The Broken Maiden
thebrokenmaiden.bsky.social
The Broken Maiden
@thebrokenmaiden.bsky.social
Doll maker
Ball Jointed Dolls
www.thebrokenmaiden.com
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July 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
All painted~ next, assembly session!!
June 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The attack of the clones.

Except they’re not exactly clones. But you get the idea!
Oh boy, it wasn’t fun to sand by hand all those teeny tiny arms. But that’s what I do~

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June 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Here are some of the dancers I made last year btw~ Each has their unique personality!
June 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
For the last few days I’ve been furiously sanding these Grödnertal inspired Maggies. There will be around 20 of them! Some Ballet dancers and also some Flapper dancers too!
They’re incredibly cute and tiny :)

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June 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Endless rain, thunder and overall chaos in the sky, but we keep on painting~

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June 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Trying to faceups while there’s raging storms of wind and hail outside~ Such a mood!

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June 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Heron, probably:
May 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Despite my poor Fish tired of me using her as a model and pattern mannequin, I think the dress is coming along pretty nicely :)

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May 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You never have enough pins. Some things just cannot be held with clips!
May 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Enjoy the absolute chaos of my workspace while I get back to sewing.
Yes, I use workbenches as tables, they’re the best and I will die on this hill.
May 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pink Lunl was painted and assembled! I will make clothes next.
She’ll be available at Dollyday festival~

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May 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pink Cocktail wig for Lunl is finished! Modeling is my own doll, but this wig will be for a different doll~

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May 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
She’s been successfully cleaned, woth the utmost care to preserve the gofun polish and color. No more soot and grime and her hair is brushed and shiny again. She’s right out the onsen!
Now, to get her a lovely kimono!

I swear I can see her smiling again…
May 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’ve wanted an inchimatsu doll for so long!!
She has a crier and still works!
May 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy Birthday to me!!
Look what my wife got me as a gift ;_; Isn’t she absolutely lovely?
Her name is 和 (Madoka) 

#doll #ichimatsu #市松人形
May 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There’s a storm ⛈️ so it’s pretty dark, but I made some eyes today!
They’re round! Distortion from the camera lens makes them look weird.

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May 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
After a thorough cleaning to remove decades of grime and dust, and hydrating the leather, the true color came back!
Left- Dirty, dry.
Right- Clean, moisturized.

They’re now both clean, in the process of recovering the shape from the tips.
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I don’t recognize the symbol on the soles and whatever tag it had has vanished, Déposé (registered mark) can be read. These boots are definitely french.
10 is the doll size they belong to.
I’m unsure what the 23 stands for.
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
While I’m trapped in yet another session of sanding parts, I decided to take a break and restore this pair of antique doll boots.

They were crushed at the tips, severely dehydrated leather and the copper eyelets were rusted inside.

#antiquedoll
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My own Ciruela, who should and shall get a proper heian era kimono at some point, since she was named Murasaki from the point I put that wig on her.
April 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Little Ciruela’s dress is complete!! She borrowed a wig for the pictures, because she will have long and curly hair. When her wig is completed, we’ll see if she needs a headress too~

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April 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here’s how it’s going! I found a really cute cotton lace and made sleeves and skirt with it. I still need to sew the closure but she’ll have a little train with a red bow.
I also discovered I can use a colored top thread on the machine for some nice accents~

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April 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And mark that extra to gather or make pin tucks! This should make it so the sides and bottom are straight, but has a little fluff on the shoulder!
April 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Draw a curve to connect both lines. I also draw two circles where the extra begins…
April 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM