Libby in Austin Style and Humble Beginnings

This is Libby, she is dressed in Austin style. She will be at The Primitive Gathering tomorrow night. I hope you can join her their and check out all the other WONDERFUL Artisans.

http://www.theprimitivegathering.com/

I thought you might enjoy seeing the humble beginnings of a doll maker. These dolls are some of the first cloth and mache dolls I have ever made.

I started my doll making in 1991, but I did not start doing cloth and mache dolls until 1993. I was inspired by Gail Wilson's Primitive Molded Doll kit.

These dolls have been living with one of my sisters for the past seventeens years.

This is Mary, Her title is, A time to Quilt, She about 14" tall. She was made in 1993.

This is Emily, her title is A time to gather, She also is about 14" tall and was made in 1993.

This is my very first large cloth and mache doll made in 1994 and she is 24" tall, and I did not name her, Not sure why. She was inspired by the antique paper mache head dolls Greiner and Superior dolls. I used to make a lot of these large dolls and the smaller dolls.
I made my first Queen Anne doll in 1997 after seeing one in book about antique dolls. I was looking for inspiration and I fond one that would stick with me and continue to influence me today. The doll I saw was made with a wooden hands and legs, but had a paper mache head and torso.
I still have my very first Queen Anne doll but she lives with my other sister and as soon as I can I will post pictures of her.

A Closer look at her face.
Enjoy!!! and God Bless!!!
Julie

Miss Fanny

Meet Miss Fanny, She is a Queen Anne Style Mourning doll and she will be coming to The Primitive Gathering on May 15th. I hope you will join Fanny there and also check out all the other wonderful artisans works That is offered there. Here is the link; http://www.theprimitivegathering.com/ God Bless you all and I Hope all a most wonderful of Mother's Day, Julie

Cora - Early Work Mercantile

Meet Cora, She is available at Early work Mercantile. She is alittle queen Anne style doll and is dressed in all antique and vintage attire and she carries with her a wonderful bouquet of vintage flowers.

Early Works Mercantile is now open and I am so honored to be a part of this wonderful new group of Artisans. So if you have a chance please stop by Early Works and check out all the wonderful Artisans offerings. Here is the link http://www.earlyworkmercantile.com/ .

I hope you all have the most wonderful May 1st and God bless,Julie

Meet Rose

Here is a seek peek at Miss Rose, She will be making her debut at Simply Primitives on May 1st. She is a primitive Queen Anne style doll and she is dressed in all vintage attire tid bits.

ENJOY!!

Julie

Pumpkin Dollies In The Making

I know I know, Pumpkin dollies already and Spring has yet to come. Well, its like this, with Spring approaching and summer on its heels. The gardens a wake and need to be tended to, and with a house that needs to be worked on. It does not leave me very much time to work on dollies, and other little things so I must get a head start.
This little group of gals will ready hopefully towards the end of April or the first part of May and will be for sale at my selling blog. I will let you know the exact date when I am close to finishing them. In the mean time I hope you enjoyed this little seek peek. Have loads of fun and enjoy your day, God Bless,Julie

Rachal

Meet Rachal, she will be coming to Simply Primitives on March 15th. I took the spelling of her name from an antique sampler and I think it suits her. She is a primitive Queen Anne style doll and as you can see she has her back side up today. We got in to a little argument over her shoes and she would not cooperate until she got her way. But the lady knows what she likes so I had to give in. I hope you will join Rachal on the 15th, and if you have not checked out Simply Primitives yet, here is the link http://www.simplyprimitives.com/ . Have a wonderful day and God Bless, Julie

A New Place To Shop

Starting March 15Th there will be a new place to shop for my wares. I have joined the wonderful artist team at The Primitive Gathering (http://www.theprimitivegathering.com ). Here is a seek peek of Victoria, a primitive Queen Anne style doll. She will be the first of many of my creation to be offered at The Primitive Gathering. So please come and join me there. I also will be updating my artist page at Simply Primitives at the same time. This winter has been a weird one at my home to say the least, and Sharon was so kind as to let me up date my page at a later date. I'll have a seek peek of my offering either tomorrow or on Wednesday. So I'll talk to you then, in the mean time God Bless and have a wonderful wintry day,Julie

Thank You

I want to thank every one for making my first adventure selling the dolls in my shoppe a most successful one. I never dreamed it would have turned out the way it did. I figured I sell a couple of the ladies right away, but I never dreamed they would all sell in a matter of twenty minutes. I would like to Thank all the ladies who are giving my dolls a wonderful new home, and all of you who gave such encouraging words and support. I love making them and I love the fact others love them to. They are made from the deepest part of my heart and though it is not easy to let them go, I know I can't keep them all. It also helps to know that they go to homes where I know they will be loved and cherished. So a big Thank you and lots of love,Julie

Coming Soon

Coming soon to the shoppe. White faced beauties all decked out in their best. Here is a sneak preview of the ladies in progress. They will be ready by the 10th of January at 3:00pm central standard ( and yes some still need their hair, among otherthings). I should have them done this week and then I can get working on their storage boxes . I hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek of the dolls in progress. Julie

Wynter

Meet Wynter, She is coming to Simply Primitives on January 1st. She is the last of the snow dollies for the season, I hope you will enjoy. Wishing everyone the most wonderful Christmas and the most joyest of new Years. God Bless, Julie

Little Snowball

Meet little Snowball, she is coming to Simply Primitives on December 1st. She is a little pin you can wear. She is a whopping 5 3/4" tall and is dressed in antique lace. I hope you will enjoy her, She brings big smiles to my face every time I look at her. God Bless and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Snowflake

Coming to Simply Primitives November 1st Is this wee little snow girl named Snowflake.She stands approximately 7 3/4" tall and is dressed in fine batiste and antique lace. She is and original and a one of a kind. She is hand crafted by me from papermache and cloth. Enjoy, Julie

Elizabeth

Elizabeth's stockings. You are seeing correct, she does have runs in her stockings. I just love this look. I don't know why but I do.




A close up of Elizabeth.


and Elizabeths back sideA close up of Elizabeth's hair.


Meet Elizabeth, I just listed her on eBay tonight. She is the last mourning doll for 2008. Her dress is made from antique black lace that is absolutely gorgeous. I just love the way she turn out.
I am starting to work on some winter dolls now. I have a couple of snow women I am hoping to get done this week. I've learned not to plan to much because real life has a way of changing that. Especially right now, I am getting everything ready for a long snowy and cold winter. I actually love that time of the year. I get more time to work on the things that I love doing. Well, I better be going, god bless, Julie

The Witches Shoe

Coming to Simply Primitives October 1st is this wee little witch Emma who lives in a shoe. Emma is looking for a new home to hang around in. Currently she is hanging around in a tree and we all know that a tree is not a place for a wee little witch to hang. Emma is 7" tall without her hat and 8 1/2" with it. Her shoe is 10 1/2" tall. Emma is completely hand made by me . Enjoy, Julie

A close up of Emma's hands and feet.

A close up of Emma in her shoe.

Emma's shoe.

Emma out of her shoe.

Emma in her very own storage box.

Lumina- A Doll to Fall For

Meet Lumina, I just got done listing her on ebay today. She is a beauty as pumpkin dolls go. She is quite spirited and fun loving and enjoys all the wonders of fall. She is all dressed up in her fall splender. She has very small glass seed bead eyes and she is an original and one of a kind. All my dolls are hand made and hand molded by me. They give me great joy in making them.Lumina is the only harvest doll I am going to get a chance to work on. I have two more dolls I will be listing this year and than I'm done until next year. I have christmas presents to finish so I must get going on that. I have got to go now, so I will write soon.God Bless, JulieA close up of Lumina and her hat , don't tell any one but I think she took it from the scarecrow in the garden.

Lumina in her very own hand made storage box.


Lumina Sunning her feet in the garden.










Lumina is on her way to fill her basket with the delights of the season.

Emma - "A Time To Weep"

I just got done listing Emma on ebay today. Emma is a part of my mourning doll series and the seasons of life. I started making mourning doll seven years ago after the death of my father and sister-in -law. both died in less than amonth from each other from tragic car accidents.Some look at them as sad dolls,but to me they represent a season to life we all share. It is the one true bond that we as human can relate to. We can feel each others pain and sorrow and loss. I am blessed with the love and wisdom that my father gave and many happy memories.So for some they may be sad dolls but for me they are simply beautifuland kindred spirits.
God Bless
Julie

Beautiful Emma weeps for the loss of a dear loved one.

Sarah a mourning doll

Sarah in her storage box
Sarah finding comfort in the garden

A close up of Sarahs hands

Sarah 's shoes

Mortisha

Her she is!

Looking beautiful in the garden.

Rest in peace.

I just got done putting her on eBay tonight .I hope the highest bidder will love as much as I enjoyed making her.

Julie