Pretty in Pink....more of Dollz' dolls....

Several years ago, I saw the above doll in an old McCall's magazine. It has appeared over the years in many incarnations sometimes under the name "Dainty Doll." The original doll was made from bread dough. I made this one from paper clay.

Here is another doll that I made in pink. She is from a pattern by Dru Esslinger and is a Christmas ornament but I prefer her as a doll.


Last but not least, here is a Odette, a Bleuette, dressed in pink. I made her dress but not the doll. Odette was made by Anne Luree Leonard. There are many here attired in pink here but they are not all photgraphed. These are some of my very favorites.

On another note:

Have you noticed that I am using a larger font here? I looked at my blog in other browsers and could barely see the type font I was using. When I received an iTouch for my birthday, I had to download Safari. Even though I am not a Mac user, I really like the browser but I noticed that it displays differently in other various browsers so I decided to try a larger type font.

Time to move along here and see what the day brings, so I hope that you

enjoy the day!

Paper Clay Shoulder Plate Doll

This doll has always been difficult to photograph. I made her many years ago with a paper clay shoulder plate, arms and legs. If she seems somewhat familiar looking, it because this doll's instructions were in the book Dollmaking with Papier Mache and Paper Clay by Doris Gotilly, 1998. The basic pattern and technique calls for using a Styrofoam ball for the base for the head. The instructions in the book are excellent with lots of photos. Variations of this doll pattern appear on eBay and other places quite frequently. I made this doll in 2001 and she has been in Picture Trail albums ever since but the photos there are not very good.

This particular doll is shiny because I coated her with a synthetic varnish that dries to a durable, hard finish. She has not yellowed, aged, or cracked over time. When I try to photograph her, I have to be careful of the shiny reflections that bounce off her head. She never really looks as nice as she really is due to the angle I use to avoid bounce from the flash.

She was beautifully dressed by Eileen of Eileen's Attic. Notice those wonderful buttons that match the fabric in her skirt. She is 18 inches tall and I weighted her bottom, so she sits nicely. (She decided to stand for the photo and show off her skirt which is a luxurious pin wale corduroy that almost feels like velvet.)

The dolls in my collection are in the process of being moved around and as I take them out of their dwelling places, I am taking new photographs. I may post some here as I go along.

Enjoy your day!