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Here's my cheap and easy closed eyelids

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Making closed eyelids for Teddy Babes has been done a couple of times before, by TDF members Perry and Rider.
Always intrigued by the idea, I finally decided to try it too.

It's a pretty easy modification, actually. I bought a sheet of flesh-tone felt at a local hobby-and-crafts store. Next I used scissors to cut a paper template that follows the shape of the eye decal, cut two rectangles out of the felt, and then used the template to trim the felt rectangles into basically the same eye shapes. Lastly, I used a black marker to make "eyelashes" along the bottom edges, going a little bit thicker near the outside corners of each eyelid.
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I had also bought some separate glue-on eyelashes, but in a test-fit they ended up looking too thick and heavy, so I didn't use them. So at this point, the eyelids were pretty much ready! From this angle, you can see that they follow the curves on her face quite naturally:
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I was also planning to use some double-sided tape on the backs of each eyelid to keep them in place, but to my pleasant surprise, just carefully pressing them on is enough to securely adhere them to the eyes. Even holding her face-down over the bed and shaking her a little didn't make the eyelids come off. So I turned her over and let my 'lab partner' rest again. :turn-l:
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Beddie-bye!
Beddie-bye!
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Sleeping cutie
Sleeping cutie
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I'm not one that gets "spooked" by the unblinking eyes of dolls, but having the option to "close" her eyes is nice. It makes her look even cuter. Already it even had the funny effect of prompting me to be a little quieter around her, as if she really was taking a nap.

So now, after two and a half years, my doll can finally rest her eyes. :wink:

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Thanks for posting this Zang, its a simple idea but looks very effective. Jayna looks really cute taking a nap.

It'll open up a lot more possibilities for photo shoots being able to have girls eyes closed. I suppose you could do eyelide half closed too if you wanted.

I'm off to get some felt asap. :D

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Zang:
I gotta hand it to you...she is definitely basking in her "after-glow!" Very cute!!
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Nice! Very creative! I am considering doing the same for my 1st-PC doll. Some silicone, a little pigment, a little trimming, and there you have...closed eyelids!

Thanks!

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Thanks Zang,

I was wondering how to do that! :)
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Great demonstration Zang! She looks so peaceful. I'm going to do this for my Teddy Babes this weekend! :D

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This has real potential. Did you get this stuff at Michael's, or some other store?
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I bought the felt at a Hobby Lobby since there's one just up the street from my place, but a store like Michael's would probably have some too. A pretty good color assortment was found in the section that has crafts and art project stuff for schoolkids. And one regular-paper size sheet was only 25 cents, too!

A further word about eyelashes... the ones I bought were actually a really cheap plastic variety anyway, definitely not as nice as press-on eyelashes actually meant to be worn, like for costumes or real cosmetics. Those good-quality ones would be the right ones to use if desired, but I'd still draw the black "baseline" along the eyelids' bottom edges as a background for them. But if you're into further cosmetics like eye shadow, well... you're on your own!
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Oh, yeah... and thanks for the good words, everyone!

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She looks wonderful, Zang... and thanks for the info!

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WOW. I really like. Nice job. On my list ;)
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Me likey. :mrgreen:

For eyeshadow you could simply use colored felt. Lavender for Caley and medium brown for Ana would be easy enough for me, though matching Beverly's bronze patina color might be more of a challenge...perhaps using the same dry-brush acrylic paint technique for refreshing the nipple color would work.

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That's really good and looks just perfect.

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So, after a trip to the craft store for some felt, and to Boots for some eyelashes (Walgreens for you guys?), here are my attempts:

First the flesh colour felt, which worked well as a tint for Kiko's light skin, but unfortunately the felt was a little thin - a little translucent- so I'll have to find some thicker stuff!
kiko sleeping 1
kiko sleeping 1
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The eyelashes work well! Some nice subtle ones, although others may prefer the more spidery drag-queen look.... depends if you buy from the fancy dress store or not :P , and whether your Babe can carry the more exotic look off! :mrgreen:
a bit translucent
a bit translucent
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I had a go at some other colours, for the eye-shadow'd look, and the purple/lilac went best with Kiko's complexion.
purple people eater
purple people eater
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close-up w/eyelashes (bought a set with glue and brush included)
lilac girl
lilac girl
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All in all, a really great modification and easy to put together!
Thanks for the tips! Now I really can let Kiko snooze away in bed while I work! :razz:
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