Two lovely young ladies, currently available for sale. Miss “A” NOW SOLD – Thank you for looking, dressed in antique “double pink” fabrics, with two curls in front of each ear and seven more along the nape of her neck and her dearest friend Miss “B”, wearing a madder brown dress and straw colored crocheted bonnet. Both girls may be purchased directly from my main website Paula Walton’s A Sweet Remembrance. Click here to read all about Miss “A” and click here for Miss “B’s” particulars.
SOLD Miss “A” and her two bunny friends.SOLD Miss “A’s” hand made red leather shoes are trimmed in hand dyed silk ribbons that have been carefully matched to faded antique originals.SOLD She has one charming “make-do” sleeve, that almost, but not quite matches the rest of her dress fabric. Her dress has a “false hem” made from a third antique “double pink” fabric.SOLD Note the details of her white cotton and crochet work bonnet and her hand strung pink bone beads.SOLD Curls!SOLD “May I have this dance?” Sometimes a girl just feels like waltzing…SOLD Miss “B” adores her new straw colored antique crochet work bonnet with it’s silk ribbons and rosettes!SOLD Note the details of her bonnet, real coral beads and lace trimmed chemise.SOLD Miss “B” (on the right) pays a visit to her great grandmother a doll made by Izannah Walker herself! (on the left)SOLD A Side view of her bonnet.SOLD Back view of Miss “B’s” bonnet.
A Note About the Easter Bonnets
SOLD The girls love showing off their new Easter bonnets.
Do you remember turning acorn caps into doll dishes and using handkerchiefs for dolly diapers and shawls when you were a child? My mother used to help me fashion doll clothes out of objects we found around the house. I’m sure that this is a long standing mother and daughter tradition since I occasionally come across antique doll clothing that children have made from little bits of this and that.
I was sitting in my studio, thinking about Easter bonnets, when my eye happened to light on a pile of crocheted doilies… Suddenly I could just see them turning into beautiful, lacy Easter sunbonnets! I loved the idea of recreating one of my childhood traditions and I hope that you are as captivated by the bonnets and the story behind them as I am.
Would You Like to Get to Know Miss “A” & “B” Better?
If you have any questions about Misses “A” or “B”, or would like to see additional photographs, I would be more than happy to accommodate you. Email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com or call me at 860-355-5709. Lay-away is available on terms to meet your budget.
My name is Paula Walton. I’m a working craftsperson. I’ve been self-employed since 1986, when I started selling the items that I make under the name A Sweet Remembrance. Among other things, I am a doll maker, a dressmaker that specializes in reproduction women’s and children’s clothing, maker of spun cotton ornaments and holiday figures, and a freelance designer. Upon occasion I write magazine articles and am a Craftsperson in Residence. I teach and do demonstrations quite frequently, plus I was previously the director and curator of a small museum in Connecticut.
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