Madame Alexander dolls are generally so syrupy-sweet that one finds oneself scrabbling for the nearest insulin vial. However, their 2006 collection included an (admittedly-cutesy) homage to Alfred Hitchcock in the form of vignettes from Psycho<\/I> and The Birds<\/I>.<\/p>\n
The one for The Birds<\/a> is almost beneath us, consisting of nothing more than a blonde doll with some fake crows attached to it, but the Psycho<\/a> one looks reasonably easy to re-create (for much less than the $115 price tag–yeeow) and would make a cute desk accessory or coffee table accent.<\/p>\n The materials list looks pretty straightforward:<\/p>\n The shower tubing could be silver-painted plastic (like a soda straw), but since it’ll be supporting the shower curtain attachment you’ll probably want to strengthen it with some wire inside.<\/p>\n Many items such as bedding come in transparent plastic zipper bags, which should be about the right weight for a doll-sized curtain. You could also use some translucent white fabric with a fairly tight weave.<\/p>\n The bathtub and accessories should be fairly easy to find at toy stores or shops that specialize in dollhouse miniatures; much depends upon the size that you want your finished model to be.<\/p>\n Full-size “Psycho” shower curtains are available online<\/a>, and a photograph of one of those could be printed and cut out to stick to the curtain.<\/p>\n The doll could be posed by sticking heavy wire up through the bottom of the tub and into one of her legs.<\/p>\n\n