F Spring Collection 2014 - Paula Strethill-Smith

Spring Collection 2014

Welcome to our Spring Show....

EMMALINE
EMMALINE
Emmaline is 10" high and created from quality German mohair in a copper colour with a dark brown backing.She has a center seam head with a wobble neck joint with antique boot button eyes.
Emmaline has leather paw and foot pads which are airbrushed and aged.
Her cotton dress is made from vintage fabrics in a soft linen and blue spotted cotton.
I have trimmed the collar with vintage blue ric rac trim and cotton scalloped edged lace.I also have added some antique pearl buttons and tiny mother of pearl belt buckle.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a Kind ADOPTED

BERTRAM
BERTRAM
Bertram is 10" high and created from quality German mohair in a taupe colour with a dark brown backing.
I further aged his fur to give the appearance of an very old bear.I have given him a long centre seam and pronounced long nose with antique boot button eyes.He is stuffed with traditional wood wool and has a little sagging to his tummy.I have added some steel shot to add a little weight to him.Bertram is wearing a genuine antique gentleman's collar with pearl stud fastening.This can be removed if required.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a kind ADOPTED


SWEET VIOLETTE
SWEET VIOLETTE

SWEET VIOLETTE
Sweet Violette is 7" high created from antique mohair in soft white.She has a wobble neck joint and matte glass eyes.I have stitched her nose with a vintage embroidery thread in a faded rose pink.
She is stuffed with wood wool and is very saggy and has the feel of a old bear with loose joints.
Sweet Violette sits in a vintage straw basket with antique good wishes post card and a bouquet of vintage velvet violets.She wears a silk ribbon in deep purple.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a Kind  ADOPTED

BABY BONZO

BABY BONZO

BABY BONZO
Baby Bonzo is 6" high created from antique velvet in old dark cream and faded black.
We have made a new sculpt for his face and paw pads,these are hand sculpted and pressed using our own metal molds.His face is hand shaded and tinted.
We have made Baby Bonzo in a very old vintage velvet and used vintage leather for his paws.
We have also used vintage hand blown glass eyes to give this pup this real old toy look.
Baby Bonzo has wired ears and tail and is softly stuffed with a sagging wrinkled tummy.
He wears a vintage bell and pale blue ribbon and sits in a little Easter basket trimmed with flowers.
Limited Edition Number 1/1 ADOPTED 



PASCAL

PASCAL
Pascal is 3.5"high and created from vintage mohair in a old cream.
I have further aged his fur to give him an old bear appearance.
He has matt  glass eyes and wobble neck joint.
Pascal is stuffed with wood wool with some steel shot added for a little extra weight.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a Kind ADOPTED

COCO
 COCO
Coco is 3.5" high and created from vintage plush in chocolate brown.
She has a shiny glass eyes and wobble neck joint.She wears antique cotton linen and lace dress.
I have added a tiny embroidery flower and lemon velvet sash with diamente.
Her shoes are sculpted by our selves in our studio and are handstitched and made from vintage leather.
Coco carries a small bouquet of velvet for-get-me-nots.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a Kind. ADOPTED

SWEET LILAC

Sweet Lilac is 3.5" high and created from antique mohair which I have hand dyed a lilac pink.
Her fur is aged and has sparce pile.
She has a wobble neck joint with matt glass eyes and dark grey stitched nose.
Sweet Lilac has antique linen paw and foot pads which i have aged and tinted.
Limited Edition 1/1 One of a kind.ADOPTED

BIBBITY BUNNY

BIBBITY BUNNY
Bibbity Bunny is 4" high to tip of his ears.He is created from hand dyed baby blue mohair.
He has a wobble neck joint,pale blue German glass eyes.He has wired silk velvet lined ears.I have tinted and aged his fur to give him a vintage look.
Bibbity Bunny wears our trade mark vintage leather shoes hand made in our studio.
He carries a posy of vintage spring flowers and wears a silk pink ribbon.ADOPTED

THANK YOU for visiting our blog should you wish to adopt any of the available designs,please email me
 info@paulastrethill-smith.com

or you can message me on facebook.
With All Good Wishes For Springtime.
Paula 
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