I hadnt seen a thread specific to naming where good cuddle bodies are suggested. Ive seen some gorgeous squishy velvet type bodies but wasnt sure where they came from. Thinking about doing a cuddle doll, as i might be able to finish my first few dolls quicker with less anxiety. Thanks in advance everyone
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Tiny Succulent nursery.
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There are some good ones on Etsy that don’t have jumbo hands and feet.
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On etsy minky bodies they are lovely. I think it is Crystal something. Well made and beautiful velvet feel. Made from minky material.Its Crystal Stitch Studio.
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Yes shes she one i was thinking of. Hers are so pretty!
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Crystal Stitch Studio has wonderful bodies!
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the squish bodies are ordered by messaging” Alex and Ricky Kreig” on Facebook. She is Tiny Succulent Nursery, but takes custom orders all through messenger.
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What do you mean by “squish” bodies? Do you stuff and weight them yourself, or are they the “squish” consistency that was super popular in toys several years back?
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You can do either. She sells them stuffed or unstuffed.
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I like the way it poses.
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yes- they are and velvety feeling like the squishmallows. I buy them unstuffed and weight them because I prefer to stuff them a lot firmer than she does.
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Does she do orders outside of Facebook?
I’d love a couple, if someone was willing to put an order in for me I could just PP F&F the amount…
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I asked her and she said only through facebook for now
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Oh ok. How much does she charge?
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lovely!!!
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I love the look of this cuddle body (good grief, he is soooo adorable ) May I ask a few questions about cuddle babies though…I have never made one so am not conversant with them, but it seems that there are more ladies doing them these days… So firstly - who do you mostly sell them to… the general public or are they therapy babies or made for younger collectors??? How well do they sell - and do they sell as well as reborns with vinyl limbs? and lastly do you get the same sort of prices for them as a vinyl limb doll?
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Thank you!!! I find that my normal vinyl baby collectors usually buy them up. There is a lot of interest in them for memory care but probably not at this price point.
I charge less for them than I do regular babies. My full limbed babies usually range from $1400-1600. I sell these for about $500 less. There is a lot less work involved when you don’t paint the limbs.
Personally I charge this way because:
- I don’t want someone buying one for cheap and adding poor quality limbs from another artist. If they don’t disclose that it would hurt my reputation. I put my full detail and then some into these dolls so imo they command the price. The head is worth 2/3 the price in my mind.
- I can add on the limbs, charge $500 and get back my full-limbed price on the doll.
I haven’t had problems with dolls selling lately so I can’t really say which sells better. I just get a lot more messages and comments about cuddle babies so I sometimes go on a spurt and paint a bunch because I know the demand is there. It’s the fun part anyway!
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she charges $50 for unstuffed, $100 for stuffed- she has free shipping so you would be better off finding a friend to order through their page at home so you don’t have to pay shipping 
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Thanks Aly… Have wondered about that since I first saw one… I just assumed they were therapy doll or something like that… I have to say that I can’t imagine you would have much trouble selling either style - cuddle or vinyl limbs…
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