To celebrate this anniversary I thought I would share some pictures of my favourite doll projects from more recent years (since digital cameras and the internet!!!).
From fairies and fantasy to historical characters, I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. The planning, research and actual creating never fails to excite me and I look forward to each new project that comes my way, so please enjoy my selection:
Anne Boleyn costume for 16 inch fashion doll.
Miniature Fairy riding a unicorn.
Princess Diana wedding gown on miniature mannequin.
Miniature late Victorian Summer Bride.
Custom made Aurora Rose tutu for 16 inch ballerina doll.
Miniature Giselle or Sylphide tutu set.
Miniature Fairy Slippers (shown with an English penny and American five cent piece).
Miniature Fairy Flower Seller with her unicorn companion and helper.
Miniature Brown silk bonnet with shirred ivory silk lining and matching reticule.
Miniature striped cotton walking dress with matching tall bonnet and reticule.
Something for the Maid. A much plainer miniature cotton house dress and apron along with a little mop cap.
18th Century Marie Antoinette style gown modelled by 16 inch Tyler Wentworth. Made in pure silk.
Miniature Dita Von Teese style gown and hat. one twelfth style.
Valentine Ball gown for 16 inch fashion doll.
Miniature Faerie of Spring and New Life.
Miniature Princess Grace wedding gown on mannequin.
The miniature Elizabeth Bennett Regency wedding bonnet.
Front view of the miniature Fairy Harp. The harp stood about six and a half inches tall.
Miniature Young King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
Miniature Queen Jane Seymour.
Miniature King Richard III with his wife Queen Anne Neville.
Miniature King John and his wife Queen Isabella.
Miniature Elizabeth 1st doll complete in room setting.
Miniature Scrooge.
Miniature Ross and Demelza Poldark.
Miniature tricorn hat.
Miniature Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cranmer.
Battle of Flodden (c 1513) Scottish Pikeman outfit for action figue (around 12 inches tall).
Coronation robes for 17 inch male fashion doll.
Victorian underwear for 16 inch fashion doll.
‘Romanza’ ballet costume for 16 inch ballerina doll.
French (Breton) costume for 16 inch doll.
Alice in Wonderland costume for 12 inch fashion doll.
Miniature Lord Byron Albanian costume.
Miniature Lord Byron Regency tail coat outfit.
And last but not least:
Medieval style Autumn costume for 16 inch fashion doll.
Miniature Queen Mary 1st (Mary Tudor).
I hope you have enjoyed my selection…just a few of the many favourites I have created over the last few years. All of them have given me enormous pleasure and taught me such valuable skills and patience.