What is a Reborn Baby Doll?

So....what is a Reborn Baby Doll? 

I've decided to do a series about Reborn babies. We'll call it "Reborn Baby 101".

I get emails from curious meaning children, parents, and adult doll collectors who are eager to buy their little one a cute little reborn baby, but they're not quite sure what the reborn doll craze is all about.

I hope you enjoy this series. I'll also being posting vlogs to my YouTube channel for you to enjoy.

1. A reborn baby is an art doll.  And that's important to remember. When you buy reborn baby doll, you are buying a highly collectible piece of artwork that is made by a doll artist. Doll artists who make reborn dolls are called reborn doll artists.

For centuries, humans have made dolls from various materials. The reborn baby doll is no different. It is an art doll that is made by an artist. This is why you won't find a reborn doll at Walmart or any other major commercial store. These dolls are made by individual artists and sold to customers all over the world. Most of the sales of these unique art dolls occur online.

2. A reborn baby doll is made of a soft vinyl. Vinyl is a plastic material.
Here is a picture of what a reborn doll looks like before it is painted by the artist. It is basically a blank 3D canvas for the artist to paint and bring to life:

(This is a blank reborn doll head that I used to make the baby at the top of this blog post.)

The vinyl used on reborn dolls is slightly softer than vinyl you would find on child's baby doll that you would find in a store. Because reborn baby dolls are made of vinyl, doll collectors can dress them and handle them without worry that the baby doll will break.

So that is the start of your education into the world of reborn baby dolls. In the next blog post we will explore the term "reborn mommy" and why someone would want to collect reborns.