Posted by Locations Department on 6/27/2008, 12:27 pm
Message modified by board administrator 10/26/2009, 12:28 pm

Recommended Gene dealers: Please note, these are dealers I have personally used and recommend. You can find others at the Integrity Toys site linked below. Cherished Friends http://www.cherishedfriends.com/welcome.html Mary T's Doll House http://www.marytsdollhouse.com/ Angelic Dreamz http://www.angelicdreamz.com Happily Ever After http://www.happily.com Pat's Potpourri http://www.patspotpourri.com Photo Sites: The Commissary Fashion Sleuth Album http://www.flickr.com/photos/34376117@N07/sets/72157615031379732/ The Commissary Header Archive - recent header photos http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid21661422 L'Officiel Magazine Archive http://patrimoine.jalougallery.com/lofficiel-de-la-mode-sommairepatrimoine-13.html A Star is Born - Photo's by Michelle Michael's http://mmichael4.homestead.com/Astarisborn1.html Carmela's Gene photos http://www.carmelasdollcollection.com/genes.htm Hello Hollywood Hello - Photo's by Jurrie de Vries http://www.hellohollywoodhello.com/index.html Doll Land - Amanda's Photo's http://www.amandap.net/ SweetyDolls http://sweetydolls.blog4ever.com/blog/index-190636.html The Gene Database http://www.facetsbymarcia.com/genelist/genelist.htm Lareba Fashion Dolls - Reba's site http://lareba.com/genepage.htm Gene Marshall Blog by Dave http://www.printmini.com/printables/pp.shtml Dayle's Chat Room for all doll collector's http://www.designedbydayle.com/CHATROOM.html Instructions: Wait for the Java box to show up. It sometimes takes a few seconds, and can either be at the very top of the page above the header and sometimes under the header. Sign in with your name, once the Java box shows up and hit enter. Then, once your sign-in *takes* reduce the screen -- the chatroom is actually BEHIND the sign in page. INTEGRITY TOYS GENE http://www.genemarshalldoll.com/ http://www.integritytoys.com/page/brands/name:gene_marshall Give your doll a simple Chignon & Tips on using Gum Arabic I am not a fan of dolls with long hair. I can never seem to keep it from looking like a rats nest! But sometimes I love a doll so much I will give it this style to keep it neat. Forgive my use of a Tonner doll! LOL I wanted to give Jane this style so I figured it was a good time to do so. You may want to try this a couple times to practice before you do any cutting and still be able to get an idea as to what your final style will look like. You will need: A doll with long hair, preferably shoulder length or longer A comb Spray water bottle Small clear hair bands (I used black only so you can see them) Scissors Heavy duty straight pins Thimble Plain Jane, home from the beach and needs to get ready for a night on the town…. Lightly spray the hair with water and comb it all away from the face. Try to make sure it is smooth with no strays. You want to pull all the hair into a ponytail in the center back of the dolls head. Holding the hair in place with one hand, secure it in place with a small rubber band. You will want to try and wrap it a couple times to get a secure hold. Any time you are securing with the bands, be sure to wrap it as many times as you possibly can. Note, I am using black hair bands so you can see what I am doing, but you can find clear ones in the hair styling department of drug stores and box stores like Wal-Mart. Gather a small section of hair from underneath the pony tail about the width of a cocktail straw. At the end , secure a hair band. You will need to wrap it a number of times to hold the hair secure. Then trim the end close to the banding. Take this section of hair and wrap it around the base of the pony tail to cover the hair band. Run a pin through the banding and into the back of the dolls head to secure it. You will now secure a hair band 2 inches down the length of the pony tail. Take your scissors and cut off the dolls hair ˝ ” below the banding. If your doll has really long hair, I suggest you also band it near the tips. This will keep it from getting all over when you cut it. Roll under the banded hair, tucking it upwards so the end is meeting the base of the pony tail. This will cause the hair between the bands to fan out. Position it so it looks neat and even. Using a pin, secure it in place by running it through the hair, through the band and into the head. I usually use two pins for this to make sure it stays secure. And you have done it! A simple chignon! Jane is ready for her night on the town with this chic & elegant style. A couple side notes..... Someone posted on another board that colored bands can discolor the hair. I suggest you use the clear hair bands found in the hair styling department and not rubber bands. In my years of doll collecting I have only had one or two instances where a dolls hair has come down when the bands disintegrated. I know others say it happened often. I can only guess it is due do the different temperature and storage conditions. Hair bands tend to break down over time. I suggest at each place you band the hair, you also wrap it with heavy duty thread and secure it well. This way if/when the band breaks, the style will stay in place. I personally haven't tried this but a friend told me after she cuts the pony tail short and before turning it under, she carefully singes the cut hair with a lighter. It melts the hair slightly, forming an even end to the pony tail. That scares me a little but if you are daring… give it a try! LOL Don’t be afraid to experiment! But I do suggest you NOT try this on your favorite doll right away. Play around with an older doll until you feel secure in moving ahead. Feel free to ask me questions! Tips on using Gum Arabic Questions for those who have used Gum Arabic 1) How do you apply it? Q-tip, paintbrush, spritz? 2) Do you dilute it? If so with what? How much? 3) How do you clean it up? From D'Marcos I use a flat, firm paint brush, but it depennds on what kind of style you are setting, whenther its close to the scalp or more of a curly or flowing style. Do not spritz it unless you have already set the style and just want to use ot for extra hold, and be sure to cover your dolls face really well. You dilute it to the strength that works for you, usually i recommend 50/50 with water (i use distilled bottled water because tap contains minerals that build up after time)but if you just want a light hold, dilute it as much as you want, stronger holds require less water, but get pretty tricky as the solution is very tacky. It washes out easily with warm water, on any surface, including your doll's hair. From Tina Morgan I used my fingers - I had a bowl of water & a bowl of the water/GA mixture. I used my fingers to work it through the hair and style it. It's messy - but it worked for me. The bowl of water was used to clean my fingers in - when they got too sticky! GA cleans up easily and rinses right off.