Now you can score with Barbie!
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Looking for that off the wall gift for someone who’s a little tough to shop for? How about giving them…themself? Mattel isn’t doing the honors, but if you have a spare $160 floating around and you’re just dying to cruise around the bedroom in the Barbie dream car, all you have to do is give doll artist Cyndi Safstrom a shout. Working from photos (and she requests video), Cyndi custom sculpts your likeness onto a doll head and pairs it with a “slim, youthful body, so you will look smashing.”
Of course, if GI Joe is more up your alley, I’m sure Cyndi can put together some serious cammo for your likeness - you might have to come up with the mini AK-47 on your own though.
Despite the obvious creepy-factor, her work is actually pretty impressive. Have a look at her site, Be a Doll, to see what she’s done for some other…lucky recipients.
Thanks to Tom for the tipoff - you always do manage to come up with the random stuff.
