Studio News for August 1st – New Dolls, Ebay Auctions, More…

August 1, 2011September 29, 2011 paulawalton1 Comment

A family photo of the dolls in my studio this week. Not all of them are fully finished and dressed, but all are currently available for sale. 9/29/11 Update - the doll in the pink bonnet, the doll in the brown and red dress and the doll with the blue body have been sold.

Here is a glimpse of the dolls that I am currently working on. Email or call me if you would like to see more photos of a particular doll, or would like to ask questions and prices. Paula@ASweetRemembrance.com or 860-355-5709.

She has SOLD, thank you for looking.

I got a little carried away when I was listing items and set up twenty five auctions. I’m selling several antique dolls, vintage teddy bears and some antique cooking implements. If you’d like to look at every thing I have listed on eBay, click here. Most of these auctions have closed, but there are a few still running for Izannah and Spun Cotton Classes.

Do you want to learn how to make reproduction Izannah Walker dolls??? The sign up deadline for my September doll making retreat is approaching fast. If you can’t come to Connecticut, my class by mail is the next best thing.

My favorite reading this week is the August issue of Antique Doll Collector magazine. It has a fantastic eight and a half page article about the Izannah Walker Reunion held last November by the Doll Collectors of America. The article is full of glorious photos of the 31 antique Izannah Walker dolls that attended. If you don’t already have a copy of this magazine, you need to get one immediately.

Another Izannah Walker article to be on the look out for is one being published in the Christmas issue of Early American Life magazine. I’ve just finished working on my advertisement for that issue, nothing like thinking of Christmas in July! I’m very proud to say that I will be in the 2011 Holiday Directory of Traditional Crafts that will also be in the EAL Christmas issue. Thank you Early American Life!!! This is the 24th time that I’ve been chosen for the Directory 🙂

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Red Hot Summer! This Doll is Now SOLD – Thank You

July 23, 2011September 29, 2011 paulawaltonLeave a comment

The last few days have been scorchingly hot here in Connecticut! Much too warm to garden, or work on the antique cupboards that I’m in the midst of cleaning and painting. So I have been distracting myself from the heat by making doll clothes. Which has worked pretty well for several hours at a time, once I finally made allowances for the heat. It’s been too hot to sew in both my new studio and my sewing room, so I wandered around the house until I found the least stifling hot room and set up a sewing machine. After all, that is why God made portable sewing machines 🙂

My newly claimed sewing area was not without it’s problems. First off, I needed a flat surface to plop the sewing machine on. I didn’t want to haul anything heavy or have to move furniture too far. I wound up grabbing a child size Mission oak desk that was the nearest thing to hand. Not ideal, but I was starting to work up a sweat, so I didn’t really care.

Next it was time to plug in the machine and get it threaded. Oops! No bobbin in the machine. That meant a trek out to my studio through the blazing sun to get one. I grabbed two, just for good measure and came back in the house.

With the machine finally threaded, I started sewing on some glorious early brown and red stripped fabric that I had chosen to make an Izzy dress. More problems, the tension on the Singer Featherweight I was using was off and the machine was skipping stitches. There ensued a small pause for the removal of the offending stitches and tension adjustment. Back to sewing… and still skipping stitches!!! Reread the last two sentences a few times and you’ll begin to see why I trooped back out to my studio to get a different Featherweight! Good thing I have a spare 🙂 Once I cooled down and gulped a glass of iced tea I finally got to sew!

I am quite pleased with the way the dress is turning out and once it’s finished I’m planning to make a Turkey red sunbonnet to go with it, as well as a red embroidered apron. I had such a good time sorting through my antique fabrics and picking out just the right ones, that I almost managed to forget I was hot 🙂

I hope that where ever you are that you’ve managed to find a moderately cool spot of your own. This doll has been sold. Thank you for stopping by to look at her:)

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Now Sold -This Doll is Ready to Travel with Her Sunbonnet to Keep Those Pesky Freckles Away

July 15, 2011September 29, 2011 paulawaltonLeave a comment

SOLD – THANK YOU FOR LOOKING

Pink, pink and more pink with tucks, flounces, ribbons and bows.

Please feel free to call or email me if you have any questions or need more information or additional photos. You may purchase her on my website, where there is a shopping cart, automated checkout and detailed description. Or if you are just too hot and tired to deal with filling in the order form, call me at 860-355-5709 and I will do everything for you 🙂

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This Doll is Now Up for Auction on eBay – SOLD – Thank you

July 9, 2011July 11, 2011 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Thank you so much for looking! This doll is now sold. You may custom order her younger sister:) by calling 860-355-5709 or emailing me paula@asweetremembrance.com.

I’ve just finished listing this doll on eBay. She is up for auction with a wardrobe of two dresses, an antique indigo print summer dress and a brown reproduction Civil War era brown cotton print dress for fall and winter. You know how important it is for a girl to have a choice of ensembles 🙂 .

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Dolls Fresh Out of My Studio and Available Now

June 28, 2011August 6, 2011 paulawaltonLeave a comment

These are the dolls I have available for sale at the moment. Please feel free to call or email me if you are interested in buying one of them, or if you have any questions or would like to see additional photos. 860-355-5709 paula@asweetremembrance.com Click on any photo to enlarge.

SOLD 16 inch tall reproduction Izannah Walker boy. Made with a pressed cloth head, just like Izannah Walker made her dolls. The mold for this doll was taken directly from one of my original antique Izannah Walker dolls. $1250

SOLD Another view of 16 inch reproduction Izannah Walker boy. He is wearing a pleated linen tunic and trousers, plus a linen chemise.

SOLD Here is how he looks underneath it all. Notice his red topped painted boots and vintage red polished cotton second skin.

18 inch reproduction Izannah Walker doll. An all cloth doll, made with a pressed cloth head, just like Izannah Walker did. She is filled with organic cotton stuffing, which is equivalent to that used in the originals. $1250

Full view of 18 inch Izannah Walker reproduction doll. She is wearing a dress made from antique “double pink” calico. Underneath her dress is a chemise, patelettes, two petticoat and painted shoes.

Detail of 18 inch reproduction Izannah Walker doll’s hand.

SOLD 18 inch reproduction Izannah Walker doll dressed in unused antique indigo calico dress. This sweet dreamy girl wears a strand of red coral beads around her neck, underneath her gown she is dressed in a lace trimmed chemise and pantalettes, plus an antique petticoat. All cloth construction, with pressed cloth head made in the manner that Izannah Walker made her original dolls. $1250

SOLD Close-up of reproduction Izannah Walker doll in indigo dress.

SOLD Detail of curls and the back of her head.

SOLD Painted boots with scalloped tops, trimmed in red.

Design Your Own Doll

I have one doll that is ready to be dressed. Here is your chance to pick and choose amongst my antique fabrics to get just the right outfit for the Izannah that you have always wanted! You may select the fabrics, style of dress, chemise, pantalettes and petticoat. Additionally you may choose the color of her second skin and pick between bare feet and painted boots. $1250 complete.

If you love making your own doll clothes, it would be possible to purchase the finished doll without clothing and with a copy of my Izannah Walker Doll Clothes Pattern. Call or email me to inquire if you are interested in this option.

18 inch reproduction all cloth Izannah Walker doll, with pressed cloth head. All ready for you to choose her finishing details. You pick her clothing fabrics and styles.

Reproduction Izannah Walker doll with two curls in front of each ear and short cropped hair at the nape of her neck.

A Fantastic Deal

Here are two wonderful black reproduction Izannah Walker dolls. I enjoyed making these doll immensely, but sadly they have turned out not to be as popular as I had hoped. Apparently there must have been a reason that Izannah Walker made so few black dolls These two young ladies are looking for a new home and to speed them on their way I’m offering them to you at half the cost of their sisters. This is a wonderful chance to get a very special doll at a very good price.

SOLD Black reproduction Izannah Walker doll. 18 inches tall, all cloth, fully dressed.

SOLD 18 inch black reproduction Izannah Walker doll. Fully dressed, all cloth doll without the bonnet.

You may also commission custom made dolls, call or email to discuss all of your options.

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Online Show Open at www.paulawalton.com

June 24, 2011June 20, 2012 paulawaltonLeave a comment

***Thank you to everyone who came to the show last year in 2011!!! I hope you are enjoying your purchases. I’m not doing an online show in 2012 because we are having a wedding in the family instead. ***

The show is open! Hours – Friday, June 24th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time through 10 p.m. Sunday, June 26th.

The show includes dolls, antique bears and toys, vintage and antique cooking items, small handcrafted treasures plus a few surprises for sale on a first come basis. So don’t wait!

The show is posted on my blog, www.paulawalton.com. You will be able to view the show by visiting paulawalton.com from 8 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24th through 10 p.m. Eastern Time June 26th. If you see something you would like to buy, you can either email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com or call me at 860-355-5709, please no phone calls before 9 a.m. or after 10p.m. Eastern Time. I will be accepting checks, money orders and Paypal for payment. You may also place items on lay away. If you would like to pay using Paypal, I will invoice you. If you wish to pay with a credit card, you may do so through Paypal as a guest – you do not have to open a Paypal account.

As always everything, except carousel horses and large pieces of furniture, will include free shipping. If it is possible for you to come pick your purchases up in person, then I will subtract a bit from your total 🙂

I will be posting additional items throughout the weekend, so check back 🙂

Click on these links to go right to the show:

Dolls

Bears

Sewing & Fabric

Antique Children’s and Doll’s Furniture

Fanciful Hand Wrought Goods

Antique Kitchen and Cooking

Want to see more??? Visit my main website for more of my work.

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You Are Invited…

June 11, 2011June 20, 2012 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Less than two weeks to go until my 1st Online Show. Join me on Friday June 24th, 2011 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time for the opening night of my web only show and sale.

There will be dolls, antique bears and toys, vintage and antique cooking items, small handcrafted treasures plus a few surprises for sale on a first come basis. So don’t be late!

The show will be posted on my blog, www.paulawalton.com. You will be able to view the show by visiting paulawalton.com from 8 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24th through 10 p.m. Eastern Time June 26th. If you see something you would like to buy, you can either email me at paula@asweetremembrance.com or call me at 860-355-5709, please no phone calls before 9 a.m. or after 10p.m. Eastern Time. I will be accepting checks, money orders and Paypal for payment. You may also place items on lay away. If you would like to pay using Paypal, I will invoice you. If you wish to pay with a credit card, you may do so through Paypal as a guest – you do not have to open a Paypal account.

Want to make sure that you don’t forget to come to the show??? Sign up for my mailing list and I will send you a reminder

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Ringlets, Corkscrew Curls and Long Curls…

May 31, 2011May 31, 2011 paulawaltonLeave a comment

Doll ringlets 400_6764 — Sneak Peek!!! This doll will be for sale during my upcoming Online Show June 24th - 26th.

Today I spent the whole morning painting curls. It occurred to me while I was painting that not everyone has had as much experience with long curls as I have 🙂 I think that it is much easier to paint curls if you think of them in terms of real hair. So here is a quick how-to hair styling lesson, with my my personal tips gleaned from a lifetime of ringlets!

As soon as my hair was long enough to brush around my mother’s finger, she started rolling my hair in what she called “long curls”.

After shampooing and brushing out all of the tangles in your hair, section off a small amount of hair and catch it between your two middle fingers, at the point where you wish the curl to begin. Use a soft bristled brush to start brushing the hair around your first two fingers (for tighter curls brush it only around your index finger).

Continue brushing the hair around your fingers until you reach the end of the strand. To hold the curl in place while it dries, slip a long bobby pin in one side of the curl, from the bottom up. If you plan to sleep on the wet curls or do anything very active while your hair dries, use a hair clip that will fasten closed instead of bobby pins.

When your hair is dry, remove the pins and the curls should naturally lengthen and fall into place.

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Dolls Currently Available for Sale – SOLD

April 27, 2011July 24, 2011 paulawalton2 Comments

The doll featured in my May ad in Antique Doll Collector sold this morning. She will soon be traveling to her new home in upstate New York.

Sold

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See Me in Dolls Magazine

April 22, 2011 paulawalton2 Comments

As you probably already know, 2011 is my 25th anniversary as a professional doll maker and craftswoman. The image above appeared in the May issue of Dolls magazine. I’m also featured in the June issue of Dolls in their News and Notes section. Thank you Dolls!