Fairy Grandmother
So much more sensible then a fairy godmother!
She is a garden fairy, but no gauze-like raiment for her- she is wearing a very warm and sensible woolen coat.
I was thinking of these as fantasy tropical birds- not actually peacocks.
Her wings are knitted wool lace and her fairy slippers- wool with angora puff.
When I was in the fabric store recently, I found this little hook in with the drapery hardware. It is just the ticket for hanging up the wool dolls. I think it might damage cotton though. I bought 10 of them to test out- ten cents each.
February 5th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Oh, Mimi! Isn’t she something! The fairy wings are just the right texture to go with that sensible woolen coat of hers! And how I love those tropical birds who adorn her. You are an inspiration!!!
February 5th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Ooooh! she is glorious!
February 5th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
She’s fabulous, and reminds me of my own grandmother, who also had blue hair.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
How wonderful, the concept of a Fairy Grandmother. She’d materialize a ball gown for you to wear to the dance, and then pitch in and help you get your taxes done so you could go!
I adore this doll. Such beautiful stitchery, and her hair is the best shape ever.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
i love the knitted lace on the wings and they way they are sewn to the wire. the peacocks are beautiful and those hooks certainly are perfect. i’ve used stitch markers in the past, but you do have to sew those on.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I’m always amazed by your attention to detail. She is so wonderful. I love her hair and crows feet!!
February 5th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I love the look in her eyes — wise and adoring — just like a grandmother should be!
February 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I like so many things about this doll: her smiling eyes, wings, hair, sensible coat with amazing embelishments, dainty shoes! Just darling.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:11 am
She is absolutely beautiful ! Amazing work, really !
February 6th, 2008 at 5:12 am
I adore her just as I do all the dolls you make with so much love and attention to detail. I love the wool lace wings. Genius. I am ready to start selling a few dolls now and would love to hear a few words from you about etsy and pricing.
February 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
She is wonderful…I love the peacocks on her skirt and her woolen wings.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Very good! Congrats
February 6th, 2008 at 11:10 am
she is beautiful, especially the hair!
February 6th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
She’s really great. I especially love the blue hair - I wish all ‘blue haired old ladies’ had such style.
Although it wouldn’t really be seen much it might be fun to have a small leaf on the rear side - since there is so much fabric real estate back there.
You do beautiful work!
February 6th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
This is my first comment. So I hope it works. I love the birds on her coat. I also love her blue hair.
February 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I love her! and those birds are really wonderful…I want a Nature grandma!
Love everything you do…all your creations make me smile!
February 7th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I love the fairy grandmother! Instead of a wand she should have one of those aluminum canes with the four prongs on the bottom.
She’s much more appropriately dressed for this weather than the fairies in the pictures my daughter looks at on the internet, which look like Victoria’s Secret models with wings.
February 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am
you manage such expressive faces!
she is definitely one of my favourites thus far….
February 7th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Oh she is so wonderful, but then i think all your dolls are amazing! Always enjoy visiting your blog.