Tag Archives: crafts

Christmas fairy

Posted on July 28, 2013 by painterswife

Christmas fairy complete with wand – and underwear!

Posted in DOLLS, Uncategorized | Tagged art dolls, Christmas, crafts, doll-making, dolls, fairy, hand made, sewing | 5 Comments

i made this one this morning as an experiment – partly because the couple downstairs are getting married today . i thought maybe a little bride doll waiting for them when they come back would be cute. she is made … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged art doll, beach, bodice, bouquet, bride, chopstick, crafts, doll, doll-making, hand made, Hastings, OOAK, present | 3 Comments

Aoife – art doll

Posted on July 24, 2013 by painterswife

This is Aoife who, unfortunately has had a slight accident. Not that you can tell by looking, but trust me she is both physically and emotionally fragile. Due to this fragility she doesn’t go out much – she prefers to … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged Aoife, art, art doll, BBC, cobwebs, craft, crafts, Dickens, doll, doll-making, fragile, Gillian Anderson, Miss Haversham, OOAK, painterswife | 11 Comments

Yseult

Posted on July 8, 2013 by painterswife

Talking ’bout Monroe and walking on Snow White, New York’s a go-go and everything tastes right… SO theatrical! Hangs about in the wings at every opportunity, dressing up in the cast off scraps she scavenges in the costume department. Her … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged art, art doll, costume, crafts, doll-making, handmade, Jean Genie department, OOAK, props, stage, Tristan and Yseult, Yseult | 7 Comments

Meet Ciara de Croissant…

Posted on July 8, 2013 by painterswife

easily surprised and likes pastries – never, ever leave her alone in a room with a cake! l

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Three’s a crowd

Posted on July 3, 2013 by painterswife

…and the one on the left doesn’t look too pleased about it. This is the next set of Trippet Dolls, in progress. I don’t think they like being photographed sans clothing… and bald! But hey – we all have our … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged art, art doll, couturiers, craft, crafts, design, doll, doll-making, dolls, dresses, gallery, hand made, sculpture, Shopping, Trippet Dolls, wigs | 8 Comments

Zen and the art of doll making

Posted on June 22, 2013 by painterswife

When I started doll making this time around (it was a bit of an obsession when I was a little girl), the only thing I was sure of was that I didn’t want to make overly ‘pretty’ dolls or anything too realistic, … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged Arts, Ball-jointed doll, crafts, doll, doll-making, handmade, John Wyndham, Painter, Pelham Puppet, Reborn doll, Shopping, Toys & Games | 6 Comments

Trippet Doll #4 Saoirse

Posted on June 7, 2013 by painterswife

Another art doll in this collection. Her two sisters will be along in the next few days. Saoirse has a bit too much of a liking for champagne (or cava, when times are hard). She really wants to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in DOLLS | Tagged art doll, cava, champagne, crafts, dahlias, doll, doll maker, doll-making, florist, flowers, hand made, jewellery, maker, making, OOAK, sculpted, sewing, spooky, trippet | 4 Comments

Heads I win

Posted on June 3, 2013 by painterswife

I have spent most of the day with an oven full of body parts – which I have to say is more fun than it sounds. The pic above is of the heads of the next set of Trippet Dolls, … Continue reading →