Category Archives: Dolls

More about Milliput, weighty considerations in doll and figure modelling.

JaneLaverick.com is thrilled to be mutually linked to the Milliput website.  Milliput, as you may recall from a few posts ago, is a two part epoxy resin, developed for the automotive and plumbing (Plumber ho!) industries which is indispensible in … Continue reading

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Busy work.

For the next few days I’m going to be endlessly rubbing down ten trays of 2 inch doll parts, that is to say parts for two inch dolls, which are, of course, considerably smaller than two inches.  So I may … Continue reading

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Pouring over my work.

I’m sorry if the postings are getting a bit late in the day.  It’s work with a capital erk at present.  I spent the last two days doing this: which doesn’t look like much at all, certainly not like something … Continue reading

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Dagged.

When the web manager was four years old he was given a plastic retractable trick dagger.  He went round poking things with the blade vanishing into the handle and every time he poked something he said ‘Dag’. It’s obvious when … Continue reading

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New dolls are on the way. A snippet about modelling in Milliput.

I’m sorry if the postings are suffering from time slippage.  The reason is that new dolls are on the way.  Whilst this website has a representative selection of what I make, it’s not exhaustive. Many items appeared, were sold and … Continue reading

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Lords and Ladies.

These are growing under my hedge today in great profusion, much to my annoyance as I have tried to eradicate them for the last 20 years.  Although the beech hedge, which they love so much, has been planted only 30 … Continue reading

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Midnight candle and the oil at both ends.

In the week before a show several interesting things happen.  Time travel occurs with ease and frequency; you sit down to string dolls, whoosh, it’s midnight.  Fool people with nothing better to do with their time steal yours for entertainment; … Continue reading

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Bio porcelain diversity.

Here is a picture, an interesting picture.  Can you see what it is, yet? One of the extreme joys of porcelain is opening the kiln on a new doll.  You just don’t know what you’re going to find.  After 17 … Continue reading

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Knackerbockers.

There will be no Knickerbocker Glory this Friday, not even a lick of the spoon.  It’s ten at night on Thursday and I’ve just stopped rubbing down porcelain, which I’ve been doing all day.  I’m beyond knackered and need to … Continue reading

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Breeches.

For some time I have been quietly putting un-dressable dolls on the show table.  I started this way 17 years ago but at the time could only make glued wigs, which had hairstyles that were totally trashed by pulling clothes … Continue reading

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