This is how tiny the slippers are. I just adore them. It's been a dream of mine to make tiny, precious shoes for a doll since grade 6. I've been beading their shoes up to this point, but on the scale i work with, they end up looking too bulky for the doll's feet because even the tiniest of seed beads and crystals are still disproportionately large for a 1:6 scale foot. I mean, they do the job, but i'm always trying to improve on my technique and execution and so, for the last two or so years i've been wanting to make slippers from a precious metal, such as gold or silver. This is the very first pair cast in Sterling. I carved them and the bracelets in jewelers wax, which was very tricky because you have to account for the shrinkage of metal during casting. So, there was quite a bit of guesswork involved into how big i should actually make them; too big and they will not look good on the foot, too small and they will not fit the foot. And you can't exactly squeeze a porcelain foot into a metal shoe. It has to go in freely. So, I calculated the best i could and they turned out perfectly! I'll see if i can have molds of these made for a limited edition run. Let me know if any body's interested in having these for their Enchanted Doll. They are solid silver and won't be cheap.The new Scheherezade doll is wearing over 120 grams of silver on her body. She will be unveiled in the September issue of the Haute Doll Magazine along with 2 more new costumed dolls.
Doll Accessories
New things.
Banshee is modeling the new crown and the new print dress. The dress is in the test stage at the moment. This crown and this dress probably won't end up in the same composition together as i plan to make a different, medieval-looking crown for the gown. It's the new limited Edition Snow White in the works. With the the lidded coffin and apple and everything...
Gold overlay ornament
This is a sample of one of the dolls i'm working on at the moment. She has raised 24 k Gold overlay ornament all over her body. I plan to assemble her by the end of the week but will hold off photographing her until she is complete with some sort of an ethnic head dress and a veil. Pictures will probably be up mid May.I can decorate any nude doll with designs such as these ones and if this type of ornamentation is something you fancy, i can do it for your nude. However it must be done at the same time as the overall doll painting. It can no longer be done after the doll has been assembled. It is technically possible to do, but is extremely counter productive as it will require that i disassemble the doll, strip all the leather and glue, remove the hair and repaint and re-fire the entire doll a couple of times over. Like i said-counter productive. Extra charge applies to this feature and is determined based on the amount of work and gold paint it requires. You can find rates for small jewelry such as rings and bracelets in the Doll Request form.PS- this is the new, petite upper body i was talking about previously
Long Awaited Crown
Well, today is a good day, Enchanted Doll fans. There will be lots of new photos uploaded on the site tonight, including a photo of the Gold body ornament.Remember that Sterling silver head ornament line i announced several weeks ago. Well, I finally finished the first one. This piece is based somewhat on Agnetha's crown, but is quite different in design. I carved it in wax and had it cast in Sterling Silver. This is the very fist trial-cast and it didn't turn out that great. The next one will be better. At this point it's in the first stage of completion. The pieces will be sold in different stages and prices will be different for each one.Stage 1: Cleaned and polishes,'naked' silverStage 2: Enamel is applied to granules to create the illusion of stonesStage 3: Additional silver ornament is added to the piece. Eg. discs, dangles, chains, etc.Stage 4: 24k Gold platingI have yet to determine the prince for this particular piece. I will post a picture for each stage as i continue to work on it.We're shooting all day today, so keep your eyes open for more!
First Silver Head piece for Nudes.
The first piece in the Sterling Silver line of ornate head ornaments for my nude dolls will be available for sale in the Doll accessory section of my site sometime next week. It's a crown ornament, similar to the one Agnetha is wearing. I'm just waiting to pick it up from the foundry on Monday morning. I'm really excited to see it. For those of you who are interested in my headpieces i'll warn you in advance-they won't be cheap.I gotta go and put the last coat of paint on my new guy.