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Primitive Folk Art Raggedy Doll Mother Stitchery


Well, I did manage to make a Mother's Day dolly, though I nearly ran out of time! LOL! This will be a shorter auction so you can still get her in time for Mothers Day.

Annie measures 23" head to toes and made from stained muslin. She wears a burgundy, navy and tan plaid homespun dress with a drop waist and little gathered sleeves. The bloomers are a neat tonal mustard Honey & Me cotton print with prim stars and little curly Q's.

Her collar is aged muslin with primitive stitchin' around the edge. All the hems on her dress and bloomers have a nice finished edge and all clothing has been stained. Her face is primly hand stitched on and her hair is barn red wavy wool yarn stitched into pigtails with a ragbow on each side.

I gave her head a slight tilt to give her a sweet look. Her arms are string jointed, so they will move up and down. Her leggings and mary jane shoes are painted on in prim fashion, then sanded and stained. Her feet have a more 3-dimensional look to them. I gave her a boxed bottom and weighted it gently so she will sit nicely. I also gave her a sturdy loop in her back if you prefer to hang her for display instead. She will come to you signed and dated by me.

The stitchery I wanted to resemble a miniature wall hanging quilt. It measures 9" tall and a little over 8" wide. It reads "Mother. . . . A person hand chosen by God that shows unending love and compassion to the miracle He blessed you with that lasts a lifetime". The border around the stitchery is matching homespun and the "quilt" backing is a different coordinating navy, burgundy and tan cotton homespun. I did some hand stitching on both sides of the seam all the way around. It has been stained for an aged look. I am also including the wire heart hanger to go with it. The quilt has heavy cotton thread loops in the back that tie to the hanger for display and can be removable if you wish. The hanger measures 7 1/2 " tall and 7 1/4" wide.
Annie was made using a Sweetmeadowsfarm pattern and the stitchery was made using a pattern from Twigs-n-Sprigs.
My dollies are "pretties" for adult decoration only and not intended to be a children's toy.
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Primitive Mama Frog & Lil' Dolly *Spring Flag

Hi there! Well, I'm still here a thinkin' spring! It's sure got me in the mood to make critters!
Mama frog is 22 inches and made from painted, sanded and stained muslin. She has a needle sculpted mouth and "lips" ( do frogs really have lips?? :) Tee Hee )

Her eyes are drown on and detailed with artist pencil and separate lids are tacked on over each eye. Her eyes and around her mouth were shaded as well to add dimension
and I put a touch of blush on her cheeks. The webbing on her feet and hands are needle sculpted.

She wears a retro style blue cotton print dress with daisies
all over it and a light mustard floral print for the puff sleeves and hem. Her pantaloons are coordinating cream and blue homespun and prim stitched it to a twig for her flag.

I did not stitch the flag to her..... She clutches her baby doll in her other hand. Her dolly is 9 inches and made from my own design with the same features as her mom,
detailed eyes and blushed cheeks, sculpted webbing~right down to the little needle sculpted mouth, though I have to tell ya her little eyelids are drawn on
instead.


She wears a matching dress and little pantaloons. She is permanently stitched to her mamas hand so she won't get lost.......
She (mama frog) has a loop in her back for hanging, and if you choose her sitting instead, she has a boxed bottom which is weighted so she will sit nicely.

This set will come to you signed and dated on Mama's tummy.....
I uese a wonderful pattern from. Sweetmeadowsfarm for the Momma frog and her baby was my own creation.
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Primitive Folk Art Ladybug Doll 'n' Flower


~Sweet Spring Ladybug n Flower~

Isn't it spring yet?? I don't know about you, but I am definitely getting spring fever!! :0)

She measures 20 inches (not including those feelers of hers!) and made from painted, sanded and stained muslin, and cute as can be! She has a round-like-a-ball head. Her eyes are painted on, then detailed and shaded with artist pencil. I handstitched separate lids over each eye.

Her lil nose is needle sculpted to add dimension, then shaded and her pouty red lips are stitched on. I put just a touch of blush on those cheeks. All her buggie dots on her bodice and arms are circles of black wool felt each handstitched in place. Her dots on the wings and the little dots on her slippers are painted. Her arms are string jointed so they are moveable and each elbow is able to bend slightly so you can vary her poses.

I've handstitched red tinsel garland in place around her neckline and also at the bend of each elbow. Her antennas are black chenille stems finished off with a rusty jingle bell on each end. Her wings have thin wire hanstitched inside between the two layers of muslin, so you can shape them to mimic real ladybug wings- they are held in place at the top by the black button and can open and close as you wish. Her dress is a tan cotton print with tiny red stars and a contrasting red polka dot waistband and black distressed ric-rac.

I've sewn the same polka dot and ric-rac around the hem and added a skirt of fine black tulle under her dress for a bit of whimsey. She has painted slippers and I stitched three little rusty bells on the tops of each one. Her primitive lil cone flower is painted, sanded and stained muslin. I used a plain old stick from my backyard for the stem and wrapped it in aged, colorwashed green cheesecloth and tied it into two leaves at the top.

I have it wired to her hands for the pictures, so it is removable. This little bug, her dress and the flower have been given a cinnamon rub-down to age her a little more. She looks great hanging from the loop in her back, but just as cute sitting as well. She will come to you signed and dated on her backside under the wings.....
If you want to adopt her, you'll need to bid on her. With the amount of work I put into her, I won't be making any duplicates....sorry :0)
This little gal was handmade by me using a pattern from Back Porch Pickins, and the flower was from a Sweetmeadowsfarm pattern.
Thanks for lookin'.........and happy bidding!
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