is having its second ever reborn GIVEAWAY! 2 winners will be chosen this time!
Check it out on my Facebook page!! https://www.facebook.com/amarantinebabies/
Amarantine Babies is happy to announce it’s 2nd ever GIVEAWAY!
To enter, 'like' the Amarantine Babies page, and 'comment' on the post by end of day, Friday January 25th. Don't forget the optional 'share'! The winners will be picked by a random drawing and announced on my Facebook page!
The 1st place winner will receive baby 'Uriel', sculpted by the talented Priscilla Lopes, and reborn by myself, Lisa May Williams. She is painted with Genesis Heat Set paints, micro-rooted with beautiful mohair, and weighted with high quality fillings to feel like a real baby!
The 2nd place winner will receive 50% off a future Amarantine Baby!
Once the Giveaway is over stay tuned for another Giveaway later in 2019!
Fine Print: 18 and up only for legal reasons. Free shipping to the 48 contiguous United States. There is a $30 credit to ship anywhere else in the world, winner to cover the rest of the shipping fees and any custom fees. The 2nd place prize does not include free shipping.
I am super excited to announce that this November of 2018 I have officially graduated from the College of Reborn Artistry (CORA) and now have a Master Reborn Artist Degree! CORA is an online college that can be found here: http://reborningartists.proboards.com/ I completed 24 classes and fulfilled other requirements to earn my degree. Graduation was held at CORA Conference in Oklahoma this year and was an amazing experience! I learned so much from some very talented women! I was able to attend an in-person reborning class at conference in addition to Graduation.
Earning my Master Reborn degree is such an honor, I have learned so much and grown so much as an artist during my time as a CORA student. I have also worked very hard to earn my degree. In addition to taking 24 classes I earned my Standards Crest, which is awarded to those whose babies adhere to CORA’s highest standards. I competed in reborn contests and won the February 2018 monthly photo competition, 2nd Place in the 2017 Baby Pageant, and 1st Place in the 2018 Baby Pageant. My college Final was a baby that I painted and rooted and brought to CORA Conference in person.
It is strange to be done with something that has been such a big part of my life for an entire year. I will continue to be a part of the CORA community, and will strive to learn and grow with each reborn baby I create. I look forward to other exciting things upcoming in my Reborn Art career. This will include taking future reborn classes to further my education, as well as creating reborn babies completely from my own heart. I love this art form so much, each baby I create is such a joy! Graduation is only the beginning for Amarantine Babies!
(Originally I wrote this up and posted it on my Facebook. I thought it would be great to share it on my blog as well!)
I've been asked by a couple of different people what the point is of the Reborn baby art dolls are that I am making. I'm happy to answer that! I thought I'd do it in a post for everyone else who might be wondering to see:) They are collectors items for many people. Some grown men collect model trains, and some grown women collect model babies! Others make them to sell them.
Reborns are also used as therapy dolls for many different people. Because they are weighted to feel real, and painted to look real, they can create a comforting feeling when they are held. They are used for people with depression/anxiety, children who have suffered trauma, and adults who have suffered trauma. They are not comforting to everyone. Some who have suffered infant loss find them incredibly comforting, others find they make them feel even more pain. It's different for everyone.
Interestingly there was a scientific study done on patients in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's/Dememtia with Reborn dolls. Patients given these babies became attached to their 'babies' and displayed less negative behaviors than those without the dolls. Regular baby dolls did not create the same effect as the Reborn dolls in these patients.
To sum up there are many reasons for Reborn art dolls. There are people who treat them as if they were real children, and others who display them on a shelf. I personally feel that all reasons are valid, and I'm very excited to create these babies for others to love!