Monday, July 16, 2012

Sookie!

Firstly!

Sherry over at
Decorating with Cents
did a lovely photo session
of all the things I managed to cram into the box
for the giveaway she won.
Sherry is a real sweetheart
and does some of the most amazing things
with paint on glass.
Pop over and say Hi!

And,
thanks to all you
wonderful
helpful
supportive
people,
I finished Miss R White
 a week early!

I decided, what the heck,
and finished another doll as well!

I know!

This is for Aunt Linda.
Aunt Linda is Aunt Brenda's twin sister
and Aunt Brenda got a doll 
last year for her birthday.

A doll with clothes, obviously.
 I have no photos of the finished doll.
It was a deadline thing


Anyway.
You know how twins can be, right?
So, this year, Aunt Linda gets a doll.

She gets Sookie.


Sookie is a similar design,
with a soft sculpted face
and other soft sculpted
....uh...
features.


I've been looking at boudoir dolls
and rather fancied making some
fancy ladies who've led rather racy lives.


Sookie is a Saloon Gal.
She can sing;
 she can dance a little in those fancy boots.
She's got a couple of other talents...

(Hubby has already requested
a German Beer Garden girl.
Maybe I could go around the world,
French Can Can girls?
Belly Dancers?)


Sookie is all bows and ringlets
at the back.

 This is what Patti,
over at Ivy and Elephants
called a Butt Bow
It's a brilliant term!

She is wearing seamed stockings
and she has a laced corset
over her frothy tulle skirt
with  ribbons and roses.

The frothy red tulle adorning her derriere
comes from
 the lovely bundle of fabrics I won
in Teresa's Giveaway at
A Magical Whimsy .




All dressed up
she insists on going to the fair
 before being wrapped up
and delivered to Aunt Linda.



So that will be Sookie
and Miss R White 
going off tomorrow.
Wish them luck!



Why did I call her Sookie?

So I could say it like Bill in True Blood.
C'mon!
Say it with me.
Say it like Bill.
Say it like Sookie, saying it like Bill.

Sookeh!

30 comments:

  1. She's wonderful!!! I lover her stockings and her corset...she's really sexy....LOL

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    1. Heh! Thank you! She was a real laugh to make, lacing up the corset and sewing her stockings! As I'm giving her away, I really need to make another.

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  2. Wow, you really out did yourself on this one! If only we could all have features like Sookie.... Thanks for the shout out!

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    1. Thank you, Sherry! I'm so glad you like her. She was a real laugh to sew, stuffing those big round cushions into her corset!

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  3. Oh she is just wonderful! Her eyes are amazing... Beautiful workmanship Rhissanna. I love them both! What a sassy gal.. I am sure they will be loved in their new home.
    Have a great week!
    Penny

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    1. I'll miss Sookie, as she's being handed over as soon as the fair is done. I'll have to make another. They're such fun to make!

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  4. Stopping by to say hi from Sherry's blog! You are so sweet to send her so many cute bunnies!

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    1. Hi there! Oh, yes, I had fun stuffing those bunnies into the box! It's surprising how much can be crammed into one of those little Post Office boxes.

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  5. oh..........love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Thank you very much! I really need to make another. I miss her already!

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  6. Rhissanna,
    Oh my goodnes she is gorgeous, love her little face, and the beautiful clothes you made her.She is wonderful.
    xo,Dorthe

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    1. Thank you, Dorthe! She was a joy to make. I really have to make another!

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  7. Oh this latest creation is the most fun of all! Love the stockings and butt bow. She is so cool! You never disappoint.
    Hugs,
    Patti

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    1. Butt bow! I love it! What a wonderful expression! Thank you so much! I'm glad you like her, Patti. Thank you for dropping by.

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  8. Sookie is amazing and such a tart!! Brilliant x

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    1. Thank you so much! And yes, she is a bit of a tart!

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  9. Great dollmaking :) Love the bosom! lol and her outfit along with the curls. Lovely! Wanted to hop over and follow and thank you for the blog comment. Left a reply for ya there.
    Summer

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    1. Thank you for popping over and hey! Happy Birthday! Isn't 'Uncharted 3' great? Like a film where you get to decide what happens next!

      As for the curls, I was given some doll wigs by a friend and thought I'd never use them. In the end, they inspired Miss Sookie here, as they have a lot of bounce in them. Like..uh..she does. Inspiration comes from the most unexpected places.

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  10. absolutely adorable...You are sooo talented!!

    Carol

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    1. Thank you, Carol! Sookie just sprang to life, she really was one of the easiest dolls I've ever put together. I really need to make another; maybe take my inspiration from the lace and pastel pinks things of the lovely things on your blog. White lace bloomers, pink boned corset, roses and pearls...

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  11. I don't know what to say about Sookie other than she is very well executed! Her eyes are great.

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    1. Thank you! The eyes were really what made her into Sookie. The head was originally a reject, because I didn't like the nose. SoI tried to give her big, expressive eyes to draw attention away from the misshapen nose.

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  12. Oh! My! Sookie is a charmer! Love what you did with the red tulle. She is just gorgeous! Wow! You really do inspire me to get going with my doll making.
    XXOO
    Teresa
    http://amagcialwhimsy.blogspot.com/

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    1. The red tulle was a big part of Sookie's design, so I owe you a big thank you! And once I started to put her together, she happened very quickly and (almost) without hiccups.

      So, when do we start to see a doll, humm?

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    1. *Blushes* Thank you so much. That's a really sweet thing to say. Sookie was a doll that pretty much made herself.

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  14. Sookie has sass on her body part that rhymes. What a great sense of humor!

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Thank you all for the wonderful and supportive things you say! I'm thrilled to read them and I reply to each one.