Long ago and far away, in a previous life, I used to make dolls. Sounds corny, huh? Each one was carefully handmade, stuffed with wool roving, and dressed in period dresses with vintage fabric from that era. The hairstyles were authentic to the period, as were all other embellishments. They range in size from 4" to 12" tall, so you can imagine the care and difficulty in stuffing those fingers. Faces were stitched and painted. Each one was distressed to get the true vintage feel. Sandpaper distressed the old fabrics very nicely, as well as tea to stain muslin. I sought out tiny lace trim for undergarments (yes they are fully clothed) and baby buttons. I get them out each year for Christmas and often felt bad that they lived out the remaining months of the year tucked away. But it delights the child in me to unpack them at Christmastime.
The top two on the right are hand carved.
The largest photo in this collage is a copy of the doll used in the Disney movie Tuck Everlasting ~ a doll had to be created to look new for the time period and more had to be made showing years and years of age and wear ~ you know, how one arm might get floppy from a child carrying it around and how the face gets smudged from too much loving. I purchased the patterns from: Gail Wilson She is AMAZING!!!
Some I've turned into angels ~ some have fabric wings others have wooden wings that I cut with a jig saw ~ others sit nicely in miniature chairs. There are more. Surely you know, they all have names.
And I suppose you now know what a "detail" kind of person I am.
Best to you and yours
~Karen