Wigs with animal ears.

Hello. Dumb newbie question ahead.

 

I'm planning a custom Dollfie (my first) and am curious how people tackle animal ears. I want them to look like part of the hair, not an extra "cosplay" style band. I have absolutely zero crafting talent, so will not be doing any complex work myself, but I am wondering if there are any sites that sell such "mimi" wigs pre-made, or if there is an easy way in which to do it.

I like how the sculpted, resin animal ears that attach to doll heads magnetically look-- I think they fit the aesthetic of the cartoon-y features more than the wigs that have ears sewn to them. Here is a place that sells the wigs with ears sewn onto them:

 

http://www.dollwhy.com/shop/index.php?infoBox=0&cPath=22&osCsid=44af871d669c43c8fc27726f5404fce2

 

Though there are a few places that do sell ears sewn onto the wig that look good-- I can't remember off the top of my head. Anyway, here are some links to resin ears you can buy:

 

http://piposland.com/shop/step1.php?number=696&b_code=B20120503030247&c_code=C20120503030824

 

http://www.bjdeyes.com/dolls/item_details.php?BJD=3892&name=IS+Animal+Ears&cat=95&DOLL=YES

 

http://www.leekeworld.com/En/Product/p_list.asp?B_catalog_num=96

I really like suijin's ears:

http://openuser.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/user/suijin725eb

 

They do not have a wig included. They use an elastic string so they are pretty easy to blend into a wig with styling. You could even add magnets if you wanted to make them completely band-free- most of the resin ears rely on magnets to stay in place.

Thanks for the replies. Certainly added these resources to my list. I'll take a good look through them all and hopefully come up with a solution that works.

Suijin is the one I was thinking of when it came to fuzzy ears that look good! Mystery solved. :> Good luck!

Iv'e got a question on the magnets. I have BJD's with magnetic ears and the opposing magnets are glued onto inside of head cap. With DD I am wondering what types of glue work for the inside of the head cap, and if there are any glues to stay away from. thanks..

that reminds me that Mashiro Mito got animal ears too.

  GreenDragon said:

Iv'e got a question on the magnets. I have BJD's with magnetic ears and the opposing magnets are glued onto inside of head cap. With DD I am wondering what types of glue work for the inside of the head cap, and if there are any glues to stay away from. thanks..

 

When I've done magnetic ears on DD and other dolls without the head magnets, I just used low-tack tape on the outside of the headcap to hold them on. You could also tape magnets to the inside of the wig cap if you don't want tape on your DD.

  aurora_light_dd said:

that reminds me that Mashiro Mito got animal ears too.

Mashiro's use a ribbon with Velcro. I've heard that some people have removed the ribbon and added magnets, but I'd rather not damage my set.

 

I have the magnets taped to the heads with regular Scotch tape for my Suijin sets too. No problems at all. It's also easy to flip the magnet if you accidentally reverse polarities when gluing the ear magnet on. The magnets aren't noticeable at all.

With adding magnets you can put them under the wig on the head with some putty that way you dont have to glue any, not sure if it would work with a tight wig though!

Also how do you order suijin ears? they are so cute!

  Caiticat said:

Also how do you order suijin ears? they are so cute!

I got them from Yahoo auctions through a proxy, though it may be possible to contact them directly through their website.