Angels

I recently bought this little collection of bisque doll parts. They were dug-up out of the ground in Thuringia in Germany, near to the old doll factory. They date from around 1880 to 1930.

As they have been given a second chance, I wanted to make them beautiful again.

I took some antique lace and ran a running stitch along the top edge. I pulled up the stitches, gathering it around the neck of the doll to give a choir robe effect. Another narrow lace was given the same treatment to create the ruffle collar. The wings are made from an embroidered ribbon, stitched into a bow shape and glued on the back of the doll.

I also added a hanging loop and various button trims and a halo. The little angels hold a glass chandelier drop.

I think they would be pretty hanging on the Christmas tree, but also hung in a baby's room as a guardian angel.