Renaming My Blog

In my last post, I mentioned that I might just delete this blog.  But, I really don't want to do that.  I have been thinking about where I want this blog to go, and I don't want to limit it to just one thing, such as knitting or crocheting.  I wanted to be able to talk about whatever I want to without thinking that it's a certain type of blog and I really need to be talking about what it's about.  So, for awhile at least, I'm going to just talk about whatever the heck I want to talk about and not worry about it.


I recently read about a lady from Tasmania who takes used Bratz dolls, erases their faces and repaints them so that they are more little girl friendly.  The idea behind this is that the Bratz dolls are very sexualized and just give girls an image to aspire to that is not really for little girls.  So, this lady takes used Bratz dolls that she has bought at thrift stores and repaints their faces and they look so much better.  The name of the Facebook page is Tree Change Dolls.  When I first saw this and what this lady is doing I was very intrigued.  She has been very generous in telling others how she does what she does, even posting some DIY videos on Youtube.  There is also the original video telling all about what she is doing.


After reading all about this, I was very intrigued and as with almost any artistic thing I see that intrigues me, I wonder if I can do it myself.  So, I decided to go to my local thrift store and see if I could find some used Bratz dolls.  I couldn't believe  my luck.  I found about 10 dolls total for about .50 each.  They didn't have clothes, but that didn't matter because I had planned on making more modest clothes for my dolls, just like Sonia did for hers.  I can knit and crochet and can sew a little, so I managed to create a little knitted sweater and some pants and a skirt for my dolls.  The hair on some of the dolls I found was in great shape, but a few of them it was matted terribly.  In that case, I just tried to comb it out and what was unmanageable, I just cut it and tried to style it.  Here are a few pictures of my dolls.

I forgot to take before pictures of the first Bratz dolls that I repainted, but I do have one before and after pictures that I took.

I have really enjoyed this project.  I have not repainted any more at this time, but I hope to in the near future.