Half dolls

Having just finished a half doll, I decided that for this one I will try to show you how to make one my versions of a pin cushion doll. Since I never expect to use pins in mine, I will use only Polyfil as the stuffing. Please be sure to use a stuffing that is kind to your pins and needles should you decide to use it as a true pin cushion. I also do not intend to make this firmly stuffed as I’d like the skirt to hang more loosely. To make it stiff enough to hold up, I added a dowel up the…

Two German Porcelain Half Dolls "Lady with Vase of Flowers & Child with Letter"

I've got a thing for pincushion dolls...especially the Marie Antoinette and Madame Pompadour ones. Can I tell who's who? Nope. I just love them all. I decided last year that friends and family I love needed to share in my wealth of these beauties, instead of them being squirreled away in the cardboard box - after all, I bought them for that very purpose. AND, for some reason, I kept running into the same doll, over and over...and worse yet, BOUGHT HER, over and over. SO...starting two…

A friend recently sent me this half-doll pincushion to repair. Her skirt is in bad shape. I began by removing her waist band. You can se...

PINCUSHION DOLLS are called “cross-over collectibles” as several categories of collectors treasure them from vintage and miniature dolls, to antique pincushions, and other categories. O…

These 2 tassel dolls were made from my Frances mold. It comes from with a set of arms and mold hair. You can add a cloth body to her and legs and she makes a 5 1/2" doll. As a tassel doll they make a beautiful Christmas Ornament.

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antique boudoir doll half doll candy box, porcelain, silk, c 1920

HALF DOLLS