PrImItIvE FoLK PrAiRIE DoLL HaNdMaDe
PRIM BLESSINGS AND WELCOME TO MY AUCTION FOR THIS VINTAGE PRAIRIE DOLL. SHE IS 24 INCHES TALL AND VERY UNIQUE INDEED. SHE WAS MADE WITH PLENTY OF TLC. I ESPECIALLY L;OVE THIS DOLL PATTERN FROM " CACKLING HENS ( TIS' A BLESSING TO BE SIMPLE)
LET'S ATART WITH HER BONNET WHICH IS MADE OF TEA STAINED MUSLIN.
I HANDSTITCHED IT BY MACHINE AND ADDED 1/4 INCH ELASTIC IN FRONT AND BACK. I THEN SECURED IT ON THE HEAD BY HANDSTITCHING IT IN A FEW PLACES. ON EACH SIDE OF THE BONNET I HANDSTITCHED A VINTAGE BONE BUTTON WITH BROWN CROCHET COTTON. THEN I ADDED A BOW THAT MATCHES THE SKIRT MATERIAL.SHE HAS NO HAIR AND REALLY DOESN'T NEED IT!!! KEEP IT SIMPLE REMEMBER.
HER FACE IS ALL HAND EMBROIDERED WITH BROWN PEARL COTTON AND HER EYES ARE SATIN STITCHED WITH BLACK FLOSS. SHE IS TEA DYED AND HER FACE HAS BEEN BLUSED WITH A RUSTIC BROWN BLUSH AND BURNT SIENNA PAINT HAS BEEN DRY BRUSHED ON HER CHEEKS. HER BODY IS ALL ONE PIECE, EXCEPT FOR HER LEGS THAT A HANDSEWN ON SEPERATELY.
HER BODICE AND ARMS ARE PAINTED IN A AUTUMM BROWN COLOR TO MATCH HER SKIRT. HER APRON IS A MATCHING COORDINATING FABRIC IN A MINI TAN FLORAL FABRIC AND I USED AND OLD DOILY TABLE RUNNER TO ADD LACE AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN CUT OUT A LACE FLOWER FROM THE TABLE RUNNER AND MACHINE STITCHED IT TO THE APRON. THIS APRON IS ALL FINISHED OFF WITH SEAMS.
THE WAIST LINE IS WRAPPED WITH A LONG PIECE OF TEA DYED MUSLIN AND I ADDED AN ANTIQUED GOLDTONE BUTTON IN THE CENTER.
HER SKIRT IS MADE FROM KEEPSAKE CALICO COTTON IN A MILK CHOCOLATE COLOR WITH MINI FLORALS IN DK, BROWN IN THE BACKGROUND. HER PANTALOONS MATCH HER SKIRT AND I GATHERED THEM AT THE WAIST AND THE BOTTOM OF EACK LEG AND HANDSTITCHED A VINTAGE BONE BUTTON ON EACH SIDE.
HER SHOES ARE PAINTED ON, I USED AUTUMM BROWN ON THEM AND HANDSTITCHED A VINTAGE BONE BUTTON ON THE TOP FRONT OF EACH SHOE. THE BACK OF THE DOLL IS SIGNED, DATED AND NUMBERED BY ME. THIS DOLL IS SIMPLE ADORABLE!! THE HANG TAG IS TEA DYED AND VERY PRIM
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