July 26, 2012 - Ruffing’s Artist Dolls and Toys

Posted on July 26, 2012July 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Ruffing

I signed us up for Twitter

We’re now on Twitter, under my name, Elizabeth Ruffing @elizaruffing. So far, I look like this slug, and my name is Eliza because someone else already had my full name. I figured out how to Tweet, and have three followers so far, each one a friend 🙂 If you’d like to join me, please do.

I’ve been editing photos and updating our Ruffing’s blog today, along with making and resizing this background photo for our Twitter page. That took me I don’t know how many tries, before I got it to fit.

These are some of the miniature kitten dolls that are coming up on our Ruffing’s blog. I’ve got lots of photos, that we took yesterday, and some from before, to edit, and posts to post. I hope I can get some sewing in.

I entered our Opal the Pixie Kitten, by Max Bailey and myself, in the DOLLS Magazine Discover a Dollmaker Cover Contest. The staff will pick finalists and then open the contest up for voting on their Facebook page. They’ll post them two at a time, each business day in August. Each round only lasts 24 hours.

My mom helped me out by taking a photo of me with one of my bunnies, for Etsy. She took a million photos because I kept laughing. It was so hot out there on the porch. I used this one on my Etsy “About” page, which I set up yesterday. It has a little slideshow of photos and some biographical information. I feel like I’ve been glued to the computer for at least a couple of days! I need to pull myself away and go get an order in the mail.

Posted on July 26, 2012July 21, 2013 by Elizabeth Ruffing

Dora, Original One-of-a-kind Dollhouse-sized Persian Kitten Art Doll by Max Bailey

This is Dora. She’s a beautiful Persian kitten with blue eyes and a little pink nose.

Dora is wearing an ivory dress with pale lilac-blue sleeves, collar, and petticoat, all edged in gold.

Dora comes with a mahogany-stained dollhouse spindle cradle. Her mattress, pillow, and coverlet are gold, with delicate sprays of darker gold leaves. Dora loves to sleep in her cradle, where she has pretty kitty dreams.

Dora is a one-of-a-kind work of art, and is meant for display only.

She was sculpted from paperclay in multiple stages, to allow for drying and detailing.

Dora was painted under a magnifying light, with tiny brushes, one hair at a time.

She is signed and sealed with matte varnish for protection and preservation, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Dora and her cradle are 1:12 scale. (One inch equals one foot.)

Dora is 1 and 3/4 inches tall.

Update: Dora has been adopted. Thank you!

Dora’s friends are, from left to right, Talia the Abyssinian kitten, Roxanne the Himalayan kitten, Sarah the Maine Coon kitten, and Cinnamon the tabby kitten.