A Happy New Year!

January 4th, 2009
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My 2008 started out with back injury and had to stop doll making for a while.
I once thought I never be able to make dolls again.
Guess what, I was so busy at the end of year trying to catch up with my delayed schedule.
I was exhausted but at the same time I am so thankful that I am still making dolls.
What a year I had!
I like to thank everyone who supported me all this time and encouraged me to keep making dolls.
My work speed is still slow but I will try my best to keep the quality of dolls and keep improving my skills.
The latest creation I added to my website was 19″ Bru Jne 11 I finished just before Christmas.
She has an angelic face with dreamy expression that warms your heart.
I am so happy that she made to new house by Christmas and was able to bring back Christmas morning excitement to new owner.
I have made quite a few 19″ Bru Jne 11 since this is the most popular mold and size doll among my reproductions.
Yet they all are made from the same mold, each of them have deferent face and personality.
This is the very fun part of doll making. It never gets old and I can’t have enough of it.
It always makes me excited to think about next doll I will be making and sharing doll talk with my doll friends.
I especially enjoy photos from my customers to see how they dress up my dolls with their taste.
I get so many eye opening ideas and discover new faces of my dolls that I didn’t even think of when I had them.
Thank you again for letting me know how much you enjoy playing with them.
I couldn’t be happier to know how much they are being loved and that is the best prize I can ever ask.
Hope all of you will have a better and wonderful year in 2009.
I am planning to visit my family in Japan this summer first time in more than 10 years and I am very excited!
Sayuri

My very first Mulatto Bru Jne

December 7th, 2008
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I am very happy to introduce my newest creation 19″ Mulatto Bru Jne dressed in antique burgundy dress.
This is my very first Mulatto Bru I ever made and I am very happy with the result.
I never thought about making Mulatto Bru before but I had this special request from one of my customer so I gave try.
She turned out gorgeous with this burgundy silk and velvet dress made from antique material. It matches perfectly with her mocha skin tone.
I painted her eyebrows wider and darker than pales skin Brus because that’s one of the trade mark of mulatto Bru.
She is created from the same mold as other pale skin 19″ Bru dolls but you can see a big deference in her facial expression.
I truly appreciate my customer who gave me this wonderful opportunity to create this doll. Thank you!
To view this special doll,  please visit at  http://bebesbysayuri.com/126/

My work pace is still very slow but I am very thankful for being able to continue doll making after my back injury a year ago.
I am not able to post new dolls very often anymore but I always welcome pictures from you to add on ” photos from my customer” section.
If you purchased doll head from me and assembled and dressed them by yourself, please email me pictures of finished dolls.
I would love to share your talented work with all of my doll fans.

Hope all of you will have a wonderful Holiday season.

Sayuri

My newest creation 14″ Bru Jne 4

October 15th, 2008
Hello everyone. Sorry for taking such long time to add new doll on my website.
I had many email concerning if I am OK, and I am doing just fine !
I have been working mostly on custom order dolls lately and it seems to be that way for a while.
My orders are booked for about 12 months at this time and I will be posting only dolls with deferens outfit or dolls with completely new look as I make one.  Some custom order dolls are the copy of my previously made dolls and I don’t usually post the same doll.
My Newest creation 14″ Bru Jne 4 is the same doll as the one I made in April 2008 but she has deferent dress and the wig.
It’s a small cabinet size doll and small size doll dresses are often less elaborated and I wanted to make the dress as gorgeous as the larger size for this Bru. So what I did was add more layers and volume on her skirt by using lots antique silk chiffons here and there and she turned out very nice.
Hope you enjoy seeing my new doll as much as I enjoyed making her!
Few notes for customers who preordered my dolls ….
Because of waiting period is so long, I don’t usually contact each customers till one month before I start making the doll.
If you have changed your email address during that time or like to cancel your order, please email me to notify.
You can cancel your order any time but I like to be notified so that I can work on other customer’s order first since many people are waiting in line for long time.
If I don’t get response to my order confirmation email, your order will be cancelled automatically.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
All the Best,
Sayuri

Custom made Bru Jne doll

June 2nd, 2008
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I just finished my specially ordered custom Bru doll and she is up on my website now.
Many of you probably heard about or own the book called ” Precious Dolls” by Ursela Brecht.    This book features one of worlds most beautiful doll collection.
I had a special request to recreate a Bru doll looks similar to the one feartured in this book and that’s how she was born.
She has very pale blue eyes with dark brunette hair and teal green silk dress.
It is very challenging job to create the doll looks like certain antique doll because each antique dolls have deferent facial expressions and painted differently.
 I think I was able to capture the essence of the ” look” of this certain Bru doll by using these pale blue glass eyes and perfectly styled mohair wig.
This wig was custom made by wig artist Leni. She did a superb job recreating antique look wig for her. Thank you Leni!
I also used teal green antique silk fabric to create her dress. This darker tone dress and dark wig really make her face stands out.
I am very happy with the result.
Please visit my website www.bebesbysayuri.com to see more detail of this beautiful girl.
She look so deferent from other Bru dolls I have made in the past and I am sure you will enjoy seeing her too!
Sayuri

My Newest Creation little Bru Jne 4 14″ doll

April 30th, 2008

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It’s been a while since I added comment on this blog.
I had back injury early this year and was taking a break form doll making for few months.
I am now well enough to get back on doll making ( but slowly) and I am happy to introduce my newest creation.
She is tiny 14″ Bru Jne 4 with striking blue dress.
I used all antique material to create this dress and wanted to emphasize her narrow waist and beautiful bisque breast.
You rarely see reproduction Bru dolls with Chevrot body in this size so I wanted to make her as gorgeous as the larger size Brus.
I also love this head mold because it creates classic ” Bru-like” facial expressions.
It’s hard to get feeling how little she is from pictures but her head is smaller than your palm. Actually nice size to work with since I can’t lift heavy molds yet.
I will be making more smaller size dolls for a while and my work speed will be much slower till I fully recovered.
But my passion for creating beautiful dolls are still the same. I hope I can continue to share my love of dolls with everyone through my dolls.
Please email me for any questions or comments!
I love to hear from you!
Sayuri

My Newest Creation Bru Jne 11 19″ doll

March 24th, 2007

Bru Jne 11 19 inch Doll

Here is my newest creation Bru Jne 11 19″ doll. This is the most popular mold and size and I make this doll often but she has the best facial expressions so far.I have posted her close up photos on my website at www.bebesbysayuri.com/323 so please check and see this beautifull doll !

Sayuri

Newest doll ~ Bru Jne 8 17″ ~

February 23rd, 2007

Bru Jne 8 17 inch doll
I just added my newest creation Bru Jne 8 17″ doll on my website. This is the first time I used this mold and she turned out lovely! She has closed mouth with brown eyes, bit different from Bru’s I have been making lately. Please visit my website www.bebesbysayuri.com/223 to see this beauty!

Sayuri

New doll of the month -Bru Jne 11 24″doll-

January 20th, 2007

Bru Jne 11 24 inch Doll I am so pleased to add this new doll to my website!

She is Bru Jne 11 24 inches doll. Not only she is beautiful but her dress is so gorgeous made from antique wedding dress. Please visit my website www.bebesbysayuri.com to see more photos of this beauty!


Bru Jne 11 with antique body

December 23rd, 2006

Bru Jne 11 with antique body

I am so excited to share my new Bru Jne 11 22″ doll with an Antique Chevrot body.Her body size is “No,8″ but reproduction head is No,11. She has very sweet expression and pale skin tone.Please visit my website www.bebesbysayuri.com to see this one of a kind doll!

Bru Jne 5 14″ Doll

December 22nd, 2006

Bru Jne 5 14″ Doll  View more HERE

Bru Jne 5 14 This is my new cabinet size Bru Jne 5 14″ doll and now available by order.!