Punkdorf pucker
I finished another Waldorf / Punkdorf doll today. This one is a big one, around 50cm (20″) from head to toe. She’s still very wonky with an oddly shaped cranium (think Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Scull) and I just can’t seem to make any improvements on the puckered neck but she suddenly got a lot more charming when I added hair and eyes and a mouth. I am hoping she will be completely to-die-for when I finish her off with a matching dress (she is wearing a dress belonging to another doll here).
This girl was an instant hit with all the small people in the house, but is possibly reserved for little Miss X who is due to arrive any moment just a few streets away. There was some gratuitous sobbing when I had to break it to them that “Floppy” was off to a new home and I had to patiently emphasise all that stuff about how the special thing about these dolls are that they are made with great love and a particular child in mind and that they can’t belong to just anyone, and if they want one, it has to be made especially for them etc. etc. It seemed to do the trick. So now I have Christmas orders. “One with blonde hair and blue eyes, a light blue dress with purple stripes and pigtails … no… braids and red bows” for Amelia, and “One with pink hair and pink eyes” for Lily. Hmm. And I will have to practice the “made with great love” bit a whole lot more, and stop saying “crap, crap, crap!” quite so much.
Responses
11th November 2008 at 8:29 pm
she is such a lovable doll! I would be happy to have her at my house.
11th November 2008 at 8:40 pm
You’re so clever. She looks so individual and gorgeous.
11th November 2008 at 9:08 pm
Your doll is very cute!
I like them really with pleasure.
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11th November 2008 at 9:23 pm
So full of character and expression! She’s wonderful and you should be very proud. Love her stripey arms!
11th November 2008 at 9:44 pm
Oh she is beautiful! Did you design the pattern yourself?! Her dress is super sweet 
11th November 2008 at 11:50 pm
Awesome Waldorf doll! It only looks wonky to you because you made it and therefore you’re picky.
My kiddos sort of have the opposite problem. Whenever I’m trying to figure out a new thing I want to make–stuffie, dress, whatever–I always gift them with the first super-wonky ten or so. But the second that I figure out how to make a good one, THAT’S the one that’s out the door.
Of course, yours looks perfect from the start. Humph.
12th November 2008 at 3:06 am
That is soooo adorable and “crap” seems to be a regular in my sewing vocabulary too 
12th November 2008 at 5:59 am
I love the idea of punkdorf. I can see them in gothic or punk outfit: red tartan mini skirt with studded leather, black boots…
And if they’re punk, then ‘crap, crap, crap’ really is an expression of love.
12th November 2008 at 6:08 am
She looks wonderful – what little girl could resist?
12th November 2008 at 11:35 am
Well, the swearing must not have affected her negatively, because she is super cute and very sweet looking. It will probably make her a very patient and understanding doll somehow. xo
12th November 2008 at 12:22 pm
Man that is a great response. I have officially adopted it! You make such beautiful dolls, my all look like they need to be rushed to the emergency doll room. Stat! Of course, they are made with great love, so that’s good for something right?
12th November 2008 at 1:07 pm
Floppy is just gorgeous! I’m loving her mottled red and brown hair the most…You clever chicky!
12th November 2008 at 5:38 pm
She would have fit in very well at our party this weekend with a skull like that! HAHAHa
Of course, you realize, I am only kidding and she is perfection in everyway–not at all creepy and crystal skullish.
12th November 2008 at 9:10 pm
I love your Punkdorf & I’m very keen to hear news of Miss X & her mum when she makes her appearance.
15th November 2008 at 8:52 pm
This little punker has real charisma. She looks so cuddly, soft and friendly and I really, really love her hair.
11th November 2008 at 7:32 pm
She is incredibly cute!