Faerie Dolls

Here's a fun thing to do in Summer!
My sisters and I made these whilst sitting on the lawn as Marmee read to us on a peaceful Sunday afternoon. We started with dried up poppy seed pods (from 'Shirley Temple' poppies - That's the pink ones.) for the head and body. Then we tied on leaves and flowers from around the yard with grass and Voila! There you have a little faerie friend to play with.

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I made this one below.

She has freckles! And notice the puffed sleeves!

*+* Aimee (aka Mabel) made this one. *+*
She used a green seed pod that hadn't dried up yet. And her skirt is So pretty! Isn't her hat just SO fabulous! I would love to have a Hollyhock hat like that!
*+* Genevieve (aka Olive) made this one. Isn't she cute? She looks like a "Flapper" from the 1920's don't you think? *+*+*

I also LOVE to make little tiny faerie houses out of things I find on forest floors and river beds. I'll post some pictures of my most recent one soon.
Have a fabulously Summery week!

*+*+* Fare Thee Well, Miss Emaline *+*+*

Meet Miss Olive Wright

This is Miss Olive Wright. She has been friends with Miss Emaline and The Circle for a long time but is just now "coming out". She is extremely honored and excited to show you how she was made and is looking forward to posting more about her history soon.

I found her on e-bay and fell in love with her at first sight. I love her big china blue eyes, rosebud mouth and pink cheeks!

As you can see her body was in need of some tender loving care. As far as I could see it was the original body. It is stuffed with sawdust and has been repaired in many many places.

The shoes were broken off. But don't you love her little blue garters?

I thought about ordering some new china legs for her but decided against it. I gave her some fabric legs and feet instead.

Her arms and hands were beautifully intact!

I saw these button joints in a doll collecting book and decided to try them. They were very easy and they work great. She can dance and run and leap to her hearts content. :)

Here's her body all finished! I gave her a very fashionable hour-glass figure.

Here she is very patiently waiting for her head to be sewn on.

Ahhh, much better!


Now she is ready to be fitted for her fashionable wardrobe!

Miss Olive wishes to thank all the Doll's for including her in their Fashionable Assembly!
~Miss Genevieve and Miss Olive Wright