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[link]My newest art doll.
I spent so much time, money and energy on the stage for this art doll. I wanted it to be victorian/shabby chic.
The marionette can be removed from the stage and displayed in different ways. And the box can be used as a storage box.
I don't normally do settings. So please let me know what you think of the setting!!!
The box is a sort of shadow box and can be sat on a shelf or hung from a wall.
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Thats absolutely fantastic. The entire thing. Neither one detracts from the other which is good. The stage is just right. Brilliant work.
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Aww, she is so lovely, the stage is a splendid work as well, that's incredible
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Thank you! I have to really push myself on settings. I'm the kid who only colored the main figure on all the pages in the coloring book.
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It really looks awesome 
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Thank you sooo much! You can't imagine how I struggle with the small details. And settings are my weakness.
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Well if I look at this gorgeous piece you sent me, I get the picture what it's like with all these small details, 
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The piece I sent you is alot bigger than most of my sculpts. I struggle with the bigger ones. People keep telling me they are easier but they never have been for me. It's probably because I'm fairy sized myself. I have little bitty hands and fingers.
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I think the bigger they are, the more detailing 
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LOL! I don't really use them all. I have a couple I could do without.
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Aww thatΒ΄s a really detailed miniature-maronette-stage.
And I can imagine that you spent much money and efoort in it. That glittering stuff looks realyl shiny and nifty.
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I did!
Thank you so much!
Glittering stuff I have a plenty.
Nobody can come anywhere near me without walking away with fairy dust all over them.
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"Nobody can come anywhere near me without walking away with fairy dust all over them."
ThatΒ΄s LOVELY described indeed!!!!
*removes some glittering fairy-dust*
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Magical!
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Thank you!
I went to a work site where they make foam houses and I got some of their waste board. I was able to cut it with an exacto knife. It is 2lb density and really strong. Obviously. Right? They are making a home out of it...
I used Gorilla glue that I bought at home depot to glue the foam boards together (because that's what they used at the work site). I could stand on it when all was said and done. It's definitely an affordable alternative to buying shadow boxes. And you can customize them as you please.
The stupid paper I wall papered it with was over a dollar a sheet. I used heavy board paper and the scrapbook store I bought the paper at cut out the scrolls and gave me these little gummy dropps that made the stuff pop out for more diminsion. When alls was said and done, even with the free foam I spent over $50 bucks on it. It was worth it because I don't normally do stuff like that and I felt creatively gratified.
I want to try doing a few other ideas I have.
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Oh that sounds really cool! Wow!
Yes I do want some. In fact I was just thinking of planing out a piece cause I wanted to do a Marie Antonette bust and I wanted a shadow box for it. The bust would probably be 5" tall and Id want and inch or so all around her and the box part should be deep enough. If shes base relief 2 inches would be plenty but, if I can do a full bust then probably deeper to be safe. Um how about 6x 8 back and four sides 2x6 and 2x8? is that right? LOL whatever you can send I can work around to get it to work. You should try selling the stuff on etsy! I bet it would work for paper clay BJD cores too.
yeah sometimes you have to splurge. Just make sure you get what you deserve for her! I have to learn that too.
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Pfft. I don't think I ever get what I deserve. I don't really know how to do it. I still think of them like my children. So glorious and beautiful. Even when in reality they might be mediocre. I just can't see it. Ya know.
When I get back to Hawaii in August I will shoot you an email and you can give me your address and I will send you some foam sheets to work with.
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I know me either. it aint easy and nobody realized how many jobs you have to do to be a doll artist!
No your not mediocre! I know they are like children. I bond to alot of mine and hate to let them go. Then I wonder is it a good home do they really love it! I worry about breakage in the mail I worry about breawage years later.
Okay
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you make the teatre and the doll or only the doll?
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Both. I sculpted the doll. Then I tried my hand at making a theater stage. I had a foam board and cut out the pieces. Then I wall papered them with what you see and added all of the little odds and ends. The last thing I added was the silk curtains and the little bulbs.
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oh wow i really love the presentation! i mean, your dolls are already pretty--but the backdrop just makes it even greater! settings are a plus!
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Oh my goodness, this is amazing! I really like the setting, it is a great addition to her. She is gorgeous.
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Wonderful to hear. Sometimes, I just can't tell.
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