Making A Milk Bottle For Reborns

Reborn Doll Made by Jackie Surtees

To complete the look with your reborn there are really so many options, a nice touch is to create a realistic looking milk bottle to send along with your baby, this is easy to do and adds that special something that can really appeal to buyers when looking at your auction. You will need to purchase a premmie baby bottle, try to source one made of plastic, this makes it easier for the magnets to hold it in place. Before you start, have your tools ready, a mop brush, a fan brush, two magnets, water and white paint. Firstly, unscrew the cap of the bottle and remove the teat, set two magnets into place either side of the cap inside the bottle opening, you can glue into place, though they should hold by the magnetism on their own. Another magnet should be glued into place inside the head behind the mouth, taking care to make sure it is positioned to attract the magnet in the bottle. Allow the glue to dry overnight so it isn’t at risk of moving and will be permanently set into position.

Next put a drop of white paint into the bottle,  dip your mop brush into the water and press on the inside upper edge of the bottle. This will release a small enough amount of water to dilute the paint for easy coverage. Now taking your fan brush, spread the paint over the entire bottle on the inside, covering all of it, then leaving it to dry for an hour. This process can be repeated until it resembles baby formula or you are happy with the appearance, remembering to fully airdry in between layers. Using a bottle with milky liquid is fine for photographing your reborn, this can add quite a lovely feel for the buyer. These bottles are however intended to be sold with the baby so the collector has the option between attaching a magnetised dummy to the dolls mouth, or placing the bottle into position. When the magnetised bottle is attached to the baby it appears as though the reborn is drinking a bottle of milk, and for a small amount of effort, can give you quite an advantage when selling with your doll. Never send a baby with any liquids as these can quite often spoil and develop a smell, or worse, leak and damage your reborn, not something a buyer would appreciate finding on the arrival of their baby.