My newest creation 16” Bru Jne 6 has completed! She has an antique Chevrot body and antique oval glass eyes. This type of Bru doll is the closest to an antique Bru doll that I can create.
Her pink and ecru dress and bonnet are made from all antique materials. I used the design from a traditional Bru style dress because it will show off her beautiful bisque breast plate and narrow waist.
Her wig is an antique hand-tied mohair wig with the marking number ” 6″ inside the cap.
I made a pair of Bru leather shoes with “Bru Jne Paris” stamp on the sole. She also comes with a matching pink parasol.
She would be very close to my ideal Bru Jne doll that I would love to have in my collection She looks so sweet and melts your heart when you gaze at her.
I hope she will make the new owner very happy too ! ( this doll is reserved )
Here is a Bru dress for my newest 15” Bru doll I just finished. This design is my favorite style to dress my Bru dolls and I use it quite often. The original design was from an antique Bru doll owned by Mildred Seeley and the pattern is available from several different companies. ( I usually alter some details the way I like) I never get tired of it no matter how many times I make them.
Working on 15” Bru dress little by little. Try not to over work my neck and shoulders. The most complicated part of the jacket is finished at last.
I used silk brocade fabric taken from this antique Victorian bodice. This color and patterns are very hard to come by and I had to use it for my precious doll . (。・ω・。)ノ♡
We were having snow not so long ago but now summer came in full swing! Wild flowers started blooming in a hurry after a long long winter. How lovely!
Meanwhile I finally finished making undergarments for my 15″ Bru. I have been treating my shoulder bursitis for the last few weeks so my sewing progress is very slow…
This original Bru body was missing a head and arms, so I made the head and set antique eyes, made a new pair of upper and lower arms, then put all parts together. Now it has become a new 15” Bru doll! I was lucky to have a stash of a small piece of old kidskin for this project. I used it to cover the metal part of the upper arms then antiqued leather so that arms won’t look too new against the body. I am very pleased with the result. All parts seem to be the right size with this torso, her body proportions are very well balanced. This rarely happens when I mix old and new parts together since I only have certain size molds to make body parts.
I feel like I just got a new doll and getting super excited to design a dress for this special bebe! ( this doll is reserved )
The doll show was very fun! It was so nice to be able to reunite with doll friends I have not seen since COVID. Also had the opportunity to meet many of my Facebook/Instagram followers. It’s always nice to meet internet friends in person. I think I will try to participate in the World Doll Day Show & Sale in Sacramento next year again. ( I will be more prepared next time )
I was so busy during the show and forgot to take pictures! I will post one picture taken by a customer with her permission. Thank you Lana!
Now time to resume production of my new Bru doll.
I just acquired these beautiful small antique blue glass eyes. I was not sure if they would work for this Bru head since irises are much smaller than brown eyes. I tried them on today and she looks amazing!
These blue eyes made her look a completely different doll. This makes it very difficult for me to decide which eyes to use. I think I will let the new owner pick a favorite.
I just finished 22″ A. Thuillier doll to take to the WDDS show in Sacramento this Saturday! She has antique eyes and an antique composition body. I made her head back in 2015 ( marked at the back of the head) but she did not have the appropriate body and a dress so I made her silk dress and her leather shoes this time. Her bonnet and ash blond mohair wig are antique. ( purse and umbrella are for display only ) Her dress is made from Champagne gold antique silk decorated with lots of champagne color lace trim. In case you have noticed, I used the same design with Bru dress I made recently.
She will be available at my table at the doll show. I will be selling lots more other doll related items along withe her. Here is the information of the show. Hope to see you there!
World Doll Day Shows in Sacramento California
Sat April 15th at Officer’s Club 3410 Westover St. McClellan California.