Giddy, aching, obsessive love. The sort of love where you want to be sitting at your writing table, with candles burning, dressed in a silk gown and lace shawl, writing detailed and lengthy love letters on ageing parchment with an ostrich feathered quill pen. Then you sprinkle scented parfum on those letters, seal the flowery envelope with wax and deliver by carrier pidgeon. Then you wait all night, by your window, staring into the deep night.........
too excesive? I'm sure you get the point, but that's how I feel about Black-Eyed Suzie dolls. The tattered Victorian in me fell helplessly, utterly and irrevocably in love with her characters and the stories she creates for them.
Her dolls are all beautifully hand crafted. Tattered bits of lace and torn silks, whispy hair styles, pouting downturned cherry lips, and oh, the eyes. Beautiful, big, melancholy eyes she makes herself. I think it's definately the eyes that snagged me so.
So far I've survived two of her shop updates. By survive I mean waiting expectantly infront of my computer screen for the exact second her shop update happens, the heartwrenching process of choosing, the incredible self restraint not to click "purchase" on each little urchin that tugs at my hearstrings.
Before I gush any more and embarrass myself for life, let me introduce these little wild girls from the woods, shall I?
Black-Eyed Suzie (Sarah Faber)
Cecily & Philomena
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You have TWO now? *jealous* They are so sweet!
ReplyDeleteawww you write so heartwarmingly, i loved reading this blog! and of course your girls are soooooo lovely! ♥
ReplyDeletethanks my lovely anninja! I feel that way about them :-) (wait till I write about fern, can you imagine? I'll just blubber for three pages)
ReplyDeletenoxy - and I won't stop at that!!! they want a whole harem of sisters! ;-)
oh, how you make me blush - you are such a dear! The dolls and I love you, too!
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