Showing posts with label recycled wool sweater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled wool sweater. Show all posts

Introducing......

Posted by Minnow at 12:41 PM

Monday, August 27, 2012

Winged Goddesses!!
My daughter is in love with everything faery. She calls herself 'Cleo the Faery' and has a collection of fairy dolls as well as a couple pair of wings. I have a fondness of butterflies. The beauty, delicacy and randomness of them, the representation of transformation. I love that quote, "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a beautiful Butterfly." 
So I guess it was just a matter of time before I began making wings for my Goddess Dolls.

The wings on this Goddess are made from an old silk skirt I picked up at a garage sale. They have fusible interfacing to give them some stiffness and are filled with wool. And as always the Doll is made from upcycled wool sweaters stuffed with reclaimed wool. 
Cleo is in love. She thinks they all should have a hug and a kiss.



Book your party today, and "come together, connect, and celebrate" with those you love!

Drop

Posted by In Harmony Goddess Traditions at 2:03 PM

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

I have been quite busy working on commissioned pieces lately and will give them all thier moment in the light in the days to come.....


I'd like to introduce to you 'Drop'. She is a handmade Waldorf inspired doll I made for my little Cleo's 2nd birthday.



Cleo has a love of all things wool especially Phelan's little "mommy-love" doll. Unfortunately, he loves his doll too and would not share it with her. So, I decided it was time for Cleo to have a "mommy-love" doll of her own.

Drop (yes, Cleo named her all by herself) and friend are crafted from recycled wool sweaters and cotton ‘skin’. They are stuffed with wool and are approximately 10” tall. Phelan’s doll (he won’t name him) has wool yarn for hair and Drop has locks of angora goat (acquired from the angora goat ‘Max’ at Singing Frog’s Farm.) Good friend Holly White-Wolf of Sono-Ma dyed the wool with lichen to give it that perfect blonde color.


Being a girly-girl drop receives a glass bead flower and leaves in her hair as well as a butterfly for my buggy-loving girl.


"Book your party today and "come together, connect, celebrate" with those you love!