So here she is. She stands 20 inches tall. The doll herself is the original size, but Julie’s pattern called for using a newel post top as the base (I used a shorter one) so she would have been 3 or 4 inches taller.
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I chose two coordinating fabrics to create her wardrobe. I decided the outer fabric needed a little something more so I added some machine stitching using a couple of the built-in stitches on my machine to give some added texture.
The buttons were originally white. I painted them and finished off with a coat of polyurethane. I also hand stitched beads around the edges.
I am not totally happy with her face (I never was that great at applying makeup) but I am not unhappy either. I learned a few things with this one and hopefully the next doll will be better.
I had a little trouble with her headdress, but after a bit of playing around trying one thing then another, I finally got a look that I liked.
14 comments:
Well I think she turned out beautifully. I think her face is simply beautiful. So serene.I've found that you can use this pattern for any number of characters with just a bit of tweaking. Someone recently did a Christmas Nativity scene using this pattern for all the charachters. really stunning. Keep having fun and thanks for letting me see!
Julie McCullough
I think her face is lovely, and so is the doll.
I love her Micki and I agree that her face is beautiful.
HI Micki! I love her face! So serene and peaceful! You did good!
She is beautiful.
She is fabulous Micki and her face is wonderful. You are too hard on yourself.
Micki, She's a real beauty. I love her costume!
She's lovely Micki - and I admire all the details on her costume.
oh, she is so lovely! Thank you for your kind comment at my blog! So nice to hear from you again :-) I hope you feel fine!
really beautiful in every detail!
I think this is gorgeous, you are very, very talented.
Great doll-something I've never been able to do. Thanks for visiting my blog.
The doll is beautiful, wow! All of it.
Love the doll Micki, a fantastic piece of modern art !
she is very beautiful great job done
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