Corky Charlottes

In the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

we are swapping

Corky Charlottes.

A corky Charlotte is a doll

whose body is a wine or champagne cork

and whose head is an antique

 German bisque doll head.

This is my doll for

Terri. 

 

And this is the beautiful little lady

I received from her.



 

Aren't they the sweetest?

These are so much fun to make

and I'm certain this won't

be my last!

 

Hope you're all having a

wonderful weekend!



Oh You Beautiful Doll! & A New Matchbox Swap!

My love affair with dolls goes way back.

I have fond memories of playing with my Barbie and Midge dolls

for hours on end.

 

Several years ago one of my favorite creative pastimes was

making paper dolls, most were sold on ebay.

 MerKitten

Man in the Moon ATC Doll

Catrina

 &

 Santa Cat

were just a few.

 

I also collect dolls of all kinds.

 Miniatures are always appealing,

 and musical dolls are an extension of my

music box addiction.

 Handmade artist dolls are particularly special as I am well aware

of the hours of love and skill put into creating

a one of kind keepsake.

 

I recently participated in my first mixed media doll swap.

We swapped dolls made from

vintage salt and pepper shakers and antique doll heads.

 These are my dolls

 and this is the beauty I received from my partner

 Amy.

 

I'm currently participating in a cork doll swap.

 This charming girl was created by our talented swap hostess

Melanie.

 

And there's nothing like an altered skelly doll

for Halloween!

This guy was swapped out last year.
 

I can't believe it took me this long to translate my

love of dolls

into a matchbox swap!!!

I hope you'll join me in celebrating

dolls of all kinds.

Sign-ups are open now

HERE.



The Girls

The girls are actually altered salt and pepper shaker dolls

I made for a swap in our

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group.

Their heads are from antique porcelain dolls who lost their bodies

a long, long time ago in Germany.

 I've given them crowns (the tall blonde has a fleur de lis crown!) and dressed them in some lovely vintage fabrics and adorned them with

assorted bits and baubles.

The girls will be traveling to their new homes tomorrow...

both of my swap partners happen to live in

Knoxville

so perhaps they'll get to visit

each other again.

Enjoy your Sunday!