First Middie Blythe - part 5, finished

My first Middie Blythe custom is finished. I changed the eyes once again and I think she looks more friendly. I stitched some dresses too and made leather shoes for my little girl. The hat is also handmade. All clothes are available at my Etsy Shop: Etsy Shop miradolls

First Middie Blythe - part 4

I tryed some colors for the eye brows. At first more brown-yellow but it wasn´t a good idea. Eye brows and hair should have almost the same color.

I used Mr. Super Clear flat as primer, Artist acrylic paint and pastel for Make-up. The same material as for BJDs. I painted the eye chips as well but I´m not very happy with it. They are too dark. It is my first repaint and I learned a lot. Middies are so cute. The hair is alpaca from miradolls Etsy Shop and my first reroot. Actually I used a new scalp and dome from CoolCat. It isn´t possible to remove the scalp without cutting.

First Middie Blythe - part 3

At first I sanded the face plate until there was no paint on it. Than I carved the space between nose and mouth particularly the lips very carefully. It wasn´t easy to observe the symmetrie.

I used different carving tools. Among other things a linocut tool and scalpels with different blades. Actually it was more shaving as carving.

I sanded the face again with fine sandpaper for wet-grind and used a bit water. Than I sealed the surface with Mr.Super Clear UV cut. I don´t know if UV cut is necessary. Usually I use it for my BJDs.

First step of make-up with pastel and acrylic paint on the lips. I like this little face and next time I will try to change more.

First Middie Blythe part 2 - eye mechanism

I searched the internet and found some information about Middie Blythe custom. However, it seems a fake doll is a little bit different from an original doll.  Not all hints were accurate. Here I´m going to show you the dismantling step by step.

This is the bottom of the eye mechanism.

And here is the upside with eyelids

Front side with original eyelids and eyes

The bottom of the eye mechanism without eyelids

Still more parts and screws .

Now I can remove the eyes.

Hopefully I will be able to put it back together again.

First Middie Blythe - part 1

First thing, Middies haven´t got moveable eyelids. This was disappointing. The eye mechanism looks like a very complicated machine and you will need very tiny Phillips-tip screwdriver to open the head and remove the mechanism.

The two- piece hemisphere at the top of the neck causes that  Middie can incline her head.

I tried to open the head without cutting but it didn´t work. Now I have to buy a new soft scalp and a dome too.

First Middie Blythe introduction

I bought my first Middie in spring. I don´t know why but I fall in love with custom Blythes.I thought a Middie is enough for the first time and I didn´t realize the different eye mechanism. Oh yes, I like my Middie and it is a challenge to do a custom. There are very few, if any tutorials on the internet. All for Blythe but not for Middie. I read and watched all of them. It wasn´t very revealing. So I started my Middie Blythe Project without actual knowledge.

She is a Factory Middy Blythe. In other words a fake. I didn´t want to run a risk. Soon now I started with dismantling, cut the soft scalp and opened the head.

Maybe my experience can help you to do it better. It is the reason why I started that blog. I hope my English isn´t overly strange. So long and bye for now...