Welcome! Please come in and meet my latest reproduction Izannah Walker dolls. They are two little Lizzybit sisters, both slightly smaller than the normal 16 inch height of the Lizzybits that I usually make. ❤
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One of the things I love the most about Izannah Walker’s original dolls is the way that each doll is an individual, even if you are comparing two dolls whose heads were made in the same mold… It’s an inherent, magical property of pressed cloth heads.
As with any antique doll, you can sometimes read the doll’s story through the clothing they wear, and have accumulated throughout time.
These Lizzybit sisters reflect very different personalities in their faces and expressions. As I worked on them I decided that I also wanted their clothing to also show those personalities. I have intentionally made their dresses so that each fabric, design choice, and detail would capture and convey their imagined histories.
For several years I have been saving snippets and remnents of antique indigo print fabrics to use in sewing “Make-do” dresses for my family of antique Izannahs. My original dress plan for both sisters was to use the very pretty double pink backing fabric from a damaged antique quilt that I had acquired for just such a purpose. The front side of this quilt was pieced together from all sorts of different “scrap” print fabrics. As I carefully removed the all of the hand sewn quilting stitches I started thinking about my indigo make-do dress project, and picturing just how sweet it would be to make these two little dolls double pink make-do dresses! So I gathered up all of the little scraps of double pink fabrics that I have been hoarding for the perfect occasion, and began dreaming up just the right dresses for each sister ❤
Here is what you need to know to buy a doll: All of my dolls are sold on a “first come” basis. I only have two dolls to sell today. To purchase either of them email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com You are welcome to ask questions, but please note that asking a question is not the same as making a commitment to buy and will not “hold your place in line” if someone else asks to buy the doll. When each Lizzybit sells I will mark her SOLD asap. I offer a discount if you pay by check or money order. Paypal is also accepted for payment. Free priority mail shipping & full insurance to any U.S. address. Unfortunately I am not shipping to any other countries at the current time.
Thank you so very much for your interest in my work, and for patiently sticking with me during the past two plus years as I have delt with some major issues within my c. 1790 home! I truly appreciate all of you! When you purchase my work you are helping sustain and maintain my remnent of an 18th century New England farm
( I am currently only accepting payment in U.S. currency and only shipping to U.S. addresses.)
SOLD Lizzybit A ~ $1695.00 – $1645 if paying by check or moneyorder. (price includes priority USPS shipping with full insurance to any U.S. address). 15.5 inches tall, with painted wispy hair around her face and more short little wisps in back. To me this Lizzybit has a very sweet, proper, and somewhat solemn expression. She is dressed in a full set of undergarments, chemise, split pantalettes, and petticoat all trimmed with antique lace and featuring antique button closures. Her pretty, and oh so proper, dress is made from two different antique douple pink printed fabrics and features full gathered and banded sleeves, a drawstring neckline and a button waistband. Her black painted boots are accented by a red band around their tops.
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SOLD Lizzybit B ~ $1695.00 – $1645 if paying by check or moneyorder. (price includes priority USPS shipping with full insurance to any U.S. address). 15.25 inches tall, with painted wispy hair around her face, and more short little wisps in back. Can you tell just by looking at Lizzybit B that she and Izzybelle are very dear friends? They always have the best of intentions, but somehow manage to find themselves in some rather amusing situations, and troublesome predicaments… Bold, fearless little dolls that have a few tomboy tendencies, and hearts of gold. ❤ Lizzybit B is also dressed in a full set of undergarments, chemise, split pantalettes, and petticoat, all trimmed with antique lace and featuring antique button closures. Her make-do and mend dress is comprised of five different double pink fabrics. It has growth tucks in the sleeves and in the skirt. Both the neckline and the waistband of her dress close with drawstrings, as she is simply too squirmy to hold still for buttons and button holes. The back of her left sleeve has a little heart shaped patch because she ripped her sleeve one afternoon while climbing the apple tree (something that she is strictly forbidden to do). She has the same black painted boots with red trim as her sister does,
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