yep, I use risers too, they are anything from bits of stryofoam, to wood to small, upside down Pringles potatoe chip cans for individual dolls. I take the lid of these cans & set the kaiser doll stand inside them which gives a lip & I can place matching doll shoes or purses or what ever on these so the entire outfit that's on the doll can be kept together & not fall on the floor which might happen if you just set something next to the doll stand. Pat H.