Halloween Swap 1999

In a swap arranged by customdolls@onelist.com I received the wonderful doll on the right from Kathy Whiting.

She was fashioned after Gwenyth Paltrow from her role in "Shakespeare In Love". She has been given a wonderful Renaissance style gown of ivory satin and brocade with gold trimmings. She is beautiful and I love her. Thank you Kathy!

The doll on the left is 'Carey Crow. She is a scarecrow doll I made for Kathy in this swap. She is complete with tattered clothing with real "straw" sticking out of them. I had gathered some extra things to go with her but when I actually put my concept together I didn't know how to work them into the design. For this reason I made a customized stand. I used more straw, a miniature scarecrow doll, a black cat on a tree stump, a chick, a pumpkin and plenty of leaves and sunflowers. It is not something I would do often but I was very happy with the results.

Halloween Swap 1999