dolls Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:56:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Lidiya Marinchuk’s Dolls are Adorable https://playjunkie.com/lidiya-marinchuks-dolls-are-adorable/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:41:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=38785 You can find thousands of artists on Instagram and other social platforms these days, but it takes some talent and a lot of real work to stand out among so many of them. Doll designer Lidiya Marinchuk manages to do that without any special effort, all thanks to her adorable creations. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, […]

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]]> You can find thousands of artists on Instagram and other social platforms these days, but it takes some talent and a lot of real work to stand out among so many of them. Doll designer Lidiya Marinchuk manages to do that without any special effort, all thanks to her adorable creations. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, the artist specializes in making small dolls inspired by animals and other things.

Her brand is called Marlitoys. You can check out (and buy) her work on Etsy and Instagram. She has almost 60k Instagram followers at the moment. We absolutely love her tiny, quirky animals, but she also creates seasonal stuff (such as Christmas dolls) and sometimes finds inspiration in pop culture elements. If you’re looking for a perfect gift for a kid or something to make you smile every time you look at it, definitely check her shop.

Here’s what she wrote on her profile to her followers: “Hello to all! My name is Lidiya. I live and create my MarLi toys in Ukraine since 2012. I want to make the world more colorful, to give people [a] good mood and a bit of magic. My creations are for people from 0 to 100 years.”

She can even make you a custom doll!

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]]> What Happens When Celebrities Become Barbies https://playjunkie.com/what-happens-when-celebrities-become-barbies/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:48:33 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=34720 While everyone can play with any toy they like at any age, Barbie dolls are usually thought of as a toy for little girls. They’re certainly manufactured and marketed for that very specific market. But they have a lot to offer to others as well – it just takes a little bit of imagination. Noel […]

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]]> While everyone can play with any toy they like at any age, Barbie dolls are usually thought of as a toy for little girls. They’re certainly manufactured and marketed for that very specific market. But they have a lot to offer to others as well – it just takes a little bit of imagination.

Noel Cruz is a Filipino artist with a unique specialization – he repaints Barbie dolls as modern-day celebrities. He’s recreated scenes from live-action Beauty and the Beast featuring Emma Watson; turned a doll into a miniature version of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and even reimagined Princess Dianna as a doll.

Cruz’s interest in painting goes back to his childhood when he was fascinated by the idea of turning a blank canvas into a work of art. He’s been painting his whole life, but he started repainting Barbie dolls only ten years ago. He came across the field when his wife started collecting Barbies, and he wondered how it would be like to use the doll as his canvas. 

Soon he developed his own special style and started repainting his dolls as famous Hollywood stars. While all Barbie dolls look the same on the shelf at the toy store, Cruz manages to reshape each one and give it the unique features of well-known actors. Each repainted doll is sold for about $1,500!

Luckily, Noel also shared his art on Instagram, so we still get a glimpse of his incredible works. Scroll down to check some out!

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]]> Russian Doll Maker Duct-Tapes Her Banana Cats to A Wall https://playjunkie.com/russian-doll-maker-duct-tapes-her-banana-cats-to-a-wall/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:46 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=32053 Have you been seeing bananas duct-taped everywhere? The trend was created after the artwork titled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was sold for $120,000. And now, people from all around the world are doing the same; taping bananas and other objects to various things. This Russian artist decided to join the trend, as […]

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]]> Have you been seeing bananas duct-taped everywhere? The trend was created after the artwork titled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was sold for $120,000. And now, people from all around the world are doing the same; taping bananas and other objects to various things. This Russian artist decided to join the trend, as well.

You might have already heard about Anna Nazarenko, a well-known doll creator from Moscow. In one of her latest posts, she shared an image on her Instagram account where she duct-taped a banana cat to a wall and joked that she sold it for only $120.

“My creative passion is never-ending and I hope you will enjoy my latest works,” she posted on Bored Panda.

The artist also has a Patreon profile where she posts videos of her doll-making tutorials and shares useful tips and some aspects of her artistic life, as well.

With her adorable creatures, Nazarenko has attracted more than 107 thousand Instagram followers, and the numbers are going up with each day.

If you want to see her other creations, check out her social media accounts.

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Girls who create things with our hands, let’s use a hashtag #craftsgirlship 😊 it’s an absolutely fresh hashtag, has no posts with it and we can make some kind of a club, I think it’s awesome! I love our community of creators here on insta, I’ll be happy to follow this hashtag and see your works and share my favs in stories! Let’s show each other’s works, you know I share my favorite posts and this is the way I find new artists, too🥰🎨 who’s with me?✨ девушки-рукодельницы, предлагаю сделать нашим пустой и свежий хэштег #craftsgirlship ! Ставьте его к новым постам, будем видеть больше работ друг друга и делиться в сториз. Я так нахожу новых клевых авторов! Ну и просто прикольно иметь свой незанятый хештег, как сообщество своих😌✨ #osodolls #bananacat #arttoys #artdolls #artistsupport #explorenewartists #shareyourthoughts #designertoys #crafts

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]]> Russian Couple Creates Incredibly Realistic Dolls https://playjunkie.com/russian-couple-creates-incredibly-realistic-dolls/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:00:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26207 Russian couple Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko handcraft amazingly realistic dolls that look astonishingly life-like thanks to their detailed design. The finished products are both notalgic and awe-inducing, proving that grown-ups can also enjoy some playtime. “We draw our inspiration from everyday life,” say the artists. “It is always interesting to watch people and find some […]

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]]> Russian couple Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko handcraft amazingly realistic dolls that look astonishingly life-like thanks to their detailed design. The finished products are both notalgic and awe-inducing, proving that grown-ups can also enjoy some playtime.

“We draw our inspiration from everyday life,” say the artists. “It is always interesting to watch people and find some character types that stand out from the crowd.” Even though the Lutsenkos have made dozens of dolls in the last eight years, they have never repeated the same design twice, making each doll a one of a kind.

“Each doll has its own history and is one of a kind,” they explain. “It is fundamentally important for us to use decorative elements [and carving] that are unique for each doll.”

Both artists are graduates in classical art and have started making these beautiful dolls in 2011. To see more of their creations, check out the photos below and make sure to follow them on Instagram.

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]]> Mom of 6 Makes Unique Handmade Look-Alike Crochet Dolls https://playjunkie.com/mom-of-6-makes-unique-handmade-look-alike-crochet-dolls/ Mon, 06 May 2019 06:00:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=19045 Nathalie Amiel is a talented artist and mom of six from Israel who designs and hand-crafts unique crochet dolls that are bellowed by children all over the world. Nathalie was into crocheting, knitting, and crafting since she “can remember” and came up with the idea to try her luck with handmade dolls while her youngest […]

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]]> Nathalie Amiel is a talented artist and mom of six from Israel who designs and hand-crafts unique crochet dolls that are bellowed by children all over the world.

Nathalie was into crocheting, knitting, and crafting since she “can remember” and came up with the idea to try her luck with handmade dolls while her youngest daughter had nap time. At first, she only made dolls for her kids and friends, but then decided to showcase some of them on social media at her son’s suggestion.

“I had no clue and no idea what to do so my son showed me how to post pictures so people would start seeing the things I make.” – Nathalie describes her early beginnings.

Since then, Nathalie’s works have captured the attention of parents all over the world who find them as perfect gifts for their kids especially since she also does “look-alike” dolls. She also creates dolls for children with special needs, something that she takes great pride in.

“I specialize in creating look-a-like dolls and make sure to capture every one’s specific spirit and character, taking extra care when I create dolls for children with special needs because I know this will be the only time they will find a doll that looks just like them.” – she explains.

Check out some of her works below.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> dolls Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:56:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Lidiya Marinchuk’s Dolls are Adorable https://playjunkie.com/lidiya-marinchuks-dolls-are-adorable/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:41:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=38785 You can find thousands of artists on Instagram and other social platforms these days, but it takes some talent and a lot of real work to stand out among so many of them. Doll designer Lidiya Marinchuk manages to do that without any special effort, all thanks to her adorable creations. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, […]

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]]> You can find thousands of artists on Instagram and other social platforms these days, but it takes some talent and a lot of real work to stand out among so many of them. Doll designer Lidiya Marinchuk manages to do that without any special effort, all thanks to her adorable creations. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, the artist specializes in making small dolls inspired by animals and other things.

Her brand is called Marlitoys. You can check out (and buy) her work on Etsy and Instagram. She has almost 60k Instagram followers at the moment. We absolutely love her tiny, quirky animals, but she also creates seasonal stuff (such as Christmas dolls) and sometimes finds inspiration in pop culture elements. If you’re looking for a perfect gift for a kid or something to make you smile every time you look at it, definitely check her shop.

Here’s what she wrote on her profile to her followers: “Hello to all! My name is Lidiya. I live and create my MarLi toys in Ukraine since 2012. I want to make the world more colorful, to give people [a] good mood and a bit of magic. My creations are for people from 0 to 100 years.”

She can even make you a custom doll!

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]]> What Happens When Celebrities Become Barbies https://playjunkie.com/what-happens-when-celebrities-become-barbies/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:48:33 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=34720 While everyone can play with any toy they like at any age, Barbie dolls are usually thought of as a toy for little girls. They’re certainly manufactured and marketed for that very specific market. But they have a lot to offer to others as well – it just takes a little bit of imagination. Noel […]

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]]> While everyone can play with any toy they like at any age, Barbie dolls are usually thought of as a toy for little girls. They’re certainly manufactured and marketed for that very specific market. But they have a lot to offer to others as well – it just takes a little bit of imagination.

Noel Cruz is a Filipino artist with a unique specialization – he repaints Barbie dolls as modern-day celebrities. He’s recreated scenes from live-action Beauty and the Beast featuring Emma Watson; turned a doll into a miniature version of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and even reimagined Princess Dianna as a doll.

Cruz’s interest in painting goes back to his childhood when he was fascinated by the idea of turning a blank canvas into a work of art. He’s been painting his whole life, but he started repainting Barbie dolls only ten years ago. He came across the field when his wife started collecting Barbies, and he wondered how it would be like to use the doll as his canvas. 

Soon he developed his own special style and started repainting his dolls as famous Hollywood stars. While all Barbie dolls look the same on the shelf at the toy store, Cruz manages to reshape each one and give it the unique features of well-known actors. Each repainted doll is sold for about $1,500!

Luckily, Noel also shared his art on Instagram, so we still get a glimpse of his incredible works. Scroll down to check some out!

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]]> Russian Doll Maker Duct-Tapes Her Banana Cats to A Wall https://playjunkie.com/russian-doll-maker-duct-tapes-her-banana-cats-to-a-wall/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:46 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=32053 Have you been seeing bananas duct-taped everywhere? The trend was created after the artwork titled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was sold for $120,000. And now, people from all around the world are doing the same; taping bananas and other objects to various things. This Russian artist decided to join the trend, as […]

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]]> Have you been seeing bananas duct-taped everywhere? The trend was created after the artwork titled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and was sold for $120,000. And now, people from all around the world are doing the same; taping bananas and other objects to various things. This Russian artist decided to join the trend, as well.

You might have already heard about Anna Nazarenko, a well-known doll creator from Moscow. In one of her latest posts, she shared an image on her Instagram account where she duct-taped a banana cat to a wall and joked that she sold it for only $120.

“My creative passion is never-ending and I hope you will enjoy my latest works,” she posted on Bored Panda.

The artist also has a Patreon profile where she posts videos of her doll-making tutorials and shares useful tips and some aspects of her artistic life, as well.

With her adorable creatures, Nazarenko has attracted more than 107 thousand Instagram followers, and the numbers are going up with each day.

If you want to see her other creations, check out her social media accounts.

View this post on Instagram

Girls who create things with our hands, let’s use a hashtag #craftsgirlship 😊 it’s an absolutely fresh hashtag, has no posts with it and we can make some kind of a club, I think it’s awesome! I love our community of creators here on insta, I’ll be happy to follow this hashtag and see your works and share my favs in stories! Let’s show each other’s works, you know I share my favorite posts and this is the way I find new artists, too🥰🎨 who’s with me?✨ девушки-рукодельницы, предлагаю сделать нашим пустой и свежий хэштег #craftsgirlship ! Ставьте его к новым постам, будем видеть больше работ друг друга и делиться в сториз. Я так нахожу новых клевых авторов! Ну и просто прикольно иметь свой незанятый хештег, как сообщество своих😌✨ #osodolls #bananacat #arttoys #artdolls #artistsupport #explorenewartists #shareyourthoughts #designertoys #crafts

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]]> Russian Couple Creates Incredibly Realistic Dolls https://playjunkie.com/russian-couple-creates-incredibly-realistic-dolls/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:00:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26207 Russian couple Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko handcraft amazingly realistic dolls that look astonishingly life-like thanks to their detailed design. The finished products are both notalgic and awe-inducing, proving that grown-ups can also enjoy some playtime. “We draw our inspiration from everyday life,” say the artists. “It is always interesting to watch people and find some […]

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]]> Russian couple Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko handcraft amazingly realistic dolls that look astonishingly life-like thanks to their detailed design. The finished products are both notalgic and awe-inducing, proving that grown-ups can also enjoy some playtime.

“We draw our inspiration from everyday life,” say the artists. “It is always interesting to watch people and find some character types that stand out from the crowd.” Even though the Lutsenkos have made dozens of dolls in the last eight years, they have never repeated the same design twice, making each doll a one of a kind.

“Each doll has its own history and is one of a kind,” they explain. “It is fundamentally important for us to use decorative elements [and carving] that are unique for each doll.”

Both artists are graduates in classical art and have started making these beautiful dolls in 2011. To see more of their creations, check out the photos below and make sure to follow them on Instagram.

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]]> Mom of 6 Makes Unique Handmade Look-Alike Crochet Dolls https://playjunkie.com/mom-of-6-makes-unique-handmade-look-alike-crochet-dolls/ Mon, 06 May 2019 06:00:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=19045 Nathalie Amiel is a talented artist and mom of six from Israel who designs and hand-crafts unique crochet dolls that are bellowed by children all over the world. Nathalie was into crocheting, knitting, and crafting since she “can remember” and came up with the idea to try her luck with handmade dolls while her youngest […]

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]]> Nathalie Amiel is a talented artist and mom of six from Israel who designs and hand-crafts unique crochet dolls that are bellowed by children all over the world.

Nathalie was into crocheting, knitting, and crafting since she “can remember” and came up with the idea to try her luck with handmade dolls while her youngest daughter had nap time. At first, she only made dolls for her kids and friends, but then decided to showcase some of them on social media at her son’s suggestion.

“I had no clue and no idea what to do so my son showed me how to post pictures so people would start seeing the things I make.” – Nathalie describes her early beginnings.

Since then, Nathalie’s works have captured the attention of parents all over the world who find them as perfect gifts for their kids especially since she also does “look-alike” dolls. She also creates dolls for children with special needs, something that she takes great pride in.

“I specialize in creating look-a-like dolls and make sure to capture every one’s specific spirit and character, taking extra care when I create dolls for children with special needs because I know this will be the only time they will find a doll that looks just like them.” – she explains.

Check out some of her works below.

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