Here is an update on my Big Nose Fae. She is now holding a baby. I completely re-did her feet, meaning I chopped off the original ones and replaced them with paperclay feet. I used the same treatment on her legs like I did with her arms. Her shoes are made from the same brocade satin as her bodice with little wooden beads for trim. The sleeves were also fixed. I sewed the ends closed and trimmed them with the same gold gimp. I still need to iron her skirt. Above she does not have any wings. Below are the same wings I made for her originally, but I am leaning towards not having any wings. However, Sherry Goshon made some great suggestions for integrating the wings. But then again, I may not use the wings at all. She'll wind up being an elf.
I hand dyed the silk to match the flower on my Big Nose Fae's hat. Originally, I was going to use the silk on the skirt, but it just didn't look right to me. So I used it to costume the little baby. I used historical photos of swaddled babies as a starting point for my baby fae. I echoed the adult fae's hat on the baby and used the same wooden beads on the baby as I did on the big fae's shoes.
Now I need to make some sort of chair for my fae and her baby. But I think in the meantime I am going to work on another fae. This doll has been quite a challenge for me. One I am learning an awful lot from.
Stay tuned for more updates of this doll. I appreciate any comments you would like to leave.
Happy Dollmaking,
Melisa
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Here is a sneak peek of my Ebay auction for Tuesday August 28, 2007. She is a hand made, one-of-a-kind, paperclay fairy doll. She stands on her own at 17.5 inches. Her dress is hand dyed by me. The bodice features aves apoxie sculpted adornments. Her slippers are made out of black and silver brocade satin. Her hair is a black Tibetan lambskin wig with blue micro-glitter added for highlights. This doll is more of a "pretty" fairy and was made during a respite from my latest Big Nose Fae (scroll down to learn more about it). If you would like to be notified via email when I list a new doll for sale, go to the right hand side of my blog and join my Yahoo group. You do not need to have a Yahoo account. Thanks and I hope you will bid on my latest endeavor.
