Beware, you might fall down a rabbit hole of repainting dolls

May 1, 2018 7:58 PM

What do you do with a de-faced doll? You could stick on eyes from a magazine and call it a day, or make them look more realistic (multiple links to Poppen Atelier doll make-over videos; Poppen Atelier on Instagram)
posted by filthy light thief (7 comments total)

I've tried repainting Barbie, but my hands just aren't steady enough. Mad props.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 8:06 PM on May 1, 2018

Oh man, I just discovered Poppen's channel a week ago and fell down the rabbit hole HARD. I actually have one of her vids up right now during my pre-bed browsing. Weird!
posted by phunniemee at 8:12 PM on May 1, 2018

The new ones are worse than the originals!
posted by sconbie at 4:45 AM on May 2, 2018

These are some sort of amazing but I prefer the original “make-unders.”
posted by amanda at 6:03 AM on May 2, 2018 [12 favorites]

It's cursed images all the way down!
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 8:00 AM on May 2, 2018 [2 favorites]

“These dolls have been rescued and rehabilitated from op-shops and tip shops around Tasmania."

I understand what she's talking about from the context, and the etymology of "tip shop" is clear, but does anyone know what the "op" in "op-shop" is short for? Idle curiosity.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 9:36 AM on May 2, 2018

I am pretty sure op-shop means "opportunity shop" as in "these goods fund opportunities for others who would not have them." Much like Goodwill purports to provide job training for disabled folks funded by donation sales.
posted by blnkfrnk at 10:37 AM on May 2, 2018 [2 favorites]