Caldwell College book signing
"Come one, Come all,
to the Land of Charlottes!"
Since late last summer I have been in complete doll mode and it all started from a Vintage Charlotte/Penny Doll that I bought on one of my travels. Since I was a child, I have loved my dolls and toys, always creating stories revolving around them, making clothes, accessories and displays for them, even making dolls of my own from the materials I had in my house.
Here is the First Charlotte I ever made called: Queen Lilly of Charlotteville!Creating my own imaginery worlds allowed my imagination to soar, I still have many of the toys/dolls from my childhood, and from my mom's childhood, others I have bought throughout the years. My favorite vintage dolls are: The celluloid carnival dolls, kewpie dolls, dolls from around the world, China Dolls and the CHARLOTTE/PENNY BISQUE DOLLS, these vintage delights have become part of my artful world, from a handmade mold, I have been able to reproduce them in a variety of ways, turning them into dolls revolving around different storybook and character themes, used them to create doll heads/parts for my artwork and to sell in my stores for others to use in their artworks as well.
These dollies have been sold all over the world, they have been customized through an option in my store, purchased already made and ordered for wedding showers and parties. They have graced the inside of my jar fairies/glass vignettes, inside altered art books, in assemblages, as wands, tassels and in ornamental bulbs. They have become cupcake picks, cake sticks and found on ATCS's, in jewelry, as charms and on boxes and tags. These dollies have allowed me to re-create that vintage world and explore other vintage dolls and story books.
Some of the styles are apart of my charlotte doll line such as: The Queen Lilly Style and The Harlequin Wizard Style! Each one of my dolls are pressed into one of my many handmade molds, then smoothed, sanded, painted, triple glazed and embellished with a variety of materials both vintage and new.
Some fave materials I use in my dolls are crepe paper, tulle, velvet, sequins, vintage piano paper or storybook pages, tinsel and German glass glitters.
This is one of my latest Charlottes called: Betsy Has a Birthday.
Here is a later version of Queen Lilly standing next to her friend: Queen Elizabeth!
Here is another Charlotte I made, which is my take on the Mad Hatter meets a Victorian Socialite who loves the Garden, Sewing and Soirees, I call her Betsy Winklesby is from New England, A Socialite with family roots from England, South Africa to Nantucket and the Hamptons, currently Betsy resides in Nantucket, who set up a New England Sewing Society, where ladies will crochet, cross stitch, weave, sew and tatt for charity and personal admirement.Betsy is an advid quilter and doll maker in her spare time, she teaches her children and friends children how to sew and donates hand sewn costumes to the Candyland Ball beauty contestants. Here is Betsy in her sewing best on her way to the Mad Hatters Sewing Tea Party.
Here is Lana's Custom Charlotte I made for her called: Sweet Marie: reminiscent of Marie Antoinette in her garden soiree gown which is also similar to a Southern Belle strolling through her plantation garden.
Meet Queen Charlotte II, Queen Charlotte is a sweet Queen from Charlotteville who loves dancing at soiree's, the color pink and tinsel tiara's.Charlotte even has several pink and tinsel ball gowns and sparkly shoes, because you never know when a soiree will come up.
Here is Sierra, The Sea Pageant Queen, all ready for the Seaside Ball.
Meet another mermaid beauty, her name is Misty Plumbach a flapper mermaid from the 1920's, who loves to party, dance and sing in Sea York City.
Meet the Seahorse Soiree Attendees: Maude and Miranda!
No under sea party would be complete without the Fiji Mermaid, complete in her coconut throne, and glowing tinsel shells. This piece was made from a broken coconut shell I recycled, my charlotte doll head, crepe paper body, shells, dresden trims, tinsel, glitter and more.To see over 200 photos of my various Charlotte Dolls, Projects I have made with them and the Charlotte Doll Supplies to purchase, see their images here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/sets/72157619461473554/ to purchase these
dolls visit my Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220
and Website Store: http://www.moonfairesworld.com/curiosity_shoppe.htm
For custom charlottes which range in price from $25-30, contact me.
Look for my new doll head supplies I just made from 4 new doll molds I just finished, they are: China Head Doll Heads 2.25 inches in size and available un-finished and painted, I have Kewpie Style Heads 1.75 to 2 inches in size, again available un-finished and painted. I have a Large Baby Doll Head about 3.25 inches in size available un-finished, A 2nd Tristan Style called: Harley which is almost 2inches in size, the Marie Antoinette style have been added in painted form today, ujn-finished style added tommorrow, I hoep you enjoy them all!
Magic and Joy!
Lisa!
