We hope you can join us tonight for a bit of Halloween fun & whimsy! 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time – don’t be late!
Spooky Fun Tonight!
Annabelle & Annalee Are Homeward Bound
The twins, Annabelle and Annalee, are headed to their new home. ❤
I truly love these twins! There is something so magical about doubles. I tried my best to capture the twin’s beguiling personalities, but have to say they are much more engaging in person! I made their matching dresses in one of my very favorite styles, from an amazing piece of pristine c. 1850 double pink print cotton. At the beginning of the summer I was fortunate enough to run across a bag filled with the fabric stash of some long ago quilter… The bag contained a few pieced blocks, many applique cut outs and quite a bit of unused fabric. It was an unbelievable find!
SOLD – One New Doll Available and Looking For a Loving Home
SOLD – THANK YOU FOR LOOKING! Good evening! The EAFAT Marketplace is closed for today, but if anyone would like to ask questions about my newest doll, made from my Isane mold, I am available this evening. 🙂 If you are curious about any of her details, or would like to buy her, please email paula@asweettremembrance.com.
18 inch, historically accurate, reproduction Izannah Walker doll. All cloth, with pressed cloth head made in a handmade mold of one of the antique Izannah Walker dolls in my own personal collection. Painted with artist oils in the manner of the original dolls. Dressed in a chemise, split pantalettes, broderie anglaise petticoat, dress with banded drawstring neckline, tucked skirt and sleeves and broderie anglaise trim along the hemline, stockings, and leather shoes. All clothing fabrics, laces, buttons and drawstrings are antique, made from garments and quilts that could no longer be restored. For additional information about my dolls please visit my website http://asweetremembrance.com/…/Izannah-Walker-Reproduction-… SOLD $1400.00 with free insured shipping to any U.S. address. Payment by Paypal, Credit Card, Personal Check or Money Order. If you are interested in purchasing this doll please message me through facebook or email paula@asweetremembrance.com. Thank you so much for looking!!! These photos and close-ups are also on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ASweetRemembrance/?ref=bookmarks
Click on any of the photos below to enlarge it.
SOLD – I’ve Just Posted My Doll to The Early American Folk Art & Trades Marketplace
SOLD – More photos and a full description are posted on my Marketplace listing. Click here.
You may also see many, many more detailed photos of this doll on Paula Walton’s A Sweet Remembrance facebook page by clicking on this link. While you are there, if you “LIKE” my page you can get notifications whenever there are new posts.
Boo!!! You Are Invited to Trick or Treat with Us on Saturday, October 22nd
Next Saturday evening, October 22nd, you may hear knocking… followed by small giggles coming from your pc, laptop, tablet or phone. Don’t be scared! It will just be all of my little Izzies coming to trick-or-treat. ❤ They would very much like it if you would join us here on http://www.izannahwalker.com for their Haunted Halloween Hour at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Oct 15 at 10 AM to Oct 16 at 4 PM Eastern Time
I will be selling one of my reproduction Izannah Walker dolls at the Marketplace. 🙂 Click this link to visit the Marketplace.
A Sneak Peek at the Isane I am Making for The Early American Folk Arts & Trades Marketplace on Facebook October 15 & 16
On Saturday morning I will be participating in an online facebook only event. Fifty + amazing artists who belong to the Early American Folk Art and Trades group will be offering some of their work for sale. I will be selling this sweet 18 inch Isane, who will have bare feet, handmade pink leather shoes, with a matching bead necklace, antique white cotton dress trimmed in broderie anglaise, antique white cotton chemise & pantalettes, plus a broderie anglaise petticoat. If you use facebook, please consider dropping by to see all of the wonderful handmade folk art treasures https://www.facebook.com/events/1213533635380525/?active_tab=discussion
Suzanne’s Izzybelle
This little Izzybelle is a special order doll for Suzanne. Izzybelle has packed her clothes and is all ready to travel to her new home. ❤ She can hardly wait!
Izzybelle has a tiny gold thimbe necklace.
Izzybelle’s second skin is made from pale blue antique linen.
Izzybelle’s knee length chemise makes a perfect nighty too!
Dark blue homespun checked dress, with cartridge pleating, growth tuck and pointed sleeve overlays.
My antique Izzybelle (on the right) poses with her new sister (on the left)/
Izzybelle’s second dress has pagoda sleeves. Her new mom plans to make her white undersleeves to complete her mid-nineteenth century look.
Izzybelle’s shoes are made from royal blue kid skin leather,
You may click on any photograph to enlarge it and read the caption.
Marti’s Anna
As promised her are photos of Marti’s doll. She’ll be leaving here soon to start her trip home. ❤
Marti’s doll loves helping in the garden. She has such a green thumb!
The original Anna is standing on the right side of the photograph. Luckily she is here for a tiny bit of restoration work, so she could pose with her young offspring 🙂
Anna’s slightly chubby body makes her seem more childlike. I love her slight shape varation <3<3
To enlarge any photo and read the captions, just click on the image. The early morning sunlight was bouncing off the walls in my studio, creating a bit of glare on Anna’s paint so it does look slightly shinier in the photos than it does in person. Over time as her paint continues to dry and cure it will become more matte. ❤ Anna is sooooooo excited to be traveling to her new home and her sister Izzybelle. ❤
“and the winners are…” Annabelle and Annalee Drew the Party Favor Winners
The party favor winners have been chosen! I’ll be sending out emails to inform the winners and get mailing addresses. A huge thank you to everyone who entered & congratulations to the winners!
Annalee took her job very seriously.
Annabelle announced the winners after Annalee drew out the slips of paper.
Happy 199th Birthday Izannah Walker – Part 6 – Sweet Dreams
We’ve come to the end of our day. My dolls and I hope you have enjoyed joining in our celebration of Izannah Walker’s birthday. They’ve had a very active day with all of their friends. Now all the dolls are getting sleepy and ready for bed… Isabeau wasn’t quite sure where everyone was going to sleep tonight. Since Cloe was such a big help this morning, she offered to rearrange the beds, so that there was a place for all of the dolls.
Even after Cloe moved all of the beds around, Isabeau still wasn’t sure that there was room for everyone… “maybe we should have gone up to the attic to get Izzybelle’s little old bed” she fretted.
The Annas overheard her and offered to sleep in the kitchen on a pallet… I think I heard them whispering something about a midnight snack…
and now as the sun goes down it is time to kiss all the dolls good night, tell them to sleep tight and dream of tomorrow…
Even More Izannahs…
Just a sneak peek for Marti of her own little Anna. I’ll post more photos of her in the next day or two and then she will be off to her new home…
Upcoming Events
If you live in the Kansas City area, or will be traveling there in the near future The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures will be having an exhibition of Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Tintypes from the collection of Nick Vaccaro opening on October 8th, 2016 and running through March 26th, 2017. Two of the highlights will be a Daguerreotype of a baby holding an Izannah Walker doll and an Ambrotype of a young girl and an Izannah Walker doll. The images will be displayed alongside the museum’s exquisite antique Izannah Walker doll “Miss Mary”.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! The dolls and I had such a good time preparing for Izannah’s birthday that we have decided to do a little something special for Halloween too. Please visit us here on www.izannahwalker.com on October 22nd when the dolls will be trick or treating!
Did you miss parts 1 – 5 of today’s birthday posts? Simply scroll down the page to see what you missed. Remember: You still have until midnight Eastern time to enter for a chance to win one of 18 party favors that I am giving away. See part 2 for details.
Izannah Walker Journal 