ALMOST WITCHY SEASON

ALMOST WITCHY SEASON
Welcome!

This is the place where you can view my dolls and creations.
Some are for sale and some have already found new homes!

My dolls and other creations are made from fabric or a combination of fabric and paper clay.

They are one of a kind....using antique, vintage and new fabrics and notions.

Each doll is named, signed and dated.
They are for decorative use only and not meant to be toys!

If there are flaws in the fabric I will disclose them to the best of my knowledge.
Please accept small imperfections as part of their charm!

Thank you for visiting!

Monday, December 9, 2013

WINTER WHITE SANTA'S AND SNOW GIRLS ONLINE SALE

 
 
"Lela Twinkles"
 
Lela Twinkles is one of four snow girl sisters.
 
Her head is hand-sculpted from paper clay.
You can turn the head slightly to the right or left.
Please handle with care!
 
 
 
 
To play in the snow is her bliss.
 
Her pretty outfit is made from fine
off-white antique wool adorned
with vintage trim.
 
 
 
 
 
She loves to catch snowflakes.
 
Her garland and hand knit mittens are purchased.
 

 
 
Lela is about 17 1/2" tall.
 
Her body is painted fabric.
Her arms are wired and can be adjusted
but not bend.
She is permanently attached to her stand,
which is sprinkled with mica snow.
 
Lela can skip to your home for
 
Lela has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
"Evi's Doll Santa"
 
If you love dolls, this Santa is for you.
His body is made from wood, fabric and wire.
The coat is made from an antique wool blanket,
trimmed with vintage notions.
 

 
 
I sculpted his head from paper clay.
Please handle with care!
 
 
 
His dollies are also made from paper clay,
and dressed in antique fabrics.
They are nestled in an antique berry basket.
 
 
 
 
This vintage little doll carriage is charming......
 

 
.......and the horse and feather tree are newer finds.
 

 
Evi's Doll Santa is about 21" tall
He and his goodies are can be yours.
 
 
Evi's Doll Santa has been
sold.
 
Thank you very much! 
 
 
 
"Lola Mae Twinkles"
 
Sweet little Lola Mae has a very expressive face.
 
Her head can be turned slightly to the right or left.
It is made from paper clay.
Please handle with care!
 
She is wearing a pretty little embroidered bonnet.
 
 
 
 
Lola Mae's clothing is made from fine off-white
antique wool fabric.
Pretty ribbons, rosettes, embroidery and antique
Victorian lace finish her ensemble.
 

 
 

 
 
A vintage paper bell ornament is carried along
wherever she goes.
She simply loves it.
 

 
Lola Mae is about 16 1/2" tall.
Her body is painted fabric, and her arms
have wire and can be adjusted,
but not bend.
She is permanently fixed to her stand
which is sprinkled with mica snow.
 
 
Lola Mae has been sold!
 
Thank you very much!
 
 
"Evi's Shepherd Santa"
 
The little vintage flax spinning wheel inspired
this Santa.
His coat is made from an off-white antique
wool blanket.

 
 
His face is gentle and kind.
I sculpted it from paper clay.
Please handle with care!
 

 
 
This little box scene is all hand-crafted
in Seiffen, Germany.
The boxes themselves used in the past,
 were actual empty matchboxes.
Today they are replicas.
 

 
I gathered some wool and flax,
even knitted a bit (on toothpicks).
The cute little gloves are handmade,
but not by me.
I can do a lot of things,
but knitting is not one of them.

 
Adorable!
Mama carries her little baby in one of her baskets.
 

 
And this is what started it all.....
...found while I was antiquing.
 

 
 
Evi's Shepherd Santa is about 20 1/2" tall
 
His stand is glittered with mica snow.
 
Evi's Shepherd Santa has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
"Beckie Twinkles"
 
Oh, Beckie is a very happy little gal.
Dressed warmly, she is going skating.
She is wearing a little jacket made from
fine off-white antique wool,
and a skirt made from vintage homespun
trimmed with old lace.
 

 
 
Her face is hand-sculpted from paper clay.
Her head can be turned slightly to the right or left.
Please handle with care!
 

 
Hubby made me these little skates for Beckie.
 
 

 
 
Her hat and muff are made from a vintage babies bonnet.
Both are dressed up with ribbon rosettes.
 

 
Beckie is about 16 1/2" tall.
Her body is made from painted fabric,
her arms have wire and can be posed,
but not bend.
She is permanently attached to her stand,
which is sprinkled with mica snow.
  
Beckie has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
"Evi's Toy Santa"
 
This Santa brings back memories of my
home country, Germany,
as he brings toys that remind me of my childhood.
His clothing is made from an antique wool blanket
and vintage notions.
 

 
He has a kind face with a twinkle in his eyes.
I hand-sculpted his head from paper clay.
Please handle with care!
 

 
He carries a vintage doll, nutcracker and soldier,
plus newer Teddy and pull toy
nestled into a pretty basket.
 

 
Hubby made the Noah's Ark,
which I painted in an old "Fachwerk" style.
Very old German houses are done this way.
 

 
He is holding a precious little deer wind pyramid
handmade in Germany in the town of Seiffen.
Blow on it, and it will turn.
To know more about Seiffen, check it out on Google.
 

 
Evi's Toy Santa is about 21" tall.
 
He and his goodies can travel to your home.
 
 Santa has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
"Gracie Twinkles"
 
Gracie has always had a flair for fashion.
So, she was happy to find a hat to compliment
her very pretty outfit.
Her skirt is made from antique fabric,
about 100 years old with absolutely beautiful embroidery.
 
The jacket is made from fine off-white antique
wool fabric and trimmed with rosettes.
 

 
Of course she had to add more sparkle by fastening
icicles to her jacket.
I put glitter on so they really sparkle......
 

 
.......to match her hat, which is a vintage
bell ornament.
It suits her very well.
 
Gracie's head is hand-sculpted from paper clay.
You can turn the head slightly to the right or left.
Please handle with care!
 

 
Naturally she was not happy without even more sparkle,
so she caught a beautiful star to compliment her outfit.
 

 
Gracie stands about 17 1/2" tall.
 
Her body is made from painted fabric.
Her arms are wired and can be adjusted, but not bend.
She is permanently attached to her stand
which is sprinkled with mica snow.
 
Gracie would love to come and live with you.
 
Gracie has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
Things to know!
For the most part, my dolls are dressed
using antique and vintage fabrics and notions.
Please accept small imperfections as
part of their charm!
 
All dolls and Santa's are named,
 signed and dated under the base.
 
Although I will ship internationally,
the quoted prices only apply to
shipping within the United States.
 
I will pay insurance.
 
N.Y., C.T. and N.J will have to pay sales tax!
 
All Sales are final!
 
I hope you will love this new collection as much
as I had fun making them.
 
ENJOY!
 
 
God bless,
Evi
 

Thursday, September 19, 2013

SWEET DOLLS TO FIND A NEW HOME

 
"Laurie"
 
Oh yes,
Laurie was looking forward to fall.
She had been growing her pumpkins,
and one was particularly grand.
And sure enough,
it won first prize.

 
She tried not to show how very, very pleased she was.....
acting all demure.
It just would not have been right to act too excited,
since everyone was trying so hard to win too.

 
She pinned the ribbon on to her skirt.....
and decided to hand out some of her prize-
winning pumpkin seeds.
She hoped that would make everyone happy.
 
{{{Oops...I got the spelling wrong!
She will arrive with a corrected ribbon,
spelling it the RIGHT way.
I must have been daydreaming.....}}}
 
 
And just as Laurie was about to leave,
she turned around for one more picture
with her prized pumpkin.
 
 
 
Laurie is about 18" tall.
She is permanently fixed to her stand.
Her clothing is made from new
and vintage fabrics and notions.
Her hair is curly wool with wire
in her braids, so you can pose them.
Her face is painted and embroidered.
 
 
Laurie has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
 
"Arabella"
 
Beautiful Arabella can bewitch anyone.
Her hair is a wonderful rusty-auburn color.
 
 
She stands about 20" tall to the tip of
her cute witchy hat.
Her clothing is made from antique and
vintage fabrics and notions.
She has a wired underskirt
to show off her pretty get-up.
 

 
 
 
 
As long as anybody can remember,
she has traveled with her little companion
Bookin.
He lives in a box, but when he wants to frighten someone,
he jumps up and says   "Boo".
The problem is, he never frightens anyone,
he is just too cute.
 
 
 
Arabella and Bookin can fly to
your house and bewitch you.
 
Arabella has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
"Isabell"
 
If you need fabrics and notions of
the finest quality,
Isabell is your gal.
She always tries to carry what is the
latest in style, and she has quite a
fashion conscious clientele.
She keeps herself in muted clothing,
as not to compete with her lovelies.

 
 
 Her pretty hair is kept under a wonderful lace cap,
inspiring her customers.
Her demeanor is quiet and helpful.
 Her face is embroidered and painted, her hair wool roving.
 

 
Isabell's goodies are numerous and pretty.
 

 
 Even from the back she looks well put-together. 
She is 18" tall and
permanently attached to her stand.
 
 
 
 

 
Isabell is about 18" tall.
She and her fineries can
travel to your house.
 
 
Isabell has been sold.
Thank you very much! 
 
 
"Marisol"
 
Beautiful Marisol got her name
because of her sunny disposition.
She is about 18" tall,
and is permanently attached to her stand.
 
 
 
 
Marisol's  beautiful face is embroidered and painted,
her hair is made from natural curly sheep's wool.
 

 
Pretty coming and going.
 

 
Her favorite pastime is gardening.
When her roses are in full bloom,
she brings them often to old Lady Oxmoore,
who is infirm.
Because of all the sweet things Marisol does,
she is very loved and held in high esteem.
 
 
 
This young lady was inspired by
 my love for all things Jane Austin.
She would fit right into the "Pride
and Prejudice" novel.
Her pretty frock is made from wonderful
antique fabric and notions.
She carries a little metal scissor,
a metal watering can and vintage fabric
roses in a willow basket.
 
 
 
Marisol can bring her kindness and charity to
your home.
 
Marisol  has been sold.
Thank you very much!
 
 
 
"Lillian"
 
For Lillian herb growing and  beekeeping
is her pride and delight.
Her honey is a wonderful treat.
Her bees are pampered with an array of
wildflowers that keeps them happy and productive.
And much to every ones delight, she also grows
the best and most aromatic herbs.
 
Now, it has been said, that she is always
worried that her customers tend to her herbs with love.
She feels the bees and her herbs are like her children,
and she wants only the best for them.
 
 
 
Lillian wears her pretty hair under a straw bonnet.
The hair is hand-dyed curly sheep's wool.
Her features are embroidered and painted.
 
 
 
Lillian's clothing is made from antique
fabrics and notions.
Her herbs are potted in an aged little clay pot.
 
 
 
She is about 18" tall,
and permanently attached to her stand.
 
 
 
 
 
Of course she has the most wonderful bee skep
with a little bee trying to land in her hive.
 
{I made the bee skep from Swiss braided roping}
 
 
 
Lillian can come and bring her treats to you.
 
 
 Lillian has been sold.
Thank you very much!
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 Except for the bodies and underwear,
much of the fabrics and notions for the outfits
are either antique or vintage.
Please accept small imperfections
as part of their charm! 
 
I name, date and sign all of my dolls
on the back of their underpants, or under the base.
I try to get an accurate color in my pictures,
but sometimes there is a slight difference
in color.
It you have questions, please e-mail me.
As stated on my side bar, all sales are final.
N.Y., N.J., and C.T. customers must pay tax.
 
I hope you have enjoyed my new creations.
 
God bless,
Evi