Hi, my name is Rob Thompson from Bloomington, IN. in the USA, with my partner Kunio and our 3 cats. I am the owner and artist behind Robsdolls. I have been restoring and creating one of a kind fashion dolls for the past 7 years. I started working with dolls when my friend Donna was starting to collect vintage Barbie. She had several dolls in need of restoration, and since I have a background in art, I volunteered to attempt restoring her dolls. They turned out well, and as I researched more into restoration processes, I became enthralled with the dolls themselves, and that began my voyage into collecting. I currently collect many dolls, with the majority of my collection being Fashion Royalty, Misaki, Silkstone and Vintage Barbie, Momoko, Susie, Gene, Tonner and recently I have added a couple of Ball Jointed Dolls.

I started sewing for dolls about the same time I started restoring and customizing. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was a child and I have learned a great deal more with practice. I currently sew for various dolls from Kelly size to Super Dollfie sized Ball Jointed Dolls. I design and draft most of my own patterns as well. I hand root all my dolls using the knot rooting method which insures that the hair can be styled and brushed time and again and does not come out. While the hand rooting takes between 10 and 12 hours, it is the best method I have found to insure the quality that I demand.  I use the highest quality of saran hair fiber, artist acrylic paints, and fabrics, as quality is my aspiration. My inspiration comes from everything I see. Movies, music, anime, books, TV, paintings, fashion and current trends all factor into my designs. 

Dreadfully Pink Misaki came together while visiting with my friend Denise Travers at one of the many doll conventions that we attend. We were discussing Dreadfully Cute and Dreadfully Cute Blue, and I said that I would like to do a version in pink. Denise was very excited, and we made plans for the prototype before we left the event. Dreadfully Pink is all about the attention to details, from real leather accessories, Swarovski crystals, dupioni silk, and the tiny organza ribbons, everything is made by hand except the shoes. She is hand rooted with quality saran hair fiber in white platinum, pale pink, and opalescence hair colors. Of course she would not be called Dreadfully Pink without her many playful and youthful shades of pink! She also features the latest fashion trend, the skull and crossbones accented with Swarovski crystals and a white bow. I am very excited to bring Dreadfully Pink Misaki to Japan, as she is my first endeavor into a large Misaki project and my first endeavor into the world of Japanese Doll Collectors!

You are welcome to visit my website www.robsdolls.com or contact me via email at rob@robsdolls.com. Japanese customers can email in Japanese, I am always happy to work with my valued Japanese customers!