Cat Barbie

Make a personalized Barbie of yourself.

Posted by Cat Morley

About

After seeing the gorgeous Tarina Tarintino Barbie, my friends and I decided we wanted Barbies of ourselves, so I decided to make myself one.

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You Will Need (10 things)

  • Barbie Doll
  • Scissors
  • Marker Pen(s) or Semi-Permanent Hair Dye
  • Paper & pencil to make templates
  • Fabric
  • Needle
  • Thread
  • Bindis
  • Shrink Plastic
  • Crystals

Steps (6 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    First of all, buy a Barbie that looks somewhat like yourself. I got mine on eBay and I picked the first one I found with dark hair - it's rather tricky finding a doll that isn't blonde.

  2. 2

    Next up, pick a photo of yourself to work from.

  3. 3

    First of all, I gave my doll a hair cut. I wear my hair at a side parting, so to give the doll the same, I cut off a small amount of her hair, glued it in the center of her head, folded it down to the side and then added a little bit of glue just above her ear, to hold the hair in place.

    I also cut her hair shorter and layered it a little - Barbie's have seriously long hair.

    To get the correct colour, either use permanent marker pen or semi-permanent hair dye. If you're going to be dying your own hair, you can use a little bit of this to do your dolls hair too.

  4. 4

    To make your doll clothes, draw around her body on to paper and make your patterns like you would for real clothes. A great way to make clothes would be to trace around existing Barbie clothes and use these as a template to make your own ones.

  5. 5

    Pin your patterns to the fabric but leave a hefty margin around the edge - you can then sew the clothes straight on to the doll to get the perfect fit.

  6. 6

    I made my doll my favorite kitty ear hoodie and star skirt - because I make a lot of my own clothes, I have lots of remnants to make Barbie some matching clothes.

    I also made her a miniature version of my Blinging Name Choker, using the same instructions but on a much smaller scale.

    I added little bindi crystals to the corner of her eyes because I love wearing bindis.