WITCH CRAFTS

WITCH CRAFTS

Saturday, June 20, 2015

FINISHED OPERA SINGER DOLL

Hi All,
She's finished! She stands about 16 inches tall, and is an all-cloth doll. 

Here she is:
 





Easily the most recognizable character from opera, she is "Brunhilde", the eldest of 9 daughters of the Chief God, Wotan. These warrior women are called “Valkyries" She's a character from Richard Wagner's opera, “The Ring of the Nibelung”, which is based on an old Nordic tale.

Here are some close ups of her face:



From my last post, I've added a yarn wig, a velvet cape, and a helmet. The helmet was a bit tricky to figure out, but once I did, it was an easy pattern. The helmet is made of the same fabric as the breast plate, that I embellished with trim and beads.. The horns are just white cotton. And, I went back and embroidered her breast with some beads so they stand out a bit. All those dark silver "star" jeweled pieces are from a bracelet that matched the earring hanging at the bottom of the breast plate.

Notice her eyelashes? I added those since she doesn't have eyes. I think the eyes on a doll are so important. Since her eyes are shut, she needed to have something that make her eyes stand out (even though you don't see them)

3 comments:

Northbrook Designs said...

Arley. she's fabulous. She would blow the roof off an opera house... ;o)))

Arley said...

Thanks Romona!

Zia Joey said...

She is gorgeous Arley.