There are some days when you feel like this Cinderella,![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw4Q2NZOuc-75IbvW564v0QZsp64iLBHdn2MFOdwISdvC7UuSHHxtq-hb-dcCJRwedRCFS6zvvc4VBda2PjJONMkkqhUvyHBsYUXaZN4chRTqCaKeWWOexRfoVkQrD1TvqnLuvxpst1Pv/s400/cinderella+orig.jpg)
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And some days when you feel like a princess
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But there are some days when you feel like both!
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This "topsy-turvy" doll was commissioned by a friend. She is made from linen and cotton. Her "rags" side dress is from a lovely homespun linen and her gown side a wonderful vintage damask. I made her hair from a soft felted cashmere sweater. It was sewn on and needlefelted for detail. Her crown was fashioned from vintage rick-rack woven with Lurex and adorned with a vintage pearl earring. I embroidered the faces and used colored pencil for shading.
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But there are some days when you feel like both!
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This "topsy-turvy" doll was commissioned by a friend. She is made from linen and cotton. Her "rags" side dress is from a lovely homespun linen and her gown side a wonderful vintage damask. I made her hair from a soft felted cashmere sweater. It was sewn on and needlefelted for detail. Her crown was fashioned from vintage rick-rack woven with Lurex and adorned with a vintage pearl earring. I embroidered the faces and used colored pencil for shading.
This brings to mind a rhyme from one of my favorite authors:
O kind fairy
No more princes, no more money.
I have had my taste of honey.
I'm wishing for a decent man,
They're hard to find. D'you think you can?
Within a minute, Cinderella
was married to a lovely feller,
A simple jam maker by trade,
who sold good home-made marmalade.
Their house was filled with smiles and laughter
And they were happy ever after.
From "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl
3 comments:
Oh she has turned out to be so beautiful, I would have loved a dolly like this..(still would ha ha) when I was little, you are so inspiring and always make me want to reach out for a needle..
Thankyou for your comments on the article, I havn't seen it yet as soon as I get a copy I shall put it on my blog...oh I am so pleased you have seen it, thankyou my lovely friend for mentioning it.
Hugs and waves
Lynn xx
oh! she came out so lovely (or should I say "they"?) what prettiness, love the touch of the buttons!~
*sigh* I would love to go to PEI someday. It sounds so lovely and picturesque! You need to pack me in your suitcase on the next trip ;)
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