Vintage Cage Doll making weekend with Sherie

This post is long overdue, but finally ready to share!
Back in the March,my art and soul sister and girlie friend,Sherie came to stay for the weekend. In true Sherie fashion , she had "an absolutely,scathingly, brilliant idea!"* for a project to create. 
I should mention,the week before hand a giant box arrived in the post that I did not open till she arrived,but it was killing me not to peek! heehee
When Sherie was here,we did our usual,hugging and talking over each other with excitement,snacking,setting up and then unveiled the parcel's treasures(sure wish i had photographed this part).
 The treasures inside consisted of 2 of each:vintage tomato cages,Styrofoam bodies and heads and two cool crowns. Sherie scored the vintage tomato cages at a sale and knew instantly what to do with them!! Lucky me!
Yes,the idea was to create very large Santos or cage type dolls.
So without further ado...here are the photos I did get of our weekend of creativity! and there are a ton! So grab a BIG cuppa!

  this is where it all began...

 these are the only 2 in process photos I have of my doll

 

on to my finished Vintage Cage Doll

 the photos are taken both inside and outside because of the lighting.
 I tried to show a bit of each area,ok,more than a bit really ")

 

 

 Vintage sheet music worked perfectly here!

 

 Gold Tulle around the head to give a sense of mysteriousness.
 I secured it with vintage sequins and straight-pins.

and some gold tulle poufs for the top of her skirt

 

  this is Bead Gel by Liquitex- very cool stuff to work with

 

You may notice the artwork on her body.This was from the canvases I had published in Stampington's Apprentice this spring. I enlarged the photos and printed them out,then applied with matte medium.

A few years back, my sister Julie sent me a huge box of these beautiful shells she had collected from the beach in South Carolina. I was so pleased to be able to use them on my doll- I can't wait to show her this post!

The chain is from a vintage hanging light, which is attached to the top and bottom part of the cage.Then I wrapped wire on the four cage sides and wove it through the chain,from one side to the other.

 Putting my vintage laces to use,which I stiffened with Americana Fabric Stiffener by DecoArt

 I tore small strips of vintage ribbons and tied them on the wire and hung more prisms in between

 The vintage prisms were a garage sale find-off of a couple of broken lamps

 and these glass pieces holding the prisms?
 Glass Cocktail stirrers!
 Another garage sale find-a box of 100 for$1.00!!!

 I was feeling the diamonds for her face

 the cocktail stirrers actually secure the crown as they are pushed down through the Styrofoam and glued in place.

 

now onto Sherie and her doll!

 

  

she was smart,she wore gloves, I did not "(

 

 Sherie was having problems with her head...so Riley cut some off! LOL

 Beautiful Sherie and beautiful Frida!

  Riley came through with some copper parts that worked beautifully for Frida's corset!

 Bits of vintage jewelry and Frida quotes.
Here are used coffee filters that Sherie turned into beautiful flowers surrounding the skirt!

 

 










Frida's vintage under skirt was I garage sale score from Washington last year! Love my garage sales!
That face! Sherie is so talented! and the rose on her head!


 




 

                                             

 and finally,Sherie and Chum having a stare down,

because Sherie climbed on Chum's bed

 

 Chum got her back with sloppy wet kisses! heeheee

I know this was a long post, but I do hope you enjoyed the journey anyway!

Thanks so much for your visit! I'll be by to return the visit soon!

Peace&Love,

Jackie ")




The * above is a quote from Haley Mills in the movie,"The Trouble with Angels" my all time fav!