| FIONA by Elizabeth Ruffing |
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This is Fiona. Fiona has a lovely, well-mannered family.
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| Well, almost. Sometimes, she and her little brother, Ziggy, get a little wild on their bicycles. |
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| Sometimes Mama yells and waves her paws in the air. It's funny when she does that. |
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Sometimes Fiona and Ziggy play Pat-a-cake.
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| Or they play with Ziggy's car, on
the handmade quilt Mama made just for Fiona. It has a hand-embroidered
blue butterfly in the center. Fiona and Ziggy pretend it's real and try
to pounce on it. |
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When Fiona gets tired, she loves to take a nap under her quilt.
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| Mama
hand stitched her quilt from pieces of cotton fabric she had from the
dress she made for Fiona. It has a pretty blue ribbon at the waist.
Fiona tries to keep it clean and neat, like Mama says. |
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Fiona
like to pretend she is a kitty model while she wears it. She imagines
she is on the catwalk and everyone is taking her picture.
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Sometimes she even pretends she is a kitty underwear model, but only in her room with the door shut!
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| Then she usually takes another nap. |
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| Once she's rested, it's time for another bike ride with Ziggy! |
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| Fiona
is approximately 10 inches tall when standing and approximately 6 1/4
inches tall when sitting. Her curled tail helps her to sit up. She
is made from 100% cotton fabric which is painted with acrylic paint.
Her face is sculpted from paperclay with painted thread whiskers that
were inserted before the clay dried. She is from my own original
pattern and was handsewn and handsculpted by me, Elizabeth Ruffing. No
molds were used. She is a completely original and one-of-a-kind art
doll. Fiona is signed and
dated, and She is sealed with matte varnish for protection and
preservation. She is meant for display only. |
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| Fiona
comes with her handmade doll quilt and her lovely original dress. They
are also made from my own design and patterns, as is the hand
embroidered butterfly in the center of Fiona's quilt. The quilt
measures inches square and it painstakingly quilted with little hand
stitches. It is made from 100% cotton materials. (Bicycles, doll
stands, and other dolls shown are not included. Little brother Ziggy
can be found here and Mama Hedda can be found here.) |
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| Many
many hours of careful attention went into the making of Fiona and her doll quilt. I have
been
instructed in sculpting by the very talented Max Bailey, my studiomate,
who is
known for his fine craftsmanship and artistry in creating his amazing
and
unique animal dolls. I am very thankful to Max for sharing his
expertise with
me. I hope my dolls will help spread as much good cheer as his
do. |
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| Fiona and her doll quilt are currently available for adoption
on for $375.oo plus shipping. Please inquire with your zip code
for a shipping
quote to ruffings@ruffings.com |
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