Long time since my last update

Long time since I`ve been on my blog. The reason??? I`ve been working outside on my house. It is under renevation. The panel and isolation has been changed. But I will update you when I`m done with all the work.

But this blog is about dolls. And the last doll I got hold on is called Cirkeline. When I was a bit younger than today ... about 40-45 years ago there was a cartoon movie for childeren I loved to watch: Cirkeline.
She was a little girl that lived in a match box. For some days ago, there was a lovely lady who put her out for sale, and I just had to get hold of the doll.
And here she is: 

Here is also the match box she lived in. All the cartoons ended with her going to bed in this box. I remember I always wanted her to live with me. I had a lot of fantasies about what and where we were going to play. I just loved theese cartoons.

 But this lovely lady also sent me some more. And I got all the other things for free, included a little doll and her teddy bear. Isn`t that a lovely lady? I think so. 

The doll is from Japan. There are several collectors from Norway that just love theese dolls. this is my first one. I have never thought about collecting theese doll... perhaps this is my first step in doing so??

And along with this doll, the lovely lady also sent a knitted set of sweater and a pair of socks. By my knitting skills it looks home made. Oh my... knitting so tiny clothes... I bow for the person that did this amazing work.

Since the autumn is coming, this little darlig has to put the clothes on. Just to keep warm. Look at the lovely wooden teddy bear that she also sent.

This is the whole lot she sent me. A picture and two pair of rope braiding knitting loom. Thank you so much Lillian. I  am very happy for all this.

My first Tonner doll: Prim and proper Patsy.

Forgot to show off this little beauty: Just had to buy this doll. Her face is just sooo adorable. Felt in love with her immediately. This is the box she came in. She is a Tonner doll.

Her real name is  Prim and proper, Patsy. A real Tonner doll. 

Look at her eyes.

Making a corps uniform for Patsy.

This is my first attempt of making a Corps uniform for my Patsy Tonner doll.

Laughing a  bit here I am sitting. The hat looks similar in size like the old Russian Uniform hats, big and bold.

A last salute!!

Gypsy dress for Pusle and Tjorven.

Made two pair of dresses for Pusle and Tjorven. I think they looks adorable in theese dresses. Maybe a little bit like some pirates or gypsies. 

 

New gown for Pusle and Tjorven.

Every little lady has to have her own gown,right? So I made one for Pusle, and one for Tjorven. 

I tried to copy both of theese dresses of some origiginal clothes for Pusle and Tjorven. 

But I see i have to do some adjustments on the patterns for to get them to look excately like the old ones. But this is the first attempt, so better luck next time. 

Happy birthday Norway.

17th May 1814 Norway wrote a new constitution at Eidsvoll, which caused that Norway and Denmark separated. Norway became a indepedent country, and got its own monarki. We got our own King Christian Frederik.
There is more to the story that I do not mention.

But shortly: May 17th is a celebration of our constitution, and is also Norways birthday. 

And this leads to people in Norway celebrate it with big parades all over the country.
They dress up in bunads, folk dresses and so on, using their finest clothes. And of course the colours of  Norways own flag are trendsetting, at this special day.

So Happy birthday to all Norwegian people around the world.
My girls decided to go for the colours of our flag. And this is the outcome. So now they are wating for the parade to start.

Hipp hipp hurray, and happy birthday.

Ratti doll Pusle

This Ratti doll is just stunning with her strong colours. 

And the way her hair is done is rare. None other dolls I`ve seen or own, has theese kind of bangs. The hair is short at the back, and long at the front.
I suppose she once was made as a souvenir doll. And that is because some of her outfit was glued on to the body. Her outfit looks like it is Dutch. And the dress was sewn on after it was putted on. Maybe there once was a hat too, but I do not have it.

She looked like this when I got her.

I have to wash up her dress later,and resew it, so it can be used again.

Here you can see where the bangs have been sewn on.

So I had to cut off the sewing on the dress, and give her a real bath. 

Look at her beautiful colours. 

Sadly there are some paint from the doll factory on one of her eyes. But I will not take it off. The paint is there to stay. 

And the hair is so shiny.

Here you can see how the hair is done.  Kind of strange way to cut the hair. The comb fastened by the roots of the hair, because of some stray hairs. And if someone has been combing it before, they have done it extremely gently.

I tried to comb the hair and put it up in different ways.

This is the top of her head.

The line goes exactely on the top. The other dolls I got, the hairline is on the right side of the head. 

The hair is dry and hanging loose. It does not fit the face.

The hair fastened  at the back. It did not match either. But it was better looking.

Pigtails. 

I am quite sure I`ve found out how the hair is supposed to be done. This looked right. Maybe she once was braided too.

So now it is time to show her off in full size.

She looks like Sophie, so it is her name for now on.