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Emma Elf

 Emma and Eli are sitter style dolls, for details on their construction see my Witches of Primville Post 

Emma Elf

20” Tall 10” Wide 10” Deep

Dimensions are with Emma Elf sitting on her black and white checked paper covered wooden cube that is 3.5” x 3.5”

Emma is costumed with rich red cotton full pantaloons that are edged at the bottom with ivory lace. Her blouse is the same rich red cotton with a vintage embroidered collar with a dangle of Christmas balls with a touch of soft red tinsel.

Emma’s blouse is cuffed with the black and white striped holly print fabric lined with red and the cuffs are cinched with white “snowball” beads. Her blouse is accented at the neck with ivory and red polka dot ribbon ruffle and a touch of soft red tinsel with a bit of ivory lace under the ruffle. Emma’s full skirt is from the black and white holly print fabric and is under hemmed with a solid green cotton fabric. Her belt is an ivory, red and black ribbon tied to a bow in the back.  Emma’s hair is a rich brown sheep’s wool fashioned into a messy do, her Elf’s hat is made from the skirt and blouse fabric accented with a red and green vintage button on the brim and a red Christmas ball at the tip accented a bit of soft red tinsel. Emma hold a glittery ivory Christmas wreath with a red and ivory ribbon.

 

 

Eli Elf More Photos

 

Eli Elf

 

Eli Elf

21” Tall 7” Wide 7” Deep

Dimensions are with Eli sitting on his black and white checked paper covered wooden cube that is 3.5” x 3.5”

Eli is costumed with green heavy cotton pants and a darker green cotton shirt.  His shirt is accented with a vintage white cutwork collar embellished with a dangle of small Christmas balls and cuffed with black and white striped holly print lined with red and cinched with white “snowball” beads. His pants bottoms are cinched with the same snowball beads.

Eli is accented at the neck with a black and white polka dotted taffeta ribbon with a touch of soft red tinsel. He is accented at his waist with the white and black striped holly print fabric and has suspenders from his pants fabric held in place front and back with red buttons.

Eli’s hair is golden wool roving topped with his elf hat fashioned from the black and white striped cotton and the green pants fabric embellished with a red snowflake button on the brim and a felted wool ball on top, with touches of the soft red tinsel.  He holds a red felt Christmas tree accented with a red and white Christmas floral pick in a small green paper cone with a red and white ribbon.

Charlotte A Witch who loves Spider Webs

 

An Autumn Witch

 

Barnaby Bones

 Barnaby Bones available in my Etsy shop   Primville  https://primville.etsy.com 

Tall 28" with Hat

Wide  11".

Depth 8"

Barnaby is a Sitter Style Skeleton Doll 

He is costumed in black and grey striped pants, a black cotton print shirt accented with a black on white cotton print cuffs, collar and button placard, with silver bead buttons. His cuffs have silver skeleton buttons and his cuffed pants are cinched at the bottom with little black spiders.

His vest is an orange and purple polka dot cotton print, lined with purple and white polka dot cotton fabric.  He is accented at the waist with some aged cheesecloth and some spikey black halloween garland. 

His top hat is fashioned from artist papers and embellished with ribbon, paper, cheesecloth, feathers and more black spikey garland. 

His hair is black wool roving glued to his bony head.  He has a black and orange polka dot accent at his head and a wonderful jeweled "BOO"  pin pinned on. 

Merigold an Autumn Witch

 

Merigold is 31” Tall with her Hat

                      19” Wide and 14” Depth

 

Her pantaloons are a rust leaf print cotton fabric with off white and rust print cuffs cinched with light amber glass beads.

Slip is a soft moss green and white polka dot cotton fabric under hemmed with ivory and gold polka dot cotton.

Her Skirt is a dark autumn leaf print cotton, under hemmed with gold and white polka dot cotton fabric and edged with a black lace ruffle.

Her waist is accented with ivory lace and her belt is black velvet ribbon tied to a bow in the back.

Merigold has a blouse of gold cotton with leg of mutton sleeves edged at the cuffs and collar with soft decorative trim in gold and autumn hues. Her bodice flower is a metal brooch with pearls secured to her blouse.

Her hair is grey/black wool roving that is fashioned to a soft up do with a few strands framing her face.

Her hat is fabricated from paper and gold polka dot cotton fabric and is embellished with tulle, a lace flower, ribbon, gold beads, silk autumn leaves and feathers.

 

Myopic Milton

 

15” Tall with Hat      6” Wide       5” Deep

 

Milton is a OOAK Sculpted Pumpkin Head attached to a wooden candlestick with a medium brown stain which is mounted to a round wooden base painted off white, distressed and accented with some artist paper.  Milton has a soft off white and black print ruffle accented  with a black and white ribbon bow.  His little tag says optician jeweler, so I added some optical lenses, a pocket watch and some chains.  He wears a pair of glasses firmly secured to his head (otherwise he might lose his way).  His hat is black artist paper accented with some paper trim, a touch of lace, a paper flower and leaves and a couple feathers.  Milton is truly a One of a Kind Pumpkin Head.

 

Harlow A Golden Witch

 

Harlow a Fancy Witch

   Tall               Wide              Deep                          (Sitting)

    29”               17”               15”

 

Harlow is a Fancy girl all costumed in black and gold.

Her pantaloons are a rich gold cotton fabric – edged with black beaded lace appliques. Her underslip is an offwhite soft tulle and she has an overslip of black spider web soft tulle.

Her blouse is an off white cotton accented at the cuffs with beaded appliques and black spider web tulle and is has a soft lacey black collar.  The sleeves are highlighted with criss crosses from black and gold metallic threading.  Her full skirt is a black cotton with a raised gold pattern (much like polka dots) of little diamond shapes, skirt is under hemmed with gold cotton fabric.  Her short overskirt is gold silky fabric with black polka dots and edged with black and clear beading.  Her belt is black velvet with an applique of black beads.

Her blackish/grey hair is a great wool blend that frames her face and is styled to a soft bun in the back. Her hat is fabricated from the same fabric as her skirt and is embellished with golden net ribbon, tulle, netting, fabric flowers, feathers and gold beads.

Her accenting jewelry includes gold and crystal drop earrings, a gold cuff bracelet and a spider and web brooch on her collar. She also has a sweet little black pumpkin with a knob for a stem and is studded with gold and accented with a touch of gold leaf paint.

Chef Bones

 

Chef Bones

 

            Tall                  Wide              Deep                          as shown sitting

Chef     24”                10”                  7”

Sign      7.5”                5”                  4”

 

Chef Bones is costumed in orange and black plaid cotton pants accented at the cuffs with black and orange polka dot cotton and embellished with a couple black skull buttons.

His shirt is a black cotton fabric accented with black and whited striped cotton, the buttons are silver look and he has a touch of aged cheesecloth at his neck.

His hat is made from a heavy off white cotton. He holds a small whisk that has a touch of aged cheesecloth on the handle.

His menu is a small easel style sign that I painted, added paper background and added the printed menu and black bat with glue and then double sealed with a matte varnish. A small black skelly leans against the sign.

The Witches and Dolls of Primville

 

The Witches of Primville

 

 

My witch creations start with a wooden dowel and wire armature under structure, the base or butt is wood and weighted, so they sit quite stable for display, the head, which is styrofoam is secured to the center wooden dowel. The arms and legs are constructed of armature wire which enables them to be carefully repositioned for various poses.  I wrap the under structure with strips of quilt batting and then cover the batting with hand sewn on form fitted muslin.

I sculpt the witches faces and feet with paper clay and sculpt the hands from air dry porcelain clay. The crow is created by sculpting paper clay over styrofoam. When clay dry, I gesso, paint and double seal with a matte varnish.  Using a combination of acrylics, oil paint, distress ink and glazes I am able to accomplish a very witchy look. 

I add hair using wool roving or unraveled homespun wool  by stitching hair to fabric fuse in strips and gluing on strip by strip.  Costuming the witch is such a fun step in my process, I use various fabrics, laces, ribbons and tulle to create a one of a kind look for every witch, adding some jewelry and trinkets to accent.  I really love making their hats, I fabricate the hat from paper or fabric over a paper cone and embellish with ribbon, tulle, netting, lace, feathers and various findings.

During the creation process of my witches, they always seem to take over and are quite witchy about picking just the right fabric or color, I am always amazed with how distinctive they each become.

 

Kathie Ruffner

Houston, TX

Primville

Etsy Shop: Primville

Email kathieprimville@gmail.com

Cell/Text 713 647 1264

Prudence and Crow Beau

 Just revisiting one of my favorite Witches made in 2013 - seems like yesterday