W.I.P. The Brownie Twins!

These two guys have been such a delight to work on!

Their heads and hands will need a base coat

and then I will tackle the painting.

I brushed some "temporary" eyes on their faces

just to give some sense of personality.

(I love Frutti's gently titled head)

My favorite quote from one of the books in the series is

"'Tis true, mistakes will sometimes crawl into the handiwork of all!"

(how true is that!)

-The Brownies' Quilting Bee   by Palmer Cox

Did you notice (from early posts)?  Frutti is now Tutti and visa versa.  

Palmer Cox rarely added beards to his whimsical drawings

of the Brownie clan... the exception was Tutti!

After looking at a variety of "beard" materials: 

mohair, Tibetan lamb hair, and some local sheep's wool; 

I decided to simply sculpt his beard with paper clay!

Buttons need to be added to the waistcoats

(made from a repurposed wool blanket that I hand-dyed)

The under-blouse/shirt is made with ruched, polished cotton

that Katie and I found at a resale shop in Lancaster.

And hands... Ugh!  They need hands!

Enjoy this day... Daryle