Some more new Sliver Sisters......................

I just had to share some photos of the 4 new Sliver Sisters that are now completed.  The 9" lady with the flat hat and the 9" baby in the sage gown with lace are SOLD.  They are the dolls on the left and the right of the photo directly below.  Click each photo to make them larger!

There are two 9" dolls, one is a lady and the other is a baby  SOLD(although I have her standing in this photo), one 6" baby  SOLD   and one 11" black lady (I love her!) SOLD
If you would like more photos, just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

2 New Sliver Sisters are now finished and available..................SOLD

BOTH OF THESE DOLLS ARE NOW SOLD.
These are both 9" tall and jointed at the hips.  The upper arms are linen and they have tiny carved fingers.  These copies of the little English wooden dolls from the late 1700's just make you smile!  At least they make me smile.
Click on any photo to make it larger!
If you have questions or would like more photos just email me.
toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

I hope you smile when you see these Sliver Sisters too!!

Lots of doll making going on here today!!

Here are some photos of what I am working on today.  There are 4 Sliver Sisters (they need their bonnets and hair to look complete but the faces make me smile!) and there is one glass eyed carved wooden English that I have been working on as well.  She will be about 14" when finished...........still a long way to go.  SOLD
Two of the Sliver Sisters are still available as of right now.  The larger doll sold right away when I put these photos on my site.
If you would like to see any of the Sliver Sisters when they are completed just email me.
toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Thanks for dropping in.

Lady Pandora for Samy Odin at the Paris France Doll Museum.......

It was my great honour to be asked by Samy Odin to make his doll museum in Paris France, a doll for the most recent exhibit.  Samy came to my home and studio last September to see my dolls and have a visit.  After returning to France he contacted me and had an idea which he commissioned me to do for his Museedelapoupeeparis.com Fashion doll exhibit.  He wanted a doll to represent the earliest of Fashion Pandore's right down to the powdered wig.
I have posted a few photos for you to see.  There will be more photos coming from Samy and I will show you the exhibit photos when they are made available to me.
Lady Pandora was about 30" tall and fully jointed.  She had layers of clothing and an antique French Toile Gown that I replicated for her.

Enjoy these photos for now and I will post more at a later time or email me for more photos of her in the making.  toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

new 9" Sliver Sister.......lady..........SOLD

Here is a new 9" Sliver Sister lady that I have just finished..............minutes ago.
She is wearing a very very early piece of linen with a wonderful greyish purple print.  Her hips are jointed and she has tiny carved hands and fingers.

She is now available for sale.   SOLD
If you are interested in her or would like more photos, just email me  toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

The "Sliver Sisters" are all finished.......and all SOLD

This group of Sliver Sister dolls are all SOLD.
I thought it would be fun to show you all four of the "Sliver Sisters" finished.
The only one that is still available is the one on the right in the faced floral gown.
They are only 6" tall, not including their long baby gowns and they are jointed at the hips. All of their clothes and bonnets are hand sewn. This was just too much fun.......................but a lot of work.
Enjoy the photos.
If you have questions or are interested in one just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Now it is time to work on something a little larger!!

4 little 6" English wooden dolls in the making process........

I just thought I would share a couple of photos of 4 little English Poppets that I affectionately refer to as Slivers!! They are small but so sweet! I have had so much fun making these little babies to accompany my larger wooden dolls. One might even end up being a little lady!

If you would like more info or finished photos of these 4 just email me.

toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Three sisters.......SOLD

I had mentioned before that Celia was carved from using the profile of my deplorable Old Queen Anne doll. I just thought I would share some photos of Celia, her un-dressed sister and my original old QA doll so you can see. If my Old Queen Anne from about 1760 or so had her gesso and paint still on her face she would be the type of doll like Celia and her sister.
My poor old doll has no arms or legs or paint but I love her anyway. If only she could talk!

Enjoy the photos.

Celia and her un-dressed sister are available for sale.  SOLD

If you would like more info or photos just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

24" Tess, Carved Wooden English Queen Anne type doll..... available for sale.

SOLD

Here is the doll that I promised to have finished and on my site today.

24" Tess is all finished and looking for a home. She is dressed in antique silk, and metallic trims from France. She is fully jointed and hand carved from Basswood that grows here on our 200 acres. She has wonderful patina on her face and body and truly does look old. If you would like more photos of her or her body before I dressed her just email me.

Tess is available for sale now.

If you would like more photos of information just email me. toysintheattic@symypatico.ca

Thanks for looking,

Kathy

21" Ellen is now all dressed....................and SOLD

SOLD

Ellen is a all finished now so I though I would show her to you before she leaves with her smaller sister. They are going on a long trip to live in California.

Enjoy!

toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Maud is 14" tall and now finished and looking for a home......SOLD

SOLD

She is 14" tall and fully jointed. She has such a sweet but serious little face. Her head is about the size of a small lime. Maud's eyes are antique black pupiless glass eyes and her hair, although sparse, is peeking out of her hand made lace cap. The antique fabric I used for her dress is a fabulous paisley (my favorite!). She has a wide bum-roll that makes her hips quite wide on either side and her gown falls perfectly to her side. (look at the mess on my table!)

If you have any questions or would like more photos just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Maud is finished and available at this time.

14" Violet is finished.......

SOLD

This is Violet. She is 14" tall and dressed in very old fabric from head to toe. Her slippers are antique silk.

She is fully jointed and hand carved from basswood that grows on our property.
Violet's clothes are all hand stitched and a little tattered! She was not the bell of the ball, she might have been the seamstress that sewed for the Lady's of the castle!
She really has a nice old look to her.
If you would like more photos or information, just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Thanks for looking.

Olive, Mildred's sister is all dressed now.....

SOLD

Olive was naked for a couple of weeks and getting chilly here in the north, so I dressed her. She is in very old fabrics and a hand quilted petticoat. All of her clothing is hand stitched. Her slippers are silk. Olive is fully jointed and all hand carved from basswood that grows on our 200 acres of bush.

She has a gentle face and the wear and patina on her face is wonderful. Click any photo to make it full screen so you can see the details.

She is fashioned after the wonderful William Higgs style that I love so much. Both Mildred and Olive Higgs are now finished and available. If you have questions or would like more photos just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca or call me at 705 489-1046.

27 1/2" Nettie is finally dressed....AND SOLD

SOLD

Here is the Huge Nettie doll that I have been putting off dressing. I loved her in her underclothes sitting in my kitchen window, but, in all fairness, she really did need clothes!

These are not the most flatering photos of her in my kitchen..........but she looks so good in our red kitchen!

She is all hand carved from basswood and if she were old, she would be from around 1720-1740 in style and clothing. Her clothing is all hand stitched and made from antique fabrics. She has layers of clothing that include a chemise, petticoat, quilted petticoat, over-skirt, and a bodice/corset to match. Her pinball waist hook has a pair of scissors in a shaft, a silk pinball and a secret key! Her cap is made from a fabulous early baby cap that I cut down to fit her huge head. Her eyes are antique black pupiless eyes and slightly turned down. Nettie's eyebrows and eye lids are dotted with tiny dots just like her ancient sister's were. Her face is very serene and her patina would pass for old. She is delightful! If you are interested in a huge Queen Anne doll, she is wonderful. If you would like more photos or have questions just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

Mildred is finished ......................and SOLD

SOLD

I am pleased to introduce you to Mildred. She is fashioned and hand carved from the inspiration of the early 1680's Queen Anne dolls that were carved by William Higgs.

She is just over 20" tall and fully jointed.

Her clothes are all hand sewn and made by me from Antique Silks and Cottons. She has layers of clothing and underclothing. Her fabulous cap is made from a very early baby bonnet that I cut down and made for Mildred. She is also wearing her silk slippers too.

From her waist hangs an embroidered pinball that I made just for her.

14" Hope

SOLD

Meet Hope! She is 14" tall and dressed in antique silk. She is very sweet and to me looks like a very young lady about 12 or 13, the same age as my daughter.

She is fully jointed and hand carved from basswood that grows on our acreage. Her eyes are antique black glass pupiless eyes and are slightly down-turned. She has dotted eyebrows just as her sisters from 300 years ago. Hope has a sweet little smile.
She is wearing a tiny chatelaine that I made just for her and it is clipped to her hand stitched apron so she can help around the castle!

Carolina is holding baby Joy.....

SOLD

Yes, I have just completed baby Joy.  She is 14" long plus her long handmade gown.

She is dressed in antique cotton fabric and lace from head to toe and has an antique cotton chemise under her gown too. Joy is jointed at the hips but has straight legs that are hand carved but do not bend at the knee.
She has antique black glass eyes like the others I have done recently but she is a baby. She looks wonderful held by Carolina, the 28" doll that I finished off last week. Carolina is available at this time for sale. CAROLINA IS NOW SOLD. The baby is SOLD.
Now I see that I have a photo in here with Carolina holding Coral?? Not sure how that happened. If you would like more photos of baby Joy, just let me know and I can email some.
toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Joy is finished and ready for adoption! She would love to live in an antique cradle.
Thanks for looking.
Kathy

14" Coral is finished...........and available for sale.

SOLD

This is a very sweet Queen Anne style doll that to me looks like a young girl. You be the judge.

She is all dressed in antique cottons and lace.

She is hand carved and fully jointed.

If you would like more photos or have questions, Just email me toysintheattic@sympatico.ca
Coral is looking for a good home!

She is one of two dolls that I have at this time. The other doll available is the huge 28" Carolina that I love so much. These two sitting together really look old!

28" Carolina is finished............................

SOLD

After days of carving and sewing, here is 28" Carolina!

She is now finished and looking for a home.

Click on any photo to enlarge to full screen.

I have a lot more photos of her if you wish to see.

Just click my email address below and request photo and I will email you some more. She so much nicer in person.

I am so pleased with her and I hope you enjoy the photos.
She could be a sister to Fanny.
She is full jointed and hand carved from Basswood that grew here on our 200 acres of bush. Her eyes are antique black pupiless glass, and her hair is human hair.

All of her clothing is hand made of antique fabrics and parts of antique clothing that I have collected to dress my dolls.
From her waist hangs a pinball and tiny scissors and keys. Her pocket is made from a scrap of very early hand stitched crewel that I had left over from another doll's skirt. Carolina's shoes are silk, as is her hand stitched corset/stomacher.

Another Queen Anne doll..............Fanny 26 1/2" tall

SOLD

Here she is!

Another huge Queen Anne, finely carved and fully jointed. She is an amazing doll in every detail. Click on any photo to see a full screen photo of Fanny.

I have lots of photos of Fanny in the making if you wish to see more.

Her petticoat is all hand quilted and stitched, as is her stomacher and chemise. She has a second petticoat that is all bordered with hand stitched candlewicking.

Her waist hook has a small pair of scissors, a hanging perfume and a key...................for something secret I am sure. Her pocket hangs at her waist. All of her clothing is removable should someone want to undress her or make her a wardrobe. She is such a wonderful size to sew for.

Her face will make you melt! I am so pleased with her and now she is ready for a home. If you are interested in more photos or information on Fanny just email me: toysintheattic@sympatico.ca

thanks for looking!

Kathy