Atticbabys

Young Queen Anne Doll

2010-07-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

more cherub-like, rounder cheeked Queen Anne.
She is really a toddler but prefers to be treated
as a baby,,,
so I went with it,, all the way, and even dressed her in bonnet and
simple empire waist gown.
Growing up should never be rushed!! It will happen soon enough! Trust me!

Click here to visit her on Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

♥Nan

Well ya knew I had to do it!

2009-12-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

hat's right ... a minuscule version of an early Grodnertal Tuck comb doll.
This one is 4.5" ... I modeled her after one of John Darcy Noble's dolls. (Here she is posing with a picture of said doll from his book of antique dolls...

oh and her teensy 1" pull toy sheep was challenging, to say the least, oh my!

Now on Ebay HERE

Dolls enjoy dollhouses too!!!

2009-10-04T15:50:00.000-07:00

wee bit of a thing here, 6.5" to be exact.... I love all things mini and I'll bet that is why I cannot get enough of these dollhouse sized Izzys. I have a collection of mini paper houses and this one is a copy from my original... She happens to have claimed it for her very own. Of course I was not able to say "no" to that face !
;-)
Click here to visit her on Ebay

A little Jane Austen anyone?

2009-08-23T19:52:00.000-07:00

I'm drawn to the more simpler times.... how about you?
This lady just seems to evoke just such an era...

You can see her on Ebay by clicking here...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330354583377&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Edward Tulane doll just in time for Easter!

2010-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:00

ou would think with such a fancy pocket watch that Edward could
be a little more punctual!!! Well I must admit that it is not all
his fault,,, I might have had something to do with.
Anyway he will be on Ebay this Evening for a 5 day auction
so that he can arrive in time for Easter Sunday (if he doesn't
lose his watch in meantime that is)LOL

Click HERE if you'd like to visit him on Ebay!

Tiny 4.5" dollhouse size Queen Anne style Doll

2010-06-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

ust a little something (and boy do I mean little) I have up for adoption on ebay this evening..Just a teeny tiny bit of a thing with lots of personality. She is such a sweet and gentle old soul!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Click here if you'd like to see her up close and personal!

Message in a bottle! Alice's Adventure began without me!

2010-05-13T21:21:00.000-07:00

ell we arrived home safe and sound from our amazing trip to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri!
( A big THANKYOU to all who left encouraging messages while away... You just don't know how much they meant to me!!!) I will share more about the trip and ceremony later.... it requires a whole post all to itself. I just want to wait til my soldier boy is not within hugging distance. He is my priority at the moment, and gladly! :-)

While away, we left poor Alice all on her lonesome and on our return, we found her holding a glass bottle with a handwritten note saying "drink me" . Hmmmmm, since it appears to be empty I can assume she did as told and well the rest is history (so to speak).
You can see her on Ebay Sunday Evening!
She'd love you to visit her there! to do so, Click Here

Tsk Tsk, shame shame!

2010-05-01T10:30:00.001-07:00

ver a month since my last post!!!??? How did this happen? Just busy with life really. Went to Florida for part of it, which was so lovely and oh so relaxing! Now preparing to leave this Monday for Missouri to pick up my son. He just finished basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and is coming home for a couple of weeks, than off to Fort Hood!!!! I'm so excited to see him and could not be more proud.

(Here's me looking off our balcony - quite the view, yes?)

But I have not neglected my doll-making entirely. I've been wanting to create another "Alice in Wonderland" for some time now.... and with the movie just out (which i still have not seen btw), was the much needed inspiration.

When we get back on the 8th of May I hope to get her finished and listed on Ebay.
Sure hope ya'll are having a beautiful and productive spring!!!!!

Grodner Tal Doll -Work in Progress

2009-05-08T09:39:00.000-07:00

UPDATE::: Just had to snap a quick pic of my pretty bouquet and little Grodner Tal with her newly attached limbs. Life is Good!
Hope everyone had a Happy Mothers Day!!!

I've finally gotten around at trying my hand on a "Grodner Tal" Doll. These dolls were carved completely out of wood in the early 19th century..... I cheated and started with a wooden finial and tweaked it a bit or alot, lol! Sure wish I had a lathe! I'm making mine with a "tuck-comb" hairstyle.
I'm carving her little legs and arms from clothes pins. Not sure how to attach yet?
Here's a picture of her so far.... (you can barely see the photo of an original in background).
I'll try to snap some pics of her arms/legs a little later, but right now my camera battery is charging.
Thanks for visiting!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend too!

The Miraculaous Journey of Edward Tulane doll

2008-12-23T09:37:00.000-08:00

My best friend since the 5th grade, lent me one of her most cherished children's books,("The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane") and I must say it moved me in more ways than I thought possible. It is the sweetest story about a favorite, spoiled toy rabbit learning to love, and to appreciate the ones who love him. Do yourself a favor and find this book to read and pass along. I think children would really benefit from it too.
Of course I just had to bring him to life ,...may I introduce, Mr. Edward Tulane !

click here to visit him on ebay if you'd like!

5" Tuck Comb wooden Dolly

2010-03-16T17:53:00.000-07:00

ith spring just around the corner (and thank goodness for that),
I've got just the right sized dolly to fit in a bird's nest..
or perhaps someone's Easter basket?
Awwwww.
Please take a peek , (or should i say peep), at
my tiny 5" gal on Ebay? (Click Here)

Love is in the air!

2010-02-08T15:50:00.000-08:00

ove is in the air... I seem to be quite infatuated with these
tiny creatures..
Here is another sweet teeny Queeny just in time for
Valentines Day..... Treat yourself,,,,,, because you
deserve it!!
Dolly Smiles and hugs,
Nancy

Click here to see her on ebay

Cloth Queen Anne Doll

2010-03-02T17:04:00.001-08:00

y much simpler version of a Queen Anne and not quite so challenging to these old eyes of mine, LOL !!!
Can you see her tiny sampler?
Click here if you'd like to see her on Ebay

"Itsy bitsy teeny weeny" Izannah Walker doll

2010-02-11T13:47:00.000-08:00

ll that is missing is the "yellow polka dot bikini" ,,,, haha, I crack myself up!
If it were not so very cold here, she just may have been wearing one!
But instead we have gone with a simple blue and white striped dress for now...

She and her minute pug will be on Ebay this evening along with her cousin, the Teeny Queeny (below)
Click here to view both auctions if you'd like

My latest Izannah Walker Doll

2007-03-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows me, also knows how much I adore Izannah Walker dolls. Most definately my fave of all the dolls of old.
It is such a challenging doll to try and interpret. The clothing alone on the originals were works of art!
Every time I make one, I learn something & try something a little bit different. This gal is on Ebay starting Mar.7, 2007. click here to see my ebay offering

2009-05-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

Plain ol' rag-doll and her favored dolly are up for adoption this evening on Ebay. ~CLICK HERE to see~

Minuscule Queen Anne

2009-11-03T08:29:00.000-08:00

o very, very petite,,, standing at only 4.5".
My hand looks huge! It really isn't I promise!
She's a handful alright,(in more ways than one, lol ! )

click on the picture to get a closer look..
I have discovered that it is really difficult to photograph such tiny beings!

We hope to go on ebay this evening, depending on if she cooperates
during her photo shoot or not ;-)

Will keep ya posted,
Thanks for visiting!!!
Nan and Anne

UPDATE
Just listed , you can click here to see if you'd like

teeny queeny

2010-01-28T15:03:00.000-08:00

ll things small seem to speak to me. I have forever had a fascination for minis and have shadowboxes chock full to hold them in. I didn't realize it would carry over into my dollmaking like it has,,, but for now I'll just go with the flow. Hope you like my latest Teeny Queen Anne. She will be available on Ebay this evening. Click here.

OOPs I did it again !!

2009-05-28T17:32:00.000-07:00

Nope not the song, but my confession..... I was asked to make a special order for
an Itty Izzy and ended up with twins, lol ! Here's the one that was
rejected, poor thing. I sure hope someone will give her a good home.
She is up for adoption this evening on Ebay. Click here if ya wanna take
a looky see.

Wooden Tuck comb Doll

2009-05-14T06:51:00.000-07:00

Would have been finished yesterday, but she insisted I make her a poke bonnet!
Well with that finally done, here she is showing it off, lol. She will be listed tonight on Ebay. CLICK HERE To visit her Auction

Sad Izannah Walker doll

2009-08-07T15:37:00.001-07:00

Why the long face?
Poor child won't tell me what the matter is!
Have you ever seen anything more pathetic?
I sure hope she will smile once she
finds a new family... Hoping to finish her
dress up by Sunday.
Have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLICK HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HER!

~On her pedestal~ Another Wooden, Grodnertal Tuck Comb Doll

2009-07-20T09:23:00.000-07:00

What is this dolly perched upon you ask?
Why it is her little presentation box....
If you look closely, (click on the pictures to enlarge) you can see a name on the sampler attached to the lid?
That is what I've named her... Please meet, Mary Susannah Causton, born in 1864. Wish I was aging as gracefully as she! ;-)
She just loves how it makes her feel when she is placed atop of this box. Like "Queen of the World!!!!"

She will be on Ebay (click here) this evening if all goes well.
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Sincerely,
Nan

Edward Tulane doll

2009-10-26T14:24:00.000-07:00

his is one fancy rabbit! All dressed up and ready to for Ebay this evening!
I'd like you to meet my latest "Edward Tulane". The main character from the incredible book, "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate Dicamillo.
I've had so many requests for another, so here he is, in his finest.
Quite the gentlemen don't ya think? Click here if you'd like to visit him on ebay

Teeny Queeny just in time!

2009-12-16T16:23:00.000-08:00

or Christmas that is! I'm going to put her on Ebay this evening just in case someone NEEDS a last minute gift for themselves or someone they love!!! She won't take up much room under the tree either at only 5 inches tall. And comes with her own gift box too!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2009-12-22T08:02:00.001-08:00

ERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, MY DEAR BLOG AND DOLLY FRIENDS!!!