Another View of Amadora

Amadora

Dressed in cream woolens, red leather, and antique laces, and with curly hair of naturally-colored angora fleece from Punkin Hill Farm, “Amadora” is the newest of Christine’s Dolls. Amadora is a Storyteller. Expect to see her often!

Gallery

Gunnar

Elf man “Gunnar,” #3943,

sewed cloaks in the elfen workshop window of Portmanteau on Exchange St. in the Old Port the Christmas of ‘98, where the display won first prize. Now he has moved to the home of a collector. Sold for $150.00

Vashti

Gypsy “Vashti” wears yellow and gold silks ornamented with gold trims and antique black laces. Her jacket is a black velvet print with a silk ruffle at the neck and lace-trimmed gold silk sleeves.
Around her waist is tied a purse of Indian silk brocade. Her petticoat is of a yellow print cotton with a deep ruffle and her pantaloons are of black cotton with lace ruffles. She wears a pair of gold slippers with cream ribbon florals. Her black wool hair is covered with an antique lace scarf trimmed with ostrich and pheasant feathers, ribbon florals, and black beading. Vashti stands 19 inches tall and is priced at $150.

Rosalie

“Rosalie” the Mermaid is dressed in pink paisley, trimmed with tulle, netting, beads, florals and leaves, and long graceful ribbons. Her hair is of a long-staple blonde wool. She stands 18 inches tall and is priced at $60.

The Workshop

the workshop

this page is still building, but here are a few hints of what the workshop looks like.

Christine Rugullies uses so many things to bring her dolls to life……Leathers, feathers, and furs… Old sweaters, woolens, muslin, designer cottons and homespuns, batiks, vintage fabrics, old laces…Fleece, mohair, baby camel hair, silk and flax roving for wigs….Silks, (“especially the silks brought by my friend who travels to India”) ….Ribbons, brocades, netting and tulle, beading, tapestry…Gem stones….Bells, buttons and birds…Hand-spun yarns (“I’m spinning a Jacob fleece at the moment”)…Dried and silk florals, pods and cones, mosses and shells, lichens and vines…..Shells, seaweeds, and fishnets…..

Desirae

“Desirae” #4035

Mermaid with cream silk, Irish lace, and other old laces, tulle, hair of silk, fussah, and baby camel hair, shells.

Ondine Bleu, Delphinia and Aurelia

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Greta

“Greta” #3756, Lyripiper doll
by Christine Rugullies

Dressed in black velvet with black taffeta, white lace and black beading. She sold for $80.00

Note: Watch for Valentine’s Day Lyripipers, celebrating LOVE.