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Catch Up Sunday

Not only am I the world's worst Tweeter, but I'm also turning into a terrible blogger too!!!

 

So here's a bit of a catch up.....

 

Four all new Pansy Dollie Brooches have just gone to my Etsy Shop 

Dottie Dollie - Pansy Doll Brooches

Am I allowed to have a favourite? Well, it's the platinum blonde this time...

Pansy Brooch - Platinum Blonde

I've been working on two more cast dollies,

 



Googly Girl - Painting in Progress

 

Googly Girl - Ready to String
 

 

Two Googly Girls Strung and Ready to Dress

Choosing Fabrics

Selecting Buttons, Tim and Fabrics

Cutting out Outfits for the Girls

 

 

My Antique Googly is Getting a Dress Too...
 

 It wasn't all fun this week though - the flippin' washing line snapped.....dumping two loads of clean, wet washing on the floor!!!! Not a happy day......

 

 

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Blue and Green should never be seen.......

As you can probably see, I don't believe that old saying!!!

 

I love shades of teal, petrol blue, baby blue and all shades of aqua, and I'm pleased to say, so does Dollie.

 

It's taken a bit longer than expected, but it's been so much fun, and at last she's finished.

 

 

 

 

She is my interpretation of a Kestner Googly 111 antique doll, she is not a reproduction as such, but I hope she makes you think of a 1920's child's play thing.

 

Cast in Li-Qua-Che slip, she has been painted, and antiqued using acrylic paint. Sealed with ceramic sealer, and strung with elastic. She is jointed at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.

 

She has a golden blonde mohair bob, vintage buttons and bows head band, all cotton ditsy floral dress, and cotton and lace embroidered undies.

 

I absolutely love her chubby cheeks, and she has that impish grin that you will see over, and over in my work...... because it just speaks to me, it makes me smile.

 

Tomorrow it's back to the clay I think.....and I predict that I will be casting another of these dollies really soon too.

 

 



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Weekend of Work

I've been working (although it seems more like playing) all weekend on my little Li-Qua-Che doll.

 

Adding a flesh tone base coat

Features painted, and some of my favourite stripey socks!

Blushing and antiquing finished 

Stringing and underwear coming together

 

 

 

She's been cast from a commercial mould from Recollect, of a Kestner googly doll, mould number 111. I've always had a soft spot for googlies, but this is definitely not a reproduction, more of an interpretation.....I prefer to paint eyes on my dolls, so she does not have glass eyes like the original, and I'm not a fan of the heavy eyelashes on the antique doll either....I also decided that she ought to have striped socks, just like me!!

 

Up next will be a suitable outfit, and some tiny hairstyling, so watch this space...

 

I'm loving working with Li-Qua-Che, and am already planning to create other, more altered versions of this little Kestner, she's going to be, I hope, a happy member of the Dottie Dollie family!



Shop Update

I've just popped 4 all new Dollie brooches into the Etsy shop

 

Edith Purple Hair

George Bunny

George Beret

Edith Pink Bunny

 

 

Hopefully I'll list some more jewellery and Dollie things next week, I've been so bust playing with Paperclay, La Doll and Li-Qua-Che, I'm dying to get a doll (or two) together......

 

La Doll -  Doll Body
 

 

 



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