Welcome to my site. My name is Linda Smith. I have been married to the same wonderful
man for 35 years and am a mother to 3 grown children and a grandmother to 9! I opened
this web site (formally Little Blessings Gifts) to offer my one of a kind artist baby dolls that
have either been "reborn" or "newborn (created from kits). These babies are hand
painted in many layers with Genesis heat set oil paints that have been baked to cure so
that they are permanent. This gives them the transparent lifelike skin tone that I desire.
Many reborn artists take shortcuts to save time and money and their babies do not have
the details that you will find on my babies. You will notice veining, rooted hair and other
touches that bring my babies to life. It takes several days to weeks to complete one of my
babies. Each and every baby will come with a new jointed body filled with soft poly fill,
poly pellets and or glass beads that have been sealed in the limbs and enclosed in bags
in the bodies. I do not use sand! I was shocked to see how other reborners just pour the
filling loosely in the bodies and do not seal the limbs! I am also shocked by some of the
materials I have found in reborns that I have re-reborn for people such as one that I just
did that had a bag of rocks in her head! I have also heard of others using beans, rice and
chicken feed. You should never use a food source for weight in a doll. Allot of my babies
will come with magnetic pacifiers and care must be given around electronics and people
with pacemakers. I will removed them upon request of the customer. I have covered both
the magnet in the doll's head and the pacifier with felt so that there is no chance that the
metal will tarnish and discolor the vinyl in later years. This is another thing that other
reborners fail to do. When I attended my first IDEX Reborner's Convention in LAS
VEGAS I could not find one reborner who took the time to cover the magnets. There
were many gorgeous babies on display but I was really disappointed with the quality of
some of them. I create my babies with the intentions that they will last a lifetime and can
be passed down for generations to come! Buyers beware as a lot of other reborners are
out there just to make a quick buck and could care less what happens to the doll once it
leaves their hands! Please do research on your sellers and read their feedback! I have
sold many, many dolls and have never had one complaint! I welcome anyone to go to "My
Ebay" and read my feedback. My user id is "nearlyangels". I studied art for many years and
have taken many classes on reborning. I just got back from the IDEX where I took a
couple of workshops on painting and sculpting. I am always looking for ways to improve
my art so that I can bring to you the best reborn baby possible! I have won numerous
awards for my dolls including an award from the IDEX this year (2007) in Las Vegas NV. I
was also featured recently in my local newspaper for my ability to create lifelike baby
dolls. I give God all the glory! I am very happy when I hear of the joy that one of my babies
have brought to their new owners. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 3 years ago
and creating these babies have been great therapy for me and have also given me the
opportunity to meet many wonderful people. . I thank God for his numerous blessings
and the joy that he brings to my life!
IIDEX 2007 reborn winners, I am in the middle
of the front row holding my award winning baby!
Here is one of the recent email's that I received regarding one of my reborn babies :
"I have Baby Emily in my arms as I type. She is absolutely beautiful. I couldn't be happier. You
have such a wonderful God given talent and I love that you can share it. I keep kissing her. She
is the baby that I could never have. I had a total hysterectomy when I was in my early 30's and
couldn't have a baby of my own. My dream has come true. I now have the baby Emily that I
have always wanted. My prayers have been answered. And she smells sooo good. (Just so
you know, I did check her pampers when she arrived. Ha!).
And the porcelain ballerina doll is precious. I really appreciate getting her. Wait until I show my
niece Julie. She an her sister Laurie took ballet lessons when they were kids and Julie has gone
on to teach ballet and tap and she still loves it. She is 42 years old now and still loves the
dance. That gift couldn't be more appropriate and she is so delicate. I love it.
Now I have to get announce cards. This is so unbelievable that she is really, really mine. The
box arrived in great shape with no harm done to it so Emily had a very nice ride. I am so glad.
I was thinking about taking her to different people so they could meet her in person. Then this
morning when I was driving and a police car was along side of me I thought, "I wonder if that
would be a good idea if I should happen to get stopped for having a baby not in her own car
seat". You have no ideas what has been going through my mind since I knew that she was mine.
Thank you so very much. I will keep in touch with you so you can hear of some of the things
that Emily and I are doing".
God bless you. Rita and Emily
What a great joy it brings to me to know that one of my babies has touched someone's heart
and made a difference in their life. This truly is why I do this, thank you Lord for these blessings!
I have just recently signed on with a major doll company to sculpt for them. My sculpts will be
made into very nice vinyl doll kits for "newborning" artists. Please check back often under the "newborn doll kits" section of this web site. |
