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Vivian Hope is beautifully and creatively hand sculpted from clay with such lifelike detail and molded/cast into super soft cuddly silicone by Laurie Sullivan Roy, and is exclusively finished (painted and hair rooted) by me. This one has Laurie’s amazing soft full body armature that I am so impressed how floppy and lifelike it makes her feel to hold and how smoothly and easily she can be posed and hold the most darling poses! Her little fingers, hands and feet are sculpted so incredibly lifelike! She can even suck her thumb! (Wink, wink!) She is the sweetest newborn size at 19 inches from head to toes with legs outstretched and she weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces by my scales. This sleeping baby girl is just over the moon dreamy!!💓 She feels incredibly lifelike to hold! She is truly amazing in all her lifelike details! More information about her can be found below her PHOTO GALLERY including a VIDEO! I warn you now...she is incredibly easy to fall in love with!🥰💓 I took many photos to capture different poses to show her poseability, and photos were taken in different light settings, but mostly by a large window with natural sunlight and clouds moving in and out. 

Photo gallery of baby Vivian Hope
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Video of baby Vivian Hope

~ DETAILS ABOUT VIVIAN HOPE ~

- Baby Vivan Hope is beautifully and creatively hand sculpted from clay with such lifelike detail and molded/cast into super soft cuddly silicone by Laurie Sullivan Roy! Vivian Hope is the sweetest newborn size! She is just a precious baby girl!  She is exclusively finished (painted and hair rooted) by me, Amy Kate Irwin of Amy Kate Doll Designs.

- Length: 19 inches from head to toes with legs outstretched.​

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- Weight: 6 pounds 8 ounces by my scales.

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- Head circumference: 14-1/2 inches.

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- Flexible neck turns easily side to side with no ball joint; poured in one piece.

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- Vivian hope has an amazing soft full body armature (not in neck) that allows for such smooth and easy darling poses while still making her floppy and lifelike to hold! I am so impressed with it! 

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- Mouth is open and can accommodate a preemie size pacifier. (Two will be included!)

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​- She wears newborn and size 1 diapers and smaller newborn and larger size preemie clothes very nicely.

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​- Vivian Hope has been carefully painted in many layers over several days with very soft shading, blushing, baby blotching and subtle detailed veining in just the right places in my own custom blend of colors to achieve a warm, realistic baby skin complexion using the highest quality professional silicone paints and pigments on the market. The paint was then permanently sealed and permanently matted for an exquisite velvety-smooth finish and soft baby skin feel. I have studied the art of silicone painting and have worked very hard to learn and achieve a multi-tonal beautiful baby skin tone for total realism. The matting process is also labor intensive and time consuming, but well worth it to achieve such an exquisite finish and totally take away all the shiny gloss of silicone and get the velvety-smooth feel to the touch. Just a stunning look!  Every inch has been painted with incredible detail. 

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- Her hair has been deeply and meticulously directionally rooted 1-2 hairs at a time using ultra premium, silky soft, alpaca hair in a beautiful dark brown with hints of a lighter brown just around her face. This hair rooting process takes a very long time - many, many hours.

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- I have painted subtle, little delicate eyebrows and hand rooted her sweet little eyelashes.  

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- Baby white fingernail and toenail tips have been delicately painted, glossed, and sealed on all 10 fingers and all 10 toes.

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- Vivian Hope can be gently bathed in a mild baby soap if you should choose to ever bathe her. She has already been bathed and is super clean and fresh. Of course, scrubbing or excessively rubbing of her skin during bathing is never recommended on these delicate silicone collector art dolls. While her hair is deeply micro-rooted, gentle care of her hair is also recommended. You can very carefully brush and style her hair with a spritz of water and a soft bristled baby brush and/or toothbrush.

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- Vivian Hope is such a precious baby girl with very realistic detail and so very soft and cuddly! She feels absolutely wonderful to hold and cuddle in your arms!❤️

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- My babies come from an entirely smoke-free environment.

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***It is not uncommon for silicone babies to have a slight mark or imperfection here and there, which is not considered a flaw, but part of the handmade process and charm and simply the nature and characteristics of silicone. Please do note these dolls are art dolls completely handmade and can have small irregularities that are characteristics attributable to silicone and handmade artistry. Every hand that touches the doll from the sculpting, molding, casting, painting, rooting processes strives to produce a perfect doll, but typically this is not possible due to the sensitivity of all materials used and by human hand processes. Dolls that are machine or factory made of plastic or vinyl could possibly be perfect, but not handmade, soft, more life-like silicone art dolls. If there is some kind of a large, glaring imperfection on a doll, then the doll is labelled as a "boo-boo" doll and sold as such with a discount. This is not a boo-boo doll. Each silicone baby is a one-of-a-kind. There are no two dolls exactly alike.  Because Vivian Hope's silicone is very soft and realistic, she has a lot of natural movement. You do always need to support her head when holding her like you would a real newborn baby. I include detailed "Care Instructions" for all my babies. Silicone babies are soft and move freely as you hold them. When you see and hold Vivian Hope, you will totally fall in love because she is so cuddly and truly does look and feel like a real newborn baby.❤️

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In summary, I have lovingly painted, sealed, matted, directionally micro-rooted the hair, accessorized, and did a photo shoot and video for this baby just for you - the new mommy to be.  All this reborn work has been done entirely and exclusively by me, Amy Kate Irwin of Amy Kate Doll Designs. Please know that I put my heart and soul into each baby I do.

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⭐Please watch my video made of this baby showing his wonderful movement, her details, and how realistically soft she is by clicking on his video above.  Please 'like' my video and subscribe to my YouTube channel (Amy Kate Doll Designs), so you can always be notified when I have a new baby available for purchase. Please also click on the "Newsletter" link above, here on my website, and sign up to receive notification when I have a new baby doll available. 

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​~ Layette ~

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Vivian Hope will come home with a very nice box opening and the following items:

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• Gorgeous white lace dress.

• Lovely lavender crochet romper with white lace floral and pearl applique and matching booties and bow headband made with love by me​. 

• Pretty green bib with white picot border and lace pearl floral accent applique and matching diaper cover, booties, and bow headband made with love by me.

• Adorable yellow flower romper with matching bow headband.​

• Sweet short-sleeve white collar snap onesie. 

• Pretty white eyelet lace socks.

• Lovely white silk flower and lace garnished Velcro strap booties. 

• Gorgeous pink and white flower headband with pearl.

• Beautiful pink and crystal faux pearl bracelet.

• Soft, plush blanket. (Not pictured).

• Custom Amy Kate Doll Designs hairbrush. (Not pictured).

• Adorable crochet puppy made with love by me. (It's Vivian's favorite lovey)

• Two pacifiers. 

• Two diapers. (Vivian will arrive home wearing one and an additional one is included).

• Certificate of Authenticity by the sculpting and mold making artist.

• Certificate of Authenticity signed by me. 

• Care Instructions for silicone babies. ​