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| Dr. and Mrs. Grayson |
A little googling revealed them to be the Doug and Melissa Dollhouse Family (at least two members of the family--there are also a baby and a little girl available). They don't have jointed arms and legs but are quite bendy. I thought at first Dr. Grayson's clothes were homemade, since one pant leg is shorter than the other, but this is his original outfit. Mrs. Grayson is sold with a skirt and jacket. They are called a Victorian family but their clothing is definitely not Victorian.
Here they are posing in front of a small house that will belong to an Elf Doll.
I had a top that I knew would fit her, although the sleeves were way too long. I made a gathering stitch down each sleeve and shirred them up. Then I made a gathered skirt. We had decided we wanted them to be Steampunk, so I tried to make a corset for her out of a wide wired ribbon. It didn't quite work out as planned, but we liked it. Auntie Berman is going to paint black boots on her.
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| The strange dial thing on the right is one of Dr. Grayson's inventions and will go in his laboratory. |
Behind them is a large picture of a pirate ship. I think Mrs. Grayson's outfit looks kind of piratey. At St. Vincent's, we noticed again a huge sailing ship on top of a display cabinet. It's at least 5 feet long and these dolls would easily fit in it. Fortunately, it is not for sale. It would require a whole room to put it in.
I have decided her name is Beatrice. She is named after Queen Victoria's daughter, not Fergie's. Her hair is a problem. I want to put it up but it's not quite long enough so the ends stick out. A closer examination revealed that her rooted hair only goes around the outside of her scalp. Inside, she's bald. Auntie Berman thinks we can make a wig for her. I think we should add hair to the middle. We will have to experiment.
Now we have to find a house for them.
Another good find, I love hearing how you acquire your dolls and what you do with them. Hope you do get them a house.
ReplyDeleteI had never had much interest in the 1:12 scale dolls or their houses, mainly because the dolls for them weren't very lovely. But when I saw these two I knew I had to have them and of course now I want them to have all sorts of things. I'm sure we'll find a house for them and where I'll put, I just don't know.
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