Barb Kobe
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What Supplies I Have Used to Make Dolls

Art Supplies

Air Dry Clays - I use air drys clays for my dolls

Crayola Model Magic - Air Dry
Creative Paperclay - Air Dry
Activa La Doll Premier Air Dry Clay
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Amaco - Cloud Clay

Apoxie Sculpt

Patterns & How to's

Online Resources

"​My Pinterest page www.pinterest.com/bkobe/
I have gathered heal doll images and how-to's for art dolls

Do a online search for whatever "how-to" you are looking for.
There are lots of free patterns and instructions.
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Polymer Clays - Bake

Sculpey III 
Original Sculpey 
Super Sculpey 
Sculpey Ultralight 
Premo! Sculpey and Premo! Accents
Kato Polyclay
Staedtler Fimo Classic 8000 Polymer Clay

Cernit Modelling Clay
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If you want to experiment with making your own clays
MUDWORKS is a great book.
Think making clay out of dryer lint.

Push Molds

Maureen Carlson's push molds are wonderful!
https://www.etsy.com/market/maureen_carlson
http://www.weefolk.com/molds_list.htm
She has face, hands and feet molds in many sizes.
These are the ones I use.

Coloring

Acrylic paints
Watercolor paints
Pan Pastels and Soft Pastels
Alcohol inks

Glues

Hot glue 
Glue Stick - Elmer's X-treme
Elmer's X-treme Glue in bottle
​Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue or Fabrictek 

Mediums

Clear gesso
White gesso
​Matt medium

Pens and Pencils

Gel Pens
Sharpe markers
​Watercolor pencils

Other

10 gauge wire
Duct Tape
Wire
Chenille sticks or pipe cleaners
Quilt Batting
Cotton Batting
Fiberfill
​Chicken Wire

Fabrics

No limit to what fabrics you can use.
Elinor Peace Bailey Cloth Doll Patterns
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CD with 86 pages of photos, drawings and insights. elinor gives you 10 amazing patterns to play with for exploring the body’s language.
Purchase here 
http://dollmakersjourney.com/epb.html

I love all of Elinor's patterns and her book Mother Plays With Dolls was the book that launched my dollmaking...and it contains a pattern in it as well.
Pamela Hastings Cloth Doll Patterns
Pamela sells some of her patterns through Amazon
Do a search for her name or go to this link
She also sells patterns and ebooks through
www.healingandtransformativedolls.com
Elise Peeples Cloth Doll Patterns
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Patterns $10.50    Izzy Book $25.00
postage and handling additional
Patterns only available at

Treasures of the Gypsy
Pamela Armas
PO Box 748
Mountainair, New Mexico  87036

 email Pamela ​[email protected]

Cindee Moyee

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Many of her patterns could be used to make healing dolls, or inspire them.
​very expressive

https://www.etsy.com/shop/cmoyer

What People say,

“Barb is a creative genius who goes out of her way to produce innovative, quality products. I cannot say enough for her skills and her work ethic! Her skills have helped countless people around the world.”   Kelly Guinan

“Barb is a fabulous teacher who loves to share her many years of experience making whimsical and soulful “dolls”. Her doll sculpting process is a form of creative expression that engages the psyche and brings healing and insight.”   Val Olson, Minneapolis

“She is not only unique, but compassionate, funny and knows exactly how to make learning about yourself a fun experience!”


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  • Home
  • About
    • Artist Statement
    • Training
  • Dolls
    • Why Make Dolls
    • Galleries >
      • Gallery - Most Recent
      • Gallery before 2015
      • Visual Journaling
      • Paper Dolls
    • Finding Pomegranate
    • Feeling Dolls
  • CLASSES
    • Online Classes >
      • Class Description
      • What Students Say
    • In Person Classes
    • Schedule
    • Resources >
      • Supplies
      • Books & Magazines
      • Creative Healing Theories
      • Paper Doll Resources
      • Patterns
    • Healing Dolls 2016 online
    • 2017 Healing Dolls online
    • Healing Doll Way 2018
  • Blog
  • MY ART
  • Contact
  • MEDIA