full reborning process; I use the easier kits which let me just do the fun parts such as the blushing, eyebrows, hair or wig, assembly, and so forth.
It's hard to think of anything I would enjoy collecting or making more than dolls, but it can be an expensive pursuit for people who don't know the best places to look for things. So I hope this website will be helpful in that respect.
Recalling three years ago when I was feeling the so-called Empty Nest Syndrome - acutely - I can honestly say that those two reborn babies I bought did more to pull me through it than I would have imagined possible.
I didn't really 'play with' them, per se.
But there was picking up and hugging. There was the naming of them, which occupied me quite a lot, very pleasurably. There was the occasional buying of clothes for them (real baby clothes) which was also a pleasure.
I can see now in retrospect that Nate and Marky probably saved me hundreds of dollars, because for all I know I might have ended up going to therapy for those feelings of grief and disorientation I had when the younger of my two children left home. Like some other women who had their last child later in their thirties, I was coming upon the change of life at that same time, so it was a double assault.
I'm still very fondly attached to both dolls, even though the Empty Nest Syndrome has almost completely faded away by now.
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The photo nearest to the top of the page features a doll that is not a reborn baby, but rather a precious toddler by the well-known doll artist Annette Himstedt. Unfortunately this artist created her last doll in 2008, but the dolls are still sold ...and provide a dazzling inspiration for those who prefer to make toddler dolls rather than reborn babies.
I will include a link to the available Annette Himstedt dolls near the top of the second page.
That second page will list currently available reborn baby dolls, conveniently arranged by price [see navigation bar at the left hand side, just above Darrion's photo].
Following that will be a third page with dollmaking videos and links - and a list of doll kits & supplies for sale.
The fourth page shows the first four of my own dolls ...
Enjoy !
