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Christine Alvarado’s Dolls

PinkOnHead — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:05:52 +0000

Christine Alvarado’s Dolls Du Buh Du Designs
Her dolls are incredibly beautiful, they charm! Since I’ve seen Christine’s dolls I know I must have one.

Sukie
Polymer clay doll is approx 13.5″ from head to toe. She is painted using the finest European acrylics available and sealed with a UV protective matt varnish.Sukie’s dress is made of greenish-gold & pink dupioni silk with sequined embroidered lace and crinkled blue grey tulle. Her headband is made of silk cording with rhinestone floral “barrette” and her auburn colored bobbed hair is made of viscose. Sukie’s butterfly catcher is approx. 4.5″ long and is made of wood, wire, tulle and metallic embroidery thread. Inside the catcher is a small silk butterfly coated with a light coat of varnish.

Ilka
14″ polymer clay doll, painted wtih acrylics and matte vanish (dress made of silks,batik fabric and tulle.

Saskia

Roisin

Sylvia
Sylvia, as with all of Christine’s art dolls, is made of strong Polymer Clay and painted in acrylics with a matte varnish for protection. She has a foil armature in her torso and head and has a wire through both for extra support. She is approx. 14″ from head to toe. Sylvia’s eyes are painted green.

Mauve

Brighid

To see more Christine Alvarado’s art dolls visit her blog or Flickr

Now I have only one doll – Nastka, I bought her on Wroclaw’s flea market couple years ago.

Cards and Dolls by Cara Carmina

PinkOnHead — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:49:31 +0000

Cara Carmina children illustrator who do a little of everything and like a lots of things like colors, paper, textures, children books, fabrics, dolls…
I discovered today her dolls and cards on Flickr and just love it.

Postcards:

Dolls:

Paper Horse Inspired by Ann Wood

PinkOnHead — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:29:43 +0000

Paper Horse

Paper Horse Second Side

Ann Wood Horse Tutorial
I’ve downloaded pattern from Ann’s side and started my silver-black horse.
I used scissors, yogurt lids, black paper, cardboard, craft glue, toothpicks and beads.
The hardest think was to cut horse from cardboard and to make horse legs moving.

Paper Horse Tool Kit

Paper Horse Second Try

I’m sure that it isn’t my last horse in fact I’m working on next.