Pony Doll

July 20, 2023.

I made this weird pony doll last week. She's got a wire skeleton so she's poseable, with paperclay hands, feet, and head. The skeleton is wrapped with quilt batting and secured with soft, mildly-adhesive athletic tape, so she's soft. Her face is painted with acrylic and sealed with varnish. Her hair is made from wefts I got haphazardly glued to the back of her head.

She's got pajamas sewn from old T-shirt scraps. I tried to give her a long torso and long arms, but proportionally shorter legs, thinking this would make her a bit more cuddly-looking, somehow. In the end, she has comically short legs, and her big eyes and lack of eyebrows might make her a bit strange looking. Still, she is cute.
For future projects, I think I would spring for polymer clay that has to be baked and won't be flaky when sanded. I'd also like to root the hair in the head so it looks a bit cleaner. I need to improve my sculpting skills, as well. All in all, though, I think it's a good first attempt at making a doll.

Pony Doll Update

August 30, 2025

In July 2024, Pony Doll got new skin. I was dissastisfied with her hard torso, as the core of her body was made of clay and the wire limbs were glued to it. Her hands also felt very fragile and uninteractive. So, she has mittens now. Her legs were extended slightly, and she now has a fully poseable wire skeleton.

The color match between her face and body isn't exact, but it's pretty close. Previously, her fabric skin was made of felt, but it is now fuzzy fleece, which isn't as stiff and feels much softer. She is much more cuddly with an all-fleece body. She also feels much less fragile after her anatomical upgrades. She's gotten a few new outfits since 2023, but since her refurbishing, she has become a little more bulky, and the old clothes from before her refurbishing don't fit as well.