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Are Those the pellets that come with gun things?? lol

BB Pellets in a reborn doll...now i havent heard of that b4!
do people use them often? i would think that in the hot summer they might go off, maybe im thinking of something different??

Pat B , I know you can't use sand if you were to sell over seas but could you use a few lead sinkers, that is what is used i one of my porcelain dolls hands and feet according to the work sheet. June M from Oz

 Pat C , that answered my question as well, thanks. What about steel ball bearings in a little sack?June M from Oz

-- Edited by sara zata at 05:28, 2008-08-19

Hey Gals,

I too have been looking at different options for weighting my babies (something to kill the the time waiting for my kit)  some of the things I looked into, weights for fishing and ankle and wrist weights for excersise.  These were kinda more expensive but I may try it for a really special doll.  I looked for ball bearings but could not find them any where. Then I did a run through our local dollar store and got this huge bag of glass marbles from the kids section for $1.  I think I am going to try them first with some poly pellets and stuffing to eliminate the rattle.

Does anyone else have ideas?

Christie

Ok ladies (and gentlemen if you are listening lol). Here are the reasons...

As shaky said, with the bb's you may have the lead issue whether it be leaching out in the doll or the rust. I'm not really sure about them containing lead but I do know that if there is any moisture and it gets into the doll parts or cloth body (yes it does happen) even through humidity (you don't necessarily need to get the doll wet) that it can rust (like she said). Then it will contaminate, deteriorate, and discolor the cloth or vinyl.

Sand cannot be used in the dolls and shipped in or out of any country because it is considered "bio-hazard" by customs. Even if it is sterilized/cleaned/sanitized (and don't let the sellers/stockists fool you and say it is ok as it is NOT) customs will not let the doll through. It may even be destroyed by them (I have heard this on more than 1 occasion by more than one source) so then what do you tell your customer?  

So... no metal in doll parts or bodies, no sand, no babyfat in contact with any doll part, ummm... I think that's all but if someone has anything else they would like to know if they can use, just let us know.
:)

   Well, I use a polystone fishtank gravel, and I know that at least one or two others here use it as well.  It is much heavier then the pellets used and is less expensive.  I have not shipped such a doll overseas yet... but you could always check with your local postal office and see what they have to say...

Pat C.