Third Verse

The production of Charm City Doll's final Verse
HYACINTH

March 2013

For the last Verse, I sent a simple sketch and a photo of my daughter. Even though Hyacinth was to be a boy, she was the inspiration behind the line.

This 3rd mold would be sculpted by Angel.

Thus, the final Verse was completed.

Second Verse

The production of Charm City Doll's
ASTER sculpt

February 2012

I sent my sketches again to Ivy.

And photos of the initial mold were sent for approval.

Well, I was pretty impressed by her talents.  Once again, there were just a few little changes.
I wanted a wider smile and chubbier cheeks.

Ivy delivered!

Just in time for our first BJD Expo

And that is how a second Verse was made.

First Verse

The sketching, casting and production of Charm City Doll's very first tiny ball-jointed doll...
PHILIA


February 2011

I sent my rough sketches to Ivy at Weiju Factory in China.



April 2011

I was very pleased with Ivy's initial sculpt.  She really captured my vision.
There were, however, some small tweaks I wanted to make.  I searched the Chinese word for "nipples" and it made Ivy LOL. Besides adding this one little anatomical feature, I was looking for a larger eye.

She came back with these revisions:

And casting began!

A month later, the prototype was cast.
May 2011

And a Verse was created