Psyche Knot.

The Box

See, I entered a giveaway.

You know, one of those giveaways

where the prize is utterly awesome

and you don't really expect to win,

but you enter anyway,

because you're crazy like that.

You make wishes on your birthday candles

You clap during Peter Pan.

You salute magpies,

(More on Magpies later)

and you enter giveaways for

amazing things,

Well, I entered such a giveaway and the prize

was a doll by M Ann M Creations.

Melanie Ann Mercado

makes the most beautiful dolls.

She creates them from papier mache

(I know how to spell papier mache. 

I just don't know how to find the accents)

over a wire armature, with nuts and bolts for joints.

 They are the ultimate paper dolls.

She's also a witty genius in the

 creation of more traditional paper dolls.

See this Can Can Dancer.

Isn't she a hoot?

How about this one?

On the front it reads

'A woman who

seeks to be equal with men

lacks ambition'

Yes, indeed!

You can see why

 I've been a fan of

her dolls for a while.

Melanie  has a feature

in this Winter's

Art Doll Quarterly.

Each of her dolls have a very individual character,

expressed through their faces

and clothes,

 accessories and furniture.

All made of paper.

Aren't these breathtaking?

So, obviously, I was going to enter a giveaway

 for one of her spectacular dolls

And I won!

Dear me, yes!

So, here is the de-boxing

(which apparently is the proper term

for taking a doll out of its box.)

of this wonderful doll

See the pretty ribbons?

Heck, I would have entered the giveaway 

for the ribbons!

They're now stashed in my ribbon box.

And now, an edible, visual pun.

I see what you did there, Melanie!

Funny and witty and tasty!

Oh! See her?

I was literally holding my breath

as I lifted her out of the box

The pretty shawl 

was in its own little box

and is made of soft, drapey paper.

I an so lucky and so thrilled to have won her!

Thank you, thank you Melanie!

Here are some of Melanie's

own photos of her doll.

It's been very grey weather

and my own photos don't really

do her wonderful creativity justice.

She's poseable, and her head turns.

Little paper sash,

 and her hair done up

in a cute little Psyche knot.

Her name is Jane.

Isn't she lovely?

For Melanie's Etsy shop, see here.

For her blog, go here.

For M  Ann M  Creations facebook, here.

Thank you so much, Melanie.

I was absolutely thrilled

 to have won Jane. 

She's exquisite!

Oh. Magpies?

More on this later.