Shekeia Kaandra was born tonight!

Shekeia Kaandra was born tonight at 10:30 PM on October 29, 2017!

She is super tiny and premie sized at 16" so I will be hunting for an outfit for her to go home in!

I hope you love her as much as I do.  This is not her permanent outfit because she is sooo tiny I have to hunt for clothes that will fit her!

Introducing Shekeia Kaandra

Here is the darling 16" Kaelin kit designed by Denise Pratt of Bountiful Baby.  She is one of a second series of newborns with a fontanelle or soft spot on her head to mimic a real newborn baby.  She also is very preemie sized at 16" when fully finished.  Sometimes I used a plastic lid to carry parts back and forth to my NuWave oven which I keep in the bathroom with the fan going and window open at times. They are pretty hot when I get them out.

Here I have layered probably 16 layers of paint, mottling, veining and more to get the torso to get that beautiful ethnic chocolate color.  I omitted the private parts but she is a female and has female frontal anatomy on her belly plate.  She has been baked numerous times to get a realistic look.  I have been experimenting with various colors to get the right tone and smooth dark skinned look.  I think I finally have success.  I wish I had more time to dye her doeskin body dark but maybe next time around.

It was tough to get the right colors to mottle the skin where it showed under the darker color.  I didn't want to do too much or too little.  Plus veining does not really show up as well under the darker skin color.

How cute is this little belly button.  I can't wait to get some blushing done and see how realistic it looks.  I wish I knew more about making umbilical cords.  Maybe later as I learn more.  I hear you can do it with sculpey clay.

I have been detailing her face today and next I will give her some blushing.  I am going to cook her next to make her details permanent and then start blushing and sealing her so that I can start to root her.  I am going to do the lightest amount of hair because if I do too much her fontanel wont show.

I hand painted her bottom lashes just because.  I will will hand root her upper lashes.

I still have some eyebrow work to do, creasing and blushing, she needs glossing and eyelashes later.  But for now she is looking pretty cute!

Shekeia will be $400 because she has a belly plate too, plus $59.95 shipping.  Deposits can be made while I am working on her.  Just email me if you are interested in her at snugglebabiesnursery@gmail.com

Updates on Neveah, Rinesha and Kaelin, Bountiful Baby kits

Here I am, working on some dolls today.  Thought you might want to see how crazy I look while trying to paint my reborn babies.

Here is my gorgeous Rinesha Ashanti, my first ethnic reborn I am working on.  She has been getting coats of Genesis ethnic colors which I thought were too light and now she is getting a custom mix of ethnic color using a burnt umber with a touch of yellow, which I am loving!

Here is my tiny second ethnic baby, Kaelin Joy.  She is looking beautiful with her new layers of paint.  I have ordered beautiful black mohair for Rinesha and Kaelin and I am really excited to get their mottling, veining, creases and detail layers started but trying to get that base color right is my first priority!  She is getting a nice belly plate done.  Sorry if you don't like the body plate please move forward.

I have been working on Neveah Serenity, a beautiful Caucasian reborn, painted her hair and rooted an Ash Blonde mohair over it.  She still needs a tad more rooting, her eyes and magnets and so on.

I have to reborn between classes, homework and tests because I go to a university here in Virginia for Information Systems Technology with a focus in Cyber Security.

See you soon!

Kimberly