This pair was a special set of dolls that I made for some dear friends as a Yule gift. I can only present them together because of this fact. They are extra special because they were my first set, the first dolls I was willing to part with, and each one took about 8 hours to complete, the shortest time of any of my dolls. My explanation for that can be summed up in one word: dedication (and a rather fast approaching holiday deadline).

Specs:

Shaylee

Hair curl and style: 40 minutes
Sculpted ears: 45 minutes
Partial facial repaint: 50 minutes
Skirt and dangles: 1 hour 40 minutes
Sleeves: 35 minutes
Wings: 1 hour 30 minutes
Bodice: 30 minutes
Leg wraps: 25 minutes
Bead dangles and crown: 50 minutes
Total time: 7 hours 45 minutes Completed: 12/13/04

Fashion Fever Barbie makes a perfect Shaylee: Lady of the Forest. She has a partial facial repaint with golden eyes, make-up in pastel blue and green, and sparkly rose lipstick. Her ears have been sculpted to an Elvish point with air-drying paperclay. All paints are fine art acrylic, coated with a high quality varnish seal. Her hair has been partially permed and restyled. She wears a crinkled green dress with flowing pink and green sleeves. Her petal pink underskirt is accented with real cultured pearls on the beaded, metallic dangles. Her dress is finished with a silver bodice and a single purple glass gem. Her wings are a shimmering silver mesh over wire that can be posed, and her legs are wrapped with silver braided ribbon. She is draped with strands of silver and iridescent pearls, and a crown of silver and glass beads with a cultured pearl tops her head. A single pink rose finishes her look. All garments were sewn by hand, the material consists of polyester and acrylic. The rose hair ornament was an accessory of Fairy Tale Prince Ken Doll. All dolls are signed and dated.

Shaylee is a Celtic/Gaelic name that means “Fairy Princess of the Field.”

Crevan

Antlers: 30 minutes
Sculpted mouth and ears: 45 minutes
Hair Style: 35 minutes
Partial facial repaint: 50 minutes
Pants: 45 minutes
Undershirt: 1 hour 30 minutes
Wings: 1 hour 30 minutes
Obi-style belt: 1 hour
Cape: 1 hour 15 minutes
Bead accents: 15 minutes
Total time: 8 hours 55 minutes Completed: 12/25/04

Fairy Tale Prince Ken is transformed into Crevan: Lord of the Forest. His face has been partially repainted with fine art acrylic, giving him silver eyes. His mouth has been sculpted shut and his ears shaped to a point, the material is durable air-drying paperclay. All clay and paint has been sealed with high quality varnish. His hair has been washed and moussed. He wears gold factory boots over pants of burnt red. A blue obi holds his golden tunic in place, accented with gold braided ribbon. A shimmery cape flows smartly from his shoulders. His wings are burnt red mesh over wire that can be posed, peaking out from special slits in his shimmery gold cloak. He is draped in ivory and gold pearl strands and a golden pearl circlet adorns his head and antlers. All garments were sewn by hand except the aforementioned boots, the material consists of polyester, rayon, acrylic, acetate, and cotton. All dolls are signed and dated.

Crevan is a Celtic/Gaelic name that means “Fox.”