Spring

Mary Posa

March 17, 2008 By Rebecca 4 Comments

I am so happy to introduce you to Mary Posa. She is my original design and is guaranteed one of a kind art! She is 23" tall & has been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. She has been painted top to bottom many, many times & has been treated to a series of paint washes, making her look "oh so vintage". Sweet Mary’s arms are lightly wired & can be bent slightly. She has a loop attached making her suitable for hanging. Her knees are sewn through, allowing her to sit if propped. She can not sit on her own.

Mary’s face has been needle-sculpted by hand, (nose & lip), and hand-painted. Her bottom lip ‘pouts’ while her top lip is simply painted. She is heavily detailed & features big taupe eyes, rosy cheeks, peachy lips & detailed eyebrows. She has been painted & shaded with a variety of paints & mediums. Mary’s fingers have been needle-sculpted by hand. She has been sealed top to bottom with a combination of glossy & matte acrylic sealer so that she may be lightly dusted after display & kept a lifetime.

Mary sports painted black gloves, black boots with grey accents & buttons and blue & grey striped socks. They are highly detailed, right down to the buttons.

Mary’s apron dress is made from a super cute, 100% cotton, polka dot, Robert Kaufman print. Her blouse is made from a blue, floral, 100% cotton print & features hand-gathered sleeves & vintage black buttons. Mary’s dress & blouse features tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched as well as the back of her blouse.

Mary Posa’s swallowtail wings have been made from muslin & hand-quilted. I’ve painted and sanded them many times. They’ve been sealed & are attached to Mary’s back with heavy duty button thread & a large, vintage, mother of pearl button. Mary can be seated in both poses shown above or can be hung on the wall.

Mary’s hair is 100% "carrot" mohair. I’ve lightly glued, then carefully needle-felted it to her head. Her hair is ‘parted’ and styled into messy buns.

For fun, I’ve started Mary Posa (mariposa=butterfly, in Spanish), at a low starting price of $10.00. She will end Sunday, March 23rd at 9:15 PM EST. Click here to view or bid.

Filed Under: Dolls, Spring Tagged With: Butterfly

Sylvie, A Primitive Doll who Dreams of Spring.

March 3, 2008 By Rebecca 3 Comments

Looks like Sylvie had a better use for her math homework!

This little rebellious gal is Sylvie. Like all of my dolls, she is my original design and is guaranteed one of a kind art! She is 27" tall & has been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Her lower torso has been rag-stuffed & bean filled in order to weight her little bottom. Sylvie has been hand-painted & sanded, top to bottom many, many times. She has been treated to a series of paint washes, making her look "oh so vintage". Sylvie’s arms are lightly wired & can be slightly posed. Her face has been needle-sculpted by hand, (nose & lip), and hand-painted. Her bottom lip ‘pouts’ while her top lip is simply painted. She is heavily detailed & features big brown eyes, rosy cheeks, pale peach lips & detailed eyebrows. She has been painted with premium acrylic paints and shaded & highlighted heavily with oil pastels & artist pencils. Sylvie’s fingers have been needle-sculpted by hand. She has been sealed top to bottom with a combination of glossy & matte acrylic sealer so that she may be lightly dusted after display & kept a lifetime.

Sylvie sports painted brown boots and striped socks in shades of taupe. They are highly detailed, right down to the buttons.

Sylvie’s apron dress is made from a super cute, 100% cotton, polka dot, Moda print. Sylvie’s blouse is made from osnaburg & features hand-gathered sleeves & a collar & vintage black buttons. Sylvie’s dress & blouse feature tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched (dress & sleeves), as well as the back of Sylvie’s blouse & her collar. Sylvie’s blouse has been treated to a coffee and lavender bud bath for a slightly aged appearance. It was then hand-washed & pressed with linen water.

Sylvie is flying the coolest homemade kite! It is 8" long & 6" wide at the widest point. It has been constructed from specialty papers designed to look like vintage notebook text & math problems (how cute!!!). It The kite has been sealed with decoupage medium, attached to wooden skewers which have been treated to a paint wash & attached to a rusty wire. The wire is attached to Sylvie’s arm. The kite’s tail is hemp twine.

Sylvie’s hair is curly auburn 100% mohair. It is more subtle than shown in these photos. I’ve lightly glued, then carefully needle-felted it to her Sylvie’s head. Her hair is ‘parted’ and styled into low pigtails.

Sylvie is available on eBay. She will end Sunday night, March 9th at 9:15 PM EST.

As always, click here to view or bid!

Filed Under: Dolls, Spring Tagged With: kite, primitive doll

Ava, whose heart flutters for the winged creatures.

January 28, 2008 By Rebecca 8 Comments

This sweet little gal is Ava. She is my original design and is guaranteed one of a kind art! I’ve used no patterns to create her, her bird or her clothing. Ava is 31″ tall. Her sweet feathered friend is 4″ tall & 8″ wide from beak to tail. They have been made of muslin & stuffed with fiberfill. Ava’s lower torso has been rag-stuffed & bean filled in order to weight her little bottom. I’ve hand-painted & sanded Ava & her blue bird top to bottom many, many times. They’ve been treated to a series of paint washes which make them look oh so vintage. Ava’s arms are lightly wired allowing her to be gently posed.

Ava’s facial features have been needle-sculpted and hand-painted. Her bottom lip ‘pouts’ while her top lip is simply painted. She has big brown eyes, peachy lips & rosy cheeks. Her fingers have been needle-sculpted (by hand). Ava & her bird have been painted with premium acrylic paints and shaded & highlighted heavily with oil pastels. They have been sealed top to bottom with glossy acrylic sealer so that you may dust them lightly after display & keep them for a lifetime.

Ava sports light blue painted gloves & brown boots with pretty light blue socks. Her shoes have been painted & heavily detailed, right down to the laces!

Ava’s apron skirt has been constructed of taupe osnaburg. It has such a lovely texture! Her blouse has been made out of white muslin & features hand-gathered sleeves & a pretty collar. Ava’s skirt & blouse feature tons of hand-stitching! All visible hems have been hand-stitched (skirt, sleeves & collar). Her clothing has been treated to a coffee and lavender bud bath for a semi-grubby, aged appearance. All pieces were then hand-washed & pressed with linen water.

Ava’s sweet little bluebird has been modeled after the Eastern Bluebird. She sits atop an angelvine nest with 7 light blue paperclay eggs that I hand-sculpted & painted. Nestled among the blue eggs is one truly beautiful speckled off white egg. Sometimes female birds will lay an egg in a nest that is not theirs. It is called egg dumping. I guess that’s where the pretty little speckled egg came from. This sweet nest is filled with green & brown preserved moss. Ava’s bird is made from 4 separate pieces. Her tail is attached with a vintage blue button. Her wings are attached with heavy duty button thread. Lots of hand-painted details on this bluebird!

Ava’s hair is black, 100% mohair. It has been lightly glued then carefully needle-felted to her head. Ava’s hair is styled into low, messy buns.

This little girl is available tonight beginning at 9:15. She will end Feb. 3 at 9:15 PM. As always Click here to view or Bid.