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Verlayne · Newbie

Can you bake the doll if she already has eyes?

Miss Reborner · Senior Member

What kind of eyes do you have in it?

Verlayne · Newbie

I don't really know. He is a Jesmar doll from Spain. The eyes stay open all the time.

Miss Reborner · Senior Member

I don't know anything about that doll. Were you planning to change the eyes? If the present eyes are not the most realistic, I would reccomend you change them. It makes a huge difference in the finished baby. And do all the painting while the eyes are out. Then you won't have to worry about them melting or something like that.

-- Edited by Miss Reborner at 04:41, 2008-08-31

TinyEarthAngels · Guru

most dolls that come with eyes already inserted are not safe to bake with exception to secrist they insert bakable eyes i would suggest you remove them before baking just in case they are not heat proof hun (((hugs)))

Verlayne · Newbie

Thanks for your help. I will take the eyes out and replace them with Secrist eyes. That is probably the best thing to do and then there will be no surprises smile

-- Edited by Verlayne at 17:31, 2008-08-31

Buffington · Guru

You are correct! All eyes that come in commercial dolls are not bakable! So far the only eyes I know of that are bakable are Secrist Real Eyes, glass eyes, and eyes made from polyclay.

I do know that the Jesmar eyes are not bakable as I have one. Also, the Berenguer eyes in the dolls. They also have synthetic eyelashes and will wilt or melt in the oven/with heat.