Mermaid Magic - my first ever pattern!

Mermaid Magic - 2003!



Pattern for sale - still one of my most popular patterns
 

The dolls have remained basically the same.  They are still really popular at shows - little girls will just always love mermaids I guess, particularly of they are pink and sparkly!

Haha, none of these are pink and sparkly - I think I sold all those over Christmas!  My faces have changed somewhat, but the doll itself is the same.

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Adriana - gorgeous mermaid doll

Adriana - a gorgeous mermaid

She has a long quilted tail. She is wearing a little bra top. (The top and tail are trimmed with gorgeous organza and pearl trim. Her arms are thread jointed to the body and have posable fingers, elbow and wrist joints. She has a little mermaid charm round her neck.

Her face is hand-painted. Her hair is multi coloured yarns glued to her head. She is wearing earrings.

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Doll of the Day - Miss Street Beach Babe

Miss Street Beach Babe

Miss Street was my High School English teacher. She spoke clearly and crisply, her manner was elegant and aloof, and her teaching was dedicated and committed. As teenagers we often wondered about her life (if any) outside school and what she did after she retired. The MISS STREET COLLECTION of dolls revolves around these teenage considerations.



Miss Street - pattern available

 When she retired, I imagine Miss Street did some wonderful things, like begin jazz dance or ballet class; she soon became a star. And every year she went to the Fiji Islands, for some sun and warmth and to meet interesting people.

 

 

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Doll of the Day - Miss Street - Wonderful Wise Witch

Miss Street - Wonderful Wise Witch
22 inch mature character doll

Miss Street was my High School English teacher.  She spoke clearly and crisply, her manner was elegant and aloof, and her teaching was dedicated and committed.  As teenagers we often wondered about her life (if any) outside school and what she did after she retired.  The MISS STREET COLLECTION of dolls revolves around these teenage considerations.

 

Miss Street - witch

 

Miss Street Witch



Miss Street - Wise Witch/Fairy Godmother - pattern for sale

 

 

Miss Street was my very own Fairy Godmother or Wonderful Wise Witch…giving English lessons in the classroom, but also lessons about life…

 

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Doll of the Day - Viola

Viola - a Garden Circle Lady

Viola is one of the founding members of the GARDEN CIRCLE. She lives on a sizable farm not far from town. When she was younger, she maintained her extensive garden herself…now she maintains the annuals and leaves the rose garden, perennial borders, orchard, edible garden and lawns to her ‘man’. Viola is never seen without her pearls…’one can never go wrong with purple and pearls’.

Viola wearing a lavender dress



Viola wearing a purple dress



Viola pattern available

This is a gorgeous and fun cloth soft sculptured doll made in New Zealand by the designer. She has needle-sculpted face , and thread jointed arms with movable wrists, elbows, and knees. She can be posed in a variety of poses (and will not stand without a stand). She has painted shoes

She is wearing a dress with skirt and belt. Her hair is wool roving/sliver coiled into a bun. She is wearing spectacles, earrings and charm around her neck. (Her clothes are sewn onto the body and cannot be removed.) She has a hat on her head
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Doll of the Day - Rosalie

Rosalie -  a Garden Circle Lady

ROSALIE is one of the founding members of the GARDEN CIRCLE.  With her huge country garden full of roses and perennials, and vast gardening experience, she is often called upon to offer advice.  She has visited the great gardens of the world, and has a huge library of gardening books.  How she has time to maintain her large garden is often cause for idle speculation. Though she insists her ‘man’ is only there to mow her extensive lawns…

Rosalie - pattern for sale

Rosalie wearing blue



Rosalie wearing magenta

Rosalie wearing bright stripes

This is a gorgeous and fun cloth soft sculptured doll made in New Zealand by the designer. She has needle-sculpted face, and thread jointed arms with movable wrists, elbows, knees and ankles. She can be posed in a variety of poses (and will not stand without a stand). She has needle-sculpted toes and is wearing sandals that match her pants.

She is wearing 3/4 pants and a white singlet top. Her hair is wool roving/sliver coiled into a bun. She is wearing spectacles, earrings and a large charm round her neck. (The clothes are sewn onto the body and cannot be removed.)

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Doll of the Day - Poppy

Poppy - a rather saucy Garden Circle Lady

Lots of ways to  alter this doll design.

Poppy - wearing  a floral outfit

Poppy - steampunk

Poppy - luscious in leopard print

Poppy - pattern available

Poppy - a Garden Circle Lady

Size of doll: 20 inch Garden Circle Lady
Designer: Raewyn Parker (Red Hen Designs)


THE GARDEN CIRCLE LADIES is a collection of ladies who get together fortnightly to discuss gardening and to view each other’s and other people’s gardens. They are a wide range of ladies with a wide range of garden interests and experience…some love formal rose gardens, some love wild cottage gardens, some love fruit trees, some love vegetables, some just love their house plants. It is the GARDEN CIRCLE which has brought them together…and it is friendship that will keep them together…

POPPY is a relative newcomer to the Garden Circle.  She lives in an apartment, has no garden, but is a great expert on the care maintenance and propagation of house plants.  No one is quite sure what she does during the day, and she always seems to be out at night...and at times her attire is downright inappropriate for a garden visit.  The ladies, however, have a genuine affection for her, and thoroughly enjoy her tales of exciting adventures - not to mention her houseplant advice.

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