• Blue watercolor pencil(s) (sharpened point)
• Cotton puffs
• Fingernail polish remover

First wet one cotton ball and rub it on the head so that the vinyl is slightly damp.

Take your blue watercolor pencil (very sharp point) and place it on the vinyl and keeping it loose in your hand just make some random lines. 

They will appear a little bright and dark. 

Allow the lines to dry for just a minute. 

Gently wipe over the area in the same direction that the lines are drawn.

 If you just don't like the pattern of lines you may use some fingernail polish remover and remove them completely. 

• Replacement eyes of your choice
• Cotton puffs

(Various options for replacement eyes)

Place the head on a baking sheet/pan and turn the oven on a low temperature--somewhere around 150 degrees.  (Please Note: You may also use a blow dryer to heat the vinyl around the eyes)

After just a few minutes remove head from the oven and slip the replacement eye into the socket and use your fingers to position it the way that you want it in the socket.  Repeat with the other eye and make sure that the pupils are level with each other.

If the eye does not fit tight in the socket you may have the wrong size or it just may need a minor adjustment.

Push the replacement eye back out (place hand inside the head and push at the back of the vinyl socket using other hand to squeeze the vinyl around the eye).  Pull off a small piece of cotton from a cotton puff and place into the eye socket then place the eye back inside the socket and re-position like you want it.  

With this process I am able to remove and replace the eyes from every face through the front without having to cut the vinyl inside the head at the back of the eye socket.

• Watercolor Pencils or acrylic paint(s)
• Paint brushes (fine point-detail)
• Q-tips
• Toothpicks
• Non-acetone fingernail polish remover

Option 1:

Using your choice of watercolor pencils draw in a brow line.  Then take a q-tip lightly dampened with water and rub lightly across the line.  Next, using a toothpick start at the base of the line and draw the toothpick up like little hairs.

Option 2:

Using the watercolor pencils draw in tiny hairs across the brow line in a natural motion up and to the side.  Use a damp q-tip to rub lightly across the brow to lighten and blend the hairs a little. 

Acrylic Paints:

Option 3:

Use your choice of acrylic paint(s) and with a very fine tip detail paint brush draw in little hairs in a motion from the inside (from the nose side) out along the brow line.

 If you make a mistake use a q-tip dipped in the Non-Acetone fingernail polish to take off the fresh paint and redo.  For tiny mistakes and redos use a small piece of cotton around the end of a toothpick; for larger areas use a cotton puff to wipe away and redo.

Tip: I do have a clear piece of rigid plastic with an eyebrow drawn on it that I hold over the eye to get an idea of placement and how it will affect the expression of the doll.  Eyebrows are very important.  They play a major role in the expression and personality of the doll.

You may find it easier to use a spoon as a guide for the correct and natural shape of the eyebrow.

Also, some find it easier to turn the doll upside down to do the left eyebrow if you are right handed.  Turn upside down for the right eyebrow if you are left handed.

• Eyelashes of your choice (lower lashes are optional)
• Glue (Aleene's Tacky or Gem-Tac are good choices)
• Needle or pin
• Paper plate
• Dental picks or other favorite tools

If the lashes are wider then you will need to go ahead and trim before gluing them in place.  Check size before applying any glue.

Put a small amount of glue onto the paper plate or other designated surface.  Using a needle or pin place the tip into the glue and then put the glue along the edge of the lash strip.  I then place it near the lid of the eye and use various dental picks and other tools to position the lash on the lid starting at the outside corner and pressing up against the vinyl lid all the way across to the center.   

Wipe away any glue off of the eye with a wet q-tip but be careful not to disturb the lashes themselves.  Don't worry the glue will dry clear.

The bottom lashes are done the same way and are optional and will depend on the look you want.

Glueless application:

Materials:

• Eyelashes
• Clear gloss acrylic paint/ varnish
• exacto knife or other flat tool

Be careful that you don't cut the lashes while tucking under the lid. 

This works well for most doll faces and is simple to do. 

Option 3:

Rooting the lashes on a closed eye doll:

Materials:

• Light weight felting needle
• Mohair
• manicure curved scissors (or other scissors)
• needle point tweezers

If they need a little curl up you may wet them (easier before trimming) and push them up with your finger.  Place a piece of tape to keep them up and let dry.  (Do not press them flat against the vinyl though.  Let them have a bit of curl out before taping down).

Do not leave tape on the vinyl for an extended period of time.  I've used clear scotch tape and the beige masking tape without any problems.

using the pointed tweezers, pull out any odd pieces and thin to the desired look.

Repeat adding more mohair if it is required.  I usually add more than enough and then thin out.