| LILA
LOVEBUNNY by Max
Bailey |
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| Lila
Lovebunny loves pink. She also loves
Valentine’s Day, Easter, carrots, clover, and bright sunny
days. Most of all, she loves love. |
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| Lila
is
thought to be the prettiest bunny in the meadow. She has a
special beauty, elegance, and
dignity unmatched by any of the other lady bunnies, who love her just
the
same. |
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| Every year, the
president of the
white chocolate factory in town asks her to pose for his spring line of
Easter
bunnies, and every year, she is most happy to oblige. She
always looks straight ahead at the world
around her, and the world admiringly looks back. |
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Today,
Lila is all aglow with the fact that she’s wearing her favorite pink
dress, and
the fact that she baked heart-shaped and frosted carrot cookies, no
small task
for a bunny. She carries them in a
picnic basket, and offers one to each of her many friends.
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| The gentlemen bunnies stand upright in the
field when they see her approaching, and their bunny hearts beat a
little
faster. “It’s lovely Lila Lovebunny,” they whisper to themselves, in
awe of her sweetness. |
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| I
think
Lila is my most beautiful work to date, and she is certainly the
largest, at 21
inches tall standing. She is approximately 14 inches tall sitting . She
became more endearing
in the process of creating her. I
started with her head, an original sculpture I made from paper
clay. At the point when I painted her pretty blue
eyes, she seemed to take on a sweet personality of her own. |
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| I
then
created the design for her body, which is made from cotton fabric, then
stuffed
and painted with acrylic paints. |
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| On
spring
evenings, there are often as many as three or four cottontail rabbits
in my
backyard. If they notice me watching
them, they will sit up with their front paws bent, as Lila’s are, and I
wanted
to capture that pose. It took a lot of
trial and error to figure out how to create bent paws from sewn fabric
and
stuffing. They are button-jointed at the shoulders for
flexibility. |
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| Ms.
Lovebunny’s pretty little tail was made from soft novelty yarn, and her
whiskers, made of stiffened pearl cotton, were threaded through her
head before
the paper clay was dry. |
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| Her
Sunday best dress is my original design, and is made from pink cotton
fabric. I painted the heart-and-flower
design down the front and around the hem, in tones of mauve, red,
periwinkle
blue, and green. |
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| Her fashionable
(but not exactly dainty) brown leather
shoes,
with their white bows and laces, are painted on, as are the striped
stockings
that match the colors of the design on her dress. The
finishing touch was the ruffled collar
made from cotton lace, which I think made her look even more feminine
and
old-fashioned. |
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| Lila’s
basket and heart-shaped cookies are made of wood, painted and varnished. |
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Lila
can
stand with a doll stand, or sit on a chair or a shelf (chair and doll
stand not
included). She is signed and dated, and
sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation. Lila and her
basket of cookies are meant for display only.
Lila comes with a hang tag, a certificate of authenticity, and a copy of her story.
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| Should
you be in need of a sweet bunny to make you smile, Lila Lovebunny will
happily
come to your door, carefully packaged and delivered by Priority
Mail. Since she’s one of a kind, I cannot replace
her, so I am including the cost of insurance in with the shipping cost. |
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| Many
hours go into the making of each of my dolls. I
strongly believe in fine craftsmanship and artistry, and
I pay great
attention to small details. Each
doll is
a unique work of art, and I am able to produce them in only a very
limited
number. I do my
best to create
little dolls with big personalities because that is what I love to do. |
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| Lila
Lovebunny is available for
$750.00, with free Priority Mail, insured, shipping within the United
States. Priority Mail International, insured, is available for $20 to
Europe and Australia, and for $10 to Canada and Mexico. (Other dolls
shown have been adopted.) Please
inquire to ruffings@ruffings.com |
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