Monday, January 26, 2009

Blue Monday...Babes In Blue

Good Morning to all the Babes in Blue....My post today is all about blue babes.....
About 30 years ago my Great Aunt Vera made me this Beautiful Porcelain Doll...she has the sweetest face and the brightest blue eyes which were hand painted. The clothes which look very Victorian were hand sewn and a porcelain glaze was put on them before firing so that it has a "stiff" feel. Each piece of hair is a strand of thread,so you can imagine the work that went into this. She is a beautiful keepsake, as well as the boy that was made to match. Someday for blue Monday I shall post the pair of them. They are proudly displayed on the mantle at my Moms.


The inspiration for this Babes in blue post came from a set of Folk art prints I purchased at the thrift store...the mat and background of these prints are a beautiful shade of blue that my camera would just not capture this morning. I love the doll that is dressed in blue being clutched in her arms.
The matching print has two adorable little gals holding a basket of flowers. Although I don't decorate much in blue (to many years of a Blue Plaid skirt in grade school...ugh....) but I will find a place in my home for these once I paint the frames. Another one of my favorite Blue babes is this porcelain doll , she has her own wood blue clothes trunk,perhaps some blue Monday I shall have a post just about her. For some reason girls my pictures have re-arranged themselves ,so I hope this Blue Babes post is not to hard to follow. Please stop over at Smilingsallys.blogspot.com to see all the "BLUE BABES" participating in this Blue Monday! For now I am off to work on some Pink Faithful Frannie Dolls so they can get into the mail! Happy Blue Monday to all!

17 comments:

  1. Your doll is exquisite, and your prints are neat. I don't overwhelm with blue, but it is my favorite color. I do enjoy touches of it. Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday.

    BTW: your link is NOT working. How did I get here? I am a super sleuth! Come back an link again, and I'll delete the bad link.

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  2. Love the prints.. my grandfather painted a reproduction of the girl with the doll (I think) I need to check next time I am at my moms!

    your link at sally's is missing the letter "u" in "emporium" part of your URL address...you may want to go change it so others can find you

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  3. Those prints are really interesting, and your dolls divine. How pretty, and with family history attached, which makes them so special.

    Hope all is well your way. Take care dearie!

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  4. I love the blue-eyed gal yer aunt made!

    I'm never BLUE after visiting YOU on a BLUE MONDAY!

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  5. Jane, I love your dolls and your blue post! BTW, your link wasn't working at Sally's, and I took a chance that it was your link and came on over. LOL!

    Sending a lot of love to you today, my friend!

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  6. The dolls are great. I love the clothes. The prints are very nice too! Happy Blue to you!

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  7. Those prints are wonderful. I love those! Happy Blue Monday!

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  8. I love the dress on the doll in the third pic.
    ~Carlotta~

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  9. I love your dolls..they're so pretty. Happy blue day, have a great week.

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  10. O, I love all your blues today...That doll that has the fella to go with her is so beautiful. Can't wait to see them, full length.
    Happy day,
    bj

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  11. Hi Jane,
    The doll is lovely. She does have a very sweet face.
    I hope you are doing well. Sorry I have been out of touch but I know you understand. :)
    Take care, Rita

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  12. Jane, I wish you were here! I'm cooking some party food I had frozen for lunch. I just had my dessert first... little mini cheesecake squares, and I sampled them in three flavors. Now, I'm off to the spinah and feta phyllo squares. Just seems like a good day to oggle fabric and eat goodies. Sending you some through cyber space.

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  13. Spinah? What on earth is a spinah? It's you know, the stuff Popeye eats! ;-)

    XO,

    Sheila

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  14. Those eyes are mesmerizing! I would find a special place for her. Debbie

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  15. What a great collection :) I say that a lot but well...it is!

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  16. Oh my, What a beautiful piece your aunt made.

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  17. The innocence of those eyes....don't they just touch your heart?

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