Branching out. Updated with photos

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So. I posted one of my reborns in the fb marketplace and was contacted by a lady in my town who was retiring and wants to give me her kiln and a literal truck load of porcelain doll molds. For free.

I asked my husband and he said ok. I have no clue where I will store them. And I don’t know how to do porcelain. But I’m excited to learn.

Crazy what happens with doll people. Lol.

I asked her why she doesn’t sell them and she said she wants someone to use them. Not just take the lot and resell the individual molds.

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Wow! Please post the pictures of your NEW hobby but I hope that you will still continue to create your wonderful reborn babies!

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Reborns are where my heart is. I will continue to make them.

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That’s wonderful !! I love porcelain dolls and have a whole collection of them. I was looking into ways to make them myself and discovered reborns instead, lol

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I’m excited to make them in unique styles like gothic and steam punk. But they will never take the place of making reborns.

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@taylorsgirl Wow! How exciting to be trying something new. Please post pictures.

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That sounds like fun. Looking forward to pictures!

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I will absolutely share pictures.

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I called a ceramics place in town and they told me I would have to pay for studio time to fire my pieces, so I got a magic chef, reborning supplies and started my reborn journey. Can’t wait to see your work

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My parent’s did ceramics for many years. She also did porcelain dolls for many years. Wanted me to carry on the tradition but pouring molds was never something I liked to do. I started when I was 5 with ceramics and helping my dad pour. Have fun and share pictures.

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When the lady said she had the molds I was going to say no. Until she said I could have the kiln too. That shocked me.

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I would have been shocked too. What are the chances of that happening?

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A million to one. And she’s in my town. So no travelling far to get it. :smile:

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How fun! I have always wanted a kiln and make pottery!

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I did porcelain dolls for years and still have a garage full of molds, so if I can be of any help just ask. BTW, that’s a nice haul, molds are expensive and so are kilns!!

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Thanks.

Everyone tells me there is no market for porcelain dolls. I tend to disagree to an extent. Regardless I am excited to learn.

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Me too! I am so drawn to pottery. Something is so special and warm in that cured and glazed clay! Never tried my hand on it though :frowning:

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Really❤️?! I love shopping at flea markets and such for beautiful hand made pottery coffee mugs. There was a lady I bought some beautiful items from in the New Orleans French Market flea market. Everything was ocean inspired. I will have to snap a pic of my favorite mug by her tomorrow and share it. Her stuff took my breath away I wanted everything she had for sale lol!

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Yes, please, share! I love natural wood pieces too :slight_smile:

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Oh my goodness lol, me too! I once bought at an artisan festival an mans jewelry box carved out of a beautiful beaver chewed log as a gift for my father in law.

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